Residents

Current Residents

PGY V

Ing-Ling "Ian" Chen, MD

Undergraduate: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Preliminary: Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda, California

Nathaniel Mizraki, MD

Chief Resident

Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Preliminary: Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California

Peter Tran, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California
Preliminary: Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California

PGY IV

Theodore Hagens, MD

Undergraduate: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Preliminary: Mercy Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Alexandra Jordan, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley, California
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Preliminary: Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California

Thomas Polveroni, MD

Undergraduate: University of San Diego, San Diego, California
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona
Preliminary: Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California

PGY III

Raffi Akay, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego, California
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Preliminary: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Azad Darbandi, MD

Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Preliminary: Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Grant Murphy, MD, MBA

Undergraduate: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Preliminary: Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, California

PGY II

Brendon Chou, MD

Undergraduate: USC
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Preliminary: SW Healthcare Med Ed Consortium, Temecula, California

Elizabeth Shi, MD

Undergraduate: USC
Medical School: University of Texas SW Med Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
Preliminary: HCA Medical City Healthcare, Dallas, Texas

Christopher Slowik, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Preliminary: Los Robles Health System, Thousand Oaks, California

2026 Incoming Residents

Eman Meky, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis
Medical School: UC Davis School of Medicine
Preliminary: Olive View – UCLA Medical Center

Julian Neshewat, MD

Undergraduate: University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Preliminary: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, Michigan

Navid Mostaghni, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine
Preliminary: Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, California