Maisie Bailey (she/her) grew up in Eugene, Ore., graduating with a degree in biology from the University of Oregon. While there, she received a lifesaving award for intervening when a student suffered a sudden cardiac event in the university library. Maisie’s interest in the MD/MPH program comes from the desire to help others and to better understand the role public health policy plays in community health. She spent time in Peru doing research on cysticercosis (a pork tapeworm infection), investigating biomarkers in tears of confirmed patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Most recently, she was part of the COVID-19 response team for Lane County Public Health, focusing first on outbreak investigations in long-term care facilities and later as deputy epidemiologist. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and her dogs Dottie and Bronco, and reading literature and poetry.

Jared Cloutier (he/him) grew up in the Portland area before attending Grinnell College in Iowa, earning a BA in Biology. His interests in medicine came from exposure at a young age as well as several clinical shadowing experiences. His interest in public health developed through experience seeing structural issues underlying health outcomes and access. Cloutier has been working as a public health associate for the CDC in rural Utah where he has worked on several programs including housing regulations and protecting renters. In college, he volunteered with Grinnell’s Liberal Arts in Prison program and worked as a home care volunteer for seniors. Cloutier played competitive soccer in college and has continued to work and volunteer as a soccer coach.

Suryaa Gupta (she/her) grew up in the Chicago, attending The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and majoring in Molecular/Cellular Biology & French. Her interest in medicine began from a young age. She became interested in the intersection of medicine and public health via several experiences in research settings - including the All of Us study and work on vaccine hesitancy. She has been a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, working on two studies focused on obesity and diabetes. She was also a social isolation volunteer during the pandemic, and was on the American Cancer Society leadership team for four years. She loves traveling, cooking and plays the flute in her spare time.

Jeremiah J. Henderson (he/they) grew up in the northwest. He holds a bachelor's degree in public health from Oregon State University and a master's degree in public administration from Seattle University. His interest in medicine began at a young age seeing how the healing process could transform lives. His interest in public health developed later, out of health policy and advocacy work. At OSU, his policy work for LGBTQ students led to a Building Community Award and a trip to the White House for outstanding leadership. After college, he worked as the project director for Transform WA, a public education project of the Pride Foundation. He then became the Director of Programs and Strategy for Pride Foundation, revising the grant-making and scholarship programs and leading internal organizational culture work. He is interested in the intersections of marginalization and is passionate about transgender care. He serves on the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Health Committee where he is also a tribal member. He has three kids and is passionate about art and advocacy.

Olivia Krol (she/her) grew up on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington, then attended the University of Portland as a double major in Mathematics and Biology. She then completed a post-baccalaureate program at Portland State University. Her interest in medicine came from her own experience as a patient and cancer survivor, something she has continued to explore working in clinical research. Her desire to help others through preventative care led her to volunteer with the Red Cross and with people experiencing homelessness. In her free time, she loves to run, cook and travel.

Erica Leser (she/her) grew up in Southern California, where she attended the University of California, Riverside, majoring in Neuroscience. She then obtained her Master of Science in Law with an emphasis in Health Law and Policy from Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, in Chicago. Her interest in medicine came from exposure to her parents' optometry practice at a young age. Her work at their practice as office manager, as well as being a hospice volunteer and gaining an EMT license, fostered her dedication to medicine and health equity. She currently works as a project manager at the CDC Foundation at the Chicago Department of Health overseeing the Healthy Chicago Equity Zones project and other immunization and health equity-related work. She served in the Peace Corps in South Africa, was a Clinton Global Fellow on behalf of a mentoring program promoting diverse students in higher education, and has sustained volunteer activities at Crisis Text Line and for Operation Gratitude. In her free time, Erica enjoys traveling, collecting and reading old books, and refurbishing vintage typewriters.

Gabriella Macera (she/her) grew up in Pennsylvania and went to Drexel University where she majored in Biology. Her interests in medicine and public health have centered around infectious diseases. She has cultivated that interest via courses on disease outbreak investigations, research on flaviviruses, work in a laboratory on malarial drug development and a case-control study in Malawi on clean water access. She has sustained service in volunteering with houseless populations and as a peer mentor. She loves art and music, playing guitar and writing songs, and she has experience doing improv.

