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Recent Graduates


The "stars" of our program, we have graduated 176
​world-class physicians (and counting!)
We're so proud of them!
2022 Graduates
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Eliane Bitar, MD
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Now working: Private Practice in Florida
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Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
Undergrad: University of Arizona
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Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Clinical Interests: Everything but especially Women’s Health and Integrative/Alternative/Lifestyle Medicine
Hobbies: eating, cooking, baking, laying on the beach/tanning, spending time with my family and friends, people watching (not in a creepy way…), etc...
Fun Fact: I have dessert after every meal! :D
 
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Brock Booth, DO
​Chief Resident
Now working: KP Harbor MacArthur
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Medical School: Des Moines University
Undergrad: University of Michigan

Hometown: Irvine, CA
Clinical Interests: Office procedures, sports medicine, medical education
Hobbies: Doing everything with the Fiance-- Cooking, watching TV (especially masterchef and top chef), going to Disneyland, mini-golfing, trying different restaurants
Fun Fact: Played trumpet in the Michigan Marching Band and had the chance to perform in 5 different collegiate stadiums and 4 different NFL stadiums
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Kim Dang, MD
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Now working: KP La Habra
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Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Undergrad: University of California, Irvine

Hometown: Santa Ana, CA
Clinical Interests: women’s health, preventative medicine
Hobbies: watercolor painting, museums and gardens, online shopping, picnics, spending time with my fiance/family/ friends, hiking, boba runs, brunch, napping!
Fun Fact: I am a FRIENDS fanatic and can recognize basically any line/scene from the series. I welcome any FRIENDS trivia challenge!
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Corinne Eugenio, MD
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Now working: KP Downey

Medical School: Frank H. Netter SOM at Quinnipiac University
Undergrad: Nevada State College

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Clinical Interests: Underserved medicine, LGBTQ health, geriatrics
Hobbies: Going to concerts, Disneyland adventures, karaoking, shopping, movies, pop culture, playing with my mini goldendoodle
Fun Fact: I know how to extreme coupon. I lived on my mini stockpile of tide pods and toiletries during med school.


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Nadine Hammoud, DO
​Academic Chief Resident

Now working: Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Loma Linda

Medical school:
Midwestern University in Arizona
Undergrad: UC Santa Barbara/Purdue for graduate school

Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA
Clinical interests: Addiction Medicine, women’s health, lifestyle and prevention medicine
Hobbies: finding new coffee shops, stalking Yelp, visiting amusement parks, painting, video games, seeing friends and family, traveling (when not on lockdown)
Fun fact: I hugged a killer whale once. I’ve also lived in 11 different cities and 5 states (unrelated to the killer whale)
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Sandy Phan, DO
​Chief Resident

Now working: KP Garden Grove Urgent Care
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Medical School:
Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: UC San Diego
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Hometown: Campbell, CA
Clinical Interests: Preventative care, women’s health, integrative medicine, urgent care
Hobbies: cooking, baking, being a bookworm, spending time at the beach, going out to brunch, hiking, traveling, napping, watching Netflix and Hulu
Fun Fact: I worked at Tender Greens in the Bay Area before medical school, where I had the joy of eating delicious food and taking Luke Walton’s order.
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Sharlene Tsao, DO
Now working: Per Diem KP Orange County & KP Downey
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Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: USC

Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Clinical interests: Everything! My ideal clinic includes a wide variety of anything and everything. It keeps me on my toes.
Hobbies: home improvement projects, painting, piano
Fun fact: I ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle
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Zayeem Zaman, DO
Now working: Sports Medicine Fellowship at KP Los Angeles

Medical School:
Touro University Nevada
Undergrad: UCLA

Hometown: Cypress, CA
Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Nutrition
Hobbies: Spending quality time with my family and friends, watching basketball and football (especially the Lakers and the Saints), playing basketball, going to the beach, trying new restaurants
Fun Fact: My wife and I were delivered by the same doctor
 

2021 Graduates
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Lina Delbruck, DO
Now working: Per Diem KP San Diego
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Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: UCSD

Hometown: Del Mar, San Diego, CA
Clinical Interests: Lifestyle and integrative medicine
Hobbies: yoga, piano, running on the beach
Fun Fact: have a baby tiger, went to school in Japan, first pet was a chicken 🐥, and started a company during Residency. 
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Cindy Gao, DO
Now working: Per Diem KP Orange County

​Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences ​
Undergrad: UC Berkeley

Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Clinical Interests: definitely full scope practice
Hobbies: cooking, baking, sketching, exercising :P
Fun Fact: haha not sure if this counts, but I like singing in my car and eating ice cream in winter.
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Ramya Kuchibhatla, MD
Now working: KP Los Angeles
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Medical School:
Rush Medical College
Undergrad: Brandeis University

Hometown: Hayward, CA
Clinical Interests: HIV medicine, underserved medicine, women’s health
Hobbies: watching the Niners, cooking, biking, traveling, trying new foods (I try not to go to the same restaurant/bar twice!)
Fun Fact: I’ve seen Hamilton so many times that I can definitely sing all the songs from memory.
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Paige La Spada, MD
Now working: KP Huntington Beach
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Medical School:
Saint Louis University
Undergrad: University of Southern California
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Hometown: Westlake Village, CA
Clinical Interests: full spectrum family medicine
Hobbies: Biking, cooking, spending time with my family, hanging out with my co-residents
Fun Fact: I have a twin brother.
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Rebecca Lech, DO
Now working: Private Practice in Yorba Linda

Medical School:
Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: Santa Clara University
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Hometown: Anaheim Hills, CA
Clinical Interests:  
Urgent Care medicine

Hobbies: dogs
Fun Fact: I love dogs
 
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Melanie Madriaga, DO
Now working: KP Sacramento
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Medical School:
Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: Cal Poly SLO

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Interests: sports medicine, procedures, inpatient medicine
Hobbies: grubbing/hanging out with friends and family, basketball, climbing, camping, traveling
Fun Fact: I was a black belt at 9 and I plan to be best friends with as many dogs as possible (already have 1 corgi!)
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Abbas Naqvi, DO
Now working: KP Downey

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: UC Irvine

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Interests: Community Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Obstetrics, Social Media’s role in Medicine
Hobbies: Playing music! My main instrument is guitar but I have been getting more into ukulele, bass, and drums.
Fun Fact: I have a 3 year old daughter that is learning the drums with me
 
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Allen Nelson, MD
Now working: Per Diem KP Orange County

Medical School:
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Undergrad: UC Irvine
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Hometown: Fullerton, CA  
Clinical Interests: Preventative Medicine, Urgent care, Global Medicine
Hobbies: Baseball, Water polo, Beach, Coffee
Fun Fact: I have been to 17 of the 30 MLB ballpark stadiums 

The Kaiser Permanente Orange County Family Residency Program
​Class of 2022
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The Kaiser Permanente Orange County Family Residency Program
​Class of 2021
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