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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences OB/GYN

Meet Our Residents

Current Residents

Class of 2030

  • Jaye Boissiere, MD

    Jaye Boissiere, MD

    Medical School: Duke University
  • Anika Ashcraft, MD

    Anika Ashcraft, MD

    Medical School: UC San Diego
  • Chase Jablon, MD

    Chase Jablon, MD

    Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
  • Gabrielle Le, MD

    Gabrielle Le, MD

    Medical School: UT Austin
  • Valerie McAllister, MD

    Valerie McAllister, MD

    Medical School: Howard University
  • Margaret Roccato, MD

    Margaret Roccato, MD

    Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
  • Koran Sherman, MD

    Koran Sherman, MD

    Medical School: University of New Mexico

Class of 2029

  • Emmanuel Elijah, MD

    Emmanuel Elijah, MD

    Hometown: Manteca, CA
    Undergraduate School: UC San Diego
    Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Medical Education / Mentorship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Metabolomics
  • Dylan Hutson, MD

    Dylan Hutson, MD

    Hometown: West Hills, California
    Undergraduate School: UC San Diego 
    Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Medical education, complex family planning, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery 
  • Elisha Jaeke, MD

    Elisha Jaeke, MD

    Hometown: Hartford, WI
    Undergraduate School: St. Norbert College
    Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
    Career Interests: Community engaged research, reproductive justice, health disparities, medical education
  • Emily Harnois, MD

    Emily Harnois, MD

    Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
    Undergraduate School: University of Arizona
    Medical School: University of Arizona, College of Medicine
    Career Interests: Immigrant Health, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Medical Education
  • Ariana Olvera, MD

    Ariana Olvera, MD

    Hometown: Donna, TX
    Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
    Medical School: Baylor
    Career Interests: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, perinatal substance use disorders/addiction medicine, medical education.
  • Nicole Schulick, MD

    Nicole Schulick, MD

    Hometown: Denver, CO
    Undergraduate School: New York University
    Medical School: University of Colorado
    Career Interests: Global health, medical education, reproductive justice, Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy.

Class of 2028

  • Alexandria Gonzalez, MD

    Alexandria Gonzalez, MD

    Hometown: Mission, Texas
    Undergraduate School: The University of Texas at Austin
    Medical School: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Medical education, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, community outreach
  • Leilani Gutierrez-Palominos, MD

    Leilani Gutierrez-Palominos, MD

    Hometown: Fresno, California
    Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley
    Medical School: UC Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Broad-spectrum OB/GYN care; Underserved medicine; Immigrant health; Global Health
  • Isabel Katlaps, MD

    Isabel Katlaps, MD

    Hometown: Portland, Oregon
    Undergraduate School: Oregon State University
    Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
    Career Interests: Pediatric and adolescent gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Madison Kent, MD

    Madison Kent, MD

    Hometown: Midland, Michigan
    Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
    Medical School: UC Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Obstetric Critical Care, Complex Obstetric Surgery
  • Grace Noonan, MD

    Grace Noonan, MD

    Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
    Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
    Medical School: University of Kansas
    Career Interests: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, perinatal substance use disorders/addiction medicine, medical education.
  • Harriet Rothschild, MD

    Harriet Rothschild, MD

    Hometown: Santa Cruz, California
    Undergraduate School: Colby College, Waterville, Maine
    Medical School: UC San Francisco
    Career Interests: Gynecologic oncology, reproductive justice, health disparities

Class of 2027

  • Rebecca Kolodner, MD

    Rebecca Kolodner, MD

    Undergraduate School: Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
    Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Complex Family Planning, and Immigrant Health

  • Faith Okifo, MD

    Faith Okifo, MD

    Undergraduate School: University of Connecticut
    Medical School: Yale
    Career Interests: Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Rachel Pacyna, MD

    Rachel Pacyna, MD

    Undergraduate School: Michigan State University
    Medical School: University of Chicago
    Career Interests: Complex Family Planning, Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery
  • McKenzie Wall, MD

    McKenzie Wall, MD

    Undergraduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Career Interests: Family Planning
  • Emily Yang, MD

    Emily Yang, MD

    Undergraduate School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
    Medical School: UC San Diego
    Career Interests: Medical Education/Mentorship, oncofertility, fertility preservation, health systems research

Class of 2026

  • Sophia Angelides, MD, MS

    Sophia Angelides, MD, MS

    Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
    Medical School: University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA

  • Kelsey Keverline, M.D.

    Kelsey Keverline, M.D.

    Undergraduate: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 
    Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Jessica Rivas, M.D.

    Jessica Rivas, M.D.

    Hometown: Houston, TX
    Undergraduate: University of Houston
    Medical School: UT Houston

  • Allison Rajan, M.D.

    Allison Rajan, M.D.

