Meet Our Current and Past Fellows

Benjamin Nguyen is currently a fellow. In 2024, he earned his Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Southern California.

Briana Machhor, M.H.A., is currently a fellow. In 2024, she earned her Master’s in in Health Administration from the University of Southern California.

Mark Jones, M.B.A.,  is currently a fellow. In 2023, he earned a Master's in Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Brittany Grice–Mullen was a fellow from 2023 to 2024. In 2023, she earned her Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Louisiana Shreveport.

Kristen Bormann, M.P.H., was a fellow from 2023 to 2024. In 2023, she earned a Master's in Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Will Udo, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2023 to 2024. In 2023, he earned a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Kiely Gode, M.S.H.C.A., was a fellow from 2023 to 2024. In 2023, she earned a Master’s in Health Care Administration from California State University, Long Beach

Saba Ansari, M.P.H., was a fellow from 2022 to 2023. In 2022, she earned a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Michigan

Jessica Thies, M.P.H., R.N., was a fellow from 2022 to 2023. In 2022, she earned a Master’s in Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles

Brianna Gaytan, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2021 to 2022. In 2021, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from Texas A&M University

Alexis McDowell, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2021 to 2022. In 2021, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from California State University, Long Beach.

Alex Henderson, M.S.H.S.M., was a fellow from 2020 to 2021. In 2020, he earned a Master’s in Health Systems Management from Rush University

Gurjot Kaur, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2020 to 2021. In 2020, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Southern California

Nadita Kotwani, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2019 to 2020. In 2019, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from Columbia University

Azka Khawaja, M.P.H., was a fellow from 2019 to 2020. In 2019, she earned a Master’s in Public Health-Health Administration and Policy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Yegor Ivanov, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2018 to 2019. In 2018, he earned a Master’s in Health Services Administration from Cornell University

Patrick Miller, M.H.S.A., was a fellow from 2018 to 2019. In 2018, he earned a Master’s in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan

Brittany Casser, M.H.S.A., was a fellow from 2017 to 2018. In 2017, she earned a Master’s in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan

Talar Kakilian, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2017 to 2018. In 2017, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Southern California

Austin Thornhill, M.H.A., M.B.A., was a fellow from 2017 to 2018. In 2017, he earned a Master’s in Health Administration and Business Administration from the University of Utah

Kelsey Hunt, M.H.A., M.B.A., was a fellow from 2016 to 2017. In 2016, she earned a Master’s in Health and Business Administration from the University of Utah

Sabrina Khan, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2016 to 2017. In 2016, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Southern California

Kelsey Ingriselli, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2016 to 2017. In 2016, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from Cornell University

Rebecca J. Davis, M.H.A., F.A.C.H.E., was a fellow from 2015 to 2016. In 2015, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Minnesota

Neena Trivedi, M.H.S.A., was a fellow from 2015 to 2016. In 2015, she earned a Master’s in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan.

Most Memorable Fellowship Moment: Working with leaders and executives to create a business plan for a physician dispensing program, or an oral dispensing pharmacy, at the City of Hope community practice sites. It was a fantastic learning opportunity to present to executive leadership and gain insight into the factors that matter most when developing a new service line.

Katelyn Kaiser, M.H.S.A., was a fellow from 2014 to 2015. In 2014, she earned a Master’s in Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Most Memorable Fellowship Moment: Working closely with executives across the enterprise to create and manage the medical center’s $5 million capital budget. This was a huge responsibility that taught me a lot about organizational agility and the capital expense authorization process in general.

Stephen Miller, M.H.S.A., was a fellow from 2014 to 2015. In 2014, he earned a Master’s in Health Systems Administration from Georgetown University.

Most Memorable Fellowship Moment: Working to develop and standardize an inpatient rounding program where nurses receive real-time patient experience feedback. This provides information that allows us to quickly respond to issues in order to improve the patient’s stay at City of Hope and drive HCAHPS scores.

Erin Cheng, M.H.S.A., was a fellow from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration, and in 2013, she earned a Master’s in Health Informatics from the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Most Memorable Fellowship Moment: Attending the opening of our new facility in Lancaster, California, and seeing the passion that our physicians have for the organization's mission, vision and values. All the hard work leading up to that moment paid off.

Preston White, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2012 to 2013. In 2012, he earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Most Memorable Fellowship Moment: I worked with a team of physicians and administrators in Pathology to create an expanded Lab Outreach Program, which generates additional revenue for the medical center and helps build a robust Pathology Department.

Priscilla Ohanesian, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2011 to 2012. In 2011, she earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Southern California.

Most Memorable Fellowship Moment: I worked with the comprehensive lung cancer program and implemented programs such as Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation.

Louis Magdits, M.H.A., was a fellow from 2008 to 2009. In 2008, he earned a Master’s in Health Administration from Missouri University