Chief Residents
Current & Continuing Residents/Fellows resources apply to Current Chief Residents.
Join the Council's Project as non-Chief!
If you a non-Chief Resident, you are still welcome to participate in the Chief Residents projects. Please contact the Chief co-chairs for more information.
All residency and fellowship Chief Residents are part of the Chief Residents Council (CRC). The CRC is charged with planning and implementing a quality or patient safety initiative across all residencies and fellowships by the end of the council in June.
Attendance & Bonus
All attending CRC members must sign in the physical attendance sheet to receive attendance. In order to receive the attendance bonus, at least 8 out of 12 meetings must have 1 resident representative from the program attend the meeting. The attendance bonus is evenly rewarded to all residents of the program.
Bonus
Chiefs are eligible to receive a 1% bonus if CRC completes their QI project by the end of the academic year in June. Each department is eligible to receive $2,400 attendance bonus (split evenly amongst chiefs) if the total CRC attendance of the department is 8 out of 12 meetings forthe academic year. CRC Co-Chairs will each receive an additional $1,000
Chief Residents are given an end-of-the-year bonus in their June paychecks for participation in the council’s project and attendance at the council meetings.
*Pediatrics Chief Residents are not eligible for bonuses
Members & Projects
Anesthesia
- Alixandra Baycroft, MD
- Michael Tien, MD
- Justin Ward, MD
Dermatology
- Peter Barnes, MD
- Jasmine Rana, MD
- Caely Hambro, MD
Emergency Medicine
- Jeffrey Sakamoto, MD
- Bryn Eisfelder, MD
- Collin Michels, MD
- Robert Conner Dixon, MD
Family Medicine
- Kristen Zwicky, MD
- Emmeline Ha, MD
Internal Medicine
- Adrian Robert Castillo, MD
- Andrew Reese Moore, MD
- Mita Hoppenfeld, MD
Medical Genetics
- Christy Tise, MD
Neurology - Adult
- Gaurav Chattree, MD
- Sam Spiegel, MD
Neurology - Child
- Thuy Nguyen, MD
Neurosurgery
- Arjun Pendharkar, MD
- Allen Ho, MD
- Eric Sussman, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Paige Bates, MD
- Hayley Miller, MD
- Brad St. Martin, MD
- Jasmyn Johal, MD
- Alisha Tolani, MD
- Anne Waldrop, MD
Ophthalmology
- Jose Davila, MD
- Jong Park, MD
- Giancarlo Garcia, MD
- Malini Veerappan, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
- Abiram Bala, MD
- Michael Chen, MD
- Sahitya Denduluri, MD
- Lawrence Enweze, MD
- Neel Gupta, MD
- Blake Montgomery, MD
- Allison Roe, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Anita Lowe, MD
- Anne Kuwabara, MD
- Gary Vargas, MD
Otolaryngology
- Michael Chang, MD
- Brian Nuyen, MD
- Jared Shenson, MD
Pathology
- Atif Saleem, MD
- Kelly Mooney, MD
- Kevin Kolahi, MD
- Bernadette DeRussy, MD
- Alex Dussaq, MD
- Rebecca Rojansky, MD
Pediatrics
- Bradford Nguyen, MD
- July Lee, MD
- Samantha Scanlon, MD
Psychiatry - Adult
- Timothy Ando, MD
- Matthew Edwards, MD
- Dexter Louie, MD
- Jackie Wang, MD
- Diana Willard, MD
Psychiatry - Child
- Sabrina Ali Leger, MD
- Philip Cawkwell, MD
- Cheri Wu, MD
Radiation Oncology
- Jason Ross, MD
- Quaovi Sodji, MD
- Michael Binkley, MD
- Nima Harandi, MD
Radiology
Sheila Enamandram MD
Jennifer Padwal, MD
Hugo Decker, MD, PhD
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
- Gloria Sue, MD
- Danielle Rochlin, MD
