Our fellows are some of the best fellows at UCLA! They regularly receive nominations for "Fellow of the Year", and our fellows won the award in 2021 and 2023. They serve as leaders both inside and outside of the hospital in multiple domains including clinical medicine, basic and translational research, medical education and professional society engagement. Due to the breadth and depth of expertise amongst our faculty, the Pulmonary & Critical Care Division at UCLA is uniquely positioned to provide our fellows with an individualized experience that will launch them into whatever career path they choose. 

Class of 2024

Adam Brownstein, MD

Adam Brownstein, MD

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Track/MSCR Candidate

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
 

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Jessica Channick, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: Tufts University
Residency: UCLA
 

 Laura Glassman, MD

Laura Glassman, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Tufts University
Residency: UCLA (Chief Resident)
 

Gustavo Hernandez, MD

Gustavo Hernandez, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: University of Illinois
Residency: Johns Hopkins

Dan Hoesterey, MD

Dan Hoesterey, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: UCLA (Chief Resident)

 Joseph Lucki, MD

Joseph Lucki, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Temple University
Residency: University of Pennsylvania

 Benjamin Murray

Benjamin Murray, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Duke University
Residency: University of Washington

Emily Schwitzer, MD

Emily Schwitzer, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Duke University
Residency: UCLA
 

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Christina Tripsas, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: University of Arkansas
Residency: Yale University

 Miki Ueoka, MD

Miki Ueoka, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: University of Hawaii
Residency: University of Hawaii (Chief Resident)
 

Class of 2025

Houda Boucekkine

Houda Boucekkine, MD

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Track

Medical School: University of Miami
Residency: UCLA

Fellow

Siyuan Cao, MD

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Track

Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Residency: New York University (Chief Resident)

Gabrielle De Allie

Gabrielle De Allie, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: Morehouse (Chief Resident)

Fellow

Danielle Hron, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota (Chief Resident)

Fellow

Ani Kumar, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: New York University

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Jing Ren, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellow

Katie Seibert, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Albert Einstein
Residency: UCLA

Fellow

Niko Spanos, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Tufts University
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Fellow

Jay Thetford, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: UC Riverside
Residency: Olive view-UCLA (Chief Resident)

Class of 2026

Fellow

Nitin Agrawal, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Texas A&M
Residency: Baylor

Fellow

Catherine Durant, MD

Clinician Educator Track, ILD focus

Medical School: UCLA
Residency: UCLA

Fellow

Anna Fretz, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: Dartmouth
Residency: UCSF (Chief Resident)

Fellow

Patrick Holman, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Chicago
Residency:  UCLA (Chief Resident)

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Cher Huang, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: UCLA
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellow

Hollyann Loui, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: University of Hawaii
Residency: UCLA

Fellow

Brandon Peplinski, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow      

Medical School: Loma Linda
Residency: University of Washington

Fellow

Monroe Wolf, MD

Clinician Educator Track

Medical School: University of North Carolina
Residency: Duke

Fellow

Caitlin Yumori, MD

AIRE Integrated Sleep Medicine Track

Medical School: Columbia
Residency: UCLA

Class of 2027

Dr. Baddour

Nicolas Baddour, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: University of Washington (Chief Resident)

Epstein

Sam Epstein, MD

Medical School: Emory University 

Residency: University of Florida
Sleep Fellowship: UCLA

fiore

Emily Fiore, MD

Medical School: Tulane University
Residency: NYU

johnson

Tyrone Johnson, MD

Medical School: University of Chicago
Residency: UCSF (Chief Resident)

kirincich

Jason Kirincich, MD

Medical School: Medicinski Fakultet, Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Croatia
Residency: Cleveland Clinic (Chief Resident)

morgan

Natalie Morgan, MD

Medical School: UC Davis
Residency: UCLA

stone

Greg Stone, MD

Medical School: USC
Residency: UCLA

ward

Lindsey Ward, MD

Research Track/STAR Fellow

Medical School: UCSF
Residency: UCLA (Chief Resident)

marcela

Marcela Zhou Huang, MD

Medical School: UCLA
Residency: UCSF (Chief Resident)