Our Alumni
Our Recent Graduates
The breadth and depth of training at UCLA prepares graduates of our fellowship program to pursue diverse careers in all corners of Pulmonary & Critical Care medicine. See below for a list of our recent alumni and their respective career paths.
Class of 2025
| Houda Boucekkine | University of Southern California |
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| Siyuan Cao | St. Elizabeth’s/Boston Medical Center, Boston University |
| Gabrielle De Allie | Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA |
| Danielle Hron | Pulmonary Vascular Disease Advanced Fellowship, UCLA |
| Ani Kumar | Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, CA |
| Jing Ren | UCLA STAR Research Fellow/Clinical Instructor |
| Katie Seibert | Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Medical Center |
| Niko Spanos | Queen’s Hospital, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI |
| Jay Thetford | UC Irvine |
Class of 2024
| Adam Brownstein | UCLA Clinical Instructor, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program |
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| Jessica Channick | UCLA STAR Research Fellow/Clinical Instructor |
| Laura Glassman | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center |
| Gustavo Hernandez | Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA |
| Dan Hoesterey | Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
| J. Max Lucki | Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA |
| Benjamin Murray | Asheville Pulmonary Associates, Asheville, NC |
| Emily Schwitzer | UCLA Clinical Instructor + Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
| Christina Tripsas | UCLA STAR Research Fellow/Clinical Instructor |
| Miki Ueoka | Queen's Hospital, University of Hawaii, Interventional Pulmonary |
Class of 2023
| Hana Bakalli | Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK |
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| Jennifer Chang | Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR |
| Victor Chun | Assistant Professor, UC San Diego |
| Jane Fazio | UCLA STAR Research Fellow/Clinical Instructor + Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
| Christiana Hayward | Assistant Professor, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| Chris Miller | UCLA Clinical Instructor, North Valley + Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
| Zachary Taich | West Coast Pulmonary, Oxnard, CA |
| Michael Troy | UCLA Clinical Instructor, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program |
| Jared Wilkinson | Assistant Professor, Lung Transplant and Pulmonary Vascular Disease, INOVA, Fairfax, VA |
Class of 2022
| Lawrence Benjamin | UCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Assistant Professor + Staff Physician West Los Angeles VA |
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| Sarathi Bhattacharyya | MemorialCare Medicine Group, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center |
| Kevin Eng | Faculty, West Los Angeles VA |
| Gilad Jaffe | Scripps Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA |
| Roberto Mempin | Kaiser Permanente, Orange County, CA |
| Jiyeon Seo | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| Richard Watson | UCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Assistant Professor + Staff Physician West Los Angeles VA |
Class of 2021
| Ana Costa Monteiro | UCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Assistant Professor |
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| David Dai | Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Medical Center |
| Iheanacho (Obi) Emeruwa | UCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Assistant Professor |
| Leeyen Hsu | Mid Valley Pulmonary Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA |
| Sonia Jasuja | UCLA Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program |
| Alexander Sherman | UC Davis, Assistant Clinical Professor |
| Carolyn Shover | Remote Tele-ICU Consultant, Australia |
| Rajat Suri | Assistant Professor, UC San Diego |
| Nathan Yee | Assistant Professor, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |