Resident Spotlight

June: Issac Domenech-Gonzalez, MD

Issac Domenech-Gonzalez, PGY3, balances his medical training with an active lifestyle. Outside of residency, he enjoys playing a variety of sports. Issac has won gold medals in pickleball tournaments and plays beach volleyball 2-3 times a week. He also participates in multiple soccer leagues across Chicago and enjoys long bike rides, which offer him a chance to explore the city and unwind. His commitment to staying active reflects his dedication to both his personal well-being and his professional growth.

May: Lena Volpe, MD

Lena is a PGY2 here in OBGYN at Northwestern.  She enjoys spending time outside of residency doung art!

"My main artistic hobby outside of residency is painting. I have always loved to draw/paint; I typically gravitate toward oil painting (portraits, pets, landscapes) but lately have also been loving my watercolor travel journal.

I was in my first art show in February! Otherwise I continue to paint whenever I find a spare minute:)"

April: Audrey Panko, MD

Audrey is a PGY4, our current Education Chief Resident, and harpist in the Northwestern Medical Orchestra. Audrey grew up in New Jersey and studied harp during college at the University of Richmond, during which she toured nationally and internationally with the American Youth Harp Ensemble. During medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, she led MusiCare, a group of medical students, residents, and faculty who played music for patients in the hospitals. After moving to Chicago for residency, she joined the Northwestern Medical Orchestra, which is comprised of over 100 members of the Northwestern medical community, including two of our Ob/Gyn attendings, Dr. Michelle Brown (French horn) and Dr. Helen Cejtin (oboe). Through the NM Orchestra, she has performed pieces from the Star Wars and Harry Potter suites to The Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas. She also has continued to play as a freelance harpist for weddings and parties around Chicago, and teaches harp. After graduation in 2025, Audrey plans to pursue a career as a general Ob/Gyn and hopes to continue playing with the NM Orchestra!

March: Anna Marie Pacheco Young, MD MPH

As an avid advocate for the Spanish speaking community in Chicago, Anna has had the opportunity to work with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) in educating the Latinx/Hispanic community about the rise of syphilis cases in Illinois and the dangers of congenital syphilis. She recently did an interview with Good Morning Aurora in partnership with the IDPH both in English and Spanish to bring awareness to the community and educate patients about how they can access screening and seek treatment during pregnancy.