Current Residents

Chief Residents

PGY3 Chief Ramamahesh Seeni MD

Medical School: George Washington University, Washington DC
Hometown: Milpitas, CA
Career Goals: Hospitalist, Hospital Administrator
Hobbies: Basketball, golf, soccer, DC and Marvel comics/TV shows

PGY3 Chief Sachin Sreenivasan MD

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso Tx
Hometown: Amarillo, TX
Career Goals: Fellowship, undecided specialty
Hobbies: Basketball, football, hiking, trying new restaurants

PGY 3 Chief Sruthi Sundaram MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati OH
Hometown: Stow, OH
Career Goals: Global health, hospital medicine, academic medicine, teaching
Hobbies: Hiking, singing, producing music

PGY3 Chief George Wennerberg MD

Medical School: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Hometown: Hagerstown, MD
Career Goals: Unsure, but open to anything. Considering a fellowship
Hobbies: Road biking, running, swimming, hiking, chess. reading history books, watching movies and spending time with my wife.

Current Residents

Sekani J. Allen MD

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison WI
Hometown: Racine, WI
Career Goals: Hematology/Oncology
Hobbies: Music, Spoken Word Poetry, Cooking, Video Games, Movie/Game Nights, Drawing, Weight Lifting, Social Activism

Valery C. Batimba Bessi MD

Medical School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville TN
Hometown: Yaounde, CMR / Huntsville, AL
Career Goals: Hospital / Critical Care
Hobbies: Plane spotting, Tennis, Traveling, Soccer (PSG fan)

Tyson Burningham MD

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN
Hometown: Polson, MT
Career Goals: Connect with, and care for, patients and families with compassion; Advance the health of Native populations
Hobbies: Napping, hiking, polar dips

Gayathri Chalikonda MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown OH
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Career Goals: To become a great physician
Hobbies: Running, reading

Liron Gokovski MD

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City UT
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Career Goals: Intensive-Care/cardiology
Hobbies: Alpinism, Paragliding, Backpacking, and Reading

Fahd Hussain MD

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX
Hometown: Roscoe, IL
Career Goals: Primary care vs hospital medicine vs fellowship TBD, involvement in global health; teaching medical students and residents
Hobbies: Learning languages, playing basketball, running, swimming, eating delicious food

Ryan Johnson MD

Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Career Goals: Anesthesiology
Hobbies: Exploring Tahoe, skiing, snowboarding, recreational softball, basketball, foreign languages

Yo Sup Keum MD

Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan TX
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Career Goals: still deciding
Hobbies: skiing, hiking, traveling, weight training

Sultan Khan MD

Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia MO
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Career Goals: Still deciding
Hobbies: Reading, watching soccer, and board games.

John Lung MD

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
Career Goals: Undecided
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, exploring the great outdoors, reading nonfiction, cooking, traveling

Robert Luong MD

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Career Goals: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Hobbies: Electric guitar, Bodybuilding, Archery, Surfing

Ishan Naik MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland OH
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Career Goals: Hematology / Oncology
Hobbies: Gardening, Martial Arts, Astronomy, Meditation, Vegetarian Cuisine

Sylvia Nicholis MD

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada
Hometown: Bayside, NY
Career Goals: Undecided, possibly lifestyle medicine
Hobbies: hiking, tennis, cooking,

Shawn Pakravan MD

Medical School: Chicago Medical School, North Chicago IL
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Career Goals: Undecided
Hobbies: Shopping, cooking, traveling, yoga, working out

Juan L. Palacios M.D.

