LLU EMERGENCY MEDICINE
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Class of 2021

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Romeo Bilugan, MD

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Undergrad: University of CA - Riverside
Major: Neuroscience
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talents: I can play trumpet . . . . sort of
Favorite pastime: basketball
Favorite past job: crayon tester...just kidding, respiratory therapist
Fictional character you most identify with: Alfred from Batman
Favorite place you've visited: El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Most interesting fact about you: My favorite TV show is Fixer Upper on HGTV

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Megan Dickson, MD

Hometown: Fullerton, CA
Undergrad: University of CA - Los Angeles
Major: History
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talents: being more coordinated in the water than on land, surviving, spontaneous and unplanned international adventures, tripping over thin air
Favorite pastime: open ocean swimming
Favorite past job: lifeguard
Fictional character you most identify with: Charlie Day, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite place you've visited: South Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
Most interesting fact about you: I spontaneously ran my first marathon and qualified for the Boston Marathon during that race

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Michael Downes, MD

Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Undergrad: Oakwood University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talents: chess player
Favorite pastime: playing the violin
Favorite past job: teacher's assistant
Fictional character you most identify with: Buster Baxter
Favorite place you've visited: Masai Mara, Kenya & Montego Bay, Jamaica
Most interesting fact about you: At 8 years old, I flew 100 miles around Lake Okeechobee with my dad.

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Bogdan Dumitriu, MD

Hometown: Iasi, Romania
Undergrad: University of CA- Berkeley
Major: Integrative Biology
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talents: playing guitar & piano, writing music
Favorite pastime: cycling, running, hiking, cooking food, blogging
Favorite past job: professional leech on my parents
Fictional character you most identify with: Nacho Libre
Favorite place you've visited: Machu Picchu, Peru
Most interesting fact about you: I keep my cool when my car gets stolen

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John Egbert, DO

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Undergrad: Brigham Young University
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Medical school: Midwestern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hidden talents: tickling the ivories, speaking Spanish (fluently) & mandarin (not-so-fluently)
Favorite pastime: anything sports, both playing and spectating
Favorite past job: O.R. Tech
Fictional character you most identify with: The Hulk—except I'm not green
Favorite place you've visited: Newfoundland, Canada
Most interesting fact about you: I completed two years of residency in internal medicine - pediatrics prior to starting emergency medicine

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Amanda Feeney, MD

Hometown: Port Orchard, WA
Undergrad: Washington State University
Major: Neuroscience
Medical school: New York Medical College
Hidden talents: I can sing the alphabet backwards!
Favorite pastime: hiking with my chocolate lab, playing board games, running for Hogwarts Running Club (charity organization)
Favorite past job: waitress and event planner for a start-up cidery (like a brewery, but for hard cider)
Fictional character you most identify with: Hermione
Favorite place you've visited: Mendoza, Argentina (but I love to travel and pretty much every place I have visited is my new favorite place)
Most interesting fact about you: I went skydiving illegally when I was 17

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Timothy Ibrahim, MD

Hometown: Camarillo, CA
Undergrad: University of CA-Los Angeles
Major: Neuroscience
Medical school: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Hidden talents: beatboxing, noticing haircuts, rolling burritos
Favorite pastime: rock climbing, running, sauce tasting, complaining about cilantro
Favorite past job: IT consultant for the elderly
Fictional character you most identify with: Tom Haverford
Favorite place you've visited: Baños, Ecuador
Most interesting fact about you: I make a mean stir-fry

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Erik Madsen, MD

Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergrad: University of South Florida
Major: Chemical Engineering
Medical school: University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine
Hidden talent: 52% fluent in Spanish according to Duo Lingo
Favorite pastime: traveling to surf
 Favorite past job:  valet...don't ever valet your car, we will steal your gum.
Fictional character you most identify with: Johnny Tsunami
Favorite place you've visited: Patagonia
Most interesting fact about you: I lived out of a van for a few months exploring the coast of Mexico.