Ruhika “Ru” Prasad (she/her) grew up in the Portland area before moving to Emory University to study Anthropology. Her interest in medicine and public health developed from work as a medical assistant and scribe as well as early exposure to health disparities as a child visiting her ancestral home in India. She has experience working with women’s mental health in India, focused on empowerment. She has also worked as a quality care coordinator, which gave her insights into the practical side of addressing health disparities. She currently works as a scribe in emergency rooms across the Pacific Northwest. She co-founded a social media story board supporting families at the beginning of the pandemic, engaged in lots of volunteering at Emory and has done competitive Indian fusion dance since age three.

Lola Sosanya (she/her) grew up in NE Portland and attended Seattle Pacific University, majoring in physiology and minoring in chemistry and sociology. While there, she served as the student body president. Her interests in medicine and public health came from early exposure to the healers and healthcare workers in her mother's lineage, and she has since developed an interest in health disparities in maternal health - particularly among Black women. She has worked as a clinical research assistant in women’s health for three years, and has experience as an assistant editor and writer for Verywell.com. She has strong connections to Nigeria, as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, and enjoys writing, including freelance writing, trying new cuisines, and reading.

Alexa Stefanko (she/her) grew up in the Bay Area, attending Duke University. She majored in computer science before doing a post-baccalaureate at Portland State University. Her interests in medicine and public health sprung from early exposure as a child and grew through volunteering at OHSU and as a doula. These interests were cemented by her time founding Cascadia Community Doulas, a doula organization focused on improving doula access in rural areas of Oregon. Before moving into medicine, she worked as a software engineer, then an engineering manager, and finally a director of engineering at three companies including an early-stage start-up. She has extensive volunteer experience ranging from working with the Bedouin community in the Negev desert, to the homeless community in Portland. In her spare time she is a volunteer data analyst for a cardiovascular epidemiology lab, a hobby taxidermist and a licensed falconer.

Hana Warmflash (she/her) grew up in the Portland area before moving to New Hampshire to study Biology at Dartmouth. Her interest in the intersection of medicine and public health was sparked by an experience working in the Bronx at a Federally Qualified Health Center along with epidemiology coursework at Dartmouth. She worked in a Patient Support Corps supporting patients with chronic illness and after college moved into a job as a life sciences consultant, to better understand the financing and structure of healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. She did consulting work for BIPOC businesses during the pandemic and enjoys running, hiking and snowboarding - and holds a black belt in taekwondo.

Cora White (she/her) grew up in rural Oregon just outside of Prineville. She attended Oregon State University where she majored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Her interest in medicine came from a young age, merging her desire to help others with her scientific curiosity. She further developed those interests through volunteering in hospice, shadowing and in a clinical research internship. Her more recent work as a contact tracer during the pandemic and as a college access advisor through AmeriCorps - along with her own family's experience with health disparities  - has spurred her interest in public health. Her research on aortic dissection showed her how research can inform policy. She received several academic achievement awards, and has a long love of the outdoors and animals that was borne from early experiences with 4-H projects.

Naomi Miller-Altuner (she/her) grew up in the Los Angeles area and then attended UC Berkeley studying Social Welfare. She’s had an interest medicine since middle school, spending time volunteering, shadowing, and working as a medical assistant. Naomi spent time abroad studying in Spain, speaks Spanish, and likes to run and hike, try new restaurants, and listen to live music.

Nathan “Nate” Landry (he/him) grew up in rural Maine, then joined the Army after high school. His experiences in Haiti, Iraq and Afghanistan drew him towards medicine and thinking about systems that support health. He became an EMT and gained both clinical experience and witnessed the public health challenges in rural Maine. Nate then attended the University of Colorado for his undergraduate degree with a double major in Cell Biology and Biochemistry, a minor in Arabic, and a certificate in global health. He enjoys spending time outdoors and training dogs. 

