Meet Our Residents 2008-2009
PGY V
Thomas Nguyen, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Internship: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA
Brian Tzung, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
Medical School: Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Internship: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL
Sun Young, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Davis - Davis, CA
Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine - Irvine, CA
Internship: San Joaquin General Hospital, Stockton, CA
PGY IV
Andrew Chiang, MD
Undergrad: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Medical School: Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Transitional: Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA
David Ishimitsu, MD
Chief Resident
Undergrad: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
Internship: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Jose Ospina, MD, PhD
Undergrad: University of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA
Medical School-PhD: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine - Irvine, CA
Internship: Veteran's Administration of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
PGY III
Kamron Izadi, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
Medical School: Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Internship: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Daria Motamedi, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of Minnesota - Minneapolis School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN
Transitional: Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA
Skorn Ponrartana, MD
Undergrad: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine - San Francisco, CA
Internship: Cedars~Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
PGY II
Jason Merchant, MD
Undergraduate: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
Transitional: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Kristine Tate, MD
Undergraduate: University of California San Diego - San Diego, CA
Medical School: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Transitional: Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA
Michael Witkowsky, MD
Undergraduate: University of California Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
Incoming First Years 2009-2010
Lien Doan, M.D.Undergraduate: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: St. Mary's Medical Center - Long Beach, CA
Max Pollock, M.D.
Undergraduate: Claremont McKenna College - Claremont, CAMedical School: University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
Transitional: Tucson Hospital Medical Center - Tucson, AZ
Shane Smith, M.D.
Undergraduate: University of California San Diego - San Diego, CAMedical School: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: University of Arizona Affiliated Hospitals - Tucson, AZ
