Where We’re From
Meet our Chiefs
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Current Residents
Class of 2022
Collin Cousins
- Hometown
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Undergraduate
- Macalester College
- Medical School
- University of Minnesota
- Hobbies / Interests
- Camping, running, skiing, reading, Lady (my old mini dachshund)
- Interesting Fact
- I was the last of my friends to get a smartphone
Charity Apelo
- Hometown
- Walnut, CA
- Medical School
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Interesting Fact
- I love going to the dentist
Sarah C.
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Medical School
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I use one ear for hearing and one for jewelry
Erik Christensen
- Hometown
- Mankato, MN
- Medical School
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I walk my cat Manchengo on a leash, unironically
Chris Feng
- Hometown
- Torrance, CA
- Medical School
- The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
- Interesting Fact
- I was once stuck on a bathroomless bus for 14 hours…while having Giardia.
Kinzi Halle
- Hometown
- Wenatchee, WA
- Medical School
- Tufts University School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I have the perfect outline of an ATV exhaust pipe–screws and all–branded on my left thigh.
Oswaldo Avalos
- Hometown
- San Salvador, El Salvador
- Medical School
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Hobbies / Interests
- Beach, eating, traveling
Megan Johnson
- Hometown
- Green Bay, WI
- Medical School
- Keck University School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I learned ctrl+c/v/x/z in med school
Daniel Klein
- Hometown
- Agoura Hills, CA, USA
- Medical School
- Keck University School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I met my wife while traveling in Northern Chile 5 minutes before an earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale hit the area
Simone Miller
- Hometown
- Hadley, MA
- Medical School
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Interesting Fact
- I was a competitive gymnast for 12 years and can still balance in a handstand for over a minute
Michelle O’Connor
- Hometown
- Dedham, MA
- Medical School
- Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Interesting Fact
- I am the proud sponsor of a rescue llama
Ricardo Padilla
- Hometown
- Pomona, CA
- Undergraduate
- CSU Fullerton
- Medical School
- Keck University School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Dodgers, Lakers, MMA, weightlifting, competitive pistol/rifle shooting, guitar, DJing, live music, beer, tattoos, politics, American history, Mexican history, spending time with my wife, daughter and the family pitbull.
- Interesting Fact
- I had appendicitis three times.
Katherine Ross
- Hometown
- Redmond, WA
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Interesting Fact
- I was on a Latin fusion dance team in college (salsa, bachata, merengue, cha cha, etc)
Natasha Sanchez Cristal
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Undergraduate
- Vanderbilt University
- Graduate
- Colorado School of Public Health
- Medical School
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I am the only person in my family who hasn’t been stung by a sting ray.
Hank Song
- Hometown
- Northridge, CA
- Undergraduate
- Princeton University
- Graduate
- Graduate: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Medical School
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Climbing, cycling, ceramics, cello, cooking, carpentry, chatting, commiserating. Global health and humanitarian response.
- Interesting Fact
- I was born in New Orleans and spoke with a southern accent until I moved to California at seven years old.
Katie Stiene
- Hometown
- Northport, NY
- Medical School
- Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I have 3 titanium plates and 12 screws in my jaw from a (perfectly unlucky) fainting episode during med school.
Erik Swanson
- Hometown
- Waterford, CT
- Undergraduate
- Tufts University
- Medical School
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Reading sci fi books, soccer, crushing the Peloton, trying to get into golfing, harder than it looks.
- Interesting Fact
- My grandmother was the US ambassador to France. Despite this I have never been to France.
Lily Vartanyan
- Hometown
- La Canada, CA
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Interesting Fact
- I once was in a band with Megan Johnson’s boyfriend. The band was called “Pleural”
Class of 2023
Beza Abebe
- Hometown
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Undergraduate
- UC San Diego
- Medical School
- David Geffen School of Medicine – PRIME-LA
- Hobbies / Interests
- Crossing items off my bucket list, finding spots to hammock, nature walks, volleyball, pencil sketching
- Interesting Fact
- Random events in my life have led to great stories: I got 3 stitches in the ED after getting hit in the face with a golf ball while jogging, I’ve taken 2 separate unplanned road trips with complete strangers, my husband and I met in LA and reconnected in SF even though he is from Toronto.
