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Training Verification

Department Contacts

Credentials verification is handled at the program level. Programs contacts are organized below by home department.

Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology

Program Administrator: Karen Huynh
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8770
619-543-5297
619-543-6476 (fax) 
anesthesiaresidency@health.ucsd.edu 

Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, CT Anesthesia, Global Health & Policy, Neuroanesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pain Medicine, Perioperative Management, Regional Anesthesia

Program Administrator: Ileana Ramirez 
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7651
858-246-1758
619-543-6162 (fax)
cardiacfellowship@health.ucsd.edu 

Dermatology

Dermatology, Micrographic Surgery

Program Administrator: Erica Lupien
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0975
858-657-1675
858-657-1610 (fax) 
ucsdderm@health.ucsd.edu 

Pediatric Dermatology

Program Administrator: Patti Oden
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5092
858-576-1700, Ext. 4269
858-966-4040 (fax) 
poden@rchsd.org 

Program Administrator: Toni Alcaraz
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5092
858-576-1700, Ext. 5610
858-966-7479 (fax) 
talcaraz@rchsd.org 

Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Program Administrator: Melissa Pham
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8676
619-543-6213
619-543-3115 (fax)
mepham@health.ucsd.edu

Clinical Research, Clinical Informatics, Emergency Medical Services, Medical Toxicology, Ultrasound, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Wilderness Medicine

Program Administrator: Mae Malong
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8676
858-543-4627
619-543-3115 (fax)
mmalong@health.ucsd.edu

Family Medicine

Family Medicine & Family Medicine/Psychiatry

Program Administrator: Melissa Wahl
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8809
619-543-2165
619-543-5996 (fax)
mmwahl@health.ucsd.edu 

General Preventive Medicine

Program Administrator: Amy Weisbaum
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0811 
858-822-4434
858-534-9404 (fax)
aweisbaum@eng.ucsd.edu 

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Program Administrator: Ellen Mackall
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7196
858-657-7539
858-732-0886 (fax)
emackall@health.ucsd.edu

Sports Medicine

Program Administrator: Melissa Wahl
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8809
619-543-2165
619-543-5996 (fax)
mmwahl@health.ucsd.edu

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

Program Administrator: Anne Bamrick-Rosenblatt
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8425
619-543-6268
619-543-6529 (fax)
imverifications@health.ucsd.edu 

Program Administrator: Jamie Hale
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8425
619-543-2429
619-543-6529 (fax)
j1hale@health.ucsd.edu 

Allergy & Immunology

Program Administrator: Amanda Williamson
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0912
858-246-0938
858-246-0958 (fax)
aswilliamson@health.ucsd.edu 

Cardiology Residency

Program Administrator: Margo Relaford
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7411
858-246-1326
858-657-1828 (fax)
mrelaford@health.ucsd.edu 

Cariomyopathy & Heart Failure & Imaging & Interventional Cardio & Electrophysiology

Program Administrator: Ashley Appel
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7411
858-246-2016
858-657-1828 (fax)
asappel@health.ucsd.edu 

Endocrinology

Program Administrator: Amanda Williamson
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0912
858-246-0938
858-246-0958 (fax)
aswilliamson@health.ucsd.edu 

Gastroenterology & Transplant Hepatology

Program Administrator: Alyssa Lorenzo
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0956
858-657-5278
858-657-5022 (fax)
a3lorenzo@health.ucsd.edu 

Geriatrics

Program Administrator: Laura Jimenez
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8415
858-246-4871
858-822-6151 (fax)
lajimenez@health.ucsd.edu 

Hematology/Oncology & Coagulation Medicine & Hemostasis & Thrombosis

Program Administrator: Eric Lin
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0829
858-657-5281
858-657-5348 (fax)
ericlin@health.ucsd.edu 

Infectious Diseases

Program Administrator: Jenna Middlebrooks
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0507
858-822-1779
858-246-0958 (fax)
jmiddlebrooks@health.ucsd.edu 

Lung Transplant

Program Administrator: Rosmarie Web
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7376
858-657-7100
858-732-0882 (fax)
rweb@health.ucsd.edu 

Nephrology & Nephrology Transplant

Program Administrator: Janice Thomas
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8409
619-534-4619
619-471-0754 (fax)
jathomas@health.ucsd.edu 

