2024 Resident and Fellow Commencement
Front Cover
“Rolling Hills,” Three Rivers by Jasmeet Sandhu, DO PGY1, UCSF Fresno Internal Medicine Residency Program
Back Cover
“Springtime Vernal Pool on MacKenzie Preserve Tabletop Mountain” by Sharon McClain, C-IAYT, Medical Library Professional UCSF Fresno Hildebrand Medical Library
“I Know a Spot,” Kings Canyon National Park, South Fork Kings River by Roman Roque, DO, PGY4, UCSF Fresno Department of Psychiatry Residency Program
“Coarsegold is Blooming Pink” by Casey Cassady, Administrative Specialist III, UCSF Fresno ITS, Development, Communications
Resident and Fellow Commencement
Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m.
Fresno City College
Old Administration Building Auditorium
Welcoming Remarks
Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD, FACEP
Acting Designated Institutional Official, UCSF Fresno
Program Director, UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Residency
Co-Director, UCSF Fresno Faculty Development
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Ivan Gomez, MD, FAAFP
Interim Director, Clinical Affairs, UCSF Fresno
Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno
Vice-Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
Clinical Professor, UCSF
Graduation Address
Ivance Pugoy, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Awards
Community Medical Centers House Staff Awards
Community Health System Research Award
VA ICARE Award
Leon S. Peters Foundation Resident and Fellow Awards
Family HealthCare Network Excellence in Primary Care Award
Fresno Madera Medical Society Steven N. Parks, MD, Leadership Award
Borba House Staff Research Awards and Faculty Research Award
Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching
Presentation of Graduates
Message from Graduate Medical Education
Dear UCSF Fresno Graduates,
Congratulations tonight on the culmination of your commitment, diligence, and hard work to achieve your goals and aspirations. We celebrate you! And we applaud the support you have shown for each other and the teamwork you have displayed. We also thank your family, loved ones and friends for all they have contributed during your training. You have persevered to overcome tests and challenges, including those of you who started training during the COVID-19 pandemic. You have truly impressed us with your passion, compassion and empathy embodied in your care for our patients. We are grateful for your unwavering efforts to improve the health of our broader community and to elevate the impact of UCSF Fresno. Now, as new journeys for you begin – whether in patient care, discovery, teaching or community service – we look on with great pride and happiness on this evening as we celebrate the conclusion of your training. Congratulations again!
Sincerely,
Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD, FACEP
Acting Designated Institutional Official, UCSF Fresno
Program Director, UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Residency
Co-Director, UCSF Fresno Faculty Development
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Ivan Gomez, MD, FAAFP
Interim Director, Clinical Affairs, UCSF Fresno
Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno Vice-Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
Clinical Professor, UCSF
Keynote Speaker
Ivance Pugoy, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Ivance Pugoy, MD, is board certified in Internal Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. His residency in Internal Medicine was completed at the UCSF Fresno where he also served as chief resident. Before receiving the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching last year, Dr. Pugoy has won several teaching awards including the UCSF Fresno Internal Medicine Faculty of the Year Award in 2017 and 2018; Primary Care Faculty of the Year Award in 2023; and Best Faculty Teaching Award from the UCSF LIFE/CORE medical students.
Dr. Pugoy also completed the UCSF Teaching Scholars Program, culminating in the presentation, implementation, and dissemination of a scholarly project on feedback in medical education. His primary areas of interest in teaching include quality improvement, project mentoring, primary prevention and polypharmacy in the elderly.
House Staff Awards
Sponsored by Community Medical Centers
Presented by
Jeff Thomas, MD
Chief Medical Quality Officer, Community Regional Medical Center
Residents and Fellows vote for members of the house staff, faculty and nonphysician staff who exemplify standards of teaching excellence deserving of special recognition.
Outstanding First Year Resident
Outstanding Resident or Fellow Teacher
Community Health System Teaching Excellence Award
Outstanding Non-Physician Teacher
Community Health System Research Excellence Award
Sponsored by Community Health System
Presented by
Danny Davis
Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical and Operations Officer
The Community Health System Research Excellence Award is a new award in recognition of a deserving faculty member whose research and scholarly contributions have expanded the boundaries of knowledge and will better the lives of all those we serve.
VA ICARE Award
Presented by
Wessel Meyer, MD, FACP, MBChB
Associate Chief of Staff for Education, VA Central California Health Care System
Clinical Professor, UCSF
This award recognizes the resident who exemplifies the abilities to communicate effectively, lead treatment teams that foster a culture of safety and uses data effectively when making decisions.
