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Resident Profiles

PGY4

	Michael Beckman, MD Hometown: Orange, CA Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley (Go Bears!) Medical School: Saint Louis University Internship: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain Management, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ultrasound, Stem Cell/Prolotherapy, Medical Student Education Hobbies: Cooking/Barbecuing, Flag Football, Beach, Hiking/Camping
	Valerie Chavez-Arom, MD Hometown: Carson, CA Undergraduate School: University of California, Irvine Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Internship: University of California, Irvine Medical Center Professional Interests/Future Goals: Spinal Cord Injury, MSK and P&O. Open to all aspects of PM&R at this time but would definitely want to end up in the academic field. Hobbies: Karaoke, rock climbing, piano, wine tasting, trying new foods
	Nathaniel Dusto, MD Hometown: Denver, CO Undergraduate School: Colgate University Medical School: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Internship: University of New Mexico Professional Interests/Future Goals: Interventional pain Hobbies: Hiking, camping, cooking, music
	Pranamya Suri, MD Hometown: Plano, TX Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine Internship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Surgery Professional Interests/Future Goals: MSK, Dance Medicine, Interventional Pain Hobbies: Indian classical dance, traveling, hiking, yoga, reading (nonfiction), cooking, Indian classical music
	Ryan Turchi, MD Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA Undergraduate School: California State University, Northridge Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Internship: University of Illinois at Chicago Professional Interests/Future Goals: Sports medicine and pain management Hobbies: Hockey, football, traveling, relaxing at the beach, paddle boarding, fantasy sports

PGY3

	Karim Fahmy, DO Hometown: Orange, CA Undergraduate School: University of California, Irvine Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Internship: University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine Prelim Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain management, sports medicine, regenerative medicine Hobbies: Basketball, NBA (Lakers fan), board games, traveling, racquetball, spike ball, volleyball
	Peter Lee, DO Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Internship: University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine Prelim Professional Interests/Future Goals: SCI, MSK, Spine Hobbies: Powerlifting, Basketball, Fishing, Bowling, Hiking, Cooking
	Tony Nguyen, MD Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Undergraduate School: University of California, Irvine Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Internship: UCSF - Fresno, Internal Medicine Professional Interests/Future Goals: General PM&R, inpatient rehab, outpatient MSK Hobbies: Photography, piano, west coast swing, tennis, board games, Disneyland
	Warren Reuland, MD Hometown: San Juan Capistrano, CA Undergraduate School: Stanford University Medical School: LSU New Orleans Internship: University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine Prelim Professional Interests/Future Goals: Interventional Pain/Sports Medicine Hobbies: Playing basketball, running, hanging out with family and friends, video games
	Rachel Sunico, MD Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Undergraduate School: University of California, Irvine Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Internship: University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine Prelim Professional Interests/Future Goals: Diagnostic/therapeutic US, General physiatry, Pain management Hobbies: Running, cooking, walking my cats

PGY2

	Armand Ardestani, DO Hometown: North Hollywood, CA Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York-Harlem Campus Internship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Internal Medicine Prelim Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain management, MSK, sports medicine Hobbies: Spending time with family, traveling, spending time in nature, beach, trying new foods
	William Mendanha, DO Hometown: Northridge, CA Medical School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona Internship: Transitional Year at Tucson Medical Center Professional Interests/Future Goals: Musculoskeletal pain mangement Hobbies: Experimental Cooking, hiking, weight lifting, landscape photography, and walking my schnauzers
	Grace Park, DO Hometown: Fullerton, CA Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Internship: Kaweah Health Medical Center Professional Interests/Future Goals: MSK, sports medicine, inpatient rehabilitation, TBI Hobbies: Hiking, tennis, Disneyland, spending time with faamily and friends
	Jonathon Teng, MD Hometown: Fremont, CA Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College Internship: Mercy Catholic Medical Center Professional Interests/Future Goals: Inpatient rehabilitation MSK, regenerative medicine Hobbies: Basketball, fitness, traveling, scuba diving
	Theodora Wong, MD Hometown: South Pasadena, CA Medical School: University of California, Irvine Internship: Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Professional Interests/Future Goals: Outpatient, pain management, nutrition Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, spending time with family, yoga

Where Our Graduates Go

CLASS OF 2021

Elliot Chan, MD

Private Practice, MSK Group, Oakland CA

Shane Davis, MD

Sports Medicine Fellowship, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo UT

Andrew Lai, DO

MSK at VA Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV

Richard Thai, DO

Pain Medicine Fellowship, UCLA

Jennifer Wu, MD

Pediatric Rehab Fellowship, Harvard University, Boston MA

CLASS OF 2020

Fady Boutros, MD

Inpatient Rehabilitation, Arizona

Tyler Doornink, DO

Subacute Rehabilitation, Southern CA

Kiin Kim, MD

Inpatient Rehabilitation, St Jude Medical Center

Janice Lau, DO

Outpatient MSK, Kaiser Permanente

Kyaw Lin, DO

Pain Medicine Fellowship, UC Irvine

CLASS OF 2019

Alessandro Bragetti, MD

Subacute Rehabilitation, Southern CA

Alex Miner, DO

Inpatient Rehabilitation, Napa CA

Kevin Pelletier, MD

Pain/Regenerative Medicine Fellowship, Napa CA

Revik Vartanian, DO

Pain Medicine Fellowship, UC San Diego

Min Yoo, MD

Pain Medicine Fellowship, Northwestern University

CLASS OF 2018

Elise Adcock, MD

Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Colorado

Jovauna Currey, MD

Sports Medicine Fellowship, UC Davis

Abdullah Kandil, MD

Pain Medicine Fellowship, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Audrey Kohar, DO

Inpatient Rehabilitation, Little Company of Mary in San Pedro

Meghan Wilson, MD

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (Northwestern University)

CLASS OF 2017

Jameel Khan, MD

Pain/Regenerative Medicine Fellowship, Napa CA

Tony Lo, DO

Pain Medicine Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas

Stanley Poole, DO

Inpatient and General Rehabilitation, Sunrise Hospital in Nevada

Neal Washburn, DO

Sports Medicine Fellowship, UPMC

Bi-Ying Yeh, MD

Inpatient and General Rehabilitation, UC Irvine

Resident Profiles

PGY4

Michael Beckman, MD

Valerie Chavez-Arom, MD

Nathaniel Dusto, MD

Pranamya Suri, MD

Ryan Turchi, MD

PGY3

Karim Fahmy, DO

Peter Lee, DO

Tony Nguyen, MD

Warren Reuland, MD

Rachel Sunico, MD

PGY2

Armand Ardestani, DO

William Mendanha, DO

Grace Park, DO

Jonathon Teng, MD

Theodora Wong, MD