Our Residents

We built the house, they made it their home…

Welcome to the newest members of #OurKP family!!!

Kevin Cabrera, DO, MS

•Med School: Midwestern University, AZCOM 
•Grad School: USC
•Undergrad: UCLA (Go Bruins!)
•Hometown: North Hills, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: A Grammy Award Winning Artist. Or a Luxury Travel Agent. 
•Favorite Hobbies: Singing, line dancing, traveling the world (31 countries and counting), volleyball, and chasing sunsets. 
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Line dancing as often as possible, exploring new speakeasies, and paddle boarding around the bay. 
•The best part of KPEM: The approachability of the attendings, opportunities to pursue my global medicine and DEI passions, and the ability to serve a large Spanish speaking community. 

Jacques Lowe, MD

•Med School: Carle Illinois College of Medicine
•Undergrad: Cal State Long Beach
•Hometown: Orange County, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: living in a van living a nomadic lifestyle or be a bartender in some foreign country.
•Favorite Hobbies: Climbing, snowboarding, scuba diving, traveling, coffee, mixology 
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Going to the 3 different Japanese grocery stores <5mins of each other, catching a flight from TJ, watch the sunset over the ocean at the beach.
•The best part of KPEM: I genuinely feel supported by my co-residents and admin… the people are dope, location isn’t too bad either 😎🌊☀️.

Otto Maurer, MD

•Med School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine 
•Undergrad: University of Oregon
•Hometown: Eugene, OR
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: a teacher.
•Favorite Hobbies: Playing basketball, watching bad reality tv, and cooking.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Going to the beach.
•The best part of KPEM: Location, co-residents, and all of the provided food :)

Samer Metri, MD

•Med School: George Washington University
•Undergrad: UC Irvine
•Hometown: San Diego, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: a software engineer. From learning about new tech to building websites, I love all things technology.
•Favorite Hobbies: Surfing, scuba diving, landscape photography, and watching Formula 1.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Chilling at the beach. Whether it’s surfing a nice swell or snorkeling on a calm day, I like to spend my free time in the ocean.
•The best part of KPEM: The KP Community. We're a tightly knit class of residents supported by awesome faculty who are really invested in teaching!

Patrick Sheedy, MD, MPH

•Med School: Tulane University School of Medicine 
•Undergrad: Northeastern University 
•Hometown: Williston, Vermont
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: a ski bum and who knows if I would have ever left home!
•Favorite Hobbies: Skiing, running, eating new foods, being outside
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Sunsets on the dog beaches
•The best part of KPEM: Motivated attendings. They choose to work with residents and are not required to, so you end up with only those who enjoy and look forward to working with residents

Edgar Vega, MD

•Med School: UCSD SOM 🔱
•Undergrad: Williams College 🐮🟣🟡
•Hometown: Escondido, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor: Definitely would have gone pro in basketball… was getting scouted by the Lakers front office but messed up my pinky 😂.
•Favorite Hobbies: Customizing sneakers, gym, going down YouTube rabbit holes, saving IG reels and never looking at them again.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Going to the dog beach, grabbing some lunch and having a quick meal at the park, going to the #1 baseball park in America (Go Padres 🤘🏽).
•The best part of KPEM: The faculty being so invested in our learning and growth. On shifts, attendings will grab you aside and offer you a procedure because they know a resident is working. A nice bonus to the the resident:faculty ratio.

Sara Amen

•Med School:  California University of College and Medicine
•Undergrad: UCSD
•Hometown: San Diego
•If I wasn’t a doctor: I’d be a Coffee Barista! I worked at Starbucks in college and would love (and still might) open my own coffee shop
•Favorite Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, beach, snowboarding, wine tasting, taking care of my plant babies, eating overpriced acai bowls, and learning to brew my own kombucha
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Relaxing at the beach, Padre games, eating at any of the million amazing restaurants, Taco Tuesdays in Pacific Beach at World Famous (this was a college tradition)
•The best part of KPEM: The amazing residents and faculty who genuinely support you and love to teach! San Diego has always been my home, but KP has made it feel even more special

Arpita Gupta

•Med School: UC Riverside School of Medicine
•Undergrad: UC Riverside
•Hometown: Redlands, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor: I’d be a food blogger or teacher.
•Favorite Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with family and friends, Yelp Elite-ing, cardio kickboxing, dancing.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Balboa park, beaches, and trying new restaurants
•The best part of KPEM: Definitely the people! Supportive co-residents and working one-on-one with attendings who love to teach!