Leon S. Peters Foundation Resident and Fellow Awards
Presented by
A Representative of the Leon S. Peters Foundation
In December 2011, the Leon S. Peters Resident of the Year Award was established through funding from the Leon S. Peters Foundation in support of the first UCSF Fresno Resident Council. This year, the Resident Council has selected one resident and one fellow, nominated by their peers, who have demonstrated outstanding work in patient and family care, research project success, have volunteered in the community to provide medical assistance where needed, and are overall well-rounded physicians concerned about their patients, research, and community.
Excellence in Primary Care Award
Sponsored by Family HealthCare Network
Presented by
Marisol de la Vega Cardoso
Senior Vice President of Administrative Services, Family HealthCare Network
This award recognizes and celebrates the commitment and dedication demonstrated by an intern and graduating resident physician for providing exceptional and compassionate primary care at Family HealthCare Network.
Steven N. Parks, MD, Leadership Award
Presented by
Jennifer N. Davies, MD
Central California Ear, Nose, & Throat
President, Fresno Madera Medical Society (FMMS)
The Fresno Madera Medical Society is honored to present the Steven N. Parks, MD, Leadership Award.
Known for his vision, leadership, and guidance, during his 35 years of practice in Fresno, Dr. Parks made many outstanding contributions to the medical community, the profession, the FMMS and other professional organizations. His dedication and commitment to medicine continue through this leadership award, which was established by the medical society to recognize and encourage excellence in leadership development within organized medicine by residents and fellows and serves to stimulate similar efforts by other physicians in training.
The individual recipient, selected by the FMMS Board of Governors, is recognized during the UCSF Fresno commencement ceremony and is presented with a plaque and a monetary award.
Borba Resident and Fellow Research Awards and Faculty Research Award
Presented by
Eyad Almasri, MD
Assistant Dean for Research, UCSF Fresno
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
The Faculty Development and Scholarly Activity Committee reviews original research conducted by members of the faculty and house staff. Awards are given to recognize creative research judged to be the most significant and meritorious during the academic year.
Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching
Presented by Ivan Gomez, MD, FAAFP
Interim Director, Clinical Affairs, UCSF Fresno
Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno
Vice-Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
Clinical Professor, UCSF
Each year, the UCSF School of Medicine awards the prestigious Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching to four members of the clinical faculty. These awards recognize outstanding teaching, motivational skills and communication abilities.
One of these prestigious awards is reserved for a member of the clinical faculty at UCSF Fresno.
The winner is recognized at the commencement ceremony at the UCSF School of Medicine and is presented with a certificate and a significant monetary award.
The 2024 Kaiser Award Nominees Are:
Nicholas Betchel, DO
David Disbrow, MD
Ryan Ernst, MD
Mohamed Fayed, MD
Gregory Gaskin, MD
Claire Gibson, MD
Karen Kraus, MD
Braden Lind, MD
Marina Roytman, MD
Gregory Simpson, MD
Guramrinder Thind, MD
Arlin Venturina, MD
Katie Vuchkov, MD
Presentation of Graduates
Emergency Medicine
Global Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship
Wilderness Medicine Fellowship
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program
Family and Community Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Internal Medicine (Categorical)
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Hepatology Fellowship
Hematology and Oncology Fellowship
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Surgery
Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
Community Medical Centers General Dentistry
SJV PRIME
Emergency Medicine
Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD, Program Director
Nathan Thomas Maue Dreyfus, MD
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Dr. Dreyfus will begin an Emergency Medical Services Fellowship at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
William Frye, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Dr. Frye will practice Emergency Medicine in San Luis Obispo, California.
Madeline Giegold, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Giegold will practice Emergency Medicine in Seattle, Washington.
Meryn Hall, MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Dr. Hall will practice Emergency Medicine at Gallup Indian Medical Services in Gallup, New Mexico.
Sarah Phakeovilay Koser, MD
UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Koser will join the UCSF Fresno Department of Emergency Medicine as faculty.
Matthew Lippi, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dr. Lippi will begin a Toxicology Fellowship at UC San Diego in San Diego, California.
Paloma Marin-Nevarez, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Marin-Nevarez will practice Emergency Medicine at Adventist Health in Reedley, California.
Miles McDonough, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Dr. McDonough will practice Emergency Medicine in Sacramento, California.
Nicole Palmer, MD
UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Palmer will practice Emergency Medicine in Oregon.
Enid Picart, MD
UC Davis School of Medicine
Dr. Picart will practice Emergency Medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Fresno, California.
Nikhil Ranadive, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Ranadive will begin an Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Charlaine Valentino Roberto, MD
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Dr. Roberto will begin a Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Columbia University in New York, New York.
