ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025-2026 CHIEF RESIDENTS
The Department is pleased to announce that the appointed Chief Residents for the Categorical Anesthesiology Residency program and Combined Anesthesiology/ Internal Medicine Residency Program for the 2025-2026 academic year.​
The Chief Residents are chosen for their leadership skills and clinical acumen. We look forward to each of them serving as teachers, role models, and colleagues. ​Please join us in congratulating them on this noteworthy achievement.

Seong Hyun (Jamie) Ahn, MD
Categorical Anesthesiology Chief Resident

Lauren Bitterman, MD
Categorical Anesthesiology Chief Resident

Jonathon Lodenkamp, MD
Categorical Anesthesiology Chief Resident

Ivan Kim, MD
Combined Anesthesiology / Internal Medicine
Chief Resident
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2025
The Department would like to celebrate the senior residents and fellows. ​
Categorical Residents:
Alan Iwahashi, DO - Chief Resident
Lynn Chi, MD - Chief Resident
Kara Lodenkamp, MD - Chief Resident ​​
Rashid Awan, MD
Samantha Cheng, MD
James Fong, MD
Ken Hine, MD
Sarah Kim, MD
Ellyn Kornfiend, MD
Zachary Luke, MD
Serge Malian, DO
Blake Maresh, MD
Omar Raza, MD
Alexander Sumarli, MD
Leslie Wu, MD
Daphnee Young, MD
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Combined Anesthesiology / Internal Medicine Resident:
Joshua Chrisman MD - Chief Resident
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Fellows ​
Richard Cervantes, MD - Cardiothoracic Fellow
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FACULTY AWARDS

Rashmi Vandse, MD​
Excellence in Resident Education

Jose Cesar, MD​
Excellence in Resident Education

Samantha Garvanovic, MD​
Resident Mentorship and Career
RESIDENT AWARDS​

Lynn Chi, MD​
Academic Resident of the Year

Alan Iwahashi, MD
Clinical Resident of the Year
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Clinical Research Resident of the Year
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Alexander Sumarli, MD