Current Residents and Recent Grads

Current Residents

current residents group photo

Kelly O’Connell, M.D.

Chief Resident

Nicholas Vargas, M.D.

Chief Resident

R4 Residents

	Garrick Biddle, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Stockton, California Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine Intern Year: Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia CA Future plans: Academic Neuroradiology Interests/Hobbies: Video games, sports (especially college football), finding the perfect cup of coffee! Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Fleck sign
	Isaiah Brown, M.D., M.S. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Valencia, CA Medical School: UC San Francisco School of Medicine Intern Year: Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA Future plans: Undecided Interests/Hobbies: Snowboarding, billiards, traveling Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Copper Beaten Skull
	Shan Hansra, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: San Jose, CA Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine Intern Year: MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, NV Future plans: Abdominal Radiology Fellowship, Stanford University Interests/Hobbies: Exploring the outdoors, playing basketball/watching the Warriors, video games Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Hamburger Sign
	Abdullah Khan, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Irvine, CA Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Intern Year: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA Future plans: Abdominal Radiology Fellowship, Stanford University Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with family, guitar, video games Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Popcorn calcifications, or any food related sign
	Patrick Y. Kim, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Medical School: Chicago Medical School Intern Year: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Future plans: Neuro, IR, Body Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, climbing, cooking Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Eye-of-the-tiger Sign
	Frank Liou, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine Intern Year: Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA Future plans: IR: Interventional Oncology, Trauma Interests/Hobbies: Martial arts, cooking, camping Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Leaping dolphin sign
	Naveed Majd, D.O. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Los Angeles region Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY Intern Year: UC Irvine Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with family, exercising, cooking, traveling, skiing
	Gabriella Marvizi, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine Intern Year: St. Mary’s Medical Center, Long Beach, CA Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, going to the beach, Mexican food, spending time with family and friends
	Quinn Ng, M.D., Ph.D. Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Medical School: University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine Intern Year: St Marys Medical Center, Long Beach, California Future plans: Nuclear Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Sleep, research, video games Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Starry Sky
	Nicholas Vargas, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Fallon, NV Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno Intern Year: Virginia Mason Medical Center. Seattle, Washington Future plans: Abdominal Radiology Fellowship, UC Davis Interests/Hobbies: Working on my French/Spanish, traveling with his wife, varial heelflips and double dynos Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Lover’s Fracture

R3 Residents

	Sean Boyle, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Roseville, CA Medical School: UC Davis Intern Year: Southern Hills Hospital, Las Vegas, NV Future plans: Undecided Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with his wife, exploring new restaurants, playing video games Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Scottie dog sign
	Anthony Chen, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Irvine, CA Medical School: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Intern Year: Riverside Community Hospital, CA Future plans: Radiology Subspecialty in Academic or private practice Interests/Hobbies: Bird photography, Japanese animated television, playing video games Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: The Sonographer’s Arrow
	Cody Key, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Medical School: Texas Tech University Intern Year: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA Future plans: Interventional Radiology Interests/Hobbies: Spending time outdoors backpacking, climbing, skiing, playing board and video games, spending time with friends and family Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Doge cap
	Andrew Nelson, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: San Ramon, CA Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine, Washington, DC Intern Year: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, CA Future plans: Interventional Radiology Interests/Hobbies: Volleyball, basketball, video games, attending sporting events, traveling Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Winking owl sign
	Kelly O’Connell, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Reno, NV Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno Intern Year: MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, NV Future plans: Undecided fellowship/Reno NV practice Interests/Hobbies: Baking, reading, home projects, spending time with her husband and two dogs Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Panda sign
	Ethan Radzinsky, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Mountain View, CA Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Intern Year: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, CA Future plans: Unknown Interests/Hobbies: Exploring the outdoors with his wife and dog, fitness, playing guitar Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Shmoo sign
	Arjun Vij, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: San Ramon, CA Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Intern Year: University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH Future plans: Undecided Interests/Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, eating good food, watching Netflix, exercising Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Ring of the fire ring

