Our Alumni

We provide strong mentoring and career guidance. We are proud to say that 100% of our former full-time research trainees have gone on to secure the positions of their choice.

Where Are They Now?

Residents and Post-Doctoral Fellows

Rajam Raghunathan, MD

2022-2023 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Research Fellow

2023-2024 NYU Grossman Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Vivek Sant, MD

2021-2022 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern

Na Eun Kim, MD

2022-2023 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow 

General Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente

Max Schumm, MD

Class of 2024 UCLA General Surgery Research Resident

2024-2025 NYU Grossman Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Oliver Facklemayer, MD

2020-21 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Kentucky Healthcare

Joana Ochoa, MD

2019-20 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine

Lauren Orr, MD

2018-19 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Endocrine and General Surgeon, The Oregon Clinic

Yasmine Assadipour, MD

2017-18 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Endocrine and General Surgeon, Virginia Surgery Associates

Catherine Zhu, MD

Class of 2023 UCLA General Surgery Research Resident

2023-2024 Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellow, University of Minnesota 

Qing Lina Hu-Bianco, MD

Class of 2022 UCLA General Surgery Research Resident

Endocrine Surgeon, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Feibi Zheng, MD, MBA, FACS

2016-17 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

Eric Kuo, MD

Class of 2020 UCLA General Surgery Research Resident

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University

Shonan Sho, MD

Class of 2020 UCLA General Surgery Research Resident

Colon and Rectal Surgeon, Southern California Kaiser

Kyle Zanocco, MD

2015-16 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Associate Professor of Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Faculty, UCLA

Masha Livhits, MD

Class of 2014 UCLA General Surgery Resident

2014-15 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Fellow

Professor of Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Faculty, UCLA

James Wu, MD

Class of 2018 UCLA General Surgery Resident

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Faculty, UCLA

Jesse Pasternak, MD, MPH

2011 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Lab Research Resident

Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Faculty, University of Toronto

Juliette Zeleda, MD

2009-2010 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Research Resident 

General Surgeon, Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group 

James Wiseman, MD, MBA, FACS

2009-2011 UCLA Endocrine Surgery Research Resident

Trauma Surgeon, University of Maryland

Lilah Morris-Weisman, MD, FACS

Class of 2011 UCLA General Surgery Resident

Division Chief of Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Medical Students

Theodore Hu, MD 

Class of 2023, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

General Surgery Resident, University of Michigan

Michelle Shu, MD 

Class of 2023, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

General Surgery Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital

Ming-Yeah Hu, MD 

Class of 2023, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Urology Resident, Duke University School of Medicine

Kimberly Yan, MD 

Class of 2023, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Internal Medicine Resident, UCSF Medical Center

Patrick Chin, MD 

Class of 2022, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Plastic Surgery Resident, UCLA Medical Center

Nardeen Dawood, MD

Class of 2022, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

General Surgery Resident, NYU Grossman

Maxwell Wang, MD

Class of 2021, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Chicago Medical Center

Calvin Wong, MD

Class of 2021, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Anesthesiology Resident, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Alfonso Ocampo, MD

Class of 2022, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Cedars-Sinai

Justin Lee, PhD

Class of 2025, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA/Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program

Ki Wan (Roy) Park, MD

Class of 2020, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Otolaryngology Resident, Stanford Medicine

Angela Chen, MD

Class of 2021, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Ophthalmology Resident, UCLA Medical Center

William Thi, MD

Class of 2020, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Anesthesiology Resident, USC Medical Center

Emily Singer, MD

Class of 2017, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Vascular Surgery Fellow, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Tiffany Sui, MD

Class of 2019, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Psychiatry Faculty, Fremont Medical Center

Alexander Yuen, MD

Class of 2019, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Meaghan Barr, MD

Class of 2018, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Plastic Surgery Resident, UCLA Medical Center

Mignote Yilma, MD

Class of 2018, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Genera Surgery Resident, UCSF Medical Center

Matthew Hung, MD

Class of 2018, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Interventional Radiology Resident, UPenn Medicine

Christian Seger, MD, MS

Class of 2018, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Anesthesiology Resident, UCLA Medical Center

Catherine Beni, MD, PhD

Class of 2017, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

General Surgery Resident, University of Washington Medicine

Mostafa Al-Alusi, MD

Class of 2017, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Natalie Fragoso, MD

Class of 2017, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine

Raymond Lam, MD

Class of 2017, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Hospitalist, California Pacific Medical Center

Amer Abdulla, MD, MS

Class of 2015, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Assistant Professor of Medicine in Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch

Stephanie Cham, MD

Class of 2015, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Adjunct Instructor in Division of Gynecologic Oncology, UCSF Medical Center

Stephanie Young, MD

Class of 2015, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Surgical Oncology Fellow, St. John's Cancer Institute

Stacie Nishimoto, MD

Class of 2014, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Infectious Diseases Physician, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Moanalua Medical center

Stephanie Pannell, MD, MPH

Class of 2014, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Urology Faculty, UCLA

Ilan Safir, MD

Class of 2012, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Urologist, Advanced Urology Centers of New York 

Kevin Ro, MD

Class of 2014, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Endocrinologist, Sutter Health

Roy Hwang, MD

Class of 2011, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Neurosurgeon, HCA Florida Seminole Neurosurgery

Bian Wu, MD

Class of 2011, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Vascular Surgeon, UCSF Medical Center

Andrew Dhanasopon, MD, FACS

Class of 2009, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine

Alexandra Stavrakis, MD

Class of 2008, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center