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​                                *Jan 2025 - Mar 2026​

Anesthesiology Dermatology Gastroenterology
Head & Neck Surgery Nephrology Obstetrics & Gynecology
Optometry Radiology Thoracic Surgery
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Anesthesiology

Study Title: Risk of postoperative complications after general anesthesia in the Venezuelan adult population: A
multicentered retrospective analysis
Principal Investigator: Yap, Edward
Lead Trainee: Muranaka, Mehana
Medical Center: South San Francisco

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Dermatology

Study Title: Case report of a dermatology pediatric patient in Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Principal Investigator: Hwang, Linda
Lead Trainee: Probst, Maxwell
Medical Center: San Francisco

Study Title: Community health grant research project on patch testing and prescribing rate of immunomodulators
Principal Investigator: Lee, Gun Ho
Lead Trainee: Dong, Elisa
Medical Center: Union City

Study Title: Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare
system - comparative prevalence profiles & rosacea
Principal Investigator: Mirmirani, Paradi
Lead Trainee: Chang, Ivy
Medical Center: Vallejo
Study Title: Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare
system - group comparisons
Principal Investigator: Mirmirani, Paradi
Lead Trainee: Acosta, Andrea
Medical Center: Vallejo

Study Title: Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare system
Principal Investigator: Mirmirani, Paradi
Lead Trainee: Gomez-Lara, Alexander
Medical Center: Vallejo

Study Title: Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare
system - comparative prevalence profiles
Principal Investigator: Mirmirani, Paradi
Lead Trainee: Masehi-Lano, Jacqueline
Medical Center: Vallejo

Study Title: Through the (virtual) looking glass: A novel comparative analysis of asynchronous vs synchronous acne care
within Kaiser Permanente Northern California - equity and prevalence
Principal Investigator: Vanchinathan, Veena
Lead Trainee: Probst, Maxwell
Medical Center: San Jose

Study Title: Efficacy of staged carbon dioxide laser assisted marsupialization for hidradenitis suppurativa
Principal Investigator: Wadhera, Akhil
Lead Trainee: Acosta, Andrea
Medical Center: Fremont

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Gastroenterology

Study Title: Decreasing length of stay and assessing complications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography &
laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients
Principal Investigator: Suryaprasad, Arun
Lead Trainee: Tesfamariam, Selama
Medical Center: Antioch

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Head & Neck Surgery

Study Title: Impact of air pollution on otolaryngologic health: Investigating air pollutant exposure and disease burden in California
Principal Investigator: Liang, Jonathan
Lead Trainee: Bowyer, Kasey
Medical Center: Oakland

Study Title: Unraveling an epidemic: Diagnostic trends of indolent and aggressive melanomas
Principal Investigator: Wang, Kevin
Lead Trainee: Basrai, Sanah
Medical Center: Oakland

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Nephrology

Study Title: Assessment of racial variations among patients with proteinuric non-diabetic kidney disease
Principal Investigator: Mehr, Ali Poyan
Lead Trainee: Lamothe, Eunice
Medical Center: San Francisco

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Obstetrics & Gynecology

Study Title: Pathology outcomes of insufficient endometrial biopsies
Principal Investigator: Howe, Margaret
Lead Trainee: Janis, Krysta
Medical Center: Modesto

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Optometry​

Study Title: Natural history of macular telangiectasia type 2
Principal Investigator: Vora, Robin
Lead Trainee: Banoub, Noah
Medical Center: Oakland

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Radiology

Study Title: Grasshopper: A novel clinical dashboard for radiologists
Principal Investigator: Balkman, Jason
Lead Trainee: Lam, Allison
Medical Center: San Leandro

Study Title: Predictors of positive angiography in patients with bleeding following image guided random renal cortical biopsy
Principal Investigator: Drasin, Todd
Lead Trainee: Tesfaye, Roza
Medical Center: Walnut Creek

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Thoracic Surgery

Study Title: Real world outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer stage II and III patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy
Principal Investigator: Velotta, Jeffrey
Lead Trainee: Liang, Elaine
Medical Center: Oakland

Study Title: Improving outcomes in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Principal Investigator: Velotta, Jeffrey
Lead Trainee: Liang, Elaine
Medical Center: Oakland

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