R2 Residents

	Luke Aeilts, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Midwest Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE Intern Year: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
	Cameron Brock, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Medical School: Creighton University, Omaha, NE Intern Year: The University of Texas, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX Interests/Hobbies: Snowboarding, college football, concerts, spending time outdoors with his wife and two daughters
	Andrew Chen, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Intern Year: UC Davis Interests/Hobbies: Hiking and camping, road trips, movies, musicals.
	Anant Dhingra, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Fresno, CA Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY Intern Year: St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA Interests/Hobbies: Playing board and video games, anime, cooking, spending time with his cat, working out at the gym
	Mary Dinh, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: San Jose, CA Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA Intern Year: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Pennsylvania Interests/Hobbies: Exploring new places with her fiancé, jogging, hiking, eating good food
	Nicholas DiSanti, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: West Chester, PA Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Intern Year: St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA Interests/Hobbies: Spending time outdoors with his wife and family, whether trail running, mountain biking, paddling
	Samuel Katz, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Albany, NY Medical School: Stony Brook University, Long Island, NY Intern Year: Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, biking, skiing, playing instruments
	Ryan Lee, M.D. Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: San Jose, CA Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, NY Intern Year: Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia, CA Interests/Hobbies: Piano, basketball, and chess Favorite Radiology Eponym/Sign: Panda sign

R1 Residents

	Robert Choi, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Downey, CA Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Interests/Hobbies: Strength training, snowboarding, computer building, traveling, cooking
	Maria Escudero-Fung, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Richmond, CA Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, Zumba, Peloton, baking, makeup artistry, trying new restaurants, hiking
	Mollie Getzfread, D.O. Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: East Norriton, PA Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Internship: Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland PA Interests/Hobbies: Field hockey, running, volunteering
	Chirag Govardhan, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Newark, CA Medical School: New York Medical College Interests/Hobbies: Trying new restaurants and cuisines, traveling, going to concerts/live music, houseplants, working out
	Kaylan Griffith, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Mountain View, CA Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Tennis, CrossFit, social time with friends outdoors, exploring local food scenes
	Daniel Kwan, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Cypress, CA Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Board games, cinema/filmmaking/photography, drumcorps, beatboxing, dance, hiking
	Kah Whye (Ryan) Lim, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Boise, ID Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine Internship: Steward Health Care Interests/Hobbies: Tinkering, photography, weight lifting, guitar, rock climbing, cooking
	Rahul Sachdev, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: New York, NY Medical School: Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Making deep dish pizza, hiking, spending time with family members and friends, chess, table tennis, basketball, reading
	Monica Vergara, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Being active!, soccer, reading, cooking, astronomy
	Harjot Virk, M.D. Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Hometown: Salida, CA Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine Interests/Hobbies: Playing and watching basketball, reading, hiking, rafting, snowboarding, playing guitar, traveling and learning languages, cooking

Recent graduates

Our graduates continue onto their desired fellowship and jobs. The most recent result of the last two classes and where they have matched:

2023

Michael Baggett

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Kaitlin Ford

Medical School: Frank H. Netter School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: University of California, Davis

Zach Jenner

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (McGovern Medical School)
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology Independent
Fellowship Institution: Oregon Health and Science University

Austin Kwong

Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Stanford University

Ana Mitchell

Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Stanford University

Dylan Noblett

Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Musculoskeletal Radiology
Fellowship Institution: University of California, San Diego

Matthew Stegman

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago
Fellowship Specialty: Musculoskeletal Radiology
Fellowship Institution: University of California, Davis

2022

Kristopher de Ga

Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

Ryan Di Geronimo

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: OHSU

Amanda Ferguson

Medical School: New York Medical College
Fellowship Specialty: Body
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

Manav Kumar

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UCSF

David Pham

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Tony Ronco

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis MSP

Stephen Vong

Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

Samuel Paran Yap

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

2021

David Shihua Chen

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UCSF

Jena Fujimoto

Medical School: Florida International University
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

Ben Kipper

Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

Jennifer LaRoy

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Sloan Kettering

Jonathan Phuong

Medical School: UCSF School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Breast Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Stanford

Michael V. Ramirez

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: UIC Peoria

Steffan Soosman

Medical School: University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: Brigham

