Current Residents

Reagan Chapman, MD

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Undergrad: Cal Lutheran University

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University

Interests: Pizza making, the beach, spending time with my amazing fiancé, playing basketball, Greg’s thighs, music festivals & concerts, space enthusiast

Gregory Lupica, MD

Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, CA

Undergrad: University of Notre Dame

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Interests: Weightlifting, Basketball, Hiking, Star Wars, Disney, Tucking my boys in at night (Brian, Reagan, Kevin, and PJ)

Kevin Mertz, MD

Hometown: Placerville, CA

Undergrad: Brown University

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine at USC

Interests: Woodworking, surfing

Brian Panish, MD

Hometown: Solana Beach, CA

Undergrad: University of Notre Dame

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Interests: Neature, pour over coffee, skiing, leather bound books,
surfing, Mai Thais, ice cream, Greg’s biceps

PJ Rullan-Oliver, MD

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Interests: Soccer. Trying to surf. Hiking. Running. Outdoors, beach stuff. Spending time with my wife, our dog, and friends & family. Traveling.

Ara Alexanian, MD

Hometown: San Mateo, CA

Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley

Medical School: California Northstate University

Interests: Weightlifting, Hiking, Sports, Music

Alyssa Basdavanos, MD

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Undergrad: University of Miami

Medical School: Northeast Ohio

Medical University (NEOMED)

Interests: Surfing, beach/indoor volleyball, snowboarding, attempting to train for a marathon, outrigger canoe paddling, cooking, camping, beach days with Chris

Bailey Mooney, MD

Hometown: Middle Amana, Iowa

Undergrad: Iowa State University

Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Interests: Running, soccer, time with family, reading, plants

Landon Morikawa, MD

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Undergrad: Seattle University

Med School: University of Hawaii – John A. Burns School of Medicine

Interests: Golf, cruising beach, spending time with friends & family, concerts, Packers, Suns, Dbacks

Christopher Paiz, MD

Hometown: Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Undergrad: San Francisco State University

Medical School: University of New Mexico

Interests: Volleyball, post-call beach days with Alyssa, spoints

Benjamin Basseri, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Undergrad: UC Santa Barbara

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Interests: Collecting 70’s audio equipment, furniture building, making cooper’s life hard, running, surfing, and cooking big meals for friends and family

Cooper Haaland, MD

Hometown: Black Hills, South Dakota

Undergrad: South Dakota State University

Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine

Interests: Spearfishing, Surfing, Sailing, Spelunking, Climbing, Adventures with my wife and miniature poodle Koda, Polishing Benji’s head, and trying to be a main character in Sean’s TikToks

Victoria Holm, MD

Hometown: Ladera Ranch, CA

Undergrad: UC Berkeley

Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine

Interests: playing piano, rocking on stage with Lily & Thorns, concerts, sushi, jet skiing, traveling, visiting Ohana in Hawaii, helping others, movies, books, chilling at home, and beach walks with family and our dog Jagger

Sean Thomas, MD

Hometown: Chico, CA

Undergrad: USC

Med School: UC San Diego School of Medicine

Interests: surfing, skiing, Lake Tahoe, boarding on the Strand, college football, and being a sad/loyal Sacramento Kings fan

Alondra Uribe-Sanchez, MD

Hometown: East LA, CA and Houston, TX

Undergrad: The University of Houston

Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

Interests: Spending time with family & my dogs, weightlifting, photography, watching The Boys (for the satire and dark humor), going to the shooting range, traveling & exploring new places, reading, and theme parks – especially Disney!

Julia Balboni, MD

Hometown: East Williston, NY

Undergrad: University of Southern California

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Interests: snowboarding, surfing, camping, running, cooking

Pierce Ferriter, MD

Hometown: New York City

Undergrad: US Naval Academy

Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Interests: surfing, Neptune’s Frozen Treats, Star Wars, cereal, LOTR, the ocean and its mysteries

Nikita Iyer, MD

Hometown: Agoura Hills, CA

Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Interests: Backpacking, hiking, traveling, trying new restaurants, crocheting, reading, board games, puzzles, spending time with my husband, family, and friends, and cheering on the Dodgers, Lakers, and Kings.

Arielle Levine, MD

Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA

Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania; Masters: Columbia University

Med School: Yale University

Interests: Spending time with family, friends and dogs. Anything outdoors, especially hiking and rock climbing. Knitting and baking things for my co-residents. And orthopedics, of course!

Julian Naranjo, MD

Hometown: Sunnyside, WA

Undergrad: Washington State University – Pullman, WA

Medical School: University of Washington School Of Medicine – Seattle, WA

Interests: Arthroplasty, trauma, 49ers/WSU football, spending time with my wife, golfing and lifting when I can