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PGY-4

Dipti Banerjee, MD
Resident IV / PGY4

Hometown: Fresno, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Berkeley, Public Health and Global Poverty
Medical School: Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Gracias Madre
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Best weekend activity: Hiking and trying new restaurants


Jeremy Chang, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: Laguna Niguel
Undergrad & Major:  UCLA Physiologic Sciences
Medical School:  Tufts
Favorite LA restaurant: Gjusta
Neighborhood:  Westwood
Best weekend activity: hiking


Brittany Davis, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: Denver, CO
Undergrad & Major: Regis University, BSN
Medical School: UC Riverside
Favorite LA restaurant: Yardhouse
Neighborhood:  Mar Vista
Best weekend activity: The Strand


Katherine Goldrath, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: Barrington, IL
Undergrad & Major: University of Pennsylvania, Health & Societies
Medical School: University of Michigan
Favorite LA restaurant: Gjusta, Ramenya, Bavel 
Neighborhood: Mar Vista
Best weekend activity: hiking with my dog, cooking for friends and family, going to open houses


Jenny Mei, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: Pleasanton, California
Undergrad & Major: Yale University, Biology
Medical School: UCLA
Favorite LA restaurant: Go Pocha
Neighborhood: Westwood
Best weekend activity: Sleeping…haha, hanging out with co-residents!


Hency Patel, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: New York City
Undergrad & Major: Stony Brook University, Biology major
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Favorite LA restaurant: Milo and Olive
Neighborhood: Westwood
Best weekend activity: Hiking


Megha Patel, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: Corona, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Berkeley; Political Science
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University - Health Sciences
Favorite LA restaurant: Ramenhood
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Best weekend activity: Playing with my dog, hiking, cooking


Alec Szlachta McGinn, MD
Resident IV/PGY4

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergrad & Major: University of Pittsburgh, Biochemistry
Medical School: University of Miami
Favorite LA restaurant: Birdie G's
Neighborhood: Sawtelle
Best weekend activity: picnics at the beach!


PGY-3

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Ana Bermudez
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Undergrad & Major: Brown University, International Relations 
Medical School: Brown University
Favorite LA restaurant:  Lodge Bread
Neighborhood: Culver City
Best weekend activity:  Beach, backyard hangouts, dinner parties


Marie Douglass, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Brownsville, Tennessee
Undergrad & Major: Wellesley College, Women’s/Gender Studies and Spanish
Medical School: University of Miami
Favorite LA restaurant: El Coyote with friends, Jon & Vinny’s with a date, Cliff’s Edge for a special occasion
Neighborhood: West Hollywood 
Best weekend activity: A sunset hike (Los Leones or Mt. Hollywood)


Kate Furey, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Undergrad & Major: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molecular & Cellular Biology
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Don't have one - I like to cook at home with the husband
Neighborhood: Culver City
Best weekend activity: Hiking and getting outdoors


Catie Gliwa, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Denver, CO
Undergrad & Major: Yale University, History of Science & Medicine
Medical School: UCLA
Favorite LA restaurant: Destroyer, Sqirl, Highly Likely, Loqui
Neighborhood: Culver City / Lucerne Higuera
Best weekend activity: bike the LA river bike path to Spoke Bicycle Cafe


Cindy Hudson, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Corona, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Riverside, Chemistry
Medical School: UC Riverside
Favorite LA restaurant: The Perch
Neighborhood: Culver City
Best weekend activity: Hiking, going to the beach


Elias Kassir, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Houston
Undergrad & Major: Rice University, Biology
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Plato
Neighborhood:  Sawtelle
Best weekend activity: Tide pools


Liwen Xu, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Shanghai
Undergrad & Major: University of Chicago, Biology
Medical School: Harvard
Favorite LA restaurant: Lunetta All Day
Neighborhood: West LA
Best weekend activity: brunch


Ophelia Yin, MD
Resident III / PGY3

Hometown: Orange County
Undergrad & Major: Princeton, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Favorite LA restaurant: Kazunori & Republique
Neighborhood: Live in Westwood, love Venice Beach and Sawtelle!
Best weekend activity: Bonfires at the beach, hiking in the mountains, skiing at Big Bear/Mammoth, late night Koreatown food - there are too many!


