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Education
Diagnostic Radiology Residency · Mass General Brigham, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jul 2025 – Jun 2029 (anticipated graduation)
Internship · Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine
Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
University of California, Los Angeles: David Geffen School of Medicine, Aug 2019 – May 2024
Doctor of Medicine
Awards and Distinctions:
- David Geffen Medical Scholarship (merit-based scholarship, tuition and cost-of-living)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society Member, David Geffen School of Medicine Chapter
- Leo G. Rigler Outstanding Senior Medical Student in Radiology, Jun 2024
University of California, Berkeley, Aug 2015 – May 2019
B.A. in Physics, College of Letters and Sciences
Awards and Distinctions:
- High Distinction in General Scholarship (magna cum laude)
Research
Huang Lab · Mass General Brigham, Brigham and Women’s Hospital · Boston, MA
Faculty Mentor: Raymond Huang, MD, PhD · Jan 2026 – present
- Exploring the use of machine and deep learning methods in automating treatment response assessment in patients with glioblastoma (GBM) under RANO 2.0 criteria
- Focused on false positive error reduction in automated new lesion detection on MRI
UCLA Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers (CVIB) · Los Angeles, CA
Graduate Research Student. Faculty Mentors: Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD; Kathleen Ruchalski, MD; Matthew Brown, PhD · Mar 2020 – May 2024 (dedicated research Aug 2022 – Jun 2023)
- RSNA Research Medical Student Grant, Fall 2022 (RMS2209 RO); Medical Student Research Preceptorship Program, UCLA Department of Radiology
- Investigated the validity of treatment response assessment criteria (RECIST 1.1) through quantitative analysis of tumor burden
- Investigated the use of AI in detecting new metastatic lesions in multi-timepoint CT images, including novel data augmentation via paired image registration and high-throughput model training
- Produced one first-author peer-reviewed publication, three first-author abstracts, one first-author public dataset, two poster presentations, and one oral presentation with distinction
Mass General Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) and MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program · Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA
Research Student. Faculty Mentor: Peter Moschovis, MD, MPH · Jun 2020 – Aug 2020
- Investigated the effect of activity intensity and face mask type on pediatric respiratory droplet production in a prospective clinical trial with 23 children
- Led equipment design for respiratory droplet collection
- Produced one peer-reviewed publication
Analytis Lab, UC Berkeley Department of Physics, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Materials Sciences Division · Berkeley, CA
Undergraduate Research Student. Faculty Mentor: James G. Analytis, PhD · Feb 2017 – May 2019
- Investigated quantum phase transitions and strange metal transport in CeCoIn5
- Investigated the novel material Ag2IrO3 and the topological Kondo insulator Ce3Bi4Pt3
- Mastered lab synthesis and characterization techniques, including flux growths, vapor transport synthesis, magnetometry, powder X-ray diffraction, and resistivity measurements
- Produced one peer-reviewed manuscript in Science, one pre-print manuscript, and two first-author poster presentations
See Research & Publications for the full publication list.
Teaching Experience
- RadioGraphics Trainee Editorial Board Member · Radiologic Society of North America, Jul 2026 – Jun 2027
- Academic Tutor · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Aug 2022 – May 2024 — USMLE Step 1/2 and Surgery subject exam tutoring, individual and small group (3–5 students, 20–30 students total)
- Invited Discussion Leader · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Aug 2021 — Led integrated case discussions on Disabilities and LGBTQ+ Populations during first-year orientation
- Anatomy and Histopathology Tutor · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Aug 2020 – Apr 2021 — Led 12 anatomy and 3 histopathology review sessions for first-year medical students
- General Chemistry and Physics Tutor · UC Berkeley Student Learning Center, Sep–Dec 2016 (Chemistry) and Jan–May 2019 (Physics)
Leadership
Pride Alliance · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
President (Jan 2020 – Apr 2021), Upperclassman Advisor (Apr 2021 – Jun 2022) · Sep 2019 – Jun 2022
- Served on the multi-institution planning committee for the Southern California LGBTQ+ Health Conference (2020, 2021)
- Co-designed and produced 500+ gender pronoun badges across DGSOM
- Hosted guest speakers, panels, and workshops on LGBTQ+ mental health and allyship
LA COVID Volunteers, Non-Profit Organization · Los Angeles, CA
PPE Management, Team Lead · Apr 2020 – Jan 2021
- Led face shield assembly events distributing 10,000+ face shields to LA-area hospitals and testing centers
- Supported the COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine National Clinical Trial
- Secured 150+ gallons of donated disinfectant supplies
Queer Allied Pre-Health Pre-Medical Association (QAPPA) · UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Founding member, President (S17, F17, F18), External Vice President (F16, S18) · Apr 2016 – May 2019
- Served as a founding officer addressing LGBTQ+ health disparities through outreach and allyship
- Founded QAPPA’s Medical Mentorship Program connecting undergraduates with queer medical students, residents, and physicians
Other Interests
Rock climbing (indoors and outdoors), Baroque string music (violin), and improving my Mandarin- and Spanish-speaking skills.