Current Residents

Surgery

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CURRENT RESIDENTS
CLINICAL CURRICULUM
EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM
RESEARCH
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Chief Residents

Janelle Cyprich, MD

Janelle Cyprich, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University, LA
Hometown: Dallas, PA

Lorena Garcia, MD

Lorena Garcia, MD

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Duke University, NC
Hometown: McFarland, CA
Jessica Liu, MD, MPH

Jessica Liu, MD, MPH

Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
Graduate Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine & UT Health Houston School of Public Health
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Alexandra Moulton, MD

Alexandra Moulton, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College, NY
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Erik Pihl, MD

Erik Pihl, MD

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Gonzaga University, WA
Hometown: Ketchikan, AK
Emma Worthington, MD

Emma Worthington, MD

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

PGY 4

Esteban Aguayo, MD

Esteban Aguayo, MD

Medical School: University of CA, Los Angeles, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Paul James Brosnihan, MD

Paul James Brosnihan, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Marquette University
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Chantal Creighton, MD, MS

Chantal Creighton, MD, MS

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Graduate Institution: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego
Hometown: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Alyssa Eade, MD

Alyssa Eade, MD

Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
Cooper Allen Nagaki, MD

Cooper Allen Nagaki, MD

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, NE
Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Marianna Sarkissyan, MD

Marianna Sarkissyan, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Research Residents

Daanish Ahmad, MBBCh, BAO

Daanish Ahmad, MBBCh, BAO

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Julia Burrows, MD

Julia Burrows, MD

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Whitman College, WA
Hometown: La Cañada, CA
Jane Kim, MD

Jane Kim, MD

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Hometown: Torrance, CA
Rogelio Molina, MD

Rogelio Molina, MD

Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Santa Barbara
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Katherine Petrovich, MD

Katherine Petrovich, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
David Rosenberg, MS, MD

David Rosenberg, MS, MD

Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Post-baccalaureate Fellow: NIH Laboratory of Biologic Modeling
Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Hometown: Doylestown, PA

PGY 3

Dwayne Gibbs, Jr, MD, MBS

Dwayne Gibbs, Jr, MD, MBS

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities
Graduate Institution: College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Institution: Wheaton College, IL
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
William Jones, MD

William Jones, MD

Medical School: University of CA, Irvine, School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of CA, Los Angeles
Hometown: South Pasadena, CA
Ian Joseph, MD

Ian Joseph, MD

Medical School: University of CA, Davis, School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis,
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Benjamin King, MD, MPP

Benjamin King, MD, MPP

Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Graduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University, CA
Hometown: Ames, IA
Kristen Nordham, MD, MS

Kristen Nordham, MD, MS

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Graduate Institution: Tulane University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Ethan Petersen, MD

Ethan Petersen, MD

Medical School: Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Undergraduate Institution: University of Utah
Hometown: Nibley, Utah

PGY 2

Ana Boncompagni, MD

Ana Boncompagni, MD

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Hometown: Naples, FL
Isabella Densmore, MD

Isabella Densmore, MD

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington, Seattle
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Francisca Finkel, MD

Francisca Finkel, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University
Hometown: Mountain View, CA
Gina Goldberg, MD

Gina Goldberg, MD

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Undergraduate Institution: Hamilton College, Clinton
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Lonnie Hill III, MD, MHS

Lonnie Hill III, MD, MHS

Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Graduate Institution: Meharry Medical College
Undergraduate Institution: Mercer University
Hometown: Wadley, GA
Anna Rose, MD

Anna Rose, MD

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA/Burlington, VT
Alessandra Vanasco, MD

Alessandra Vanasco, MD

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Undergraduate Institution: University of California Los Angeles
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Angela Wang, MD

Angela Wang, MD

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Hometown: Falls Church, VA

PGY 1

Sevet Assatormasihkhah, MD

Sevet Assatormasihkhah, MD

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: California State University, Stanislaus
Hometown: Turlock, CA
Benjamin Blanco, MD

Benjamin Blanco, MD

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of New Mexico
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Angelique Fontaine, MD

Angelique Fontaine, MD

Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Graduate Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Undergraduate Institution:
Hometown: Kihei, HI
Flora Park, MD

Flora Park, MD

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Rice University
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Nithya Rajeev, MD

Nithya Rajeev, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Nabil Yazdi, MD

Nabil Yazdi, MD

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Graduate Institution: Wayne State University
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA

Preliminary Interns

Julia Borowiecka, MD

Julia Borowiecka, MD

Medical School: Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Hometown: Czerwienski, Poland
Paulo Dizon, MD

Paulo Dizon, MD

Medical School:  University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Undergraduate Institution:  Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Hometown: City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Brisa Escobedo, MD

Brisa Escobedo, MD

Medical School: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Marc Farah, MD

Marc Farah, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Krishna Mandalia, MD, MBA

Krishna Mandalia, MD, MBA

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Graduate Institution: Brandeis University
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Antonio Moreno, MD

Antonio Moreno, MD

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Hannah Nakatsuka, MD

Hannah Nakatsuka, MD

Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Washington University in Saint Louis
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
Kurt Pianka, MD

Kurt Pianka, MD

Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University
Hometown: Hong Kong, SAR
Joshua Zhu, MD

Joshua Zhu, MD

Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Graduate Institution: Yale University
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Hometown: Ithaca, New York