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa
Hometown: Jahuara, Sinaloa, Mexico
Career Goals: Hospital Medicine/Primary Care
Hobbies: Running, Road cycling, Backpacking, Hiking, spending time with my family

Lucy Potter MD

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
Hometown: Houston, TX
Career Goals: Hospitalist/Transplant Hospitalist
Hobbies: Home renovations, playing video games, playing with my cat

Ngoc Khuyen Tran MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten
Hometown: Memphis TN
Career Goals: Primary Care, Addiction Medicine
Hobbies: Spending time in the sun meandering through the nooks and crannies of a city; Plants

Adam Tsen MD

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX
Hometown: Seguin, Texas
Career Goals: Considering a fellowship
Hobbies: Meme master, video games, Pokemon master, nap enthusiast, eating food, playing with ALL dogs, and hanging with friends

George Velasco MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Career Goals: Underserved Populations, Medical Education, Ringside Medicine
Hobbies: Boxing, Punk Rock, Ribeye

Richard Xiran Yu MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Career Goals: Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Hobbies: Hiking, US National Parks, tennis, video games, skiing, and food!

Matthew Amin MD

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Hometown: Jonesboro, GA
Career Goals: Hospitalist
Hobbies: Biking, hiking, cooking, hanging out with friends.

Kanza Azhar MD

Medical School: C.M.H. Lahore Medical College
Hometown: Sialkot, Pakistan
Career Goals: Academics/ Fellowship
Hobbies: Travelling, Hiking

Xiomara M. Castillo Rivera MD

Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University
Hometown: Guaynabo, PR
Career Goals: Hospitalist vs Fellowship
Hobbies: Hiking, spending time with my corgi Georgie, exploring new restaurants/venues, going to real beaches, roadtrips

Elizabeth Blessing Elimimian MD

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hometown: San Luis-Obispo and Los Angeles, California
Career Goals: To be the best physician I can be
Hobbies: Gardening, watching the NBA finals, football games, nature walks and hikes

Nicolas Fiore DO

Medical School: Rocky Vista University COM
Hometown: Manteca, CA
Career Goals: Pulmonary/Critical Care
Hobbies: Snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, ravioli making

Natasha Garcia MD

Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Hometown: Laredo, Texas
Career Goals: Primary Care or Hospitalist
Hobbies: Zumba, playing sports, winter and summer outdoor activities, Bingo, gardening, baking, watching movies, attending concerts and festivals and spending time with my family

Matthew Gosen MD

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Career Goals: Hospitalist
Hobbies: Cooking, Coffee, Movies

Nima Hajazimzanjani MD

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Hometown: Houston, TX
Career Goals: Undecided
Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, working out, gaming

Heidi Johnson MD

Medical School: University of North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Goals: Work for the IHS doing inpatient and primary care. I am also interested in Epidemiology and Infectious Disease.
Hobbies: Running, backpacking, surfing, dancing, reading and painting.

Jonathan Jonathan Habashy MD

Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Career Goals: To be an exceptional and caring physician
Hobbies: Basketball, ping-pong, hiking, movies (actions/comedies)

Bryan Kimiabakhsh MD

Irtaza Khalid MD

Cutter Koehler MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Hometown: Wabash, Indiana
Career Goals: Become the Best Internal Medicine Physician Possible Through Dedication to Learning and Patient Care
Hobbies: Cars, Motorcycles, Drone Racing, Kayaking, Cycling, Lazy River Enthusiast

Tracy Lin DO

Medical School: Midwestern University- Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
Career Goals: Hospitalist or Fellowship
Hobbies: Traveling, Snowboarding, DIY projects, Taking care of my plants, Being a foodie, Trying all the boba shops

Samantha Manuntag MD

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Hometown: Antioch, CA
Career Goals: Primary care physician
Hobbies: spending time with family and friends, playing with my dogs, traveling, cooking, hiking

Jaron Matsunaka DO

Medical School: RVUCOM-CO
Hometown: Hilo, HI
Career Goals: Undecided
Hobbies: Fishing, chilling with my cat, watching tv shows

Kelsey Mowery, MD

Shafquat Saif DO, MPH

Medical School: A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Career Goals: Hospitalist, Cardiology, or Infectious Disease
Hobbies: Guitar (Electric/Acoustic), High-Stress Video Games, Relaxing with Some Tea, Long Car Drives

Binoy Shah MD

Medical School: University of Missouri - Kansas City
Hometown: Kansas City, KS
Career Goals: Academic Medicine
Hobbies: Creating medical song parodies, playing sports, cooking, hiking, board games, building Legos, and spending quality time with family and friends

