Photo by Suzanne Neubauer

Keck School of Medicine of USC
and
LA General Medical Center

Department of
Emergency Medicine

Year End Celebration
and
Graduation

Friday, June 27, 2025

Program

Reception and Cocktails
6:00 pm

Dinner and Presentations
7:00 — 9:30 pm

Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Jan Shoenberger, Chief of LA General Emergency Medicine
Dr. Carl Chudnofsky, Chairman of Emergency Medicine

Awards Ceremony
Fellow Diplomas
Resident Diplomas + Chief Resident Recognition
Faculty Awards
Mallon’s Mantle
Outstanding Resident Teacher
Senior Resident of the Year
Humanism Award
Research Award
Spirit of County Award
Presentation of the Class of 2025


The Class of 2025

Residency Graduates

Chris Androski, MD
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, CA

Paul Aragon, MD
EMS Fellowship, UCLA-Harbor
Los Angeles, CA

Megan Bocchicchio, MD
Bellin Hospital
Green Bay, WI

Matthew Demarest, MD
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA

Lindsay Dreizler, MD
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA

Donya Enayati, MD
Providence St. John’s Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA

Madeline Heller, MD
UW Medicine: Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA

Nick Ingram, DO
Torrance Memorial
Torrance, CA

Matthew Randall Villelli LaPlante, DO
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane, WA

Jack Mazzulo, MD
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA
Little Company of Mary
San Pedro, CA

Laura Hemker Moles, MSc MD
Central Oregon Emergency Physicians
Bend, OR

Louis Nguyen, MS MD
Critical Care Fellowship, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Benjamin Partiali, MD
Dignity Health Northridge Medical Center
Northridge, CA
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, CA

Eric Pellegrini, MS MD
Medical Education Fellowship, Brown University
Providence, RI

Juan Valente Resendez, MD
Ultrasound Fellowship, LAG+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Jack Roos, MD
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

Andrew Rosales, MD
Long Beach Memorial
Long Beach, CA
PIH Whittier/Downey
Whittier and Downey, CA

Maria Santana, MS MD
PIH Whittier/Downey
Whittier and Downey, CA

Alex Sapin, MPH MD
QI Fellowship, Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
California Hospital Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Farid K. Tadros, MD
Ultrasound Fellowship, Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA

Ian Thomas, MD
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA

Vian Zada, MD
Huntington Hospital
Pasadena, CA


Fellowship Graduates

Emergency Medical Services
Michael Stone, MD

Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Eric Cam, DO
Nisha Puri, MD


Special Thank You

To the Department of Emergency Medicine for their generous sponsorship of this evening. Thank you to the residency office and faculty for your commitment to our education. We are forever changed by your investment.
And finally, thank you to our families for your love, support and patience through the years.
We made it!