Chance Anderson
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA
- Undergraduate
- UC Davis
- Medical School
- UC Davis
- Hobbies / Interests
- Pasta Making, Cooking, Baking, Reading, Hiking.
- Interesting Fact
- I once danced in a talent show performing alongside Shia LaBeouf.
Jack Barrett
- Hometown
- Danbury, CT
- Undergraduate
- University of Connecticut
- Medical School
- New York University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Telling people to watch “The Wire,” general admission, balling, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, balling, hot green chili peppers
- Interesting Fact
- Hypothetically, if there were one Pokémon with all 18 types, it would be weak against rock.
Cara Buchanan
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Undergraduate
- Columbia University
- Medical School
- George Washington University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Traveling without set plans, disconnecting from devices, road trips, live brass music, bookstores, days by the ocean, latin american lit, human rights photography, homemade tamales, café de olla, granadillas, jugo de maracuya
- Interesting Fact
- My favorite years between undergrad + med school involved the Amazon rainforest of Peru, snakes, adolescent medicine, martial arts, Sonia Sotomayor, Jazz Fest, Homegirl Café, Patagonia, Cuba, Mexico & Congressman John Lewis
David Canter
- Hometown
- Tallahassee, FL
- Undergraduate
- Wesleyan University
- Medical School
- USC Keck SOM
Cat Giudice
- Hometown
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Undergraduate
- UC Berkeley (Go Bears!)
- Medical School
- University of Colorado (Go Broncos!)
- Hobbies / Interests
- backpacking, trail running, backcountry skiing, being a dog mom (I happen to have the best dog in the world), painting, exploring new and exotic corners of the world, pretending to be a tea connoisseur.
- Interesting Fact
- I used to open water swim right next to a great white shark nursery, unknowingly. Never again.
Katie Hawk
- Hometown
- Phoenix, AZ
- Undergraduate
- ASU
- Medical School
- Univ of AZ-COM Phx
- Hobbies / Interests
- physical health mostly in the form of CrossFit, all things outdoors, country and 80s new wave music with a dash of everything else, never met a food I didn’t like, extreme dog-momming, EMS and toxicology, being a good person.
- Interesting Fact
- I’m actually afraid of snakes and I have over 40 scuba dives on multiple continents.
Andrew Kerrigan
- Hometown
- Ronkonkoma, NY
- Undergraduate
- Boston University
- Medical School
- Tufts University School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Camping, Cooking, Traveling, Long-boarding, Woodworking, and Guitar.
- Interesting Fact
- I used to play in multiple pop-punk/hardcore bands and had long hair down past my three nipples (also I have a third nipple).
Lucy Liu
- Hometown
- Germantown, MD
- Undergraduate
- Northwestern University
- Medical School
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- running, hiking, happy hours, instagramming food, collecting interesting sneakers.
- Interesting Fact
- I am an aggressive mario kart driver.
Chase Luther
- Hometown
- Bakersfield, CA
- Undergraduate
- UC Davis
- Medical School
- Keck SOM at USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Hiking, taking my dogs out, home improvement projects, competitive video games.
- Interesting Fact
- I sold my car to a bank robber on the run (unbeknownst to me at the time).
Taylor Lynch
- Hometown
- Breckenridge, CO
- Undergraduate
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Medical School
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Skiing, exploring new cultures, yoga, soccer, mountain/road biking, backpacking, running, climbing all the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado (currently at 32 of 58), and reading non-fiction.
- Interesting Fact
- I am in a ski gang called the Screamin’ Eagles. We are a (nonviolent) gang of skiers, bikers, and outdoor enthusiasts based out of Breckenridge who have the most fun on the mountain by using the power of friendship, 80s music, and Jorts. Signature trick = Spread Eagle.
