Current Fellows

Hometown: Richland, WA
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Boston University
Residency: MGH
Clinical Interests: IBD
Research Interests: IBD
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Fantastic clinical and research mentorship, supportive environment, ability to enhance my skills as an educator
Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, skiing

Hometown: Mountain Lakes, NJ
Undergraduate: The College of New Jersey
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: PSC, autoimmune hepatitis, clinical outcomes
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Incredible clinical exposure, excellent research opportunities, and a supportive environment all set in a beautiful city.
Hobbies: Hiking, cooking

Hometown: Northridge, CA
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: UCSF
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Interventional Endoscopy
Research Interests: Pancreaticobiliary diseases
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Outstanding clinical training, incredible culture and faculty, and top-notch research oppurtunities.
Hobbies: Dancing, cooking/baking, hiking

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: IBD
Research Interests: Immunology
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Excellent culture and training environment
Hobbies: Backpacking, skiing, cooking

Hometown: Redmond, WA
Undergraduate: Brown University
Medical School: UC Irvine
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: Liver transplant outcomes, health disparities
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Top-notch clinical and research training in a community of wonderful colleagues and mentors
Hobbies: Skiing, pickleball, a beach day with friends/family, reading

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: MIT BS, Georgetown MS
Medical School: Emory
Residency: NYU
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: Transplant, LGBTQ health, disparities
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Inspiring faculty, opportunity to care for diverse patients across multiple hospitals, strong commitment to equity and inclusion
Hobbies: Roadtripping to national parks, hiking, biking, longboarding, plays, live music

Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: General GI, IBD
Research Interests: Epigenetics and epigenomics
Why UCSF for Fellowship: The culture--it's the best hospital system I've ever worked in.
Hobbies: Reading, soccer

Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Undergraduate: Caltech
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC
Clinical Interests: Advanced endoscopy, Luminal GI
Research Interests: Mucosal immunity, pancreatic diseases
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Being back home in California, closer to my parents, outstanding scientific research, supportive mentors in beautiful San Francisco.
Hobbies: Traveling with my wife, spending time with my son, exploring national parks, reading, hiking, running.

Hometown: Millbrae, CA
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: USC/Los Angeles General
Clinical Interests: Advanced endoscopy, general GI
Research Interests: Acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreato-biliary diseases, nutrition
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong clinical training, diversity of patient populations and training sites, supportive faculty and mentorship opportunities, proximity to family in the Bay Area.
Hobbies: Exploring new restaurants, skiing, pilates, taking care of my fluffy (hypoallergenic) Siberian cat.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Osler Medical Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Clinical Interests: General GI
Research Interests: health equity/health disparities within screening modalities, nutrition
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Many likeminded clinicians dedicated to providing equitable care and an environment where you can dream, supportive faculty, exceptional clinical training and exposure to subspecialties.
Hobbies: Traveling (56 countries and counting), trying out local restaurants, storytelling via photography, all things DEI/pipeline/mentorship, any and every party where afrobeats are playing.

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: Pomona College
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: Immune related hepatitis, Immunotherapy-related adverse events, and liver transplantation
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong clinical training, particularly in hepatology. Positive and supportive mentorship environment. Happy fellows. Being able to serve my diverse hometown community and being close to family.
Hobbies: Rowing, baking, and sewing my own clothes.

Hometown: Orlando, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Luminal disease
Research Interests: Microbiome, gastric cancer
Why UCSF for Fellowship: UCSF is a place where diverse groups of people are leading fascinating basic science and clinical work, having fun and changing paradigms of GI care.
Hobbies: Biking, scuba diving, motorcycles, travel, civic engagement, naps.

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: Health equity and health disparities in liver transplant
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong liver training and amazing liver mentors. Really enjoy living in the Bay Area and all the activities I get to do. Have a lovely community here of supportive friends.
Hobbies: Climbing, boxing, yoga, backpacking, and writing fiction.

Hometown: Baldwin Park, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: General GI
Research Interests: Colorectal cancer screening and prevention, health care systems improvement, quality improvement 
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Incredible mentors, diverse city and patient population, comprehensive GI department, strong research enterprise 
Hobbies: Camping, reading, binging too much TV, trying new restaurants, dancing

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Interests: General GI
Research Interests: Fibrosis, vascular biology, vascular malformations, and solutions for identifying/stabilizing occult GI bleeding
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Fantastic research support, robust and diverse clinical training, living in SF
Hobbies: Cooking ambitious meals, seeing stand-up comedy, and traveling with a healthy balance of type I and type II fun!