- Shawn Moshrefi, MD
Surgery (General)
- Ioana Baiu, MD
- Kathryn Blevins, MD
- Jared Forrester, MD
- Joshua Jaramillo, MD
- Miquell Miller, MD
- Kimberly Kopecky, MD
- Graeme Rosenberg, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Integrated
- Sumanth Kidambi, MD
Urology
- Ericka Sohlberg, MD
- Leo Chen, MD
- Eugene Shkolyar, MD
2020-2021 Chief Residents Council
Anesthesia
- Alixandra Baycroft, MD
- Michael Tien, MD
- Justin Ward, MD
Dermatology
- Peter Barnes, MD
- Jasmine Rana, MD
- Caely Hambro, MD
Emergency Medicine
- Jeffrey Sakamoto, MD
- Bryn Eisfelder, MD
- Collin Michels, MD
- Robert Conner Dixon, MD
Family Medicine
- Kristen Zwicky, MD
- Emmeline Ha, MD
Internal Medicine
- Adrian Robert Castillo, MD
- Andrew Reese Moore, MD
- Mita Hoppenfeld, MD
Medical Genetics
- Christy Tise, MD
Neurology - Adult
- Gaurav Chattree, MD
- Sam Spiegel, MD
Neurology - Child
- Thuy Nguyen, MD
Neurosurgery
- Arjun Pendharkar, MD
- Allen Ho, MD
- Eric Sussman, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Paige Bates, MD
- Hayley Miller, MD
- Brad St. Martin, MD
- Jasmyn Johal, MD
- Alisha Tolani, MD
- Anne Waldrop, MD
Ophthalmology
- Jose Davila, MD
- Jong Park, MD
- Giancarlo Garcia, MD
- Malini Veerappan, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
- Abiram Bala, MD
- Michael Chen, MD
- Sahitya Denduluri, MD
- Lawrence Enweze, MD
- Neel Gupta, MD
- Blake Montgomery, MD
- Allison Roe, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Anita Lowe, MD
- Anne Kuwabara, MD
- Gary Vargas, MD
Otolaryngology
- Michael Chang, MD
- Brian Nuyen, MD
- Jared Shenson, MD
Pathology
- Atif Saleem, MD
- Kelly Mooney, MD
- Kevin Kolahi, MD
- Bernadette DeRussy, MD
- Alex Dussaq, MD
- Rebecca Rojansky, MD
Pediatrics
- Bradford Nguyen, MD
- July Lee, MD
- Samantha Scanlon, MD
Psychiatry - Adult
- Timothy Ando, MD
- Matthew Edwards, MD
- Dexter Louie, MD
- Jackie Wang, MD
- Diana Willard, MD
Psychiatry - Child
- Sabrina Ali Leger, MD
- Philip Cawkwell, MD
- Cheri Wu, MD
Radiation Oncology
- Jason Ross, MD
- Quaovi Sodji, MD
- Michael Binkley, MD
- Nima Harandi, MD
Radiology
- Mary Ellen Koran, MD
- Alex Khalaf, MD
- Lola Oladini, MD
- Wilfred Manzano, MD
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
- Gloria Sue, MD
- Danielle Rochlin, MD
- Shawn Moshrefi, MD
Surgery (General)
- Ioana Baiu, MD
- Kathryn Blevins, MD
- Jared Forrester, MD
- Joshua Jaramillo, MD
- Miquell Miller, MD
- Kimberly Kopecky, MD
- Graeme Rosenberg, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Integrated
- Sumanth Kidambi, MD
Urology
- Ericka Sohlberg, MD
- Leo Chen, MD
- Eugene Shkolyar, MD
2019-2020 Chief Residents Council
Co-chairs
- Varun Vendra, MD, Otolaryngology department
- Sharlene Su, MD, PM&R department
Anesthesia
- Gregory (Greg) Atkinson, MD
- Alexandra (Alex) Ruan, MD
- Ashley Black, MD
Dermatology
- Gordon Bae, MD
- Hayley Leatham, MD
- Gefei (Alex) Zhu, MD
Emergency Medicine
- Erica Chimelski, MD
- Haley Manella, MD
- Kimberly Moulton, MD
- Christopher Winstead-Derlega, MD
Internal Medicine
- Surbhi Singhal, MD
- Amy Rogers, MD
- Rebecca (Becca) Tisdale, MD
Neurology - Adult
Shefali Dujari, MD
Neurology - Child
Sara Pavitt, MD
Neurosurgery
- Aditya Iyer, MD
- Derek Yecies, MD
- Kwong-Hon (Kevin) Chow, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Jaclyn Estes, MD
- Henkel Henkel, MD
