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Current Neurology Residents

PGY 4

  • Julia Bu, M.D.

    Julia Bu, M.D.

    Hometown: Riverside, CA
    Medical school: Case Western Reserve University
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Stroke, Palliative Care
    Hobbies: kickboxing, cooking new recipes, watching movies
  • Claire Davila, M.D.

    Claire Davila, M.D.

    Hometown: Concord, CA
    Medical school: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
    Preliminary: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
    Academic interests: Stroke, Epilepsy, Medical Education
    Hobbies: soccer, hiking
  • Chris Goyne, M.D.

    Chris Goyne, M.D.

    Hometown: Valparaiso, IN
    Medical school: Indiana University
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Neuroimmunology, Neuromuscular
    Hobbies: hiking, surfing, guitar, drawing/painting
  • Max Kazer, M.D.

    Max Kazer, M.D.

    Hometown: Oak Park, IL
    Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Neurocritical Care, Medical Education
    Hobbies: collecting vinyl, exploring national parks, playing Scrabble
  • Hoameng Ung, M.D. Ph.D.

    Hoameng Ung, M.D. Ph.D.

    Hometown: Long Beach, CA
    Medical school: University of Pennsylvania
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Predictive Analytics, Translational Medicine
    Hobbies: investing, cooking, traveling
  • Victoria Wu, M.D.

    Victoria Wu, M.D.

    Hometown: San Diego, CA
    Medical school: UC San Diego School of Medicine
    Preliminary: UC San Diego
    Academic interests: Medical Education, Acute Neurology, Epilepsy
    Hobbies: fitness, long walks, true crime documentaries/podcasts

PGY 3

  • Meshari Alharthi, MBBS

    Meshari Alharthi, MBBS

    Hometown: Makkah
    Medical school: Umm Al-Qura University
    Preliminary: UC San Diego
    Academic interests: Stroke, Critical Care, Headache and Epilepsy
    Hobbies: Soccer, horseback riding, fitness, hiking, and playing chess
  • Zachary Hodosevich, M.D.

    Zachary Hodosevich, M.D.

    Hometown: San Diego, CA
    Medical school: Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Multiple Sclerosis, Headache, Medical Education
    Hobbies: Sci-fi novels, board games, Virtual Reality gaming, racquetball
  • Joanne Lau, M.D. M.S.

    Joanne Lau, M.D. M.S.

    Hometown: San Leandro, CA
    Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
    Preliminary: California Pacific Medical Center
    Academic interests: Epilepsy, Stroke, Movement Disorders, Medical Education
    Hobbies:
    Travel, baking, photography, hiking, local ice cream connoisseur
  • ​​Dana Most, M.D. Ph.D.

    ​​Dana Most, M.D. Ph.D.

    Hometown: Raanana, Israel
    Medical school: University of Texas Health Sciences Center
    Preliminary: University of South Florida, Blake Medical Center
    Academic interests: Emergency neurology, global health, teaching, big data translational bioinformatics in neurobiology and neuropsychiatric, small molecule therapeutics, medication repurposing
    Hobbies: Traveling, guitar, beach, scuba diving
  • Angeline Ngo, M.D.

    Angeline Ngo, M.D.

    Hometown: Cypress, CA
    Medical school: University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Preliminary: University of Massachusetts 
    Academic interests: General neurology, stroke, movement disorders, behavior.
    Hobbies: Baking, running, tennis, snowboarding, beaching
  • Naveen Reddy, M.D.

    Naveen Reddy, M.D.

    Hometown: La Verne, CA
    Medical school: Frank H. Netter, MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
    Preliminary: University of Maryland Medical Center
    Academic interests: Behavioral neurology, neuropsychiatry
    Hobbies: Basketball, film writing
  • William Ueng, M.D.

    William Ueng, M.D.

    Hometown: West Los Angeles, CA
    Medical school: University of South Florida
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Medical education
    Hobbies: Lakers, Basketball, good food, and cute dog photos

PGY 2

  • David Vo, M.D.

    David Vo, M.D.

    Hometown: Olympia, WA
    Medical school: Tulane University School of Medicine
    Preliminary: UC Irvine Medicine Center
    Academic interests: epilepsy, general neurology, palliative care
    Hobbies: Food adventures, traveling, tennis, hiking, cooking
  • Joseph Conovaloff, M.D.

    Joseph Conovaloff, M.D.

    Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
    Medical school: UC Irvine School of Medicine
    Preliminary: St. Mary Medical Center-UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program
    Academic interests: acute neurological care, medical education
    Hobbies: tennis, basketball, golf, music, food, exploring the city
  • Daniel Hawkins, M.D.

    Daniel Hawkins, M.D.

    Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California
    Medical school: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Preliminary: UCI Medical Center
    Academic interests: Epilepsy, Brain-Computer Interfacing
    Hobbies: Running, Swimming, music, board/video games, Netflix, long walks on the beach
  • Jessica Bloom, M.D.

    Jessica Bloom, M.D.

    Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
    Medical school: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    Preliminary: Loyola University Medical Center
    Academic interests: Medical Education, Global Health
    Hobbies: reading, roller skating, and watching reality TV
  • Sophia Raefsky, M.D.

    Sophia Raefsky, M.D.

    Hometown: Los Altos, CA
    Medical school: UC Irvine School of Medicine
    Preliminary: UC Irvine
    Academic interests: Medical Education, neuromuscular, stroke, neurorehab
    Hobbies: Hiking, road trips, camping, trying new food
  • Kaitlin Farrell, M.D. Ph.D.

    Kaitlin Farrell, M.D. Ph.D.

    Hometown: Washington, DC
    Medical school: Drexel University, Philadelphia
    Preliminary: Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia
    Academic interests: Neuroimmunology, movement disorders
    Hobbies: yoga, perfume-making