Prakrunya Subhasree Badrinarayan (she/her) grew up in Portland and attended the University of Oregon and Robert D. Clark Honors College, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Human Physiology and minored in global health and chemistry. Her journey towards medicine and public health was fueled by a strong scientific curiosity, cultivated through research projects focused on malaria control initiatives in Zanzibar and clinical research examining the impacts of the patent foramen ovale on thermoregulation. In her leisure time, she delights in spending quality moments with her family, indulging in cooking, and relishing comedy shows.

Sarah Bumatay (she/her) grew up in Portland, Oregon, attending Portland State University for her undergraduate degree in Public Health Sciences. Sarah has also been engaged in the Filipino Bayanihan Center in Portland participating in community organizing work, focusing mainly on the center’s Community-based Health Program initiatives and opening their community clinic. In her free time, Sarah enjoys meditation, reading, time with loved ones, fitness, paddle boarding, and traveling.

Meghana Narahari (she/her) grew up in the Portland area and attended Tulane University where she double majored in neuroscience and public health. Her exposure and interest in medicine started early with a desire to help others, inspired by how she was helped as a child with a pancreatic tumor. More recently, she has worked in maternal and child health policy examining structures and policies that drive poor maternal outcomes for black women in New Orleans. She has been involved as a leader in the India Association of Tulane, was on the Bollywood dance team, is an avid runner and does scuba diving in her free time!

Raushun Kirtikar (he/him) grew up in Arizona and then attended Stanford University where he majored in human biology and minored in history. His interest in medicine was born from a love of science and his experiences witnessing his grandparents’ struggles with their own chronic illnesses. His passion lies in bridging medicine and public health to ameliorate health standards in low-resource settings in and outside of the U.S. For fun, he loves to hike, read historical fiction, explore local coffee shops, and binge-watch the latest TV show.

Jill Kumasaka (she/her) grew up in the Seattle area and attended the University of Washington where she majored in biology and minored in global health. Jill’s interest in medicine comes from a deep desire to help others along difficult journeys, an interest she has examined via experiences working as a scribe in family medicine and in hospice. Jill has developed her public health interests via completing a summer internship at the CDC and was later a CDC research fellow after college. She has worked as a coffee barista and for fun she loves to try new cafes, ski, play volleyball, and spend time with friends and family.

Anabel Mendoza (she/her) is a first-generation Mexican-American raised in Medford, Oregon. She majored in bio-health sciences at Oregon State University. Her inspiration to pursue medicine stemmed from identifying health disparities within her community throughout her childhood and observing her mother’s passion as an RN.  Anabel is striving for a combined degree in medicine and public health because she is passionate about making health system changes to improve access to quality care and health-related education, especially among rural and migrant communities. In her spare time, you can find her outdoors, either tending to her garden or in the mountains doing various recreational activities. She is also a food fanatic and loves learning about people through food.

Madeleine “Maddy” Myers (she/her) grew up in New Mexico but left the familiar to pursue professional athletics and an undergraduate degree in Public Health at UC San Diego. Maddy competed internationally for Team USA in Olympic weightlifting. During her off seasons, she competed in the CrossFit Games as an individual and on a team. Sidelined from sports due to orthopedic injuries, she fell in love with research. Most recently, she has contributed to research that seeks to understand the phenotypic spectrum of traumatic brain injury in post-9/11 service members and veterans. In her free time, she enjoys cycling, skiing and climbing.

Tim Valuev (he/him) grew up in the Portland area and attended Northeastern University where he majored in Biology. After college, he served in the Marines for four years as a mortarman and forward observer. Tim’s interests in medicine and public health come from personal experiences of seeing the direct effects of poverty on health and how improving community access and resources can affect health outcomes. He has worked at a biophysics lab in Russia, as a medical assistant in China, and as a volunteer at a clinic serving a primarily Slavic population in Happy Valley. He enjoys dancing Brazilian zouk and bachata, as well as mountaineering and hiking.

