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Class of 2022

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Sunny Bang, MD

Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Undergrad: University of CA-Los Angeles
Major: European Studies
Medical school: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI
Hidden talents: frugality, driving long hours across the country, breakdance freezes, eating tons of ice cream at once
Favorite pastime: weightlifting, anime, TV shows (Black Mirror), hiking through national parks, traveling, computer games
Favorite past job: event medic for concerts and marathons
Fictional character you most identify with: Joel Barish
Favorite place you've visited: Zion National Park, Hanging Lakes in Colorado is a close first as well
Most interesting fact about you: I don't have active profiles on any of the major platforms for social media (philosophically because I am concerned about its technology and societal implications)

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Neev Batavia, MD

Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
Undergrad: University of California-Berkeley
Major: Biology and Anthropology
Medical school: David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles
Hidden talents: I play the guitar and sitar, and I sing all the wrong words to my favorite songs
Favorite pastime: going to live shows, golf, frisbee, spike ball, any beach activity, watching any sport including but not limited to competitive corn hole 
Favorite past job: osteologist - I sorted through, identified, and cataloged/curated human skeletal remains from archaeological sites at an anthropological museum
Fictional character you most identify with: Jerry Seinfeld 
Favorite place you've visited: Mauritius (a tiny island just east of Madagascar)
Most interesting fact about you: I'm a 3rd generation Kenyan but am ethnically Indian

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Jonathan Cheng, MD

Hometown: Berkeley, California
Undergrad: University of California-San Diego
Major: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Medical school: John A. Burns School of Medicine-University of Hawaii
Hidden talents:
building Ikea furniture 
Favorite pastime: cooking for others
Favorite past job: camp counselor
Fictional character you most identify with: Mulan
Favorite place you've visited: Singapore
Most interesting fact about you: I'm named after a seagull

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Matthew Dalley, MD

Hometown: Apopka, FL
Undergrad: Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN
Major: Health Science 
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talents: I can play the drums and ukulele
Favorite pastime: everything in the great outdoors, sports, reading and just hanging with family and friends. 
Favorite past job: buying and selling appliances in college 
Fictional character you most identify with: I have no answer but, my co-interns say Crush from finding Nemo
Favorite place you've visited: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Most interesting fact about you: My dad is East Indian but was born and raised in Jamaica. So, though I don’t look like it I’m actually half white and half East Indian but I grew up with Jamaican and American culture.

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Tori Galea, MD

Hometown: Coppell, TX
Undergrad: University of California-Los Angeles
Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Medical school: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Hidden talents: painting, ceramics
Favorite pastime: gym time, or finding the most delicious Hazy IPA
Favorite past job:
 ED Scribe at Presbyterian Dallas
Fictional character you most identify with: detective Rosa Diaz - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Favorite place you've visited: El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Most interesting fact about you: I worked at Rancho La Brea (tar pits in LA) doing research on dire wolves

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Taylor Harvey, MD

Hometown: Riverside, CA
Undergrad: Loyola Marymount University, CA
Major: English
Medical school: Albany Medical College, NY
Hidden talents: I can wiggle my ears!
Favorite pastime: traveling, going to the beach, hiking, baking
Favorite past job: EMT
Fictional character you most identify with: Liz Lemon
Favorite place you've visited: Patagonia
Most interesting fact about you: I walked over 100 miles from Portugal to Spain.

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Mark Hopkins, MD

Hometown: Logan, UT
Undergrad: Utah State University, UT
Major: Business Administration 
Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Hidden talents: organ and harmonica
Favorite pastime: mountain biking, peak bagging, tennis, basketball, golf
Favorite past job: 4th grade basketball coach (DEFINITELY not paid) Fictional character you most identify with: Indiana Jones
Favorite place you've visited: Zermatt, Switzerland
Most interesting fact about you: I visited every major national park during med school except Yosemite. Hence the reason I had to come back to California for residency!

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Yuri Jin, MD

Hometown: La Habra Heights, California 
Undergrad: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Major: Neuroscience 
Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
Hidden talents: playing the flute, packing at the very last minute, guilt tripping, finding/buying things that are mint/turquoise 
Favorite pastime: anything related to Disney/Disneyland, meeting/feeding animals, indoor cycling (PELOTON), pilates, yoga, travel, taking a million pictures of my dogs
Favorite past job: medical scribe (and fell in love with the ED, obviously) 
Fictional character you most identify with: Belle + Newt Scamander (yay, Hufflepuff!) 
Favorite place you've visited: chairlift to the top of Mount Solaro (Capri Island, Italy) and Lanikai Beach in Oahu 
Most interesting fact about you: I was born in Seoul and moved to California in 6th grade. I love it when people I meet are shocked by this and my all-time favorite compliment is being told that I have no accent (but when I'm flustered, I think the accent comes out a little...)

