Name: Precious Fortes
PGY level: PGY-2
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Spending time with my two kids and husband, hiking and trying new foods
Favorite LA restaurant: Jasmine Market & Deli (Burmese food)
Pathology interest(s): Health Disparities Focus
Name: Tracie Goh
PGY level: PGY-3
Hometown: Daly City, CA
Undergraduate: University of San Francisco
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Listening to music, watching movies, reading fantasy/sci-fi series, trying new foodie hotspots, dancing, visiting museums, board games
Favorite LA restaurant: Menya Tigre, All Day Baby, Milo & Olive
Pathology interest(s): Hematopathology
Name: Taylor Howard
PGY level: PGY-1
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Powerlifting, playing with and walking my dog, hiking, reading, watching TV/movies, podcasts and good food
Favorite LA restaurant: Bluey’s
Pathology interest(s): Transfusion Medicine, Microbiology, Forensics/Hospital Autopsy
Name: Sophia Hwang
PGY level: PGY-2
Hometown: Loma Linda, CA
Undergraduate: La Sierra University
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: EDM/live music, eating out, working out, reading, video games, documentaries
Favorite LA restaurant: Kang Ho-Dong Baekjong (K-bbq), Myungrang Hot Dog
Pathology interest(s): Undecided
Name: Teresa Kim
PGY level: PGY-4, Chief Resident
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Anything with food -trying new restaurants, baking, and obviously eating
Favorite LA restaurant: Republique, Phanny’s, Shin-Sen-Gumi
Pathology interest(s): Cytopathology, Gynecologic pathology
Name: Tiffany Lin
PGY level: PGY-3
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: University at Buffalo
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: playing video games/board games, trying new restaurants/bars/cafes, traveling, exploring LA (pre-covid), telling my dog he’s a good boy
Favorite LA restaurant: Bestia
Pathology interest(s): Forensics
Name: Sofia Liou
PGY level: PGY-4, Chief Resident
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Beach volleyball, painting, visiting farmers’ markets
Favorite LA restaurant: Din Tai Fung
Pathology interest(s): Dermatopathology and medical education
Name: Natalia Liu
PGY level: PGY-4
Hometown: Upland, CA
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: hanging out with my dog, listening to records, hiking, traveling
Favorite LA restaurant: In-N-Out, Huckleberry
Pathology interest(s): Gastrointestinal pathology
Name: Tara Narasimhalu
PGY level: PGY-2
Hometown: Lake Forest, CA
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Medical School: UC Davis
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Spending time with family and friends, baking, reading mystery novels, knitting
Favorite LA restaurant: Tsujita, Sidecar Donuts
Pathology interest(s): GI Pathology
Name: Andrea Oliveira-Kowaleski
PGY level: PGY-1
Hometown: Sao Paulo - Brazil
Medical School: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos (UFSCar) – Brazil
Anatomic Pathology Residency: AC Camargo Cancer Center (Sao Paulo – Brazil)
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Hiking, swimming, biking
Favorite LA restaurant: Bao Dim Sum House
Pathology interest(s): Thoracic Pathology, Cytopathology
Name: Joshua Pierce
PGY level: PGY-1
Hometown: Lubbock, TX
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University
Medical School: UT Southwestern (PhD as well)
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Video Games, Board Games, RPGs, and Indoor Rock Climbing
Favorite LA restaurant: CoCo Ichibanya
Pathology interest(s): Dermatopathology, Bone and Soft Tissue
Name: Irene Riahi
PGY level: PGY-2
Hometown: Los Angeles
Medical school: Kermanshah University, School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: biking at the beach, swimming, snowboarding, live music, spending time with my family and friends
Favorite LA restaurant: Baltaire, Study, Los Pollos Hermanos!
Pathology interest(s): Gastrointestinal Pathology
Name: Danny Rodriguez
PGY level: PGY-3
Hometown: Everett, Washington
Undergraduate: University of Portland
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Netflix, Theater, Board games and MTG, hiking with my dog, and cycling
Favorite LA restaurant: Broxton Brewery, Tlaco Tacos
Pathology interest(s): Dermatopathology
Name: Arash Roohani
PGY level: PGY-2
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Traveling, video games, photography and eating sushi
Favorite LA restaurant: Minori Sushi
Pathology interest(s): Undecided
Name: Chana Sachs
PGY level: PGY-3
Hometown: West Hills, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Barbara
Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (GO HAWKS!)
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Rock climbing, board games, long walks on the beach, petting other people’s dogs
Favorite LA restaurant: Broxton Brewery, Schnitzly
Pathology interest(s): Surgical pathology and medical education
Name: Alireza Samiei
PGY level: PGY-4, Chief Resident
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Endurance cycling and swimming, cooking, podcasts
Favorite LA restaurant: Bavel & Bestia in downtown
Pathology interest(s): Bone and soft tissue, Molecular pathology
Name: Rakshit (Rak) Tyagi
PGY level: PGY-1
Hometown: Hicksville, NY
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: PC gaming, musical jam sessions, cars, biking, hiking, balisong flipping
Favorite LA restaurant: Still exploring! The food here is great
Pathology interest(s): Informatics and Transfusion Medicine/Blood Bank
Name: Jamar Uzzell
PGY level: PGY-4, Chief Resident
Hometown: Washington DC
Undergraduate: Norfolk State University
Graduate School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Scenic drives, snowboarding, video games, watching cooking shows, cooking (amateur chef) and trying new restaurants
Favorite LA restaurant: Perch
Pathology interest(s): Dermatopathology, Molecular pathology
Name: Alexandria Wellman
PGY level: PGY-1
Hometown: Bloomington, IL
Undergraduate: The University of Notre Dame
Graduate: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MS Anatomy
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Tennis, boxing, ballet, drawing, travel
Favorite LA restaurant: Millet Crepe
Pathology interest(s): Dermatopathology
Name: Amanda Zand
PGY level: PGY-1
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine - Columbia
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Cooking, hiking, stand up paddle boarding, relaxing with my two cats
Favorite LA restaurant: Baltaire
Pathology interest(s): Gastrointestinal Pathology and Cytopathology
Name: Sarah Zhang
PGY level: PGY-3
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: Reading fiction novels, watching bad reality TV, browsing thrift stores and antique shops
Favorite LA restaurant: Chengdu Taste
Pathology interest(s): Gastrointestinal Pathology
Name: Ting Zhang
PGY level: PGY-2
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Medical School: Shanghai JiaoTong University, School of Medicine
Graduate School (PhD): Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite hobbies/weekend activities: spending time with my family
Favorite LA restaurant: Tsujita Ramen/Killer noodle, HaiDiLao Hotpot
Pathology interest(s): Neuropathology
