Where We’re From
Meet our Chiefs





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Current Residents
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.

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

Chris Androski
- Hometown
- Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
- Undergraduate
- Northeastern University
- Medical School
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Hobbies / Interests
- I’ve developed an obsession with Formula 1 over the past few years, and my wife once commissioned a custom Formula 1 cake to be made for my birthday.

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.
Class of 2026

Sarah Williams
- Hometown
- Truckee, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Claremont McKenna College
- Medical School
- UC Davis School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I ski patrolled before medical school. Part of my job was to use explosives to set off avalanches for snow safety. My dad is a career ski patroller, so I got to do that with him!

Jorge Serrano
- Hometown
- Tracy, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- California State University, Sacramento
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Interesting Fact
- I once bested a raccoon in hand-to-hand combat for the rights to a bag of cereal.

Alex Gregor
- Hometown
- Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
- Undergraduate
- Davidson College
- Medical School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Interesting Fact
- I was almost swallowed by a whale

Gonzalo Paz-Soldán
- Hometown
- Washington D.C., DC, USA
- Undergraduate
- Columbia University
- Medical School
- SUNY Downstate
- Interesting Fact
- I hold citizenship in 3 different countries!

Catherine Finney
- Hometown
- La Canada, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Notre Dame
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I ate fish for the first time in med school

Janette Conde
- Hometown
- Miami, FL, USA
- Undergraduate
- Cornell University
- Medical School
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- My first language was Spanish. Despite this I still can’t roll my r’s…

Alison “Ali” Fedigan
- Hometown
- Clayton, California, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- University of Colorado SOM
- Interesting Fact
- I once made a guest appearance on The Amazing Race.

Brittany Trompetto
- Hometown
- Oak Park, California, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I danced for 16 years and was on a competitive hip-hop team in college.

Nick Herzik
- Hometown
- Redondo Beach, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Williams College
- Medical School
- Columbia University
- Interesting Fact
- Sea urchins have a radially symmetrical mouth apparatus called Aristotle’s Lantern. I know this interesting fact because I come from a family of commercial sea urchin divers.

Claudia Trilles
- Hometown
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Florida
- Medical School
- FIU Herbert Wertheim COM
- Interesting Fact
- While backpacking abroad, I managed to convince two airlines to allow me to travel without legitimate identification after my passport was stolen.

Kristina van de Goor
- Hometown
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC San Diego
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Interesting Fact
- I weirdly love assembling furniture, IKEA preferred

Amanda Reilly
- Hometown
- Coronado, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Harvard University
- Graduate
- Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
- Medical School
- UCSF
- Interesting Fact
- Before medical school I helped my parents fix an old sailboat and we sailed to Mexico and back.

Magda “Mags” F. Garcia
- Hometown
- Hacienda Heights, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC Riverside
- Medical School
- Western University of Health Sciences – COMP
- Interesting Fact
- My first car was a stick-shift 1990 Mazda Protege that ended up with a total of 318,800 miles.

Kathleen “Katie” Ferguson
- Hometown
- Reno, Nevada, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Nevada Reno
- Medical School
- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
- Interesting Fact
- My talents include hula-hooping and baking chocolate chip cookies.

Lexie Cantarero
- Hometown
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC Santa Barbara
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- Interesting Fact
- My face was once on a Dr. Pepper 2L bottle that was sold in stores across the country.

Taylor Daum
- Hometown
- Butte, Montana, USA
- Undergraduate
- Boise State University
- Graduate
- Loyola University Chicago
- Medical School
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I recently went to a live taping of The Price Is Right and my grandpa almost won a luxury refrigerator and a year supply of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (good thing he didn’t – he’s a diabetic with a sweet tooth).

Joshua “Josh” Bridge
- Hometown
- Rocklin, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Medical School
- Rocky Vista University
- Interesting Fact
- I’ve worked a ton of odd jobs including greeting-card shelf installation, maintenance and landscaping at an apartment complex, selling insurance for sporting goods, (poorly) folding clothes at department stores, teaching tactical medicine to law enforcement, and quality assurance in the organic chemistry lab and bottling line at a winery.

Donnis “Don” Davis
- Hometown
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of New Mexico
- Medical School
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Interesting Fact
- I went to 8 different schools between kindergarten and 12th grade.

Jason Nunez
- Hometown
- Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
- Undergraduate
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Graduate
- SDSU School of Public Health
- Medical School
- UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- I’ve never been able to get through the first Lord of the Rings movie without falling asleep. I fall asleep at the same scene every time (Frodo hiding under a tree). It’s a great movie, I’m just cursed

Pablo Gutierrez
- Hometown
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UC Santa Cruz
- Medical School
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Interesting Fact
- A few years back, I was in a cast for 4 weeks after rupturing my achilles, and in a vicodin-enhanced state of ennui and extreme self-assuredness I applied for and got a job as an online relationship coach
Class of 2027

Nikolas “Niko” Ujueta
- Hometown
- Hialeah, FL, USA
- Undergraduate
- Nova Southeastern University
- Medical School
- Florida Atlantic University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Mixed Martial arts and Singing. Improv
- Interesting Fact
- I am a black belt in Tae Kwon Do

Laura Velez Turizo
- Hometown
- Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
- Undergraduate
- University of Florida
- Medical School
- University of Florida
- Hobbies / Interests
- love dancing (especially Latin music 💃🏻), traveling, and enjoying the beach. Also a hot yoga fan, and movie addict.
- Interesting Fact
- I used to dance ballet and enjoyed theater in high school, my last role was the Wicked Witch of the West 👹

Siena Simmons
- Hometown
- Kaneohe, HI, USA
- Undergraduate
- Georgetown University
- Medical School
- Howard University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Play both indoor and beach volleyball, absolutely anything outdoors, bake and force my desserts on others, shop (it’s getting out of hand)
- Interesting Fact
- I once served on the first response team for President Obama

Brian Shughrou
- Hometown
- Temecula, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCSD
- Medical School
- UC Irvine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Play golf, watch sports, take road trips or camping trips, play pickleball or basketball, check out coffee shops, see some shows.
- Interesting Fact
- I’m a lifer in the ED, I was an ER Tech for almost 6 years before starting medical school. It’s my tribe!