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Program Administrator: Caroline Bump
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7381
858-657-7100
858-657-0882 (fax)
cabump@health.ucsd.edu 

Pulmonary Interventional

Program Administrator: Diane Hillman
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7381
619-543-5840
619-543-7504 (fax)
dhillman@health.ucsd.edu 

Rheumatology

Program Administrator: Amanda Williamson
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0912
858-246-0938
858-246-0958 (fax)
aswilliamson@health.ucsd.edu 

Medicine/Pediatrics

Program Administrator: Heejin Kim (Tu & Th only)
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8425
619-471-0434
619-543-6529 (fax)
hek017@health.ucsd.edu 

Neurology

Neurology

Program Administrator: Maria Miller
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8465
619-543-6266
619-543-5793 (fax)
m7miller@health.ucsd.edu

Child Neurology

Program Administrator: Lurenette Griffin
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5009
858-966-6449
858-966-4930 (fax)
lgriffin@rchsd.org

Clinical Neurophysiology

Program Administrator: Carolyn Vergara
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8465
619-543-6658
619-543-5793 (fax)
cvergara@health.ucsd.edu

Epilepsy

Program Administrator: Felicia Peregrino
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8465
858-657-6080
619-543-5793 (fax)
fperegrino@health.ucsd.edu

Movement Disorders

Program Administrator: Andrea Estrada
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0886
858-657-7026
858-822-5743 (fax)
aestrada@health.ucsd.edu

Multiple Sclerosis/ Neurocritical Care

Program Administrator: Maria Miller
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8465
619-543-6266
619-543-5793 (fax)
m7miller@health.ucsd.edu

NeuroDevelopmental Disorders

Program Administrator: Marlene Uriarte
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 0935
858-822-6701
858-822-6707 (fax)
mnuriarte@rchsd.org

Neuroimmunology/ Neurometobolics

Program Administrator: Marlene Uriarte 
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5009
858-966-6459
858-966-4930 (fax)
mnuriarte@rchsd.org

Neuroinfection/ Immunology

Program Administrator: TBD
Site:
 Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5009
858-966-4930

Neuromuscular Disorders

Program Administrator: Carolyn Vergara
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8465
619-543-6658
619-543-5793 (fax)
cvergara@health.ucsd.edu

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Program Administrator: Lurenette Griffin
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 0935
858-822-6701
858-822-6707 (fax)
lgriffin@rchsd.org 

Stroke

Program Administrator: Jennifer Kruse
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 8466
619-543-7760
619-543-7771 (fax)
jkruse@health.ucsd.edu

Neurosurgery

Peds Neurosurgery & Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Program Administrator: Charito Esguerra
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 7893
858-657-6840
858-822-5380 (fax)
cesguerra@health.ucsd.edu

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Program Administrator: Jesus Vera
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 0633
858-534-8930
858-534-5693 (fax)
jevera@health.ucsd.edu

Family Planning

Program Administrator: Bianca Arce
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 8433
619-543-3703 (fax) 
b1arce@health.ucsd.edu

Female Pelivc Med & Reconstructive Surgery

Program Administrator: Danahe Medina Hernandez
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0633
858-534-8930
858-534-5693 (fax)
dmedinahernandez@health.ucsd.edu

Gynecology Oncology

Program Administrator: Alyssa Rodriguez
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0987
858-246-1187
858-822-6319 (fax)
alr046@health.ucsd.edu

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Program Administrator: Hitomi O'Briant
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7433
858-249-1207
858-657-7212 (fax)
hobriant@health.ucsd.edu

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Program Administrator: Eunice Tingzon
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0633
858-534-8930
858-534-5693 (fax)
etingzon@health.ucsd.edu

Ophthalmology

Cornea, Glaucoma, Ocuplastics, Retina, Peds

Program Administrator: Robyn Austin
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 0946
858-534-8858
858-822-0040 (fax)
rkaustin@health.ucsd.edu

Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Program Administrator: Shawna Hook-Held
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 8894
619-543-7247
619-543-2540 (fax)
shookheld@health.ucsd.edu

Hand, Spine, Trauma & Adult Renconstruction

Program Administrator: Sandra Gutierrez
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 8894
619-543-2539
619-543-2540 (fax)
s5gutierrez@health.ucsd.edu

