Current Residents

PGY1 Pharmacy Residents

Janneca Ames, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Diego, California

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Cardiology

Fun Fact: I used to work in a boba shop during undergrad!

 

Linda Cheng, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Francisco, California

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I get really bad exercise-induced urticaria especially when running in the cold so I’m literally allergic to exercise

 

Clever Chiu, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Redlands, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I’m named after a character from a book (still trying to find out which one).

 

Ryan Du, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: El Monte, California

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Fun Fact: I enjoy playing basketball in my free time, I played varsity in high school!

 

Mackenzie Holden, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Saint Joseph, Michigan

Pharmacy School: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

Professional Interests: Infectious Diseases, Academia

Fun Fact: I love to read! So far this year I have read over 50 books, and my goal is to reach 80 by the end of 2024.

 

Karissa Lapuz, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Hercules, CA

Pharmacy School: Touro University California

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Informatics

Fun Fact: I have traveled to over 15 countries around the world!

 

Lizbeth Martinez, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Ontario, Ca

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I am trying to visit all 50 states before I turn 30!

 

Rinoj Mathew, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Highland, CA

Pharmacy School: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy

Professional Interests: Pharmacy Administration

Fun Fact: I can play the piano by ear

 

Danielle Munoz, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Psych, Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I love anything Disney!

 

Ashley Sayyae, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Livonia, MI

Pharmacy School: University of Michigan

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Cardiology

Fun Fact: I have a few shelves in my house dedicated to my built Lego creations!

 

Dan Surdilla, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Diego, California

Pharmacy School: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Solid Organ Transplant

Fun Fact: I recently became a cat dad of 2, named Onyx (black) and Saffron (orange)

 

Charisus Tay, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Singapore

Pharmacy School: University of the Pacific

Professional Interests: Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I will be running the SF half marathon this year!

 

Anthony Wong, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases

Fun Fact: I recently developed an interest in color analysis!

 

Ingrid Zhou, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Saratoga, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Fun Fact: I love collecting blind boxes—my current addiction is collecting Smiskis.

 

Joanne Guan, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Critical Care, Internal Medicine

Fun Fact: I like to make my own clothes by crocheting or knitting!

 

Selena Li, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Informatics

Fun Fact: I love going to concerts! I try to go to one a month

 

PGY2 Pharmacy Residents

Critical Care

Emily Sabour, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Cupertino, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Critical Care

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

 

Emergency Medicine

Cally Chung, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF School of Pharmacy

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

Fun Fact: My dog has his own Instagram @charliethemaltesee

 

Infectious Disease

Aileen Lu, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Infectious Disease

Fun Fact: I have a spreadsheet to track every boba I get and share the data annually!

 

Oncology

Jiyong Ahn, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Korea

Pharmacy School: UCSF School of Pharmacy

Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology

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

 

Joshua Chin, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Malaysia and Vancouver, Canada

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology

Fun Fact: Durian is my favorite fruit! Please don’t say it stinks

 

Justin Yur, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Pharmacy School: University of Southern California (USC)

Professional Interests: Oncology

Fun Fact: I like drumsticks, whether they're for playing on a drum set or of the fried chicken variety (will take any recs for fried chicken spots in SF)!

 

Pediatrics

Emily Leon, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Oakland, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Professional Interests: Pediatrics

Fun Fact: I am trilingual

 

Emily Lim, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Chino Hills, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSD

Professional Interests: Pediatrics

Fun Fact: I am a mix of 3 ethnicities but am monolingual

 

Solid Organ Transplant

Ashley Hua, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF School of Pharmacy

Professional Interests: Solid Organ Transplant

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

Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL)

Angie Mercado, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Carson, CA

Pharmacy School: Western University of Health Sciences

Professional Interests: Pharmacy Administration (Clinical Leadership and Operational Leadership)

Fun Fact: Disneyland is my happy place and I have had an annual pass for almost my entire life!

Maya Yu, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Washington DC

Pharmacy School: UC San Diego

Professional Interests: Pharmacy/Hospital Administration

Fun Fact: I have food allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs and seafood!

 

Affiliate Residents

Michelle Carriedo, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: Antioch, CA

Pharmacy School: Touro University

Affiliate Program: PGY1 Community - Safeway/Albertsons

Professional Interests: Cardiology, Medication Safety, Informatics

Fun Fact: I can bench 70% of my body weight.

 

Eileen Tran Nguyen, PharmD

Email: [email protected]

Hometown: West Covina, CA

Pharmacy School: Marshall B. Ketchum University

Affiliate Program: PGY1 Community - Walgreens

Professional Interests: Ambulatory Care (Heart Failure), Pharmacy Administration and Leadership

Fun Fact: I am a huge computer mechanical keyboard enthusiast! One of my most beloved keyboard builds is worth over $1000 and I hope to continue to grow my collection and help inspire others as well.