Global Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship
Ryan Ernst, MD, Program Director
Ranjita Raghavan, MD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Dr. Raghavan will practice Emergency Medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California.
Wilderness Medicine Fellowship
Susanne Spano, MD, Program Co-Director
Michelle Storkan, MD, Program Co-Director
Jonathan Bauman, MD
Creighton University School of Medicine
Dr. Bauman will practice Emergency Medicine at a community group in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Training Program
Fred Wu, PA-C, Program Director
Katelin Erickson, PA-C
Drexel University
Ms. Erickson will practice Emergency Medicine with Vituity in Los Banos, California.
Jasmine Lee, PA-C
Nova Southeastern University
Ms. Lee will practice Emergency Medicine at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California.
Ericson Hirose, PA-C
Pacific University
Mr. Hirose will practice Emergency Medicine with Northwest Acute Care Specialists in Portland, Oregon.
Family and Community Medicine
Sireesha Reddy, MD, Program Director
Melody Mijoy Adesuyan, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Adesuyan will begin an Obstetrics Fellowship at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California.
Micah Atwood, DO
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Atwood will begin a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
Sarah Cathryn Davis, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Davis will begin a Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Guadalupe Yessenia Diaz, DO
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Dr. Diaz will join the UCSF Fresno Department of Family and Community Medicine as faculty.
Allison Heather Go, DO
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Go has accepted a position in primary care at Kaiser Permanente in Fresno, California.
Zuyuan Milly Huang, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Huang has accepted a position with the North East Medical Services clinic in San Francisco, California.
Chase Edward Lancaster, DO
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Lancaster has accepted a position with United Health Centers in Fresno, California.
Poonamdeep Kaur Randhawa, MD
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Dr. Randhawa will practice Family Medicine in Sacramento, California.
Keerat Kaur Singh, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Singh has accepted a position with Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fremont, California.
Dan Vy Diem Tran, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Tran will practice Family Medicine in Milpitas, California.
Jessica Wang, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Wang will practice Family Medicine at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California.
Matthew Lok-Tow Yu, DO
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Yu has accepted a position with Dignity Health in Belmont, California.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Alireza Soleimani Fard, MD, Program Director
Ashley Nicole Gaing, DO
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Gaing has accepted a Palliative Care position with Legacy Health/OHSU in Oregon.
Saber Mohammad Khan, MD
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Dr. Khan will practice Internal Medicine as a Hospitalist in Kansas.
Aris Melkon Kurken Melkonian, MD
Baghdad University
Dr. Melkonian will practice Hospice and Palliative Medicine in Southern California.
Roxanne Talamayan-Pascua, MD
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Talamayan-Pascua has accepted a position with Kaweah Health in Visalia, California.
Internal Medicine Chief Residents
Steven Tringali, DO, Program Director
Rameen Rahbar Atefi, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Atefi has accepted a Hospitalist position with Internal Medicine at the VA Medical Center, Fresno, California.
Sujana Balla, MD
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College
Dr. Balla will begin a Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Utah.
Hunza Chaudhry, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Chaudhry will begin a Gastroenterology Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Joshua Wilkinson, DO
Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Wilkinson will begin a Nephrology Fellowship at Mass General /Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Internal Medicine
Steven Tringali, DO, Program Director
Shane Burnette, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Burnette will begin a Cardiology Fellowship at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California.
Catherine Escalada Cadang, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Dr. Cadang has accepted a Hospitalist position in Columbia, Missouri.
Jaagruthi Chitithoti, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Chitithoti will practice Internal Medicine in California.
Gurjap Dhaliwal, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Dhaliwal will practice Internal Medicine in California.
Ramandeep Kaur Dhillon, MD
UC Davis School of Medicine
Dr. Dhillon will practice Internal Medicine in California.
Jason Doornenbal, MD
Saba University School of Medicine
Dr. Doornenbal will begin a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Danielle Nicole Greenberg, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Greenberg will practice Hospitalist Medicine in Orange County, California.
Irene Guzman, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Guzman has accepted a position with Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California.
Jeffrey Hagino, DO
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Dr. Hagino has accepted a position with UC Davis.
Souad Hamade, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Hamade has accepted a Chief Resident position in the UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine.
Shannon Hana Izuka, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Izuka has accepted a Hospitalist position with the VA Central California Health Care System in Fresno, California.
Harsimranjit Kaur, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Kaur will begin a Nephrology Fellowship at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
Internal Medicine
Steven Tringali, DO, Program Director
Teale Ross Kitson, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Dr. Kitson has accepted a Chief Resident position in the UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine.
