Residents

Meet The Residents

Class of 2027
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Recent Alumni

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.

Haruna Aridomi

Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
High School: Homestead High School
Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley College Major: Molecular & Cell Biology, Social Welfare
Graduate School: UC Berkeley Graduate School Degree: Master of Science (MS) in Health and Medical Sciences
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, dinner parties, catching up with friends on walks or at coffee shops, pilates and HIIT classes, hiking, skiing (but not the moguls), casual pickleball, going out to EDM concerts, and online shopping 5 Year Plan: To be an exceptional emergency medicine doctor with compassion, care for the Bay Area and learn with/from the folks in the community, do policy work and outreach related to housing insecurity, explore more of addiction medicine, be a loving, kind person even in times of stress, and have fun in the process of growth!

Daniel Bennett

Hometown: Berkeley, CA
High School: Berkeley High
Undergraduate School: Pitzer College
College Major: Neuroscience
Graduate School: NA
Graduate School Degree: NA
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: People, surfing, music, skiing, eating, cooking, movies, sunshine, beaches, moonlight, being outside.
5 Year Plan: Become the best doctor, friend, family member and coworker I can be while enjoying the journey as much as possible. Help everyone I can live the lives they want. Get better at Spanish, ultrasound and surfing.

Rubi Galarza

Hometown: Salinas, CA
High School: Everett Alvarez High School
Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley (Go Bears!)
College Major: Integrative Biology
Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Lifting, running, soccer, hiking, BJJ, visiting national parks, traveling, listening to Bad Bunny, watching TV and UFC, online window shopping, eating tacos
5 Year Plan:Learn as much as I can from my patients, fellow Highland residents, and attendings, give back to my community, advocate for my patients, mentor first-generation premedical and medical students from groups underrepresented in medicine, and become a badass emergency medicine doctor.

Aminta Kouyate

Hometown: Oakland & Berkeley
High School: Berkeley High School
Undergraduate School: SF City College & UC Berkeley
College Major: Psychology
Graduate School: UC Berkeley & UCSF Joint Medical Program
Graduate School Degree: MS, Antiracism in Medical Education
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: Gardening, farmers markets, dinner parties with friends, dancing to curated playlists
5 Year Plan: Over the next 5 years I hope to learn more about how to support, honor, and care for the beautiful community of Oakland. I hope to develop skills in emergency medicine, patient advocacy, and radical justice frameworks to provide the highest quality care for my patients and to impact change from the individual to the systems level. I plan to get involved in research and mentoring programs to support the next generation of healthcare professionals. I am also interested in a career in Academic Emergency Medicine so possibly a PEM or Ultrasound fellowship. Outside of medicine I hope to write a cookbook with my friends and travel to see family around the world. I also hope to win the lottery to be able to buy a house in Oakland!

Nancy Luong

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
High School: Lowell High School
Undergraduate School: University of California, Santa Cruz
College Major: Psychology
Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Health literacy & health equity. Barre, climbing, running, reading memoirs, 2000s R&B, throwing paint on blank canvases and seeing what happens.
5 Year Plan: Become a great doctor/advocate/ally/human, be an active member of the Oakland community, spend quality time with loved ones, learn Spanish, cut back on Hot Cheetos.

Allan Ndovu

Hometown: Cottage Grove, MN
High School: East Ridge High School
Undergraduate School: Stanford University
College Major: Biology
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: Anything outside, ultimate frisbee, pickup basketball, One Piece, fantasy/sci-fi books, journaling, afrobeat/raggaeton/EDM shows, and planning overly-involved themed events
5 Year Plan: Become the best EM doc and human I can be, visit every Jazz venue in the Bay, hike the lost coast, expand my plant collection, and smile often

Alberto Romo Valenzuela

Hometown: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico/Bakersfield, CA
High School: Foothill High School
Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley
College Major: Public Health
Graduate School: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Graduate School Degree: Master in Public Health (MPH)
Medical School: UCLA – PRIME program
Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, trying out new food spots, playing basketball, watching my Lakers play, playing NBA 2k on PS5 (where my gamers at?).
5 Year Plan: To be the best clinician, emergency medicine physician that I can be for my community, but most importantly, to be a good brother and son to my family. I hope that when I look back in 5 years, I can say that I remained true to myself, my community and my vision of helping those who fall thru the gaps in healthcare. I hope that these next 5 years are full of growth, healing, and learning.

Hope Schwartz

Hometown: Oakland, CA
High School: Oakland Technical High School
Undergraduate School: Harvard College
College Major: Economics Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: Exploring the outdoors on foot, bike or skis, hosting pescatarian dinner parties, trying to find the best breakfast sandwich in the Bay, single-payer healthcare. 5 Year Plan: Become a thoughtful and confident EM doc, a courageous advocate for my Oakland community, and a loving friend, partner, and dog mom.

Fiona Cerf

Hometown: Seattle, WA
High school: Garfield
Undergrad: Colorado College (Environmental Science)
Medical School: Boston University
Interest/Hobbies: moving my body and being outside (biking, skiing, backpacking, rafting, surfing, casual jogs), using my hands (pottery, gardening, wood working), qt with community (dinner parties, live music, game nights, park hangs) and medicine (palliative care, ultrasound, addiction med)
5 Year Plan: Be the best EM doctor, co-resident, friend, sister, and neighbor I can be. Lead with curiosity and compassion. Make Oakland feel like home. Dive deeper into my interests within medicine without losing site of those outside of it. Stay happy, stay healthy, stay hydrated.

Mayada Elshiek

Hometown: Sarasota, FL
High School: Booker High School
Undergraduate: Florida State University — B.S. in Biological Sciences, Minor in Anthropology
Medical School: University of Miami, Miami, FL
Interest/Hobbies: weightlifting, being outside in nature, and immersing myself in music—especially Afrobeats, R&B, and hip hop, fashion, beauty, singing, dancing, arranging music, and discovering new experiences around the Bay Area.
5-year plan: I hope to grow into a skilled and compassionate emergency medicine physician, dedicated to patient advocacy and public service, particularly in street medicine and correctional care. My ultimate dream is to help expand access to healthcare in Sudan, the country my family calls home.

Youssef Essanaa

Hometown: Tunis, Tunisia & Dublin, CA
Undergraduate institution +/- Graduate Program (degree + institution): UC Berkeley: Molecular Biology and Computer Science
Medical School: UCLA
Interests/Hobbies: Playing/coaching/watching soccer, backpacking and fishing off the grid, chasing live music around the Bay, chess, Spartan races
5-year plan: Become a confident, compassionate EM doc who disrupts the status quo with innovation, research, and advocacy—while showing up fiercely for community, for justice, and for my loved ones. Along the way: fun adventures, perfecting my cold brew, and keeping the plants alive

Yousof Fawzy

Hometown: Santa Clara, CA
High school: Santa Clara High School
Undergraduate institution +/- Graduate Program (degree + institution): University of California, Los Angeles Degree: B.S. Physiological Sciences
Medical School: Stanford
Interests/Hobbies: All things food (cooking/exploring restaurants/hosting dinner parties), weightlifting, backpacking, camping, hiking, solo traveling, house plants, binging TV/movies, exploring coffee shops, event medicine, EMS, hospital operations, refugee health
5-year plan: Become the best emergency medicine physician and advocate I can be, build community in and around Oakland, dabble in event medicine and hospital operations, and vibe with my incredible co-residents

Allison Leopold

Hometown: Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Undergraduate institution: Macalester College
Medical School: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Interests/Hobbies: Chit-chatting, singing with friends, musical theater, biking & the car-free future, hosting Jewish holidays, rollerblading, making & eating soup, badminton (intense), talking to strangers at the bus stop, tending to plants, and curating tchotchkes.
5-year plan: Learn as much as I can, be a good neighbor, show up even when inertia feels high, and hang out with harm reductionists as often as possible. Also achieve universal single payer healthcare in the United States. And if I get cast in Luigi the Musical, I'm not complaining.

Gabriela Macedo

Hometown: Riverbank, CA
High school: Riverbank Highschool
Undergraduate institution +/- Graduate Program (degree + institution): UC Merced, Cognitive Science BS CSU East Bay, Certificate Biological Sciences Touro University California, Medical Science MS
Medical School: Touro University California, DO
Interests/Hobbies: Nature, races, drawing, sleeping
5-year plan: Learn as much as I can for the community, adopt a dog, be a good aunt and stay a child at heart.

