Hematopathology Fellowship Faculty

Karl Gaal, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
Medical Director, Hematopathology Fellowship

Michelle Afkhami, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
Chief, Division of Molecular Pathology &
Therapy Biomarkers
CLIA Director, COH-Clinical Molecular Genomics
and Cytogenomics Laboratories
Medical Director, Cytogenetics and Clinical
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories

Olga Danilova, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Pathology

Young Sun Kim, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology

Winston Y. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of
Pathology

Raju Pillai, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Pathology
Medical Director, Pathology Research Services
Core

Lorinda Soma, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology

Joo Y. Song, M.D.
Professor and Interim Vice Chair, Department of
Pathology Chief, Division of Hematopathology

Parastou Tizro, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of
Pathology

Ryan Jackson, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of
Pathology
Co-medical and Co-technical Director, Stem Cell
Processing Laboratory (SCPL

Hematopathology Current Fellows

Sumayya Aslam, M.D.
Hematopathology
Kevin Wang, D.O.
Hematopathology

Hematopathology Fellowship Graduates

2026
Dylan Purkiss, Loma Linda University Medical Center and Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Meifang Wu, USC Medical Center 

2025
Hyuenseok (Alex) Kim
Hui Pan, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

2024
Afreen Jasim, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Jack Reid, Banner Health

2023
Qi Cao, Pathology Associates of Southern California
Daniel Ding, Mid Atlantic Permanente Group
Annamaria Munteanu
Parastou TIzro, City of Hope National Medical Center

2022
Tatiana Belousova
Ryan Jackson, City of Hope
Hany Meawad, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Rakesh Sethapati

2021
Nina Rahimi, Long Beach Veterans Affairs
Minlin Xu, Marshall Health, West Virginiania

2020
Feras Ally, University of Washington 
Ha Le Nguyen, Dekalb Pathology Inc.

2019
Adam Cloe, Quest Diagnostic
Amar Jarwiala 
Jayati Mallick
Saba Ali, El Camino Pathology Group 

2018
David Cantu, Creighton University School of Medicine 
Parwiz Siaghani, Long Beach Memorial Hospital 

2017
Jerry Wong, Roswell Park Cancer Institute 
Maryam Ameri, Community Hospital of San Bernardino 

2016
Lawrence Low, Alta Bay East Pathology 

2015 
Liping Song, Midwest Pathology Associates 

2014
Rashmi Batra, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center 
Deepti Reddi, University of Washington 
Nan Zhang, University of Buffalo 
Kali Freeman, Yosemite Pathology Group
Tobi Quinto, UCLA Surgical Pathology Fellowship 

2013
Marnelli Aguilar Bautista-Quach, Yosemite Pathology Group 

2012
Hannah Wong, Diagnostic Pathology Medical Group 
Zenggang Pan, University of California, Denver 
Aihong Liu, University of San Francisco 

2011
Ji Lu, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California 
Jyotsna Reddy, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento 

2010
Hung Luu, University of Texas, Southwestern 
Mingyi Chen, University of California, Davis 
Renuka Agrawal, Clarient 

2009
Youn Kim, Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower 
Monica Caro-Mosquera, Hoag Memoria Hospital 
Angie Pham, Seattle, WA 

2008
Steve Lum, The Queen's Medical Center 
Kate Grimm, Clarient 

2007
Veronica Rausei-Mills, Hoag Memorial Hospital 
Sherif Rezk, University of California, Irvine