2020

Qurieno Deguchy

Medical School: UC Davis
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis

Daniel Helmy

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: UCLA

Corey Hiti

Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

Sukhraj Kahlon

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UCSF

Satinderpal Khera

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin

Benjamin Owen

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UCSF

Andrew Wong

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UCSF

Cathy Zhou

Medical School: UT Medical School, Houston
Fellowship Specialty: Women's Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Georgetown

2019

Robert Benzl

Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fellowship Specialty: Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

James Chalfant

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Women's Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UCLA
Workplace: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Daniel Goff

Medical School: UC San Diego
Fellowship Specialty: Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Stanford
Workplace: Vision Radiology

Aleksandar Kitich

Medical School: Duke University
Fellowship Specialty: Women's Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UCLA
Workplace: SVC Inpatient Program

Andrew Lee

Medical School: UC San Francisco
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: UCSF

Stephen Malutich

Medical School: UT Medical School, Houston
Fellowship Specialty: Chest
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis Chest and private practice (Sutter)
Workplace: Sutter Medical Group in Sacramento

Geoffrey McWilliams

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: Case Western / University Hospitals as an emergency teleradiologist

Myles Mitsunaga

Medical School: University of Hawaii John A Burns
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: private practice

2018

Tom Cesca

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Fellowship Specialty: NA
Fellowship Institution: Private practice in Maine
Workplace: Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine

Michael Doherty

Medical School: UC Davis
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: University of Washington
Workplace: University of Washington

Steve Henrichon

Medical School: UC Davis
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: private practice

Arian Nikpour

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: Loma Linda, Los Angeles, CA
Workplace: Rads, Inc.

Rajiv Rao

Medical School: Loma Linda
Fellowship Specialty: IR
Fellowship Institution: Duke, NC
Workplace: Pacific Radiology Group

Dani Sarohia

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

Felix Wong

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

2017

Ellen Cheang

Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Women's Imaging
Fellowship Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering
Workplace: Memorial Sloan Kettering

Behrad Golshani

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Los Angeles
Workplace: private practice, Clinical Radiologists

Grant Holz

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Workplace: Riverside Radiology and Interventional Associates

Michael Jin

Medical School: UC San Diego
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

Wonsuk Kim

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: University of Arizona
Workplace: University of Arizona

Ethan Neufeld

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: University of Utah
Workplace: University of Utah

Gary Tse

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: UCLA
Workplace: UCLA

2016

Melanie Chang

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: UC San Diego
Workplace: VA San Diego Healthcare System

Ruchir Chaudhari

Medical School: George Washington
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: Stanford
Workplace: Stanford

Brandon Doskocil

Medical School: University of Arizona
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

Jonah Hirschbein

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: MSK
Fellowship Institution: RadNet
Workplace: RadNet

Isaac Kim

Medical School: UC Davis
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: University of Washington
Workplace: University of Washington

Justin Knebel

Medical School: UC San Francisco
Fellowship Specialty: Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

Shruthi Ram

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine
Fellowship Specialty: Mammography
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis Sacramento, CA
Workplace: Brown University, Rhode Island medical imaging

Colin Randau

Medical School: UC Davis
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: UC Irvine
Workplace: Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center (Department of Veterans Affairs)

2015

Christopher Bent

Medical School: UC Los Angeles
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

Lisa Chu

Medical School: UC San Francisco
Fellowship Specialty: Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC San Francisco
Workplace: Marin General Hospital

Alan Kuramoto

Medical School: University of Hawaii John A Burns
Fellowship Specialty: Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC San Diego
Workplace: VA Teleradiology

Justin Lee

Fellowship Specialty: Mammography
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: St. Joseph's Hospital

Gabriel Runner

Medical School: UC Davis
Fellowship Specialty: Neuroradiology
Fellowship Institution: University of Washington
Workplace: Kaiser Permanente Washington

Lucas Sheen

Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Fellowship Specialty: Mammography, Body Imaging
Fellowship Institution: UC Davis
Workplace: UC Davis

Kunal Sidhar

Medical School: New York Medical College
Fellowship Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Fellowship Institution: University of Washington
Workplace: Coast Radiology