Mike Messina
- Hometown
- Columbus, OH
- Undergraduate
- THE Ohio State University
- Medical School
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- non-academic – beach volleyball, tennis, hiking, travel, skiing, Cleveland sports, OSU Football, local breweries/any IPA, poké, ramen ; academic – MedEd, EMRA
- Interesting Fact
- I can quote almost every Friends episode from start to finish.
Ags Offorjebe
- Hometown
- San Jose, CA
- Undergraduate
- Princeton University
- Medical School
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA/Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Hobbies / Interests
- travel, current events (including celebrity gossip, of course!), dancing, and indoor cycling
- Interesting Fact
- I’ve been camping with hyenas and hippos!
Daria Osipchuk
- Hometown
- Foster City, CA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Climbing, skiing, hiking, camping, the outdoors, running, scuba diving, traveling.
- Interesting Fact
- I watched the US women’s soccer team win gold at the London Olympics.
Colby Passaro
- Hometown
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Undergraduate
- Vanderbilt University
- Medical School
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Hobbies / Interests
- Kayaking, backpacking, learning Portuguese, exploring Latin America.
- Interesting Fact
- I once helped reduce a cow’s prolapsed uterus on my parents’ farm.
Andrea (Andy) Quiñones-Rivera
- Hometown
- Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
- Undergraduate
- UC Santa Cruz
- Medical School
- UC San Francisco
- Hobbies / Interests
- Soccer, playa y sol, health policy, health equity, social determinants of health.
- Interesting Fact
- childhood nicknames: duck tape, lagartija, tigger.
Alex Stern
- Hometown
- Orange County, CA
- Undergraduate
- UC Berkeley
- Medical School
- USC Keck SOM
- Hobbies / Interests
- Maps, worthless freeway trivia, the perfect night driving soundtrack, Los Angeles, silent mornings with coffee, fermentation, memes, ruining photos with silly faces, stretching.
- Interesting Fact
- Both of my parents were professional figure skaters and coaches.
Chase Westra
- Hometown
- Edwardsville, IL
- Undergraduate
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Medical School
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Hobbies / Interests
- The EM essentials – traveling, hiking, camping, snowboarding, SCUBA, and climbing. Also, exploring bars/restaurants, proofreading for grammar, and watching Ohio State football with Mike Messina.
- Interesting Fact
- I was once in a bathroom with the president of Honduras.
Marissa Wolfe
- Hometown
- Buffalo, NY
- Undergraduate
- Binghamton University
- Medical School
- Stony Brook University
- Hobbies / Interests
- running, live music, yoga, breakfast diners.
- Interesting Fact
- After four months of (almost) daily yoga, I can finally touch my toes.
Hurnan Vongsachang
- Hometown
- San Marcos, CA
- Undergraduate
- Harvard University
- Graduate
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Medical School
- University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Running half marathons, hiking, Yelping, occasional dancing in family music videos.
- Interesting Fact
- All of my siblings’ and cousins’ names begin with “HUR” – gets pretty confusing at reunions!
Class of 2024
Ashley Rebekah Allen
- Hometown
- Twin Falls, ID, USA
- Undergraduate
- Seattle Pacific University
- Medical School
- University of Utah
- Hobbies / Interests
- Surfing, snowboarding, hanging with my rad kids, hiking, working out, live music, camping, brewery samplers, the beach, random trips, seeing how much I can pack into one day
- Interesting Fact
- When I was a snowboard instructor, I once broke my clavicle and still continued to teach lessons (aka picking up lopsided children) for the rest of the day
Ivan Oreb Aispuro
- Hometown
- Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Undergraduate
- University of Arizona
- Medical School
- University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
- Hobbies / Interests
- Karaoke, Cooking, Baking, Traveling, Movies
- Interesting Fact
- I make my own pan dulce from scratch
Eric Arnold
- Hometown
- Lake Forest, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Vanguard University
- Medical School
- UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Travel, photography, soccer, global health
- Interesting Fact
- The best hummus I’ve ever eaten came from a South African grocery store.