- Michele Torosis, MD
Ophthalmology
- Cassie Ludwig, MD
- Arthika Chandramohan, MD
- Angelica Ortiz, MD
- Luo Luo Zheng, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
- Malcolm DeBaun, MD
- Lawrence Goodnough, MD
- Kimberly Hall, MD
- Brian Karamian, MD
- Lauren Shapiro, MD
- Steven Swinford, MD
- Edward Wu, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Christina Giacomazzi, MD
- Sharlene Su, MD
- Emily Miller, MD
Otolaryngology
- Cristen Olds, MD
- Yohan Song, MD
- Varun Vendra, MD
Pathology
Atif Salem, MD - Anatomic Pathology
- Jonathan Lavezo, MD - Anatomic Pathology
- Kelly Mooney, MD - Clinical Pathology
- Mona Wood, MD - Pathology Informatics
Gregory (Greg) Scott, MD - Pathology Informatics
Pediatrics
- Minnie Dasgupta, MD
- Danielle Kirkey, MD
- Jake Weatherly, MD
Psychiatry - Adult
- Jessica (Jess) Bentzley, MD
- Meenakshi (Meena) Denduluri, MD
- Nathaniel (Ned) Morris, MD
- Shervin (Dina) Wang-Kraus, MD
- Diane Wu, MD
Psychiatry - Child
- Katherine Ort, MD
- Andrew Connor, MD
- Mandeep Kapur, MD
Radiation Oncology
- Margaret Kozak, MD
- Michael Xiang, MD
- Everett Moding, MD
- Katy Balazy, MD
Radiology
- Alexander Sheu , MD - Interventional and diagnostic radiology (IR/DR)
- Jason Pai, MD - Radiology
- Kip Guja, MD - Nuclear Medicine
- Pranay Kothari, MD - Radiology
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
- Grace (Chiou) Graw, MD
- Clifford Sheckter, MD
- Paul Mittermiller, MD
Surgery (General)
- Christopher Javadi, MD
- Jeffery Jopling, MD
- Clement Marshall, MD
- Jenny Pan, MD
- Adam Sang, MD
- Tiffany Sinclair, MD
- Rachel Yang, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Integrated
Peter Chiu, MD
Urology
- Andrew Sun, MD
- William Brubaker, MD
- Nancy Wang, MD
2018-2019 Chief Residents Council
Project(s)
- Communications Assessment & Call Burden
- Download Link - Click Here
- Led by: Adrienne Moraff, MD & Laura Prolo, MD
Co-chairs
- Adrienne Moraff, MD, Neurosurgery
- Laura Prolo, MD, Neurosurgery
Anesthesia
- James McAvoy, MD
- Pandora Chua, MD
- Lynn Ngai, MD
Dermatology
- Christina Danial, MD
- Jennifer Wang, MD
- Justin Besen, MD
Emergency Medicine
- Andrew Bellino, MD
- Andrew Lai, MD
- David Kim, MD
- Hanna Linstadt, MD
Internal Medicine
- Kai Swenson, MD
- Linda Geng, MD
- Xiao Yan (Samantha) Wang, MD
Neurology - Adult
- Qian-Zhou "JoJo" Yang, MD
Neurology - Child
- Collins Culbertson, MD
Neurosurgery
- Adrienne Moraff, MD
- Laura Prolo, MD
- Yi-Ren Chen, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Brindha Bavan, MD
- Elena Bryce, MD
- Lauren Harrington, MD
- Nichole Young-Lin, MD
- Nicole Marjon, MD
Ophthalmology
- Laura Huang, MD
- Ryan Shields, MD
- Ryan Smith, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
- Adam Johannsen, MD
- Alexander Arzeno, MD
- Chason Ziino, MD
- Eric Sarkissian, MD
- Jacob Gire, MD
- Jeremy Chan, MD
- Sean Campbell, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Kevin Barrette, MD
- Ryan Fraiser, MD
- Shara Yurkiewicz, MD
Otolaryngology
- Michelle Chen, MD
- Pedrom Sioshansi, MD
- Reza Vaezeafshar, MD
- Shannon Rudy, MD
Pathology
- Hubert Lau, MD - Anatomic Pathology
- Julianna Weiel, MD - Clinical Pathology
- Mona Wood, MD - Pathology Informatics
- Shyam Raghavan, MD - Anatomic Pathology
Pediatrics
- Jessica Moriarty, MD
- Lee Trope, MD
- Srisindu Vellanki, MD
Psychiatry - Adult
- David Spelber, MD
