ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Pediatric Residency Program
Life After Residency
Our graduating residents choose diverse career options. Approximately 40% of our residents choose to pursue pediatric subspecialty fellowships and the remainder choose to practice general pediatrics or hospitalist medicine.
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Christina Callas (Hernandez), M.D. | Chief Resident |
| Erika Cherk, M.D. | Allergy / Immunology Fellowship – UC Davis |
| Terence Ellis, M.D. | Anesthesia - OHSU |
| Julia Froud, M.D. | General Pediatrics – UC Davis |
| Tynisha Koenigsaecker, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship – Rainbow Babies Cleveland, OH |
| Anna Lepkowski, M.D. | Hospitalist – Miller Children's |
| Sharon Malwane, M.D. | General Pediatrics private practice – NV |
| Alisha Mathalikunnel, M.D. | Chief Resident |
| Pritha Multani, M.D. | General Pediatrics - The Children’s Clinic, Long Beach CA |
| Lidia Park, M.D. | Hospitalist – Lodi Memorial |
| Justin Salehi, M.D. | CLASS fellowship for Primary Care / Med Ed – University of Illinois |
| Howard Sanders, M.D. | Pediatric Sports Medicine fellowship – Seattle Children’s Hospital |
| Tammy Yau, M.D. | Outpatient Primary Care and Urgent Care – Santa Clara Valley Med Center |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Bowditch, M.D. | Heme/Onc Fellowship - Stanford |
| Daphne Darmawan, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - Stanford |
| Trevor Feldman, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - UCLA |
| Lesley Desmond, M.D. | General Pediatrics – California |
| Jason Lau, M.D. | Health Services and Quality of Care Research Fellowship - Seattle Children’s |
| Ivan Marquez, M.D. | General Pediatrics – California (FQHC) |
| Ellen McCleery, M.D. | Hospitalist - Washington |
| Patrick Morency, M.D. | Gastroenterology Fellowship – Medical University of South Carolina |
| Annelise Rasmussen, M.D. | Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – University of Colorado |
| Hannah Snitzer, M.D. | Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship - UC Davis MIND Institute |
| Helaine St. Amant, M.D. | Hospitalist - Kaiser |
| Sage Timberline, M.D. | Critical Care Fellowship – University of Virginia |
| Javar van Buren, M.D. | Hospitalist – UC Davis |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Ravi Acharya, M.D. | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Kathryn Fitzwater, M.D. | General Pediatrics – Houston, Texas |
| Sophia Giang, M.D. | Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship – UCSF |
| Samantha Goggin, M.D. | General Pediatrics – San Diego, California |
| Shaina Kaye, M.D. | General Pediatrics – UC Davis, California |
| Kelsey McLean, M.D. | Cardiology Fellowship – Children’s National |
| Michelle Odette, M.D. | Adolescent Medicine Fellowship - UCSF |
| Christina O’Neal, M.D., M.P.H. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Haeli Park, M.D. | Hospitalist – Lodi, California |
| Leo Rozal, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Boston, MA |
| Kazuhiro Sabet, M.D. | Heme/Onc Fellowship – Children’s National |
| Leah Sitler, M.D. | General Pediatrics – Marin County Clinic (FQHC) |
| Kenny Vo, M.D. | Heme/Onc Fellowship - UCLA |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Jessica Cheng, M.D. | General Pediatrics – Elica (FQHC) |
| Nicholas Gianaris, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship – Stanford |
| Tiffany Heckendorn, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Rachel Heidt, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Sarah Hirata, M.D. | General Pediatrics – LA, California |
| Jess Huang, M.D. | Critical Care Fellowship - UCSF |
| Vidhi Jhaveri, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - UC Davis |
| Monica Mattes, M.D. | Hospitalist Fellowship - CHLA |
| Rachel Robertson, M.D. (Zoe Freedom Sun, M.D.) |
General Pediatrics – LA, California (FQHC) |
| Lena Rothstein, M.D. | General Pediatrics – UC Davis |
| Caroline Wang, M.D. | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship – Baylor |
| Stephanie Yen, M.D. | General Pediatrics – Kaiser |
| Amy Zhou, M.D. | General Pediatrics |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Maya Bauer, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Zachary Chaffin, M.D. | Critical Care Fellowship – UC Davis |
| Heather Chou, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Emily Daniel, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Aditi Gupta, M.D. | Hospitalist - Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford |
| Michelle Hines, M.D. | General Pediatrics - UCSF |
| Lucia Kwong, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Seattle, WA |
| Diamond Ling, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - Advocate Children's, Chicago |
| Lancy Lu, M.D. | Hospitalist - UC Davis/Lodi |
| Rebecca Speier, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - Duke University |
| Suzanne Stewart, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Marshall Medical Center, Placerville |
| Patricia Tenold, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Katherine Tribble, M.D. | Hospitalist - Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Danielle Coleman, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Tacoma, WA |
| Lindsey Harms, M.D. | Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship - UC Davis MIND Institute |
| Kelly Hearney, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Emily Huschart, M.D. | Heme Onc Fellowship - Phoenix Children's |
| Rebecca Ives, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Jeffrey Jilk, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Sutter |
| Melissa Kramer, M.D. | Urgent Care Fellowship - Phoenix Children's |
| Nurah Lawal, M.D. | Hospitalist, Lodi Memorial - Palliative Care Fellowship - Texas Children's |
| Natasha Namjoshi, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Washington, D.C. |
| Heather Overman, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Sutter |