Gergana Alteva (she/her) grew up in the northeastern U.S. after immigrating with her parents from Bulgaria as a child. She attended Barnard College, majoring in computer science and minoring in anthropology. She served in the U.S. Army for the last five years in positions such as platoon leader and executive officer, earning the rank of captain. She is interested in the combined degree to be an effective advocate for patients by improving access and equity in healthcare for immigrants and other marginalized communities. She recently learned jiu jitsu, loves traveling, and teaches blacksmithing.

Katie Brown (she/her) grew up in Delaware and attended the University of Rochester, double majoring in American Sign Language and Psychology. Her interest in medicine developed through shadowing and working as an emergency room technician. Katie brings substantial research experience having worked as a research assistant on projects in social psychology, social neuroscience, adolescent mental health and autism, and as a lab manager in a sensorimotor rehabilitation engineering lab. Katie enjoys spending time with the Deaf community, was president of the American Sign Language Club in college, and founded a tutoring program for Rochester School for the Deaf. In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing and cycling.

Tara Allison (she/her) grew up in the Bay Area of California and attended UC Davis where she majored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Spanish. Her interest in medicine and public health began early with a family member’s experience with diabetes. She then further developed an interest in understanding the social determinants of health in college and examined how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) influence health outcomes. That work led her to co-found the R.I.V.E.R. clinic at UC Davis, a student-run clinic that serves local elementary, middle and high school institutions. Tara played soccer for the UC Davis Women's Club Soccer team as a midfielder, and enjoys running half marathons and long distance races.

Alejandra Hinojosa (she/her) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, then attended the University of Arizona for her undergraduate degree in physiology. Her passion in public health and medicine stems from her Peace Corps service in Guatemala, her work on an overdose prevention coalition through AmeriCorps, and her various clinical roles. Following her experience working for a county medical association, Alejandra has taken an interest in influencing healthcare policy in her future career, with the goal of improving the delivery of healthcare services to underserved populations.

Camille Marshall (she/her) grew up in Portland and attended Whitman College for her undergraduate studies in biology. She worked as a patient navigator at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Florida. Before coming to OHSU, she worked at Central City Concern as a healthcare navigator for people in supportive housing - as well as on their mobile health team. She played soccer in college and enjoys cycling, swimming, hiking and working in the garden.

​Justine Lely (she/her) grew up in Happy Valley, Oregon and received her bachelor's degree from Portland State University with a major in psychology. Her interest in medicine came in part from her own diagnosis of type 1 diabetes during her first year of college. She developed an interest in public health research at OHSU studying pediatric health disparities and went on to complete a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, where she worked on studies examining traumatic brain injury and access to rehabilitation services. In her free time, she enjoys rugby, pickleball and photography.

Stephanie Munduruca (she/her) grew up in Canada before moving to San Diego with her family. She attended Chapman University, majoring in health sciences and minoring in peace studies. At Chapman, she volunteered for a children's STEM outreach program advocating for disadvantaged youth, volunteered in the ED and ICU during the pandemic, and held leadership roles in several student-led organizations on campus. Stephanie enjoys practicing yoga, hiking, traveling and exploring farmer's markets.

Ammara Molvi (she/her) grew up in Corvallis and graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in public health. Prior to coming to OHSU, she completed an internship in public health education on cancer screening, worked as an equity research intern at OHSU’s Center for Health Systems Effectiveness, and completed a year of service with Americorps, focusing on improving access to and sustainability of emergency medical services in Oregon’s rural and frontier communities. For fun, she enjoys traveling, hiking and graphic design.

Leda Liko (she/her) grew up in the Portland area and attended Oregon State University for her undergraduate degree, where she majored in biology double minored in chemistry and Spanish. Leda has spent the last few summers as a river rescue technician on many of the main Oregon rivers. She is the daughter of immigrants from Albania and speaks three languages. For fun, she likes to swim, scuba dive and spend time with her pitbull-lab mix in nature.

Ruth Carver Bondurant (she/her) grew up in Colorado, then attended Vassar College where she majored in Victorian Studies and minored in music. She then had a career in opera for about 15 years before the COVID pandemic started. Prior to coming to OHSU, Ruth worked on the Colorado maternal health task force, was a board member for Reach Out and Read, and contributed research into rheumatology. Ruth has two children and looks forward to exploring hiking in Oregon, checking out museums, cooking and rainy day jigsaw puzzles.

