Family Medicine Residency
Family Medicine Residency Program
PGY3, Class of 2025
Ahmed Hammodi, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Hobbies/Interests: I hike regularly, visit national parks, and enjoy taking my dog along for the adventure. I am also proficient in car mechanics and have experience with restoring classic and modern vehicles
Spencer Dalton, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Playing sports, video games
Mohammed Jassim, MD
Medical School: Avalon University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, hiking, swimming
Saumil Patel, MD
Medical School: M. P. Shah Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, traveling, cooking
PGY2, Class of 2026
Neha Siddiqui, MD
Medical School: University College Dublin School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Gouache painting, photography, and baking
Darya Khosropanah, MD
Medical School: Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Outside of medicine I enjoy exercise and sports, particularly tennis. I love traveling with friends and going to the beach and being in the sun, cooking, snowboarding, and overall being active outdoors in SoCal
Maryam Mogharehabed, MD
Medical School: Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of Medicine, Iran
Hobbies/Interests: Spending quality time with my family and friends, skiing, hiking, traveling
Shyla Shivangni, MD
Medical School: Fiji National University College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: I love to travel. Exploring and learning about new places and their history, culture, architecture is something which makes mer really happy. I also enjoy playing and watching tennis and badminton
Jothsna Bodhanapati, MD
Medical School: Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: Outside of medicine, I enjoy hiking, traveling, painting, and spending time with friends & family
Riley Rodriguez, MD
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, fantasy shows, CrossFit
PGY1, Class of 2027
Abanob Elias, MD
Hometown: Luxor, Egypt
Medical School: Columbus Central University School of Medicine / Ain Shams Medical School
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, ping pong, volleyball, tennis, fishing, swimming
Erika Lubenow, MD
Hometown: Chicago
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Nature walks, swimming, travel/culture, women’s health, spending time with family
Gerardo Gomez Lanza, MD
Hometown: Upland, California
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras – Facultad de Ciencias Medicas
Hobbies/Interests: Art museums, watching documentaries, reading
Dizarelle Dela Cruz, MD
Hometown: Gardena, California
Medical School: Our Lady of Fatima University of College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Music (singing and dancing), going to the beach, hiking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends
Mohammad Zain Ali, MD
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Hobbies/Interests: Home-cooking connoisseur, wife’s personal photographer, avid global traveler, Costco-explorer, and dad to our two cats Maximum and Wanda
Narbie Pagunsan, MD
Hometown: Long Beach, California
Medical School: Cebu Doctors’ University
Hobbies/Interests: Hot yoga/pilates, badminton, hiking, and traveling