Head & Neck Surgery

Current Resident Roster

Head and Neck Surgery Residents 2025-2026

HNS Residents 25-26


Head and Neck Surgery Residents 2025-26

PGY 5: Class of 2026

Sophia Chen, M.D.

Sophia Chen, M.D.

Hometown: Johns Creek, GA

Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Undergraduate: Yale University

Lauran Evans, MD

Lauran Evans, MD

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno

Undergraduate: University of Southern California

Michelle Lee, MD

Michelle Lee, MD

Hometown: Fullerton, CA

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Undergraduate: Caltech

Pranati Pillutla MD

Pranati Pillutla, MD

Hometown: Simi Valley, CA

Medical School:  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Undergraduate: California State University,  Los Angeles

Adam Xiao, MD, PhD

Adam Xiao, MD, PhD

Hometown: Bel Air, MD

Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

PGY 4: Class of 2027

Gabrielle Cahill

Gabrielle Cahill

Hometown: Hometown: Palo Alto, CA

Medical School: University of California, San Diego

Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego

Song Hon (Josh) Hwang, MD

Josh Hwang, MD

Hometown: South Windsor, CT

Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

Undergraduate: Boston College

Josef Madrigal

Josef Madrigal

Hometown: Palmdale, CA / Manila, Philippines

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles 

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles

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Abdul-Rahman Reheem, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Graduated BS Attended 08/11/2014 to 05/12/2017

Erik Vanstrum

Erik Vanstrum

Head and Neck Surgery

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Medical School: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Undergraduate: Pomona College

Alice Yu

Alice Yu

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

PGY 3: Class of 2028

Carlos Castellanos, MD

Carlos Castellanos, MD

Medical School: University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine

Undergraduate School: The Johns Hopkins University

Janice Chung, MD

Janice Chung, MD

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Undergraduate School: Columbia University

Francis Orozco, MD

Francis Reyes Orozco, MD

Medical School: University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine

Undergraduate School: Columbia University in the City of New York

Shady Soliman, MD

Shady Soliman, MD

Medical School: University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

Undergraduate School: University of California San Diego

Allan Wang, MD

Allan Wang, MD

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Undergraduate School: Northwestern University

PGY 2: Class of 2029

Hye Rhyn Chung, MD

Hye Rhyn Chung, MD

Medical School: University Of California, Los Angeles, Geffen School Of Medicine

Undergraduate School: University of California Los Angeles

Hector Gomez, MD

Hector Gomez, MD

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego

Yun Ji Kim, MD

Yun Ji Kim, MD

Medical School: University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine

Undergraduate School: University of San Diego

Matthew Lin, MD

Matthew Lin, MD

Medical School: University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine

Undergraduate School: University of Southern California

Kethleen Mulligan, MD

Kathleen Mulligan, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Undergraduate School: Princeton University

PGY 1: Class of 2030

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John Finlay

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

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Natalie Gault

Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Akash Halgur, a young man with dark hair, smiling confidently at the camera. He wears a white shirt and a patterned tie.

Akash Sudhir Halagur

Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine Dartmouth

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Clare Moffat

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

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Jake Stenzel

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Recent Graduates: Class of 2022

Jose Alonso, MD

Jose Alonso, MD

Hometown: North Hollywood, CA

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles

Albert Han, MD

Albert Han, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley

Alden Smith, MD

Alden Smith, MD

Hometown: Denver, CO

Medical School: Temple University

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University

Thad Vickery, MD

Thad Vickery, MD

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Medical School: University of Colorado

Undergraduate: Skidmore College

Tara Wu, MD

Tara Wu, MD

Hometown: Monterey Park, CA

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley

Recent Graduates: Class of 2021

Zachariah Chandy, MD

Zachariah Chandy, MD

Hometown: Loma Linda, CA

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, Undergraduate: Stanford University

Post residency employment:  Kaiser Permanente

Kyle Hannabass, MD

Kyle Hannabass, MD

Hometown: Daytona Beach, FL

Medical School: University of Florida, Undergraduate: University of Florida

Post-residency employment: Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery, Stanford University

Shabnam Ghazizadeh, MD

Shabnam Ghazizadeh, MD

Hometown: Rochester, NY

Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University, Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine

Post-residency employment: Fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery, Dr. Corey Maas, San Francisco

Brooke Su-Velez, MD, MPH

Brooke Su-Velez, MD, MPH

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, Undergraduate: University of California, Berkley

Post-residency employment: Fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Stanford University

Recent Graduates: Class of 2020

Floyd Buen, MD

Floyd Buen, MD

Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA

Medical School: University of California, San Diego

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Post-Residency plan: Private practice, Orange County

Thomas Heineman, MD

Thomas Heineman, MD

Hometown: Grinnell, IA

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Undergraduate: University of Iowa

Post-Residency plan: Private Practice, Cedar Rapids, IA

Christine Kim, MD

Christine Kim, MD

Hometown: Rockville, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Post-Residency Plan: Laryngology Fellowship, Stanford University

Ashley Kita, MD

Ashley Kita, MD

Hometown: Los Gatos, CA

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley

Post-Residency plan: UCLA faculty

Hassan Nasser, MD

Hassan Nasser, MD

Hometown: Dearborn, MI

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Post-Residency plan: Head and Neck Oncology fellowship, University of Michigan

Recent Graduates: Class of 2019

Karam Badran, MD

Karam Badran, MD

Hometown: San Roman, CA

Medical School: UC Irvine

Undergraduate: UC San Diego

Post-Residency Plan: FPRS Fellowship, UCSF

Janice Chang, MD, PhD

Janice Chang, MD, PhD

Hometown: Irvine, CA

Medical School: UC Irvine

Undergraduate: UC Berkeley

Post-Residency Plan: Private Practice

Roxana Moayer, MD

Roxana Moayer, MD

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA

Medical School: University of Southern California

Undergraduate: UC Davis

Post-Residency Plan: FPRS Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson

Pratik Patel, MD

Pratik Patel, MD

Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Post-Residency Plan: Comprehensive Otolaryngology - Coastal ENT/Jersey Shore Medical Center; Neptune, NJ

Ryan Stephenson, MD

Ryan Stephenson, MD

Hometown: Clearfield, UT

Medical School: Pittsburgh Medical School

Undergraduate: Weber State University

Post-Residency Plan: Laryngology Fellowship, UCLA