Current Dermatology Residents

Third Year Residents

Grace "Sora" Ahn, MD (PGY-4)

Undergraduate School: Cornell University

Undergraduate Major: Biological Sciences

Medical School: University of California San Diego

Internship: Penn Medicine

Hometown: Bucks County, PA
Dermatology Interests: Cutaneous Oncology, Supportive Oncodermatology, Procedural Dermatology

Other Interests/Hobbies: Gardening, snowboarding, hosting dinners/KBBQ, ukulele, being outdoors with friends and family, water color painting, optimizing travel points
Giuseppe Ingrasci, MD (PGY-4)

Undergraduate School: University of Florida

Undergraduate Major: Bachelor of Science in Biology

Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Internship: University of Miami at Holy Cross Hospital

Hometown: Pompano Beach, FL
Dermatology Interests: Medical & Procedural Dermatology, Immunobiologic Therapies, Itch, Skin of Color

Other Interests/Hobbies: Playing guitar, working out, running, surfing, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and being a diehard Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat fan
Zachary Jaeger, MD (PGY-4)

Undergraduate School: UCLA

Undergraduate Major: Biochemistry

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis

Internship: VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, PR

Hometown: Folsom, CA
Dermatology Interests: Improving access to care and DEI, dermatopathology, inpatient dermatology, medical education and mentorship

Other Interests/Hobbies: Triathlon (swimming, cycling, running), playing with kittens, reggaeton, vegan food, hiking, spending time with family
Helen Park, MD (PGY-4)

Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate Major: Bioengineering

Medical School: University of California, San Diego

Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Dermatology Interests: Pediatric Dermatology, general dermatology, patient and medical education

Other Interests/Hobbies: Exploring coffee shops and restaurants, yoga, pilates, collecting houseplants, hiking
Caitlin Penny, MD (PGY-4)

Undergraduate School: Duke University

Undergraduate Major: Biology

Medical School: Duke University

Internship: Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego

Hometown: Cutchogue, NY
Dermatology Interests: General dermatology, pediatric dermatology, global health

Other Interests/Hobbies: spending time in nature and at the beach, travel, painting, exploring the SD food scene

Secound Year Residents

Lena Chu, MD (PGY-3)

Undergraduate School: Georgia Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Major: Biology

Medical School: Emory University

Internship: Emory University

Hometown: Johns Creek, GA

Dermatology Interests: Pediatric dermatology, itch, inflammatory skin disorders

Other Interest/Hobbies: Being outdoors, road trips, spending time with my cat
Raj Fadadu, MD, MS (PGY-3)

Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate Major: Public Health

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Additional Training: M.S. with concentrations in Healthcare Management and Environmental Research from the University of California, Berkeley

Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Hometown: Fremont, CA

Dermatology Interests: Skin cancers, dermatologic surgery, environmental dermato-epidemiology, autoimmune skin conditions

Other Interest/Hobbies: Hiking, traveling, exploring new restaurants, and going to concerts
Sophia Hadsall, MD (PGY-3)

Undergraduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Major: Biological Engineering

Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)/Harvard Medical School

Hometown: Miami, FL

Dermatology Interests: pediatric dermatology, medical dermatology, quality of life and outcome measures related to dermatology, community outreach

Other Interest/Hobbies: music, singing, playing the guitar, ukulele, piano, and the Senegalese drums. Latin music dancing (salsa, merengue, bachata) and Zumba. Trying new restaurants, hiking, beach days, and spending time with family.
Michael Haft, MD (PGY-3)

Undergraduate School: University of Rochester

Undergraduate Major: Cell Biology

Medical School: University of Rochester

Additional Training: Pediatric Dermatology Clinical Research Fellowship (2022-2023) at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, CA

Internship: Riverside Community Hospital

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Dermatology Interests: Medical Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery

Other Interest/Hobbies: Hiking, reading, cycling, bowling, podcasts, spending time with family and friends
Ruth Wang, MD, PhD (PGY-3)

Undergraduate School: University of New Mexico

Undergraduate Major: Biology, Chemistry

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Additional Training: PhD, Molecular Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Internship: University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dermatology Interests: microbiota and host interactions, wound healing, skin metabolism, complex medical dermatology, dermatologic surgery

Other interests/hobbies: rock climbing, hiking, camping, going to concerts, cooking, and spending time with my family and friends

First Year Residents

Selena Chen, MD (PGY-2)
Undergraduate School: University of California, San Diego
Undergraduate Major: Biochemistry & Cellular Biology
Medical School: University of California, San Diego
Additional Training: MSc Biology, UCSD School of Biological Sciences
Internship: Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center
Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Dermatology Interests: Medical and procedural dermatology; Oncodermatology
Other Interests/Hobbies: Exploring the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, spending time with my cat and dog
Dianne Lumaquin-Yin, MD, PhD (PGY-2)

Undergraduate School: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate Major: Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Medical School: Weill Cornell
Additional Training: PhD in Cancer Cell Biology, Weill Cornell/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Internship: Mercy Medical Center
Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Dermatology Interests: Complex Medical Dermatology, Rheumatologic Dermatology, Computational Biology tools in dermatology
Other Interests/Hobbies: Baking, painting, hiking, traveling and spending time with family
Mollie Qian, MD (PGY-2)

Undergraduate School: Bowdoin College
Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience and Spanish
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Additional Training: PhD in Developmental Biology, Stanford
Internship: UC Irvine Internal Medicine Prelim
Hometown: Del Mar, California

Dermatology Interests: Pediatric dermatology, vascular lesions, genetic underpinnings of skin disorders, bioinformatics and clinical informatics
Other Interests/Hobbies: Audiobooks, creative baking, hiking, beach walks, spending time with family
Jennifer Sui, MD (PGY-2)

Undergraduate School: Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Major: Molecular Biology, Spanish
Medical School: UC San Diego SOM
Additional Training: Pediatric Dermatology Research Fellow at Rady Children's
Internship: Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego

Hometown: Irvine, CA

Dermatology Interests: General dermatology, pediatric dermatology, inflammatory skin diseases, medical education & mentorship
Other Interests/Hobbies: Music (playing & listening), the outdoors, traveling, skiing, painting, cycling/running/triathlon
Katherine Young, MD (PGY-2)

Undergraduate School: MIT
Undergraduate Major: Computer Science, Music
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Additional Training: MEng in Computer Science from MIT
Internship: University of Chicago NorthShore
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI

Dermatology Interests: Skin of color, acne, medical and procedural dermatology, dermatopathology, global health
Other Interests/Hobbies: Chamber music, pilates, running, going to the beach, exploring new cafes and restaurants