Current Residents
PGY1 Pharmacy Residents
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Chidinma Ahiarah, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Austin, TX Pharmacy School: Texas A&M University - Health Science Center Professional Interests: Critical Care, Hematology/Oncology, Academia Fun Fact: I used to play the violin!
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Celia Boone, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Kihei, HI Pharmacy School: Western University of Health Sciences Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine Fun Fact: I don't know how to surf, but I swam with a turtle once!
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Emilie Chebat, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA Pharmacy School: University of Texas at Austin Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Academia Fun Fact: I have a very unhealthy obsession with all things tomato. I love them from my head tomatoes!
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Tony Duong, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: San Gabriel Valley, CA Pharmacy School: University of Colorado Professional Interests: Critical Care, Infectious Diseases Fun Fact: My passions outside of pharmacy are music & coffee. I also memorized all the area codes in California.
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Eric Flemings, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Stockton, CA Pharmacy School: Touro University of California Professional Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Critical Care, Ambulatory Care Fun Fact: "Friday Night Lights" by J. Cole is one of my favorite mixtapes.
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Katherine Jung, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Dallas, TX Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology Fun Fact: I can knit!
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Jennifer La, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Daly City, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Ambulatory Care, Transitions of Care, Academia Fun Fact: I am a tea enthusiast!
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Kelly Lam, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Alhambra, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Investigational Drugs Fun Fact: I eat hotpot every day.
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Victoria Nguyen, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Hercules, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego Professional Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Global Health Fun Fact: I have a massive collection of pennies!
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Veronika Omori, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Streamwood, IL Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Transplant Fun Fact: I danced ballet for 15 years and considered it as a career for a good portion of that time.
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Sara Strome, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Substance Use Fun Fact: I was a finance major in college.
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Hawi Tasissa, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Holly Springs, NC Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Professional Interests: Oncology, Infectious Diseases Fun Fact: My favorite comfort show is "The Golden Girls"!
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Julie Trinh PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: San Jose, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine Fun Fact: My best friend is my 16.5-year-old dog named "Burger" and I haven't had a burger for 8 years!
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Kenneth Truong, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: South El Monte, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, Academia Fun Fact: I am allergic to seafood and nuts! Walnut shrimp anyone?
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Sophia Xue, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Saddle River, NJ Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco Professional Interests: Pediatric Critical Care, Neonatology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fun Fact: I've learned how to play ~7 different musical instruments throughout my life.
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Sarah Zeidat, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Houston, TX Pharmacy School: University of Houston Professional Interests: Hematology/Oncology, Critical Care Fun Fact: I play the Arab drum called the derbakkeh and am part of an Arab music ensemble in the Bay Area!
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PGY2 Specialty Residents
Critical Care
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Evan Wright, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St Paul), MN Pharmacy School: University of Wisconsin PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: I had a professional career prior to becoming a pharmacist. |
Emergency Medicine
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Calvin Hwang, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: San Gabriel, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: My mom and uncles decided to name their children alphabetically by date of birth. Since I'm the 3rd born, my name started with the letter "C"! |
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Allison Lee, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: I used to pole vault!
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Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership
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Sharleen Gill, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Santa Clara, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: I am nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other eye.
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Infectious Disease
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Ahmi Lim, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Boise, ID Pharmacy School: Northeastern University PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: I've worked as a campus radio station DJ during pharmacy school!
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Oncology
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Francesca Alcala, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: San Diego, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: I grew up in the Philippines and have seen a volcano erupt!
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Maher Alhaja, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: San Diego, CA Pharmacy School: University of California, San Diego PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: My Arabic name "Maher" translates to "skillful in English."
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Nancy Chukwumezie, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Downey, CA Pharmacy School: Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy PGY1: University of California, San Francisco Fun Fact: I jumped out of an airplane at 18,000 feet with a man attached to my back and LIVED!
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Pediatrics
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Jasmine Pare, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Vallejo, CA Pharmacy School: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center PGY1: Children's Hospital at Orange County Fun Fact: I have a mini labradoodle named "Penny" and she is Scout's cousin!
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Paige Ruffier, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Olympia, WA Pharmacy School: Pacific University PGY1: Children's National Hospital Fun Fact: I have a mini labradoodle named "Scout"!
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Solid Organ Transplant
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Mariam Ali, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Staten Island, NY Pharmacy School: Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University PGY1: Hackensack University Medical Center Fun Fact: I went to three BTS concerts the same week I had two exams during pharmacy school and passed!
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Affiliate Residents
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Melanie Vela, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA Pharmacy School: Marshall B. Ketchum University Affiliate Program: PGY1 Community Pharmacy UCSF - Safeway/Albertsons Professional Interests: Community Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care Fun Fact: Disneyland is one of my favorite places to go!
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Barbara.Wang, PharmD Email: [email protected]ucsf.edu Hometown: Seekonk, MA Pharmacy School: Northeastern University Affiliate Program: PGY1 Community Pharmacy UCSF - Walgreens Professional Interests: Community Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care Fun Fact: My parents named me after Santa Barbara because it's the first place they lived in the US!
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Fellows
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Andrew Riselli, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Boston, MA Pharmacy School: Northeastern University Fellowship Program: UCSF Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT) Postdoctoral Training Program Fun Fact: I'm in a glow-in-the-dark kickball league!
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Markus Titto, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL Pharmacy School: Palm Beach Atlantic Fellowship Program: UCSF Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT) Postdoctoral Training Program Fun Fact: I have an 18-year-old cat.
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Arya Tehrani, PharmD Email: [email protected] Hometown: Oakland, CA Pharmacy School: University of Colorado Fellowship Program: UCSF-Genentech Clinical Drug Development Fun Fact: I love to hike & backpack, and recently camped next to a waterfall. (It was so loud and made it impossible to sleep.)
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