Residents

Meet The Residents

Class of 2024
Class of 2025
Class of 2026
Class of 2027

Jose Acosta

Hometown: Kerman, CA
High School: Kerman High School
Undergraduate School: Fresno State
College Major: Biology
Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, sports, eating good food, video games, social justice, healthcare disparities, music, mentorship, quality time with family and friends, diversity in medicine, learning about different cultures.
5 Year Plan: Learn as much as possible, become the best doctor I can, maintain well-being physically and mentally, make lifelong friends, explore and serve the Bay area, stay true to myself, make my family and community proud, be a good son/brother/friend/partner, invent something, be happy, have fun, tie my interests together in a meaningful and happy career.

Alexandra Friedman

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
High School: University School of Nashville
Undergraduate School: Yale University
College Major: Political Science
Graduate School: University of Cape Town
Graduate School Degree: MSc in Emergency Medicine
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: exploring (wilderness/backpacking, new food, new places), global health equity, playing musical instruments by myself, elevating everyone’s spice tolerance/cooking for big groups, chasing sunshine, community empowerment, dumplings
5 Year Plan: grow into a compassionate and competent EM doctor, cultivate a garden with that East Bay sunshine, embed myself in a new community, and see my family as much as possible

Megan Heeney

Hometown: Omaha, NE
High School: Marian High School
Undergraduate School: Saint Louis University
College Majors: International Studies and Theology
Medical School: Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: social medicine, punning, improving access to mental healthcare, experiencing musical theater, making kombucha, drinking coffee, finding delicious vegetarian food, playing board games and card games- especially Settlers of Catan, Hanabi, Euchre and Spades.
5 Year Plan: Become a compassionate, energetic, prepared EM Physician, be a thoughtful partner, celebrate my amazing coworkers, enjoy living in the Bay area especially being surrounded by passionate people, community organizations and nature, build community.

Jeffrey Herrala

Hometown: Andover, Minnesota
High School: Anoka High School
Undergraduate School: U.S. Air Force Academy
College Majors: Biology & Mandarin Chinese
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Interests / Hobbies: Public & Community Service, Recruitment & Mentorship, Ultrasound / Training our pup Quinn, capturing meaningful events via film & photo, enjoying wind, water, and snow-fueled activities, traveling to appreciate the magnificence of our world’s cultures, languages, and cuisines, instigating the occasional and inexpert freestyle rap sesh.
Previous Lives: Swim instructor, chemistry tutor, skydiving jumpmaster
5 Year Plan: Become the most skilled, caring, and joyful physician I can be. Contribute to equity inside and outside the ER. Nourish relationships with my partner, our families, and lifelong friends. Learn to kiteboard without an injury worthy of an HGH trauma activation.

DaShawn Hickman

Hometown: Columbia, SC
High School: A.C. Flora
Undergraduate School: Yale University
College Majors: Biomedical Engineering
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University
Graduate School Degree: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering/PhD in Pathology
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Interests / Hobbies: Dancing/Choreographing, Traveling, making videos documenting my travel, hiking, leading
5 year plan: I plan to be a clinically excellent, culturally humble, socially conscious emergency medicine physician-scientist who is using my training to provide outstanding medical care, perform world-class translation research and working to eliminate health disparities while effortlessly balancing an amazing personal life with my partner, family and friends

Claire Lamneck

Hometowns: Los Altos, CA; Denver, CO; St. Pete, FL; Tucson, AZ
High School: Shorecrest in St. Pete, FL
Undergraduate School: Tufts University
College Major: Biology
Graduate School: Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
Graduate School Degree: MPH (Social Behavioral Sciences)
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
Interests / Hobbies: Gardening, rock climbing, hiking & napping with my dog. Public health, LGBTQ+ health, border health issues.
5 Year Plan: Absorb wisdom from all those around me, learn EM the Highland way, stay connected to myself & my people, immerse myself in the East Bay

Azad Molla Hosseini

Hometown: Montreal, Canada
High School: Desert Mountain
Undergraduate School: University of Arizona
College Majors: Economics, Political Science
Graduate School: James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona
Graduate School Degree: J.D.
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Interests / Hobbies: Asylum and refugee law, human rights law, global health, medical-legal partnerships. In my free time I love to explore, go camping, watch motorsports, play hockey, soccer, and basketball.
5 Year Plan: Continue to learn every day from each interaction to become the most compassionate, caring, and knowledgeable physician that I can be; develop lasting relationships with my colleagues and staff at Highland; and to be involved in improving the community both inside and outside the hospital.

