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WOEMA Seeks Member Assistance for Occupational Medicine Industry Rotations
WOEMA is teaming up with Occupational Medicine Residency Programs in an effort to provide support and encourage careers in the field of Occupational Medicine. If you are interested in offering your industry site for a rotation or walk-through, please contact the residency director in your area:
Robert I. Goldberg, MD, FACOEM
UC San Francisco
510.665.3654 | email
Philip I. Harber, MD, MPH
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
310-794-8144 | email
Paul Papanek, MD, MPH
Kaiser / UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310-915-4570 | email
Dean Baker, MD, MPH
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
949-824-8641 | email
Edward B. Holmes, MD, MPH
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
801-581-5056 | email
Michael Collins, DO, MPH
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, CA
email
Residents who have participated in WOEMA
Each year, WOEMA offers residents the opportunity to attend the Western Occupational Health Conference (WOHC). Here are the residents who have recently attended:
Effiem T. Abbah, MD, MPH - UCSF
Dr. Abbah is a graduate of the University of Nigeria College of Medicine. Dr. Abbah completed a family medicine residency at the State University of New York¹s Downstate Medical Center, and received her MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. She is board certified in family medicine and is currently a 2nd year fellow in the division of occupational and environmental medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where she serves as Chief Resident.
Shelley Arredondo, MD, MPH - UCSF
Dr. Arredondo grew up in Southern California, in a small town called Redlands. She attended Claremont McKenna College, where she majored in Chemistry and Sociology. Dr. Arredondo then attended the University of California, San Francisco Medical School and completed her MPH in Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley. She then moved back to Southern California and completed her internship in General Surgery. Finally, Dr. Arredondo found her way back to Public Health and Preventive Medicine by starting her OEM residency at UCSF in 2006.
Carmen Arriola MD
UC Irvine - Center for Occupational & Environmental HealthPrior to her residency in Occupational Medicine, Dr. Arriola began practicing medicine as a Family Physician for nearly twenty years working in college student health centers, and as a locum for a wide range of practices in Southern California. Her experience with patient populations is varied, ranging from the affluent, the middle income, the working poor, farm workers and the homeless. She received her undergraduate degree from UC Irvine and her medical school and internship from UC Davis.
Siva Ayyar, MD - UCLA
Dr. Ayyar is a former software developer. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of California and a 2004 graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Dr. Ayyar¹s interests include electronic medical record keeping, disability evaluations, and pain management. A native of Austin, Texas, Dr. Ayyar is an avid Dallas Cowboy¹s fan.
Gurinder Dhindsa, MBBS
Dr. Dhindsa is a graduate of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot (India). Dr. Dhindsa completed his internship in Family Medicine form Carilion Health System, Virginia. His past experiences with industrial workers led him to choose Occupational Medicine. Currently, he is a 3rd year Resident of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center, California.
Julie M. Fuller, MD, MCP
Julie M. Fuller MD is a second year resident in UCI's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program. After completing her master's degree and 2 years of coursework towards a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, Julie decided to pursue a career in medicine. She received her M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at UC Irvine. While working as a board certified internist, Julie developed an interest in environmental and occupational medicine. Julie's interest in occupational and environmental medicine was fueled by a desire to learn how to evaluate and treat environmental exposures, and properly manage work related injuries. Her current interests include developmental toxicology, gene-environment interactions, nano-toxicology, medical surveillance and disaster planning. Julie is also currently writing her master's thesis in toxicology on the effects of the pesticide heptachlor on female reproductive function.
Michael Gallagher, MD, MBA, MPH
Dr. Gallagher is chief resident at the UCSF residency program in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He was a professional engineer before medical school and hopes to use his training to improve health and safety of workers and consumer products. He has an interest in health and productivity and return-to-work issues. He lectures on the risks and benefits of nanotechnology and nanoproducts.
Sandeep Guntur MD
Dr. Guntur completed medical School at Chengalpattu Medical College second year resident in India. His dream to pursue higher education to better his skills has brought him to the US. He developed an interest in occupational medicine specialty during his internal medicine training at Kaiser (Hospital) in San Francisco. His ambition is to start a program that improves the safety and health of workers in all major occupational settings, and to have good surveillance and biomonitoring methods for workers exposed to toxic chemicals.
Roger Hinkson, MD
With a Masters in business, Dr. Hinkson originally worked in international marketing prior to changing careers. He went on to graduate from Albany Medical College in New York and then did his internship in Spokane Washington. This year he finished a residency in preventive medicine at Loma Linda University, and he is now doing a fellowship in occupational and environmental medicine at UC Irvine.
Thieuha (Sue) Hoang, MD
Dr. Hoang is a second year, Post Graduate at UCI Occupational Medicine residency program. She recently separated from the Navy this past June after serving 12 years. She is a 1999 graduate of the only US military medical school in MD, USUHS, and finished a FP internship at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in 2000. Wanting to explore the world, she opted not to go straight into residency and chose to provide primary and urgent care to the Marines and sailors for the next seven years. She has lived in Japan, been deployed to Australia, been stationed at Pendleton, CA and Yuma, AZ. While in Yuma she was introduced to the field of occupational medicine. While there, she was the Occupational Health Officer for the Marine Corps Air Station and oversaw all the surveillance programs, as well as all occupational injuries and illnesses sustained by our service-members and contracted civilians.
Phil Jiricko, MD -- University of Utah
Dr. Jiricko completed his undergraduate degree in Math at Vanderbilt University. He then completed his Medical Degree and Masters in Health Administration at Ohio State University. Dr. Jiricko went on to complete an internship at the University of Utah and is now a 3rd year resident at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational, Environmental, and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Jiricko¹s research interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound.
Kaochoy Saechao, MD - UCLA
Dr. Saechao was drawn to Occupational Medicine to advocate for the common worker. Prior to this endeavor, he completed an internship year in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at USC and three years of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland. Dr. Saechao received his bachelor's from UC Berkeley and his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. He currently enjoys practicing Spanish in his last year of residency in Occupational Medicine at UCLA.
Matthew Sies, MD - UCLA
Dr. Sies is a 2nd year resident at UCLA. Dr Sies grew up in Oklahoma and attended medical school at the University of Oklahoma. He hopes to broaden his knowledge of occupational illness and improve his communication and physical exam skills. As a resident, Dr. Sies sees patients two days a week for Kaiser Permanente. He is also involved with a research project at UCLA studying the effects of respirators in volunteers with mild COPD.
Elaine A. Tonel, DO - UC Irvine
Dr. Tonel is a 2nd year Occupational and Environmental resident at the University of California, Irvine. She is a graduate of Western University of Health Sciences in Pamona, CA. Prior to entering her Occupational Medicine residency, Dr. Tonel completed a residency in Family Medicine at the Loma Linda University Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident.