Harrison Chau
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
MD: University of Cincinnati
Research: Breast oncology and Trauma Surgery outcomes
Mentor: Dr. Anne Wallace & Dr. Jarrett Santorelli
Sasha Douglas
Hometown: Doylestown, Pennsylvania
MD: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Research: Breast Surgical Oncology
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Blair, Dr. Jing Yang, & Dr. Kay Yeung
Isabella Guajardo
Hometown: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
MD: University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Li
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
MD: George Washington University
Research: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Santiago Horgan & Dr. Ryan Broderick
Jared Matson
Hometown: Woodinville, Washington
MD: Oregon Health Science University
Research: Fluorescence guided surgery, education, leadership, colorectal
Mentor: Dr. Sonia Ramamoorthy, Dr. Nicole Lopez, & Dr. Michael Bouvet
James Jeffrey Reeves
Hometown: Santa Rosa, NM
MD: Dartmouth University
Research: Perioperative clinical informatics, quality and patient safety, process improvement, cost effectiveness, and hospital administration
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Longhurst (CMO)
PGY4
Rachel Blitzer
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
MD: Dartmouth University
Research: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Santiago Horgan
Rachel Jensen
Hometown: Berkeley, CA
MD: UC Davis
Research: Surgical Education
Mentor: Dr. James Korndorffer at Stanford
Sohini Khan
Hometown: San Jose, CA
MD: UC San Diego
Research: Pancreatic cancer
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lowy
Jay Meisner
Hometown: Lincolnshire, Illinois
MD: University of Illinois
Research: Research fellow in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Center
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Zendejas at Boston Children’s
"Tom" Zongyang Mou
Hometown: Qingdao, China
MD: Vanderbilt University
Research: Trauma, emergency general surgery, & clinical informatics
Mentor: Dr. Todd Costantini
Rohini Patel
Hometown: San Diego, CA
MD: University of Arizona — Tucson
Research: Vascular surgery outcomes
Mentor: Dr. Mahmoud Malas & Dr. Andrew Barleben
Michael Turner
Hometown: Brawley, CA
MD: Oregon Health & Science University
Research: Fluorescence guided surgery
Mentor: Dr. Michael Bouvet
PGY3
Victoria Bendersky
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
MD: Duke University
PhD: Johns Hopkins University
Research: Transplant
Mentor: Dr. Dorry Segev at Johns Hopkins
Claire Bensard
Hometown: Denver, CO
MD: University of Utah
PhD: University of Utah
Nicole Goldhaber
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
MD: Harvard University
Research: Healthcare Management and Quality
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Clary & Dr. Christopher Longhurst
Estella Huang
Hometown: Lisle, IL
MD: University of Illinois at Chicago
Research: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Santiago Horgan, Dr. Garth Jacobsen, & Dr. Ryan Broderick
Simone Hyman
Hometown: Berkeley, CA
MD: University of Arizona – Tucson
Kevin Li
Hometown: Somerset County, NJ
MD: UT Southwestern
Research: Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lowy
Parisa Oviedo
Hometown: Irvine, CA
MD: UC San Diego
Ashwyn Sharma
Hometown: Kansas City, KS
MD: Johns Hopkins University
Research: Surgical Oncology – GIST, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics
Mentor: Dr. Jason Sicklick & Dr. Jill Mesirov
Alexander Zhu
Hometown: Norman, OK
MD: Duke University
PGY2
John Austin
Hometown: Irvine, CA
MD: Stanford University
Javier Bravo Quintana (Prelim)
Hometown: Mexico City
MD: Universidad Anáhuac Escuela de Medicina
Alyssa Joachim
Hometown: Lodi, WI
MD: University of Wisconsin
Bradley Kawano
Hometown: Kailua, HI
MD: Duke University
Nicholas Neel
Hometown: San Dimas, CA
MD: UC San Diego
Danae Olaso
Hometown: Maui, HI
MD: Duke University
Paul Park
Hometown: San Diego, CA
MD: UC San Francisco
Interns
Sami Abujbarah
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
MD: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Arizona
John Deng
Hometown: Springfield, IL
MD: UC Los Angeles
Blackberrie Eddins
Hometown: Beaumont, CA
MD: Northwestern University
Thomas Handley
Hometown: London
MD: Imperial College School of Medicine
Ruth Laverde
Hometown: Miami, FL
MD: UC San Francisco
Gabrielle Rajulu
Hometown: Houston, TX
MD: University of Texas Health San Antonio
Nikita Thareja
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
MD: UC San Diego
Research Fellows
Mark Antkowiak
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
MD: Northwestern University
Research: Surgical Oncology
Mentor: Dr. Jason Sicklick
Asimina Courelli
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
MD: UC San Diego
Research: Surgical Oncology
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Lowy
Karina Covarrubias
Hometown: El Paso, TX
MD: Johns Hopkins University
Research: Transplant
Mentor: Dr. Justin Parekh and Dr. Aleah Brubaker
Kristin Cox
Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA
MD: University of Washington
Research: Fluorescence labeling of GI cancers
Mentor: Dr. Michael Bouvet
Jorge De La Torre
Hometown: Mexicali, Mexico
MD: Tecnológico de Monterrey
Research: Pancreatic Cancer
Mentor: Dr. Rebekah White
William Johnston
Hometown: Houston, TX
MD: Baylor College of Medicine
Research: Trauma - resuscitation, ARDS, pulmonary contusions
Mentor: Dr. Todd Costantini
Kim Nguyen-Ta
Hometown: San Diego, CA / Lincoln, NE
MD: UC San Diego
Research: Surgical Oncology
Mentor: Dr. Rebekah White
Sean Perez
Hometown: Upland, CA
MD: Boston University
Research: Surgical Informatics, Health Disparities, Education
Mentor: Dr. Bryan Clary & Dr. Christopher Longhurst
Louis Perkins
Hometown: Newburgh, IN
MD: Indiana University
Research: Trauma and Emergency General Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Potenza, Dr. Todd Costantini, Dr. Jay Doucet, & Dr. Jarrett Santorelli
Graham Spurzem
Hometown: Novato, CA
MD: UC San Diego
Research: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Santiago Horgan & Dr. Ryan Broderick
Away-Research Fellows
Wyeth Alexander
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
MD: University of Pittsburgh
Research: Cardiac Transplant
Mentor: Robert Bartlett at University of Michigan
Sophie Chung
Hometown: Naperville, IL
MD: Yale University
Research: Surgical oncology and outcomes
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Tseng and Dr. Teviah Sachs at Boston University
Ana Maria Dumitru
Hometown: Bucharest, Romania / John’s Creek, GA
MD: Dartmouth University
PhD: Dartmouth University
Research: Pre and Postnatal Gene Therapy
Mentor: Dr. Bill Peranteau at CHOP