Current Residents
PGY V
Andrew Chiang, MD
Undergrad: Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Medical School: Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine - Chicago, IL
Transitional: Harbor-UCLA - Torrance, CA
David Ishimitsu, MD
Undergrad: University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu, HI
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine - Honolulu, HI
Internship: University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu, HI
Jose Ospina, MD, PhD
Undergrad: University of California, Irvine - Irvine, CA
Medical School-PhD: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine - Irvine, CA
Internship: Veteran's Administration of Greater Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
PGY IV
Kamron Izadi, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
Medical School: Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine - Chicago, IL
Internship: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Chicago, IL
Daria Motamedi, MD
Undergrad: University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of Minnesota - Minneapolis School of Medicine - Minneapolis, MN
Transitional: Harbor-UCLA - Torrance, CA
Skorn Ponrartana, MD, MPH
Chief Resident
Undergrad: Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine - San Francisco, CA
Internship: Cedars~Sinai Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA
PGY III
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 Witkowsky, 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 II
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
Incoming Residents 2010-2011
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
