TRANSITIONAL YEAR PROGRAM

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Medical School: Oregon Health & Sciences University

Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson

Interests: 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

Interests: 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

Interests: 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.

Fun Fact: 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

Interests: 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

Interests: 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

Interests: 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

INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN