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– for the –
College of Podiatric Medicineand
College of Osteopathic Medicineof the Pacific
Friday, May 24, 20199:30 a.m.
Commencement Exercises
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Order of Exercises
President Daniel R. Wilson Officiating
Prelude “Overture” by Craig Safan
Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar
Alan D. Cundari, DO ’85, MS ’92 Professor of Family Medicine College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific University Marshal
Jacqueline Truong, DPM, MPH Chair, Department of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery
and Biomechanics Associate Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery
and Biomechanics Marshal, College of Podiatric Medicine
Gerald Thrush, PhD Associate Dean of Pre-Clinical Education Professor of Immunology Marshal, College of Osteopathic Medicine of
the Pacific
National Anthem Alana Garcia, BA Executive Assistant, University Student Affairs
Invocation Jana Webb Delone, DO ’99, MPH, MA Staff Pediatrician, Borrego Health Riverside, California
President’s Welcome Daniel R. Wilson, MD, PhD President
Provost’s Overview Gary M. Gugelchuk, PhD Provost and Chief Operating Officer
Chairman’s Remarks Richard A. Bond, DO ’82, DrPH Chairman, Board of Trustees
Introduction of Commencement Speaker Paula M. Crone, DO ’92 Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
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Commencement Keynote Address Habib Sadeghi, DO ’00
Presentation of the V. Kathleen Satterfield, DPMCollege of Podiatric Medicine Dean, College of Podiatric Medicine Graduating Class of 2019
Conferring of Degrees President WilsonDoctor of Podiatric Medicine
Announcement of Graduates Jarrod Shapiro, DPM Vice Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery and Biomechanics
Rebecca Moellmer, DPM Assistant Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery and Biomechanics
Hooding of Graduates Janelle Green, DPM, MPA Assistant Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery and Biomechanics
Presentation of the Dean CroneCollege of Osteopathic Medicineof the PacificGraduating Class of 2019
Conferring of Degrees President WilsonDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Announcement of Graduates Rebecca Guisti, DO ’03 Chair, Associate Professor of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Michelle Park, EdD Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Jesus Sanchez, DO ’04 Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Yadi Fernandez-Sweeney, PsyD, MS Chair and Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
Mathew Wedel, PhD Associate Professor of Medical Anatomical Sciences
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Hooding of Graduates Richard A. Bond, DO ’82, DrPH Chairman, Board of Trustees Ethan Allen, DO, DSc (Hon.) Professor of Family Medicine Treasurer, Board of Trustees
Emmanuel Katsaros, DO Chair and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Introduction of Oath Administrator Dean Crone
Administration of the Osteopathic Oath David A. Connett, DO ’84 Vice Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Professor of Family Medicine
Introduction of Oath Administrator Dean Satterfieldand Alumni Association Representative
Administration of the Lester J. Jones, DPM, MSEdPodiatric Physician’s Oath Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery and Biomechanics Emeritus College of Podiatric Medicine Alumni Association Welcome Adrienne M. Estes, DPM, MBS Assistant Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery and Biomechanics College of Podiatric Medicine
Deans’ Charge to the Graduates Dr. Jones Dean Crone
President’s Closing Remarks President Wilson
Recessional “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1” by Sir Edward Elgar
The audience is requested to stand during the processional and recessional.
Participation in the Commencement ceremony does not necessarily indicate completion of a degree program.The student must meet all University requirements before a degree is conferred.
Students are given the option to list post-doctoral training (PDT).
A video of the ceremony, in addition to hooding/diploma photos, class photos and graduate candids, will be taken at today’s event. These items will be available for purchase within a week.
For more information, see the “Available for Purchase” link at commencement.westernu.edu.
Family and guests may be photographed for future University publications.
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College of Podiatric Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Pomona
Commencement Speaker Biography
Habib Sadeghi, DO
Habib Sadeghi, DO, is founder of Be Hive of Healing Integrative Medical Centerin Agoura Hills, California. He specializes in a multidisciplinary approach to
chronic illnesses such as cancer and autoimmune diseases, with comprehensivetreatment protocols that incorporate a wide range of interventions. Some of theseinclude osteopathic, anthroposophical, environmental, psychosomatic, family, andGerman new medicine. His success in integrating Eastern and Western treatmentmodalities has earned him a respected reputation resulting in a patient base thatreaches around the world.