Tina Samsamshariat
- Hometown
- Carlsbad, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCLA
- Medical School
- University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
- Hobbies / Interests
- Anything outside! Hiking, surfing, running, Pilates, camping, yoga, cooking, brunch, watching Jeopardy, NYT crosswords
- Interesting Fact
- I took a year off of medical school to do research in the Peruvian Amazon

Jasmeen Randhawa
- Hometown
- Broadview Heights, OH, USA
- Undergraduate
- The University of Chicago
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- ceramics, photography, printmaking, hiking, boxing, long podcasts, true crime, reading, brunch, training my pup
- Interesting Fact
- I was a bank teller, a taxi-cab dispatcher and a portrait photographer in high school

Alison Neely
- Hometown
- Boulder, CO, USA
- Undergraduate
- Santa Clara University
- Medical School
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Cook, read, bake, hike, run, try to up my plant mom game
- Interesting Fact
- got an award called “it’s what’s inside that counts” at a summer basketball camp when I was in 4th grade, shockingly did not become a star player

Juan Mingo
- Hometown
- Carmel, IN, USA
- Undergraduate
- Indiana University
- Medical School
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Any team sport soccer, volleyball, etc. Love skiing & hiking. Big fan of cards/board games!
- Interesting Fact
- I have 39 first cousins

Aaron Mckay
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Kalamazoo College
- Medical School
- Indiana University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Rock climb, cook, gamble, socialize, go to beach
- Interesting Fact
- I am the safest driver I know

Alina Martinez
- Hometown
- Brownsville, TX, USA
- Undergraduate
- Arizona State University
- Medical School
- University of Arizona
- Hobbies / Interests
- Camping, climbing, hiking, snowboarding, and anything outdoors. Trying new coffee shops and “hole in the wall” spots. Fresh Shave in Kauai.
- Interesting Fact
- I was in a bluegrass band when I lived in Kentucky.

Chris Marquez
- Hometown
- Santa Clarita, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- The Master’s University
- Medical School
- Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- Spending with my wife and newborn daughter, golf, football and traveling
- Interesting Fact
- Willing to go to In N Out anytime, anywhere

Vincent Ma
- Hometown
- San Marino, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCSD
- Medical School
- California Northstate University
- Hobbies / Interests
- Cooking, video games, gardening, volleyball, weightlifting, watching myself get too heavy to play volleyball without decimating my knees
- Interesting Fact
- I have a CPAP

Marla Krasnick
- Hometown
- Huntington Woods, MI, USA
- Undergraduate
- Tulane University
- Medical School
- Wayne State University SOM
- Hobbies / Interests
- yoga, hike, live music, write, find the best chocolate chip cookies in town
- Interesting Fact
- I can pick up things abnormally well with my toes.

Kylie Kilian
- Hometown
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Undergraduate
- Arizona State University
- Medical School
- University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Phoenix
- Hobbies / Interests
- I like camping, hiking, going to the beach, and taking my 9 lb. chihuahua-pug mix to the dog park!
- Interesting Fact
- I was in Marching Band for 8 years as a member of the colorguard, and played some very interesting characters for the shows — including “Spider Queen” and Dolly Parton.

Girija Hariprasad
- Hometown
- Ballwin, Missouri, USA
- Undergraduate
- Johns Hopkins University
- Medical School
- Dell Medical School at UT Austin
- Hobbies / Interests
- I love gardening, reading, public radio, snuggling our cat, Kit, and working on my cooking skills so I can be a Chopped champion.
- Interesting Fact
- My moment of fame was being featured on the evening news at the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 2…in full costume.

Diego Gomez
- Hometown
- Bogota, Colombia
- Undergraduate
- University of Florida
- Medical School
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- Hobbies / Interests
- anything sports-related, particularly if it has to do with football (soccer), hockey, and formula 1.
- Interesting Fact
- I played hockey at a semi-professional level before I went to medical school and represented Colombia

Evanelys “Eva” Darias
- Hometown
- Miami, FL, USA
- Undergraduate
- University of Florida
- Medical School
- Florida International University
- Hobbies / Interests
- cook, dance, exercise
- Interesting Fact
- I was born in Cuba 🇨🇺

Jessica Chang
- Hometown
- Pasadena, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- UCSD
- Medical School
- Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Hobbies / Interests
- playing volleyball, go to sports games and concerts/music festivals, try new breweries and coffee shops
- Interesting Fact
- I just traveled through 5 countries in Europe in 4 weeks as a graduation trip! I try to be a plant mom and name all my plants after my favorite athletes.

Janine Cadet
- Hometown
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Undergraduate
- Princeton University
- Graduate
- Keck School of Medicine USC
- Medical School
- Keck School of Medicine USC
- Hobbies / Interests
- Finding good food, good music, new TV shows, and new Amazon finds!
- Interesting Fact
- I can’t fully supinate my right arm

Angie Bi
- Hometown
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
- Undergraduate
- Pomona College
- Medical School
- UCLA
- Hobbies / Interests
- biking around LA, cooking elaborate meals for no reason, smashing some pickleball, and exploring the world!
- Interesting Fact
- I love to travel 🙂 I just counted and realized I’ve been to over 30 countries. My next stop is Mongolia!