Nolan Broussard
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Brown University
- Medical School
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- College football, Cooking and eating Creole food, Saints football, Playing brass instruments
- Interesting Fact
- Don’t like to brag, but I’ve made more three-point shots than Shaquille O’Neal
Joey PonyBoy Cannizzo
- Hometown
- New Rochelle, NY, USA
- Undergraduate
- Cornell University
- Medical School
- Stony Brook School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Van Life, National Parks, Hiking, Backpacking, Bouldering, Volleyball, Surfing, and 2x speed Podcasts at the gym.
- Interesting Fact
- My only car is a self converted Camper van named Ati-Van.
Sonia Desai
- Hometown
- Walnut, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Cal State Fullerton
- Medical School
- George Washington University
- Hobbies / Interests
- My german shepherd pup named Scooby Doo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, fitness classes, running/hiking, anything on Bravo, spicy margaritas & loaded nachos, FRIES!
- Interesting Fact
- I once worked out next to Malia Obama at Barry’s Bootcamp… thank God I wore deodorant!
Taylor Docter
- Hometown
- Los Altos, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Harvard
- Medical School
- UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Grillos pickles, skiing, reality TV, THE outdoors, social EM, puzzles, doodle mixes, red wine, making and talking about food
- Interesting Fact
- I’m part of an amateur DJ duo called the Silky PJs
Megan Fischer-Colbrie
- Hometown
- Cupertino, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Stanford University
- Medical School
- UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Good meals with friends, travel abroad, surfing and swimming, movies, cooking and wine
- Interesting Fact
- Former competitive swimmer. Still love the smell of chlorine pools, don’t miss the goggle tan.
David Fowler
- Hometown
- Brooklyn Park, MN, USA
- Undergraduate
- Augsburg College
- Medical School
- University of Minnesota
- Hobbies / Interests
- Taking my dog to the beach, telling him how good of a boy he is. Weightlifting and cycling. Awaiting the return of sports (currently resorting to watching esports). Trying out every west coast fast food chain.
- Interesting Fact
- I’ve knocked out the same front tooth three times (all non-hockey related incidents).
Ruben Guzman
- Hometown
- El Monte, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- EDM festivals, hiking, camping, napping, eating, event medicine, medical school education
- Interesting Fact
- As an extra, I was able to appear in the VMAs with Rihanna, briefly make an appearance in “A Star is Born,” and attended a 200 person Coldplay concert.
Darlene Hanlon
- Hometown
- Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- Loyola University Chicago
- Hobbies / Interests
- Running, hiking, cooking and especially eating
- Interesting Fact
- My first pet was a chicken named Sunflower. She was really smart.
Antonio Hernandez Saenz
- Hometown
- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Cal State University, Los Angeles
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Social medicine, Dodger games, soccer, boxing, breweries, tacos, and napping
- Interesting Fact
- I bleed purple and gold or blue depending on the time of year.
Sarah Hsu
- Hometown
- Cupertino, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- USC
- Medical School
- WesternU COMP
- Hobbies / Interests
- Happy hour, yoga, breakfast burritos, being near bodies of water, snowboarding, chicken tenders, corn hole/shuffleboard, running outside, casamigos, sleepy jazz
- Interesting Fact
- I used to want to be a horse jockey until I realized I was too tall…so I went for the next best thing: being an ER doc
Kyle Joyner
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC Berkeley
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Running, eating, sports, traveling, the twisted chile, social medicine!
- Interesting Fact
- When I had stomach aches as a kid I always told my parents I had appendicitis. Then one day I was right.
Karra K. Maniér
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Spelman College
- Medical School
- Howard University College of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Traveling, fashion, wellness, blogging, trying new restaurants
- Interesting Fact
- I sleep with my eyes open.
Peter Mattson
- Hometown
- Redding, CT, USA
- Undergraduate
- Middlebury College
- Medical School
- Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Sushi-making, urban photography, hockey, hiking mountains and skiing down them, bouldering, meditating, aspiring and floundering beekeeper
- Interesting Fact
- I grew 14 inches in high school. My family now uses me as a motivational speaker to convince young relatives they too will hit their growth spurts.
