Chief Residents 2026-2027
Karen Bathen, MD (Chief Faculty)
Welcome to the Kaiser Santa Clara Internal Medicine Residency!
I was born and raised in Southern California but decided to move to the Bay Area for residency—and now it feels like home. I completed my undergraduate studies at La Sierra University and Loma Linda University before attending Loma Linda University School of Medicine, where I discovered my passion for internal medicine.
I stayed at Kaiser Santa Clara for residency and have genuinely enjoyed my training here. Throughout residency, I have had the privilege of learning from incredibly supportive faculty and mentors, many of whom inspired me to pursue a career in hospital medicine. Working alongside outstanding hospitalists has been one of the highlights of my training. Just as meaningful, have been the friendships I’ve built with my co-residents, who have become some of my closest friends.
One of the things I appreciate most about Kaiser Santa Clara is its commitment to resident wellness. Our 2+2 schedule provides a great balance between inpatient and outpatient training, making residency both sustainable and rewarding. I also value training within the Kaiser system because of its emphasis on preventive medicine, physician well-being, and providing high-quality, patient-centered care to the surrounding communities. Our program also encourages residents to personalize their training through dedicated career tracks. The CHOICE program is designed for those interested in primary care, while the HOUSE program supports residents pursuing hospital medicine. These tracks provide dedicated mentorship and the flexibility to tailor your training to your career goals. Beyond the curriculum, our residency fosters a culture of wellness, collaboration, and continuous learning. You will be surrounded by faculty who are deeply invested in helping you grow, challenge yourself, and succeed.
Living in the Bay Area has been an incredible experience as well. The region is home to a wonderfully diverse community, amazing food, beautiful hiking trails, and countless weekend destinations. Whether you’re exploring San Francisco, visiting Napa Valley, or taking a trip down the coast to Big Sur, there’s always something new to experience.
I hope you’ll have the opportunity to discover everything that Kaiser Santa Clara and the Bay Area have to offer. Welcome, and I wish you all the best as you begin this exciting journey!
Shreyas Kurdrimoti, MD (Chief Faculty)
Hello and welcome to the Kaiser Santa Clara Internal Medicine Residency!
I was born in India and moved to Oregon at the young age of one and a half. From there I moved to Florida for elementary school, and then Massachusetts for middle and high school. I attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for my undergraduate education where I studied Biology and Neurobiology as a pre-medical student. I then continued south to Tampa, FL to complete my medical school education at the University of South Florida. At USF, I was a part of the SELECT program and thus spent my clinical 3rd and 4th years of medical school back up in Pennsylvania at the Lehigh Valley Health Network. Ultimately, I returned to my west coast roots for residency in the Bay Area at Kaiser Santa Clara for internal medicine!
My years training at Kaiser have truly been unforgettable. I have met fun and intellectual attendings, worked on research projects that leverage the vast Kaiser network, and built relationships with mentors that have positively shaped who I am as a physician. Most of all, however, I am grateful for my co-residents who I have the pleasure of calling my closest friends. The connections I built with not only my residency class but also the classes above and below were invaluable. This residency promotes camaraderie and resident wellness in addition to academic enrichment and patient-centered care.
The 2+2 schedule at Kaiser offers unique learning experiences in a wide variety of electives from the core Internal Medicine electives to electives like radiation oncology, ultrasound, and procedures rotations among others. The schedule also allows for increased personalization and flexibility for each resident’s schedule. The dedicated academic time during noon lectures and academic half day also provides residents with the knowledge base to be well-rounded physicians.
Outside of work you can find the residents enjoying the South Bay sun playing sports like basketball, badminton, and pickleball, or going on hikes together, watching Warriors, 49ers, or Giants games, or just meeting up to get some ice cream! The South Bay Area is incredibly diverse with an impressive food scene in addition to happening locations like San Pedro Square, Santana Row, Westfield Valley Fair Mall, and the various downtowns of Cupertino, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. The residents also frequently travel just an hour up the bay to San Francisco frequently to experience the City’s many events.
