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PGY4
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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
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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 management
Hobbies: Experimental Cooking, hiking, weightlifting, landscape photography, and walking my schnauzers
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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 family and friends
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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
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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
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PGY3
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Michael Bazzi, DO
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University KPCOM
Internship: Florida Atlantic University, Internal Medicine Prelim
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain management, sports medicine, regenerative medicine
Hobbies: Basketball, hiking, tacos, Padres & Lakers die hard.
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Jake Gooing, DO
Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences - Pomona
Internship: Spokane Teaching Health - Transitional Year
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain Management, MSK, Ultrasound
Hobbies: Cycling, running, cooking, spoiling my dogs
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Alexander Mounts, DO
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Medical School: Touro University COM California
Internship: Naval Medical Center San Diego
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain/Sports
Hobbies: Basketball, golf, working out, fishing, food
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Preethika Venugopal, DO
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Medical School: Touro University COM Nevada
Internship: Ocean University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain management, sports medicine, outpatient MSK
Hobbies: Hiking with my dogs, water sports, crafting, spending time with my family
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Clara Ina Yuh, DO
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Pain management, neuro-rehab, headache
Hobbies: Weightlifting, snowboarding, karaoke, dancing, hiking, anime, digital art, noodles
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PGY2
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Richard Catabona, DO
Hometown: Pacoima, California
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: KPC Hemet, Transitional Year
Professional Interests/Future Goals: General Physiatry, Interventional Pain, Inpatient Rehab, Outpatient MSK
Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, music, food, cars
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David Ho, DO
Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine Prelim
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Sports Medicine, Pain Medicine, General Rehab
Hobbies: Playing sports, going to Disneyland, playing video games, going to concerts
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Keshin Purohit, MD
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Internship: Hemet Global Medical Center
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Interventional Pain, Fall Prevention, MSK
Hobbies: Surfing, hiking, music
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Paulina Giacomelli, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Internship: Spokane Teaching Health Center
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Hypermobility, Dance Medicine, Interventional Sports and Spine Medicine, Pediatric Sports and Concussion Medicine
Hobbies: Dance, Pilates, hot yoga, international travel, hiking, culinary medicine, skiing, scuba diving
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Edward Chang, DO
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine Prelim
Professional Interests/Future Goals: Sports, Spine, Pain, Inpatient Rehab, MSK
Hobbies: Basketball (Go Celtics), lifting, concerts, fashion trends, being a dog dad
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Where Our Graduates Go
CLASS OF 2023
Karim Fahmy, DO
Pain Medicine Fellowship, UC Los Angeles/WLVA
Peter Lee, DO
Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Washington
Tony Duy Nguyen, MD
VA Long Beach Health Care System
Warren Reuland, MD
Pain Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Rachel Sunico, MD
Pain Medicine Fellowship, UC Los Angeles/WLVA
CLASS OF 2022
Michael Beckman, MD
Interventional Pain Fellowship, Allied Pain & Spine Institute
Valerie Chavez-Arom, MD
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship, UC Irvine
Nathaniel Dusto, MD
Pain Medicine Fellowship, UC Irvine
Ryan Turchi, MD
Private Practice, Subacute Rehab, Miami FL
Pranamya Suri, MD
Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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)
