Meet Our Residents
Class of 2025
Marvin So
My academic interests are:
Community-oriented primary care; care for people experiencing homelessness and incarceration; HIV and Hepatitis C; substance use disorders; mental health; pregnancy and family planning; child and adolescent health
What keeps me well:
Cultivating my relationships with people and places; contemplative and martial arts practices; time in nature running, bicycling, hiking, and gardeningt.
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
Biking on the San Francisco Bay Trail
Training and Fellowships:
MD, University of Minnesota
MPH, Harvard University
Fellowship in Child Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marvin So
Myriam Ivette Acosta
My academic interests are:
Community Medicine; Preventative Medicine, Palliative Care; Pediatrics; Behavioral Health; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare.
What keeps me well:
Working with underserved and culturally diverse communities. Spending quality time with loved ones. Traveling and exploring new cities and restaurants. Interior design lover. Enthusiast photographer.
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
Urban Tilth Farm. I was fascinated to learn about this amazing farm in the city of Richmond, that works to provide a more sustainable food system and build a healthier community. Also, the flowers there are beautiful!
Training and Fellowships:
DO, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
MS, Touro University California
Myriam Ivette Acosta
Samiyyah Tillman
My academic interests are:
Dismantling the use of race-based medicine, delivering medical education from the understanding of systems of oppression, centering healing in medicine, community healing, food medicine, OMT, and MSK/sports medicine.
What keeps me well:
Exercise, therapy, reading, writing, watching/discussing film and television, spending time with loved ones and engaging in meaningful conversations about the social and political conditions of the world. *Vegan Doughnuts*
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
Yet to be discovered
Training and Fellowships:
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine-Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem.
M.S. Interdisciplinary Biological and Physical Sciences- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine- Harlem.
Samiyyah Tillman
Emiliano Luna Lemus Hufstedler
My academic interests are:
Trans and LGBTQ health, care for our Spanish-speaking and Latinx communities, herbalism, disability justice, and community health justice organizing.
What keeps me well:
Time with California's woods, mountains, and coasts. Tending my backyard medicinal and food garden. Cooking big vegetarian meals with friends and family. Play-fighting with my rescue doodle, Oso. Resting, moving slowly, and unplugging from my phone.
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
I love Point Pinole for the hikes, the views, and the winter monarch visitors. And Taqueria La Bamba, because yum!
Training and Fellowships:
MD, University of California San Francisco-University of California Berkeley Joint Medical Program, PRIME-US
MS, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health
Advanced herbalism training, Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine
Emiliano Luna Lemus Hufstedler
Moneesha Rani Mukherjee
My academic interests are:
Street medicine, addiction medicine, pain management, integrative medicine, deep medicine
What keeps me well:
Dancing, potluck dinners, making Spotify playlists, table tennis
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
Yet to be discovered
Training and Fellowships:
UCSF School of Medicine
Moneesha Rani Mukherjee
Semera Shemsu
My academic interests are:
Health equity, community medicine, mental health, patient education, primary and preventative care
What keeps me well:
Spending quality time with family and friends. Coffee, Traveling, dancing (salsa, bachata). Watching my Warriors win!
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
Point pinole Regional Shoreline/ Point Isabel Regional Shoreline - anywhere where there is water, and I can walk is my happy place. Las montanas market (San Pablo)- I love pastries with my coffee
Training and Fellowships:
Michigan State College of Human Medicine
Semera Shemsu
Class of 2024
Muhmod Ahmad MD
My academic interests are:
Primary & Preventative care; Community Medicine; Urgent Care/Outpatient procedures; You name it I want to do it.
What keeps me well:
Playing Basketball and watching my Warriors and Raiders dominate. Spending quality time with my family. Smiling and joking with friends.
Favorite Spot in Richmond:
Point Isabel – Love the views. Especially watching the sunsets are nice.
Training and Fellowships:
MD, Ross University School of Medicine
Muhmod Ahmad MD
Hannah Dragomanovich
My academic interests are:
Community Medicine and Health Policy, Outpatient procedures, Street Medicine and Full Spectrum Family Medicine
What keeps me well:
Walking my derpy dog Titus around the East Bay, eating ice cream, and cheering on the SF Giants!
