Meet the Fellows

Hometown: Sanliurfa, Turkey
Medical School: Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Postgraduate: SUNY Downstate
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I almost became a neurosurgeon. I briefly trained in neurosurgery before switching to pathology.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Learning more about cytopathology and enjoying the sunny weather in LA
Pathology Interest(s): Cytopathology, GYN Pathology

Hometown: Camp Springs, MD 
Undergraduate: University of Maryland College Park
Medical School: American University of Antigua
Postgraduate: National Institutes of Health
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Hiked Kilimanjaro! Love playing tennis, brewing coffee, and the great outdoors
What are you looking forward to most this year: Exploring National Parks
Pathology Interest(s): Molecular Pathology and New Frontiers in Diagnostic Pathology

Hometown: Tempe, AZ
Undergraduate: Arizona State University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Postgraduate:  Mayo Clinic Rochester (Dermatology)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Watching basketball, birdwatching, pottery, painting my nails 
What are you looking forward to most this year: Working through interesting Dermpath cases 
Pathology Interest(s): Blistering disorders, alopecia 

Hometown: Porter Ranch, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Postgraduate: Harbor UCLA Residency, UCLA Women’s Health Fellowship
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I have a 6-year old son who keeps me busy! Currently we are into Minecraft and Sonic the Hedgehog.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Diving deeper into Dermatopathology
Pathology Interest(s): Dermatopathology and Bone and Soft Tissue

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: Kansas City University
Postgraduate: UCSD
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Trying new restaurants, dynasty fantasy football, movies, video games, spending time at the beach 
What are you looking forward to most this year: Gain confidence/expertise in hematopathology, network outside my training program, and learn from outstanding teaching faculty  
Pathology Interest(s): Hematopathology 

Hometown: Buena Park, CA
Undergraduate: UC Riverside
Medical School: Kansas City University
Postgraduate: UCLA Pathology Residency
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I'm into gym/sports, video games, occasional TV shows, and I can't stop bopping to mid/late 2000s early 2010s music 
What are you looking forward to most this year: Thanksgiving and Christmas/winter holiday season
Pathology Interest(s): Hematopathology, Surgical Pathology

Hometown: Hicksville, NY
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Postgraduate: UCLA AP/CP Residency
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I like going to the gym, running/walking everywhere, playing video games, biking, playing piano/guitar, and (very rarely) driving my Miata
What are you looking forward to most this year: Finding a job (hopefully)
Pathology Interest(s):  Hematopathology, Informatics

Hometown: Shandong, China
Undergraduate: Ludong University
Postgraduate: University of Chinese Academy of Science
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Noodles are the best, I can eat them three times a day 
What are you looking forward to most this year: Job opportunities
Pathology Interest(s): Cytogenetics

Hometown: Tianjin, China
Undergraduate: Peking University Health Science Center
Medical School: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Postgraduate: Baylor College of Medicine (Postdoc research and CBG fellowship)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Hiking, landscape photography
What are you looking forward to most this year: Enjoy the city life of LA
Pathology Interest(s): Cancer Genetics

Hometown: Tijuana, Mexico
Undergraduate: Arizona State University 
Postgraduate: UC Irvine
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Horror movies, long walks outdoors, and consider myself a proud In-N-Out enthusiast. 
What are you looking forward to most this year: Crossing more iconic L.A. food spots off my bucket list and passing all of my certification exams
Pathology Interest(s): Molecular Genetics, Genomic Diagnostics, and Cytogenetics

Hometown: Westminster, CA   
Undergraduate: UCSD
Medical School: UCSF
Postgraduate: University of Hawaii, Duke University, University of Missouri
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Previously practiced as a radiologist
What are you looking forward to most this year: Diving deeper into the molecular basis of disease
Pathology Interest(s): Neuropathology, Molecular Pathology

Hometown: El Monte, CA  
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University - University Park
Medical School: Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Eating, sunsets, plants in nature, cooking, hanging with friends and family
Pathology Interest(s): Neuropathology

Hometown: Westlake Village, CA
Undergraduate: UCSD
Medical School: A.T. Still University
Postgraduate: UCLA
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Weightlifting, TV/Film, Champagne and Wine
What are you looking forward to most this year: Moving closer to mastery in my specialty, building stronger professional relationships and focusing on patient centered growth
Pathology Interest(s): Transfusion Medicine, Lab Directorship/Leadership

Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: Drexel University
Postgraduate: University of Virginia
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I have two cats and want to publish a novel one day
What are you looking forward to most this year: Learning as much as I can
Pathology Interest(s): Transfusion Medicine

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: California State University, Northridge
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Postgraduate: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I am a diehard fan of the back-to-back World Series Champion Dodgers.
What are you looking forward to most this year: My family trip to El Salvador.
Pathology Interest(s): As the Genitourinary Fellow, I am also particularly interested in Kidney tumors.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergraduate: UCLA 
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Trying new restaurants, visiting family and friends
What are you looking forward to most this year: Learn more Pathology and seeing interesting cases 
Pathology Interest(s): Bone and Soft Tissue, Thoracic Pathology 

Hometown: Taiyuan, China
Medical School: Soochow University Medical College
Postgraduate: The University of Hong Kong (PhD)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I enjoy road trips, hiking, cooking, baking, and spending time with family.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Strengthening my diagnostic skills through the diverse, high-volume case experience at UCLA.
Pathology Interest(s): Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology, Hematopathology

Hometown: Wuhu, China
Undergraduate: Central South University, China
Medical School: Central South University, China
Postgraduate: Capital Medical University, China
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Quality time with my family and exploring new cuisines.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Pathology training, growing professionally, and preparing for a successful career.
Pathology Interest(s): Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology, Cytopathology

Hometown: Yerevan, Armenia
Medical School: Yerevan State Medical University
Postgraduate: Pathology Residency at The George Washington University 
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I enjoy traveling, exploring new cuisines, playing tennis and soccer
What are you looking forward to most this year: Learning through cases and building strong mentorship relationships.
Pathology Interest(s): Breast and Gynecologic Pathology with interest in clinical and molecular data.

Hometown: Henan, China
Medical School: Xinxiang Medical University, Peking Union Medical College
Postgraduate: Capital Medical University
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I enjoy spending time with family and friends and exploring new places to eat.
What are you looking forward to most this year: I look forward to building strong sign-out skills to deliver clinically useful diagnoses.
Pathology Interest(s): Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, General Surgical Pathology

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: UC Santa Cruz
Postgraduate: UCLA (PhD)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I love dancing (both professionally and socially) and martial arts! 
What are you looking forward to most this year: I’m most looking forward to our virology rotation!
Pathology Interest(s): Molecular Pathology, Clinical Microbiology, Neuroinfectious diseases, Bioinformatics

Hometown: Bogura, Bangladesh
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Postgraduate: The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Travel, Hiking, Cooking
What are you looking forward to most this year: Validating new tests that we can offer
Pathology Interest(s): Infectious disease, Antimicrobial susceptibility

Hometown: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Undergraduate: Kashmir University, India
Postgraduate: Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India (PhD)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: I enjoy family time, cooking, road trips, mentoring, finance and investing.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Immunogenetics HLA typing, crossmatching, and antibody interpretation areas.
Pathology Interest(s): Immunogenetics, histocompatibility, and transplant immunology

Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC
Undergraduate: UNC-Chapel Hill
Postgraduate: Drexel University (PhD)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Cycling (bikepacking), playing billiards, and enjoying live music.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Spend time rounding with and learning from the clinical care teams!
Pathology Interest(s): Designing and optimizing sequencing workflows, including metagenomics, to aid in the diagnosis of culture-negative or complicated infections

Hometown: Gary, Indiana
Undergraduate: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Postgraduate: University of California, Irvine (PhD) 
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Watching basketball (GO Bruins!). I’m also a shoe collector and enjoy cooking.
What are you looking forward to most this year: Applying what I learned in the field and learning from my colleagues!
Pathology Interest(s): Blood-based biomarkers and optimizing/developing new tests for early disease detection.

Hometown: Junction City, Wisconsin
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Postgraduate: Stony Brook University (Microbiology and Immunology)
Favorite Hobbies/Weekend Activities: Running, hiking, snowboarding
What are you looking forward to most this year: Exploring Los Angeles. Possibly trying surfing.
Pathology Interest(s): Next generation sequencing, vector borne diseases, and antimicrobial resistance.