Nishitha Shekhar DO

Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Framingham, MA
Career Goals: Hospitalist but open to specializing
Hobbies: Tennis, Travel, Netflix, Gym, Food

Alexandra C. Styhl MD

Medical School: University of Washington
Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID
Career Goals: Rheumatology
Hobbies: Paddle boarding, Hiking, Hot springs, Snowshoeing

Peter Voong DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Career Goals: Keeping an open mind in the infinite possibilities!
Hobbies: Powerlifting, yoga, culinary arts, photography, traveling, mindfulness, minimalism

Connor Wayman MD

Medical School: USC Keck SOM Los Angeles CA
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Goals: At this time still likely pursuing specializing/fellowship but not 100% sure, maybe gastroenterology.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Dungeons and Dragons, walking my dog Oswald.

Charles Wong MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Career Goals: Academic Medicine / Pulm Crit
Hobbies: Chess, playing with my cat, trying new restaurants

Hunza Ahmad

Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hometown: Reno, NV
Career Goals: Primary care
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, hiking and crafting

Katherine Chwa, MD

Medical School: St. George's University
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Career Goals: Hospitalist or Fellowship
Hobbies: Scenic hikes, interior design, making gains at the gym, long walks with my dogs and finding new food and boba places.

Meera Dhavale, MD

Medical School: SDM Medical College, India
Hometown: Watertown, New York; Dharwad, India
Career Goals: Uncertain about a fellowship at this point, but interested in exploring Gastroenterology and Critical Care Medicine. If not a fellowship, I'm interested in practicing Hospital Medicine.
Hobbies: Traveling(I have visited over 45 U.S. states), exploring diverse cuisine, cinema (Bollywood), driving (It's my favorite stress-relieving activity!).

Mariana Franco Rodriguez, MD

Medical School: Universidad nacional de Colombia
Hometown: Bogotá, Colombiá
Career Goals: Fellowship, most likely Infectious Diseases
Hobbies: Biking, hiking, dancing, having fun with family, friends and pets

Joban Ghuman, MD

Medical School: Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre
Hometown: Patiala, India
Career Goals: Fellowship vs. Hospitalist
Hobbies: Resistance training, outdoor activities, spending time with my family and dogs.

Matthew Godin, D.O.

Medical School: Kansas City University
Hometown: East Lyme, CT
Career Goals: Academic medicine/Hospitalist, Bioethics, Inflammation/Immunology Research
Hobbies: Tennis, hiking and the outdoors, fitness, foodie

Aaron Ireland, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Hometown: Southlake, TX
Career Goals: Rheumatology
Hobbies: Hiking, music, travel, cooking, reading

Sameer M. Javed, DO

Medical School: Kansas City University
Hometown: Fairfax Station, VA
Career Goals: Hospitalist vs. Fellowship
Hobbies: Weight training, guitar, skiing, basketball, football

Denise Julian, MD

Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno
Hometown: Reno, NV
Career Goals: Primary care, Hospitalist or Infectious Disease
Hobbies: Anything involving athletics and or the outdoors, spending time with my boyfriend and family, daydreaming

Yee Jung Kim, MD

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Hometown: Warwick, RI
Career Goals: Neurologist
Hobbies: Trying out new foods, shopping, reading, tennis, being a cat mom

Faraj Lakhana, DO

Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Queens, NY
Career Goals: Hospitalist
Hobbies: Traveling, cycling, basketball

Alan Lang, MD

Medical School: Stony, Brook
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Career Goals: Undecided, but optimistic!
Hobbies: Ping pong, tabletop games, video games

Aleksandra L. Lindgren, MD

Medical School: University of Queensland - Ochsner Clinical School
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Goals: To be determined
Hobbies: Outdoor adventures

Renzo J. Mogollon Lozano, MD

Medical School: Universidad de San Martin de Porres
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Career Goals: Hospital medicine, Hematology/ Oncology, global health
Hobbies: Soccer, table tennis and regular tennis, writing poetry, cooking, outdoor activities, video games

