Hometown: Lancaster, PA Undergrad: Stetson University; Spanish Medical School: Penn State University College of Medicine Outside Interests: traveling, baseball, exploring San Diego, boating, music/concerts, local wines and beers, cooking, hiking, reading Research Interests: robotic technology, innovative design, tumor virology and immunology
Omid Moshtaghi, MD (CHIEF/PGY-5)
Hometown: San Diego, CA Undergrad: San Diego State University; Biology. Medical School: University of California, Irvine. Outside Interests: Surfing, hiking, camping, and spending time with family. Research Interests: Hidden hearing loss, dizziness, tinnitus, patient decision making, and bioelectric technology.
Robert Saddawi-Konefka, MD, PhD (PGY-6)
Hometown: South Bend, IN Undergrad: University of Southern California, Neurosciences Medical School: UCSD Outside Interests: Surfing, Camping and Backpacking, Family Time Research Interests: Immuno-Oncology, Immunotherapies and Mechanisms of Tumor-Immune Resistance
Kayva Crawford, MD (PGY-5)
Hometown: Portland, OR Undergrad: University of Washington; Spanish, Bioethics and Humanities Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Outside Interests: marathon running, piano, reading, hiking, painting, baking Research Interests: population-based research, head and neck oncology, pediatric otolaryngology
Farhoud Faraji, MD, PhD (RSCH/PGY-5)
Hometown: Sacramento, CA Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley; Molecular & Cell Biology Medical School: Saint Louis University Outside Interests: Terrestrial and marine naturalism, scuba and freediving, climbing, hiking, yoga, travel, culinary arts, sailing, live music, horticulture and botany. Research Interests: Head and neck oncology, metastasis biology, transcriptional biology, cell-mediated immunity, medical education.
Morgan Davis, MD (RSCH/PGY-4)
Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi Undergrad: University of Mississippi (Ole Miss); Biochemistry, minors neuroscience and biology Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine Outside Interests: working out, playing with my dog Cali, traveling, cooking, Netflix Research Interests: Facial analysis, tissue regeneration and healing especially in minority populations, head and neck oncology, vestibular migraine
Benjamin Ostrander, MD (RSCH/PGY-4)
Hometown: Kenwood, California Undergrad: University of California, San Diego - Bioengineering, Global Health Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Outside Interests: Music (from playing guitar and piano to attending concerts), the great outdoors (cycling, hiking, camping, surfing...), art (museums, photography, painting), food & drink (discovering, appreciating, cooking, brewing…) Research Interests: Biodesign and surgical innovation, global surgery, facial reanimation, taste and olfaction
Mena Said, MD (PGY-4)
Hometown:Los Angeles, CA Undergrad: University of California, Los Angeles; Biology Medical School:University of California, Davis Outside Interests: Running, golf, cheering on the UCLA Bruins Research Interests:Comparative effectiveness research, clinical informatics
Jeffrey Bernstein, MD (PGY-3)
Hometown: Carmichael, CA Undergrad: UC Berkeley MedicalSchool: UC San Diego OutsideInterests: Running, Cycling, Birding, Outdoors, Live music ResearchInterests: Vestibular schwannoma, invasive fungal sinusitis, sinusitis-related neurocognitive changes, functional/structural neuroimaging
Samuel Early, MD, MS (PGY-3)
Hometown: Vancouver, WA Undergrad: Stanford University; BS Biomechanical Engineering Graduate School: Stanford University; MS Bioengineering MedicalSchool: University of California - San Diego OutsideInterests: Cycling, hiking, running, kayaking, baking, Taiwanese street food, sustainable seafood ResearchInterests: Hearing loss, Vestibular Schwannoma, cholesteatoma, drug delivery to the middle and inner ear
Andrew Yousef, MD (PGY-3)
Hometown: Glendora, CA Undergrad: University of California, San Diego - Human Biology & Economics MedicalSchool: University of California, San Francisco OutsideInterests:Hiking, basketball (both playing and watching), working out, viola, attending concerts, traveling, crosswords ResearchInterests: Surgical education, bettering care and outcomes in underserved populations
Tammy Pham, MD (PGY -2)
Hometown: San Diego, California Undergrad: Yale University; Cognitive Science Medical School: University of California, San Diego Outside Interests: rock climbing (both indoor and outdoor), board games, coaching high school robotics, playing with my family's kitten Research Interests: genetics of age-related and noise-induced hearing loss, medical and surgical education, robotics and innovations in surgical technology
Benjamin Bernard, MD (PGY -2)
Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Undergrad: University of Missouri-Kansas City; Liberal Arts, Chemistry Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Outside Interests: playing sports (basketball, tennis, and spikeball), watching sports (Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, now the San Diego Padres!), exploring the outdoors (hiking/cycling/traveling), and discovering new restaurants Research Interests: epigenetic drivers of head and neck cancer, implementation of immunotherapy in head and neck cancer, precision medicine and genomic sequencing
Priyanka Bisarya, MD (PGY-1)
Hometown: San Diego, CA Undergrad: UC San Diego Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine Outside Interests: sailing, water sports, skiing, live music, cycling, running Research Interests: surgical innovation, robotic technology, medical devices, global health in otolaryngology, medical education
Peter Eskander, MD (PGY-1)
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Undergrad: University of Southern California; Health Promotion Disease Prevention and Theater Arts Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia Outside Interests: Cooking, gardening, the world champion Los Angeles Lakers, scuba diving, and voice over acting! Research Interests: Optimizing outcomes associated with head and neck cancers, health literary and equity in underserved groups, facial reconstruction, and professional voice
Rohith Voora, MD (PGY-1)
Hometown: Fresno, CA Undergrad: UCSD Medical School: UCSD Outside Interests: basketball, surfing, hip-hop/R&B vinyl and live music, discovering new restaurants and breweries Research Interests: head and neck oncology, airway and voice, health disparities