Resident/Fellow Mentor Roster

Name: Micha Cheng
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Medical School: UCSF
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Gender-Affirming Surgery, General Urology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Hanging out with hubby+dog, cooking/grilling, reading on the beach

Name: Tej Desai
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Residency Program: University of Texas Health, San Antonio
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
General Urology, Pediatrics, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Traveling, backpacking, eating pizza, drinking espresso, rooting for the White Sox and Eagles (Go Birds!)

Name: Domenique Escobar
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Medical School: George Washington University
Residency Program: UCSF
Fellowship Program: USC
PGY Year: Fellow
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Oncology
Hobbies: 
Peloton, concerts, doing my nails, hiking

Name: N. Valeska Halstead
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Medical School: University of Texas HSC at San Antonio
Residency Program: University of Colorado
Fellowship Program: Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
PGY Year: Fellow
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Pediatrics
Hobbies: 
Hiking, working out, snowboarding, podcasts, reality TV, live music

Name: Mayra Lucas Ramirez
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 2
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Andrology, Endourology, Gender-Affirming Surgery, General Urology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Running, hiking, hot yoga, reading

Name: Rafael Tua-Caraccia
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: Tufts
Residency Program: Duke
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Endourology, General Urology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
yoga, art/museums, restaurant hopping

Name: Ilana Bergelson
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Residency Program: University of Iowa
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
General Urology
Hobbies: 
Running, yoga

Name: Laura Zebib
Hometown: Palm City
Medical School: University of Michigan
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 1
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Andrology, Gender-Affirming Surgery, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Pottery, food, wine, scuba diving

Name: Bassel Salka
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Medical School: University of Michigan
Residency Program: Henry Ford Urology
PGY Year: 1
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Oncology
Hobbies: 
Basketball (all sports), Detroit Lions, Reading, Outdoors, Hiking, FOODDDDDD

Name: Joanna Orzel
Hometown: Mt. Prospect, IL
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency Program: University of Iowa
PGY Year: 4
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Pediatrics
Hobbies: 
running, yoga, rollerblading, online shopping, reading

Name: Ashwin Balakrishnan
Hometown: Detroit
Medical School: UCSF
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 6
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Endourology
Hobbies: 
Detroit sports, travel, fishing, fitness

Name: Grace Lee
Hometown: Cresskill, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers RWJ Medical School
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 3
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Undecided!
Hobbies: 
Anything with my pups - hiking, camping, swimming, adventuring!

Name: Walter Hsiang
Hometown: Saratoga
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 4
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Andrology, Endourology
Hobbies: 
Cello, swimming, snorkeling

Name: Sean Fletcher
Hometown: Miramar, FL
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute
PGY Year: 6
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Oncology
Hobbies: 
Fitness, sports, traveling, cooking, TV, reading

Name: Kevin Shee
Hometown: El Dorado Hills, CA
Medical School: Dartmouth
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Oncology
Hobbies: 
Dance, video games, golf

Name: Jasmine Love
Hometown: Chicago
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 2
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Gender-Affirming Surgery, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
I love to watch movies. Painting is a fairly new interest of mine, mainly acrylic paint. I am a foodie so enjoy food tours and trying new foods. I enjoy traveling - above picture is from my recent trip to Italy!

Name: Pranjal Agrawal
Hometown: San Jose, CA; Kota, Rajasthan, India
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins
PGY Year: 1
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Oncology
Hobbies: 
Reading, Crocheting, Poetry, Hiking, Camping (really anything outside!)

Name: Sudarshan Srirangapatanam
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Medical School: UCF COM
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 1
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Andrology, Endourology, General Urology, Other
Hobbies: 
Chess, Indian food, Movies, Spending time with family

Name: Mike Zaliznyak
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 1
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Andrology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Sports (golf, football, basketball), travel, restaurant dining

Name: Emily Hacker
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 3
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
General Urology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Hiking, camping, exploring the city

Name: Eiftu Haile
Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency Program: Cleveland Clinic
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Endourology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Volleyball, cooking, workouts

Name: Seun Orikogbo
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Residency Program: UPMC
PGY Year: 5
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
General Urology
Hobbies: 
Traveling, hiking, watching TV, getting drinks with my friends

Name: Farnoosh Nik-Ahd
Hometown: Bay Area
Medical School: UCLA
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 6
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
General Urology
Hobbies: 
traveling, gardening, cats

Name: Sneha Parekh
Hometown: India
Medical School: AMC MET Medical College
Residency Program: Larkin Palm Springs
PGY Year: 3
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Oncology, Pediatrics, Other
Hobbies: 
Dancing, Ski, Exploring new cuisines, restaurants and places, adventure sports

Name: Amanda Nguyen
Hometown: Seabeck, Washington
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency Program: University of Utah
PGY Year: 2
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
General Urology, Pediatrics, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Baking, hiking, shopping, crossword puzzles

Name: Peace Orji
Hometown: Wappingers Falls , NY
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency Program: UCSF
PGY Year: 2
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, General Urology, Oncology, Trauma/Reconstruction
Hobbies: 
Reading, hiking, working out, walking, coffee

Name: Mark Farha
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Medical School: UMich
Residency Program: New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell
PGY Year: 3
Parent: No
Urology Subspecialty Interest(s): 
Andrology, Oncology
Hobbies: 
soccer, tennis, finding new restaurants around nyc, eating and making ice cream, going to concerts