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Residents
Our beloved Residents are the "stars" of the program. See below for Resident Profiles and testimonials. |
Welcome to the newest members of our Residency Family! Congrats on The Match!!!
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PGY-1 Class
Sarah Calove, MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA Clinical Interests: LGBTQIA+ Health, Reproductive Health, Community Medicine Hobbies: Soccer, basketball, hiking, running, exploring new food places and drinking boba, traveling, singing, playing piano/guitar/ukulele Fun Fact: I have a pizza-shaped discoloration in my left eye! |
Amanda Hale, DO
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergrad: Texas State University Hometown: Magnolia, TX Clinical Interests: LGBTQ+ Health, Addiction Medicine, Community Medicine, Sleep Medicine Hobbies: Hiking, making ice cream, running, crocheting, trivia, ceramics, listening to obscure podcasts, indoor plants, and the list goes on! Fun Fact: I applied for an art show with a cute little ceramic pot I made and it was accepted. The piece was titled “baby’s first pot” and the plant that inhabits the pot is somehow still alive! |
Sheryl Hefti, DO
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: University of Kansas Hometown: St. Francis, KS Clinical Interests: Preventative and Lifestyle Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Behavioral Health, Academic Medicine/Teaching Hobbies: Disney, hiking, wellness activities, spoiling my border collie Wally, wine and craft beer tasting, sleeping Fun Fact: I completed an internship at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World during undergrad that was completely unrelated to my degree in Community Health Education |
Brendan Hong, DO
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University Hometown: Palos Verdes Estates, CA Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, LGBTQ+ Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Preventative Medicine Hobbies: Volleyball (beach, grass, and indoor), pop music (I’m a huge Taylor Swift fan), weight lifting, drinking boba, traveling Fun Fact: I earned my AAA rating in beach volleyball, the highest rating you can achieve in the California Beach Volleyball Association |
Derek Hung, MD
Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA Clinical Interests: Behavioral Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Community Medicine, Preventive Medicine Hobbies: Basketball, badminton, hiking, playing piano and guitar, playing with my puppy, exploring new restaurants, escape rooms, theme parks Fun Fact: I’ve been to 37 National Parks, and my goal is to visit all of them in my lifetime! |
Kristine Rosas, DO
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Undergrad: UC Irvine Hometown: Daly City, CA Clinical Interests: Preventative medicine, Women’s Health, Procedures Hobbies: Hiking, running, baking, exploring new restaurants, traveling, watching Netflix Fun Fact: I love traveling and collecting refrigerator magnets to commemorate my trips! |
Lilian Scanlon, MD
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Hometown: St. Charles, IL Clinical Interests: Lifestyle Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Women’s Health, Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health Hobbies: Yoga, hiking, reading, pickleball, trying new restaurants Fun Fact: My partner and I decided to start fostering dogs, but we ended up adopting the first dog that we fostered! |
Houman Tazhibi, DO
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Granada Hills, CA Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Preventative Medicine Hobbies: Playing soccer and basketball, boxing, weight lifting, astrophotography, drawing/painting Fun Fact: I enjoy traveling to National Parks and photographing the Milky Way! |
PGY-2 Class
Neely Atamaniuk, DO
Medical School: Des Moines University
Undergrad: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA Clinical Interests: Global Medicine, Women’s Health, LGBTQ+ Health, Preventative Medicine Hobbies: Hiking with my two dogs, exploring tidepools, skiing, running, trying new recipes Fun Fact: I taught English in Thailand to adorable six year olds |
Crystal Cheung, DO
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Clinical Interests: Preventative Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Procedures, Geriatrics Hobbies: going to Disneyland, Disney pin trading, paint and sip nights, attending concerts, playing with makeup Fun Fact: I’ve been to every Disney park in the world except for Shanghai and Paris, which are next on my list! |
Jonathan Dreiling, DO
Medical School: Western University Health Sciences
Undergrad: UC Santa Cruz Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA Clinical Interests: Preventative Care, Procedures, Behavioral Health, Urgent Care Hobbies: Snowboarding, roller hockey, fantasy football, concerts, running, mountain biking Fun Fact: I used to drive a forklift when I worked at Home Depot |
Rebecca Lee, DO
Medical School: Rocky Vista University- Southern Utah
Undergrad: Brigham Young University Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Clinical Interests: Academic Medicine, Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine, Community Medicine, Procedures, Dermatology Hobbies: Rock climbing, pickleball, cycling, running, hiking, shopping, cooking, and eating! Fun Fact: I didn’t attend school until fifth grade |
Dana Nguyen, DO
Medical School: Western University Health Sciences
Undergrad: CSU Fullerton Hometown: Anaheim, CA Clinical Interests: Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Women’s Health Hobbies: Hosting dinner parties, Discovering new restaurants, Playing fetch with both my dog and cat Fun Fact: One of my favorite joys in life is taking an afternoon nap without needing to set an alarm |
Danny Nguyen, DO
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Vietnam --> Garden Grove, CA Clinical Interests: Preventative Medicine, Community Medicine, Geriatrics, Procedures Hobbies: cooking, checking out new restaurants, attending concerts, singing karaoke with friends and family, watching shows/movies Fun Fact: I love eating ice-cream and could use it as a pick-me-up anyday! |
Jodi Spangler, MD
Medical School: University of Washington
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Durban, South Africa Clinical Interests: Preventive and Integrative Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Community Medicine, Global Health Hobbies: Surfing, hiking, skydiving, yoga, fixing up my Westfalia campervan, family time, and gardening Fun Fact: My favorite scent in the world is the special combination of coffee and surf wax on the way to the beach |
