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Program Leadership

Van Nguyen, DO, FAAFP, DipABOM

Van Nguyen, DO, FAAFP, DipABOM

Program Director

Griselda Razo, MPH

Griselda Razo, MPH

Program Coordinator

Nicolaza (Nico) Gonzalez

Nicolaza (Nico) Gonzalez

Program Coordinator

Teaching Faculty

Alrezk, Rami
Arif, Murad
Bathini, Leon
Baum, Bradley
Behnawa, Susan
Calinisan, Joan
Davila, Alex
Durrani, Hamza
Edgson, Luke
Fabro, Katharine
Fahim, Mariam
Firooznia, Nikofar
Flaig, Kevin
Freyne, Brigid
Graves, Steven

Haddadin, Hassan
Hecht, David
Hensel, Alvin
Howe, Steven
Im, Tae
Jafrey, Suhail
Kemmerly, Thomas
Kim, Candice
Koupaie, Jafar
Le, Tam
Lim, David
Kushnir, Matthew
Lohr, Jason
Lopez, Irving
Lum, Sharon

Madrid, Eric
Memon, Talha
Mifune, Yoshinobu
Murad, Arif
Nguyen, Caitlyn
Nguyen, Christine
Nguyen, Van
O’Leary, Michael
Olivo, Ricardo
Phillips, Christopher
Phillips, Raylene
Qaseem, Sandra
Rahman, Maisara
Reiman, Paul
Robinson, Michael

Salehi, Justin
Salek, Munif
Santoro, John
Sayegh, Eli
Simental, Alfred
Simon, Lauren
Staton, Michael
Stratton, Erica
Strunk, Joshua
Teymoorian, Arian
Thomas, Nytasha
Tsai, Janice
Tucker, Daniel

Chief Resident

James Butlin, MD

James Butlin, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Christina Kwon, MD

Christina Kwon, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Other Languages: Korean

Family Medicine Residency

CLASS OF 2026

Daniel Arriola, MD

Daniel Arriola, MD

UCLA Drew Medical Education Program

Daniel Boucher, MD

Daniel Boucher, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

James Butlin, MD

James Butlin, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Christina Kwon, MD

Christina Kwon, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Other Languages: Korean

Jeffrey Lin, DO

Jeffrey Lin, DO

WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES COMP
Other Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese

Mia Malvestuto, DO

Mia Malvestuto, DO

Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Micheal Mikheal, MD

Micheal Mikheal, MD

THE ROBERT LARNER, MD COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Other Languages: Arabic

Michael Owyong, MD

Michael Owyong, MD

University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Lauren Trout, DO

Lauren Trout, DO

University of North Texas - HSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Other Languages: Spanish

Gene Wong, MD

Gene Wong, MD

UC Irvine, School of Medicine
Other Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin

Shirley Yu, MD

Shirley Yu, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University, College of Medicine

CLASS OF 2027

Dayton Brown, MD

Dayton Brown, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Daniela Bruna, MD

Daniela Bruna, MD

PUC-Campinas Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas
Other Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

Sunnia Butt, MD

Sunnia Butt, MD

Jinnah Sindh Medical University
Other Languages: Urdu, Punjabi

Jared Cayton, DO

Jared Cayton, DO

Western University of Health Sciences COMP

Albert Chang, DO

Albert Chang, DO

Western University of Health Sciences COMP
Other Languages: Chinese, Spanish

Shannon Chan, DO

Shannon Chan, DO

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nolan Chu, MD

Nolan Chu, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Other Languages: Spanish

Babak (Bobby) Kashanirokh, DO

Babak (Bobby) Kashanirokh, DO

A.T. Still University SOM - Arizona
Other Languages: Farsi, Hebrew

Timothy (Tim) Koh, DO

Timothy (Tim) Koh, DO

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Armin Madari, DO

Armin Madari, DO

Midwestern University Arizona College of Medicine
Other Languages: Farsi

Nicholas (Nick) Nguyen, MD

Nicholas (Nick) Nguyen, MD

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

Megan Phan, DO

Megan Phan, DO

A.T. Still University SOM – Arizona
Other Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese

CLASS OF 2028

Shakil Ahmed, DO

Shakil Ahmed, DO

California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Joanna Ballesta-Elacion, MD

Joanna Ballesta-Elacion, MD

UC Riverside School of Medicine

Maria (Angela) De Pano Dela Cruz, DO

Maria (Angela) De Pano Dela Cruz, DO

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

Marina Joseph, MD

Marina Joseph, MD

UC Riverside School of Medicine

Lena Kakos, DO

Lena Kakos, DO

AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine – Arizona

Van-Dai Ly, MD

Van-Dai Ly, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Najmeh Maharlouei, MD

Najmeh Maharlouei, MD

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Stephen Manga, MD

Stephen Manga, MD

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Sean Monroe, MD

Sean Monroe, MD

Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina

Shayun Pedram, MD

Shayun Pedram, MD

University of Massachusetts TH Chan School of Medicine

Brandon Phan, MD

Brandon Phan, MD

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Jan Schilling, MD

Jan Schilling, MD

Universitat Hamburg Medizinische Fakultat