PGY-2

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Christine Averill, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad & Major: Dartmouth College - Chemistry
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
Favorite LA restaurant: Phanny’s
Neighborhood: Culver City
Best weekend activity: hiking, beaching, painting, and reading


Marissa Berger, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Undergrad & Major: Johns Hopkins University, Art History
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Bestia
Neighborhood: Brentwood
Best weekend activity: hosting dinner parties, hiking, or driving up to Santa Barbara for wine tasting


Megan Bernstein, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Fremont, CA
Undergrad & Major: University of Southern California, Biology & Print Journalism
Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Hardest question ever... I literally have a map of all my favorite restaurants in LA since 2010! But Urth Caffe is classic LA and never fails!
Neighborhood: West LA
Best weekend activity: It’s a tie between hanging out at the dog beach or hike & brunch!


Anita Chanana, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometowns: Richmond and Hercules, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Berkeley, Molecular Toxicology
Medical School: Stanford School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Farsi Cafe
Neighborhood:  Westwood
Best weekend activity: Jumping in the ocean


Christopher Douglas, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Reno, NV
Undergrad & Major: University of Nevada, Reno; Biochemistry and Spanish
Medical School: University of Southern California
Favorite LA restaurant: Road to Seoul KBBQ
Neighborhood: Sawtelle
Best weekend activity: Brunch to get rid of the Sunday scaries


Alex Francoeur, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Cupertino CA
Undergrad & Major: UCSD Human Biology and History
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Sugarfish and Robertas
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Best weekend activity: hiking in any of the beautiful regions around Santa Monica


Daniel Lee, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Camas, WA
Undergrad & Major: Johns Hopkins Biophysics
Medical School: University of Maryland SOM
Favorite LA restaurant: Hae Jang Chon KBBQ
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Best weekend activity: a blend of hiking and exploring local restaurants


Arshia Surti, MD
Resident II / PGY2

Hometown: Pinole, CA
Undergrad: MIT - aerospace engineering
Medical school: Case Western Reserve
Favorite LA restaurant: Annapurna in Culver City
Neighborhood: Culver Palms
Best weekend activity: Whale watching! Or hiking!


PGY-1

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Sonal Chaudhari, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Irvine, CA
Undergrad & Major: UCLA; Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Favorite LA restaurant: C&O Trattoria and also places in Grand Central Market
Neighborhood: Westwood
Best weekend activity: Being outside in nature


Kathleen Chung, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Tehachapi, CA
Undergrad & Major: Dartmouth College, Romance Languages
Med school: Brown
Favorite Restaurant: BCD Tofu House
Neighborhood: Sawtelle
Weekend Activity: Trying new restaurants


Hannah Cundall, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Santa Cruz molecular biology
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Neighbourhood: Westwood
Favority LA restaurant and weekend activity: To be Discovered!


Monica Gutierrez, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Cathedral City, CA
Undergrad & Major: UCLA, psychobiology
Medical School: UC Riverside SOM
Favorite LA restaurant: Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Neighborhood: Mar Vista
Best weekend activity: hiking, snowboarding, home cooked dinner and a movie


Jennifer Park, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Hartford, CT
Undergrad & Major: University of Rochester, Biomedical Engineering
Medical School:  University of Connecticut
Favorite LA restaurant:  To Be Discovered
Neighborhood:  Westwood
Best weekend activity: finding a nice view and setting up a hammock


Lakshmi Ramachandran, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Troy, MI
Undergrad & Major: Northwestern University - Communication Sciences & Disorders; double minor in Spanish & International Studies
Columbia University, Teachers College - MS in Neuroscience & Education
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health - MPH in Health Policy & Maternal Child Health
Medical School: Western Michigan Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
Fav LA Restaurant: The Butcher's Daughter
Neighborhood: West LA
Best Weekend Activity: Hiking


Michael Richardson, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Los Angeles
Undergrad & Major: Washington University in St. Louis, History major
Medical School: Stanford
Favorite LA restaurant: Hara Sushi on Wilshire
Neighborhood:  Beverly Hills
Best weekend activity: watching the sun set over the beach!


Geraldine Shirzai, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Fairfield, CA
Undergrad & Major: UC Davis, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior; Minor: Spanish and Nutrition Sciences 
Medical School: University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Guisados - haven’t tried a bunch yet, but excited to check out the LA food scene
Neighborhood: West LA
Best weekend activity: I love being outdoors, so a hike followed by a day at beach fills my soul!


Jamie Temko, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad & Major: Brown University, Neuroscience
Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Favorite LA restaurant: Cafe Vida
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Best weekend activity: hiking


Deanna Wong, MD
Resident I / PGY1

Hometown: Orinda, CA
Undergrad & Major: Northwestern University, majored in Biological Sciences
Medical School: UCLA
Favorite LA restaurant: Yuko Kitchen
Neighborhood: Sawtelle
Best weekend activity: hiking in the Pacific Palisades


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