Fellows
3rd Year

Huan Dong, MD
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Email: [email protected]
Academic/Clinical interests: Infectious Disease epidemiology and transmission dynamics, molecular and genetic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, sexually transmitted infections, LGBTQ+ health, Planetary and "One Health", Medical Education
General interests: Musical theatre, dance, bouldering, trying new restaurants/food, playing with my nieces/nephews
Why UCLA?: The faculty and trainees here have made me feel exceptional welcome since Day 1 of medical school. Throughout my journey at UCLA, I've had robust support and encouragement to pursue small and big academic projects including an NIH-Fogarty / UCGHI "Glocal" Global Health Fellowship during medical school, where I had the opportunity to take a year to run my original-design study in Vietnam. The individuals at UCLA are friendly and the training environment is non-intimidating; I feel welcomed and prepared for success here!
2nd Year

Weston Maier, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: University at Buffalo
1st Year

Neema Pithia, MD
Undergraduate: UCLA and USC
Medical School: UC Irvine
Residency: UCLA
Fellowship: Neonatology, UCLA
Academic/Clinical Interests: Congenital Infections, Epidemiology, Global Health, Bioinformatics
General Interests: Spending time with my family and friends, food, music, trying new exercise classes
Why UCLA?: It's been great for my training so far! There are tons of research and academic opportunities to learn and build a career.