2022 Faculty

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Residency Family Life

Resident Spotlights

Dr. Jasmine Takhar is a star PGY-3 and one of our Chief Residents!

Three things to know about Jasmine:
  • 💂🏻‍♀️ She studied abroad in England during the 2012 Olympic Games. She participated in the Olympic Torch Relay and saw multiple Olympic events 🥇🥈🥉
  • ⚡️ She is a Harry Potter fanatic. Go Gryffindors! 🦁
  • 🗃 She is an extreme organizer and aspires to have her own TV show 📺
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Welcome to the family Jasmine!
Let's welcome another one of our PGY-3s, Dr. Austin Ardalan! 

Three things to know about Austin:
  • 💍 He met his wife in middle school, and they got married on Leap Day 2020.
  • 👨🏻‍🎓 He lived in NYC for three years where he completed the first half of his medical school training at Touro in Harlem and then transferred to Western University in Southern California for his clinical years.
  • 🍼 He was born in a Kaiser hospital and now he's born again as a baby intern working at Kaiser. Pretty full circle moment for him!
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Our family keeps getting bigger and better!
 
Next up from the PGY-2 class is Dr. Jennifer Gonzalez! 
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Three things to know about Jennifer:
  • 🌎 She loves traveling and is passionate about global medicine. She spent the last year volunteering in Peru and Mexico.
  • 🚩 She is a dual citizen and was born and raised in Mexico, where most of her family still lives.
  • 🥋 She got her black belt in Karate when she was 11 and was fortunate enough to teach the Mighty Dragon Class for a few years.
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Jennifer rotated with us as a medical student and we knew then that she would be the perfect addition to our family!
Time to zero in on Dr. Zayeem Zaman!
     "Hi everyone! My name is Zayeem Zaman, recent grad. I’m from Cypress, CA. I went to undergrad at UCLA and med school at Touro University Nevada.
     During my free time, I love spending quality time with my family and friends, watching my Lakers and Saints, playing basketball, going to the beach, and exploring new restaurants!
      Rotating through KPOC as a third year medical student, I instantly fell in love with the program. I noticed that many of the faculty and preceptors were products of the residency program and they were all exceptional physicians. In particular, working with Dr. Provenghi was very influential to me. I learned that we both have the uncanny similarities of growing up in the same town, graduating from the same high school, as well as sharing the same birthday, but it’s Dr. Provenghi’s commitment to his patients is what really resonated with me. Despite a busy schedule, he made sure all his patients’ concerns were addressed, and it was evident that they loved him for the care he provided. I knew that was the kind of physician I aspired to be, and now I’m grateful to have the opportunity to work alongside the best."
Let's welcome one of our star PGY-3s, Dr. Mika De Coster! (Academic Chief)

Three things to know about Mika:
  • 🎾 He was homeschooled through middle and high school to play competitive tennis.
  • 🚵🏻 He loves getting outdoors through mountain biking and skiing!
  • 🚩 His parents immigrated to the US from Belgium and Finland, the latter being where he spent many summer months growing up.

We are so happy to have you in our family Mika!