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Undergraduate: Pomona College
Medical School: Tulane University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Clinical Interests: General GI
Research Interests: Population health, implementation science research, colorectal cancer screening uptake
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Diversity of diseases, excellent training, location in a diverse city, complemented by mentorship from genuinely amazing mentors
Hobbies: Hiking, photography, gardening, traveling

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA​​
Undergraduate: Brown University
Medical School: Brown University
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: NAFLD
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong clinical training across three diverse sites, ample research opportunities with incredible mentorship, getting to work with the best people in a beautiful city close to family and friends​​​​
Hobbies: Traveling, exploring new places by foot, art and architecture, dancing

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA​​
Undergraduate: Pomona College
Medical School: UCLA​​​​
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: General GI
Research Interests: Health disparities
Why UCSF for Fellowship: The people! It is an awesome place to train, grow, and nourish life-long learning with a health-equity lens​​​​
Hobbies: Hiking, Exploring parks in the city, trying out new restaurants and eating with friends. Fun fact: flautist in college mariachi band

Hometown: Rangoon, Myanmar
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Emory School of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital ​​
Clinical Interests: Liver
Research Interests: Liver Immunology
Why UCSF for Fellowship: The opportunity to receive excellent training in all areas of GI, but especially in hepatology/transplant hepatology, as well as the chance to live in a new city!
Hobbies: I love to travel, and I have lived in many different countries and cities. Growing up I lived in Myanmar, Sierra Leone, India, and Denmark. Within the US, I have lived in Southern California, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and New York.

Hometown: Fremont, CA
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical School: UCSF
Residency: UCSF ​​
Clinical Interests: Liver, GI oncology research
Research Interests: Transplant outcomes, implementation science
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Robust clinical training in GI and Hepatology balanced with excellent opportunities for research, diverse patient population, supportive faculty and fellows, and located in an incredible city
Hobbies: Playing tennis, camping/hiking, hosting game nights, road tripping, watching Warriors basketball

Hometown: Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: Harvard
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: Liver
Research Interests: Gut microbiome
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong clinical training with amazing research opportunities. Great mentorship and supportive community.
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and sons, and exploring new restaurants.

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: Amherst College
Medical School: Harvard
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: General GI, IBD
Research Interests: IBD, immune-mediated diseases of the GI tract
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Unmatched clinical training and three-hospital system, amazing community and people, research environment, beautiful area.
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, cycling, my new puppy, traveling, eating delicious Bay Area cuisine

Hometown: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico
Medical School: Cornell
Residency: UCSF
Clinical Interests: General GI
Research Interests: Gut-brain communication and how it regulates processes like visceral pain and hunger
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong research, amazing mentors, exceptional working environment, the best colleagues​​​.
Hobbies: Hiking, playing tennis, trying new restaurants, wine tasting.

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: Pomona College
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
Clinical Interests: Hepatology
Research Interests: Immune related hepatitis, Immunotherapy-related adverse events, and liver transplantation
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Strong clinical training, particularly in hepatology. Positive and supportive mentorship environment. Happy fellows. Being able to serve my diverse hometown community and being close to family.
Hobbies: Rowing, baking, and sewing my own clothes.

Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Undergraduate: NRI Medical College, Guntur, India
Medical School: NRI Medical College, Guntur, India​​​​
Residency: Highland Hospital
GI Fellowship: General Hepatology Fellowship at UCSF Fresno
Clinical Interests: Transplant Hepatology
Research Interests: Health Disparities, AUD/Alcohol Related Liver Disease
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Working alongside and learning from revered mentors and colleagues to serve diverse patients including marginalized and immigrant populations
Hobbies: Travelling, hiking, foodie, painting, ping pong

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern McGaw Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Transplant Hepatology, Advanced Endoscopy
Research Interests: PSC, Health Equity
Why UCSF for Fellowship: UCSF shines within the health equity space and will support my research interests in health care disparties. I also admire the tremendous support this institution offers, especially from world renowned mentors. raining and a chance to get away from the snow!
Hobbies: Cooking (favorite dish is blackened mahi mahi), hiking, car enthusiast

Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Medical School: UCLA
Residency: Thomas Jefferson
GI Fellowship: UC Davis
Clinical Interests: pancreaticobiliary disease, complex polyp resection
Research Interests: endoscopic interventions for pancreaticobiliary diseases
Why UCSF for Fellowship: The invaluable opportunity to participate in complex clinical cases and learn from high caliber endoscopists
Hobbies: painting, reading, exercise, game nights

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences- Pomona
Residency: Scripps Mercy Hosital
GI Fellowship: Scripps Clinic
Clinical Interests: Pharmacology, ASUC
Research Interests: IUS, ASUC
Why UCSF for Fellowship: Incredible clinical and research experience. Physician mentorship. Training in intestinal ultrasound.
Hobbies: Playing golf/tennis/pickleball, Dodgers baseball, Lakers basketball, traveling and exploration, coffee, eating