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
East Brother Beer Company for the great people and great beer 😉
Training and Fellowships:
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hannah Dragomanovich DO
Victoria Hrabak MD
Academic Interests
Providing avenues for first generation to college students to explore careers in STEM, Exploring diverse perspectives in health and wellness- particularly with the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted, and Encouraging healthy development in preparation for the start of elementary school.
What keeps me well
Frequent visits with friends and family, exploring different neighborhoods in the East Bay on foot, dance, upcycling- I adore any opportunity to repurpose/treasure hunt, enjoying a good pedicure.
Favorite spot in Richmond
Marina Bay Park: I love any opportunity to relax by the water.
Training and Fellowship
Undergraduate: California State University, Sacramento
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Victoria Hrabak MD
Weronika “Nika” Nepali DO
My academic interests are:
Full Spectrum Primary & Preventative Care, Patient Education, POCUS, Outpatient Procedures, Community Medicine, Women's Health, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, among others
What keeps me well:
Bachata dancing, rock climbing, hiking/camping, traveling, quality time with friends, but also having some alone time
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Mountain Hardware/Columbia/Prana outlet store because I'm an outdoor junkie and it's right by the water 😀
Training and Fellowships:
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Weronika “Nika” Nepali DO
Adrianne Khanolkar MD
My academic interests are:
Primary care, community medicine and empowerment, integrative and functional medicine, health policy
What keeps me well:
Silliness with family and friends, snuggling with cats/dogs, gardening, nature walks, live music, making and experiencing art, exploring new places
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Urban Tilth Farm – a great way to get hands in the soil and work alongside an awesome community partner to provide healthy organic food to neighbors in need (and us, if we join the CSA). Extra fun to say hi to the chickens.
Training and Fellowships:
Indiana University School of Medicine
Adrianne Khanolkar MD
Simon Ma MD
My academic interests are:
Integrative Medicine, Food as Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Community Health
What keeps me well:
Plugging in with community-based efforts to build working class power on our way to dismantling racial capitalism and creating a more equitable society (aka socialism), playing with my cats Batman and Robin, eating Korean food, karaoke
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Urban Tilth's Fruit Tree Community Garden! Free, delicious fruits and an amazing, innovative way to promote food security.
Training and Fellowships:
MD, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, PRIME-US; MPH, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
Simon Ma MD
Inaugural Class of 2023
Sudarshan Bhat MD
My academic interests are:
POCUS, Outpatient Procedure, Mental Health, Value Based Care
What keeps me well:
I enjoy hiking, bouldering, singing/whistling, cooking, gardening, woodworking. Learning as many ways to make, fix, and build things.
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Point Isabel Dog Park - it is so invigorating to see our dog, Myko, run free and play to his heart's content.
Training and Fellowships:
MD, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Sudarshan Bhat MD
Justin Chin DO
My academic interests are:
Medical education, preventative medicine, social determinants of health, and the role that culture plays in healthcare.
What keeps me well:
Boardgame nights with friends and global traveling
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Unity Park and Greenway because it is a blend of urban environments with natural life.
Training and Fellowships:
DO, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine; MsMEd, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Justin Chin DO
Basilia Gonzalez MD
My academic interests are:
Community Medicine; Patient Education; Champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion; Outpatient procedures
What keeps me well:
Hosting dinners for family/friends; planning trips with loved ones; date night; working out
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Riggers Loft - beautiful views and fun with friends!
Training and Fellowships:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Basilia Gonzalez MD
Angela Mendoza MD
My academic interests are:
The intersections of food and medicine
What keeps me well:
Sharing home cooked meals with the people i love, walking in the Marin headlands, hanging out with my dog, Felix
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
Alvarado Park and Wildcat Canyon - beautiful wide open natural spaces!
Training and Fellowships:
University of California, San Francisco
Angela Mendoza MD
Barbara Nguyen-Espino DO
My academic interests are:
Family medicine, pediatrics, women's health
What keeps me well:
Running, kayaking, visiting National Parks, a morning cup of coffee, and eating Vietnamese food
Favorite spot in Richmond (briefly explain why):
La Santa Torta on 1001 Canal Blvd for quesabirria tacos.
Training and Fellowships:
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Barbara Nguyen-Espino DO
Olivia Park MD
My academic interests are:
Decolonizing medicine
What keeps me well:
Staying in community with my fellow grassroots organizers, breaking rules, drinking small batch bourbon, talking to my cats Leo and Leon, and finding secluded desertscapes to escape to
Training and Fellowships:
University of California San Francisco; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