Christine Mai

Hometown: South Bend, IN
High school: Marian High School
Undergraduate institution +/- Graduate Program (degree + institution): University of Notre Dame (Science Pre-Professional, Spanish) + University of Cincinnati (MPH)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Climbing, hiking/backpacking, biking, playing in the least competitive rec sports leagues, trying new restaurants, eating food that other people cook for me, public health, reproductive justice, improving care for trafficking survivors, and trauma-informed care
5-year plan: Become a confident, compassionate EM doctor and public health advocate, build a strong community in Oakland, find an acceptable substitute for my grandma's cooking, and call my friends and family often

Makena Mette

Hometown: Brookings, South Dakota
High School: Brookings High School
Undergrad: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Majored in Behavioral Neuroscience (psych neuroscience combined degree!)
Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Interests/Hobbies: fostering animals, hot yoga, trying to keep my plants alive, spending time with my family and partner, exploring the outdoors, making bucket lists when I move to new places, paint-by-number, reading, getting up crazy early to do sunrise hikes, drinking ridiculous amounts of caffeine, surfing, collecting sea glass
5-year plan: become a badass, compassionate, caring EM doc. Use my privilege to best advocate for and uplift my patients. Embrace and contribute to the vibrant community of Oakland. Be the best partner, neighbor, friend, sister, and daughter I can be. Travel as much as I can! Get better at surfing. Never stop learning, embrace every new opportunity with open arms and a sense of wonder. Do an Ironman, run the Napa to Sonoma half marathon.

Helene Miles

Hometown: Venice, CA
High school: Harvard Westlake School
Undergraduate institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate Program: UC Law SF, Masters of Science in Health Policy and Law
Medical School: UCSF
Interests/Hobbies: restorative and reproductive justice, ultrasound, meded, playing outdoors with my friends (surfing, backpacking, running, skiing), traveling and spontaneous road trips, learning Spanish, food as a love language, getting to know Oakland and its vibrant communities
5-year plan: Show up fully for my patients, my people, and myself. Be a present and joyful learner, resist systems that harm, and become the kind of ER doctor who leads with care and compassion.

Austin Warner

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
High school: Las Lomas High School
Undergraduate institution +/- Graduate Program (degree + institution): University of California, Santa Barbara - BS in Biological Sciences
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago
Interests/Hobbies: rock climbing, petting all dogs, skiing, fly fishing, laughing at good jokes, eating sourdough bread that others have cooked for me, laughing at bad jokes, street medicine, basketball, running - anything that involves time outside or with people I cherish
5-year plan: to learn from and grow with the wonderful people at Highland, to become a competent and intentional EM doctor, to advocate for my patients and the communities we live in, to improve my Spanish, to continue playing outside in as many ways as I can cram in, and to be the best friend and family member I can be

Gabrielle Wilmer

Hometown: Westport, CT
High school: Staples High School
Undergrad: University of Chicago, BA in The History, Philosophy and Social Study of Science and Medicine
Medical School: Columbia VP&S
Interests/HobbiesAbolitionist organizing, reading, dreaming, and talking about how the world could and should be, running, hiking, scuba diving, Legos, baking and then inviting people over to eat said baked goods, singing and dancing at karaoke, preferably to Wannabee by the Spice Girls
5-year plan: Become an incredible doctor that my patients and community can trust while maintaining my love of humanity; continue to grow as a friend, sister, Titi, and human so that I can best show up for the people I love; learn some capoeira and finally learn how to spell karaoke, and always keep making good trouble.

Madison Bordenave

Hometown: New Orleans
High School: Benjamin Franklin High School
Undergraduate School: New York University
College Major: Economics
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Interests/Hobbies: I like to paint, read, lift, run, and tell (bad) jokes mostly, but lately I’ve been trying to teach myself guitar and photography. I’ve been trying and failing to learn Spanish for 10 years but hopefully this year it finally sticks.
5 year Plan: In five years, I aim to maximize my residency training, becoming the best doctor I can be in that time. I see myself evolving into a more confident and better person, partner, teammate, doctor, and learner. I’ll be more involved with street medicine as I progress through training, providing more resources to patients outside of the hospital. I envision myself improving as a mentor for the next generation of docs, becoming a better source of knowledge, training, and leadership. Hopefully, I am a better painter, guitar player, Spanish speaker, and dancer too.

Ahmed Elzamzami

Hometown: Sudan
High School: George mason highschool
Undergraduate School: Christopher Newport university
College Major: biochemistry
Medical School: Yale
Interests / Hobbies: mountain biking and snowboarding
5 Year Plan: to become a resilient and adaptable emergency physician who can practice in any setting. I want to practice in the humanitarian setting whether that is back home in Sudan or any other area in need. I’m not sure if I want to do a global health fellowship yet.