    Undergraduate: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 
    Medical School: University of Washington

  • Emma Roberts, M.D.

    Emma Roberts, M.D.

    Hometown: Seattle, WA
    Undergraduate: Colby College, Waterville, Maine 
    Medical School: University of Washington

  • Daniella Rogerson, M.S., M.D.

    Daniella Rogerson, M.S., M.D.

    Undergraduate: St. John's University, Queens, New York 
    Medical School: Columbia University

Class of 2025

  • Keri Cowles, MD

    Keri Cowles, MD

    Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 
    Medical School: University of North Carolina

  • Milli Desai, MD, MAS, MHS

    Milli Desai, MD, MAS, MHS

    Undergraduate: University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
    Medical School: University of California, San Diego

  • Rafa Ifthikar, MD

    Rafa Ifthikar, MD

    Hometown: Rochester, NY
    Undergraduate: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 
    Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

  • Jenny Koenig, MD, PhD

    Jenny Koenig, MD, PhD

    Hometown: Temecula, CA
    Undergraduate: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    Medical School: Tufts University

  • Payton Ottum, MD

    Payton Ottum, MD

    Hometown: Portland, OR
    Undergraduate: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    Medical School: University of California, San Diego

  • Kellie Schueler, MD

    Kellie Schueler, MD

    Hometown: Bend, OR
    Undergraduate: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    Medical School: University of Chicago

Class of 2024

  • Hanna Burch, MD

    Hanna Burch, MD

    Hometown: Palo Alto, California
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Ammar Joudeh, MD

    Ammar Joudeh, MD

    Hometown: Easley, South Carolina
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Omar Mesina, MD

    Omar Mesina, MD

    Hometown: Chicago, Illinois (via Manzanillo, Mexico)
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Isabella Qendro, MD

    Isabella Qendro, MD

    Hometown: Athens, Greece
    Medical School: University of Massachusetts

  • Hayley Schultz, MD

    Hayley Schultz, MD

    Hometown: Los Angeles, California
    Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

  • Renee Sullender, MD, MPH

    Renee Sullender, MD, MPH

    Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
    Medical School: University of Wisconsin

Our Graduates

Where do our graduates go? Anywhere they want!

Class Fellowship Academic Private

2026

GynOnc - UCSD
MFM-Genetics - UCSF
Faculty - Mass General Brigham & Women's
Faculty - University of Washington
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Alaska

2025

CFP - UCSF
MFM - UCSD

Faculty - UCSD x2

Sharp Rees Steeley
Scripps Coastal/Encinitas

2024

MIGS - UNC, Chapel Hill

Faculty - UCSD x2
Faculty - UCSF

Kaiser Walnut Creek-Antioch
Kaiser - Daly City

2023

Urogyn - UCSD
GynOnc - MD Anderson x2
MFM - Univ of Utah
Critical Care - Mass General

 

 Kaiser Oakland

2022

MFM - UC Irvine
PGMRS - Pittsburg

 Faculty - UCSD

Asmara, Eritrea
Private North California
and Portland, OR

2021

FPMRS - Oklahoma
MFM - UC San Diego

 

Inova (VA), Kaiser SD x2,
Stanford Affiliate

2020

GynOnc - University of Colorado
GynOnc - 2021
REI - UC San Diego

Faculty - U of Michican

Kaiser San Diego

2019

MFM - UC San Diego
FPMRS - UC San Diego

Faculty - UC San Diego

Kaiser San Diego x 2

2018

UroGyn - OHSU
UroGyn - Duke

Private - Los Angeles
Kaiser San Diego
Kaiser Sacramento

2017

UroGyn - Pittsburg

Faculty - UC San Diego

Kaiser San Diego x 2
Private - No. California
Private - San Diego

2016

GynOnc - MD Anderson
MFM - Oregon
GynOnc - UC San Diego
Global Health - Case Western

Faculty - USC

Kaiser San Diego

2015

GynOnc - MD Anderson

Kaiser San Diego x 3
Private - San Diego

2014

GynOnc - Univ of Chicago
FP - Brigham

Kaiser San Diego x 2
Private - Central Cal

2013

MFM - UW
REI - UC San Diego
FP - Emory

Kaiser Los Angeles
Private - San Diego
Private - Arizona

2012

Faculty - UW
Faculty - GWU

Kaiser North California
Kaiser West Los Angeles
Private - Vermont(gyn)
Private - San Diego

2011

MFM - Utah
UroGyn - UC San Diego

Private - Anaheim
Kaiser Santa Ana
Kaiser San Diego
Kaiser Anaheim

2010

GynOnc - UCI
FP - USC

Faculty - U of Colorado

Private - Logan CC
Kaiser San Diego
Kaiser Redwood City