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Class of 2025<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13054″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]James Cook, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery\/Bariatrics Fellowship, Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio, TX<\/p>\n

Millicent Croman, MBBCh, BAO
\nSurgical Critical Care and Acute Care Fellowship, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC<\/p>\n

Katrina Dimaano, MD, MS
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC<\/p>\n

Alexandra Greene, MD, MA Ed
\nSurgical Critical Care\/Trauma Fellowship, University of Miami, Miami, FL<\/p>\n

Peter Chulhi Kang, MD, MS, MAT
\nGroup Practice, Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, IN<\/p>\n

Ramsey Ugarte, MD
\nAbdominal Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship \u2013 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n

Sarah Weber, MD, MSPH
\nGroup Practice[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2024<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13055″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Naveen Balan, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Braschi, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Patrick Kirkland, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA<\/p>\n

Tessa Lamberton, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT<\/p>\n

Maria Valadez, MD
\nKaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2023<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13056″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Sara Abdulla, MD
\nKaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA<\/p>\n

Matthew Gandjian, MD
\nThoracic Fellowship at University of California at Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Amanda Purdy, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, University of California at Irvine, CA<\/p>\n

Christine Tung, MD
\nKaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2022<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13057″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Sohail Sareh, MD
\nThoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Joseph Sirody, MD
\nTrauma Fellowship, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, DC<\/p>\n

Sonam Kapadia, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, University of California at Davis, CA<\/p>\n

Paula Porras Rodriguez, MD
\nClinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA<\/p>\n

John Michel-Ruddy, MD
\nMontage Medical Group, Monterey, CA<\/p>\n

Adam Shellito, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital, NY[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2021<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13058″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Reed I.M. Ayabe, MD
\nSurgical Oncology Fellowship, University TX, MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX<\/p>\n

Jillian L. Angelo, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, MA<\/p>\n

Hayoung Park, MD
\nSouthern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser, Orange County, CA<\/p>\n

Akihiro Sugiyama, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care Fellowship, Baylor University Medical Center, TX<\/p>\n

Natalie C. Johnson, MD
\nBreast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, City of Hope, Duarte, CA<\/p>\n

Andrew L. Shover, MD
\nEndocrine Surgery Fellowship, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2020<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13059″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Zane Ashman, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care & Acute Care Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n

Brian Beckord, MD
\nPrivate Practice (Rural Medicine), Fairchild Medical Center, Yreka, CA<\/p>\n

Emily Dubina, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Erin Howell, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n

Priti Lalchandani, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care & Acute Care Fellowship, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n

Cynthia Tom, MD
\nColon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2019<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13060″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Kelsey Gray, MD
\nCardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n

Abraham Korn, MD
\nVascular Surgery Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA<\/p>\n

Michael O\u2019Leary, MD
\nComplex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, City of Hope, Duarte, CA<\/p>\n

Vikas Satyananda, MD
\nComplex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Roswell Park, University of Rochester, NY<\/p>\n

Lara Spence, MD
\nGeneral Surgery, USN 1st MedBN Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA<\/p>\n

John Williams, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Bariatric & General Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n

Roy Won, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2018<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13061″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Kyle E. Mock, MD
\nTrauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n

Aaron B. Parrish, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Xuan-Binh Pham, MD
\nVascular Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA<\/p>\n

Alexander C. Schwed, MD
\nTrauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver, CO<\/p>\n

Jennifer L. Williams, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2018<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13061″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Kyle E. Mock, MD
\nTrauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n

Aaron B. Parrish, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Xuan-Binh Pham, MD
\nVascular Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA<\/p>\n

Alexander C. Schwed, MD
\nTrauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver, CO<\/p>\n

Jennifer L. Williams, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2017<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13063″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Devon S. Callahan, MD
\nAcute Care Surgery Private Practice, Abbott Northwestern, Minneapolis, MN<\/p>\n

Jessica A. Keeley, MD
\nTrauma, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Southern California<\/p>\n

Jerry J. Kim, MD
\nVascular Surgery Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n

Brian W. MacLaughlin, MD
\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas, Houston, TX<\/p>\n

Dennis Nemceff, MD
\nVascular Surgery Fellowship, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, NY<\/p>\n

Huan Yan, MD
\nEndocrine Surgery Fellowship, North Shore University Health, Chicago, IL[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2016<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13064″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Edward Gifford, MD
\nVascular Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Andrew Nguyen, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at University of MD Medical Center, Baltimore<\/p>\n

Brian Nguyen, MD
\nBariatric Surgery Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center\/Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Veronica Sullins, MD
\nPediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children\u2019s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2015<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13065″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Bryan Goldner, DO
\nSurgical Oncology fellowship, City of Hope Medical Center<\/p>\n

