Current Residents

PGY-4

Shanice Beaumont, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Undergrad: New York University
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine

Daniel Castaneda, MD
(he/him/his)

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Undergrad: Davidson College
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Regional Campus
Hobbies: cooking, hiking, running, playing ice hockey, and watching Florida Panthers hockey

Prisca Diala, MD
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Eastvale, CA
Undergrad: Pomona College
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Hobbies: reading, dancing, cooking, and going to brunch

Audra Fain, MD
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergrad: George Washington University
Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Hobbies: reading, perfecting my chocolate chip cookie recipe, slow-but-steady jogging

Kristen Hori, MD
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Hobbies: soccer, yoga, going to the beach, and trying new restaurants 

Jasmine Robinson, MD

Hometown: Shawnee, OK
Undergrad: Cornell University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Omar Rosete, MD
(he/him/his)

Hometown: Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Undergrad: University of Florida
Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Hobbies: running, playing basketball, watching sports (Go Heat!), and exploring new restaurants

Edward Valle, MD

Hometown: East Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

 

Esther Wu, MD 
(she/her/hers) 
Resident III / PGY4

PGY-3

Brian Benitez, MD 
(he/him/his) 

Nicholas Carreathers, MD 

Hometown: Covina, CA 
Undergrad: University of California, San Diego 
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine 

 

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 Grace Cavanaugh, MD 
(she/her/hers)

Hometown:  Boston, MA 
Undergrad & Major:  College of the Holy Cross, Chemistry/Psychology 
Medical School:  Harvard Medical School 
Hobbies: reading, going to museums, group exercise, spending time with my husband and our dog 

 

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 Violeta Covarrubias 
(she/her/hers)  

Hometown: Pomona, CA/Nayarit, Mexico  
Undergrad & Major: UCLA, Human Biology and Society, B.S., Global Health, Minor  
Medical School:  UC Riverside School of Medicine 
Hobbies: snuggling my daughter, wrestling things out of my corgi’s mouth, annoying my husband, listening to true crime podcasts, and embroidering ♥  

 

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Uma Doshi, MD 
(she/her/hers)

 

 

 

 

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Suma Gudipati, MD 
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA/Düsseldorf, Germany
Undergrad & Major: UC Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology 
Medical School: UC San Diego
Hobbies: Anything in the sun (hiking, camping, backpacking, tennis, running on the beach), cooking, spending time with friends & family, finding the best croissant in LA

 

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Erin Jaquillard   
(she/her/hers)  

Rachel Mernoff  
(she/her/hers)  

Hometown: Providence, RI 
Undergrad and major: UCLA, Anthropology 
Medical School: UCSF 
Hobbies: Pottery, watercolor, sculpture, reading, hiking, yoga, gardening 

 

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Jessica Vazquez  
(she/her/hers)  

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergrad and Major: UCLA Biology Major, Global Health Minor 
Medical School: USC Keck School of Medicine  
Hobbies: Cooking and baking, thrifting, rewatching my favorite shows, spending time with family and friends  

 

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Weirui Xiao 
(she/her/hers)  

PGY-2

Andrea Alatorre, MD
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Undergrad & Major: University of Notre Dame, Neuroscience
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Hobbies: yoga, travelling, fashion & online shopping, scrolling on TikTok, 3+ hour naps on Sunday afternoons, hanging out with friends and family :)

Sarah Berlin, MD, MS
(She/her/hers)

Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Santa Cruz, Human Biology
Medical School: UC Riverside School of Medicine
Hobbies: Cooking & eating (especially new foods), exploring new places, hiking, camping, binging TV shows while cleaning, being with family & friends

Danae Byer, MD

Hometown: Belmont, Trinidad & Tobago🛢️🌴
Undergrad & Major: Howard University, Biology Major, Chemistry & Health Education Minor
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC
Hobbies: Sewing, dance, live music performances, TV shows & movies, game nights & learning new languages!

Allison Chu, MD, MS
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Arcadia, CA 
Undergrad & Major: Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology 
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine 
Hobbies: Being outside/in the sun, photography, volleyball, tennis, and exploring restaurants/coffee shops with friends!

Lisette Collins, MD
(she/her/hers)

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Santa Barbara, Biopsychology
Medical School: CDU/UCLA Medical Education Program
Hobbies: cooking/baking, workout classes, spending time with friends, and reality TV!

Jordan Gawon Shin, MD

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Undergrad & major: UC Berkeley, Integrative Biology
Medical School: UC Irvine
Hobbies: working out, trying new restaurants and bars, hosting dinner parties, traveling, spending time with family and friends!

Ellery Koelker-Wolfe, MD

Hometown: Atlanta, GA and Pasadena, CA
Undergrad and major: Claremont McKenna College, Biochemistry
Medical school: Harvard Medical School
Hobbies: playing/coaching/watching basketball, running, hiking, cooking (eating) – all better with friends and family

Ava Mandelbaum, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergrad & Major: UC Berkeley, Cognitive Science 
Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University 
Hobbies: anything outside (hiking, trail running, biking, skiing, camping), baking, exploring new food spots, and spending time with friends and family😊

Brenna Martinez, MD

Hometown: Arvada, Colorado 
Undergrad & Major: Williams College, Psychology 
Medical School: USC Keck School of Medicine 
Hobbies: Thrifting, camping, trying new restaurants, traveling, pilates, laughing with my friends and family

Leane Nasrallah, MD, MPH

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad & Major: UCLA, Biology and Public Health
Medical School: UCLA
Hobbies: sharing quality meals with friends and family, baking and (trying to) decorate cakes, and always looking for a reason to be near the ocean

PGY-1

Licia Bravo, MD

Chinmayee Balachandra, MD

Kandace Fung, MD

 

 

 

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Riya Goel, MD  
Pronouns: she/her/hers 

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA 
Undergrad & Major: University of Southern California, Human Biology 
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine 
Hobbies: swimming, going for long walks, binge watching TV shows, quality time with friends and family, and portrait photography! 

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Alexander In, MD 

Hometown: Military Brat / Buena Park, CA 
Undergrad & Major: UC Davis, Exercise Biology 
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine 
Hobbies: Anything that has to do with coffee, food, board games and hanging out with my man! 

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Chista Irani, MD 

Lucy Harvey, MD

 

 

 

 

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Luke Murphy, MD

 

 

 

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Annette Okafor, MD  

Hometown: Eagan, Minnesota  
Undergrad & Major: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biology, Gender & Women's Studies  
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago  
Hobbies: Yoga, Reality TV (especially Bravo), Finding the best brunch spot in the city 

 

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Avery Robinson-Phelps, MD

 

 

 

 

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