Janilynn Gatpayat

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV (originally from San Jose, CA)
High School: Sierra Vista High School
Undergraduate School: University of Nevada Las Vegas
College Major: Biological Sciences
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Trying new restaurants/coffee shops/bakeries, music festivals, traveling, going to the gym, karaoke, and spending time with loved ones and my dogs.
5 Year Plan: To become a compassionate, competent emergency physician, advocate for my patients, serve and uplift the Oakland community, continue growing as a person, give back through mentorship and service, and remain kind, humble, and supportive even during the most challenging moments. Most of all, I hope to learn as much as I can, build meaningful relationships, and enjoy this journey along the way.

Kamden Gray

Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, CA
High School: La Canada High School
Undergraduate School: Georgetown University
College Major: Biology of Global Health
Medical School: UCSF
Interests / Hobbies: Hiking, painting, dancing, playing soccer, going to concerts, camping by a body of water, spending time with my friends, watching Fast and Furious movies.
5 Year Plan: Become the most skilled and competent physician I can be. Continue to build community with my co-residents, neighbors, and friends in Oakland and beyond. Actively stand up for those who need me most when they need me. And to not lose hope for the future we know is possible.

Cecilia Hurtado

Hometown: Ontario, California
High School: Chaffey High School
Undergraduate School: Williams College
College Major: Chemistry
Medical School: UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Joint Medical Program
Interests / Hobbies: being outdoors, hiking, dancing, snowboarding, embroidery, weightlifting
5 Year Plan: center and advocate alongside the communities I have the privilege to serve, stay connected with my loved ones, learn how to dance salsa and cook tamales, progress on my snowboard, and hike Half Dome

Keely Sue Myers

Hometown: Mililani, HI
High School: Mililani High School
Undergraduate School: University of Washington
College Major: Molecular, cellular, and developmental biology
Medical School: John A Burns School of Medicine
Interests/Hobbies: Eating, lifting, hanging out at the beach, listening to live music, hanging out with my people (& dogs), and trying new things
5 Year Plan: Meet and learn from everyone at Highland, explore Oakland, and become the most compassionate and competent EM physician I can be!

Catherine Nguyen

Hometown: Westminster, CA
High School: La Quinta High School
Undergraduate School: UC San Diego
College Major: BS Human Biology, Minor in History, Minor in Healthcare Social Issues
Medical School: Touro University California
Interests / Hobbies: Mutual aid, health justice, pottery, art & design, film photography, book clubs, live music, swimming, boxing, being a home barista with a new caffeine sensitivity (rough), resetting my brain with the nearest body of water, sunsets/sunrises
5 Year Plan: Become a grounded, skilled, compassionate Emergency Medicine doctor. Get better at Spanish and Vietnamese. Be a good villager in Oakland. Stay open and curious. Eat well and travel more! Better the conditions I live and work within — for myself, my people, and my patients.

Alessandra Santiago

Hometown: Born in the Bay > Aptos, CA
Undergraduate School: Stanford University
College Major: Earth Systems
Graduate Schools: Stanford University (M.S.), Colorado School of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Medical School: University of Colorado
Interests / Hobbies: Climate justice and environmental health advocacy, ultrasound, disaster medicine, freediving, growing orchids
5 Year Plan: Become the emergency physician I would want my loved ones to be treated by. Find my niche in climate/disaster medicine and ultrasound. Continue advocating for health equity and people-first structures. Act in community, be of service, solve interesting problems. Return an ounce of the love that my loved ones have given me!

Darian Thompson

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
High School: George Washington
Undergraduate School: University of Iowa
College Major: Public Health
Medical School: UC Irvine
Interests / Hobbies: Growing up, I was convinced I’d become an artist. While medicine won out professionally, I still find so much joy in creativity and the arts — movies, music, books, fashion, museums, and all things vibrant. I love collaging, sewing, and thrifting. Outside of that, I’m happiest staying active with volleyball, tennis/pickleball, hiking, and an aggressively competitive game of kickball.
5 Year Plan: In five years, I hope to continue growing into a compassionate physician who not only cares deeply for patients, but also advocates for a more just and equitable world. I hope to build a life rooted in meaningful relationships, community, and care — both inside and outside the hospital — while still making time for joy, creativity, and the people who keep me grounded.

Carlisle Topping

Hometown: McMinnville, OR
High School: Sheridan Japanese School / McMinnville High School
Undergraduate School: Columbia University
College Major: Bio
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Interests / Hobbies: Being outside; hiking, backpacking, skiing, wildflowers, swimming in waterfalls. All things ice cream, listening to music and singing along (badly).
5 Year Plan: Become a confident and compassionate advocate for my patients and work towards a more equitable and supportive health system for all.

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 Ashista

Hometown: Ventura, California
<b.High School: 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