Karen Cheng, PGY-5: I am from SoCal and I majored in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley before attending medical school at Boston University. I used to be a hacker (medical hackathons) but I have turned over a new leaf. I now enjoy all things active (basketball, tennis, ping pong, swimming etc) as well as eating my way through Los Angeles. I am very happy to be home for my residency training!
Shahil Mehta, PGY-5: I’m from sunny Miami and completed my undergrad at Harvard with a major in Evolutionary Biology. I completed medical school at the University of Miami before moving to Los Angeles. With my free time I have been trying all of the delicious foods throughout Los Angeles and then doing F45 HIIT classes and playing tennis to burn off all the calories!
Hye Ri Han, PGY-4: I was born in South Korea and grew up in Brooklyn where I majored in Biomolecular Science and master’s in biotechnology at NYU. I survived four cold winters for medical school in Jacobs School of Medicine at Buffalo, NY before making my coast-to-coast transition to sunny SoCal for residency after falling in love with the LAG+USC program as a rotating medical student. I am genuinely happy when I discover cute cafes with good coffee and good pastries (hard to get both right). I also have stage fright but love dancing in my room and singing in the car on my daily commute. Yoga and running are my exercise faves; my short- and long-term goal is to do goat yoga and run a marathon, respectively.
Derrick Lock, PGY-4: I grew up in SoCal and majored in Economics at UCLA. I worked in computational neuroscience for several years before completing medical school at Chicago Medical School (Rosalind Franklin University). I enjoy watching NBA basketball, watching highlights of NBA basketball, listening to podcasts about NBA basketball, and wondering if it’s too late to change careers. In my free time I love being a father/husband, attempting to bake edible cookies/croissants, participating in our resident union (CIR), and thinking of ways to implement quality improvement initiatives in clinic.
Seyi Omeh, PGY-3: Nigerian-born, I pursued medical studies in Hungary before settling in the United Sates. A proud parent of three. I love it here in Los Angeles! I enjoy quality time with my husband and kids, watching movies, mastering the art of non-competitive golf games at golf driving ranges, and savoring the city’s diverse culinary offerings.
Christine Yang, PGY-3: I hail from the land of corn, where I studied business and biochemistry at Indiana University-Bloomington. I completed my MD at Indiana University School of Medicine. After a lifetime of corn-based diet, I decided to expand my palate by moving to Los Angeles! Here, I’ve been able to eat my way through LA alongside my co-residents. I also enjoy playing pickleball, rock climbing, and summitting SoCal’s numerous mountain peaks!
Brittney Chau, PGY-2: I’m from nearby San Gabriel (626 in the house!), and I majored in Biology at UCLA before moving to the east coast for medical school at New York Medical College. I missed the SoCal sun, good Asian food/boba, and my family too much so decided to come back home, which was the best decision ever! My free time is spent hiking with friends, dying over cute animal videos, and dancing in my room to EDM and Kpop.