Class of 2020
Jannelle Aquino, DO
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate Education: Brown University
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: International Travel, Bonsai, Art & Museums, Live Music, Dancing, Rosé, Stinky Cheeses
Fun Fact About Yourself: I’m a Belieber
Next Adventure: Dubai, Marrakech, & Patagonia at the top of the list, but I want to see it all!
Plans After Residency: Working/Teaching in SoCal and más traveling
EM Interests: Critical Care, International Medicine, Trauma
Jared Johns, DO
Hometown: Spanish Fark, UT
Undergraduate Education: Brigham Young University
Medical School: A.T. Still University KCOM
Hobbies/Interests: Family time with my wife and daughters; BYU Football; St. Louis Cardinals; Utah Jazz
Fun Fact About Yourself: Sometimes, I wear stretchy pants in my room. It’s for fun
Next Adventure: Win the Battle Jam and fight the great Ramses
Plans After Residency: Purchase an original Bob Ross painting
EM Interests: Mastering ultrasound and procedures. And maybe educating the next generation.
Joel Labha, DO
Hometown: Dubai, U.A.E.
Undergraduate Education: Pacific Union College
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my wife and daughter, Soccer, Running, Yoga and Traveling
Fun Fact About Yourself: My dad joke game was strong way before I was a dad. Also, I just found out that I’m colorblind (I know, it totally came out of the purple).
Next Adventure: Convincing my wife to let me name our next kid Tom…
Plans After Residency: Family time! Academic EM and traveling a bunch.
EM Interests: International EM
Melanie Pollack, DO
Hometown: San Diego
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: Running, movies, cooking, hiking
Next Adventure: Hopefully Italy!
Plans after Residency: Moving home to SD
EM Interests: Trauma, EMS
Vikram Raj, DO
Hometown: Williams, CA
Undergraduate Education: UC Davis
Medical School: LECOM
Hobbies/Interests: Motocross, cycling, fitness, urban farming
Fun Fact About Yourself: finished medical school in 3 years
Next Adventure: Espana (aka Spain) with my wife
Plans After Residency: Administrative Fellowship
EM Interests: CCM, Leadership, ED throughput
Jamie Reisch, DO
Hometown: LaGrange, IL
Undergraduate Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical Education: Midwestern University – AZCOM
Hobbies: traveling, hiking
Fun Fact About Yourself: I have four sisters and the cutest dog in the world
Plans after Residency: practice the fine art of emergency medicine!
Next Adventure: Vienna, Munich, Iceland, Washington, Banff
EM interests: Wilderness medicine
Joe Salameh, DO
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergraduate Education: University of San Diego
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Asking for two patient identifiers, Washing my hands, Thorough documentation, Logging all patients and procedures, AIDET
Fun Fact About Yourself: I was born at the old county hospital.
Next Adventure: Safari through medicine, ICU, Surgery, OB and Peds
Plans After Residency: Practice in community/academic center in southern California
EM Interests: All procedures, education, Trauma
Dania Youssef, DO
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Undergraduate Education: Portland State University
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Hobbies/Interests: International travel, hiking, cooking, running
Fun Fact About Yourself: I lived in the Middle East for 17 years
Next Adventure: Traveling to Dubai, Lebanon, Egypt, and Australia
Plans After Residency: more traveling, pursuing fellowship
EM Interests: International medicine, ultrasound, and critical care
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