CORE Kidney
Alumni
Bruin Beans Alumni and Past CORE Kidney Staff
Learn more about some of the amazing students and staff who have been a part of CORE Kidney at UCLA Health. See where they are now, and how CORE Kidney has shaped their paths.
Founding Members of Bruin Beans Health Club
From left to right: John Sinclair, Eileen Joseph, Dr. Anjay Rastogi, Maha Qubain, Jessica Matul
Not pictured: Christina Lopez
Alumni Spotlight: Harshita Talkad
Congratulations to Harshita Talkad, a UCLA alumni who graduated in 2022, for matching into Emergency Medicine at UCLA! She was a board member in Bruin Beans, and is now a medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine!
Alumni Spotlight: Tara Marashi
Tara Marashi is a Bruin Bean who graduated in 2021, and has since pursued her Master's in Genetic Counseling at David Geffen School of Medicine. The Bruin Beans had the privilege of welcoming Tara back for a presentation on the field of genetics counseling during one of the club's general meetings. Thank you Tara for the informative presentation and congratulations!
See what are alumni are up to now!
| Name | Graduating Year | Bruin Beans Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simran Ovalekar | 2026 | Co-President, 2025-2026 | |
| Rain Wong | 2026 | Co-President, 2025-2026 | |
| Siddhant Watwani | 2026 | Patient Experiences Director, 2025-2026 | |
| Sohum Bhargava | 2026 | Finance Director, 2025-2026 | |
| Jared Nakahara | 2026 | ||
| Arjun Anumula | 2025 | President, 2024-2025 | Arjun is pursuing his MD at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. |
| Ashley Ma | 2025 | Internal Director, 2023 - 2024 | Ashley is now pursuing her MD at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. |
| Amy Shimizu | 2025 | Co-President, 2023-2024 | Amy is pursuing her RN license at UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing. |
| Samuel Reantaso | 2025 | Samuel is working as an ER Technician. | |
| Shaun Wallrich | 2025 | ||
| Divya Mehta | 2025 | ||
| Jacob Torres | 2025 | Jacob is working as a Sales Development Representative Intern at Mindset and Milestones. | |
| Jerica Fang | 2025 | Outreach Director 2023-2024 | Jerica is pursing her dental degree at UCSF. |
| Neelaj Das | 2025 | Internal Director 2024-2025 | Neelaj is pursuing an DO at Touro University School of Medicine. |
| Audrey Kim | 2024 | ||
| Gabe Munoz | 2024 | CORE Kidney Research Coordinator | |
| Jessica Soan | 2024 | ||
| Madeline Pineda | 2024 | ||
| Kayla Saens | 2024 | ||
| Devin Patel | 2023 | Film and Entertainment | |
| Josh Ooka | 2023 | Co-President, 2022-2023 | Josh is pursuing his MD at John A. Burns School of Medicine at University of Hawaii. |
| Anuradha Raghu | 2023 | Co-President, 2022-2023 | Anuradha is pursuing her MD at University of Virginia School of Medicine. |
| Michael Nguyen | 2023 | Michael went to UCSF School of Pharmacy, and is now at UCLA for his pharmacy residency. | |
| Jordan Ziegler | 2023 | Jordan is now working as an EMT at Ambiance Medical Transportation. | |
| Amber Lim | 2023 | Amber is now a Research Associate at Gordian Biotechnology. | |
| Ven Chavez | 2023 | Ven is now working as an assistant at Yuma Nephrology. | |
| Anna Reese | 2022 | Anna is now working as a Scientist at AstraZeneca pharmaceuticals. | |
| Harshita Talkad | 2022 | Board Member | Harshita went to University of Arizona College of Medicine, and matched to UCLA for Emergency Medicine. |
| Diana Jimenez | 2022 | Diana is now pursuing her MD at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as part of the PRIME-LA Program. | |
| Michelle Ma | 2022 | Michelle is pursuing her Master's of Physiology at UCLA. | |
| Lucas Marques | 2022 | Lucas is now working in Research at Cedars Sinai. | |
| Jagannathan Rangarajan | 2022 | Jagannathan is now working as a Data Analyst at Kaiser Permanente. | |
| Preeti Tamhankar | 2022 | Preeti is now working as a Clinical Data Aide at Stanford University's School of Medicine. | |
| Ariana Apopei | 2021 | Ariana is now in the USC Post-baccalaureate Premed Program. | |
| Minie Zhang | 2021 | Minnie is pursuing her MD at Wayne State University School of Medicine. | |
| Shreya Neogi | 2021 | Shreya is now working as a Senior Product Designer at Wells Fargo. | |
| Pamela Torresdey | 2021 | Pamela is now working as an Operations Supervisor at Providence Health Plan. | |
| Sneha Bhargava | 2021 | Sneha is pursuing her MD at Wayne State University School of Medicine. | |
| Tara Marashi | 2021 | Tara is now pursuing her Masters in Genetic Counseling at David Geffen School of Medicine. | |
| Brandon Phan | 2020 | Brandon received his MD from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and is now working as a Family Medicine Resident at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. | |
| Asailah Brown | 2020 | Asailah is now working as a Public Health Investigator at LA County's Department of Public Health. | |
| Reid Ponder | 2020 | Reid is now working as a Research Coordinator at UCLA Health Heart and Vascular Care. | |
| Angela Le | 2020 | ||
| Drishti Jain | 2020 | Drishti is now pursuing her MD at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. | |
| Nikki Nguyen | 2020 | Nikki is currently working as a Referral Triage Specialist at OneLegacy. | |
| Stella Savvidou | 2020 | Stella is pursuing a Master's of Research in Cardiology and Respiratory Health at Imperial College London. | |
| Chloe Castaneda | 2020 | Chloe is currently pursuing her MD at Keck School of Medicine at USC. |