Surgery Residency Program

Irvin Calderon, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California Los Angeles
Medical School: University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Global health, minimally invasive procedures, and medical education
How I Thrive: Spending time with family, traveling and dancing

Mike Kwon, MD

Undergraduate School: Emory University
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Clinical Interests: Informatics, value-based care, quality improvements, health technology commercialization and translational & clinical research
How I Thrive: Sci-fi movies, building web applications, sour patch watermelons and quality time with the 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

Nathaniel Mizraki, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical imaging, image-guided procedures, and medical education
How I Thrive: Exploring the outdoors, playing soccer and tennis, and rooting for University of Michigan sports teams

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

Max Raynor, DO

Undergraduate School: Southern Oregon University
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Vascular & interventional radiology, nutritional biochemistry, health span, and longevity
How I Thrive: Lacrosse, tennis, outdoor adventures with friends & family and bread

Austin Shinagawa, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Nevada
Medical School: University of Nevada
Clinical Interests: Comprehensive VIR, neuro-intervention, high-quality research in VIR, equitable healthcare access, and medical education
How I Thrive: Finding time to stay active (tennis, weightlifting, hiking) or learning new skills (cooking, Spanish, etc.)

David Vogelsang, MD

Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Diagnostic and Interventional radiology and AI research in healthcare
How I Thrive: Spending as much time as possible with my wife and three daughters, surfing, anything outdoors or playing just about any sport

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

Michael Suarez, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Tyler
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Abdominal transplant surgery, plastic surgery, MIS, medical education, and QI initiatives
How I Thrive: Quality time with family/friends, golf, cooking, exercising, and exploring new places, restaurants, or experiences.

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

Mayo Hotta, MD

Undergraduate School: Brown University
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Clinical Interests: Plastic surgery and Breast surgery
How I Thrive: Tennis, running and reality TV

Borna Mohabbatizadeh, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Public policy, advocacy for universal healthcare, wellness, identifying and understanding health disparities
How I Thrive: Enjoying all that LA has to offer— good food, amazing weather, cultural and outdoor activities

Stefanie Sueda, MD

Undergraduate School: Siena Albany Medical College
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Clinical Interests: Working with underserved populations, Women's Health, Minimally Invasive Procedures
How I Thrive: Sleeping, Dogs, Dancing, Dreaming of Travel

Marie Tran-McCaslin, MD

Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Colon and rectal surgery, vascular surgery, underserved populations, access to nutrition and its effect on health
How I Thrive: Cooking, travel and being an unabashed dog mom