Surgery Residency Program

Mohammed Akhter, MD

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Clinical Interests: Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology
How I Thrive: Knowing that as physicians we have the privilege to work with our community and the opportunity to make a difference in their lives

Eduardo Alvarez, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Clinical Interests: Colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery
How I Thrive: I love to sculpt, paint, going to the beach for fresh seafood, and learning to do new things

Satninderdeep (Deep) Bhatti, MD

Medical School: University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Vipin Dulam, MD

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Kyuseok (Peter) Im, MD

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: ACS, critical care, global health
How I Thrive: Cooking, anime, gym, "lights out and away we go"

Ryan Leverant, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Clinical Interests: Interventional Oncology, Global Health
How I Thrive: Thai food, watching professional sports, skiing and scuba diving when I get the chance

Liam O’Neill, MD

Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: global and women's health interventional radiology
How I Thrive: food anthropology, salsa dancing, cliff jumping, freediving, motorcycle canyon riding, and immersive travel

Deep Raole, MD

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Iman Shull, DO

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Michael Walston, DO

Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word-School of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
How I Thrive: Eating delicious food, trail running, spending time with my family

Grace Lee, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Global health, health equity and surgical outcomes research
How I Thrive: Hanging out with my cat, eating good food, and going out with friends

Daniel Liu, MD

Undergraduate School: Brown University
Medical School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care, global surgery and surgical education
How I Thrive: Scuba diving, snowboarding, cycling, backpacking, UNC Basketball, checking my Coinbase account, and repeating as Fantasy Football Champion

Alexandria Panuccio, MD

Undergraduate School: Furman University
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Pancreatic cancers and healthcare disparities
How I Thrive: Time with my husband and my dogs, yoga, time spent outdoors and travel

Anusha Pasumarthi, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Clinical Interests: Surgical oncology and endocrine oncology
How I Thrive: Cooking (especially spicy Indian food), traveling, exploring new restaurants and bars, spending time with my family and friends, and dancing

Kevin Guan, MD

Undergraduate School: Pomona College
Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery and Global Health
How I Thrive: Exploring LA's food scene, traveling in my dreams and shrub cocktails

Jay Patel, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Robotic Surgery, Surgical Innovation, Colorectal surgery and Global Health
How I Thrive: Basketball, cooking, spending time with family, building stuff and napping

Joshua Wechsler, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Arizona
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Clinical Interests: Emergency General Surgery/Surgical Critical Care, Medical Education and Healthcare Management
How I Thrive: Going to the beach, weightlifting, scuba diving, skiing and video games

Claire Yang, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical education, surgical clinical quality improvement, palliative care in surgery
How I Thrive: Traveling, trying new recipes and cooking gadgets, movies, concerts and spending time with my cat

Adeel Ashfaq, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, Davis
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles/David Geffen School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Global Health, International Development, Health technology
How I Thrive: Travel, Good Food, Exercise

Evan DeCan, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Montana
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Underserved Populations, Global Health
How I Thrive: Cooking, Sleeping, Guitar, Horseback Riding, Spending time with families Labrador/Golden retrievers

Siu-Yuan Huang, MD

Undergraduate School: Princeton University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Clinical Interests: Endocrine Surgery, Breast Surgery, Surgical Oncology, LGBT Health
How I Thrive: Baking, Photography, Music, Hanging out with my cats, Exploring LA's Food Scene

Annie Lo, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Oregon
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Clinical Interests: Pediatric/Vascular Surgery
How I Thrive: Eating, Japan, TikTok

Seema Desai, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Acute Care
How I Thrive: Dancing, baking and DIY home projects

Ryan Ou, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgery
How I Thrive: Video Games, Hiking, Snowboarding, Travelling, Movies, Sleeping, Eating good food

Malerie Pratt, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Oregon
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

R. Luke Rettig, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Maryland
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Clinical Interests: Global Surgery, Teaching
How I Thrive: Playing Spikeball, Weightlifting, Church, Going to the Beach with Friends