Andrew Li, MD
\nPlastic Surgery fellowship, UCLA<\/p>\n

Carrie Luu, MD
\nSurgical Oncology fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center<\/p>\n

Sam Schwartz, MD
\nVascular Surgery fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n

Judy Wang, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, Methodist Hospital, Houston[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2014<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13066″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Erik Barthel, MD
\nPediatric Surgery fellowship, Children\u2019s Hospital of Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Annie Falor, MD
\nSurgical Oncology fellowship, City of Hope\u00a0Medical Center<\/p>\n

Wendy Liu, MD
\nColon and Rectal Surgery fellowship, University of Southern California<\/p>\n

Amy Polverini, MD
\nBreast Surgery fellowship, City of Hope Medical Center<\/p>\n

Anisa Yalom, MD
\nHand Surgery, University of Pennsylvania[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2013<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13067″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Iden Andacheh, MD
\nVascular Surgery fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern<\/p>\n

Sari Green, MD
\nPrivate Practice<\/p>\n

Guy Saltmarsh, MD
\nFaculty, University of Washington<\/p>\n

Rebecca Stark, MD
\nPediatric Surgery fellowship, University of Washington<\/p>\n

Wendy Ziegler, DO
\nTrauma\/Critical Care fellowship, UC Davis[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2012<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13068″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Karen Kim, MD
\nVascular Surgery fellowship, UC San Diego<\/p>\n

Tyler Reynolds, MD
\nAir Force; stationed at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany<\/p>\n

Hans Schoellhammer, MD
\nSurgical Oncology fellowship, City of Hope Medical Center<\/p>\n

Amy Tolan, MD
\nColon & Rectal Surgery fellowship, University of Illinois<\/p>\n

Arezou Yaghoubian, MD
\nPlastic Surgery fellowship, UCLA[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2011<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13069″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Armen Aboulian, MD
\nColon & Rectal Surgery fellowship, Cleveland Clinic<\/p>\n

Megan Grunander, MD
\nSurgical Critical Care fellowship, Cedars Sinai Medical Center<\/p>\n

Taryne Imai, MD
\nThoracic Surgery fellowship, University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Matthew Lin, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UC San Francisco<\/p>\n

Cliff Pereira, MD
\nPlastic Surgery fellowship, UCLA[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2010<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13070″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Tony Chan, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UCLA<\/p>\n

Armen Gregorian, MD
\nColon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Brown University<\/p>\n

Catherine Hunter, MD
\nPediatric Surgery fellowship, Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Ben Karsten, MD
\nColon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey<\/p>\n

Jennifer Smith, MD
\nTrauma & Surgical Critical Care fellowship, USC[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2009<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Scott Bricker, MD
\nTrauma & Surgical Critical Care fellowship, USC<\/p>\n

Ahmad Hakimi, MD
\nPrivate Practice<\/p>\n

Joyce Ho, MD
\nSurgical Oncology fellowship, City of Hope Medical Center<\/p>\n

Justin King, MD
\nPrivate Practice<\/p>\n

David Rosing, MD
\nPrivate Practice[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2008<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Peyman Benharash, MD
\nCardiothoracic Surgery fellowship, UCLA<\/p>\n

Alicia Holt, MD
\nSurgical Oncology fellowship, City of Hope Medical Center<\/p>\n

Alexander Nguyen, MD
\nPlastic Surgery fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern<\/p>\n

Saad Shebrain, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, University of Washington<\/p>\n

Juliette Zelada, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, USC[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2007<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=”13071″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Peter Fedorka, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UC Davis<\/p>\n

Justin Kim, MD
\nColon and Rectal Surgery fellowship, University of Texas Houston<\/p>\n

Grant Sarkisyan, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, USC<\/p>\n

Brian Smith, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UC Irvine<\/p>\n

Tae Song, MD
\nVascular Surgery fellowship, Stanford University[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2006<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Christine Dauphine, MD
\nFaculty, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Edgar Enriquez, MD
\nBreast Surgery fellowship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Vik Konyalian, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UC Irvine<\/p>\n

Zuri Murrell, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UC Irvine
\nColon and Rectal Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center<\/p>\n

Amir Tahernia, MD
\nPlastic Surgery fellowship, Duke University[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””]

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Class of 2005<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Hao Bui, MD
\nVascular Surgery fellowship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Matt Dixon, MD
\nColon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota<\/p>\n

Ben Kim, MD
\nMinimally Invasive Surgery fellowship, UC San Francisco<\/p>\n

Matt Romano, MD
\nCardiothoracic Surgery fellowship, University of Michigan<\/p>\n

Joe Viramontes, MD
\nVascular Surgery fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”General Surgery Preliminary Alumni” tab_id=”1768934723238-8a88db32-f85a”]