Kathryn “Kate” Thompson (she/her) grew up in Portland and went to the University of Washington for her undergraduate degree. There, she discovered public health as a field and majored in it - enjoying the framework of addressing systems to improve health as an important adjunct to direct service. Kate has worked on research projects including an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry, and gender disparities in bystander interventions and application of automated external defibrillators. Before coming to OHSU, she worked as a clinical research coordinator and for fun likes to ski, hike and play piano.

Kendra Yasui (she/her/ella) grew up in Parkdale, OR, then attended Oregon State University, where she received a B.S. in biohealth sciences and a B.A. in Spanish. Kendra worked in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority and the OSU Center for Health Innovation on a number of projects related to health policy, such as case investigation, feedback management, vaccine navigation, and rapid community assessment. For fun, she enjoys baking cakes, watching Friends and playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Avery Richardson (he/him) grew up in Riverside, California, and earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Pacific University while playing football. Avery was awarded a U.S. Fulbright Grant to Germany, allowing him to conduct an epidemiological study on older adults using data from the German Aging Survey. He finds joy in spending time with his fiancée and their three dogs, engaging in outdoor activities, attending live sporting events, exploring history, learning languages, traveling and playing musical instruments.

Arthi Inagandla (she/her) was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended Ohlone College and then UC Berkeley, where she studied biology, minored in science education, and received a certificate in community health. She continued to develop this passion through her work at Planned Parenthood as a medical assistant. In her free time she loves to cook, spend time outdoors, read and kickbox.

Aliya Ahmadi (she/her) grew up in Minnesota as the daughter of immigrants from Iran, then attended the University of Minnesota as an undergrad studying physiology. She has contributed to four publications on traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. She also completed a needs assessment project at the free clinic where she volunteers, examining the social needs of cardiology patients and systematically trying to describe how those needs influence their care. For fun, she enjoys embroidery!

Kira Anderson (she/her) grew up in Minnesota and then attended Portland State University, where she obtained her undergraduate degree in public health. She has worked in clinical research to define disease course and identify prognostic factors in rare genetic disorders of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation and Parkinson’s disease. For fun, she enjoys cycling and choral music.

Ashley Chon (she/her) grew up in West Linn, OR, and went on to study biology at Gonzaga University. During her time there, she cultivated her passions for medicine and public health through the Health Equity Circle, leading efforts to pass a rule for multilingual prescription labels. Shortly after, she became involved with the American Cancer Society, advocating for early cancer detection programs. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting and snowboarding.

Mayen Dada (she/her) grew up in Virginia and then obtained her BA at Concordia University in Portland. She has contributed to published research on hepatitis C screening in women and environmental health, and worked on a diabetes project examining health systems. Mayen is proud of being a mom to two kids. For fun, she enjoys dancing and choreography.

Grace Graham (they/she) grew up in the Portland area, then went to Georgetown University where they completed their BS with a focus on health policy. Grace completed research on the association between housing and HIV medication adherence and had two publications related to that work. For fun, Grace enjoys rock climbing, hiking and bookmaking.

Zenaz Sarkari (she/her) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and spent part of her childhood in India before returning to California. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychobiology with a minor in global health from UCLA. Zenaz also co-authored a publication in the British Medical Journal on telemedicine and quality improvement. For fun, she enjoys bread baking and hiking!

Jasmine Shigeno (she/her) grew up outside of Vancouver, WA then attended Willamette University for her undergrad, majoring in public health. Her senior capstone was a review of methods related to reducing maternal mortality and a case study examining an integrated model of care. She loves to read and crochet for fun!

Lindsey Smith (she/her) grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and earned a Bachelor of Arts in molecular biology from Colorado College. Before coming to OHSU, she worked in partnership with a community organization in Kenya working to destigmatize HIV/AIDS. She also worked on a COVID communication project and a Tribal health project with the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board and CDC Office of Health Equity. For fun, she enjoys playing tennis and video games and going to coffee shops.