- Grace Lee, MD
- Jennifer Papac, MD
- Ruth Hsu, MD
Psychiatry - Child
- Cosmina Ciobanu, MD
- Michelle Liu, MD
- Natalie Ramirez, MD
Radiation Oncology
- Alexander Chin, MD
- Chika Nwachukwu, MD
- Jeremy Harris, MD
- Nicolas Prionas, MD
Radiology
- Jody Shen, MD
- Karin Kuhn, MD
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
- Brian Pridgen, MD
- Kristine Rustad, MD
- Sarah Sorice, MD
Surgery (General)
- Aleah Brubaker, MD
- Joy Chen, MD
- Micaela Esquivel, MD
- Peter Than, MD
- Rachel Yang, MD
- Shushmita Ahmed, MD
- William Kethman, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Integrated
- Christina Greene, MD
- Elizabeth Colwell, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Traditional
- Jeffrey Cohen, MD
- Sean Wightman, MD
Urology
- Kai Dallas, MD
- Rustin Massoudi, MD
- Timothy Chang, MD
2016-2017 Chief Residents Council
Projects
- Sharps Injury Report
- WikiConsult led by Saurabh Gombar, MD, PhD; Ron Li, MD; Robert Rope, MD; and Kai Swenson, MD
Co-Chairs
- Saurabh Gombar, MD, PhD, Co-Chair of the Chief Residents Council, Pathology Resident
- Lindsay Wheeler, MD, Co-Chair of the Chief Residents Council, Obstetrics & Gynecology Resident
Members
Chief Residents Council 2016-2017 | ||
Department | Program | Name of Chief Residents |
Anesthesia | Anesthesia | Anna Harter, MD Austin Schwab, MD Meghana Yajnik, MD |
Dermatology | Dermatology | Albert Chiou, MD Gillian Heinecke, MD |
Medicine | Medicine | Andrew Chang, MD Andre Kumar, MD Mala Mandyam, MD |
Neurology | Neurology | Katherine Leaver, MD |
Obstetrics & Gynecology | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Samantha Do, MD Zena Kharsa, MD Gaya Murugappan, MD Sanaa Suharwardy, MD Lindsay Wheeler, MD |
Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | Zachery Elkin, MD Wen-Shin Lee, MD Kaidi Wang, MD Edward Wood, MD |
Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery | Chase Bennett, MD Ian Corcoran-Schwartz, MD Jonathan-James Eno, MD Paul Lichstein, MD Jessica Ryu, MD Nikhil Tendulkar, MD |
Orthopedic Surgery | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Ryan Mattie, MD Melissa Pun, MD David Suarez, MD |
Pathology | Anatomic Pathology | Ryanne Brown, MD Mike Ozawa, MD |
Pathology | Clinical Pathology | Mara Broadhurst, MD |
Pathology | Pathology Informatics | Saurabh Gombar, MD |
Pediatrics | Pediatrics | Whitney Chadwick, MD Carmin Powell, MD Walter Wickremasinghe, MD |
Psychiatry | Child Psychiatry | Melissa Silverman, MD Paula Tran, MD |
Psychiatry | Psychiatry | Agnieszka Kalinowski, MD Yedida Rissman, MD Monica Sinha-Evenson, MD |
Radiation Oncology | Radiation Oncology | Sara Dudley, MD Kiran Kumar, MD Erqi Pollom, MD Yushen Qian, MD Jenny Shaffer, MD |
Radiology | Radiology | Zlatko Devcic, MD Mark Sun, MD |
Radiology | Nuclear Medicine | Caitlyn Harrison, MD |
Surgery (General) | Emergency Medicine | Kiersten Carter, MD Katie Doering, MD Joe Einhorn, MD Ryan Ribeira, MD |
Surgery (General) | Plastic Surgery | Michael Galvez, MD Cedric Hunter, MD Hubert Shih, MD |
Surgery (General) | Surgery (General) | Jeong Hyun, MD Zachary Kastenberg, MD Hadiza Kazaure, MD Geoff Krampitz, MD Blake Read, MD David Worhunsky, MD |
Thoracic Surgery Integrated | Thoracic Surgery Integrated | Zachary Brewer, MD Sanford Zeigler, MD |
Urology | Urology | David Guo, MD Remy Lamberts, MD Dimitar Zlatev, MD |