Pathology

2024 - 2025 Pathology Housestaff

Post Junior Fellows

Fiona Lane

Fiona Lane

Post Junior Fellow
Trinity University

Tiffany Sanchez

Tiffany Sanchez

Post Junior Fellow
Cornell University

Residents

Giovanni Botten

Giovanni Botten, MD, PhD

PGY1 AP
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Cody Forsyth, DO

Cody Forsyth, DO

PGY1 AP/CP
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Eevee Hojberg, MD

Yvonne (Eevee) Hojberg, MD

PGY1 AP/CP
Western Michigan University

Maggie Tsang, MD

Maggie Tsang, MD

PGY1 AP/CP
University of California Los Angeles

Ken Zhu, MD

Ken Zhu, MD

PGY1 AP/CP
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Mahmuod Abdeljaber

Mahmuod (Mach) Abdeljaber, MD, PharmD

PGY2 AP/CP
Western Michigan University

Chao Chen

Chao Chen, MD, PhD

PGY2 AP/CP
Jitin University

Benjamin Emert

Benjamin Emert, MD, PhD

PGY2 AP
University of Pennsylvania

Cullen Lilley, MD, MS, MA

Cullen Lilley, MD, MS, MA, MB(ASCP)

PGY2 AP/CP
Loyola University Chicago

Heather Ross

Heather Ross, MD

PGY2 AP/CP
Thomas Jefferson University

Hiro Ross

Hiro Ross, MD

PGY2 AP
Oregon Health & Science University

Ruoji Zhou, MD, PhD

Ruoji Zhou, MD, PhD

PGY2 AP/CP
Shanghai Medical College

Erica Fermon

Erica Fermon, MD

PGY3 CP
Meharry Medical College

Joseph Giessinger, DO, MS

Joseph Giessinger, DO, MS

PGY3 AP/CP
AT Still University of Health Sciences

Joel Raqueno, DO

Joel Raqueno, DO

PGY3 AP/CP
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Yuan Shui

Yuan Shui, MD

PGY3 AP/CP
Xiang Ya Medical School, Changsha, China

Rosa Valencia, DO

Rosa Valencia, DO

PGY3 AP/CP
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at Pomona

Yu, Weibo

Weibo Yu, MD

PGY3 AP/CP
Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Taylor Howard

Taylor Howard, MD

PGY4 AP/CP
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Alex Oliveira Kowaleski

Alex Oliveira-Kowaleski, MD

PGY4 AP
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil

Joshua Pierce, MD, PhD

Joshua Pierce, MD, PhD

PGY4 AP/CP
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Rakshit Tyagi

Rakshit Tyagi, MD

PGY4 AP/CP
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Amanda Zand

Amanda Zand, MD

PGY4 AP/CP
University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine

Surgical Pathology Fellows

Jhanvi Kantora

Jhanvi Kanotra, MD

Surgical Pathology - Olive View Medical Center - Year 1
Louisiana State University, University of Iowa

Narasimhalu, Tara

Tara Narasimhalu, MD

GI/Liver Pathology
University of California Los Angeles

Riahi, Irene

Irene Riahi, MD

GI/Liver Pathology
University of California Los Angeles

Jonee Taylor

Jonee Taylor, MD

Surgical Pathology - Olive View Medical Center - Year 2
University of San Francisco

Tiffany Yin, MD

Tiffany Yin, MD

GI/Liver Pathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Cytopathology

Fortes, Precious Ann

Precious Fortes, MD, MHS

Cytopathology - PGY5
University of California Los Angeles

Min Zhang, MD, PhD, MS

Min Zhang, MD, PhD, MS

Cytopathology - PGY5
University of California Los Angeles

Dermatopathology

Shanice McKenzie, MD

Shanice McKenzie, MD

Dermatopathology - PGY5
University of Southern California

Joshua Mo, MD

Joshua Mo, MD

Dermatopathology - PGY5
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Hematopathology

Hwang, Sophia

Sophia Hwang, MD

Hematopathology - PGY5
University of California Los Angeles 

Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Saeideh Torabi Dalivandan

Saeideh Torabi Dalivandan, PhD, MB(ASCP), CGMBS

Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) - Year 2
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Wenjuan Zhang, PhD

Wenjuan Zhang, PhD

Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) - Year 1
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Molecular Genetic Pathology

Hilda Mirbaha, MD

Hilda Mirbaha, MD

Molecular Genetic Pathology - PGY5
University of California Los Angeles

Neuropathology

Jason Sinclair, MD

Jason Sinclair, MD

Neuropathology - Year 1
University of Missouri

Zhang, Ting

Ting Zhang, MD, PhD

Neuropathology - Year 2
University of California Los Angeles

Clinical PhD Fellows

Shekina Gonzalez-Ferrer, PhD

Shekina Gonzalez-Ferrer, PhD

Clinical Microbiology - Year 1
University of Pittsburgh

Amorce Lima, PhD, MB(ASCP)

Amorce Lima, PhD, MB(ASCP)

Clinical Microbiology - Year 1
University of South Florida

Shaimaa Maher, PhD

Shaimaa Maher, PhD

Clinical Chemistry - Year 1
Cleveland State University

Colette Match Matysiak

Colette Match, PhD

Clinical Microbiology - Year 2
Harvard University

Mario Pulido

Mario Pulido, PhD

Immunogenetics - Year 2
University of Southern California

Yuxin Yin, PhD

Yuxin Yin, PhD

Immunogenetics - Year 2
Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Science

Ran Zhou

Ran Zhuo, PhD

Clinical Microbiology - Year 2
University of Alberta