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Current Residents

Class of 2028

  • Alexandria Gonzalez

    Alexandria Gonzalez

    Undergraduate School: 
    Medical School: University of Texas Rio Grande
    Career Interests: 
  • Leilani Gutierrez-Palominos

    Leilani Gutierrez-Palominos

    Undergraduate School: 
    Medical School: UC Los Angeles
    Career Interests: 
  • Isabel Katlaps

    Isabel Katlaps

    Undergraduate School: 
    Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
    Career Interests: 
  • Madison Kent

    Madison Kent

    Undergraduate School: 
    Medical School: UC Los Angeles
    Career Interests: 
  • Grace Noonan

    Grace Noonan

    Undergraduate School: 
    Medical School: University of Kansas
    Career Interests: 
  • Harriet Rothschild

    Harriet Rothschild

    Undergraduate School: 
    Medical School: UC San Francisco
    Career Interests: 

Class of 2027

  • Rebecca Kolodner, M.D.

    Rebecca Kolodner, M.D.

    Undergraduate School: Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
    Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Complex Family Planning, and Immigrant Health

  • Ashley Lopez, M.D.

    Ashley Lopez, M.D.

    Undergraduate School: Harvard College
    Medical School: Columbia University
    Career Interests: Medical Education, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Faith Okifo, M.D.

    Faith Okifo, M.D.

    Undergraduate School: University of Connecticut
    Medical School: Yale
    Career Interests: Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Rachel Pacyna, M.D.

    Rachel Pacyna, M.D.

    Undergraduate School: Michigan State University
    Medical School: University of Chicago
    Career Interests: Complex Family Planning, Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery
  • McKensie Wall, M.D.

    McKensie Wall, M.D.

    Undergraduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Family Planning
  • Emily Yang, M.D.

    Emily Yang, M.D.

    Undergraduate School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
    Medical School: UC San Diego
    Career Interests: Medical Education/Mentorship, oncofertility, fertility preservation, health systems research

Class of 2026

  • Sophia Angelides, M.S., M.D.

    Sophia Angelides, M.S., M.D.

    Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
    Medical School: University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA

  • Kelsey Keverline, M.D.

    Kelsey Keverline, M.D.

    Undergraduate: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 
    Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Jessica Rivas, M.D.

    Jessica Rivas, M.D.

    Hometown: in development
    Undergraduate: in development
    Medical School: in development

  • Allison Rajan, M.D.

    Allison Rajan, M.D.

    Undergraduate: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 
    Medical School: University of Washington

  • Emma Roberts, M.D.

    Emma Roberts, M.D.

    Hometown: Seattle, WA
    Undergraduate: Colby College, Waterville, Maine 
    Medical School: University of Washington

  • Daniella Rogerson, M.S., M.D.

    Daniella Rogerson, M.S., M.D.

    Undergraduate: St. John's University, Queens, New York 
    Medical School: Columbia University

Class of 2025

  • Keri Cowles, M.D.

    Keri Cowles, M.D.

    Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 
    Medical School: University of North Carolina

  • Milli Desai, M.D., M.A.S., M.H.S.

    Milli Desai, M.D., M.A.S., M.H.S.

    Undergraduate: University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
    Medical School: University of California, San Diego

  • Rafa Ifthikar, M.D.

    Rafa Ifthikar, M.D.

    Hometown: Rochester, NY
    Undergraduate: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 
    Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

  • Jenny Koenig, MD, Ph.D.

    Jenny Koenig, MD, Ph.D.

    Hometown: Temecula, CA
    Undergraduate: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    Medical School: Tufts University

  • Payton Ottum, M.D.

    Payton Ottum, M.D.

    Hometown: Portland, OR
    Undergraduate: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    Medical School: University of California, San Diego

  • Kellie Schueler, M.D.

    Kellie Schueler, M.D.

    Hometown: Bend, OR
    Undergraduate: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    Medical School: University of Chicago

Class of 2024

  • Hanna Burch, M.D.

    Hanna Burch, M.D.

    Hometown: Palo Alto, California
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Ammar Joudeh, M.D.

    Ammar Joudeh, M.D.

    Hometown: Easley, South Carolina
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Omar Mesina, M.D.

    Omar Mesina, M.D.

    Hometown: Chicago, Illinois (via Manzanillo, Mexico)
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Isabella Qendro, M.D.

    Isabella Qendro, M.D.

    Hometown: Athens, Greece
    Medical School: University of Massachusetts

  • Hayley Schultz, M.D.

    Hayley Schultz, M.D.

    Hometown: Los Angeles, California
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Renee Sullender, M.D., M.P.H.

    Renee Sullender, M.D., M.P.H.

    Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
    Medical School: University of Wisconsin

Our Graduates

Where do our graduates go? Anywhere they want!

Class Fellowship Academic Private

2023

Urogyn - UCSD
GynOnc - MD Anderson x2
MFM - Univ of Utah
Critical Care - Mass General

 

 Kaiser Oakland

2022

MFM - UC Irvine
PGMRS - Pittsburg

 Faculty - UCSD

Asmara, Eritrea
Private North California
and Portland, OR

2021

FPMRS - Oklahoma
MFM - UC San Diego

 

Inova (VA), Kaiser SD x2,
Stanford Affiliate

2020

GynOnc - University of Colorado
GynOnc - 2021
REI - UC San Diego

Faculty - U of Michican

Kaiser San Diego

2019

MFM - UC San Diego
FPMRS - UC San Diego

Faculty - UC San Diego

Kaiser San Diego x 2

2018

UroGyn - OHSU
UroGyn - Duke

Private - Los Angeles
Kaiser San Diego
Kaiser Sacramento

2017

UroGyn - Pittsburg

Faculty - UC San Diego

Kaiser San Diego x 2
Private - No. California
Private - San Diego

2016

GynOnc - MD Anderson
MFM - Oregon
GynOnc - UC San Diego
Global Health - Case Western

Faculty - USC

Kaiser San Diego

2015

GynOnc - MD Anderson

Kaiser San Diego x 3
Private - San Diego

2014

GynOnc - Univ of Chicago
FP - Brigham

Kaiser San Diego x 2
Private - Central Cal

2013

MFM - UW
REI - UC San Diego
FP - Emory

Kaiser Los Angeles
Private - San Diego
Private - Arizona

2012

Faculty - UW
Faculty - GWU

Kaiser North California
Kaiser West Los Angeles
Private - Vermont(gyn)
Private - San Diego

2011

MFM - Utah
UroGyn - UC San Diego

Private - Anaheim
Kaiser Santa Ana
Kaiser San Diego
Kaiser Anaheim

2010

GynOnc - UCI
FP - USC

Faculty - U of Colorado

Private - Logan CC
Kaiser San Diego
Kaiser Redwood City