Current residents, fellows and trainees
TRAINEES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Our 2021-2022 general psychiatry residency chiefs
Hammad Khan, M.D.
PGY-4, 2021–22 Categorical Chief Resident
Hammad Khan, M.D., graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine. He currently serves as an American Psychiatric Association (APA) SAMHSA minority fellow as well as on the APA Council on Research with his area of focus centering on increasing access to mental health services for underserved communities. Locally, Khan directs Shifa Community Clinic’s MIND Clinic serving refugee and immigrant patients and also spearheads the Refugee Enrichment and Development Association (REDA) Center Sacramento’s mental health outreach efforts to address increasing suicide rates in Arabic-speaking communities.
Hillary Paulsen, M.D.
PGY-3, 2021–22 Categorical Associate Chief Resident
Hillary Paulsen, M.D., grew up in Marin County and attended the University of Michigan Medical School, where she was the social services coordinator for the school’s only student-run free clinic. She additionally co-founded a program to expand insurance enrollment services. Since starting psychiatry training at UC Davis, Paulsen has enjoyed working with residents and faculty in her role as PGY-3 representative for the Psychiatry Resident Steering Committee in order to foster improvements in areas such as mentorship and clinical experiences.
View current trainees by program and year
PGY-1 residents

Hosanna Kim, M.D.

Thadeus Odom, M.D.

Angelina Palomino, M.D.

David Patron, M.D.

Simone Phillips, M.D.

Ivy Song, M.D.

Raiaan Ullah, M.D.

Amy Yordduangjun, M.D.

Emma Zavala-Suarez, M.D.
PGY-2 residents

Jenna Bertsch Dobrick, M.D.

Estelle Dolan, M.D.

Barbara Ekeh, M.D.

Emma Hare, D.O.

Linda Kang, M.D.

Dominic Le, M.D.

Adrienne Maguire, M.D.

Sandy Moubarek, M.D.

Adaobi Nwabuo, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

Erica Smith, M.D.
PGY-3 residents

Rachel Martino, M.D.

Genise McAskill, M.D.

Jasmine McClendon, M.D.

Hillary Paulsen, M.D.

Alexis Rosvall, M.D.

Collin Shumate, M.D.

Anokh Sohal, D.O.

Soe Thein, M.D.

Emily Weibel, M.D.
PGY-4 residents

Andrew Biedlingmaier, M.D.

Lucy Funk, M.D.

James Jung, M.D.

Hammad Khan, M.D.

Leonard Marinis, M.D.

Lucia Zaffuto, D.O.

Melissa Chan, M.D., PGY-1

Nealy Wooldridge, M.D., PGY-1

Austin Hilt, M.D., PGY-2

Shanon Astley, M.D., PGY-3

Beatrice Nichols, M.D., PGY-3

Kelly Moquin, M.D., PGY-4

Zola Quao, M.D., PGY-4

Magi Aurora, M.D., PGY-5

Nikos Karakashian, M.D., PGY-5

Stacy Haponyuk, M.D., PGY-1

Britany Lundberg, M.D., PGY-1

Ethan Cermeño, M.D., PGY-2

Garrett Peck, M.D., PGY-2

Jacqueline Hsieh, M.D., PGY-3

Kelsey Wong, D.O., PGY-3

Matthew Adams, M.D., PGY-4

James Tur, M.D., PGY-4

Luther Arms, M.D., PGY-5

Joseph Kim, M.D., PGY-5
2 Year Program

Apurva Bhatt, M.D., PGY-4, 1st year

Michelle Heare, M.D., PGY-4, 1st year

Ming Liu, M.D., PGY-4, 1st year

Lucy Sung, M.D., PGY-4, 1st year

Julie Wu, M.D., PGY-4, 1st year

Melinda Armstead, M.D., PGY-5, 2nd year

Naren Clark, D.O., PGY-5, 2nd year

Shreesh Prasad, M.D., PGY-5, 2nd year
1 Year Program

Daniel Allen, M.D., PGY-5

Tyler Durns, M.D., PGY-5

Reagan Gill, D.O., PGY-5

Vincent Kennedy, D.O., PGY-5

Christopher Sterwald, M.D., PGY-5
1 Year Program

Amanpreet Mashiana, M.D., PGY-5