Physicians Collaborate Whiteboard

Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Chief Residents 2023-2024

Andrew Murphy, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria

Undergrad: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Career Plans: Hospitalist, although still considering Cardiology somewhere down the line.

Favorite Aspect of Residency at MCW: The people! The residents, students, and staff are all phenomenal and are a big part of why I wanted to come here and why I stuck around a bit longer.

Favorite Aspect of Milwaukee: Big(-ish) city with reasonable traffic.

One Thing You Must Try While Living in Milwaukee: I'm a big fan of Morel, which is a more upscale restaurant downtown. On the more expensive side, but surprisingly big portions for the quality!

Fun Fact About Me: I'm a big fan of TTRPGs and don't get to play nearly as frequently as I would like. I still follow some of the bigger name campaigns on the internet though. I also have an extensive dice collection, which may be impressive or embarrassing, depending on your perspective.

Andrew Murphy, MD

Bailey Ray, MD

Hometown: Traverse City, MI

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Undergrad: Hillsdale College

Career Plans: Pulmonary and Critical Care

Favorite Aspect of Residency at MCW: My co-residents! You really are working with your best friends here, so work is fun. While we have lots of laughs, I am also so inspired by their brilliance and dedication to patient care.

Favorite Aspect of Milwaukee: The lakefront! Hands down the best place to be when it is warm outside.

One Thing You Must Try While Living in Milwaukee: The coffee! If you’re like me and love being caffeinated, then this is the city for you.

Fun Fact About Me: I love to bake; currently working on perfecting my scone recipe.

Bailey Ray, MD

Leroy Seymour, MD, MSc 

Hometown: Nashville, TN / Toledo, OH / Avon, IN

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford

Undergrad: Indiana University-Bloomington

Career Plans: Hematology/Oncology, leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome subspecialty

Favorite Aspect of Residency at MCW: The unique and complex learning opportunities within our diverse patient population.

Favorite Aspect of Milwaukee: All the parks, plant shops, and food trucks around the city.

One Thing You Must Try While Living in Milwaukee: Points East Pub wings are phenomenal.

Fun Fact About Me: I love to travel, and I can talk for years about food, cinema, music, video games, comics, and classic literature.

Leroy Seymour, MD

Elizabeth Williams, MD

Hometown: Dorchester, WI

Medical School: UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Undergrad: St. Olaf

Career Plans: Med-Peds primary care

Favorite Aspect of Residency at MCW: We're all a big family. Residency is hard and it's nice to have the support of leadership and co-residents.

Favorite Aspect of Milwaukee: The zoo! We've had a zoo pass our entire time in Milwaukee and love going there.

One Thing You Must Try While Living in Milwaukee: Squeaky cheese curds

Fun Fact About Me: My spouse and I met as kids at a summer camp and even got engaged on the campgrounds.

Elizabeth Williams, MD