With a master’s degree in spiritual psychology emphasizing consciousness, healthand healing, Dr. Sadeghi’s philosophy of physical healing places equal importance
on the psychological well-being of the patient, particularly as it relates to unresolved past emotional trauma.Through individualized psycho-spiritual exploration and reconciliation, combined with prescribed medicalinterventions, Dr. Sadeghi has achieved impressive results in patients suffering serious chronic illnesses. When themind and heart heal, the body responds to treatment in new ways. As such, Dr. Sadeghi is a frequent presenter andsought-after expert within the international holistic medical community on psychosomatic illness and thephenomenon of somaticizing unresolved emotional trauma into physical disease.
Dr. Sadeghi is co-founder of the Love Button Global Movement, a nonprofit organization that seeks to inspireloving acts of kindness and philanthropy within communities to improve social cohesion. He has been a presenteror keynote speaker for various organizations including the international telethon Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C),National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy,California Women’s Conference, Fertility Plan It hosted by the University of California, Los Angeles, and the GoopHealth Summit, In Goop Health.
He has served as an attending physician at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and is currently a clinical instructorof family medicine at Western University of Health Sciences. He is a member of the Physicians Association forAnthroposophic Medicine, the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, and the American Holistic MedicalAssociation.
Dr. Sadeghi is the author of two books, The Clarity Cleanse: 12 Steps to Finding Renewed Energy, Spiritual Fulfillmentand Emotional Healing, and Within: A Spiritual Awakening to Love & Weight Loss. He is a regular contributor to theHuffington Post and the lifestyle website Goop, and serves as editor-in-chief and publisher of the annual health andwellness journal MegaZEN.
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Candidates for the Degree
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Lant Jarvis AbernathyPDT: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia
Pedro Aldape Esquivel*PDT: Chino Valley Medical Center
Chino, California
Jason BahngPDT: St. Joseph Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Dana Elizabeth BremsPDT: Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, California
Timothy James BrookesPDT: Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, California
Trent Rockne BrookshierPDT: Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, California
Joseph Tran BuiPDT: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
Fountain Valley, California
Howard C. Chang*PDT: HealthPartners Institute/Regions Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota
Matthew ClaysonPDT: Cleveland VA Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Ana Anahit EmirzianPDT: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia
Reece Everson*PDT: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles, California
Kaitlin Teresa FlavinPDT: MetroWest Medical Center
Framingham, Massachusetts
Bogdan GreceaPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Santa Clara, California
Frances Michelle LaGronePDT: Scott and White Memorial Hospital
Temple, Texas
Brittany MammanoPDT: Chino Valley Medical Center
Chino, California
Ryan Arthur MayberryPDT: New Mexico VA Health Care System
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kale Michael Dulin MeeksPDT: Florida Hospital East Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Ricardo Navarrete Jr.*PDT: Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
*Graduate is a member of the Lambda Chapter of Pi Delta, the National Honor Society for Podiatric Medicine.PDT: Post-doctoral Training
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Kevin Ngoc-Khanh NguyenPDT: Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Kha NguyenPDT: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Denver, Colorado
Thanh An NguyenPDT: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, New Jersey
Laura-Ashley O’Connell*PDT: Chino Valley Medical Center
Chino, California
Marcela Leticia Orellana GalvezPDT: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles, California
Thomas Adekunle Owolabi Jr.PDT: Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
Aventura, Florida
Sean Michael Pearson*PDT: Reading Hospital
West Reading, Pennsylvania
Melissa Nicole PrutchPDT: James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
Tampa, Florida
Aleena Petra ResendezPDT: VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California
Jeffrey Ron Sanker*PDT: Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California
Mohamad Belal SharifPDT: Jerry L. Pettis Memorial
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Trevor Kyle Takeyama*PDT: VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California
Quinton Y.L. WongPDT: VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California
Karuna XaymountryPDT: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Denver, Colorado
Sara YancovitzPDT: Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Kyle YiPDT: New York-Presbyterian
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, New York
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Candidates for the Degree
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Masumi George Asahi †, *,**PDT: George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Mary Crista Abraham Cabahug †PDT: Maricopa Integrated Health System
Phoenix, Arizona
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Clare Hanh-Mai Donahue †, *, **PDT: University of Arizona
College of Medicine – South Campus
Tucson, Arizona
Specialty: Family Medicine
Karim Baher Fahmy †, *PDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sam Jazayeri †PDT: Community Memorial Health System
Ventura, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Peter J. Lee †, **PDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stephanie Hunt Smith †PDT: Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephanie Patricia Zamora †PDT: Marian Regional Medical Center
Santa Maria, California
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Timur Alfredovich AbdurashidovPDT: San Antonio Military Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Albert AboseifPDT: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Specialty: Neurology
*Graduate is a member of Sigma Sigma Phi, and in the top 20 percent of the graduating class. Sigma Sigma Phi is theNational Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity, which was established to provide service to the University and theprofession.