Sadie Van den Bogaerde (she/her) grew up near Sacramento, CA and then attended the University of Washington studying marine biology. Before coming to OHSU, she was working in clinical rheumatology research, contributing to 3 publications. She has volunteered as a ski patroller during the winter seasons and as a staff member at a local shelter. Sadie loves to mountain bike, ski, rock climb and hike for fun!  

Georgia Seidman grew up in Eugene, Oregon, attending Northeastern University in Boston with a major in marine biology. She envisions working on community-based research projects in addition to primary care as a part of her career and has a few abstracts from her work on mental health. Before coming to OHSU, she also worked as a research assistant on cervical and vulvar cancer, did work as a medical translator and loves crochet and scuba for fun.

Madeline Newel grew up in Fresno, CA. She attended New York University where she studied liberal arts and environmental studies. Before coming to OHSU, she worked as a health program coordinator for a nonprofit supporting Ukrainians on the frontlines, served as an AmeriCorps volunteer, was a wilderness ranger, thru-hiked the Pacific Crest and Appalachian Trails, and biked from San Francisco to Mexico City. She enjoys all things food: growing, foraging, fermenting, cooking, eating, and sharing.

Grayson Carey grew up in North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina for her undergraduate degree in exercise physiology. Before coming to OHSU, Grayson contributed substantially to the PMOS community as the primary coordinator for a multi-site national database, with authorship on several papers and abstracts. She also held leadership positions in her pre-med fraternity and served as operations manager for intramural sports. Outside of medicine, she enjoys camping and sewing.

Georgia Greenblum grew up in Portland and attended the University of Oregon with a major in anthropology. Prior to coming to OHSU, she lived abroad in Spain for two years teaching English and scribing, she contributed as a first author to an anthropology paper on anemia, she worked as a social media coordinator for a non-profit organization, and she volunteered in supporting individuals affected by domestic violence. For fun, she has a long love of running and piano.

Risa Davis grew up in Oklahoma, attended Regis University double majoring in neuroscience and art and moved to Oregon after graduation. Before coming to medical school, she worked in surgical pathology and also as a phlebotomist. Additionally, she volunteered in a children’s hospital, did research on how methamphetamines affect neurologic function and did some pulmonary clinical research. For fun, she enjoys running, drumming and hiking and has a strong interest in the arts and medicine.

Zachariah Dieringer grew up in the Portland area then attended Oregon State for his double major finishing in five years both bioengineering and chemical engineering. Before coming to OHSU, he worked as an EMT and as a scribe in emergency medicine, neurosurgery, and dermatology. He has also volunteered on a crisis text line, wrote up a case study on mucormycosis, and helped develop a preliminary patent around blood loss prevention. For fun, he loves music, reading, and learning languages!

Bella Cheng grew up between California and Hong Kong then came back to UC Berkeley for her undergraduate degree. Prior to coming to OHSU, she worked as a cystic fibrosis patient coordinator for several years and contributed to several research projects in that role as well. Additionally, she worked as a pharmacy technician, volunteered in serving the homeless, did alternative meat research and was a research assistant on poverty and nutrition. For fun she enjoys painting, hiking, and exploring restaurants with friends. 

Max Fry grew up outside of Salem, OR, before attending Oregon State University with a major in Biology. Before coming to OHSU, Max worked as a hospice volunteer, medical scribe, ophthalmology technician, and spent a summer as a laboratory assistant at the Mayo Clinic. He has engaged in various research projects on microplastics and reactive oxygen species, and he has also served as an Anatomy teaching assistant and a leader in community service projects. In his spare time, he enjoys sports, weight lifting, running, and making drone videos!

Ashlynn Lawbaugh grew up in Hillsboro, OR, and then attended the University of Oregon studying human physiology. Before coming to OHSU, she worked as a surgical services volunteer, cardiac rehab intern, and volunteered with Head Start. She has experience as an anatomy teaching assistant and completed a year with the Oregon Public Health Corps. For fun, she enjoys hiking, trying new hobbies, reading, learning Spanish, and spending time with her cat, friends, and family.