SCRIPPS CLINIC – SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRADUATES 2016 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Brian Abe, MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Research Track Resident Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Research Track Resident Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Ben Azevedo, MD Tulane University School of Medicine
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Nooshin Bahaie, MD Tehran University
Staff, Division of Geriatrics Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Geriatrics Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Taylor Barnett, MD University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Air Force in San Antonio
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Air Force in San Antonio
Kelly Fan, MD University of California, San Diego
Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Southern California
Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Southern California
Stuti Jaiswal, MD University of Arizona
Research Track Resident Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Research Track Resident Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Diraj Karnani, MD Drexel University
Clinical Fellow, Rheumatology Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Rheumatology Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles
Ricardo Kosturakis, MD University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Memorial Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Memorial Hospital
Amutha Rajagopal, MD University of California, San Diego
Clinical Fellow, Infectious Disease University of Chicago
Clinical Fellow, Infectious Disease University of Chicago
Annahita Sarcon, MD University of California, Davis
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology University of Southern California
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology University of Southern California
Gautam Shah, MD University of Illinois College of Medicine
Staff, Division of Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas
Staff, Division of Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas
Stacey Stubblefield, MD Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
2015 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Marta Alhama, MD Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Alan Beneze, MD University of Arizona
Staff, Division of Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Munveer Bhangoo, MD University of California, San Diego
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Virginia Chan, MD University of California, Irvine
Staff, Division of Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Hellen Chiao, MD Medical College of Wisconsin
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Ming Li, MD Tulane University
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of Southern California
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of Southern California
Rachel Murray, MD University of California, Irvine
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Diego
Ana Nunes, MD University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Fellow for Hematology and Oncology NIH, National Cancer Institute Bethesda, Maryland
Clinical Fellow for Hematology and Oncology NIH, National Cancer Institute Bethesda, Maryland
Christopher Romero, MD University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
Staff, Hospital Medicine Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas Clinical Faculty at the University of Texas-RGV Medical School
Staff, Hospital Medicine Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas Clinical Faculty at the University of Texas-RGV Medical School
Aditya Sarvaria, MD New York Medical College
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
David Ton, MD University of Nevada
Staff, Hospital Medicine Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Woodland Hills, California
Staff, Hospital Medicine Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Woodland Hills, California
Dana Vaccari, MD New York Medical College
Staff, Primary Care Scripps Clinic
Staff, Primary Care Scripps Clinic
2014 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Abdallah Bitar, MD University of Rochester School Of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Memorial Hospital
Allison Carmichael, MD Saint Louis University
Clinical Fellow, Endocrinology California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Staff, Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Endocrinology Fremont, CA
Carolyn Enders, MD University of Kansas
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Mitra Ghafourian, MD The University of Toledo College
Staff, Hospital Medicine Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego of Medicine
Matthew Jones, MD University of Texas Southwestern
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Geriatrics Scripps Clinic Medical Group
Karla Malloy, MD University of California, San Diego
Hospital Medicine INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia
Staff, Hospital Medicine INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia
Payal Mehta, MD State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco
Amirkaveh Mojtahed, MD University of New Mexico
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology University of New Mexico
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology University of New Mexico
Hardeep Phull, MD Case Western Reserve University
4th year in Internal Medicine Research Track Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, San Diego
Christina Tan, MD Loma Linda University
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology Scripps Memorial Hospital
Jascha Wollank, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School
Staff, Hospital Medicine Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Staff, Hospital Medicine Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Jack Yacoo, MD Michigan State University
Staff, Hospital Medicine Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego
2013 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Amee Amin, MD Michigan State University
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Richard Ancheta, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Isabella Chen, MD Jefferson Medical College
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, Los Angeles
Staff, Hematology and Oncology Ventura County Medical Center, CA
Ana Crissien, MD University of California, Irvine
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Gastroenterology Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, San Diego
Daniel Given, MD Northeastern Ohio University
Staff, Division of Geriatrics Scripps Clinic Medical Group
Staff, Division of Geriatrics Scripps Clinic Medical Group
James Hart, MD University of Massachusetts
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Lillian Hsu, MD Ohio State University
Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Cedar Sinai, Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Critical Care Cedar Sinai, Los Angeles
Xiaoli Liu, MD Shandong University
Research Track Resident Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Omkar Marathe, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, Los Angeles
Krishnan Rangarajan, MD Ross University
Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Loma Linda University
Staff, Critical Care Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Christina To, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of Southern California
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of Southern California
2012 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Benton Ashlock, MD Saba University
Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of California, San Diego
Staff, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, CA
Osagie Bello, MD Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Private Practice, Samaritan Medical Center Hematology and Oncology Syracuse, New York
Dana Copeland, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School
Clinical Fellow, Rheumatology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Private Practice, Rheumatology San Diego
Charles Feng, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Staff, Hospital Medicine Northern California
Staff, Allergy & Immunology Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mountain View, CA
Ashkan Hayatdavoudi, MD University of California, Irvine
Staff, Hospital Medicine University of California, San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Farokh Jamalyaria, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Hospital Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch
Staff, Rheumatology and Medical Director of Infusion Center UT Multispecialty Clinic, Houston, TX
Radha Verman, MD University of Vermont
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, Davis
Staff, Hematology and Oncology Kaiser Permanente, San Marcos, CA
Mark Lee, MD University of Vermont
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases University of Vermont
Electrophysiologist at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach, CA Associate Professor UC, Irvine
Thomas McCarthy, MD Creighton University
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Michaela Miller, MD University of Arizona
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Kristen Rogers, MD Univ. of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital
2011 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
David Cohen, MD George Washington U
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases George Washington U
Staff, Cardiology Cardiac Arrhythmia Associates, La Jolla
Heidi Fagerlund, DO University of New England
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Kevin Farnam, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Fellow, Infectious Disease University of California, Davis
Staff, Allergy and Immunology University of California, Davis
Vikram Garg, MD SUNY Syracuse
Clinical Fellow, Rheumatology University of California, Los Angeles
Staff, Rheumatology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Alexander Ko, MD University of California, San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Michelle Phillips, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, San Francisco
Staff, Hematology and Oncology Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas
Pallabi Sanyal, MD University of Vermont
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Lauren Schuler, MD University of Vermont
Staff, Hospital Medicine National Jewish Health in Denver, CO
Staff, Hospital Medicine National Jewish Health in Denver, CO
2010 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Natalie Sweiss, MD Rosalind Franklin U
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Nephrology Department University of California at San Diego
Pouya Afshar, MD University of Texas
Staff, Hospital Medicine University of California at San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine University of California at San Diego
Kandan Baban, DO Kirksvill College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas
Staff, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Derek Jones, MD Temple University
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Masood Mansour, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Gastroenterology Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla
Amanda Mazza, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Staff, Internal Medicine Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley
Staff, Internal Medicine Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles
Hirsch Mehta, MD Drexel University
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Cardiovascular Diseases San Diego Cardiac Center Medical Group
Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Stanford University, Palo Alto
Staff, Cardiovascular Diseases Sharp Community Medical Group/Memorial Hospital, San Diego
Alexis Rahal, MD Rosalind Franklin U
Staff, Hospital Medicine University of California at San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine Kaiser Permanente in San Diego
2009 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Nova Hall, MD Rosalind Franklin U
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas
Nitasha Bakhru, MD Albany Medical Center
Clinical Fellow, Endocrinology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Endocrinology Premier Physician Medical Group in Irvine
Rachel Israel, MD University of Texas San Antonio
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Interventional Cardiology Private Practice in Tyler, Texas
Shari Krevitz, MD Drexel College of Medicine
Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Max Liebo, MD Chicago Medical School
Clinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff/Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Diseases Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago
Brian Modena, MD West Virginia University
Hospital Medicine University of California at San Diego
Staff, Allergy and Immunology Scripps Carmel Valley
Khai Nguyen, MD University of Vermont
Clinical Fellow, Geriatrics University of California at San Diego
Medical Director and Staff, Hospice VITAS Healthcare in San Diego
Marie Shieh, MD Medical College of Virginia
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology University of California, Irvine
Staff, Hematology and Oncology Scripps Memorial Hospital
2008 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Josef Bauer, MD, MPH Memorial University of Newfoundland
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/ Scripps Green Hospital
Haleh Mahdavieh, MD Rosalind Franklin U
Internal Medicine Staff Scripps Rancho Bernardo
Staff, Division of Internal Medicine Scripps Rancho Bernardo
Mona Singh, MD New York Medical College
Clinical Fellow, Nephrology University of California at Davis
Staff, Division of Nephrology Kaiser Permanente in San Diego
Brockton Sansing, MD Eastern Virginia University
Staff, Hospital Medicine Tupelo, Mississippi
Staff, Hospital Medicine Nashville, Tennessee
Kevin Antonio, MD Drexel University
Internal Medicine Practice Sharp Reese Steely Medical Group
Internal Medicine Practice Sharp Reese Steely Medical Group
Michele DeKorte, MD Loma Linda University
Hospital Medicine University of California at San Diego
Staff, Hospital Medicine University of California at San Diego
Stephen Hu, MD University of Kansas
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Cardiovascular Disease Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Richard Nguyen, MD University of Vermont
Internal Medicine Staff Scripps Rancho Bernardo
Staff, Division of Internal Medicine Scripps Rancho Bernardo
2007 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Parham Khanbolooki, MD Texas A&M
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Hospital Medicine Scripps Clinic/ Scripps Green Hospital
David Young, MD University of Nevada
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Group Practice, Division of Cardiovascular Disease in Nevada
Payam Afshar, MD Chicago Medical School
Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology Scripps Clinic/ Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Gastroenterology Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas
Mansur Lee, MD Texas Tech University
Hospitalist, Whittier Presbyterian Hospital Whittier, California
Hospitalist, Whittier Presbyterian Hospital Whittier, California
David Liu, MD Mt. Sinai
Internal Medicine Staff Scripps Mercy
Staff, Division of Internal Medicine Scripps Mercy
Megan McGarvey, MD University of Southern California
Clinical Fellow, Diabetes and Endocrinology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Steven Tam, MD University of California San Diego
Clinical Fellow, Geriatrics UCSD Medical Center
Staff, Division of Geriatrics University of California, Irvine
Karl von Tiehl, MD Medical College of Ohio
Clinical Fellow, Allergy/Immunology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
President, Bowtie Allergy Specialists San Marino, California
2006 Graduates/Med School
Post Residency Position
Current Position
Samir Damani, MD, PhD Medical College of Georgia
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Cardiologist and CEO of MD Revolution La Jolla, California
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital CTSA Scholar Farahnaz Joarder, MD Ohio State University
Clinical Fellow, Diabetes and Endocrinology Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Oregon Health Science University Division of Endocrinology Portland, Oregon
David Lee, MD, PhD Tufts University
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
Staff, Division of Cardiovascular Disease Cedar Sinai, Los Angeles
Minh Nguyen, MD University of California, Davis
Staff, Division of Internal Medicine Scripps Clinic Rancho San Diego
Staff, Division of Internal Medicine Kaiser, Orange County
Christian Piccolo, MD George Washington University
Anesthesiology Residency Columbia University
Staff, Division of Anesthesiology Hudson Valley Hospital in New York
Scott Vasconcellos, MD Texas A&M
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Texas
Staff, Division of Cardiology Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, CA
Rev. 2016
