Education & Training

Current Residents

UC San Diego Dermatology Residents 2017-2018(Left to Right)

Front row (left to right): Jusleen Ahluwalia, MD, Joyce Yuan, MD, Kimberly Chun, MD, Aislyn Nelson, MD, PhD

Second Row: Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD, Zhe Hou, MD, PhD, Aria Vazirnia, MD

Third row: Tanya Greywal, MD, Aimee Two, MD, Alina Goldenberg, MD

Last row: Natasha Carter, MD, PhD, David Cotter, MD, PhD, Keith Roby, MD

UCSD Department of Dermatology: Current Residents - Profiles
Third Year Residents
Keith Roby, MD (PGY-4) Chief Resident	Undergraduate School: UC San Diego Undergraduate Major: Biochemistry and Cell Biology Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine Internship: Intermountain Medical Center Hometown: San Diego, CA Dermatology Interests: Pigmented lesions, dermatopathology Other Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with my wife, daughter and dog, surfing/snowboarding. Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: Regular volunteer at UCSD Pacific Beach Free Clinic; Resident volunteer at skin cancer screenings at the UCSD Bruce Gorder 5K walk for Melanoma
Aimee Two, MD, MS (PGY-4) Chief Resident	Undergraduate School: Brown University Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience Medical School: Yale School of Medicine Internship: LA County/USC Medical Center Hometown: Phoenix, AZ Dermatology Interests: Complex Medical Dermatology, Clinical Trials Other Interests/Hobbies: Cooking, jogging, spending time with family Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: Presented a poster at the 2016 CalDerm Annual Meeting; first author publication in the JID on the cutaneous microbiome in relation to skin cleansers
Natasha Carter, MD, PhD (PGY-4)	Undergraduate School: UC Los Angeles Undergraduate Major: Math Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University Internship: University of Washington Additional Training: PhD from Oxford University Hometown: Newport, Oregon Dermatology Interests: Immunobullous disorders. Understanding the role of skin resident memory CD8 cells in cutaneous diseases such as atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis, and how we can target these cells to change the disease course. Other Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with family, the great outdoors, cooking Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: Studying skin resident memory CD8 cells in the lab of John Cheng MD. Poster presentation at 2016 Calderm Annual meeting
Jessie Hou, MD, PhD (PGY-4)	Undergraduate School: Nanjing University Undergraduate Major: Biology Medical School: Yale School of Medicine Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Additional Training: PhD in pharmacology at Rutgers University Hometown: Tianjin, China Dermatology Interests: Mohs surgery, dermatologic surgery, cosmetic procedures Other Interests/Hobbies: Playing with my kids, piano playing, jogging, walking Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: Matched to Mohs surgery and cosmetic procedural fellowship, AAD Gross and Microscopic Symposium presentation, Pacific Dermatology Association oral presentations, ASDS poster presentation, WDS Mentorship Award, ASDS Preceptorship, book chapter on dermatologic adverse events of cancer therapy in Dermatological Signs of Systemic Disease

Second Year Residents
David Cotter, MD, PhD (PGY-3)	Undergraduate School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Undergraduate Major: Biology Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine Internship: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas Additional Training: Combined MD, PhD program at Washington University School of Medicine Hometown: Las Vegas Dermatology Interests: Medical dermatology, dermatopathology, and general dermatology. Other Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with family, exercise, and amateur paleontology. Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: QI projects designed to improve patient comprehension, compliance, and satisfaction through counseling
Alina Goldenberg, MD, MAS (PGY-3)	Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley Undergraduate Major: Public Health Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine Internship: UC San Diego Internal Medicine Additional Training: Master’s in Clinical Research, UC San DIego Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine; grew up in San Francisco Dermatology Interests: Outcomes-based research in non-melanoma skin cancer, contact dermatitis,laser-assisted scar revision Other Interests/Hobbies: Travel for comestible and collaborative purposes, home renovation and design Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: Selected to participate within the Rising Derm Star Competition for Residents – What’s New and on the Horizon in Clinical Dermatology at the upcoming 2017 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference – Hawaii
Aislyn Nelson, MD, PhD (PGY-3)	Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine Internship: UCSD Internal Medicine Additional Training: Combined MD, PhD at Baylor College of Medicine in the laboratory of Ellen Lumpkin, PhD Hometown: Reno, NV Dermatology Interests: Pruritus, Natural compounds and their therapeutic significance in skin cancers, Laser therapies Other Interests/Hobbies: Crafts with daughter/DIY projects, all sports and teen dramas Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: Participating in the “Stand Down” event for homeless veterans and the “Clean Slate” laser tattoo removal program.
Aria Vazirnia, MD, MAS (PGY-3)	Undergraduate School: UC Los Angeles Undergraduate Major: Psychobiology Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine Internship: UCLA-Olive View Medical Center (Internal Medicine) Additional Training: Master's degree in clinical research at UC San Diego Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Dermatology Interests: Medical dermatology, general dermatology, & laser medicine Other Interests/Hobbies: Writing music for piano and guitar, trying new restaurants, and spending time ith family and friends Accomplishments during residency of which you are most proud: CalDerm board member, ASDS resident liaison, presented posters at ASDS and ASLMS regional conferences, Reviewer for the Journal of Dermatology Nurses' Association.