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Zach McCarty, MD

Hometown: Redlands, CA
Undergrad: Pacific Union College
Major: Business Administration
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talent: FIFA, throwing things
Favorite pastime: golf, snowboarding, playing Call of Duty, motocross, rock climbing
Favorite past job: barista
Fictional character you most identify with: Jon Snow
Favorite place you've visited: Positano, Italy
Most interesting fact about you: my second and third toes are webbed


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Andrew Pachon, MD

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Undergrad: Claremont Mckenna College
Major: Psychology
Graduate: Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California
Medical school: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Hidden talent: cake decorating
Favorite pastime: woodworking and do-it-yourself home improvement . . . If you need a powertool, I most likely have it.
Favorite past job: Emergency Services Coordinator at City of Torrance Police Department
Fictional character you most identify with: John McLain
Favorite place you've visited: Angel's Landing at Zion National Park
Most interesting fact about you: professional kid wrangler


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Amy Russell, MD

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Undergrad: University of California - San Diego
Major: Human Biology
Medical school: Lewis Katz School of Medicine - Temple University
Hidden talent: can wiggle one ear at a time
Favorite pastime: beach bumming, volleyball, pickleball
Favorite past job: ED scribe
Fictional character you most identify with: sometimes Hermione Granger, sometimes Ron Swanson
Favorite place you've visited: Berlin, Germany & NOLA
Most interesting fact about you: I studied martial arts for 11 years.


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Daniel Udrea, MD

Hometown: Dayton, OH
Undergrad: Kettering College
Major: Human Biology
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talent: piano, trombone, handbells
Favorite pastime: racquetball, drone photography & videography
Favorite past job: summer camp videography
Fictional character you most identify with: Jim Halpert from The Office
Favorite place you've visited: Mt. Hood, OR
Most interesting fact about you: I used to be a competitive puppeteer


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"BK" Vargas, MD

Hometown: Beaumont, California
Undergrad: University of California - San Diego
Major: Biology
Medical school: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Hidden talent: cake decorating, knowledge of random animal facts
Favorite pastime: camping, hiking, playing with my dog, karaoke
Favorite past job: farm camp instructor
Fictional character you most identify with: Moana, Judy Hopps (Zootopia)
Favorite place you've visited: Vargas Island, British Columbia
Most interesting fact about you: I had to be sewn into my wedding dress because the clasp popped while jumping around.


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Bailey Wentworth, MD

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Undergrad: University of California - San Diego
Major: Physiology of Neuroscience
Medical school: New York Medical College
Hidden talent: sometimes I like to roll my own sushi for dinner
Favorite pastime: catching (and releasing) baby bunnies with my dad in the backyard
Favorite past job: band camp counselor
Fictional character you most identify with: Hermione!
Favorite place you've visited: Surfing Turtle, Nicaragua
Most interesting fact about you: I played in a Beatles cover band in college

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Krista Wiese, MD

Hometown: Denver, CO
Undergrad: Santa Clara University
Major: Psychology and Environmental Studies
Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine
Hidden talent: eating enchiladas
Favorite pastime: snuggling my rescue dog Izzy
Favorite past job: health technology startup in San Francisco
Fictional character you most identify with: Brienne of Tarth
Favorite place you've visited: Cape Town, South Africa
Most interesting fact about you: I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro when I was 20.

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  • Applicants
    • Overview
    • Curriculum
    • Stipends and Benefits
    • About the Area
    • Applying
  • People
    • LLUMC Faculty
    • Current Residents >
      • Class of 2027
      • Class of 2026
      • Class of 2025
    • Administrative Staff
  • EM Clerkship
    • LLUEM Intensive
    • Intensive Application
    • Resources
    • Evaluations
  • Fellowships
    • Combined Global Health/EM Ultrasound
    • EMS Fellowship
    • Global EM Fellowship
    • Medical Education Fellowship
    • PEM Fellowship
    • Ultrasound Fellowship
  • Links/Photos