**Graduate is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which recognizes students, residents and facultywho are exemplars of compassionate patient care and who serve as role models, mentors and leaders in medicine. GHHSmembers are peer-nominated.
†Graduate is a pre-doctoral Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Teaching Fellow. Thesestudents, originally scheduled to graduate in May 2018, spent one additional year serving the NeuromusculoskeletalMedicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine department as assistant teachers, counselors, and clinical demonstrators whilegaining a broader experience in Neuromusculoskeletal and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.
PDT: Post-doctoral Training
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Jeby Rajan AbrahamPDT: Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Jacob Jay AdashekPDT: University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Amethyst Marie AgueroPDT: West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Michael Rocco Aiello**PDT: University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Eftikhar Abureida Akam*,**PDT: Howard University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia
Specialty: General Surgery
Derin Deniz AllardPDT: Marian Regional Medical Center
Santa Maria, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Arthur Kevin Calderon AmadorPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Paimon AmeliPDT: Navy Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Edwin AmirianfarPDT: PIH Whittier
Whittier, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Caitlyn Olivia Anderson*PDT: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Neda AroraPDT: UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Richa Asija*PDT: Community Memorial Health System
Ventura, California
Specialty: General Surgery
Thomas Sami Assali
Christine Kwok Yee Au*, **PDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Linda Shiao-Meei BaldwinPDT: Marian Regional Medical Center
Santa Maria, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Parvane BaratiPDT: Citrus Valley Health Partners
West Covina, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Marisa McCafferty Bartley*PDT: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Family Medicine
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MacKenzie Joseph Barton*, **PDT: Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Specialty: General Surgery
Chase Andrew BastianPDT: Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, Florida
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Matthew Blazon YeePDT: PIH Health Hospital - Downey
Downey, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Matthew Griffith BonnPDT: Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Danny Caeser BouzPDT: Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley, California
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Jeremiah David Bui*PDT: Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Jonathan Allen CampbellPDT: UCSF - Fresno
Fresno, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Jeffrey William Castrillon*PDT: Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Priam ChakrabortyPDT: Zucker School of Medicine at
Hofstra/Northwell
Manhasset, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Christine Yejin Chang**
Kenneth Kuang-Chun Chang**PDT: New York-Presbyterian/Queens
Flushing, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Simon ChangPDT: Stony Brook Teaching Hospital
Stony Brook, New York
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Sharon ChenPDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Ricky Wei-Qi ChuPDT: Rowan University
Stratford, New Jersey
Specialty: Psychiatry
Steven Spencer Clevenger
Graham Nathaniel CohenPDT: St. Joseph Warren Hospital
Warren, Ohio
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Timothy Daniel CollinsPDT: Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
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Kathleena Marie D’Anna*PDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Sepehr DehghaniPDT: Penn State Health
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Cody Mitchell Delaney
Dylan Matthew Denault*PDT: Texas A&M College of Medicine/
Scott and White Medical Center Program
Temple, Texas
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Jason Derhovanesian*PDT: UCSF - Fresno
Fresno, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Ishanee Sandeep DighePDT: Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Darina Dinov
Brittany Mallillin DrutmanPDT: Stanford - O’Connor Hospital
San Jose, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Shannon Leigh DunnPDT: College Medical Center
Long Beach, California
Specialty: Traditional Rotating Internship
Amanda Renee Dupre*, **PDT: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Paige McCall DyrekPDT: Stanford University Programs
Palo Alto, California
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Tyler Renee EvansPDT: University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
Specialty: Family Medicine
Jason Todd FarrellPDT: Geisinger Health System
Danville, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Nathaniel Montgomery FleischerPDT: Doctor’s Hospital - Ohio Health
Columbus, Ohio
Specialty: Family Medicine/Osteopathic
Rachel FosterPDT: University of Texas, Houston
Houston, Texas
Specialty: Pediatrics
Elizabeth Kathleen Fox-MtandikaPDT: Creighton University/
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Specialty: Family Medicine
Brian Adam Gandel
Jasmine Kaur GarchaPDT: Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