Jennifer Lee, DO
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Lee will begin an Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Breanna Lum, DO
Campbell University
Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Lum has accepted a position with Community Health Partners in Fresno, California.
Sai Priya Maddury, MD
Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad
Dr. Maddury will practice Hospitalist Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
Faisal Nabil Nasrawi, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Nasrawi will begin a Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Jasmine Beshi Nudanu, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Nudanu will begin a Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Illinois.
Daniel Park, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Park has accepted a Chief Resident position in the UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine.
Ernesto Rodriguez, MD
Xochicalco University Campus Tijuana
Dr. Rodriguez has accepted a Chief Resident position in the UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine.
Simran Dhillon Saini, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Saini will practice Internal Medicine in Fresno, California.
Kaitlyn Sun, DO
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Sun has accepted a position with John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, California.
Brittanie Renee Touma, DO
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of The Pacific
Dr. Touma has accepted a position with Community Health Partners in Fresno, California.
Kelly Tung, DO
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
Dr. Tung has accepted a Hospitalist position in the Bay Area in California.
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Richard Kiel, MD, Program Director
Baljit Singh Dhesi, MD
UC Davis School of Medicine
Dr. Dhesi will begin an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Lue Lao, MD
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Lao will practice Cardiology Medicine in Sacramento, California.
John S. Van Taunay, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Van Taunay will practice Non-Invasive Cardiology Medicine in Seattle, Washington.
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Mouatou Mouanoutoua, MD, Program Director
Seyed Mohammad Alamdar Zaidi, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Dr. Zaidi will begin a Structural Heart Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
Ankit Rathod, MD, Program Director
Vishal Kumar Narang, MD
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Dr. Narang will begin an Adult Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at UCSF Fresno.
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Helen Wong, MD, Program Director
Amitpaul Gill, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Gill has accepted a position with Fresno Gastroenterology in Fresno, California.
Justin Stites Lewis, MD
USC Keck School Of Medicine
Dr. Lewis has accepted a position with Adventist Health in Portland, Oregon.
Hepatology Fellowship
Marina Roytman, MD, Program Director
Harjot Bath, MD
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Dr. Bath will begin a Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Illinois.
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Haifaa Abdulhaq, MD, Program Director
Matthew Hyun Joon Lee, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Lee will be practicing Hematology/Oncology in California.
Jeffrey Takahiro Means, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Means has accepted a position at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, California.
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Geetha Sivasubramanian, MD, Program Director
Nancy Minh Thao Dang-Orita, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Dang-Orita will join the UCSF Fresno Division of Infectious Diseases as faculty.
Jessica Marie McFarland, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Dr. McFarland will join the UCSF Fresno Division of Infectious Diseases as faculty.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Kathryn Bilello, MD, Program Director
Evanpaul Gill, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Gill will join the UCSF Fresno Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care as faculty.
Ajay Mohan Ohri, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. Ohri has accepted a position with Kaiser Permanente in San Bernardino County, California.
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Lourdes Del Rosso, MD, Program Director
Farnaz AbbasiMoradi, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Dr. AbbasiMoradi will practice Sleep Medicine in a private practice.
Samuel Lee Bradshaw, MD
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Bradshaw has accepted a position with Eagle Sleep Medicine in A.T. Still University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Christopher Downer, MD, Program Director
Kimia Etemadi, DO
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Etemadi will practice OB-GYN medicine in California’s Central Valley.
Nisha Nalamala, MD
Temple University School of Medicine
Dr. Nalamala has accepted a position with Kaiser Permanente in Baldwin Park, California.
Shabnam Shahrestani, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Shahrestani has accepted a position with Sutter Health in Modesto, California.
Bhavi Vohra, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Vohra has accepted a position with Kaiser Permanente in Fresno, California.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
Brian Woo, DDS, MD, Program Director
Dominique Chagniot, DDS
USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
Dr. Chagniot will join an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice in the Bay Area in California.
Andrew Cook, DMD
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Cook will join an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice in Tucson, Arizona.
Eric Lee Grant, DMD
A.T. Still University Arizona School Of Dentistry and Oral Health
Dr. Grant will join an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Amir Nojoumi, DMD
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Nojoumi will join an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice in Sacramento, California.
Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction
Brian Woo, DDS, MD, Program Director
Jeffrey Seth Goldstein, DDS, MD
University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Dentistry
Giesinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Dr. Goldstein has accepted a position with North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Nathan Hoekzema, MD, Program Director
Jefferson Li, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Dr. Li will begin a Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship at Mass General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Soudabeh Sedghi, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Dr. Sedghi will begin an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at UC San Diego in San Diego, California.
