Sign-up Process
You must complete all the steps below PRIOR to signing up for a mentor. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our program coordinator Karen Tabayoyong @ [email protected].
- Complete the Med Student Info Survey at this RedCap Link here.
- Select a mentor from the list below.
- Click the Signup Genius link below to sign-up for your selected mentor. Please note that sign-ups will be on a first come, first served basis.
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Than Kyaw
- PGY - 1
- Medical School Institution - UCSF
- Residency Program - MGH
- Hobbies - Raising animals, traveling to tropical countries, exploring tide-pools, snorkeling/scuba. Happy to discuss research track (I'm MD/PhD), being a member of LGBT, and/or being a first-gen immigrant in urology
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Gender-Affirming Surgery, Trauma Reconstruction
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Ava Mousavi
- PGY - 1
- Medical School Institution - UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Residency Program - UCLA
- Hobbies - first gen college student cooking, hiking
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Endourology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Gender-Affirming Surgery, General Urology, Pediatrics
- First Gen College Student
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Alejandro Lopez
- PGY - 1
- Medical School Institution - UCSF
- Residency Program - Cedars-Sinai
- Hobbies - Any outdoor activity, solo-travel, language learning, anxiety
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Andrology, Gender-Affirming Surgery, Trauma Reconstruction
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Kshitij Pandit
- PGY - 1
- Medical School Institution - HBT Medical College
- Residency Program - UC San Diego
- Hobbies - Looking to mentor applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds (IMGs, underrepresented applicants, those who might have failed USMLE but still want a competitive specialty)
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Oncology
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Amanda Nguyen
- PGY - 3
- Medical School Institution - University of Washington
- Residency Program - University of Utah
- Hobbies - Baking, hiking, thrifting, NYT crossword puzzles
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Andrology, General Urology, Pediatrics, Trauma Reconstruction
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Silvia Mora
- PGY - 3
- Medical School Institution - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- Residency Program - Baylor College of Medicine
- Hobbies - Yoga, pilates, Formula 1 racing, foodie, travelling
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Endourology, Oncology
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Amy Showen
- PGY - 5
- Medical School Institution - UCLA
- Residency Program - UCSF
- Hobbies - Hiking, camping/backpacking, skiing, hanging out with my husband/daughter/pups
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Endourology, General Urology, Trauma Reconstruction
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Micha Cheng
- PGY - 6
- Medical School Institution - UCSF
- Residency Program - UCSF
- Hobbies - Cooking, gardening. reading, hanging out on the beach with my husband and our dogs
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - General Urology
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Brian Dick
- PGY - 5
- Medical School Institution - Tulane
- Residency Program - UCSF
- Hobbies - Frisbee golf, board games
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Endourology
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Mark Farha
- PGY - 4
- Medical School Institution - University of Michigan
- Residency Program - Weill Cornell
- Hobbies - Playing and watching soccer, racquet sports, cooking, making homemade ice cream, traveling
- Research Interests - Surgical Ergonomics, Translational Genomics and Biomarker Discovery in Urologic Oncology
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Oncology
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James Nie
- PGY - 4
- Medical School Institution - Yale
- Residency Program - UCSF
- Hobbies - Running, weightlifting, photography, eating
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Endourology, Oncology
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Rafael Tua-Caraccia
- PGY - 6
- Medical School Institution - Tufts
- Residency Program - Duke
- Hobbies - Yoga, running, art
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - General Urology, Trauma Reconstruction
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Gabriel "Gabe" van de Walle
- PGY - 6
- Medical School Institution - University of Illinois at Chicago
- Residency Program - University of Illinois
- Hobbies - Nature photography, pastry baking, cooking, playing soccer & tennis, hiking, exploring national parks, traveling, bird watching, watching Philadelphia Eagles football.
- Subspeciality Interest(s) - Andrology, General Urology, Pediatrics
Siddhant Ambulkar
PGY - 3
Medical School Institution - Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency Program - University of California, San Francisco
Hobbies - -Park hangs & picnics, Trying new breweries, Pick-up soccer, running, snowboarding, Long-distance relationship during residency
Subspeciality Interest(s) - Andrology, General Urology, Pediatrics