Our fellows are some of the best fellows at UCLA! They regularly receive nominations for "Fellow of the Year", and our fellows won the award in 2021 and 2023. They serve as leaders both inside and outside of the hospital in multiple domains including clinical medicine, basic and translational research, medical education and professional society engagement. Due to the breadth and depth of expertise amongst our faculty, the Pulmonary & Critical Care Division at UCLA is uniquely positioned to provide our fellows with an individualized experience that will launch them into whatever career path they choose. 

Class of 2026

Fellow

Nitin Agrawal, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Texas A&M
Residency: Baylor

Fellow

Catherine Durant, MD

Clinician Educator Track, ILD focus

Medical School: UCLA
Residency: UCLA

Fellow

Anna Fretz, MD

Chief Fellow
Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Dartmouth
Residency: UCSF (Chief Resident)

Fellow

Patrick Holman, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Chicago
Residency:  UCLA (Chief Resident)

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Cher Huang, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow
AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: UCLA
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellow

Hollyann Loui, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: University of Hawaii
Residency: UCLA

Fellow

Brandon Peplinski, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow      

Medical School: Loma Linda
Residency: University of Washington

Fellow

Monroe Wolf, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: University of North Carolina
Residency: Duke

Fellow

Caitlin Yumori, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Columbia
Residency: UCLA

Class of 2027

Dr. Baddour

Nicolas Baddour, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: University of Washington (Chief Resident)

Epstein

Sam Epstein, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Emory University 
Residency: University of Florida
Sleep Fellowship: UCLA

fiore

Emily Fiore, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Tulane University
Residency: NYU

johnson

Tyrone Johnson, MD

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Track

Medical School: University of Chicago
Residency: UCSF (Chief Resident)

kirincich

Jason Kirincich, MD

Chief Fellow
Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Medicinski Fakultet, Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Croatia
Residency: Cleveland Clinic (Chief Resident)

morgan

Natalie Morgan, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: UC Davis
Residency: UCLA

stone

Greg Stone, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: USC
Residency: UCLA

ward

Lindsey Ward, MD, PhD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: UCSF
Residency: UCLA (Chief Resident)

marcela

Marcela Zhou Huang, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: UCLA
Residency: UCSF (Chief Resident)

Class of 2028

Kamya Bijawat Class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Kamya Bijawat, MD

Medical School: Northwestern
Residency: UCLA

Mona Deng Class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Mona Deng, MD

Medical School: UCLA 
Residency: UCLA (Chief Resident)

Hector Filizola Class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Hector Filizola, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern 
Residency: UCLA

 

Rachel Herr class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Rachel Herr, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine 
Residency: Tulane University (Chief Resident)

David Iruegas Class of 2028 Pulm Fellowship

David Iruegas, MD

Medical School: Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina 
Residency: University of Oklahoma

 

Nicole Lum class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Nicole Lum, MD

Medical School: George Washington University 
Residency: University of Chicago

 

Parth Shah class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Parth Shah, MD

Medical School: University of Pensylvania 
Residency: Columbia University

Matthew Sweeney Class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Matthew Sweeney, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University 
Residency: Cedars Sinai

 

Joseph Windheim, Class of 2028 pulm fellowship

Joseph Windheim, MD

Medical School: New York University 
Residency: New York University