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Class of 2025<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Ankit Baghel, MD: Interventional Radiology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
\nMeiwand Bedar, MD, MSc: General Surgery, Huntington Hospital, CA
\nJacquelyn Combs, MD: OB\/GYN, Riverside Community Hospital, CA
\nJulia Feinstein, MD, MA: OB\/GYN, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH
\nAngelique Fontaine, MD: General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
\nNathan Menard, MD: Interventional Radiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH
\nTrevor Nemeth, MD: Emergency Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, NC
\nVictoria Sun, DO, MS: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Southern California\/Los Angeles General Medical Center, CA
\nLindsey Braden, MD: General Surgery, Kern Medical, CA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2024<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Ara Alexanian, MS, MD: Orthopaedic Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
\nJustine Aziz, MD: Interventional Radiology, ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
\nLindsey Braden, MD: Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
\nOmar Cespedes-Gomez, MD, MPH, MS: Diagnostic Radiology, UC Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA
\nTia Forsman, MD: Interventional Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
\nBill Oh Jin Kwon, MD: Research, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
\nNiki Nourmohammadi DO, MPH, Diagnostic Radiology, Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, FL
\nSamuel Seppo, MD, PA-C: Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
\nBaoanh Vu, MD: Diagnostic Radiology, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA
\nBrian Yu, MD: Diagnostic Radiology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2023<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Abdul Halawi, M.D.: Radiology, St Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
\nSophia Han, M.D.: OB-GYN, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA
\nLaya Jacob, M.D.: Radiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nSabi Shrestha, M.D.: Radiation Oncology, University of TX, San Antonio
\nSonja Smeding, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University, CA
\nHein Linn Thant, M.B.,B.S.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Larkin Community Hospital, FL
\nEric Tran, M.D.: Surgery, University of CA, Davis Medical Center, CA
\nSravya Veligandla, M.D.: Anesthesia, University of CA, Riverside, CA
\nRabeya Tufail Khan, M.B.,B.S.: Emergency Medicine, Eisenhower Medical Center, CA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2022<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Esi Dickson, M.D.: Anesthesia, UNIVERSITY OF CA San Francisco, CA
\nElena Drews, M.D.: Interventional Radiology, Emory University, GA
\nAbubaker Elemam, M.B.,B.S.: Radiology, University of WA
\nMin Tae Kim, M.D.: Radiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nMatthew Wilson, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University, CA
\nVivian Wung M.D.: Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of PA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2021<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]John Jaewon Choi, M.D.: Anesthesia, University of CA, San Diego, CA
\nRasheed Ivey, M.D.: Anesthesia, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nMuhammad Izhar, D.O.: Radiology, University of Buffalo, NY
\nNingdong Kang, B.MED.: Radiology, Harlem Hospital, NY
\nYazeed Kesbeh, M.D.: Radiation Oncology, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
\nDeven Kulkarni, M.D.: Radiology, Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Staten Island, NY
\nRichard Loi, M.D.: Radiology, Loma Linda University, CA
\nMadeline Scannell, M.D.: OB-GYN, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nHoda Shirazian, M.D.: Radiology, University of TX Med Branch, Galveston
\nNarek Veranyan, M.D.: Preliminary Surgery, University of CA, San Diego, CA
\nSarah Vitug, M.A., M.Ph., M.D.: Anesthesia, University of CA, San Diego, CA
\nAlexander Zhu, M.D.: Radiation Oncology, University of VA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2020<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Omar Abdelmegid, M.B.Bch.: Ophthalmology, University of MA
\nChimezie Amagwula, M.D.: Radiology, University IL Chicago
\nPhoebe Ann, M.D.: Radiology, University of CA, Los Angeles
\nMatthew Carr, M.D.: Radiology, University of CA, San Diego
\nJimmy Chang, D.O.: Anesthesia, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
\nJohn Myun Choi, M.D.: Radiology, University of Southern CA
\nMohammed Hussain, D.O.: Anesthesia, University of TX Medical Branch, Galveston
\nChristopher Karasch, D.O.: Anesthesia, University AZ, Tucson
\nPatrick Kim, M.D.: Radiology, University of CA, Davis
\nSevan Komshian, M.D.: Anesthesia, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, CA
\nAlexander Nazareth, M.D.: Orthopedic Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nAlexei Prokhorov M.D.: Radiology, St. Vincent, Worcester, MA
\nRaj Shah, M.D.: Radiology, University of IL, Chicago[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2019<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Nishat Ahmed, M.D.: OB-GYN, Albert Einstein Medical Center, PA
\nMollie Andreae, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