Pathology

Cytopath, Hematopath, Neuropath Molecular Gen, Surgicalpath

Program Administrator: Ali Murtha
Site: UC San Diego 
Mail Code: 7723
858-249-1096
858-657-5495 (fax)
amurtha@health.ucsd.edu

Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Program Administrator: Allison Reinhardt
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5124
858-966-6764
858-966-7966 (fax)
areinhardt@health.ucsd.edu

Academic Pediatrics

Program Administrator: Jannese Ardilla
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0832
858-246-0794
858-246-0019 (fax) 
jardilla@health.ucsd.edu

Cardiology & Electrophysiology

Program Administrator: Fanta Heuangngam
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code:
5004
858-966-5855, Ext. 223810
858-966-7903 (fax)
fheuangngam1@rchsd.org

Child Abuse Pediatrics

Program Administrator: Melissa Krautwald
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code:
5159
858-966-8169
858-966-6728 (fax)
mkrautwald@rchsd.org

Critical Care Medicine

Program Administrator: Brenna Vanderpool
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5004
858-966-8489
858-966-7903 (fax)
bvanderpool@rchsd.org

Developmental-Behavioral

Program Administrator: Jannese Ardilla
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0832
858-246-0794
858-496-9257 (fax)
jardilla@health.ucsd.edu

Emergency Medicine

Program Administrator: Mely Martinez
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5075
858-966-8036
858-966-7433 (fax)
mmartinez20@rchsd.org

Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

Program Administrator: Kaitlin Vallin
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5075
858-966-8036
858-966-7433 (fax)
kvallin@rchsd.org

Endocrinology

Program Administrator: Angelica Saldana-Martinez
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5103
858-966-7888
858-966-8533 (fax)
asaldana@ucsd.edu

Gastroenterology

Program Administrator: Eduardo Chavez
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5030
858-966-8509
858-966-8917 (fax)
echavez4@rchsd.org

Hematology/ Oncology

Program Administrator: Adriana Aguilar
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5035
858-966-5811
858-966-8035 (fax)
aaguilar5@rchsd.org

Hemostasis & Thrombosis

Program Administrator: Adriana Aguilar
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5035
858-966-5811
858-966-8035 (fax)
aaguilar5@rchsd.org

Hospital Medicine

Program Administrator: Georgina Hernandez
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5064
858-966-6728 (fax)
gnhernandez@rchsd.org

Infectious Diseases

Program Administrator: Tricia Ruiz
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0760
858-822-5993
858-534-7411 (fax)
paruiz@health.ucsd.edu

Medical Genetics

Program Administrator: Maureen Wade
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 0762
858-246-1616
mywade@health.ucsd.edu

Neonatology

Program Administrator: Jessica Millard
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7774
858-249-1704
619-543-3812 (fax)
jmillard@health.ucsd.edu

Nephrology

Program Administrator: Silvia Nacheber
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5137
858-966-8052
858-966-7789 (fax)
snacheber@rchsd.org

Neurogastrointestinal Motility

Program Administrator: Eduardo Chavez
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5030
858-966-8509
858-966-8917 (fax)
echavez4@rchsd.org

Pulmonology

Program Administrator: Cristy Del Muro
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5070
858-966-5846
858-966-6491 (fax)
cdelmuro@rchsd.org

Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Program Administrator: Tracy Riley
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0851
619-471-0259
619-543-2092 (fax) 
triley@health.ucsd.edu

Program Administrator: Keisha Moore
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0851
619-471-0283
619-543-2092 (fax)
kmm020@health.ucsd.edu

Addiction Psychiatry & Consultation Liaison

Program Administrator: Sabrina Ortega
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0851
858-249-1017 (clinic)
858-249-1681 (fax)
s1ortega@health.ucsd.edu

Child Psychiatry

Program Administrator: Sabina Perez
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5018
858-966-7759
858-966-7525 (fax)
sperez@rchsd.org

Geropsychiatry

Program Administrator: Sabrina Ortega
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0664
858-249-1017
858-249-1681 (fax)
s1ortega@health.ucsd.edu

Interventional

Program Administrator: Chavi Bhardwaj
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0957
cbhardwaj@health.ucsd.edu

Radiation Medicine

Radiation Medicine — Radiation Oncology

Program Administrator: Patty Vera
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0865
858-657-5009
858-822-6078 (fax)
pvera@health.ucsd.edu