Samantha Nanayakkara
- Hometown
- Oxford, MS, USA
- Undergraduate
- Yale University
- Medical School
- NYU
- Hobbies / Interests
- Watching unhealthy amounts of TV, hiking, weightlifting, trying and failing to be a minimalist, eating breakfast for every meal, eating/baking desserts
- Interesting Fact
- I did ballet for 10 years, and I can wiggle my ears!
Zach Reichert
- Hometown
- Berrien Springs, MI, USA
- Undergraduate
- Andrews University
- Medical School
- Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Running (road and trail), reading, watching movies, travel, relaxing at jazz clubs
- Interesting Fact
- I worked in a deli for 6 years but they never promoted me past the level of dish washer
Juan Valente Resendez
- Hometown
- Laredo, TX, USA
- Undergraduate
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Medical School
- The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
- Hobbies / Interests
- Exploring new restaurants and breweries, being a plant dad, all things Pokémon, craft cocktails, reggaetón, binging competition/cooking/trash reality TV shows.
- Interesting Fact
- I used to play the trumpet in a traditional mariachi band.
Noa Pulama Yee
- Hometown
- Honolulu, HI, USA
- Undergraduate
- Tufts University
- Medical School
- University of Hawaii Medical School
- Hobbies / Interests
- Surfing, poetry, ukulele, guitar design, mixology, exercise, nutrition
- Interesting Fact
- In-N-Out is my favorite restaurant
Class of 2025
Vian (“Vee”) Zada
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Pomona College
- Medical School
- Georgetown University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Backpacking, not killing my 64 + houseplants, stargazing on smoggy LA nights.
- Interesting Fact
- Learning my 6th language but no means fluent in any single one. My Tamagotchi frequently dies on shifts, but thankfully not my patients.
Ian Thomas
- Hometown
- Watsonville, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Pomona College
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Volleyball, Camping, Musical Theater, Coffee Brewing, Travel.
- Interesting Fact
- In search of the best breakfast burrito in LA.
Freddy Tadros
- Hometown
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Undergraduate
- Santa Clara University
- Medical School
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- All dogs, running, food, podcasts.
- Interesting Fact
- The only musical talent I have is that I can one-handed clap with either/both hands. Very dumb.
Alex Sapin
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Tulane University
- Graduate
- Tulane University
- Medical School
- Tulane University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Cooking, eating, traveling, gardening, live music, reading, dungeons and dragons, and most importantly memorizing all the sports facts and remembering everyone who used to play sports.
- Interesting Fact
- I once ate a curry made with tadpoles.
Maria Isabel Santana
- Hometown
- Downey, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Chapman University
- Graduate
- Keck Graduate Institute
- Medical School
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Travel (local & international trips), escapism through reading (classic lit, poetry, romance, thrillers, fantasy, anything but medicine lol), escape rooms (done over 75 of them so far), social EM, diversity in medicine, anything Latinx, LGBTQIA+
- Interesting Fact
- When I was 6, I truly believed I levitated once. I didn’t tell anyone until I was in my early 20s and realized it probably didn’t actually happen.
Andrew Rosales
- Hometown
- Montebello, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- California State University, Long Beach
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Cooking, Breakfasting w/ friends&family. Getting outside to hike/climb/camp. Social EM/Medicine/Education.
- Interesting Fact
- I was born at 10lbs8oz, on time.
Eric Pellegrini
- Hometown
- Orange County, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Graduate
- Boston University
- Medical School
- Boston University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Exercising, going to concerts, playing soccer, traveling, trying new restaurants/breweries, golfing, curating music playlists for friends, overly investing myself into UCLA sports, napping on my couch, snowboarding.
- Interesting Fact
- I’ve seen 188 different artists in concert since high school.
Benjamin Partiali
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Southern California
- Graduate
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- Medical School
- Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Working out, foreign films, martial arts, basketball, random YouTube channels/videos.