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Deborah Stephanie GhoPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Kirit Singh GillPDT: Brown University - Kent Hospital
Warwick, Rhode Island
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Nicholas Michael GloverPDT: Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Tracie Yein-Hwey Goh**PDT: UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical
Matthew William GomoryPDT: University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Kyle Robert GrantPDT: NCH Healthcare System
Naples, Florida
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Alfredo Guerrero*PDT: Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Ying Guo*PDT: Marian Regional Medical Center
Santa Maria, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Eutiquio Ruben Gutierrez IV*PDT: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Tania Marie GutierrezPDT: Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Neema HaririPDT: University of Arizona
College of Medicine - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Specialty: Psychiatry
Yasmin Crystal Hashemi**PDT: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Specialty: Family Medicine
Jacob Daniel HattenbachPDT: NYU Langone/Rusk Rehabilitation
New York, New York
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jessica Gonzalez Haugen*, **PDT: Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Nathanael M. Herndier*PDT: Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Sophia Phuong HoPDT: UHS SoCal MedEd Consortium
Temecula, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
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Isaac Sergei HorowitzPDT: Valley Children’s Hospital
Madera, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Joyce Hsiao*PDT: Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Diana Hung*PDT: Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education
Consortium
Las Vegas, Nevada
Specialty: General Surgery
Aimee Le HuynhPDT: University of Washington, Idaho Track
Seattle, Washington and Boise, Idaho
Specialty: Psychiatry
Michelle Do HuynhPDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Allison Britney Igtanloc*PDT: Kaiser Permanente
Riverside, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Khozhiakbar George IsakovPDT: Penn State Health
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Rita Marie IshkhanianPDT: Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education
Consortium
Las Vegas, Nevada
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Devin Mark JagowPDT: Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Specialty: Transitional Year
Nima JahanforouzPDT: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, Arizona
Specialty: Psychiatry
Patil Nanor KavarianPDT: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Gursimran Singh KehalPDT: Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, California
Specialty: Psychiatry
Rohit KhannaPDT: Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Jaskaran Singh KhelaPDT: John Muir Health
Walnut Creek, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Nidhi KhullarPDT: Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Akron, Ohio
Specialty: Family Medicine
Tiffany Lynn Kilbas
Kassandra Angela KingPDT: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
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Antoinette Marie Kitch*PDT: Presence Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston, Illinois
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Anna KlimowiczPDT: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/
St. Luke’s - Roosevelt
New York, New York
Specialty: Psychiatry
Jared Paul KnechtPDT: Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley, California
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Philip Efraim KorsunPDT: Medical City Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Deeya Paresh KumarPDT: UHS SoCal MedEd Consortium
Temecula, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Linnea M. Lantz*PDT: UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Aaron-James Lao
My Huyen Nguyen Le**PDT: Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Jessica Ledergerber*PDT: Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Aaron Ming Lee*, **PDT: UC San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Erik Yau Tung Lee
Moses Lee*PDT: Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley, California
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Tiffany LeungPDT: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Specialty: Psychiatry
Michelle Jane Lim*PDT: John Muir Health
Walnut Creek, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Jessica Tse-Jin Liu*PDT: Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Zaynab MadaniPDT: Citrus Valley Medical Center
West Covina, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Peymon MadiPDT: Creighton University/
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Specialty: General Surgery
Scott Joseph Mahlberg*PDT: Case Western/University Hospitals
Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Specialty: Dermatology
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Roshan Erin MahoneyPDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Ashley Briana Nichole Mathe**PDT: University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Specialty: Psychiatry
Yuliya MatolinaPDT: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Mina Victor MaximousPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Catherine Mary McMillanPDT: UHS SoCal MedEd Consortium
Temecula, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Anna MelkonyanPDT: White Memorial Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Faisal Karim Merchant*, **PDT: Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Marissa Christine MeyerPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Maanvi Mittal**PDT: Stanford - O’Connor Hospital
San Jose, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Adeba Tayseer Mohammad*, **PDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Johan Mohd-YusofPDT: Doctor’s Hospital - Ohio Health
Columbus, Ohio
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Naji Munib MuwanasPDT: PIH Health Hospital - Downey
Downey, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Matthew Ryan NarleskyPDT: Unity Health
Searcy, Arkansas
Specialty: Psychiatry
Kavitha Narra*, **PDT: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Graff NathansonPDT: St. Mary’s Medical Center
San Francisco, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Alexander Gregory NelsonPDT: St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
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Kathryn Gencie NewellPDT: New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, North Carolina
Specialty: Family Medicine
Gabriella R. NewmanPDT: Citrus Valley Health Partners
West Covina, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Catherine Van NguyenPDT: PIH Health Hospital - Downey
Downey, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Matthew Huy Nguyen*PDT: Marian Regional Medical Center
Santa Maria, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Quynh Giao Nguyen**PDT: Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Vu Van NguyenPDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Rijesh Niraula
Kaleigh Marie Nobbe*, **PDT: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Maureen Chidinma NwaokoroPDT: UC Riverside School of Medicine
Riverside, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Michael William O’BryantPDT: Penn State Health
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Etuajie Evelyn Oiyemhonlan Halbert*, **PDT: Howard University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia
Specialty: Psychiatry
Gabriel Allan Orenstein*PDT: Palm Beach Consortium
Graduate Medical Education
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Specialty: Transitional Year
Ashley Marie PalmirePDT: Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Shamila Abdul PanjwaniPDT: Kent Hospital
Warwick, Rhode Island
Specialty: Family Medicine
Katherine ParkPDT: Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Sang Mun ParkPDT: Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, California
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Kushal Dhiresh Patel**PDT: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Specialty: Internal Medicine
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Priya Dilip PatelPDT: Kaiser Permanente – Fontana
Medical Center
Fontana, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Reshma Hitesh PatelPDT: MacNeal Hospital Program/
Loyola Medicine
Berwyn, Illinois
Specialty: Family Medicine
Shivani H. PatelPDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Matthew Robert PetersenPDT: University of Florida - Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Sandy Phan*PDT: Kaiser Permanente
Santa Ana, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Brian Chang PhungPDT: University of South Carolina
School of Medicine/
Palmetto Health Richland
Columbia, South Carolina
Specialty: Family Medicine
Megan Elizabeth PiacquadioPDT: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vanessa Karina PintoPDT: Sutter Medical Center
Santa Rosa, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Alexander Nicholas PrevalletPDT: Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Theresa Regina PricePDT: Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Specialty: Pediatrics
Nicholas Traje QuitorianoPDT: St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Bahram Rabbani*, **PDT: University of Oklahoma
College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Specialty: Neurology
Rushi Devendra RajyaguruPDT: Penn State Health
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Anirudh RamachandranPDT: NYC Health + Hospitals/
Jacobi Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Nashlyne Ruth Braganza RamosPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Riverside, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Shelby Joyce Randall**PDT: Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
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Byron RastegariPDT: College Medical Center
Long Beach, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Andrew Azer Soliman RezkPDT: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
Specialty: Psychiatry
Robert Edward RigbyPDT: Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Nancy RoblesPDT: Dignity Health –
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Northridge, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Alexandra Leslie RossPDT: Legacy Emanuel/Good Samaritan
Portland, Oregon
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Dana Lynn Russell**PDT: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Anita SahagianPDT: Adventist Health
Glendale, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Brandon Nicholas Saia*PDT: Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
Specialty: Psychiatry
Matthew Evan Miles SalladyPDT: Hunterdon Medical Center
Flemington, New Jersey
Specialty: Family Medicine
Sareen Kaila Sandhu*PDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Paul SarkariaPDT: University of Texas, Austin
Austin, Texas
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Vatche SatamianPDT: Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Casey Mendelsohn Schreiber**PDT: UC Irvine Medical Center/
