RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Our Residents
The pediatric residents at Kaiser Permanente Oakland are a diverse group who come from a variety of medical schools. We have six residents in each year and a fourth-year chief resident.
Because of our size, the residents get to know
each other well. There are frequent outings and events including nights
out at restaurants and pubs, sporting events, and twice-yearly retreats
in Marin County (just north of San Francisco).
Pediatric Residents 2007-2008 |
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| PGY Year | Resident | Medical School |
| PGY-1 | Joanna Chin, MD |
UC Davis |
| PGY-1 | Neelufar Ghaderi, MD | Rosalind Franklin |
| PGY-1 | Sarah Scott, MD | New York Medical College |
| PGY-1 | Hadia Siddiqui, MD | UC San Diego |
| PGY-1 | Neeta Shah, MD | Drexel University |
| PGY-1 | Amy Westman, MD | Keck School of Medicine, USC |
| PGY-2 | Tia Curry, MD |
Washington University |
| PGY-2 | Amy Mugg, MD | Albany Medical College |
| PGY-2 | Olga Lemberg, MD | Brown Medical School |
| PGY-2 | Chung Lee, MD | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| PGY-2 | Thao Nguyen, MD | The Chicago Medical School |
| PGY-2 | Kevin Quinn, MD | University of Minnesota |
| PGY-3 | Susan Adham, MD | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| PGY-3 | Martha Hernandez, MD | University of California, San Francisco |
| PGY-3 | Sruti Nadimpalli, MD | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| PGY-3 | Nadine Sauer, MD | University of Colorado, Denver |
| PGY-3 | Jennifer Waller, MD | SUNY Downstate |
| Chief Resident | Mary Spiller, MD | University of Colorado, Denver |
What our residents are saying:
"As someone interested in general pediatrics, I wanted a program with strong primary care training. I feel Kaiser Oakland has great teachers and mentors. The program places great emphasis on teaching with daily morning and noon conferences. I have truly enjoyed working with everyone, from residents and nurses to attendings and program
directors. "
directors. "
Martha Hernandez
PGY3
"At Kaiser Oakland, the small program size allows you to work personally with all the attendings so they actually get to know you. It also allows more one-on-one teaching and feedback. The smaller program allows more personalized input into scheduling so it allows more flexibility than a larger program can. What I like most about the program is the response to feedback."
Jenny Waller
PGY3
"I discovered Kaiser Oakland
as a third year medical student. My experience made me realize two
things: that I wanted to do pediatrics,
and I wanted to train at Kaiser. There are many advantages to training
in a small program: residents work one-on-one with attendings and specialists, teaching occurs all the time, and feedback is meaningful and productive."
and I wanted to train at Kaiser. There are many advantages to training
in a small program: residents work one-on-one with attendings and specialists, teaching occurs all the time, and feedback is meaningful and productive."
Elizabeth Ortega-Lau
Class of 2009
"I chose Kaiser because
it is a very supportive environment to train in pediatrics. Kaiser
Oakland is a great place because we have a lot of “bread and
butter” pediatrics. However, because we are a referral center,
we also see a lot of patients with rare diseases"
Molly Spiller
Chief Resident
"I chose Kaiser after spending
a month of 4th year doing a subinternship. Getting a firsthand look
at the program allowed me to appreciate just how diverse the cases
are and how well people got along with one another. The small program
size allows for more personal attention and teaching from attendings
– this is most definitely one of the program’s greatest
strengths."
Jonathan Cheng
Class of 2009