Aravind Addepalli

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
High School:St. Francis Xavier
Undergraduate School: McGill University
College Major: Anatomy & Cell Biology and Economics
Medical School:Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies:Music - hip hop/techno/house/soul/rock, national parks, landscape/travel photography, perfecting art of brewing coffee while being snobby about it, winning basketball intramurals, weight-lifting to reach elusive 1000-lb club, running (slowly), reading crisp prose, liberation medicine, health capacity building
5 Year Plan: To strive to learn EM in a manner that will make my family (blood and otherwise) and myself proud, embrace and become a productive part of the Oakland community, work in global/public health, and cultivate personal growth.

Alexander Ayala

Hometown: Sacramento, California
High School: West Campus HS
Undergraduate School: Occidental College
College Major: Kinesiology
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Graduate School: Northwestern University The Graduate School; Masters in Public Health
Interests / Hobbies: Picking up heavy things and putting them back down, supporting Liverpool FC, watching Formula 1, binging Curb Your Enthusiasm, Better Call Saul, and Succession, and feeding my caffeine dependence.
5 Year Plan: Learn how to be a great EM doc, continue reading and learning about injustices within our communities, and build the foundation of a career that blends my clinical and public health interests. Deadlifting 600 pounds would also be cool.

Joia Brosco

Hometown: Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago
High School: St. Joseph's Convent Port of Spain
Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania
College Major: Health and Societies, with a concentration in Public Health
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: having a steady census of at least 5 DIY projects that take over the house, practicing yoga preferably ashtanga, tending to my thriving (?) plant family, begging my little puppy for more cuddles, dancing, dancing, laughing really hard, and more dancing
5 Year Plan: To grow into a competent, caring EM doc, hold onto my inner child's sense of humanity and wonder, and be a super good neighbor, friend, sister, daughter and wife to loved ones near and far

Raghav Goyal

Hometown: New Hyde Park, NY
High School: Herricks High School
Undergraduate School: SUNY Binghamton / Oberlin College
College Major: Comparative Literature
Medical School: Larner College of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: speaking my truth even at risk of it being bruised or misunderstood, bikes, books, stick and poke tattoos, meditation, podcasts, bougie IPAs, and Dole mandarin oranges in 100% fruit juice.
5 Year Plan: be kind and present for my partner, my family, my friends, be a great teammate for my co-interns, new Highland family, and Ohlone/"Oakland" community, interrogate and confront my colonizer status, and get as good at medicine as I can, so I can advocate for the alternative.

Kristen Hancock

Hometown: Carson, California (Los Angeles County)
High School: Junipero Serra High School
Undergrad: UC Berkeley College Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology and Sociology
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Amazon shopping, exploring the Bay Area, trying new restaurants, quality time with friends and family, traveling, dancing, youth mentorship (especially at-risk youth) and social justice.
5 year plan: My goal over the next 5 years is to learn as much as possible from all of my favorite people at Highland and develop the skills to practice emergency medicine anywhere in the world!

Chloe Solomon

Hometown: New York, NY
High School: United Nations International School
Undergraduate School: University of Toronto, Canada
College Major: Psychology
Graduate School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Graduate School Degree: MS, Biomedical Research
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Interests / Hobbies: Exploring neighborhoods, eating foods from around the world, long walks, camping, pilates, laughing, TV binging, thinking about adopting a dog
5 Year Plan: Learn emergency medicine the Highland way to become the most badass, compassionate, and skilled emergency physician for my community. Learn how to best advocate for and empower survivors of violence. Eat at every Ethiopian restaurant in Oakland. Stay close with friends & family. Enjoy that West Coast sunshine!

Alexandra Walton

Hometown: Albany, NY
High School: Academy of the Holy Names Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University
College Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Cooking, running, playing volleyball and spending time outdoors.
5 Year Plan: Become a compassionate EM doctor. Explore Oakland and learn more about the community that I live in. Make a conscious effort to make time for friends, family and hobbies outside of medicine. Visit national parks and run the Napa to Sonoma half marathon.

Omonivie Agboghidi

Hometown: Moreno Valley, Ca
High School: Canyon Springs High School
Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
College Major: African American Studies/Public Health
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft SOM
Interests / Hobbies: I love listening and dancing to AfroBeats, hip hop, and R&B music. Enjoy improv and stand up comedy. Interested tech and cool tech gadgets
5 Year Plan: In 5 years I hope to become a passionate, confident and innovative EM Physician ready to handle any emergency that comes my way. I want to continue my work in diversifying the healthcare workforce and mentoring underrepresented students. On this journey, I plan to enjoy my family, friends and all the gems Oakland has to offer.

Henry Ashworth

Hometown: Ventura, California
Ventura High School/Foothill Technology High School Undergraduate School: Eckerd College
College Major: Philosophy and Biochemistry
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Interests / Hobbies: Skipping instead of walking, Hugging friends and family, Late night dancing, Early morning adventures, Being in, around, or on any body of water (puddles included), Playing the bass, Trying to speak Nepali or Spanish but end up speaking Spanpali.
5 Year Plan: Become the most thoughtful and loving human I can be by learning from those around me and my patients. Work as an EM doc in a community setting while trying to implement disruptive programmatic innovations.