Dean Tran, MD
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA Clinical Interests: Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Health, Palliative Medicine, Teaching Hobbies: I love cooking! Lately, I’ve gotten into barbecuing. I dream of someday being a proud owner of an offset smoker, but for now, catch me on the weekend lighting up my kettle grill and smoking chicken wings or beef short ribs. Other than that, I love trying and learning new things with my more adventurous other half Fun Fact: Ask to borrow my Atlas pasta machine! |
PGY-3 Class
Raymar Baesa, DO
Chief Resident Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Fullerton, CA Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Community Medicine, Preventative Medicine Hobbies: Basketball (go Lakers!), Karaoke, Dancing, all things Disney & Marvel, music, using my air fryer, binge watching shows on all streaming services Fun Fact: At first coerced by my girlfriend, now am a big fan of watching trashy reality TV (Love Island, MTV’s The Challenge, The Bachelor, etc.) |
Chantal Jackson, MD
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine- Tucson
Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Berkeley, CA Clinical Interests: Community Health, Dermatology and Preventive Medicine Hobbies: Cultural Studies, Dance, Drawing, Hiking, Painting and Reading Fun Fact: I was once a background actor on the set of House |
Leah Shapiro, MD
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Undergrad: Brandeis University Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Clinical Interests: Community Medicine, Global Health, Medical Education Hobbies: Hiking, Cooking with friends, Golf, any water-related activities Fun Fact: I have traveled to over 35 countries |
John Shin, MD
Medical School: California Northstate University COM
Undergrad: University of Washington Hometown: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do (South Korea) → Puyallup, WA Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Procedures Hobbies: Working out, Snowboarding, Gaming, Building PCs, Cooking/BBQ Fun Fact: I have a sous vide machine for that perfect medium rare steak. Recently became a dad |
Joseph St. Pierre, MDMedical School: Keck School of Medicine
Undergrad: Tufts University Hometown: Manchester, NH Clinical Interests: Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine, Office procedures, Geriatrics Hobbies: Running, Strength training, camping, cooking food and enjoying it with others, origami Fun Fact: Taking a few minutes for coffee before sunrise is my favorite part of the day |
Ellice Wang, MD
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Brandon Wong, DOMedical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergrad: UC Irvine Hometown: San Francisco, CA Clinical Interests: Preventative Medicine, Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine, Community Medicine Hobbies: Grilling and barbecuing, pet photography, anything Star Wars related Fun Fact: I am addicted to grocery shopping |
Claire Stolin, DO
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(Recently Graduated) Class of 2023
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Austin Ardalan, DO
Now Working: KP Woodland Hills
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Woodland Hills, CA Clinical Interests: Full scope family medicine. I love connecting with my patients and learning a variety of procedures Hobbies: Spontaneous adventures, traveling, hiking, swimming, discovering new bars/restaurants, and hanging with wifey, friends, and family Fun Fact: I ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain |
Mika De Coster, MD
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Jennifer Gonzalez, DONow Working: KP Downey Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Undergrad: Loyola Marymount University Hometown: San Jose, CA Clinical Interests: women’s health, global medicine, health care policy, community medicine, preventive care Hobbies: acrylic painting, boxing, martial arts, hiking, basketball, swimming, reading Fun Fact: I got my black belt in Karate when I was 11 |
Austin Hankinson, DONow Working: Per Diem KP Orange County Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland Clinical interests: Global health Hobbies: Surfing, Songwriting Fun Fact: I worked as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska the summer between first and second year of medical school |
Eric McLeod, MD
Now Working: KP Irvine Medical School: Chicago Medical School Undergrad: UCSD Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA Clinical Interests: Lifestyle and prevention Hobbies: Swimming, surfing, running, hiking, kicking it with friends Fun Fact: I have a fake tooth from a motocross accident |
Gabriel Miranda, MD
Chief Resident Now Working: Per Diem KP Virtual Medical Center
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans) Undergrad: College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) Hometown: Fremont, CA Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Procedures, Preventative Medicine, Women’s Health, Urgent Care, Pediatrics Hobbies: Music, singing, basketball, football (WHO DAT?), hiking, cooking/baking, family BBQs, hanging out with friends, bingeing Netflix, discovering new breweries Fun Fact: I was lead singer of my medical school band named “Radialhead” and we performed throughout NOLA. Listen to our studio recordings here on Soundcloud! |
Sagar Patel, DO
Now Working: Per Diem KP Orange County Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Undergrad: UC Berkeley Hometown: Bakersfield, CA Clinical Interests: Applied longevity, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Integrative medicine, Sports, OMM Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, basketball (Go Lakers!), cooking, traveling, Fun Fact: Chilled with the entire US men’s basketball team after the 2012 Olympics in London when we shared an airport gate for the flight home |
Jasmine Takhar, DO
Chief Resident Now Working: Per Diem KP Orange County
Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences Undergrad: UCI Hometown: San Marcos, CA Clinical interest: everything, preventative medicine, integrative medicine, women’s health, building long lasting relationships Hobbies: hiking, cooking, eating lol, traveling, badminton, playing board games Fun fact: why can’t we do a boring fact? Like: I can sit and binge watch TV in my PJs and eat for 5 |
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