| Erin Platter, M.D. | Critical Care Fellowship - University of Virginia |
| Jocelyn Young, M.D. | Gastroenterology Fellowship, UC San Diego |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Brian Barnette, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - UC San Diego |
| Alia Broman, M.D. | Critical Care Fellowship - Oregon Health and Science University |
| Jennifer Chu-Smith, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Washington |
| Devon Ganter, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Jeffrey Gaston, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Janice Gee, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Kaiser |
| Emanuelle Maccalli, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Italy |
| Andrea Nguyen, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Texas |
| Lisa Rasmussen, M.D. | General Pediatrics - UC Davis |
| Garrett Sheng, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Sutter |
| Brian Tullius, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology Fellowship - Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| Jihey Yuk, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Samantha Auman, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Aleksandra Belova, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Anna Carlson, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Alison Delargy, M.D. | Hospitalist - UC Davis |
| Michelle Hamline, M.D. | Hospitalist - UC Davis |
| Christopher Kim, M.D. | General Pediatrics - UC Davis |
| Michael Kwak, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Julia Lee, M.D. | Allergy and Immunology Fellowship - Saint Louis University |
| Stephanie Lieser, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Katie Long, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Jaya Maewal, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Kiran Mudambi, M.D. | Gastroenterology - Stanford University |
| Alexandra Yonts, M.D. | Infectious Diseases Fellowship - Children's National Health System |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Thea Bregman, M.D. | Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship - UC Davis |
| Manpreet Dhillon, M.D. | Hospitalist - Georgia |
| Nataly Ghanem, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Theresa Kim, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Camha Le, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Shweta Murthi, M.D. | Critical Care Fellowship - University of Texas, Southwestern |
| Mikah Owen, M.D. | Community Pediatrics Fellowship - University of Florida, Jacksonville |
| Pamela Pablico, M.D. | Hospitalist - Texas |
| Mitch Ratanasen, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Karl Reiber, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Kristin Sohn, M.D. | Neonatology Fellowship - UC Davis |
| Tammy Woo, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Catherine Bakey, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Caroline Currie, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Eric Fein, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Constance Gundacker, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Alabama |
| Kara Kuhn-Riordon, M.D. | Neonatology - UC Davis |
| Laura McDermott, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Patricia Molina, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Bhavana Narala, M.D. | Endocrinology - Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Elizabeth Partridge, M.D. | Infectious Diseases - Children's Hospital of Oakland/UC San Francisco |
| Daniel Petroni, M.D. | Allergy and Immunology - University of Washington |
| Michael Saxton, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Ashvin Shenoy, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Kristina Stillwell, M.D. | Neonatology - UC San Diego |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Nicole Chao, M.D. | Anesthesia – UC San Francisco |
| Blair Colwell, M.D. | PICU - Oregon Health Sciences University |
| Kristi Derrick, M.D. | Endocrinology – Montefiore Medical Center, New York |
| Sharon DiPierro, M.D. | General Pediatrics – California |
| Tami John, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology – Children’s Hospital of Orange County, California |
| Eunice Kim, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Oanh Pham, M.D. | Neonatology – University of Texas, Houston |
| Kathy Ponder, M.D. | Neonatology – UC San Francisco |
| Flora Rafii, M.D. | General Pediatrics – California |
| Kashmir Singh, M.D. | General Pediatrics – California |
| Sophie White, M.D. | Neonatology – UC Davis |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
| Jacob Henderson, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology – Oregon Health Sciences University |
| Jean Pearce, M.D. | Pediatric Emergency Medicine – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| Sheila Asare-Bediako, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Andrea Bataan, M.D. | Neonatology - UC Davis |
| Erica Benthin, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Oregon |
| Mandy Cheung, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Julie Chinn, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Robert Elliot, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Ann Juodakis, M.D. | Hospitalist - Arizona |
| Patty Ku, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Yvonne Lee, M.D. | Endocrinology - University of California Davis |
| Andrew Nuibe, M.D. | Infectious Disease - University of Utah |
| Mary Ritter, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
| Carrie Gardner, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Mark Ratanasen, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Emiley Fong, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Paul Fowler, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Brian Gablehouse, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Colorado |
| Kristen Hoffman, M.D. | Neonatology - UC Davis |
| Amanda Kostyk, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Mohammed Mortazavi, M.D. | Sports Medicine - Colorado |