Lily Berrin

Hometown: Sacramento, California
High School: Rio Americano High School
Undergraduate School: Occidental College
College Major: Cognitive Science and Spanish
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Exploring recipes in the kitchen, baking everything but especially cakes, running, biking, swimming, hiking, backpacking, traveling and eating all the foods
5 Year Plan: Reconnect with the vibrant Oakland community in and out of the ED. Learn from my patients, peers, and teachers how to be a compassionate EM physician. Make the ED a better place for geriatric patients. Be a caring and supportive daughter, sister, partner, and friend to my loved ones. Go on more backpacking trips and do another triathlon. Continue to appreciate California sunshine and produce!

Nadia Gaber

Hometown: Memphis, TN
High School: Lausanne Collegiate School
Undergraduate School: Harvard College
College MajorHistory & Literature / Women, Gender & Sexuality
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies:Premier league football (Liverpool!), local art, last-minute dinner parties, thrifting, interior design
5 Year Plan: Making sure I become the doctor I would like to see in a crisis, giving back to my adopted hometown of Oakland, deepening relationships, exploring new horizons, finishing my manuscript, bringing environmentalism to medicine, finishing my miscellaneous sewing projects, getting my dog to run Lake Merritt again.

Carmen Lee

Hometown: Oakland, CA
High School: Head-Royce
Undergraduate School: Yale (+ postbaccalaureate at Bryn Mawr)
College Major: Ethics, Politics, and Economics + International Studies
Medical School: UCSF
Interests / Hobbies: Climbing, meditation, outdoor yoga, any and all live music, arts + crafts, vegetables, too many pets 5 Year Plan: Loving and serving the community where I grew up and where I worked in public schools, learning and loving my incredible new community of providers and friends, research and advocacy to help build a more just health care ecosystem, ultrasounding everyone I know and machine learning, epidemiology

Jordan Mullings

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
High School: Nova High School
Undergraduate School: University of Florida (Go Gators!)
College Major: Economics
Graduate School: University of Florida
Graduate School Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Medical School: George Washington University
Interests / Hobbies: Dancing, playing basketball, listening to podcasts, traveling with my wife
5 Year Plan: Embrace mission/adventure & build community as I live, work and worship in Oakland; maximize every personal and professional growth moment, be physically fit enough to still dunk a basketball.

Joanna Ortega

Hometown: Berkeley, CA
High School: Berkeley High School
Undergraduate School: UC Santa Barbara
College Major: Global Studies
Graduate School: UC Berkeley, MPH
Medical School: UC Davis
Interests / Hobbies: Anything that involves being outside (hiking, camping, swimming!), cooking and eating delicious food, weightlifting, traveling, trail running, and spending time with family and friends.
5 Year Plan: Enjoy this incredible journey as much as possible, learn a lot, be an advocate for my patients, explore the beautiful outdoors in the Bay Area, make new friends, have fun, and always be kind.

Andrew Wang

Hometown: Hockessin, DE
High School: Charter School of Wilmington
Undergraduate School: University of Southern California
College Major: Neuroscience Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Nodding to and dancing to live music (house/techno/experimental electronic), vinyl collecting, looking at and creating art, climbing, hiking, cooking, baking, dessert with every meal, hanging out with my disabled cat named Pia, global health, health equity, LGBTQIA+ health
5 Year Plan: Learn emergency medicine from some incredible human beings, serve and uplift the Oakland community, make time for those that I love, and cherish the nature around me

Tessa Adler

Hometown: San Diego, CA
High School: Point Loma High School
Undergraduate School: Yale University
College Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Graduate School: McGill University
Graduate School Degree: Kinesiology & Physical Education
Medical School: New York University
Interests / Hobbies: reading queer sci-fi/fantasy, climbing, misinterpreting tarot cards so my friends always have good news, exploring Oakland, spoiling our kittens, adventures to the ocean/ mountains/ desert
5 Year Plan: Grow towards a sustainable career in EM based on compassion, skills, and curiosity. Show up for social justice and community. Love my partner and family well.

Kayla Authelet

Hometown: Cumberland, RI
High School: Moses Brown
Undergraduate School: Boston College
College Major: Biochemistry
Medical School: George Washington University
Interests / Hobbies: reading (especially sci-fi), drawing, hiking, running, frequenting comedy shows, trying out any and all sports, having a good conversation over coffee
5 Year Plan: I want to become the doctor that eases everyone's nerves when they are on shift. I will work towards giving the best care to every one of my patients. Also, I want to be a loud voice for my patients' interests and help decrease community violence in Oakland.