We would love to welcome you to the Kaiser Internal Medicine community and help you become an amazing physician!
Class of 2029
Melanie Ambler, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Francis Asino, DO
Touro University, College of Medicine
Stephanie Chan, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Stephanie Chan, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Christian Henry, MD
University Arizona College of Medicine
Alyssa Brucculeri, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Bao Xin Liang, MD
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns, School of Medicine
Bao Xin Liang, MD
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns, School of Medicine
Yongmei Ling, MD
Carle Illinois, College of Medicine
Simon Liu, MD
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
Aparna Manoj, MD
University of California Riverside, School of Medicine
Aparna Manoj, MD
University of California Riverside, School of Medicine
Sasha Narain, MD
George Washington University, School Of Medicine
Sumin Son, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas
Sumin Son, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas
Amol Trivedi, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Amanda Wang, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Amanda Wang, MD
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Ryan Wi, MD
Albany Medical College of Union University
Chloe Wong, MD
Albany Medical College of Union University
Yuyang Yang, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg, School of Medicine
Yuyang Yang, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg, School of Medicine
Prelim Class
Ellen Chinchilli, MD
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Madeline McNamara, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Alice Tang, MD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Alice Tang, MD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Felicia Tang, MD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Felicia Tang, MD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Class of 2028
Abdallah Al-Obaidi, MD
Tufts University, SOM
Abdallah Al-Obaidi, MD
Tufts University, SOM
Amy Dao, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Amy Dao, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Sachi Dholakia, MD
Virginia Tech Carilion, SOM
Sachi Dholakia, MD
Virginia Tech Carilion, SOM
Sruthi Eapen, MD
Oregon Health & Science University, SOM
Sruthi Eapen, MD
Oregon Health & Science University, SOM
Karla Feeley, MD
Geisinger Commonwealth, SOM
Karla Feeley, MD
Geisinger Commonwealth, SOM
Kartik Goswami, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Kartik Goswami, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Yasmine Kamgarhaghighi, MD
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller, SOM
Yasmine Kamgarhaghighi, MD
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller, SOM
Alexander Krueger, MD
Mayo Clinic Alix, SOM
Alexander Krueger, MD
Mayo Clinic Alix, SOM
Niranjan Kumar, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Niranjan Kumar, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Ethan Kwong, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Ethan Kwong, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Hayden Ngan, MD
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson, SOM
Hayden Ngan, MD
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson, SOM
Ryan Singh, MD
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Ryan Singh, MD
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Alexandra Tan, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Alexandra Tan, MD
California Northstate University, COM
Caleb Ting, MD
University of California, Riverside, SOM
Caleb Ting, MD
University of California, Riverside, SOM
Amity Tran, MD
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns, SOM
Amity Tran, MD
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns, SOM
Jenny Zhao, MD
Boston University, SOM
Jenny Zhao, MD
Boston University, SOM
Class of 2027
Andria Albert, MD
University of Arizona COM Tucson
Kiana Banafhsay, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Kiersten Chong, MD
University of Hawaii John A Burns SOM
Shaune Hall, MD
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Shaune Hall, MD
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Stephen Hunter, MD
University of California Riverside SOM
Bryan Kim, MD
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Bryan Kim, MD
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Kiran Magee, MD
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson SOM
Orr Meltzer, MD
Loyola University Chicago Stritch SOM
Metta Nguyen, MD
Saint Louis University SOM
Janteshpreet Sandhu, MD
University of California, Irvine SOM
Janet Song, MD
Northwestern University The Feinberg SOM
Kaitlyn Stanley, DO
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kaitlyn Stanley, DO
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hanh Tranton, MD
California University of Science and Medicine SOM
Hanh Tranton, MD
California University of Science and Medicine SOM
Indu Vanteru, MD
University of Washington SOM
Indu Vanteru, MD
University of Washington SOM
Jeff Win, MD
Wayne State University SOM
Grant Yun, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Grant Yun, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin