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Fourth Year Residents

Third Year Residents

  • David Quentin Kline Bylund, D.O.

    David Quentin Kline Bylund, D.O.

    dbylund@health.ucsd.edu 

    Hometown: San Diego, CA
    Medical School:  Kansas City University
    Hobbies: Progressive and technical metal music, hiking, being Dad
    Why UCSD? A friendly, team oriented and excellent program, location, location, location.
    Favorite Cell: Plasma cells because they always look like they are trying to go somewhere.
  • Xi Cao, M.D.

    Xi Cao, M.D.

    x1cao@health.ucsd.edu 

    Hometown: Chengdu, China 
    Medical School:  West China College of Medicine, Sichuan University 
    Subspecialty Interest: Hematopathology 
    Hobbies: Traveling, roadtrips and reading 
    Why UCSD? Incredibly kind, supportive and inspiring people 
    Favorite Cell: Megakaryocyte
  • Rokia Adel Mahmoud Ezzeldin Sakr, M.B., Ch.B.

    Rokia Adel Mahmoud Ezzeldin Sakr, M.B., Ch.B.

    rsakr@health.ucsd.edu 

    Hometown: Menoufia, Egypt  
    Medical School:   Menoufia University Faculty of Medicine 
    Subspecialty Interest: Surgical Pathology, GI, Pathology, Cytopathology 
    Hobbies: I enjoy cooking new recipes, hiking scenic trails, and spending relaxing days picnicking by the beach with Family and friends.
    Why UCSD?  Rich diversity of people and cases, supportive mentors, beautiful location, and strong collaborative culture.
    Favorite Cell: Plasma Cells 
  • Alden Elizabeth Miller, M.D.

    Alden Elizabeth Miller, M.D.

    Chief Resident

    alm028@health.ucsd.edu 

    Hometown: San Clemente, CA 
    Medical School:   University of Arizona, Phoenix 
    Subspecialty Interest: Forensics, GI 
    Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Running, Gardening, Painting
    Favorite Cell: Hurthle Cells 

     

  • Wangpan Jackson Shi, M.D.

    Wangpan Jackson Shi, M.D.

    washi@health.ucsd.edu

    Hometown: Xi'an, China 
    Medical School:   Southern Medical University 
    Subspecialty Interest: Gynecological Pathology 
    Hobbies: Jogging, VR Games, Chinese Fantasy Novels 
    Why UCSD? A collegial team and supportive faculty members 
    Favorite Cell: Fibroblast

Second Year Residents

First Year Residents

  • Nico Baroni, M.D.

    Nico Baroni, M.D.

    nbaroni@health.ucsd.edu

    Hometown: Camarillo, CA 
    Medical School:  Wayne State University 
    Subspecialty Interest: Hematopathology 
    Hobbies: Basketball, the NBA, dubstep, the beach, chilling with my cats
    Why UCSD? Nicest faculty, co-residents, and weather in SoCal 
    Favorite Cell: Neutrophil
  • Shawn Alexa Rosario, MD

    Shawn Alexa Rosario, MD

    srosario@health.ucsd.edu

    Hometown: Davis, CA 
    Medical School:  University of South Florida
    Subspecialty Interest: undecided, Surgical pathology  
    Hobbies: Painting, video games (indie, roguelites, rpgs), tabletop games with friends, crafts
    Why UCSD? Exceptional teaching with laid-back environment, family, delicious food, outdoorsy activities
    Favorite Cell: Paneth Cell
  • Kendall Lucara, D.O.

    Kendall Lucara, D.O.

    klucara@health.ucsd.edu

    Hometown: Billings, MT 
    Medical School:  Western University of Health Sciences- OR 
    Subspecialty Interest: Forensics/ Neuropathology
    Hobbies: Cats. Cooking. Hosting. Reading. Puzzles. Board games. Gardening. Farmer's market. Thrift stores. Interior design. Spooky season. Ice cream. Plants. 
    Why UCSD? Exceptional training in excellent weather
    Favorite Cell: Ganglion Cell 

     

  • Hazel Raymond, M.D.

    Hazel Raymond, M.D.

    hraymond@health.ucsd.edu

    Hometown: Billings, MT 
    Medical School:  University Of Washington School of Medicine 
    Subspecialty Interest: Hematopathology 
    Hobbies: Reading novels and manga, watching anime, and playing video games and tabletop roleplaying games
    Why UCSD? Quality of training, people/vibes, fellowship opportunities, location/weather
    Favorite Cell: Eosinophil

Pathology Fellows

Past Fellows

  • Adekunle Jamal Alabi
  • Maha Alkhawaja
  • Sara Arafat
  • Pamela Archuletta
  • David Azar
  • Kyle Backer
  • Anne Bartels
  • Davsheen Bedi
  • David Carr
  • Stephen Castro
  • Nandkishor Chindarkar
  • Nicholas Coley
  • Vipulkumar Dadhania
  • Qian Dai
  • Christina DiLoreto
  • Michelle Don
  • Ian Dryden
  • Jae Elkind
  • Melanie Estrella
  • Diane Fernandez
  • May Lynne Fu
  • Esha Gollapalle
  • Mikhail Gorbounov
  • Chelsea Gracia
  • Mengyuan Ge
  • Vanessa Goodwill
  • Rebecca Johnson
  • Elham Hatami
  • Bradley Hayward
  • Kari Hird
  • Jingjing Hu
  • Dena KhaefPanah
  • Christine Kim
  • Caleb King
  • Peter Kobalka
  • Vera Krol
  • Kevin Lee
  • Mariah Leivo
  • Brett Lowenthal
  • Christopher Miller
  • Maria Miranda-Taylor
  • Karra Muller
  • Luan Nguyen
  • Martin Powers
  • Nicholas Protopsaltis
  • Niloufar Reisian
  • Theera Rojanapremsuk
  • Juan Rong
  • Nemencio Ronquillo
  • Megan Rust
  • Hana Russo
  • Mina Sabet
  • Daryoush Saeed-Vafa
  • Christine Salibay
  • Alec Saitman
  • Dasan Schmitt
  • Richard Scuderi
  • Breland Smith
  • Vivian Snyder
  • Phillip Sobolesky
  • William Swalchick
  • Ghassan Tranesh
  • Elmira Vaziri-Fard
  • Ling Wang
  • Lawrence Willes
  • Scott Wolfe
  • Richard Wong
  • Erika Worswick
  • Jane Yang
  • Somaye Zare
  • Mitchell Zhao
  • Connor Zuraski