Education Update

Welcome 2024-2025 Fellows and Residents

Meet Our New UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellows

On behalf of the UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, Dr. Deborah Krakow, and the Fellowship Program Directors (Dr. Kathleen Brennan, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Dana Chase, MD, Gynecologic Oncology; Dr. Christina Han, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Dr. Victor Nitti, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery; and Dr. Radhika Rible, MD, Family Planning), we are pleased to introduce you to our newest fellows.

Madeleine Burg, MD 

Fellow, Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology)
Hometown: Santa Maria, CA 
Undergrad: USC
Medical School: USC
Residency: USC
Research Interests: Male and female urinary incontinence and female urinary microbiome
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Melissa Chambers, MD

Fellow, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Hometown: Whittier, CA
Undergrad: Pomona College
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: UC Irvine
Research Interests: Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and ultrasound
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Lauren Muramoto, MD

Fellow, Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology)
Hometown: Havre de Grace, MD
Undergrad: Claremont McKenna College
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Residency: Triple Army Medical Center
Research Interests: Female urology, lower urinary tract dysfunction, and medical simulation
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Michael Richardson, MD

Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: UCLA
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Heather Rosett, MD

Fellow, Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Gynecology)
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Undergrad: Stanford University
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Utah
Research Interests: Identifying measures to predict prolapse development after childbirth
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Danielle Strom, MD

Fellow, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: University of Michigan
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Research Interests: The Impact of PGT-A and BMI on pregnancy outcomes and of high stress lifestyle on fertility outcomes
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Halina Yee, MD

Fellow, Complex Family Planning
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergrad: UCLA 
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Pennsylvania State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Research Interests: Pharmacokinetic profile of different forms of contraception and management of ectopic pregnancies
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Meet Our New UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents

Eleven new residents joined the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology this academic year.

Brian Benitez, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Naples, FL 
Undergrad & Major: Williams College, History of Art and Biology 
Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Nicholas Carreathers, MD

Resident I / PGYI 
Hometown: Covina, CA 
Undergrad: University of California, San Diego 
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine 

Grace Cavanaugh, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown:  Boston, MA 
Undergrad & Major:  College of the Holy Cross, Chemistry/Psychology 
Medical School:  Harvard Medical School 

Violeta Covarrubias, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Pomona, CA/Nayarit, Mexico  
Undergrad & Major: UCLA, Human Biology and Society, B.S., Global Health, Minor  
Medical School:  UC Riverside School of Medicine 

Uma Doshi, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Portland, OR
Undergrad: Duke University
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University

Suma Gudipati, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA and Düsseldorf, Germany 
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Medical School: UC San Diego

Erin Jaquillard, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Richmond, VA 
Undergrad & Major: Sewanee: The University of the South, Biology 
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine 

Rachel Mernoff, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Providence, RI 
Undergrad and major: UCLA, Anthropology 
Medical School: UCSF 

Jessica Vazquez, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergrad and Major: UCLA Biology Major, Global Health Minor 
Medical School: USC Keck School of Medicine  

Weirui Xiao, MD

Resident I/PGY1 
Hometown: Folsom, CA 
Undergrad and majors: UC Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology, Integrative Biology 
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

Esther Wu, MD

Resident II / PGY-2 
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA 
Undergrad & Major: Dartmouth College, Neuroscience, Biology 
Medical School: Brown University