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Division of Hematology & Oncology Hematology Oncology

Fellowship Alumni

After fellowship, our fellows have pursued both academic and community based hematology/oncology positions. The program allows fellows the flexibility to create a fellowship experience that meets their interests, goals, and career aspirations. The fellowship has a strong track record of fellows obtaining academic faculty positions both at UC San Diego and other cancer centers around the country.

Class of 2024   

Hemali Batra-Sharma, M.D.UC San Francisco, Breast Medical Oncology
Justin Chen, M.D.: UCSD Community Care Group and Anchor Hematology/Oncology Rancho Bernardo Clinic
Renee Cheng, M.D.: Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center, Warrenville, IL
Sharon Choi, M.D., Ph.D.: GU/ET Oncology, UC San Diego
Peter Moussa, M.D.: Lee Physicians Group, Fort Meyers, FL
Poorva Vaidya, M.D.: Assistant Clinical Professor, Cutaneous Oncology, UC Irvine

Class of 2023   

Jeremy Chang, M.D.Assistant Clinical Professor, GI Oncology, UC San Diego
Michael Dennis, M.D.: Dana Farber Cancer Insitute
Nisha Hariharan, M.D.: UC San Francisco, Parnassus and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Anupama Kumar, M.D.: Clinical Instructor, BMT, UC San Francisco
Elizabeth Pan, M.D.: UC San Francisco, Berkeley Outpatient Center
Karen Yun, M.D.: Assistant Clinical Professor, Head and Neck/Lung, UC San Diego

Class of 2022   

James Buturla, M.D.Medical Officer, Food and Drug Administration, Division of Medical Oncology 1
Autumn Jeong, M.D.: Assistant Clinical Professor, BMT, UC San Diego
Shiruyeh Schokrpur, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UC Davis
Jade Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.: Community Practice, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Hematology/Oncology, Texas Medical Center, Houston

Class of 2021   

Nicholas Giustini, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medical Oncology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Ben Goldenson, M.D., Ph.D.: Hoag Health System, Newport Beach, CA
Kentson Lam, M.D., Ph.D.: Associat Physician, Division of Regenerative Medicine, UC San Diego
Akram Mesleh-Shayeb, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Hematology, UC San Diego
Justin Shaya, M.D.: Community Practice, IHA Hematology/Oncology, Ann Arbor, MI

Class of 2020   

Xinyu Nan, M.D.: Community Practice, Medical Oncology Care Associates, Orange, CA
Marc Schwartz, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado
Peter Vu, M.D.: Assistant Professor, GI Medical Oncology, UC San Diego
Jenny Zhou, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Hematology, UC San Diego

Class of 2019   

Rohan Ahluwalia, M.D.: Community Practice, Sutter Health, Santa Cruz, CA  
Van Nguyen, M.D.: Community Practice, Kaiser Permanente, Anaheim, CA  
Nicolas Villaneuva, M.D.: Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and Community Practice, Hawaii Oncology, Inc., Honolulu, HI

Class of 2018 

Soo Park, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Cutaneous Oncology, UC San Diego and Staff Physician, San Diego VA 
Hardeep Phull, M.D.: Director of Oncology, Palomar Health Cancer Institute, San Diego, CA 
Yulian Khagi, M.D.: Medical Director of Oncology and Infusion Services, UC-Irvine Laguna Hills, Laguna Hills, CA

Class of 2017

Aaron Goodman, M.D.: Associate Clinical Professor, Bone Marrow Transplant, UC San Diego 
Rebecca Shatsky, M.D.: Associate Clinical Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UC San Diego
Nam Bui, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Sarcoma and Developmental Therapeutics, Stanford University
Kay Yeung, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, UC San Diego 

Class of 2016 

Adam Burgoyne, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, GI Oncology, UC San Diego 
Tiffany Tanaka, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Hematology, UC San Diego
Edwin Yau, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Roswell Park Cancer Institute 
Shihfan Yeh, M.D.: Community Practice, Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center, Vallejo, CA. 

Class of 2015

Kristin Anderson, M.D.: Community Practice, Marin Cancer Center, Greenbrae, CA 
Sariah Liu, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Aaron Miller, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, GI Medical Oncology, UC San Diego 
Hong Zhao, M.D.: Community Practice, Salinas Valley Cancer Center, Salinas, CA