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 BoucekkineUniversity of Southern California
Siyuan CaoSt. Elizabeth’s/Boston Medical Center, Boston University
Gabrielle De AllieKaiser Permanente, Downey, CA
Danielle HronPulmonary Vascular Disease Advanced Fellowship, UCLA
Ani KumarLong Beach Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Jing RenUCLA Medical Center + UCLA STAR Research Fellow
Katie SeibertKaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Medical Center
Niko SpanosQueen’s Hospital, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Jay ThetfordUC Irvine

Class of 2024

Adam BrownsteinUCLA Medical Center, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Jessica ChannickUCLA Medical Center + UCLA STAR Research Fellow
Laura GlassmanSanta Clara Valley Medical Center
Gustavo HernandezKaiser Permanente, Downey, CA
Dan HoestereyUniversity of Washington
J. Max LuckiKaiser Permanente, Downey, CA
Benjamin MurrayAsheville Pulmonary Associates, Asheville, NC
Emily SchwitzerUCLA Medical Center + Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Christina TripsasUCLA Medical Center + UCLA STAR Research Fellow
Miki UeokaQueen's Hospital, University of Hawaii, Interventional Pulmonary

Class of 2023

Hana BakalliAlaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK
Jennifer ChangKaiser Permanente, Portland, OR
Victor ChunUC San Diego
Jane FazioUCLA STAR Research Fellow + Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Christiana HaywardHarbor-UCLA Medical Center
Chris MillerUCLA Medical Center, North Valley + Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Zachary TaichWest Coast Pulmonary, Oxnard, CA
Michael TroyUCLA Medical Center, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Jared WilkinsonLung Transplant and Pulmonary Vascular Disease, INOVA, Fairfax, VA

Class of 2022

Lawrence BenjaminUCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Medical Center + West Los Angeles VA
Sarathi BhattacharyyaMemorialCare Medicine Group, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Kevin EngWest Los Angeles VA
Gilad JaffeScripps Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA
Roberto MempinKaiser Permanente, Orange County, CA
Jiyeon SeoCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Richard WatsonUCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Medical Center + West Los Angeles VA

Class of 2021

Ana Costa MonteiroUCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Medical Center
David DaiKaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Medical Center
Iheanacho (Obi) EmeruwaUCLA STAR Research graduate; UCLA Medical Center
Leeyen HsuMid Valley Pulmonary Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA
Sonia JasujaUCLA Medical Center, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program
Alexander ShermanUC Davis
Carolyn ShoverRemote Tele-ICU Consultant, Australia
Rajat SuriUC San Diego
Nathan YeeHarbor-UCLA Medical Center