Plastic Surgery Residency Program (2024-25)

• Faculty Leadership

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    Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A., FACS, FSSO

    Professor & Chair
    Dept. of Surgery
    
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    Scott L. Hansen, M.D., FACS

    Professor & Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
    
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    Esther A. Kim, M.D.

    Associate Professor of Surgery
    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
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    Merisa L. Piper, M.D.

    Assistant Professor of Surgery
    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    UC Irvine

• PGY-6 (Chief Residents)

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    Laura L. Barnes, MD

    Chief Resident (PGY-6)
    Plastic Surgery

    Tulane
  • 

    Justin K. Cheng, MD

    Chief Resident (PGY-6)
    Plastic Surgery

    Univ. of Hawaii
  • 

    Solomon Lee, MD

    Chief Resident (PGY-6)
    Plastic Surgery

    UCSF

• PGY-5

• • 

    Jiaxi (Jesse) Chen, MD

    Resident (PGY-5)
    Plastic Surgery

    UT Southwestern
  • 

    Nisha Parmeshwar, MD

    Resident (PGY-5)
    Plastic Surgery

    UC San Diego
  • 

    Micaela (Mica) Rosser, MD

    Resident (PGY-5)
    Plastic Surgery

    Univ. of Washington

• PGY-4

• • 

    Santiago Gonzalez, MD, MPH

    Resident (PGY-4)
    Plastic Surgery

    University of Arkansas
  • 

    Alap Patel, MD

    Resident (PGY-4)
    Plastic Surgery

    University of Rochester
  • 

    Jacquelyn (Alex) Knox, MD

    Resident (PGY-4)
    Plastic Surgery

    UCSF

• Resident Research Fellows

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    Greta Davis, MD

    Resident Research Fellow
    Plastic Surgery

    UC San Diego
  • 

    Oblaise Mercury, MD

    Resident Research Fellow
    Plastic Surgery

    Emory
  • 

    Casey Tompkins-Rhoades, MD

    Resident Research Fellow
    Plastic Surgery

    University of Pittsburgh

• PGY-3

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    Nusaiba Baker, MD, PhD

    Resident (PGY-3) 
    Plastic Surgery

    Emory
  • 

    Waverley He, MD

    Resident (PGY-3) 
    Plastic Surgery

    Johns Hopkins
  • 

    Alexander Murphy, MD

    Resident (PGY-3) 
    Plastic Surgery

    Columbia

• PGY-2

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    Melinda Lem, MD

    Resident (PGY-2) 
    Plastic Surgery

    UC Irvine
  • 

    Rachel Pyon, MD

    Resident (PGY-2) 
    Plastic Surgery

    Saint Louis University
  • 

    Siyou Song, MD

    Resident (PGY-2) 
    Plastic Surgery

    UCSF

• PGY-1 (Interns)

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    Michelle Benedict, MD, MBA

    Resident (PGY-1) 
    Plastic Surgery

    University of Michigan
  • 

    Elizabeth Danial, MD

    Resident (PGY-1) 
    Plastic Surgery

    UCSF
  • 

    Alex Joo, MD

    Resident (PGY-1) 
    Plastic Surgery

    U. Mass