Torre Michael Soderlund, MD
USC Keck School Of Medicine
Dr. Soderlund will begin a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Congress Medical Associates in Pasadena, California.
Jacob Zipperstein, MD
Central Michigan College of Medicine
Dr. Zipperstein will begin an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
Pediatrics
Steven Foster, DO, Program Director
Catherine Yewen Cong, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Cong will practice Pediatric Medicine in California.
Denise Le DeWhitt, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. DeWhitt will join the UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics as faculty.
Omar Hanafy, MD
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Dr. Hanafy will join the UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics as faculty.
Sharon May Lee, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Dr. Lee will practice Hospitalist Pediatric Medicine in Oregon.
Alia Michelle McKean, DO
Touro University
California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. McKean will join the UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics as faculty.
Maria Concepcion De Jesus Mendoza, MD
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Dr. Mendoza will begin a NICU Fellowship at USC.
Jennifer Thao Ngo, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Ngo will practice Pediatric Medicine in California.
Psychiatry
Craig Campbell, MD, Program Director
Eric Martin Blumenfeld, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Blumenfeld will join the UCSF Fresno clinical faculty at the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health.
Kesley Buehler, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Buehler will practice Psychiatry at the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health.
Jaberpreet Singh Dhaliwal, DO
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Dr. Dhaliwal will practice Psychiatry Medicine in California’s Bay Area.
Parveen Hussain, DO
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Hussain will join the UCSF Fresno clinical faculty at the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health.
Wentao Abram Pan, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Dr. Pan will practice Psychiatry in the Sacramento area.
Roman Christopher M. Roque, DO
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Roque will join the UCSF Fresno faculty at the VA Central California Healthcare System.
Surgery
Amy Kwok, MD, Program Director
Amna A. Ali, MD
University of Missouri
Columbia School of Medicine
Dr. Ali will begin a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tyler Jeffrey Collins, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Dr. Collins will begin a Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at SUNY Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.
Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD
UC Irvine College of Medicine
Dr. Covarrubias will begin a Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at ALSA Medical Group in Fresno, California.
Airi Katoh, MD
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Dr. Katoh will begin a Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Justin Scott Van Hoorebeke, MD
Frank H. Netter, MD School of Medicine
Dr. Van Hoorebeke will begin a Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.
Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
Nancy Parks, MD, Program Director
Nicholas Robert Faunce, MD University of Kansas School of Medicine
Dr. Faunce will join a practice in Bend, Oregon.
Julio Cesar Lopez-Maldonado, MD University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Dr. Lopez-Maldonado has accepted a position in the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital.
Community Medical Centers General Dentistry
Oskar Peikar, DDS, Program Director
Damian Alvarado, DDS
Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)
Dr. Alvarado will complete a second year of residency at Community Medical Centers.
Ashley de la Vega, DDS
Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)
Dr. de la Vega will complete a second year of residency at Community Medical Centers.
Hyam Kaou, DDS
University of the Pacific
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Dr. Kaou will work in private pratice.
Macye Pau, DMD
Boston University
Dr. Pau will work in private pratice in Fresno, California.
Community Medical Centers General Dentistry
Oskar Peikar, DDS, Program Director
Hilda Prieto, DDS
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Universidad de la Salle Mexico
Dr. Prieto will complete a second year of residency at Community Medical Centers.
Jasmine Sandhu, DDS
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Dr. Sandhu will begin a Pediatric Dentistry Residency.
Vladimir Sarkisov, DDS
UCSF School of Dentistry
Dr. Sarkisov will work in private pratice.
UCSF SJV PRIME
Loren Alving, MD, Program
Director
Inder Bal, MD
Dr. Bal will begin an Internal Medicine Residency at UC Davis.
Vanessa Mora Molina, MD
Dr. Mora Molina will begin a Surgery Residency at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
Jacob Perez-Stringer, MD
Dr. Perez-Stringer will begin an Emergency Medicine Residency at UCSF Fresno.
Kiran Sangha, MD
Dr. Sangha will begin an Internal Medicine Residency at UC Irvine.
UCSF SJV PRIME
Loren Alving, MD, Program Director
Kyle Shen, MD
Dr. Shen will begin an Internal Medicine Residency at UC San Diego.
Chris Teran, MD
Dr. Teran will begin an Emergency Medicine Residency at UCSF Fresno.
Charis Turner, MD
Dr. Turner will begin a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Sam Vydro, MD
Dr. Vydro will begin a Preliminary Year in Surgery at UCSF.
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