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Sneha Sanjeev ShahaPDT: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Kristen Janet ShieldsPDT: University of Arizona
College of Medicine - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Amna Khan SiddiquePDT: Community Health Network
Indianapolis, Indiana
Specialty: Psychiatry
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Sandeep Singh*PDT: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Specialty: Neurology
Shaun Shiv SinghPDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Kasey Hayden Siu
Mateen SolemanPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Pasadena, California
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
Adrianna Elyse SosaPDT: Valley Children’s Hospital
Madera, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Cassandra Loyce StegallPDT: Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Specialty: Pediatrics
Sam Shota TakahashiPDT: University of Texas, Houston
Houston, Texas
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Jaee Shrikant TamhanePDT: St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Missak Zareh TchoulhakianPDT: University of Texas, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Specialty: Neurology
Breanna Jane Kissiov TetreaultPDT: John Muir Health
Walnut Creek, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Andrewston M TingPDT: Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, Florida
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Shayan Torabi MoghaddamPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California
Specialty: Neurology
Anh Phuong Tran**PDT: UC Riverside School of Medicine
Riverside, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Sophia Bich Thao TranPDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Viet TrinhPDT: Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley, California
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Winnie TsaiPDT: Zucker School of Medicine at
Hofstra/Northwell/
Mather Hospital
Port Jefferson, New York
Specialty: Psychiatry
Sharlene TsaoPDT: Kaiser Permanente
Anaheim, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
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Surya Reddy VaadyalaPDT: UCSF - Fresno
Fresno, California
Specialty: Pediatrics
Alina Marina ValcociPDT: University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Specialty: Psychiatry
Philippus Jacobus van NiekerkPDT: Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Joseph Santiago Vega*, **PDT: Kaweah Delta Health Care District
Visalia, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Enrique Vera TudelaPDT: University of Arizona
College of Medicine - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Specialty: Neurology
Pamela Delacruz Vila*, **PDT: Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Sylmar, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Bernardo David Villafuerte
Calista Mae VinyardPDT: Mercy Medical Center
Redding, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Carolyn Hoang-Yen VuPDT: Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, California
Specialty: Family Medicine
Rebecca Elia WallachPDT: Eastern Connecticut Health Network -
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Manchester, Connecticut
Specialty: Family Medicine
Alex Bradley WalshPDT: University Hospitals
Osteopathic Consortium
Westlake, Ohio
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Eric Casey WarrenPDT: HCA West Florida St. Petersburg
General Hospital
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Specialty: Family Medicine
Joseph Christopher WendPDT: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Specialty: Neurology
Kelsey Rae Wong*, **PDT: UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Psychiatry
Samantha Ashley WongPDT: Central Michigan University
Saginaw, Michigan
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Samson Wong
Jocelyn Heather WorleyPDT: University of Texas, Austin
Austin, Texas
Specialty: Family Medicine
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Sarah Shu Ya Xie*PDT: Providence Health
Portland, Oregon
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Allen Li Yen YangPDT: UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Timothy Yaopruke
Evan Kammerer YatesPDT: NYMC/Metropolitan Hospital Center
New York, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Yuchen You*PDT: Community Memorial Health System
Ventura, California
Specialty: General Surgery
Maryam Golnaz ZarrabiPDT: Zucker School of Medicine at
Hofstra/Northwell/
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, New York
Specialty: Psychiatry
Mitchell Zekhtser*, **PDT: Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Yifeng ZhangPDT: Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts
Specialty: Pediatrics
Evan Yongle Zhao
Vincent S. ZhengPDT: Texas Institute for Graduate Medical
Education and Research
San Antonio, Texas
Specialty: Family Medicine
Elina Victoria Zhivov*PDT: Legacy Emanuel/Good Samaritan
Portland, Oregon
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Katie-Joy Frances Dyer
Zimmerman-WinslowPDT: Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York
Specialty: Psychiatry
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The Podiatric Physician’s Oath
I do solemnly swear to my God, on my honor, to those who have taught me, and by all thingsthat I hold sacred, that as a practitioner of Podiatric Medicine, I shall abide by the followingprecepts:
I shall, above all, hold paramount the welfare of my patient, regardless of fee or favor. I shallneither prescribe nor give any treatment or drug which will be detrimental to his or her well-being.