Radiology

Radiology — Diagnostic & Interventional

Program Administrator: Dion Brown
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 8756
619-543-3534
619-543-7898 (fax) 
radverify@health.ucsd.edu

Body, Breast, CT, MRI, MSK, Neuroradiology
Vascular Interventional & Women's Imaging

Program Administrator: Myra Dang
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0834
619-543-7898 (fax)
radverify@health.ucsd.edu

Surgery

General Surgery

Program Administrator: Lupita Nuno
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7220
858-657-7025
619-543-3017 (fax)
gnuno@health.ucsd.edu

Program Administrator: Ryan Cook
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
7220
858-249-1395
619-543-3017 (fax)
rgcook@health.ucsd.edu

Acute Care Surgery

Program Administrator: Azniv Mattos
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 8896
619-543-7107
619-543-7202 (fax)
amattos@health.ucsd.edu

Breast Surgical Oncology

Program Administrator: Lupita Nuno
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 7220
858-657-7025 
619-543-3017 (fax)
gnuno@health.ucsd.edu

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Program Administrator: Veronica Felix
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 7892
858-246-1307
858-246-1351 (fax)
vfelix@health.ucsd.edu 

Craniofacial/ Plastic Surgery

Program Administrator: Pamela Lugo
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
8890
619-543-5887
619-543-3645 (fax)
plugo@health.ucsd.edu 

 

Endovascular

Program Administrator: Charito Esguerra
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 7893
858-657-6840
858-822-5380 (fax)
cesguerra@health.ucsd.edu

Otolaryngology & Neurotology

Program Administrator: Norissa Gastelum
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 8895
619-543-1967
619-543-5221 (fax)
nagastelum@health.ucsd.edu

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Program Administrator: Lupita Nuno
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 7220
858-657-7025
619-543-3017 (fax)
gnuno@health.ucsd.edu 

Pediatric Surgery & Peds Otolaryngology

Program Administrator: Janelle Lagler
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code:
 5024
858-966-4292
858-966-7712 (fax)
nlagler@rchsd.org

 

Surgical Critical Care

Program Administrator: Azniv Mattos
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 8896
619-543-7107
619-543-7202 (fax)
amattos@health.ucsd.edu

Vascular Surgery

Program Administrator: Lupita Nuno
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code:
 7220
858-657-7025
619-543-3017 (fax)
gnuno@health.ucsd.edu

Urology

Urology & Endourology, Reconstructive Urology & Urologic Oncology

Program Administrator: Adela Lopez
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 7897
858-249-0894
619-543-6573 (fax)
alopez@health.ucsd.edu

Peds Urology

Program Administrator: Crystal Nash
Site: Rady Children's
Mail Code: 5024
858-966-4310
858-966-8479 (fax)
cnash@rchsd.org

Non-Physician Clinical Training Programs

Med - Animal Care

Program Administrator: Sylvia Tapia
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0614
858-534-8454 
858-822-0083 (fax)
stapia@ucsd.edu

Psy - Eating Disorders/ Psy - Psychology/ Psy - Neuropsychology

Program Administrator: Mindie Hsu
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0737
858-822-3389
m6hsu@health.ucsd.edu

Psy - CAPS

Program Administrator: Judy Goodman
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0304
858-534-9799
858-534-2628 (fax)
jfgoodman@health.ucsd.edu

Psy - Clinical Neuropsychology

Program Administrator: Maria Miller
Site: UC San Diego
m7miller@health.ucsd.edu 

Radiation Medicine - Medical Physicist

Program Administrator: Patty Vera
Site: UC San Diego
Mail Code: 0865
858-657-5009
858-822-6078 (fax)
pvera@health.ucsd.edu

Facility Contact Information

UC San Diego

UC San Diego Health [Department]
Attn: [Program Administrator]
200 W. Arbor Drive, Mail Code [MC#]
San Diego, CA 92103

Phone: (858) 657-7750

Rady Children's Hospital–San Diego (RCHSD)

Rady Children's Hospital–San Diego [Department]
Attn: [Program Administrator]
3020 Childrens Way, Mail Code 0984-[MC#]
San Diego, CA 92161

Phone: (858) 576-1700

VA Medical Center–San Diego

VA San Diego Healthcare System [Department]
Attn: [Program Administrator]
3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Mail Code [MC#]
San Diego, CA 92161

Phone: (858) 552-8585