Current Residents
PGY V
Jason Merchant, MD
Undergraduate: Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine - Honolulu, HI
Transitional: University of Hawaii - Honolulu, HI
Kristine Andrade, MD
Undergraduate: University of California San Diego - San Diego, CA
Medical School: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Transitional: Scripps Mercy Hospital - San Diego, CA
Michael Witkosky, MD
Undergraduate: University of California Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: New York Medical College - Valhalla, NY
Internship: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Santa Barbara, CA
PGY IV
Lien Doan, MD
Undergraduate: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: St. Mary's Medical Center - Long Beach, CA
Max Pollock, MD
Undergraduate: Claremont McKenna College - Claremont, CA
Medical School: University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
Transitional: Tucson Hospital Medical Center - Tucson, AZ
Shane Smith, MD
Undergraduate: University of California San Diego - San Diego, CA
Medical School: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: University of Arizona Affiliated Hospitals - Tucson, AZ
PGY III
Christine Ghatan, MD
Undergraduate: Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Medical School: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA
Blake Kightlinger, MD
Undergraduate: Appalachian State University - Boone, NC
Medical School: Georgetown University - Washington, DC
Preliminary: Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center - Washington, DC
Louis Muscarella, MD
Undergraduate: SUNY Binghamton - Binghamton, NY
Medical School: University of California - Los Angeles, CA
Transitional: Wilson Memorial Regional - Johnson City, NY
PGY II
Avetis Azizyan, MD
Undergraduate: University of California - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC – Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: Alameda County Medical Center – Oakland, CA
Sean Welsh, MD
Undergraduate: John Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD
Medical School: Albany Medical College – Albany, NY
Transitional: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center – San Bernadino, CA
Emmanuil Smorodinsky, MD
Undergraduate: University of California – Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine – Boston, MA
Preliminary: University of California – San Diego, CA
Incoming Residents 2012
Joseph Miller, MD
Undergraduate: University of California – Riverside, CA
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science – Chicago, IL
Preliminary – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
Charles Rawson, MD
Undergraduate: University of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI
Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine – Honolulu, HI
Transitional: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
Natanel Jourabchi, MD
Undergraduate: University of California – Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: UCLA-Drew Medical Education Program – Los Angeles, CA
Preliminary: Kaiser Permanente – Los Angeles, CA