Ricky Huang

•Med School: Tulane University SOM
•Undergrad: Duke University
•Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
•If I wasn’t a doctor: I’d be involved in scouting/basketball analytics for a college team
•Favorite Hobbies: Playing soccer, seeing live music, watching college basketball, travel abroad, beaches
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Definitely going to the beaches
•The best part of KPEM: The people - from co-residents, faculty, and program leadership! One on one shifts with a diverse group of faculty who are awesome to work with and who love to teach

Darius Martins

•Med School: University of California, Irvine
•Undergrad: University of California, Santa Barbara
•Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor: I’d be a college professor! I tutored and held lectures while I was in college and really enjoyed that experience.
•Favorite Hobbies: Traveling and playing video games, basketball, and fantasy football.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Hanging out by the pier, trying out new gluten-free bakeries with my wife, and finding local coffee spots.
•The best part of KPEM: Definitely the culture! The faculty here are genuinely invested in your learning and care about your well-being. It's also tough to beat the San Diego weather.

Anndres Olson

•Med School: Washington State University
•Undergrad: University of Portland
•Hometown: Ridgefield, WA
•If I wasn’t a doctor: I’d be a Professional Gamer
•Favorite Hobbies: Concerts, hiking, video games, traveling.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Anything by the beach / on the water.
•The best part of KPEM: The people!

Roree Phillips

•Med School: OHSU
•Undergrad: Western Colorado University
•Hometown: Bishop, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor: I’d be a dog sitter or interior designer
•Favorite Hobbies: Mountain biking, surfing, snowboarding, petting dogs, the bean game.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Group surf with friends followed by some live music, pizza, and sour beer!
•The best part of KPEM: The People! Everyone here is so kind, laid-back and welcoming. The resources and support that the faculty, KP, and our support staff offer are top notch. Also, being able to go for a surf before or after a shift is a dream come true.

Marlene Alfaro

•Med School: UC Riverside School of Medicine
•Undergrad: UC Riverside
•Hometown: Ontario, CA
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: Third grade teacher, was a substitute teacher during my gap year and LOVED it.
•Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, Wine tasting , Ice Skating, Shopping at Target, Traveling
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Eat tacos, sunbath at the beach, Duffy boats, family bbq's, hanging out with friends
•The best part of KPEM: THE PEOPLE!! Everybody is very supportive and helpful. My coresidents are awesome!

Kimberly Allen

•Med School: University of California, Davis
•Undergrad: Colorado State University
•Hometown: Pottsboro, Texas
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: Veterinarian using 1-for-1 cause marketing to spay & neuter stray dogs and cats, or anti-poaching ranger.
•Favorite Hobbies: Hanging with my bunny Lucky, climbing, whitewater rafting, softball, hiking, camping, eating breakfast burritos, watching hummingbirds at my feeder.
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Walking around the zoo when no one’s there.
•The best part of KPEM: Working one-on-one with attendings every shift, down-to-Earth faculty who enjoy teaching, early autonomy.

Travis Eurick

•Med School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
•Undergrad: University of Southern California
•Hometown: Tigard, Oregon
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: National Park Ranger
•Favorite Hobbies: Trail running, surfing, basketball, playing guitar, hiking, watching college football
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Grabbing some world-class Mexican food and appreciating all of the excellent dogs that walk by. Going to the zoo and watching the monkeys with my wife. Paddling out at all of the awesome surf breaks within 10 minutes of my apartment.
•The best part of KPEM: San Diego draws a ton of laid-back people who love to be outside (in the water, on the beach, in the mountains), and the program totally reflects that! As a smaller program, I really feel like KPEM invests in the training of each individual resident, and the faculty are extremely supportive!

Nathan Jang

•Med School: Quinnipiac University
•Undergrad: Saddleback College, then transferred to UCSD
•Hometown: Iksan, South Korea
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: College Professor
•Favorite Hobbies: Working out, Being outdoors, Enjoying good food
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: All the outdoor options, including but definitely not limited to: Numerous hiking trails, Balboa Park, and Beaches.
•The best part of KPEM: Faculty who are genuinely interested in teaching and encouraging to be better each day.

Alex Kursinskis

•Med School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
•Undergrad: The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!)
•Hometown: Grove City, Ohio
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: Sports broadcaster or a National Park ranger
•Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, camping, beaching, indoor rock climbing, rollerblading, traveling, reading, yoga
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: There are so many fun things to do its almost overwhelming! So far I love going to Padres games, beach bonfires, eating allll the amazing cuisine, and catching the sunset over the ocean
•The best part of KPEM: Amazing co's and an extremely supportive work environment! All of the core faculty and other attendings love to teach and want you to be successful.

AJ Mannarino

•Med School: New York Medical College
•Undergrad: Ohio State University
•Hometown: Cleveland, OH
•If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: Building homes with Habitat for Humanity
•Favorite Hobbies: Sports, traveling and spending time with my wife, daughter, and pup
•Favorite thing to do in San Diego: Hiking Torrey Pines, relaxing at the beach, and then grabbing a beer or two is a perfect day
•The best part of KPEM: Great residents, faculty, and support in one of the best places to live in the country

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