Fellows
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Raymen Assaf, MD, MPH
Hometown: La Crescenta, CA
Undergrad: UC San Diego
Medical School: University of Miami
Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Hobbies: Languages, painting, triathlons
Favorite LA spot: Night + Market Song
Next adventure: New Zealand
Tabitha Cheng, MD
Hometown: Victorville, CA
Undergrad: UCLA
Medical School: UCLA – CDU PRIME
Residency: EM, UCLA Reagan – Olive View
Fellowship #1: UCSD EMS – Disaster Medicine Fellowship
Hobbies: Fishing, camping, hiking, frisbee golf
Favorite LA spot: Anywhere with Cali burritos
Next adventure: Taiwan to visit family (post-covid)
Nicole Titze, MD
Hometown: Munich, Germany
Undergrad: University of Oregon
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, UCI-CHOC
Hobbies: Traveling, scuba diving, paddle boarding, video editing, running, board games
Favorite LA spot: The canals of Naples Island during Christmas
Next Adventure: Backpacking through Indonesia
Daniel Rogan, MD, MS
Hometown: Ballarat, Australia
Undergrad: University of Arizona
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: Exploring LA with my wife and kids, hiking/glamping, playing with my dog, video games, board games, history/sci-fi/fantasy books (Audible if we’re being honest)
Favorite LA spot: Disneyland
Next Adventure: Visiting family in Australia
Pediatric Emergency Medicine/Ultrasound
Aubrey Ferguson, MD
Hometown: Japan
Undergrad: La Sierra University
Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: EM, Harbor-UCLA
Hobbies: Traveling, snowboarding, cooking, hiking
Favorite LA spot: Any “Hole in a wall” restaurant with good food
Next adventure: Tonga, Indonesia, Bhutan
Ultrasound
Erica Kiemele-Giss, MD, MSc
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Undergrad: University of Calgary
Graduate School: University of British Columbia (MSc)
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: LAC+USC Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: Dance teacher, certified yoga instructor RYT200, personal trainer, Indigenous artisan, gardener, and baker!
Favorite LA spot: Huntington Gardens
Next adventure: I’d love to go to Morocco and Spain! For now, I’ll try to keep up with my daughter, husband, two cats one dog
Pediatric Emergency Medicine/Child Abuse
Supriya Sharma, MD
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Undergrad: UC Santa Barbara
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Hobbies: Spinning, true crime, hiking, vegetarian foodie
Favorite LA spot: anywhere along the coastline
Next adventure: (Hopefully) working at a tertiary care children’s hospital in both PEM and child abuse division and lecturing on recognition of child physical abuse in the ED setting!
International and Domestic Health Equity (IDHEAL)
Rose Diaz, MD
Hometown: Alhambra, CA
Undergrad: Loyola Marymount
Medical School: UC Davis
Residency: University of Michigan, Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: Carb loading and distance running
Favorite LA spot: The Hollywood Bowl
Next adventure: LA Marathon
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Kelsey Wilhelm, MD
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska (Go Huskers!)
Undergrad: Creighton University
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Residency: Harbor-UCLA, Emergency Medicine
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, biking, and attempting to keep houseplants alive.
Favorite LA spot: Rosie’s Dog Beach, various Long Beach coffee shops
Next adventure: Post Pandemic travel and time with loved ones!