First Year Residents
Jusleen Ahluwalia, MD, (PGY-2)	Undergraduate School: Rutgers University Undergraduate Major: Cell Biology & Neuroscience Medical School: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine Additional Training: Pediatric Dermatology Research Fellowship at UCSD/RCHSD Hometown: Princeton, NJ Dermatology Interests:Cutaneous Oncology, Medical Dermatology, General Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Other Interests/Hobbies: Biking, snorkeling, travel, and enjoying time with friends and family
Kimberly Chun, MD, (PGY-2)	Undergraduate School: UC San Diego Undergraduate Major: Biochemistry Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Internship: Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara Additional Training: Dermatology clinical research fellowship, UCSD Hometown: Saratoga, CA Dermatology Interests: Atopic dermatitis, medical dermatology, clinical research Other Interests/Hobbies:Cooking and baking for family and friends, traveling, photography, hiking
Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD, (PGY-2)	Undergraduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergraduate Major: Biology Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine Internship:UC San Diego School of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program Additional Training: Combined M.D. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at UCSD in the laboratory of Christopher Glass, M.D. Ph.D. Hometown: North Reading, MA Dermatology Interests: Genomics and Genetics, Pediatric Dermatology, Photomedicine and Laser Therapy Other Interests/Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, travel
Tanya Greywal, MD, (PGY-2)	Undergraduate School: UC San Diego Undergraduate Major: Economics Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine Internship: University of New Mexico Additional Training: Pediatric Dermatology Clinical Research Fellowship, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego Hometown: San Diego, CA Other Interests/Hobbies:horseback riding, travel, baking, spending time with family and friends
Joyce Yuan, MD	Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley Undergraduate Major: Molecular and Cell Biology, Japanese Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Internship:Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center Additional Training: Plastic Surgery Residency (PGY1-3), University of Kansas Medical Center; Dermatology Clinical Research Fellowship, UCSF Hometown: San Francisco, CA Dermatology Interests: high-risk skin cancer, skin of color, clinical trials Other Interests/Hobbies: dance, piano, singing, drawing

Current Residents

UCSD Department of Dermatology: Current Residents - ​ ​Profiles

​ ​Third Year Residents

Keith Roby, MD (PGY-4)Chief Resident

Aimee Two, MD, MS (PGY-4)Chief Resident​

Natasha Carter, MD, PhD (PGY-4)

Jessie Hou, MD, PhD (PGY-4)

​ ​Second Year Residents

David Cotter, MD, PhD (PGY-3)

Alina Goldenberg, MD, MAS (PGY-3)

Aislyn Nelson, MD, PhD (PGY-3)

First Year Residents

Jusleen Ahluwalia, MD, (PGY-2)

Kimberly Chun, MD, (PGY-2)

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Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD, (PGY-2)

​Tanya Greywal, MD, (PGY-2)

Joyce Yuan​, MD

UCSD Department of Dermatology: Current Residents - Profiles

Third Year Residents

Keith Roby, MD (PGY-4)
Chief Resident

Aimee Two, MD, MS (PGY-4)
Chief Resident

Second Year Residents

Tanya Greywal, MD, (PGY-2)

Joyce Yuan, MD