Current Residents

PGY1 Pharmacy Residents

Stephanie Adler, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Santa Clarita, California

Pharmacy School: University of Texas at Austin

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine

Fun Fact: I’m working on teaching my kitties tricks, like “sit” and “shake”!

 

Jiyong Ahn, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Korea

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology, Academia

Fun Fact: My siblings and I all attended the same Korean pharmacy school!

 

Josh Chin, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Malaysia, Vancouver (Canada), San Francisco

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology, ID

Fun Fact: I love durian! Please don’t say it stinks :)

 

Cally Chung, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine

Fun Fact: I represented the US at an international badminton tournament in Spain

 

Ashley Hua, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Critical Care

Fun Fact: I have three chihuahuas named Willis, Bruce, and Bonnie. It’s always a paw-ty at my house!

 

Jeremy Lam, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Academia

Fun Fact: I was a Starbucks barista!

 

Emily Leon, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Bay Area, California

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Cardiology, Critical Care

Fun Fact: I am trilingual; I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

 

Emily Lim, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Chino Hills, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego

Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Critical Care

Fun Fact: I've received free food at media events from running my food Instagram over the past few years.

 

Taylor Liu, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Fremont, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Oncology, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Informatics

Fun Fact: I was born in Madison, Wisconsin but I unfortunately have no recollection of it since we moved when I was 3 months old to California.

 

Aileen Lu, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Fun Fact: I have a google spreadsheet where I keep track of and write descriptive tasting notes and ratings of every boba I’ve had since 2021.

 

Angie Mercado, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Carson, CA

Pharmacy School: Western University of Health Sciences

Professional Interests: Transplant, Oncology, Pediatrics

Fun Fact: I have had a Disneyland Annual Pass since I was three years old! Although, I am currently on a pause since I am in SF for residency; I am looking forward to renewing soon.

 

Jethro Pobre, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Placentia, California

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests:Cardiology, Administration, Academia

Fun Fact: I’ve seen Bruno Mars perform live twice and have no proof of it!

 

Emily Sabour, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Cupertino, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I love coffee, and always have a cup nearby!

 

Lauren Tweedie, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Marcos, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco 

Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Queer and Trans Health

Fun Fact: I went to a concert every week for a year!

 

Maya Yu, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Washington DC

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego

Professional Interests: Infectious Disease, Critical Care

Fun Fact: While I was an undergraduate student, I spent a summer studying abroad in Osaka Japan!

 

Justin Yur, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Pharmacy School: University of Southern California

Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology

Fun Fact: I learned to play the drums by ear!

 

PGY2 Pharmacy Residents

Critical Care

Julie Trinh, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I was much cooler before pharmacy school as I was training to be a Corepower instructor as a side gig (but never finished unfortunately)!

 

Emergency Medicine

Ken Truong, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: South El Monte, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I have my own professional espresso machine and drink 6 shots of espresso with oatmilk everyday... it’s the ED lifestyle! Gotta live caffeinated!

 

 

Infectious Disease

Hawi Tasissa, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Holly Springs, NC

Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I can wiggle my ears

 

Oncology

Chidinma Ahiarah, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Austin, TX

Pharmacy School: Texas A&M

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I can play the violin!

 

Katherine Jung, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I can knit!

 

Sarah Zeidat, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Houston, TX (with Palestinian roots)

Pharmacy School: University of Houston

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I play the darbuka, an Arab drum, and am part of an Arab music ensemble in the Bay Area!

 

Pediatrics

Celia Boone, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Kihei, HI

Pharmacy School: Western University of Health Sciences

PGY1: University of California, San Francisco

Fun Fact:I own over 600 books!

 

Veronika Omori, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Streamwood, IL

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

PGY1: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Fun Fact: I’ve been to 10 of the 12 Disney parks around the world!

 

Sophia Xue, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Saddle River, NJ

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

PGY1: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Fun Fact: I’ve learned how to play ~7 different instruments throughout my life.

Solid Organ Transplant

Victoria Nguyen, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Hercules, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego

PGY1: UCSF Medical Center

Fun Fact: I have a massive collection of pressed pennies from the places I have traveled to

 

Affiliate Residents

Kevin Bumanglag, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Stockton, CA

Pharmacy School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science

Affiliate Program: PGY1 Community Pharmacy UCSF - Walgreens

Professional Interests: Community Pharmacy, Solid Organ Transplant, and Oncology

Fun Fact: I have a third-degree black belt in karate, and I am not afraid to use it.

 

 

Selam Gebremedhin, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Pharmacy School: Touro University of California

Affiliate Program: PGY1 Community Pharmacy UCSF - Safeway / Albertsons

Professional Interests: Community Specialty Pharmacy and Ambulatory Care

Fun Fact: I was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and moved to the United States in high school.