Bruin Beans Alumni and Past CORE Kidney Staff

Learn more about some of the amazing students and staff who have been a part of CORE Kidney at UCLA Health. See where they are now, and how CORE Kidney has shaped their paths.

            Founding Members of Bruin Beans Health Club 

bbhc founders

From left to right: John Sinclair, Eileen Joseph, Dr. Anjay Rastogi, Maha Qubain, Jessica Matul

Not pictured: Christina Lopez

Take a look at what our Bruin Beans Alumni are up to now!

NameGraduating YearBruin Beans PositionCurrent Position
Arjun Anumula2025President, 2024-2025Arjun is pursuing his MD at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.
Ashley Ma2025Internal Director, 2023 - 2024Ashley is now pursuing her MD at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. 
Amy Shimizu2025Co-President, 2023-2024Amy is pursuing her RN license at UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing. 
Samuel Reantaso2025 Samuel is working as an ER Technician
Jacob Torres2025 Jacob is working as a Sales Development Representative Intern at Mindset and Milestones
Jerica Fang2025 Jerica is working as a Dental Assistant at Dentistry by Dr. Doshi
Neelaj Das2025 Neelaj is pursuing an MD at Touro University School of Medicine
Josh Ooka2023Co-President, 2022-2023Josh is pursuing his MD at John A. Burns School of Medicine at University of Hawaii. 
Anuradha Raghu2023Co-President, 2022-2023Anuradha is pursuing her MD at University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Michael Nguyen2023 Michael is now at the UCSF School of Pharmacy
Jordan Ziegler2023 Jordan is now working as an EMT at Ambiance Medical Transportation
Amber Lim2023 Amber is now a Research Associate at Gordian Biotechnology. 
Ven Chavez2023 Ven is now working as an assistant at Yuma Nephrology
Rami Abuqubo2022 Rami is now at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anna Reese2022 Anna is now working as a Scientist at AstraZeneca pharmaceuticals.
Harshita Talkad2022 Harshita is now pursuing her MD at University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Diana Jimenez2022 Diana is now pursuing her MD at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as part of the PRIME-LA Program.
Michelle Ma2022 Michelle is pursuing her Master's of Physiology at UCLA
Lucas Marques2022 Lucas is now working in Research at Cedars Sinai
Jagannathan Rangarajan2022 Jagannathan is now working as a Data Analyst at Kaiser Permanente. 
Preeti Tamhankar 2022 Preeti is now working as a Clinical Data Aide at Stanford University's School of Medicine. 
Ariana Apopei2021 Ariana is now in the USC Post-baccalaureate Premed Program
Minnie Zhang2021 Minnie is pursuing her MD at Wayne State University School of Medicine. 
Shreya Neogi 2021 Shreya is now working as a Senior Product Designer at Wells Fargo. 
Pamela Torresdey2021 Pamela is now working as an Operations Supervisor at Providence Health Plan.
Sneha Bhargava2021 Sneha is pursuing her MD at Wayne State University School of Medicine. 
Tara Marashi2021 Tara is now pursuing her Masters in Genetic Counseling at David Geffen School of Medicine.
Brandon Phan 2020 Brandon received his MD from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and is now working as a Family Medicine Resident at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. 
Asailah Brown2020 Asailah is now working as a Public Health Investigator at LA County's Department of Public Health. 
Reid Ponder2020 Reid is now working as a Research Coordinator at UCLA Health Heart and Vascular Care
Drishti Jain2020 Drishti is now pursuing her MD at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. 
Nikki Nguyen 2020 Nikki is currently working as a Referral Triage Specialist at OneLegacy. 
Stella Savvidou2020 Stella is pursuing a Master's of Research in Cardiology and Respiratory Health at Imperial College London
Chloe Castaneda2020 Chloe is currently pursuing her MD at Keck School of Medicine at USC.