LEAD Cohort 2023-24 Alumni

Adrian Delgado, MD, MA Ed
Resident, Pediatrics

Agnes Ewongwo, MD, MPH
Resident, Radiation Oncology

Amali Fernando, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Amity Eliaz, MD, MS
Resident, Internal Medicine

Arielle Coughlin, MD, MS
Resident, General Surgery

Ashley Shatola, MD
Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Audrey Han, MD, MEd
Fellow, Palliative Care

Bonnie Chow, MD, MA
Fellow, Transplant Surgery

Bryan Cortez, MD
Resident, Emergency Medicine

Catherine Kernie, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Chika Matsumoto, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Christina Li, MD, MPH
Fellow, Geriatric Medicine

Cindy Zhao, MD, MBA
Resident, Ophthalmology

Claire Delpirou Nouh, MD
Fellow, Behavioral Neurology

Claire Johns, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Courtney Armstrong, PhD
Fellow, Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Cynthia Peng, MD
Resident, Neurology

Danika Dorelien, MD, MSGH
Resident, Anesthesiology

Danny Diep, MD
Fellow, Student Mental Health

Ellen Zhang, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine

Erika Monasch, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Ernest Okwuonu, MD
Fellow, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Ezinne Ihenachor, MD
Fellow, Breast Imaging

Fallon Bushee, MD
Fellow, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Greg Muller, DO
Fellow, Emergency Medical Services

Helen Wei, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Ingrid Lin, MD
Fellow, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

J. Steven Leal Ekman, MD, PhD
Resident, Pediatrics

Jada Henderson, MD
Resident, Emergency Medicine

Jairo Noreña, MD
Fellow, Endocrinology

Janeet Dhauna, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Jordan Williams, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Kate Paulsen, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Kevin Correa, MD
Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Lilly Su, MD, MEd
Resident, Pediatrics

Lisa Umeh, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Martavius Lovall, MD
Resident, Neurology

Megan Liu, MD
Resident, Anesthesiology

Michael Ongele, M.D.
Fellow, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Miguel Peña, MD, MPP
Resident, Diagnostic Radiology

Mikayla Kim, PhD
Fellow, Clinical Child Psychology Fellowship Program

Nadia Anderson, DO, MPH
Resident, Family Medicine

Najiha Farooqi, MB, BS,  MD
Fellow, Surgical Critical Care

Natalie Koons, DO
Resident, Anesthesiology

Nicole Barsanti, DO
Resident, Pediatrics

Noor Syed, MD, MS
Fellow, Neuro-Gastroenterology and Autonomics Fellowship

Peter Wanes, MD
Fellow, Cytopathology

Phoebe Hammer, MD
Resident, Pathology

Pooja Yesantharao, MD, MS
Resident, Plastic Surgery

Rah-Sha Al-Hassan, MD, MS
Resident, Pediatrics

Rameshwar (Ram) Rao, MD PhD
Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Rodrigo Mojica Castillo, MD
Fellow Geriatric Medicine

Ruth Belay, MD
Fellow, Urologic Oncology

Sahar Ashrafzadeh, MD
Resident, Psychiatry

Sarah Adut, PhD
Fellow, Sleep and Circadian Health

Sarina Volari, PsyD
Fellow, Adult Psychology

Sebastian Sanchez-Luege, MD, MPH
Resident, Anesthesiology

Shreya Louis, MD, MS
Resident, Adult Neurology

Shubhi Goli, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Siyun Xie, MD
Fellow, Pain Medicine Fellowship

Sunil Joshi, MD, PhD
Resident, Internal Medicine

Sydney Cadiz, MD
Resident, Emergency Medicine

Tierra Mosher, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology

Vicky Khoury, MD, MSc
Fellow, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases

Yazmine Huizar, PhD
Fellow, Sleep and Circadian Health Postdoctoral Fellowship

Zachary Jacobs, MD
Resident, Psychiatry

2024 Diversity & Inclusion Forum Scholar Workshops

Harmony in HEALing: Exploring Pain Management in Diverse Communities

Rah-Sha Al-Hassan MD MS, Sahar Ashrafzadeh MD, Vicky Khoury MD MSc, Shreya Louis MD MS, Ingrid Lin MD, Sarina Volari PsyD, Donald Golden MD, Perin Kothari DO, Brandii Criss MD

