Introducing your newest DOM faculty, postdocs, and staff colleagues hired or appointed June 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026.

Faculty

Alexis Barnes, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Cardiology

Kelley Bellia, DO, MS // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // Geriatric Medicine

Celestine Christensen, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // Geriatric Medicine

Anna Maria Coronata, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine

Dalia ElGamal, PhD // UCR Visiting Research Associate Professor of Medicine // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Ola Elgamal, PhD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Stephanie Gambino, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Tanmay Gokhale, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Cardiology

Roya Gordji, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // Infectious Diseases

Andrew Groff, MD // Clinical Instructor of Medicine // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Jessica Guo, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // Geriatric Medicine

Muhammad Haseeb, MD, MSc // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Pranav Jain, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Paul Lee, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Cardiology

Christopher Lemmon, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Nicole Luche, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine

Ashley McLenithan, DO // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine

Stephanie Mutchler, PhD // Research Instructor of Medicine // Renal-Electrolyte

Alsayed Osman, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Pratibha Seshadri, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // Infectious Diseases

Marilia Monte Carrilho Alves da Silva, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Geriatric Medicine

Andy Wu, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Jordana Yahr, DO // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine

Syeda Sumaiya Zaidi, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine

Shana Zucker, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine

Postdocs

Tanisha Arte, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Nicole Colussi, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Vascular Medicine Institute

Elizabeth Finney, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Vascular Medicine Institute

Parham Habibzadeh, MD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Lizzie Hary, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine

Michelle Ly, MD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Hannah Miller, DO // Postdoctoral Scholar // Vascular Medicine Institute

Prashastee Patel, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Nathan Raabe, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Infectious Diseases

Mehdi Ramezanpour Koomleh, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Renal-Electrolyte

Ananya Sharma, MD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Nathan Smith, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Renal-Electrolyte

Alynna Summit, MD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine

Emily Thompson, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine

Dylan Tuttle, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Infectious Diseases

Rick van der Geest, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Staff

Meili Belko // Finance Supervisor // Aging Institute

Becky Bowen // Lead Surgery Scheduler // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Alexandra Cass // Laboratory Research Technician // Infectious Diseases

Basma Nihad Dib // Medical Data Scientist II // General Internal Medicine

Madeline Gudobba // Manager – Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Shivani Joshi // Laboratory Technician // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

April Kane // Project Director // Geriatric Medicine

Sage Kaplan // Laboratory Research Technician // Cardiology

Lochan Karthikeyan // Clinical Research Coordinator II // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Anuj Kaul // Laboratory Research Technician II // Vascular Medicine Institute

Akuti Kethri // Laboratory Research Technician II // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Lakelyn Keverline // Laboratory Technician // Renal-Electrolyte

Ilsa Kloiber // Laboratory Research Technician I // Renal-Electrolyte

Linda Kuppel // Image Data Scientist // Vascular Medicine Institute

Jackie Lamars // Pre-Award Grants & Contracts Specialist II // Research Administration

Megan Meran, RN // Nurse Coordinator // Classical Hematology

Teresa McGuire // Faculty Affairs Administrative Manager // Chair’s Office

Phuong Nguyen // Laboratory Research Technician IV // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Lydia Nolin // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases

Maristda Patthanadettrakul // Student Program Coordinator // General Internal Medicine

Nicole Ponde // Research Scientist // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Theresa Ramella // CRNP, Senior // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Karley Romano // Physician Assistant // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Emily Roser // Post Award Administrator // Research Administration

Danielle Seitz // CRNP, Senior // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Kristi Sherow // Patient Services Representative // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Min-gyoung Shin // Research Scientist // Vascular Medicine Institute

Manogna Tatapudi // Clinical Research Coordinator I // Cardiology

Stephen Vallejo // Personnel & Payroll Specialist II // Chair’s Office

Kaitlyn Watkins // Laboratory Research Technician III // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Zach Wilkins // Laboratory Research Technician III // Infectious Diseases

Elijah Wright // Clinical Research Coordinator II // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Sarah Wygant // OP Nurse Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Ting Zhang // Laboratory Research Technician // Cardiology