Victoria Angela Atienza Morales

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Career Goals: Primary Care, Geriatrics
Hobbies: Hiking, watching horror movies, acting

Sina Moridzadeh, MD

Medical School: University of Queensland
Hometown: Orange County, CA
Career Goals: Anesthesiologist
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, traveling, gardening, cooking and boxing

Andrea (Ani) Nichol, DO

Medical School: Burrell College of Medicine
Hometown: Pleasant Grove, UT
Career Goals: Specialize in Infectious Disease and eventually work for Doctors Without Borders
Hobbies: Frog conservation and education, houseplants, running, rock climbing, board games, D&D and spending time with my husband.

Neil Patel, MD

Medical School: California Northstate
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Goals: Sports Medicine or Hospitalist
Hobbies: Basketball, spikeball, hiking, chess, video games

Sagar Shah, DO

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Houston, TX
Career Goals: Adolescent Medicine or Primary Care Behavioral Health
Hobbies: Vegetable and cactus gardening, road cycling, hiking, camping and painting with acrylics

Brett Sterk, MD

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota
Career Goals: After preliminary year, will be completing Neurology residency and a possible fellowship in Neurocritical Care
Hobbies: Anything and everything outdoors- hiking, backpacking, canoeing, fishing, cross-country skiing, bike- commuting, bird-watching, spending time with wife and two cats

Merica Vorachitti, MD

Medical School: The University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Career Goals: Critical Care Medicine
Hobbies: Bouldering, escape room enthusiast, metal smithing/ jewelry making, traveling

Linda Wang, DO

Medical School: ARCOM
Hometown: Reno, NV
Career Goals: Hospitalist vs. Fellowship
Hobbies: Snowboarding, cycling, hanging out with my dog

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Current Residents

Chief Residents

Current Residents

Residents PGY3 | 2022 – 2023

Sekani J. Allen MD

Valery C. Batimba Bessi MD

Tyson Burningham MD

Gayathri Chalikonda MD

Liron Gokovski MD

Fahd Hussain MD

Ryan Johnson MD

Yo Sup Keum MD

Sultan Khan MD

John Lung MD

Robert Luong MD

Ishan Naik MD

Sylvia Nicholis MD

Shawn Pakravan MD

Juan L. Palacios M.D.

Lucy Potter MD

Ngoc Khuyen Tran MD

Adam Tsen MD

George Velasco MD

Richard Xiran Yu MD

Residents PGY2 | 2022 – 2023

Matthew Amin MD

Kanza Azhar MD

Xiomara M. Castillo Rivera MD

Elizabeth Blessing Elimimian MD

Nicolas Fiore DO

Natasha Garcia MD

Matthew Gosen MD

Nima Hajazimzanjani MD

Heidi Johnson MD

Jonathan Jonathan Habashy MD

Bryan Kimiabakhsh MD

Irtaza Khalid MD

Cutter Koehler MD

Tracy Lin DO

Samantha Manuntag MD

Jaron Matsunaka DO

Kelsey Mowery, MD

Shafquat Saif DO, MPH

Binoy Shah MD

Nishitha Shekhar DO

Alexandra C. Styhl MD

Peter Voong DO

Connor Wayman MD

Charles Wong MD

Residents PGY1 | 2022 - 2023

Hunza Ahmad

Katherine Chwa, MD

Meera Dhavale, MD

Mariana Franco Rodriguez, MD

Joban Ghuman, MD

Matthew Godin, D.O.

Aaron Ireland, MD

Sameer M. Javed, DO

Denise Julian, MD

Yee Jung Kim, MD

Faraj Lakhana, DO

Alan Lang, MD

Aleksandra L. Lindgren, MD

Renzo J. Mogollon Lozano, MD

Victoria Angela Atienza Morales

Sina Moridzadeh, MD

Andrea (Ani) Nichol, DO

Neil Patel, MD

Sagar Shah, DO

Brett Sterk, MD

Merica Vorachitti, MD

Linda Wang, DO