Family Medicine Residency
Family Medicine Residency Program
PGY3, Class of 2024
Serena Avila-Cortes, DO
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: Reggae music, beach days, tropical houseplants, classic cars, dinosaurs, outdoor concerts, women’s health, mental wellness
Abdul Choudhary, MD
Chief 2023-2024
Medical School: Medical University of Lublin
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, food enthusiast, going to the beach, spending quality time with family and friends
Pawandeep Kaur, MD
Chief 2023-2024
Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Hobbies/Interests: My interests in family medicine include: Primary care, women’s health, clinic-based procedures, lifestyle and preventative medicine. I enjoy watching and playing tennis, traveling, eating some good Indian food and love to spend time with my family. I am a huge Roger Federer fan!
Victoria Ellsworth, MD
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: I love to dance (former Zumba instructor and hula dancer) and do yoga. I enjoy time with my family, friends and my dogs. I am passionate about breastfeeding medicine, palliative care medicine, and women’s health.
Joshua Kim, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Playing tennis, writing music and playing guitar, snowboarding, hiking, barbequing
PGY2, Class of 2025
Laura Cooley, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests:
Spencer Dalton, MD
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Playing sports, video games
Ahmed Hammodi, MD
Medical School: Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Hobbies/Interests: I hike regularly, visit national parks, and enjoy taking my dog along for the adventure. I am also proficient in car mechanics and have experience with restoring classic and modern vehicles
Saumil Patel, MD
Medical School: M. P. Shah Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, traveling, cooking
Jeeyoon Yu, MD
Medical School: Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Dogs, new restaurants, seafood
Mohammed Jassim, MD
Medical School: Avalon University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, hiking, swimming
PGY1, Class of 2026
Neha Siddiqui, MD
Medical School: University College Dublin School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Gouache painting, photography, and baking
Darya Khosropanah, MD
Medical School: Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Outside of medicine I enjoy exercise and sports, particularly tennis. I love traveling with friends and going to the beach and being in the sun, cooking, snowboarding, and overall being active outdoors in SoCal
Aikaterini Boukouvala, MD
Medical School: University of Science, Arts & Technology (USAT) Faculty of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: I am interested in research topics surrounding women’s health, pediatrics, and sports medicine. In my free time, I love traveling, triathlon, yoga and spending time with my amazing family and friends
Shyla Shivangni, MD
Medical School: Fiji National University College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: I love to travel. Exploring and learning about new places and their history, culture, architecture is something which makes mer really happy. I also enjoy playing and watching tennis and badminton
Jothsna Bodhanapati, MD
Medical School: Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: Outside of medicine, I enjoy hiking, traveling, painting, and spending time with friends & family