Meet the Current Pharmacy Residents

Name: Marissa Angelich

Email: mangelich@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Pacific Palisades, CA

Pharmacy School: University of Southern California

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Oncology/ Hematology

Outside of work you can find me: Working out, playing with my dog and cat, spending time with loved ones

I shamelessly binge watch: Reality TV!

What is my hype song: Climbing the Ladder by My Morning Jacket

Name: Amy Bowles

Email: ambowles@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Elmhurst, IL

Pharmacy School: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, ID

Outside of work you can find me: Baking, playing with my cat, or on a hike :)

I shamelessly binge watch: Love Island or any reality TV

What is my hype song: Dancing Queen!!

Name: Alyssa Chuidian

Email: achuidian@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Pharmacy School: Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences -Houston, Texas

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Ambulatory Care Transplant Services, Informatics

Outside of work you can find me: Playing sports like volleyball, pickleball, etc or outside hiking!

What is my hype song: Texas by Bigxthaplug

Name: Joanna Cravens

Email: jcravens@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Tulare, CA

Pharmacy School: Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology, ID

I shamelessly binge watch: Love Island, Vampire Diaries, TSITP, Gossip Girl

What is my hype song: Morgan Wallen (any and all songs)

Name: Cassandra Le

Email: cal118@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Maple Valley, WA

Pharmacy School: University of Washington

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Critical Care, Emergency Medicine

Outside of work you can find me: Grabbing a matcha, playing volleyball/tennis, or at Trader Joe’s

I shamelessly binge watch: Schitt’s Creek, Criminal Minds, Next Level Chef (really any Gordan Ramsey show)

What is your hype song? Long Live by Taylor Swift

Name: Ashley Light

Email: aslight@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Bellevue, OH

Pharmacy School: The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Transplant, EM, ambulatory care- haven't found much that I don’t like!

Outside of work you can find me: hopefully outside! I love walks, hikes, and drinks/food on a patio, but also spend a good amount of time at the gym

I shamelessly binge watch: Love Island, the ultimatum, or whatever else everyone else is watching

What is your hype song? Semi-charmed life by Third Eye Blind

Name: Megan Nguyen

Email: m8nguyen@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Newport Beach, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSD

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Transplant

Outside of work you can find me: surfing, at the beach, pilates, spending time with friends/family

I shamelessly binge watch: Love Island, Gossip Girl

What is your hype song? girl$ by Dom Dolla

Name: Samantha Russo

Email: sgrusso@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Pharmacy School: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Solid Organ Transplant, Infectious Disease

Outside of work you can find me: Line dancing, hanging out with friends and family, napping

I shamelessly binge watch: Survivor, One Tree Hill, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

What is your hype song? : Style by Taylor Swift

Name: Mackenzie Storie, PharmD

Email: mstorie@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Snoqualmie, WA

Pharmacy School: University of Washington

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Critical Care, Transplant, Emergency Medicine

Outside of work you can find me: At the dog park, hiking, golfing

I shamelessly binge watch: Survivor, Love Island, recently Poker Face

What is your hype song? Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

Name: Tony Tran, PharmD

Email: tot014@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Rosemead, CA

Pharmacy School: University of Southern California

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology

Outside of work you can find me: At coffee/boba shops

I shamelessly binge watch: Recently Squid Games (Season 3 was disappointing)

What is your hype song? Any Kendrick Lamar song

Name: Jamie Trocke, PharmD

Email: jatrocke@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Pharmacy School: University of the Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care

Outside of work you can find me: Hiking, running, boba shops/cafes

What is your hype song? Sunflower – Post Malone, Swae Lee

Name: Grace Wu

Email: grw003@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Pleasonton, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology, Critical Care

Outside of work you can find me: Hiking, running, at a coffee shop, napping

I shamelessly binge watch: Squid Game, Singles Inferno

What is my hype song: Mulan’s I’ll Make a Man Out of You

Name: Hannah Bodeau, PharmD

Email: habodeau@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA

Pharmacy School: Touro University California

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Oncology, Specialty Medicine, Academia

Outside of work you can find me: On the couch, desperately trying to knit while my cats try to eat the yarn and unravel my hard work