When the "Lit Don’t Fit": Generalizing Medical Literature to Underrepresented Patient Populations

Sarah Lily Adut PhD, Sydney Moriah Cadiz MD, Claire Emmanuelle Delpirou Nouh MD, Amali Maria Fernando MD, Megan Changnian Liu MD, Miguel Angel Peña MD MPP, Jordan Nicole Williams MD, Weichen Ling EdM, Anthony LaMarr Sawyer MD MPH, Scott M. Sutherland MD, Benjamin Zewdu Belai MD

Mentor-SHIP: Navigating DEI Waters for Productive Partnerships

Courtney C. Armstrong PhD, Danny Diep MD, Danika Dorelien MD MSGH, J. Steven Leal Ekman MD PhD, Shubhi Goli MD, Audrey Han MD, Erika Monasch MD, Kaniksha Desai MD, Cynthia Kapphahn MD MPH, Patricia Raines BS, Michelle Brooks CTACC

On the Record: Learning to Identify and Address Stigmatizing Language in Medical Documentation

Adrian Delgado MD MA Ed, Phoebe Hammer MD, Christina Li MD MPH, Cynthia Peng MD, Noor Syed MD MS, Helen Wei MD, Austen Knapp MD, Liz Nguyen MD, Celeste Poe PhD LMFT, Esmeralda Morales MD

Paying it Forward: Examining the Role of Narrative Tax on Resident Wellness

Kevin Correa MD, Najiha Farooqi MB BS MD, Jada Henderson MD,  Yazmine Huizar PhD, Catherine Kernie MD, Ashley Shatola MD, Lisa Umeh MD, Danielle Macris Nahal MD, Joyce Njoroge MD, Felipe Perez MD FAAP

You Are What You Eat: De-Influencing Implicit Bias in Social Media Consumption

Zachary Jacobs MD, Chika Matsumoto  MD, Tierra Mosher MD, Sebastian Sanchez-Luege  MD MPH, Peter Wanes MD, Siyun Xie  MD, Kleshie Baisie MD MPH, Katie Mak-Cheng BA, Vidyani Suryadevara PhD, Mia Karamatsu MD

Making the House of Medicine a Home: Active Strategies to Combat Othering and Promote Inclusion in Medical Teams

Nicole Barsanti DO, Fallon Bushee MD, Bryan Cortez MD, Ezinne Ihenachor MD, Claire Johns MD, Lilly Su MD MED, Peace Dike MD, Annah Hoang BA, James Marquez BA MED, Tamara Dunn MD

Breaking the Labels: Addressing Unconscious Bias in Clinical Documentation

Janeet Dhauna MD, Amity Eliaz MD, MS, Mikayla Kim PhD, Martavius Lovall MD, Jairo Noreña MD, Michael Ongele MD, Kate Paulsen MD, Nancy Cuan MD MS, Tony Giuliano, Becky Blankenburg MD MPH

Languages of Pain: Using A Cultural Lens to Understand Pain

Rodrigo Antonio Mojica Castillo MD, Bonnie Chow MD MA, Arielle Coughlin MD MS, Cindy S. Zhao MD MBA, Ellen Zhang MD, Ian Chua MD MHPE, Moon Lee MD MPH MS, and Anaid Atasuntseva PhD

Spiking A Sense of Belonging: Unlocking Your Story with Authenticity

Rameshwar R. Rao MD PhD**, Ernest Okwuonu MD, Natalie Koons DO, Ruth E. Belay MD, Margarita Ramos MD, Natalie Coupe, Al’ai Alvarez MD

Signal Lost: Addressing the Challenges of Digital Healthcare and Empowering Patients with Limited Tech-Literacy

Nadia Anderson DO MPH, Agnes Ewongwo MD MPH, Sunil Joshi MD PhD, Greg Muller DO, Pooja Yesantharao MD MS, Alexis Guzman MD, Mariam Sarwary MD, Randall Stafford MD PhD, Cati Brown-Johnson PhD

**Our group of presenters unanimously decided to question the traditional model of authorship in academia, opting instead for an equitable approach. During this workshop, we focused on achieving fair representation. This is demonstrated by our decision to adopt a shared authorship order and by recognizing the expertise of each author in their lived experiences.