2016 Inductees

Name: Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz
Hometown: Santa Barbara
Undergrad: New York University
Major: Happiness
Future Plans: Finding my way into global health both as a clinician and researcher
Fun Fact: I have five middle names

Name: Emily Avis
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Undergrad: Williams College
Major: Art History
Future Plans: Pediatrics, medical education
Fun Fact: I played volleyball in college!

Name: Mariel Bailey
Hometown: Newport, RI
Undergrad: Stanford
Major: Human Biology and East Asian Studies
Future Plans: Med/Peds or Pediatrics
Fun Fact: I can play the 5-string banjo!

Name: Cat Beni
Hometown: Riverside
Undergrad: UCLA
Major: Applied Math
Future Plans: Academic Surgery
Fun Fact: I once turned orange from eating too many carrots

Name: Thomas Buretta
Hometown: Chester, IL
Undergrad: Pepperdine University
Major: Organizational Communication
Future Plans: Anesthesiology and Hospital Management
Fun Fact: I was born & raised in the "Home of Popeye"

Name: Carlos (Tony) Casillas
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
Undergrad: California State University, Fresno
Major: Psychology and Chemistry
Future Plans: Med-Peds!
Fun Fact: I enjoy cheesy horror films, my favorite is Friday the thirteenth part 7

Name: Jeff Fujimoto
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Major: Bioengineering
Future Plans: Internal Medicine
Fun Fact: I was in the 2008 Olympic Trials for judo

Name: Amelia Goodfellow
Hometown: Lodi, California
Undergrad: UC Davis
Major: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Future Plans: Once I start residency in the Navy, I hope to go operational with a dive or flight team before completing training in Internal Medicine. I'd love to travel with the USNS Mercy on humanitarian aid missions, and work in health policy to improve care for our country's most disenfranchised
Fun Fact: Before medical school, I had a cooking blog! One day, I'd love to formally train in culinary school

Name: Hannah Hughes
Hometown: Hesperia, CA
Undergrad: University of California, Riverside
Major: Biology
Future Plans: Emergency Medicine, Healthcare Management & Global Health
Fun Fact: My entire childhood, I wanted to be a country western singer...until I realized I couldn't sing

Name: Maryanne Ibrahim
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Undergrad: UCLA
Major: Physiological Science
Future Plans: Med-Peds
Fun Fact: Lived in Botswana for a year--it was AMAZING!

Name: Sam Jackson
Hometown: Napa, CA
Undergrad: UC Davis
Major: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Future Plans: Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Fun Fact: Once had raccoons steal his rations on day 3 of a 4 day backpacking trip

Name: Emily Ka Yi Tam
Hometown: Hong Kong/Oakland
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Human Memory and Cognition
Future Plans: Health care innovation, health administration
Fun Fact: I auditioned for record companies

Name: Mohammad M Karimzada
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Undergrad: UC Davis
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Future Plans: General Surgery
Fun Fact: I used to teach martial arts

Name: Clement Lee
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Undergrad: UCLA
Major: Psychobiology
Future Plans: IM/Pediatrics Hospitalist, Global Health
Fun Fact: I can play piano by ear!

Name: Andrew Lees
Hometown: Poway, CA
Undergrad: University of Chicago
Major: Economics
Future Plans: Primary Care, baby!
Fun Fact: In high school I was appointed by Student Government to be school DJ

Name: Gabriel Lopez
Hometown: Chino, CA
Undergrad: University of California, Riverside
Major: Biological Sciences
Future Plans: Addressing maternal health disparities in minority and low-income population as an OB/GYN
Fun Fact: For fun I love watching almost any cooking show on Food Network, pretending that I can cook, and training for marathons

Name: Jessica Lucier
Hometown: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Undergrad: Harvard College
Major: Philosophy
Future Plans: Pediatrics or IM/Peds
Fun Fact: I pole vaulted in high school and college

Name: Rithika Mathias
Hometown: Andover, MA
Undergrad: Wesleyan University
Major: Chemistry
Future Plans: Family Medicine
Fun Fact: I used to be a bell ringer, like Quasimodo

Name: Imani McElroy
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Undergrad: Hampton University/UC Irvine 
Major: Biological Sciences
Future Plans: General Surgery
Fun Fact: I still play the original Pokemon Red game on my phone's emulator

Name: Roya Moheimani
Hometown: Newport Beach
Undergrad: UC Irvine
Major: Biology
Future Plans: Academic Medicine
Fun Fact: I love college football

Name: Sara Mottahedan
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: New York University
Major: Music Business
Future Plans: Anesthesiology
Fun Fact: I was a dancer on stage for a Flaming Lips performance at Roskilde Festival

Name: Laura Obler
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Undergrad: UC Irvine
Major: Dance, Chemistry
Future Plans: Psychiatry
Fun Fact: I've performed in the Nutcracker -- over 20 times!

Name: MacLean Sellars
Hometown: Glendale, CA
Undergrad: Haverford College
Major: Biology and Sociology
Future Plans: Residency in Internal Medicine. Then likely on to Hematology-Oncology fellowship, research and medical education.
Fun Fact: I've got identical twin boys!

Name: Evan Shih
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Undergrad: UCLA, GO BRUINS!
Major: Physiological Science
Future Plans: Internal Medicine, Hospitalist
Fun Fact: I enjoy swimming and ruining your favorite karaoke song

Name: Joe Torres
Hometown: Covina, CA
Undergrad: UCLA
Major: Biology
Future Plans: Internal Medicine or Family Medicine 
Fun Fact: I have two boys Gianni (1yo) and Sonny (3yo)

Name: Erica Tukiainen
Hometown: Helsinki, Finland
Undergrad: University of California, Los Angeles
Major: French
Future Plans: Looking forward to pursuing family medicine! I hope to incorporate my love for preventive medicine in underserved communities through physical activity and nutrition promotion!
Fun Fact: I played on the UCLA women's basketball team all 4 years as an undergraduate. Go Bruins!!!

Name: Nicholas Villano
Hometown: Freehold, NJ
Undergrad: Cornell University
Major: Neurobiology and Behavior
Future Plans: Internal Medicine Residency
Fun Fact: First came to LA for an internship animating the LEGO TV show