Introducing your newest DOM faculty, postdocs, and staff colleagues hired or appointed December 2, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Faculty

Ravi Akula, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Omar Al Metwalli, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Daniel Boucek, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Donna Doebler, DrPH, MS, MPH // UCR Visiting Research Associate Professor // General Internal Medicine

Sara Glass, PhD // Research Assistant Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Shailaja Hegde, PhD // Research Assistant Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Rebecca Meiksin, PhD // Research Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

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

Christian Olivo Freites, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Raghunandan Purushoth (Purushothaman), MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Kristen Raffensperger, MD // Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Sumit Sohal, MD, MS // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Lauren Statman, MD, PhD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Riley Steiner, PhD, MPH // UCR Visiting Research Associate Professor // General Internal Medicine

Carlie Wilson, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Yu-Sheng Yeh, PhD // Research Instructor // Cardiology

Postdocs

Melody Chavez, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine

Shakti Dahiya, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Ricardo DeMoya, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Cardiology

Rajashekar Donaka, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute

Abigail Gerberick, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Infectious Diseases

Minxue Jia, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Guoqiang Ma, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute

Venkata Krishna Kanth Makani, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Elizabeth Ottosen, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Infectious Diseases

Yeuran Oh, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute

Haiqin Ping, MD, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Cardiology

Staff

Hala Alkawadri // Administrative Assistant III // Vascular Medicine Institute

Selena Anjur-Dietrich // Manager – Research & Evaluation // General Internal Medicine

Maria Belin // Research Program Manager // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Holly Benson // Grants & Contracts Assistant // Research Administration

Andrea Brooks // Clinical Research Coordinator III // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Leticia Candra // Grants & Contracts Specialist II (Pre-Award) // Research Administration

Kirsten Crowhurst // Community Engagement Program Manager // General Internal Medicine

Adriana Gebe // Clinical Research Assistant II // General Internal Medicine

Heather Gentry // Laboratory Manager II // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Bailey Gibson // Clinical Research Coordinator II // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Kelsey Humes // Student Program Coordinator // General Internal Medicine

Sarah Klein // Grants & Contracts Specialist III (Pre-Award) // Research Administration

Ellen Kline // Manager – Clinical Research Operations // General Internal Medicine

Rachel Kosciusko // Physician Assistant, Senior // General Internal Medicine

Nicole Neiman // Clinical Research Coordinator III // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Pedram Paragomi // Research Scientist // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Gayatri Pingle // Laboratory Research Technician III // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine