2026 Orientation Schedule
| Welcome New Residents! | ||
| Attendance is MANDATORY for all events listed below as applicable! | ||
| Day | Time | Meeting/Location |
| WEDNESDAY, June 10th | 8:00am-12:00pm (ALL Interns) | Department of Surgery Intern Bootcamp 521 Parnassus Ave, Room C-101 Contact: [email protected] |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm (see attached roster) | Head Shot Photo (Applies only to GS, GSp, PLAS, VASC) 521 Parnassus Ave, Room C-101 Contact: [email protected] | |
| Thursday, June 11th | 8:30am - 12:30pm Kaiser - Group 1 (see attached roster) | Kaiser Computer Training (Group 1) (Vascular, OHNS, Urology) ONLY for those on the roster list Contact: [email protected] |
| 8:00am - 4:00pm VA - Group 1 (see attached roster) | SF VAMC Fingerprinting (Group 1) See roster for scheduled appointment SF VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA *MUST bring two forms of government-issued ID* | |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm | SECOND THURSDAY - Welcome Reception Underdogs Tres 1224 - 9th Avenue, SF, CA | |
| Friday, June 12th | 8:30am - 12:30pm Kaiser - Group 2 (see attached roster) | Kaiser Computer Training (Group 2) (General Surgery and General Surgery Preliminary) ONLY for those on the roster list Contact: [email protected] |
| 8:00am - 4:00pm VA - Group 2 (see attached roster) | SF VAMC Fingerprinting (Group 2) See roster for scheduled appointment SF VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA *MUST bring two forms of government-issued ID* | |
| Monday, June 15th | 7:30am - 11:30am | ZSFG Trauma Orientation ZSFG, Carr Auditorium Building 3 San Francisco General Hospital 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco (ZSFG Map) Contact: [email protected] |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm (ALL Interns) | Intern/Resident Q&A Session Chair's Conference Room 513 Parnassus Ave, Room S-322 (Pizza and Salad Dinner) Contact: [email protected] | |
| Tuesday, June 16th | 8:00am-12:00pm Robotics - Session 1 (see attached roster) | Robotic Training Session #1 (Urology, PLAS, VASC) (6ppl per session) 2001 The Embarcadero, Room 1270 (first floor) Contact: [email protected] *Robotics training only applies to the following specialties: GS/GSp, PLAS, VASC, UROL* |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm Robotics - Session 2 (see attached roster) | Robotic Training Session #2 (Plastics, GSp) (6ppl per session) 2001 The Embarcadero, Room 1270 (first floor) Contact: [email protected] *Robotics training only applies to the following specialties: GS/GSp, PLAS, VASC, UROL* | |
| Wednesday, June 17th | 7:00am-8:00am (see attached roster) | Department of Surgery Grand Rounds (GS, GSp, Vasc, Plas) 513 Parnassus Ave, Room HSW-300 Contact: [email protected] |
| 9:00am-1:00pm Robotics - Session 3 (see attached roster) | Robotic Training Session #3 (GS, GSp) (6ppl per session) 2001 The Embarcadero, Room 1270 (first floor) Contact: [email protected] *Robotics training only applies to the following specialties: GS/GSp, PLAS, VASC, UROL* | |
| 1:30pm-5:30pm Robotics - Session 4 (see attached roster) | Robotic Training Session #4 (GS, GSp) (7ppl per session) 2001 The Embarcadero, Room 1270 (first floor) Contact: [email protected] *Robotics training only applies to the following specialties: GS/GSp, PLAS, VASC, UROL* | |
| Thursday, June 18th | 8:00am - 11:00am (ALL Interns) | GME Orientation (Graduate Medical Education) Contact: [email protected] |
| 2:55pm - 4:25pm (see attached roster) | GME Skills Lab See roster for scheduled appointment Information provided directly from GME/UCSF LibCal system Contact: [email protected] | |
| Friday, June 19th | JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY | |
| SATURDAY, June 20th | Pre-round on assigned rotation service; Tour of hospital, etc. | |
| SUNDAY, June 21st | Official Start Day - 1st Day on Rotation Please be sure to contact your team according to your assigned service rotation. | |
| Updated 05/14/2026 | ||
Headshots | |
| Trainee Name | Specialty |
| Ryan Benavente | GS |
| Natasha Gonzalez | GS |
| Megan Kennedy | GS |
| Ashley Martinez | GS |
| Aparna Nair-Kanneganti | GS |
| Ellis Yeo | GS |
| Cassia Wagner | GS |
| Carmel Alemayehu | GSp |
| Casey Chun | GSp |
| Jonathan Ejie | GSp |
| Jennifer Howell-Clark | GSp |
| Pali Keppetipola | GSp |
| Daniel Soroudi | GSp |
| Juliette van Heerden | GSp |
| Sophie Voss | GSp |
| Ashley Chang | PLAS |
| Allison Diaz | PLAS |
| Matthew McLaughlin | PLAS |
| Nancy Qin | PLAS-R |
| Nina Moiseiwitsch | VASC |
| Updated 05/07/2026 | |
Grand Rounds Intro | |
| Trainee Name | Specialty |
| Ryan Benavente | GS |
| Julio Flores | GS |
| Natasha Gonzalez | GS |
| Megan Kennedy | GS |
| Ashley Martinez | GS |
| Aparna Nair-Kanneganti | GS |
| Ellis Yeo | GS |
| Cassia Wagner | GS |
| Carmel Alemayehu | GSp |
| Casey Chun | GSp |
| Jonathan Ejie | GSp |
| Jennifer Howell-Clark | GSp |
| Pali Keppetipola | GSp |
| Daniel Soroudi | GSp |
| Juliette van Heerden | GSp |
| Sophie Voss | GSp |
| Ashley Chang | PLAS |
| Allison Diaz | PLAS |
| Matthew McLaughlin | PLAS |
| Nancy Qin | PLAS-R |
| Nina Moiseiwitsch | VASC |
ZSFG Epic Training | ||
| Last Name | First Name | Specialty |
| Benavente | Ryan | GS |
| Gonzalez | Natasha | GS |
| Kennedy | Megan | GS |
| Martinez | Ashley | GS |
| Nair-Kanneganti | Aparna | GS |
| Yeo | Ellis | GS |
| Wagner | Cassia | GS |
| Alemayehu | Carmel | GS-p |
| Chun | Casey | GS-p |
| Ejie | Jonathan | GS-p |
| Howell-Clark | Jennifer | GS-p |
| Keppetipola | Pali | GS-p |
| Soroudi | Daniel | GS-p |
| van Heerden | Juliette | GS-p |
| Voss | Sophie | GS-p |
| Lau | Bryant | OMF |
| Tsiperfal | Nathaniel | OMF |
| Watanabe | Brett | OMF |
| Chen | Anna | OPHTHO |
| Hoffman | Samantha | OPHTHO |
| Kim | Samuel | OPHTHO |
| Meller | Leo | OPHTHO |
| Wang | Dorothy | OPHTHO |
| Xu | Albert | OPHTHO |
| Chang | Ashley | PLAS |
| McLaughlin | Matthew | PLAS |
| Qin | Nancy | PLAS |
| Diaz | Allison | PLAS |
| Moiseiwitsch | Nina | VASC |
| Kalluri | Anita | NS |
| Kim | Young Joon (Young) | NS |
| Sibih | Youssef | NS |
| Gattu | Nikhil | ORTHO |
| Gilmer | Gabrielle (Gabby) | ORTHO |
| Kakulamarri | Shravya | ORTHO |
| Luo | Emily | ORTHO |
| Porto | Joshua (Josh) | ORTHO |
| Ralph | Julia | ORTHO |
| Sobba | Walter | ORTHO |
| Tapp | Emma | ORTHO |
| Alter | Isaac | OHNS |
| Gao | May | OHNS |
| Hughes | Sarah | OHNS |
| Kutler | Rachel | OHNS |
| Weinstein | Hannah | OHNS |
| Alvarez Vega | Diego | UROL |
| Cheng | Lucille (Lucy) | UROL |
| Song | Jonathan | UROL |
| Suarez | Pablo | UROL |
| NOTE: OMFS interns exempt from training; EPIC training for Ophtho is coordinated separately through the Ophtho department | ||
| Updated 05/07/2026 | ||
Kaiser Training: THURSDAY, JUNE 11th, 8:30AM – 12:30PM | ||
| RESIDENT | SPEC | |
| Moiseiwitsch, Nina | [email protected] | VASC |
| Alvarez Vega, Diego | [email protected] | UROL |
| Cheng Lucille (Lucy) | [email protected] | UROL |
| Song, Jonathan | [email protected] | UROL |
| Suarez, Pablo | [email protected] | UROL |
| Alter, Isaac | [email protected] | OHNS |
| Gao, May | [email protected] | OHNS |
| Hughes, Sarah | [email protected] | OHNS |
| Kutler, Rachel | [email protected] | OHNS |
| Weinstein, Hannah | [email protected] | OHNS |
Kaiser Training: FRIDAY, JUNE 12th, 8:30AM – 12:30PM | ||
| RESIDENT | SPEC | |
| Benavente, Ryan | [email protected] | GS |
| Gonzalez, Natasha | [email protected] | GS |
| Kennedy, Megan | [email protected] | GS |
| Martinez, Ashley | [email protected] | GS |
| Nair-Kanneganti, Aparna | [email protected] | GS |
| Yeo, Ellis | [email protected] | GS |
| Wagner, Cassia | [email protected] | GS |
| Alemayehu, Carmel | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Chun, Casey | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Ejie, Jonathan | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Howell-Clark, Jennifer | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Keppetipola, Pali | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Soroudi, Daniel | [email protected] | GS-p |
| van Heerden, Juliette | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Voss, Sophie | [email protected] | GS-p |
| Updated 05/18/2026 | ||
SFVAMC - In-Processing (SURGERY) | |||||||
| SESSION 1: (Thursday, June 11) | SESSION 2: (Friday, June 12) | ||||||
| 8:00-9:00 | 8:00am | Benavente, Ryan | GS | 8:00-9:00 | 8:00am | Tsiperfal, Nathaniel | OMFS |
| 8:15am | Gonzalez, Natalya (Natasha) | GS | 8:15am | Alter, Isaac | OHNS | ||
| 8:30am | Kennedy, Megan | GS | 8:30am | Gao, May | OHNS | ||
| 8:45am | Martinez, Ashley | GS | 8:45am | Hughes, Sarah | OHNS | ||
| 9:00am | Nair-Kanneganti, Aparna | GS | 9:00am | Kutler, Rachel | OHNS | ||
| 9:00-10:00 | 9:15am | Yeo, Ellis | GS | 9:00-10:00 | 9:15am | Weinstein, Hannah | OHNS |
| 9:30am | Wagner, Cassia | GS | 9:30am | Gattu, Nikhil | ORTHO | ||
| 9:45am | Alemayehu, Carmel | GSp | 9:45am | Gilmer, Gabrielle (Gabby) | ORTHO | ||
| 10:00am | Chun, Casey | GSp | 10:00am | Kakulamarri, Shravya | ORTHO | ||
| 10:00-11:00 | 10:15am | Ejie, Jonathan | GSp | 10:00-11:00 | 10:15am | Luo, Emily | ORTHO |
| 10:30am | Howell-Clark, Jennifer | GSp | 10:30am | Porto, Joshua (Josh) | ORTHO | ||
| 10:45am | Keppetipola, Ganga-Swarnapali (Pali) | GSp | 10:45am | Ralph, Julia | ORTHO | ||
| 11:00-11:30 | 11:00am | Soroudi, Daniel | GSp | 11:00-11:30 | 11:00am | Sobba, Walter | ORTHO |
| 11:15am | van Heerden, Juliette | GSp | 11:15am | Tapp, Emma | ORTHO | ||
| 12:30-1:30 | 12:30pm | Voss, Sophie | GSp | 12:30-1:30 | 12:30pm | ||
| 12:45pm | Chang, Ashley | PLAS | 12:45pm | ||||
| 1:00pm | Diaz, Allison | PLAS | 1:00pm | ||||
| 1:15pm | McLaughlin, Matthew | PLAS | 1:15pm | ||||
| 1:30-2:30 | 1:30pm | Qin, Nancy | PLAS | 1:30-2:30 | 1:30pm | ||
| 1:45pm | Moiseiwitsch, Nina | VASC | 1:45pm | ||||
| 2:00pm | Chen, Anna | OPHTHO | 2:00pm | ||||
| 2:15pm | Hoffman, Samantha | OPHTHO | 2:15pm | ||||
| 2:30-3:30 | 2:30pm | Kim, Samuel | OPHTHO | 2:30-3:30 | 2:30pm | ||
| 2:45pm | Meller, Leo | OPHTHO | 2:45pm | ||||
| 3:00pm | Wang, Dorothy | OPHTHO | 3:00pm | ||||
| 3:15pm | Xu, Albert | OPHTHO | 3:15pm | ||||
| 3:30-4:00 | 3:30pm | Lau, Bryant | OMFS | 3:30-4:00 | 3:30pm | ||
| Updated 05/18/2026 | |||||||
Robot Training SESSION #1: Tuesday, June 16th, 8:00am-12:00pm | ||
| Alvarez Vega, Diego | UROL | [email protected] |