I shall endeavor to uphold the dignity of the professional way of life, the aims of which are torender public service.
I shall cherish those who have taught me, holding high their principles and precepts, and Ipledge that I shall do everything that I am able to do to promote and to protect the profession ofPodiatric Medicine, and to aid my fellow practitioners.
In swearing to this oath, I hereby dedicate myself in service to the health of humanity, and Ihold as my goal the relief of pain and suffering.
If I keep this oath, may I receive God’s guidance in the practice of my art, and may I enjoy mylife in the respect of all men and women.
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The Osteopathic Oath
I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter:
I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and life of my patients,to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard theirsecrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully to my professional duties, toemploy only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and withmy skill and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity forrecovery.
I will be ever vigilant in aiding the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws andinstitutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit uponmyself or my profession.
I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it be asked of me.
I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation andnever by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.
I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.
To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of thestudents who will come after me.
I will be ever alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and todevelop the principles of osteopathic medicine as taught by my profession.
In the presence of this gathering I bind myself to my oath.
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College of Podiatric Medicine
Honors and Awards
The Michael L. Stone, DPM, OutstandingProfessional Conduct Award
Jeffrey Ron Sanker
Commander Kim Voth Wound CareEndowed Scholarship
Laura-Ashley O’Connell
Podiatric Insurance Company of America Scholarship
Dana Elizabeth Brems
Marcela Leticia Orellana Galvez
The American Board of PodiatricMedicine Graduate Merit Award
Jeffrey Ron Sanker
Dean’s Vision AwardBogdan Grecea
Pi Delta Honors Lambda ChapterPedro Aldape Esquivel
Howard Chang
Reece Everson
Ricardo Navarrete Jr.
Laura-Ashley O’Connell
Sean Pearson
Jeffrey Sanker
Trevor Takeyama
SALT AmbassadorsPedro Aldape Esquivel
Trent Rockne Brookshier
Howard C. Chang
Frances Michelle LaGrone
Brittany Mammano
Kale Michael Dulin Meeks
Thanh An Nguyen
Jeffrey Ron Sanker
Trevor Kyle Takeyama
Louis T. Bogy AwardThanh An Nguyen
APMA Educational FoundationScholarship FundPedro Aldape Esquivel
Dana Elizabeth Brems
Trent Rockne Brookshier
Howard C. Chang
Reece Everson
Kaitlin Teresa Flavin
Bogdan Grecea
Brittany Mammano
Ryan Arthur Mayberry
Ricardo Navarrete Jr.
Kevin Ngoc-Khanh Nguyen
Marcela Leticia Orellana Galvez
Laura-Ashley O’Connell
Aleena Petra Resendez
Jeffrey Ron Sanker
Trevor Kyle Takeyama
Quinton Y.L. Wong
Sara Yancovitz
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College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Pomona
Honors and Awards
The President’s AwardNima Jahanforouz
The Dean’s AwardKarim Baher Fahmy
Joseph Weiss Memorial Scholarship AwardClare Hanh-Mai Donahue
Dr. Alex René Memorial Scholarship Award
Maanvi Mittal
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
Excellence in Emergency Medicine AwardMitchell Zekhtser
Academic Achievement AwardAlbert Aboseif
Dylan Matthew Denault
Nathanael M. Herndier
Joyce Hsiao
Patil Nanor Kavarian
Aaron Ming Lee
Adeba Tayseer Mohammad
Rushi Devendra Rajyaguru
Shaun Shiv Singh
Allen Li Yen Yang
Student Affairs AwardBahram Rabbani
Pre-doctoral Teaching Fellowship inOsteopathic Principles and Practice
Masumi George Asahi
Mary Crista Abraham Cabahug
Clare Hanh-Mai Donahue
Karim Baher Fahmy
Sam Jazayeri
Peter J. Lee
Stephanie Hunt Smith
Stephanie Patricia Zamora
Professional Achievement AwardJacob Jay Adashek
Darina Dinov
Eutiquio Ruben Gutierrez IV
Evan Kammerer Yates
Recipients for the Glasgow-RubinCertificate of Commendation
Caitlyn Olivia Anderson
Neda Arora
Clare Hanh-Mai Donahue
Paige McCall Dyrek
Joyce Hsiao
Patil Nanor Kavarian
Jessica Tse-Jin Liu
Adeba Tayseer Mohammad
Kaleigh Marie Nobbe
Sandy Phan
Casey Mendelsohn Schreiber
Stephanie Patricia Zamora
Maryam Golnaz Zarrabi
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Recognition of the San DiegoFoundation’s San Miguel Association
Medical Scholarship Fund
FAMILY MEDICINEAmanda Renee Dupre
Jaskaran Singh Khela
Michelle Jane Lim
Jocelyn Heather Worley
INTERNAL MEDICINEAdeba Tayseer Mohammad
Kathleena Marie D’Anna
Sophia Bich Thao Tran
Dana Lynn Russell
PEDIATRIC MEDICINEIshanee Sandeep Dighe
UniHealth Foundation Medical StudentScholarship NomineeAdeba Tayseer Mohammad
Bascus Family Endowed ScholarshipMaureen Chidinma Nwaokoro
Edward B. Parris and Jacqueline A. Parris Award
Aaron Ming Lee
Pauline Weiss Pumerantz Memorial Award
Stephanie Patricia Zamora
Merck Manual Academic Excellence Award
Joyce Hsiao
Aaron Ming Lee
Adeba Tayseer Mohammad
Norman Vinn, DO Geriatric AwardCarolyn Hoang-Yen Vu
Alan D. Cundari, DO, Family MedicineEndowed ScholarshipJessica Gonzalez Haugen
Spencer Gilbert Pathology Clinical Specialty Award
Tracie Yein-Hwey Goh
Clinical Specialty Award inAnesthesiology
Joyce Hsiao
Sam Shota Takahashi
Clinical Specialty Award in Child Neurology
Darina Dinov
Clinical Specialty Award in DermatologyScott Joseph Mahlberg
Clinical Specialty Award in Diagnostic Radiology
Mateen Soleman
Clinical Specialty Award in Emergency Medicine
Linnea M. Lantz
Allen Li Yen Yang
Clinical Specialty Award in General Surgery
Eftikhar Abureida Akam
MacKenzie Joseph Barton
Clinical Specialty Award in Internal Medicine
Aaron Ming Lee
Clinical Specialty Award in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Simon Chang
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Clinical Specialty Award in InternalMedicine and Psychiatry
Kelsey Rae Wong
Clinical Specialty Award in NeurologyAlbert Aboseif
Clinical Specialty Award in NMM/OMMIsaac Sergei Horowitz
Clinical Specialty Award in OB/GYNStephanie Patricia Zamora
Clinical Specialty Award in OphthalmologyMasumi George Asahi
Clinical Specialty Award in Orthopedic Surgery
Moses Lee
Clinical Specialty Award in PediatricsCasey Mendelsohn Schreiber
Clinical Specialty Award in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Paige McCall Dyrek
Clinical Specialty Award in PsychiatryChristine Kwok Yee Au
Reverend and Mrs. C. Allen BraswellAward
Peter J. Lee
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California Award
Nima Jahanforouz
Leonard Tow Humanism in MedicineAward
Aaron Ming Lee
Rafi Younoszai Professional ScholarshipPriam Chakraborty
Alfredo Guerrero
Osman and Naomi Beller ScholarshipEtuajie Evelyn Oiyemhonlan Halbert
Faculty and Staff ScholarshipEutiquio Ruben Gutierrez IV
Donna Jones Moritsugu Memorial AwardLinda Shiao-Meei Baldwin
Pathology Honor SocietyTracie Yein-Hwey Goh
Student D.O. of the Year AwardKarim Baher Fahmy