University of California San Francisco

Plastic Surgery Residency Program (2024-25)

All

Faculty Leadership

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO

Chair, Department of Surgery

Scott L. Hansen, MD, FACS

Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program

Esther A. Kim, MD

Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

Merisa L. Piper, MD

Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

PGY-6 (Chief Residents)

Laura L. Barnes, MD

Chief Resident (PGY-6)
Plastic Surgery

Tulane

Justin K. Cheng, MD

Chief Residents (PGY-6)
Plastic Surgery

Univ. of Hawaii

Solomon Lee, MD

Chief Resident (PGY-6)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

PGY-5

Chen Jiaxi Temp

Jiaxi (Jesse) Chen, MD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

UT Southwestern

Nisha Parmeshwar, MD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

UC San Diego

Micaela (Mica) Rosser, MD

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

Univ. of Washington

PGY-4

Santiago Gonzalez, MD, MPH

Resident (PGY-4)
Plastic Surgery

University of Arkansas

Jacquelyn (Alex) Knox, MD

Resident (PGY-4)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Alap Patel

Resident (PGY-4)
Plastic Surgery

University of Rochester

Resident Research Fellows

Greta Davis, MD

Resident Research Fellow
Plastic Surgery

UC San Diego

Oblaise Mercury, MD

Resident Research Fellow
Plastic Surgery

Emory

Casey Tompkins-Rhoades, MD

Resident Research Fellow
Plastic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh

PGY-3

Nusaiba Baker, MD, PhD

Resident (PGY-3)
Plastic Surgery

Emory

Waverley He, MD

Resident (PGY-3)
Plastic Surgery

Johns Hopkins

Alexander Murphy, MD

Resident (PGY-3)
Plastic Surgery

Columbia

PGY-2

Lem Melinda

Melinda Lem, MD

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

UC Irvine

Pyon Rachel

Rachel Pyon, MD

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

Saint Louis University

Song Siyou

Resident (PGY-2)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

PGY-1 (Interns)

Michelle.Benedict

Michelle Benedict, MD, MBA

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

University of Michigan

Elizabeth.Danial@ucsf.edu

Elizabeth Danial, MD

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

UCSF

Alex Joo, MD

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

U. Mass

Note: Red text denotes medical school attended