| Genevieve Palmer, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Kimberly Richards, M.D. | Endocrinology - University of Wisconsin |
| Miguel Sanchez, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Sheila Thampi, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology - UC San Francisco |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Catherine Allday-Davis, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Anne Camerlengo, M.D. | PICU - Children's Hospital of Los Angeles |
| Jason Christensen, M.D. | Cardiology - University of Michigan |
| Tausala Coleman, M.D. | Pediatric Emergency Medicine - University of Washington |
| Nicholas Currlin, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Tuzdy Davis, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Olivia Griffths, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Mark Ikeda, M.D. | Allergy and Immunology - University of Pittsburgh |
| Courtney LaCaze, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Josephine Lau, M.D. | Adolescent Medicine - UC San Francisco |
| Gia Oh, M.D. | Nephrology - Stanford University |
| Jennifer Singler, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Ryan Caltagirone, M.D. | Pediatric Emergency Medicine - University of Colorado |
| Fatima Iqbal, M.D. | Musculoskeletal Fellowship -UC Davis |
| Lindsey Lambourne, M.D. | Hospitalist – California |
| Mary Jacena Leigh, M.D. | Behavior and Development - UC Davis |
| Rachel Nelson, M.D.td> | Hospitalist - California |
| Aimee Newman, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology - Stanford University |
| Nkechi Nzerem, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Monique Radman, M.D. | PICU - UC San Francisco |
| Sarah Sepehredad, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Sophia Shiau, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Washington |
| Steve Smith, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Idaho |
| Brenna Yard, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
| Abdullah Ahram, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Amy Benson, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology - UC San Francisco |
| Tannie Huang, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology - UC San Francisco |
| Jennifer Jocson, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Lauren Kupersmith, M.D. | General Pediatrics - New York |
| Aimee Newman, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology - Stanford University |
| Winnie Kwan, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Alison Lam, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Martin Lee, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Sophia Shiau, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Washington |
| Chetan Mistry, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Johann Peterson, M.D. | Gastroenterology - California |
| Prabhjot Sandhu, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| John Welch, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Anna Barber, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Shontae Buffington, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Sofie De Nardi, M.D. | Neonatology - California |
| Debra Hendrickson, M.D | General Pediatrics - Nevada |
| Daniel Jackson, M.D. | Allergy and Immunology - University of Wisconsin |
| Kelly Nation, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Florida |
| Cindy Nguyen, M.D. | Allergy and Immunology - University of Wisconsin |
| Jasmine Nguyen, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Amanda Penny, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Mississippi |
| Jennifer Plymale, M.D. | Cardiology - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
| Leah Scharff, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Anthony Wartell, M.D. | Neonatology - California |
| Starr Wedemeyer, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Lindsey Albrecht, M.D. | Endocrinology - UC Davis |
| Coleen Brownell, M.D. | Rheumatology - UC San Francisco |
| Marc Chinn, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Kristopher Cumbermack, M.D. | Cardiology - Kentucky |
| Inessa Gofman, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Laura Hufford, M.D. | Hospitalist - California |
| Evelina Krieger, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Brian Ng, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Emily Scott, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Zackary Taylor, M.D. | Infectious Disease - Children's Hospital of Los Angeles |
| Uyen Truong, M.D. | Cardiology - Children's National |
| Karin Wertz, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Hay Cheam, M.D. | Nephrology - UCLA |
| Rebecca Cunningham, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Jennifer Jackson, M.D. | Nephrology - Emory |
| Dave Petersen, M.D. | Anesthesia - UC Davis |
| Sarah Rozeboom, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Oregon |
| Bryn Salt, M.D. | Allergy and Immunology - National Jewish Research Center |
| Sara Tamarin, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Washinton |
| Han Vu, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Nicole Walters, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Allison Wong, M.D. | Gastroenterology - California |
| Graduate | Career Choice |
|---|---|
| Omar Ahmed, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Heather Books, M.D. | General Pediatrics - Hawaii |
| Matthew Heeren, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
| Chrystal Louis, M.D. | Hematology/Oncology - Texas Children's Hospital |
| Rachel Maney, M.D. | Neonatology - University of Colorado |
| Ramya Srinivasan, M.D. | PICU - UC San Francisco |
| Valerie Weiss, M.D | General Pediatrics - Washington |
| Side Xi, M.D. | General Pediatrics - California |
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Meet Our Program Leaders
Contact Information
Residency Training Program
Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Health
2516 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-2428
Email: HS-pedsresidency@ucdavis.edu
