Sign-up Process
- 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.
Name:
Heiko Yang
Hometown:
Cincinnati, OH
Medical School:
University of Michigan
Residency Program:
UCSF
Fellowship Program:
UCSF Endourology
PGY Year:
Fellow
Parent:
Yes
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Endourology
Hobbies:
Cooking, fishing, bread-making, music
Name:
Domenique Escobar
Hometown:
San Francisco, CA
Medical School:
George Washington University
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
6
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Oncology
Hobbies:
Peloton, hiking, Netflix, painting my nails, hiking, puzzles, making cocktails!
Name:
Rafael Tua-Caraccia
Hometown:
Miami, FL
Medical School:
Tufts
Residency Program:
Duke
PGY Year:
4
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Andrology & Infertility, Endourology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, General Urology, Pediatrics and Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies:
soccer, beach, yoga
Name:
Mary Fakunle
Hometown:
Baltimore, MD
Medical School:
Rutgers NJMS
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
6
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Oncology
Hobbies:
Plants, wine, gym
Name:
Micha Cheng
Hometown:
Carmichael
Medical School:
UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
4
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
General Urology and Oncology
Hobbies:
Hanging out with husband + dog, cooking, reading on the beach, petting random dogs
Name:
Max Bowman
Hometown:
Salt Lake City, UT
Medical School:
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
5
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Andrology & infertility, Endourology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Gender-Affirming Surgery, General Urology, Oncology, Pediatrics, and Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies:
Hiking, reading, traveling, eating, exploring National Parks, weight lifting
Name:
Sean Fletcher
Hometown:
Miramar, FL
Medical School:
Harvard Medical School
Residency Program:
Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute
PGY Year:
5
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Oncology
Hobbies:
Gym/fitness, sports, travel, reading, TV series, video games
Name:
Valeska Halstead
Hometown:
San Antonio, TX
Medical School:
UT Health San Antonio
Residency Program:
Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute
Fellowship Program:
Lurie Children's/Northwestern
PGY Year:
Fellow
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Gender-Affirming Surgery, Pediatrics
Hobbies:
Podcasts, snowboarding, hiking, comedy, exploring new events around the city
Name:
Parris Diaz
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
Medical School:
UCLA/Drew
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
1
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Andrology & Infertility, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Gender-Affirming Surgery, General Urology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies:
Hot sauce eating, Netflix, Videogames, Travel
Name:
Mayra Lucas Ramirez
Hometown:
Michoacán, Mexico
Medical School:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
1
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Andrology & Infertility, Endourology, Oncology
Hobbies:
Long-distance running (rain or shine), anything outdoors (kayaking, hiking, skiing, biking), podcasts, museums, Netflix, breweries
Name:
Fernando Blank
Hometown:
Findlay, Ohio
Medical School:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency Program:
University of Cincinnati
PGY Year:
1
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Endourology, Gender-Affiriming Surgery, General Urology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies:
Cooking, foodie, tennis, pickle ball, traveling, guitar, going out with friends, exploring breweries
Name:
Aaron Gurayah
Hometown:
Pomona, NY
Medical School:
University of Miami
Residency Program:
NYP - Weill Cornell Medicine
PGY Year:
1
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Andrology & Infertility, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Oncology
Hobbies:
Weight lifting, dancing, hiking, traveling, & watching the NY Mets/Jets/Knicks
Name:
Grace Lee
Hometown:
Cresskill, New Jersey
Medical School:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
2
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
All (as of now!)
Hobbies:
Doing ANYTHING with two retrievers (hiking, camping, swimming)
Name:
Peace Orji
Hometown:
Wappingers Falls, NY
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency Program:
UCSF
PGY Year:
1
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
General Urology, Oncology
Hobbies:
Spin, pilates, boxing, working out, walking, reading, hiking
Name:
JJ Zhang
Hometown:
San Diego, CA
Medical School:
Duke School of Medicine
Residency Program:
Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship Program:
SUO at UCLA
PGY Year:
Fellow
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Oncology
Hobbies:
Dance, fitness, basketball, boxing, wine theory (pursuing sommelier certification)
Name:
Betsy Koehne
Hometown:
Kansas City
Medical School:
University of Missouri
Residency Program:
Loyola
Fellowship Program:
University of Washington
PGY Year:
Fellow
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Oncology
Hobbies:
walking dogs, gardening, eating, traveling, cooking, reading, jogging, yoga
Name:
Efe Chantal Ghanney Simons
Hometown:
Ghana
Medical School:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency Program:
UCLA Urology
Fellowship Program:
University of Michigan FPMRS
PGY Year:
Fellow
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, General Urology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies:
Dancing (salsa), traveling, reading
Name:
Samuel Carbunaru
Hometown:
Caracas, Venezuela/ Miami, Fl
Medical School:
Northwestern
Residency Program:
NYU
PGY Year:
2
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Oncology
Hobbies:
traveling, brewing beer, exploring new restaurants
Name:
Samantha Thorogood
Hometown:
Parkland, FL
Medical School:
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
Residency Program:
NYU
PGY Year:
5
Parent:
No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s):
Andrology & Infertility
Hobbies:
long exploratory walks around NYC, shuffleboard, apartment gardening, novice inshore fishing