Skip to main content
School of Medicine School of Medicine

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