Our Team
The people behind the fellowship
Led by medical students and supported by faculty physician advisors at the National Institutes of Health, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
National Leadership
National Directors
The national directors oversee project selection, fellow recruitment, faculty partnerships, and program operations across both chapters.
Matt Allen
Executive Director, Co-Founder
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Aaron Ge
Technical Director, Co-Founder
University of Maryland
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Chy Murali
Operations Director
University of Maryland
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Chapter Leadership
Chapter Directors
Each chapter is led by medical students who manage local operations, curriculum, and fellow mentorship at their institution.
University of California, San Francisco
3 Directors
Nathan RobbinsExecutive Director
Elisa DanthinneTechnical Director
Enrique VazquezOperations Director
University of Maryland
5 Directors
Aarushi NegiExecutive
Director
Skylar ChanTechnical
Director
Dariush AligholizadehOperations (Logistics)
Eric KimOperations
(Curriculum)
Safi RifaiResearch
Director
Faculty
Faculty Physician Advisors
Each project is supervised by a senior faculty physician who guides the work and sets the scientific standard.
University of California, San Francisco
· 9 Advisors
Dr. Stefano Bini, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Jonathan Carter, MD
General Surgery
Dr. Michael Chow, MD
Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Maggie Chung, MD
Radiology, Breast Imaging
Dr. Pierre Martin, MD
Neurology
Dr. Thomas Nelson, MD
Neuro-Oncology
Dr. Coleen Sabatini, MD, MPH
Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Madhumita Sushil, PhD
Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation
Dr. Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD
Surgery, Vascular Surgery
