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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
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
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!
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!
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
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
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
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!
