TRANSITIONAL YEAR PROGRAM

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: Oregon Health & Sciences University

Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson

My interests in emergency medicine includes medical resuscitation, orthopedic injuries, and COVID…and then more COVID, after that COVID. Sometimes influenza, then COVID again. Sometimes I also enjoy procalcitonin and lactic acid.

Outside of the hospital I enjoy breakfast foods, college football, video games, warm weather, and free some. My dislikes included water chestnuts, taxes, cold weather, and drivers who don’t use their blinkers.

I am indifferent on cilantro, as I don’t suffer from this single-nucleotide polymorphism. I am also indifferent to people with poor spelling, as I suffer from this affliction.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital

Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital - Medical Education Leadership

Outside of work, I enjoy gardening, baking bread, paddle boarding, hiking, and spending time with my wife, newborn son, family and dog.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Residency: LA General + USC EM

Skiing, slow pitch softball (now that my baseball days are behind me), ping pong, traveling off the beaten track, finding the best cheap eats. Somehow, I wound up a huge fan of three of the most heated teams in sports - the USC Trojans, New England Patriots, and New York Yankees.

FunFact: In order to support myself as a pre-med ski bum, I worked as a subway mascot. Yes, I danced around in a giant sandwich costume. The highlight of my career was offering a coupon for a “buy one, get one free” 6 inch sub to a former Yankee 1st Baseman and LA Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (he totally declined). Sadly, I got a job as an EMT in Snowmass, Colorado and had to retire from mascothood.

INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: Gandhi Medical College

Residency: Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

I enjoy the challenge of dealing with complex patients, coordinating care with different specialties and working on Quality Improvement projects. I am passionate about teaching both medical students and residents as this is a a memorable and impactful part of a physician’s life. It gives me immense pleasure to guide young learners through this journey and help them become a compassionate patient’s doctor.

Outside of the hospital, I spend quality time with my family. My two energetic boys keep me busy every minute of the day. My hobbies include cooking, traveling, listening to classical music.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: Medical school: American University of Antigu

Residency: St. Joseph’s Medical Center

East coast born, West coast trained. I enjoy the California fresh produce and the lack of humidity, but you will not find me eating a West coast pizza or bagel.

If I’m not in the emergency department, I am probably running a half marathon/marathon, at a music festival, hanging out with my cat-dog Koda and fiance Jordan, or napping while watching Netflix/Hulu.

My professional interests include ocular and lung ultrasounds, QA, and also trying ot get better at VexUS.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania 

Residency: Highland Hospital, Oakland

Fellowship: University of California Davis – Medical Simulation

I enjoy spending my free time rock climbing, skiing, playing the banjo, sailing, outdoor work (I live on 40 acres in the foothills east of Stockton) and spending time with my family

FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Residency: WVU Wheeling Hospital

I choose to come to St. Joe’s for its cultural diversity, excellent specialist support and quality health care. 

I like to spend my free time hiking, playing volleyball, spending time outdoors, and reading novels. My best cooked meal is chicken parmesan. It’s a great comfort meal! 

INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College

Residency Information: Internal Medicine Residency UHS Wilson Hospital, NY; Psychiatry Resident Physician Rochester Regional Health Rochester, NY; Transitional Year Resident St. Joseph’s Medical Center Stockton, CA

I chose to join St. Joe's because of the complex patient population in this region, the exemplary specialty support and the people that I met here. I enjoy making Shakshouka for weekend brunches, which basically means having a slow-paced day off from work. The most adventurous thing I’ve done to day is cliff diving.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

Bio: I am the Transitional Year and Emergency Medicine Program Administrator. I onboard and off board new residents every academic year. Keep track of the residents' block schedule, work hours, and evaluations. As of this date I have had 76 residents and every year has been the best year.  I am currently in the process of obtaining my Masters in Health Administration. I am a mother of four kids. Oldest is 25 years old and the youngest is 16 years old. Outside of work I like to attend my child's sporting events and my husband's semi pro football games. In my free time, I always try to go to Disneyland every other month.