- Interesting Fact
- I still use #2 wooden pencils and prefer them over pens.
Louis Nguyen
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC San Diego
- Graduate
- UC San Diego
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Computer stuff, making all sorts of coffee, camping, hiking, climbing, road cycling, movies, video games, studio photography, researching new hobbies.
- Interesting Fact
- My name in Vietnamese literally means ‘water jug’
Laura Hemker Moles
- Hometown
- Boise, ID, USA
- Undergraduate
- George Washington University
- Graduate
- Johns Hopkins University
- Medical School
- University of Nevada Reno
- Hobbies / Interests
- Adventures with my husband and pup, trail running, skiing, learning to surf, & exploring new restaurants.
- Interesting Fact
- I was a river guide in Utah and Grand Canyon before medical school.
Jack Mazzulo
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Undergraduate
- Princeton University
- Medical School
- Oregon Health and Science University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Soccer, volleyball, game nights, photography, movies, exploring vegan food in LA, and any excuse to hang out with friends and family.
- Interesting Fact
- Despite being severely afraid of the ocean, tight spaces, and heights, I went cage diving with great white sharks, underground cave exploring, and bungee jumping over a 700ft gorge, all in the same month.
Matthew Villelli-LaPlante
- Hometown
- Spokane, WA, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Portland
- Medical School
- Western University, COMP-NW
- Hobbies / Interests
- Playing soccer and supporting Arsenal FC. Being outdoors, whether that’s playing sports, hiking, yard work, or chilling by a body of water. Interested in the natural world and bettering our food chain – go Patagonia!
- Interesting Fact
- I’ve helped a llama give birth.
Nick Ingram
- Hometown
- Fountain Valley, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- TouroCOM – New York
- Hobbies / Interests
- The beach, water sports, cooking, Hardcore History podcast, long distance running, and healing my injuries from long distance running.
Madeleine Heller
- Hometown
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Southern California
- Medical School
- UCLA
- Hobbies / Interests
- Dogs, ice cream, biking, backpacking, global health, social EM, dogs.
- Interesting Fact
- I went to the same high school as Jimi Hendrix.
Donya Enayati
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCA
- Medical School
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Playing tennis and street hockey, enjoying live music, discovering new artists, cheering on my favorite soccer teams, and exploring social emergency medicine.
- Interesting Fact
- I have a vinyl collection of over 300 records.
Lindsay Dreizler
- Hometown
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC Berkley
- Medical School
- Brown University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Climbing, swimming, salsa dancing, camping, ukulele, photography.
- Interesting Fact
- I lived on a goat farm for 2 months.
Matthew Demarest
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC San Diego
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Beach Volleyball, College Football, Dodger Baseball, Italian Cooking, Road Trips, Horror Movies, the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, quoting It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
- Interesting Fact
- I am a strong advocate for all things Pumpkin Spice.
Megan Bocchicchio
- Hometown
- Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Hiking, camping and backpacking with my dog, climbing inside and outside rocks, swimming, cooking and then eating.
- Interesting Fact
- Competed in the Annual Crab Festival “Fish Toss” in Kodiak, AK this year. It’s like an egg toss but with a dead fish. Did not win.
Paul Aragon
- Hometown
- South Valley, NM, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of New Mexico
- Medical School
- University of New Mexico
- Hobbies / Interests
- Biking, swimming, camping, brunching, vintage Jeeps, happy hours, traveling, breakfast burritos, 80s-90s action movies, leather work, green chile, and definitely lounging with my wife and two chocolate labs.
- Interesting Fact
- I can take a nap basically anywhere.
Jack Roos
- Hometown
- Cape Elizabeth, ME, USA
- Undergraduate
- Colorado College
- Medical School
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Snowboarding, Live Music, Climbing, Biking, Sandwiches
- Interesting Fact
- If your car floods, you can fill it with kitty litter to dry it out. I’ve done it twice now.
Congratulations to our recent graduates!