\nJeffrey Badday, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Casa Colina Hospital & Center for Healthcare, Pomona, CA
\nCatalino Bautista, III M.D.: Radiology, Loma Linda University, CA
\nMartand Chhibber, M.D.: Anesthesia, Bay State Medical Center, MA
\nJason Crowther, M.D.: Anesthesia, NY Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY
\nXuan-Lan Doan, M.D.: Preliminary Surgery, Valley Health System, NV
\nVivian Hsiao, M.D.: Surgery, University of WI SOM & Public Health
\nChristopher Mejias, M.D.: Radiology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, MO
\nTulsi Patel, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers NJ Medical School
\nMelissa Phuphanich, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA of Greater Los Angeles, CA
\nFatima Sharif, B.A., M.D.: Radiology, St. Louis University
\nPranamya Suri, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of CA, Irvine Medical Center, CA
\nMichael Van Tienderen, D.O.: Anesthesia, University UT Affiliate Hospitals[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2018<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Anchal Bansal, M.D., M.S.: Anesthesia, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, MO
\nVictor Chen, M.D.: Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, PA
\nJonathan Diamond, M.D.: Radiology, Loma Linda University, CA
\nSam Dubal, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle
\nPeter Hu, M.D.: Interventional Radiology, University of Southern CA
\nNikita Nayyar, D.O.: Anesthesia, Drexel University, Hahnemann, PA
\nIsael Perez, M.D.: Radiology, Stony Brook, NY
\nAmelia Poquette, M.D., M.P.H.: OB-GYN, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
\nLucas Struycken, M.D.: Radiology, University of AZ, Tucson
\nViridiana Tapia, M.D.: Anesthesia, Oregon Health Sciences University
\nMichael Wagner, D.O.: Anesthesia, University AZ, Tucson
\nSimon Wallace, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of WI Hospital & Clinics
\nJennifer Wu, M.D., Ph.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of CA, Irvine Medical Center; Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Harvard Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, MA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2017<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Hamid Alipour, M.D.: Surgery, Santa Barbara Cottage, CA
\nApar S. Ghuman, M.P.H., D. O.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Marian Joy Rehabilitation Hospital, IL
\nJack A. Guevara, D.O.: Anesthesia, Kendall Regional Medical Center, FL
\nOhwook \u2018Danny\u2019 Kwon, M.D.: Radiology, Loma Linda University, CA
\nDiana K. Lee, M.D.: Ophthalmology, University of Southern CA
\nKiarash Mashayekhi, M.D., M.S.: Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, CA
\nDavid Nguyen, D.O.: Anesthesia, Rush University Medical Center, IL
\nVan T. Nguyen, M.D.: Radiology, University of Southern CA
\nMicah Rogers, D.O.: Anesthesia, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, MA
\nVonetta M. Williams, M.D., Ph.D.: Radiation Oncology, University of WA
\nJeffrey H. Yang, M.D.: Anesthesia, Rush University Medical Center, IL
\nSam D. Zheng, B.S., M.D.: Radiology, Icahn SOM, Beth Israel, NY[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2016<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Steven Avers, D.O.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of TX, Southwestern
\nNicholas Dabai, D.O.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, MD
\nMohammed Farukhi, M.D.: Radiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nAlexander Ghatan, D.O.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA of Greater Los Angeles, CA
\nDavid Ha, D.O.: Anesthesia, University of TX, Houston
\nJason Hanley, M.D.: Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nJalil Kalantari, M.D.: Radiology, Loma Linda University, CA
\nDana Konecny, M.D.: Radiology, University of Southern CA
\nChristopher Luckow, M.D.: Emergency Medicine, University of WA, Seattle
\nPatsy \u201cPJ\u201d McGuire, M.D.: Anesthesia, Tufts Medical Center, MA
\nDivya Yadlapalli, D.O.: Anesthesia, Maimonides Medical Center, NY
\nEric Tamrazian, M.D.: Neurology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA[\/vc_column_text]
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Class of 2015<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Ellen Chang, M.S., M.D.: Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH
\nBrian Cristiano, M.D.: Radiology, Neuroradiology, Loma Linda University, CA; Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins University, MD
\nRachelle Duquette, M.D.: Anesthesia, University of Texas, Houston
\nEli Johnson, D.O.: Emergency Medicine, Desert Regional Medical Center, CA
\nDane Lee, M.D.: Radiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA
\nMichael Lersten, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of CO
\nShelby Lundahl, M.D.: Radiology, University of Southern CA
\nAlexa Merz, M.D.: Surgery, Banner Good Sam Medical Center, AZ
\nDavid Mina, M.D.: Radiology, Albany Medical Center, NY
\nAmir Rahnavard, M.D.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rush Medical Center, IL
\nSriram Rangarajan, M.S., M.D.: Surgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, CA
\nMichael Tulio, Anesthesia, University of TX, Southwest, Dallas[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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