I shamelessly binge watch: King of the Hill, Survivor, Schitt’s Creek

What is your hype song? Hollaback Girl

Name: Sado Essa, PharmD

Email: sessa@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Elk Grove, CA

Pharmacy School: University of California, San Francisco

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Primary Care and Specialty Medication Management

Outside of work you can find me: Crocheting, Knitting, playing Tennis, or at a cafe

I shamelessly binge watch: Living Single, Friends, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Love Island, and any reality TV

What is your hype song? I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston

Name: Patricia Malakar, PharmD

Email: pmalakar@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Klamath Falls, OR

Pharmacy School: Oregon State University College of Pharmacy

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Primary Care (Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia) and Solid Organ Transplant

Outside of work you can find me: Outside soaking up the sun with good food and drink

I shamelessly binge watch: Breaking Bad, Gossip Girl, and One Tree Hill

What is your hype song? Anything Drake

Name: Janice Huang, PharmD

Email: jsh009@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Pharmacy School: UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Cardiology

Outside of work you can find me: Hillcrest Farmers Market, Boba Shops, eating food in Convoy

I shamelessly binge watch: K-dramas or competitive cooking shows

What is your hype song? Apt. Rose and Bruno Mars

Name: Rachel Lee, PharmD

Email: rtl004@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Temple City, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF School of Pharmacy

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care, Oncology

Outside of work you can find me: Hot yoga, running, coffee shops

What is your hype song? No Broke Boys – Disco Lines, Tinashe

Name: Elizabeth Haddad

Email: enhaddad@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Health-System Pharmacy Administration, Infectious Disease, Critical Care, Cardiology

Outside of work you can find me: Exploring new coffee shops or at In-n-Out

I shamelessly binge watch: Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl, and Friends

What is your hype song?Dance the Night Away - Dua Lipa

Name: Chance Le, PharmD

Email: cle19@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Vietnam

Pharmacy School: University of Washington

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Immunocompromised hosts, Antimicrobial resistance

Outside of work you can find me: Pool, beach, parks, boba shops, recording studios

I shamelessly binge watch: Grey’s Anatomy, All of Us Are Dead, Kingdom

What is your hype song? Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

Name: Nidhi Kanchan, PharmD

Email: nikanchan@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Pharmacy School: The Ohio State University

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases

Outside of work you can find me: Exploring a new national park

I shamelessly binge watch:New Girl

What is your hype song? Just Keep Watching – Tate McRae

Name: Nick Ngo, PharmD

Email: ningo@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Temple City, CA

Pharmacy School: USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Hematology/Oncology, Emergency Medicine

Outside of work you can find me: Playing basketball, lifting weights, or at a boba shop

I shamelessly binge watch: The Pitt, The Last of Us, Alice in Borderland, Squid Game

What is your hype song? JUMP by BLACKPINK

Name: Alison Newens, PharmD

Email: anewens@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Pharmacy School: UCSF

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Inpatient psychiatry

Outside of work you can find me: Drinking thai tea or hot chocolate

I shamelessly binge watch: Friends, Euphoria

What is your hype song? hey now – Kendrick Lamar

Name: Hayden Kim, PharmD

Email: hhk009@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Seoul, Korea

Pharmacy School: University of Washington

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Infectious Diseases

What do you love about UCSD? Diverse learning opportunities, supportive preceptors, and amazing co-residents and RPD!

Outside of work you can find me: Grocery shopping at H Mart or Costco, watching Netflix

Bases loaded. Down 2-5. Two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning. What is your hype song when stepping up to the plate for that grand slam? Talk by Khalid

Name: Melanie Kwok, PharmD

Email: mskwok@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Visalia, CA

Pharmacy School:  UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Cardiology

What do you love about UCSD? I love that everyone has been very nice and welcoming and it’s a great learning environment!

Outside of work you can find me: At the gym or taking a nap

Bases loaded. Down 2-5. Two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning. What is your hype song when stepping up to the plate for that grand slam? Go Girl by Pitbull

Name: Alyssa Elmore, PharmD

Email:arelmore@health.ucsd.edu

Hometown: Lilburn, GA

Pharmacy School: University of Georgia

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Informatics

Outside of work you can find me: Finding a new hiking trail

I shamelessly binge watch: Love Island

What is your hype song? Heated by Beyonce