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Class of 2023 Graduates This table lists the Class of 2023 General Pediatrics Residency program graduates, their medical schools and their career plans. Graduate Medical School Career Plans Melissa Rose Leynes Ada Tulane University School of Medicine UCLA Pediatric Gastroenterology Elliott Antman University of Colorado School of Medicine General Pediatrics w/ Beverly Hills Pediatrics Mojan Nita Azarmi California Northstate University College of Medicine Chief Resident - UCI-CHOC Ramin Badiyan Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont UCLA Pediatric Cardiology Kayla Michelle Buker Creighton University School of Medicine General Pediatrics w/ Pediatrics Associates of the Northwest Andy Chan Creighton University School of Medicine CHLA Pediatric Hospital Medicine Bryston Y. N. Chang University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine UCI Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Judy Chen Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Chief Resident - UCI-CHOC Lydia Chin Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific General Pediatrics with Kaiser OC LA Palma Megan Rose Defuria University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine General Pediatrics with Kaiser Mission Viejo Anna Michelle Fong California Northstate University College of Medicine General Pediatrics with Kaiser Baldwin, Park Sabiha Rabia Hussain The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Baylor Pediatric Infectious Disease Allyson Hana Mei-Yan Koh Saint Louis University School of Medicine General Pediatrics with Kaiser & CHOC Medical Group Madeline Wallis Lebar Tulane University School of Medicine University of Tennessee Pediatric Critical Care Erin Danielle Myers University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine USC Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Deena Odeh University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine General Pediatrics with Kaiser Quynh A. Pham University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine General Pediatrics with AltaMed Santa Ana James Van Phan University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine General Pediatrics w/ St. Jude Heritage Jennifer Arce Sanchez St. George's University School of Medicine UCSD Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Naman D. Shah New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine UCI - CHOC Child Neurology Prachi Rajesh Shah Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine UCI Health General Pediatrics Santa Ana Ian Christian Straehley Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine General Pediatrics w/ Salem Pediatric Clinic Jonathan Tolman Thorpe University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Pediatric Hospitalist w/ Pediatrix Christine Renee Wilson Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine General Pediatrics w/ St. Jude Medical Group 2023 Graduation Awards PGY-3 Resident of the Year Dr. Mojan Azarmi Dr. Allyson Koh PGY-2 Resident of the Year Dr. Laura Borden Dr. Jacqueline Padlipsky PGY-1 Resident of the Year Dr. Laura Henkle Dr. Mohammed Aftab Fellow of the Year Dr. Meaghan Neary Faculty Excellence in Teaching Dr. Jenny Lusk Dr. Vara Reddy Dr. Sunil Kamath Faculty Clinical Mentor of the Year Dr. Behnoosh Afghani Faculty Research Mentor of the Year Dr. Behnoosh Afghani Director's Award Dr. Solomon Behar Dr. Jennifer Sanchez Class of 2022 Graduates This table lists the Class of 2022 General Pediatrics Residency program graduates, their medical schools and their career plans. Graduate Medical School Career Plans Nichole Adiletta Creighton University Neonatology Fellowship, Rutgers University Marielle Beamesderfer Loma Linda University Chief Residency Jacquelyn Benner Texas Tech PICU Fellowship, UCSD Madalin Berra University of Missouri-Columbia Endocrinology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Juliana Biro Florida Atlantic University Endocrinology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Natalia Calderon UCSD Chief Residency Stanford Chun USF Health Pulmonology Fellowship, CHLA Tabitha D'souza USF Health Neurology Residency, Emory University Megan Goss University of Tennessee Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship, UCLA Amogh Kambalyal University of Illinois Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Indiana University Amber Kazi University of Iowa Nephrology Fellowship, Seattle Children's Nicole Kelly Drexel University Chief Residency Iris Kim University of Hawaii General Pediatrics Adam Lee Saint Louis University Infectious Disease Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Joanne Liang Loma Linda University General Pediatrics Alice Lin Creighton University General Pediatrics Gwen Lin University of Texas Medical Branch General Pediatrics Harrison Lowder University of Arkansas Hospital Medicine Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Sunit Misra University of Vermont PICU Fellowship, Loma Linda University Dart Newby Western Michigan University General Pediatrics Brenda Pelayo Meharry Medical College General Pediatrics Luke Peters Loyola University General Pediatrics Casey Schreiber Western University General Pediatrics Stephanie Walker UCSD General Pediatrics Kristin Sachi Yasuda Marshall University General Pediatrics Allen Yiu George Washington University Informatics Fellowship, UCI Michael Kung San Juan Bautista Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Monica Spitzer Chisholm Case Western Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC 2022 Graduation Awards PGY-3 Resident of the Year Dr. Stanford Chun Dr. Natalia Calderon PGY-2 Resident of the Year Dr. Mojan Azarmi Dr. Bryston Chang PGY-1 Resident of the Year Dr. Laura Borden Dr. Drew Crawford Fellow of the Year Dr. Clay Hoerig Faculty Excellence in Teaching Dr. Erin Anderson Dr. Amy Cheng Dr. Sunil Kamath Faculty Clinical Mentor of the Year Dr. Candice Taylor Lucas Faculty Research Mentor of the Year Dr. Behnoosh Afghani Director's Award Pediatric Medical Center Dr. Michael Kung Class of 2021 Graduates This table lists the Class of 2021 General Pediatrics Residency program graduates, their medical schools and their career plans. Graduate Medical School Career Plans Timothy Adamos Eastern Virginia Gastroenterology Fellowship, UCLA Andrew Alexander Indiana University Chief Residency - Hospital Medicine Paola Cota Gonzalez Western University Cardiology Fellowship, UCSF Andrew Darmahkasih Wayne State University General Pediatrics Andrew Dickerson University of Tennessee Gastroenterology Fellowship, UCSD Madelaine Dimal UC Riverside General Pediatrics Kelly Feldman University of Miami Chief Residency - PICU Fellowship, UCLA Niharika Goparaju Saint Louis University Emergency Medicine Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin Daniel Grajower Stony Brook University Neonatal Hospital Medicine Rhucha Joshi University of Arizona Neonatology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Daniel Kim University of Arizona PICU Fellowship, Seattle Children's Sarah Lee UCSD General Pediatrics Amy Miner University of Utah Neonatology Fellowship, Rutgers University Carla Moreno Texas Tech General Pediatrics Jordan Mudery University of Arizona PICU Fellowship, UCLA Nikki Nguyen UCLA General Pediatrics Vivien Phung Michigan State Neonatal Hospital Medicine Amariel Ralbovsky SUNY Upstate Gastroenterology Fellowship, UCSF Nina Sadigh Western Michigan Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, Kaiser Los Angeles Gwendolyn Seemann University of Texas Medical Branch PICU Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Anna Shamsnia Texas A&M General Pediatrics Andrew Shieh Penn State Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Michigan Katherine Tsai UC Riverside Cardiology Fellowship, Tennessee Andrew Zaragoza UC San Francisco Chief Residency - General Pediatrics Wei Yue Zeng University of Toledo General Pediatrics Divya Gupta Saint Louis University Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Maggie Schweig Universidad Peruana Cayetano Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC 2021 Graduation Awards PGY-3 Resident of the Year Dr. Madel Dimal Dr. Jordan Mudery PGY-2 Resident of the Year Dr. Natalia Calderon Dr. Harrison Lowder PGY-1 Resident of the Year Dr. Mojan Azarmi Dr. Jonathan Thorpe Fellow of the Year Dr. Genevieve Cruz Faculty Excellence in Teaching Dr. Amy Cheng Dr. Anupama Chundu Dr. Dean Todd Director's Award Dr. Donald Bendig Dr. Harrison Lowder Class of 2020 Graduates This table lists the Class of 2020 General Pediatrics Residency program graduates, their medical schools and their career plans. Graduate Medical School Career Plans Minna Cheng Wayne State University General Pediatrics Patrick Chisum Medical College of Wisconsin Critical Care Fellowship, UCSD Erin Chung University of Wisconsin Infectious Disease Fellowship, Seattle Children’s Joyce Conceicao University of Wisconsin Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Shannon Daly New York Medical College General Pediatrics Sandeep Dhadvai University of Arizona Chief Residency - General Pediatrics Taryn Dubin University of Arizona Chief Residency - General Pediatrics Chriselle Ebreo Florida International University Cardiology Fellowship, NYU Sharib Gaffar Tulane University Cardiology Fellowship, UCLA Aaron Goldberg Oakland University Chief Residency - General Pediatrics Zurisadai Gonzalez University de Yucatan Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Ronald Hirokawa Hawaii University Child Neurology Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Christine Lee Hawaii University Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Loma Linda Sarah Mahmood Quinnipiac University General Pediatrics Carol Man USC General Pediatrics Meghan Moroze Loyola University Neonatology Fellowship, Harbor-UCLA/CHOC Aneta Pariaszevski Rowan University Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Stanford Dimple Patel Saint Louis University Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Kaiser Oakland Michael Peyton Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Fellowship, Seattle Children’s Betty Pham Virginia Commonwealth University Chief Residency – General Pediatrics Nellie Said UCI Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Michigan Jaime Sellers University of Arizona Palliative Care Fellowship, Akron Children’s Kiran Singh University of Tennessee General Pediatrics Philip Suh University of Pittsburgh Critical Care Fellowship, UCI/CHOC Kathleen Tzan Thomas Jefferson University General Pediatrics Joshua Wathen Loma Linda University Sports Medicine Fellowship, Baylor Wesley Wong Albany Medical College General Pediatrics 2020 Graduation Awards PGY-3 Resident of the Year Dr. Nellie Said Dr. Joshua Wathen PGY-2 Resident of the Year Dr. Daniel Kim Dr. Jordan Mudery PGY-1 Resident of the Year Dr. Natalia Calderon Dr. Stanford Chun Fellow of the Year Dr. Anupama Chundu Faculty Excellence in Teaching Dr. Jim Korb Dr. Rachel Marano Dr. Christina Reh Director's Award Dr. Maria Minon Dr. Chriselle Ebreo Dr. Michael Peyton