Matthew Campanella

Hometown: South Jersey & Los Angeles
High School: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia)
Undergraduate School: Loyola Marymount University
College Major: Film and Television Production
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Interests / Hobbies: exploring the great outdoors/hiking/kayaking/camping, politics, visual and performing arts, migrant health & the U.S.-Mexico border, substance use disorders and recovery, travel, bodybuilding
5 Year Plan: become a skilled, thoughtful, and empathetic emergency physician, integrate into and contribute to the community, expand and deepen my personal relationships and passions, rotate abroad, work rurally

Ivis Casillas

Hometown: Oakland, Ca
High School: Fremont High
Undergraduate School: San Francisco State University
College Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Spending time with my family, eating out, hiking, laughing, napping, reading, attempting to stay physically active, existing, parrot trick training and free flight.
5 Year Plan: Learn as much as I can from my patients and all of the remarkable people at Highland. Become an exceptional EM doctor and a better human being. Give back to my community and care for my family

Kaylin Gonzalez

Hometown: San Diego, CA
High School: Health Science High and Middle College
Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University
College Major: Public Health
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Graduate School Degree: Masters of Health Science and Certificate in Global Health Medical School: UCLA
Interests / Hobbies: all things nature (camping, hiking, chilling), amusement parks, comedy shows, traveling for more nature, taking the dogs to the dog park, increasing health delivery and resources for those without stable housing, rural/global health
5 Year Plan: Become a well rounded ED doc, explore a few new countries, hike my way through the Bay Area, spend as much time as possible making great memories with my friends and family

Deidre Gubac

Hometown: Jackson, MS
High School: Jefferson City High School
Undergraduate School: Tuskegee University
College Major: Chemistry Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Cooking vegan food, making playlists especially including Afrobeats and 90s R&B, watch track and field, traveling, mentoring first-gens and HBCU family, and fighting for systemic changes to provide equitable care for all.
5 Year Plan: Be a better person, wife, friend; become a top notch EM Doc with the skills clinically to succeed while also being culturally competent and socially conscious of the ways I can enact change in the world.

Jason Khoo

Hometown: Hong Kong
High School: International Christian School
Undergraduate School: Stanford University
College Major: Human Biology
Medical School: Stanford University
Graduate School: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Graduate Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Interests / Hobbies: healthcare innovations, entrepreneurship, board games, rewatching The Office, squash, swimming, spearfishing, pranks, looking for the best BBQ brisket, tarts, and Napoleon.
5 Year Plan: Grow into a kind and competent physician, improve our systems of care, build amazing communities, make my parents proud, continue to believe that I'll take up running, find the best BBQ brisket, tart, and Napoleon, have fun, be generous

Mahan Naeim

Hometown: Northridge, California
High School: Grover Cleveland High School
Undergraduate School:UC Irvine
College Major: Biomedical Engineering
Medical School: UC Irvine
Interests/Hobbies: Harm reduction, video games, reading, music/concerts/festivals, movies, meeting all the dogs, cooking, Seahawk football, EATING delicious meals with friends and family, traveling
5 Year Plan: Become the best physician, person, son, partner, and brother possible. Take a sledgehammer to the War on Drugs. Laugh, cry, grow, make memories, celebrate life, and support my colleagues/community.

Shreya Thatai

Hometown: Lexington, MA
High School: Lexington High School
Undergraduate School: Wellesley College
College Major: Women's and Gender Studies
Medical School: UC-Berkeley/UC-San Francisco Joint Medical Program
Interests / Hobbies: Cycling around the Bay Area, knitting, exploring bookstores/libraries, taking long and aimless walks
5 Year Plan: Grow and learn to become an empathetic and effective EM doc, deepen my connection to my adopted Bay Area community, read many books and watch many sunsets, learn how to knit socks, stay connected to myself and my family.

Lily Wilkinson

Hometown: North Platte, Nebraska
High School: North Platte High School
Undergraduate School: Harvard
College Major: Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Graduate School: UNC Gillings
School of Global Public Health
Interests / Hobbies: Being outside, exploring new places, spending time with family and friends, water sports, and country swing dancing
5 Year Plan: Learn how to be the best EM doc I can be while maintaining a strong sense of curiosity and humility, care for and about lots of people, explore as much of the West as I can with my partner, and make it back to Nebraska to visit my family

Mimi Williams

Hometown: San Jose, CA
High School: Evergreen Valley High School
Undergraduate School: UC Davis
College Major: Cell Biology
Medical School: University of Iowa
Interests / Hobbies: Cooking (and eating!), exploring new coffee shops, thriller/true crime shows and podcasts, board games, playing Overcooked, lifting weights
5 Year Plan: Grow into the person and physician I've always dreamt of being, maintain health and wellness, make a positive impact in my community, and continue to stay connected with family/friends.