| Cheng, Lucille (Lucy) | UROL | [email protected] |
| Song, Jonathan | UROL | [email protected] |
| Suarez, Pablo | UROL | [email protected] |
| Moiseiwitsch, Nina | VASC | [email protected] |
| Chang, Ashley | PLAS | [email protected] |
Robot Training SESSION #2: Tuesday, June 16th, 1:00-5:00pm | ||
| Diaz, Allison | PLAS | [email protected] |
| McLaughlin, Matthew | PLAS | [email protected] |
| Qin, Nancy | PLAS | [email protected] |
| Alemayehu, Carmel | GSp | [email protected] |
| Chun, Casey | GSp | [email protected] |
| Ejie, Jonathan | GSp | [email protected] |
Robot Training SESSION #3: Wednesday, June 17th, 9:00am-1:00pm | ||
| Benavente, Ryan | GS | [email protected] |
| Gonzalez, Natasha | GS | [email protected] |
| Kennedy, Megan | GS | [email protected] |
| Martinez, Ashley | GS | [email protected] |
| Howell-Clark, Jennifer | GSp | [email protected] |
| Keppetipola, Pali | GSp | [email protected] |
Robot Training SESSION #4: Wednesday, June 17th, 1:30-5:30pm | ||
| Nair-Kanneganti, Aparna | GS | [email protected] |
| Yeo, Ellis | GS | [email protected] |
| Wagner, Cassia | GS | [email protected] |
| Soroudi, Daniel | GSp | [email protected] |
| van Heerden, Juliette | GSp | [email protected] |
| Voss, Sophie | GSp | [email protected] |
| Updated 05/07/2026 | ||
| GME Skills Lab | ||||
| Date | Start Time | Program | Last Name | First Name |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:25pm | VASC | Moiseiwitsch | Nina |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS | Benavente | Ryan |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS | Gonzalez | Natasha |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS | Kennedy | Megan |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS | Martinez | Ashley |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS | Nair-Kanneganti | Aparna |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS | Yeo | Ellis |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS-5 | Wagner | Cassia |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:35pm | GS-p | Alemayehu | Carmel |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | Chun | Casey |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | Ejie | Jonathan |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | Howell-Clark | Jennifer |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | Keppetipola | Pali |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | Soroudi | Daniel |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | van Heerden | Juliette |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | GS-p | Voss | Sophie |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:45pm | OMF | Lau | Bryant |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OMF | Tsiperfal | Nathaniel |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OMF | Watanabe | Brett |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OPHTHO | Chen | Anna |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OPHTHO | Hoffman | Samantha |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OPHTHO | Kim | Samuel |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OPHTHO | Meller | Leo |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OPHTHO | Wang | Dorothy |
| 6/18/2026 | 1:55pm | OPHTHO | Xu | Albert |
| 6/18/2026 | 2:05pm | PLAS | Chang | Ashley |
| 6/18/2026 | 2:05pm | PLAS | McLaughlin | Matthew |
| 6/18/2026 | 2:05pm | PLAS | Qin | Nancy |
| 6/18/2026 | 2:05pm | PLAS | Diaz | Allison |
| Updated | 5/11/2026 | |||