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APOLLO PARTICIPATING PHYSICIANS
Jeremie M. Axe, MD - Orthopaedics
Drew A. Brady, MD - Orthopaedics
Hal C. Byck, MD – Pediatrics
Nancy Fan, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology
James M. Gill, MD - Family Medicine Eric T. Johnson, MD – Orthopaedics Randeep S. Kahlon, MD - Orthopaedics Karen M. Kelly, MD – Pediatrics
Eun A. Kim, MD - Family Medicine Stephen J. Kushner, DO - Family Practice Kathleen A. Leach, MD - Pediatrics Harry A. Lebowitz, MD - Ophthalmology Elliott H. Leitman, MD - Orthopaedics Victoria A. Levin, MD - Pediatrics Gregory A. Masters, MD - Oncology Gaetano N. Pastore, MD - Cardiology Jayshree P. Tailor, MD - Family Practice Prayus T. Tailor, MD - Nephrology
Bottom left: Gabrielle Ryu. Bottom right: Ryan Stephens shadowing Elliott H. Leitman, MD at First State Orthopaedics.
and, if completed, those students could choose to participate in the second session.
The team hopes to continue to expand the program to multiple sessions per school year with growth throughout the state,
as well as recruit more student leaders. The Apollo leaders aim to increase the physician volunteer cohort to include a larger selection of both employed and private-practice physicians statewide,
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
■ SEAN HOLLY is a senior at Saint Elizabeth High School. Sean is a member of the Delaware Youth Leadership Network and the President of the Saint Elizabeth Chapter of the National Honor Society. He plays soccer and lacrosse.
■ ARJAN KAHLON is a freshman at the Charter School of Wilmington. Arjan is a member of Youth in Government and Math League, runs cross country, and plays tennis.
implemented successfully in Delaware due to diligent youth student leadership, active physician engagement, and organizational support from MSD and DYLN.
If you would like to support the program as a physician volunteer, please email the Apollo team at ApolloYIMde@gmail. com.
as well as to offer shadow session opportunities that cover multiple days per student. In addition, the program founders have aspirational goals of expanding
the program to other health care sectors (nursing, physician assistants, physical therapy, etc.) or to other career paths, like law or engineering.
The Apollo program is an example of a home-grown idea that was
■ JOHN KEPLEY is a junior at Saint Elizabeth High School. John is a member of the Delaware Youth Leadership Network, the Student Leadership Group, and the National Honor Society.
■ RANDEEP S. KAHLON, MD is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with First
State Orthopaedics in Newark, serves on the boards of the national Arthritis Foundation, Highmark Blue Cross Delaware, the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN), and the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD), and serves as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware.
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