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Shannon Kiang, MD

Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
Undergrad: Boston University, MA
Major: Biology and Psychology, minor in Spanish
Medical school:  New York Medical College, NY
Hidden talents: cake decorating, costume making, being able to tell if a suitcase is over or under 50 pounds just by picking it up, falling asleep anywhere 
Favorite pastime: any kind of arts and crafts, baking, Disney/Lord of the Rings/musical theater/pop culture trivia, solo trips to Dave and Busters, watching sloth videos 
Favorite past job: columnist for a fashion website
Fictional character you most identify with: both Lilo and Stitch (from the movie Lilo and Stitch) 
Favorite place you've visited: probably a tie between Petra, Jordan and Machu Picchu, Peru
Most interesting fact about you: I once was a seat-filler at the People's Choice Awards and sat in the second row behind Neil Patrick Harris and the cast of Twilight.

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Tia Mackintosh, MD

Hometown: Lindsay, Ontario , Canada
Undergrad: Andrews University, MI
Major: Biology
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Favorite pastime: hiking! Or walking to places where you should probably drive
Favorite past job: barn hand / camp counselor
Fictional character you most identify with: probably some character from the phantom tollbooth  
Favorite place you've visited: Palawan, Philippines  
Most interesting fact about you: I can run and jump like a horse on all fours

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Sarah Poggi, MD

Hometown: Eagle River, AK
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine/Alaska WWAMI site
Hidden talents: I speak a little German..very little anymore
Favorite pastime: spending time outside-- hiking, running, camping, skiing etc
Favorite past job: barista (free coffee!)
Fictional character you most identify with: Hermione Granger
Favorite place you've visited: New Zealand
Most interesting fact about you: I was born and raised in AK but my first trip to Canada was during my move here

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Jen Raae-Nielsen, MD

Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Undergrad: Cal Poly Pomona, CA
Major: Microbiology w/ minor in Chemistry
Medical school: Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine at Western Michigan University, MI
Hidden talents: I can in fact walk AND chew gum, finding the Craigslist deals, child-wrangling while not-so-secretly wishing I had more hands.
Favorite pastime: dirt biking, snowboarding, spending time with my husband and kiddos and really anything outdoors
Favorite past job: Oooo, that's a tough one. I really liked my time at In-N-Out, but I also really miss my decade in EMS
Fictional character you most identify with: A little bit Ron Swanson and a little bit Merida (Brave)... yes, I may have red hair...
Favorite place you've visited: Japan for sure
Most interesting fact about you: I got a motorcycle at 17, but had to store it at my friend's house because my parents said very literally "no motorcycles in our house". They figured it out years later and have been relatively good sports.

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Spencer Salazar, MD

Hometown: Calimesa, CA
Undergrad: University of California-Riverside
Major: Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Medical school: California Northstate University College of Medicine
Hidden talents:
making vegan desserts, knowing just the right amount of pets to give my cat before she attacks me, and analyzing cartoon shows with my wife.
Favorite pastime: Hapkido, trail running, playing Pokemon, and watching cartoons with my wife.
Favorite past job: Hapkido Instructor
Fictional character you most identify with: Jake the dog from "Adventure Time"
Favorite place you've visited: Cayo District, Belize
Most interesting fact about you: I often get confused for Jim Halpert or Michael Phelps (depending on who you ask).

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Gretchen Stumhofer, MD

Hometown: San Diego, CA 
Undergrad: Stanford University
Major: Geological and Environmental Sciences
Medical school: University of California-San Diego School of Medicine 
Hidden talents:
capsaicin tolerance, getting lost in the woods
Favorite pastime: water sports, wheel sports, yoga, reading, and wandering
Favorite past job: tie between smokejumper and professional cyclist
Fictional character you most identify with:
 Harold (and his purple crayon)
Favorite place you've visited: the places with big skies or big waves that are better kept secret
Most interesting fact about you: my left foot is more than a full size larger than my right foot

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Felipe Zinkewich, MD

Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay
Undergrad: University of California-Los Angeles
Major: Physiology
Medical school: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo, NY
Hidden talents: give me a word, and I can say it backwards pretty fast
Favorite pastime: going to the beach, hiking, soccer, hanging with family
Favorite past job: scribe!
Favorite place you've visited: Grand Canyon
Most interesting fact about you: I am #4 of 10 children!

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  • Applicants
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    • About the Area
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    • LLUMC Faculty
    • Current Residents >
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    • Administrative Staff
  • EM Clerkship
    • LLUEM Intensive
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  • Fellowships
    • Combined Global Health/EM Ultrasound
    • EMS Fellowship
    • Global EM Fellowship
    • Medical Education Fellowship
    • PEM Fellowship
    • Ultrasound Fellowship
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