Current Resident Roster
Chiefs: Class of 2023
Kristen Echanique, MD
Hometown: Randolph, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Rance Fujiwara, MD
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Creighton University
Vishal Patel, MD
Hometown: Torrance, CA
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Juan San Juan, MD
Hometown: San Antonio, VEN
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Undergraduate: Duke Univeristy
Kenric Tam, MD
Hometown: Los Altos Hills, CA
Medical School: Stanford University Medical School
Undergraduate: Harvard University
PGY 4: Class of 2024
Arman Danielian, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Tom Maxim, MD
Hometown: Haifa, ISR
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Jessa Miller, MD
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Medical School: University of Michigan
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Laith Mukdad, MD
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Rodell Santuray, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins
PGY 3: Class of 2025
Krishna Bommakanti, MD
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Diego
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Alex Cronkite, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of Central Florida
Undergraduate: Tufts University
Lauran Evans, MD
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Solymar Torres Maldonado, MD
Hometown: Arecibo, PR
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Emily Wong, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Undergraduate: Harvard University
PGY 2: Class of 2026
Sophia Chen, M.D.
Hometown: Johns Creek, GA
Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Yale University
Josh Hwang, MD
Hometown: South Windsor, CT
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Undergraduate: Boston College
Michelle Lee, MD
Hometown: Fullerton, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Undergraduate: Caltech
Pranati Pillutla, MD
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Undergraduate: California State University, Los Angeles
Abdul-Rahman Reheem, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduated BS Attended 08/11/2014 to 05/12/2017
Adam Xiao, MD, PhD
Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
PGY 1: 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
Josef Madrigal
Hometown: Palmdale, CA / Manila, Philippines
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Erik Vanstrum
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Pomona College
Alice Yu
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Recent Graduates: Class of 2022
Jose Alonso, MD
Hometown: North Hollywood, CA
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Albert Han, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Alden Smith, MD
Hometown: Denver, CO
Medical School: Temple University
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Thad Vickery, MD
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Medical School: University of Colorado
Undergraduate: Skidmore College
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
Hometown: Loma Linda, CA
Medical School: University of California, Irvine, Undergraduate: Stanford University
Post residency employment: Kaiser Permanente
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
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
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
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Diego
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Post-Residency plan: Private practice, Orange County
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
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Post-Residency Plan: Laryngology Fellowship, Stanford University
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
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
Hometown: San Roman, CA
Medical School: UC Irvine
Undergraduate: UC San Diego
Post-Residency Plan: FPRS Fellowship, UCSF
Janice Chang, MD, PhD
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Medical School: UC Irvine
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Post-Residency Plan: Private Practice
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
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
Hometown: Clearfield, UT
Medical School: Pittsburgh Medical School
Undergraduate: Weber State University
Post-Residency Plan: Laryngology Fellowship, UCLA