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The 2016-17 Pathology Farewell Reception and Dinner took place on June 7 at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Once again, graduates were honored on a beautiful Southern California evening which began with hors d'oeuvres and an art exhibit featuring faculty,graduate and staff talent. Dinner and presentations followed, hosted by Department Chair, Dr. Jonathan Braun. This year's graduates and honorees were:

Sarkaria Fellow (Presented by: Dr. Jonathan Braun)
Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D.

Cardiovascular Achievement Award (Presented by: Dr. Michael Fishbein)
Julie Huss-Bawab, M.D.

Housestaff Recognition Awards (Presented by: Chief Residents)
Anatomic Pathology Technical Staff Award
Jennifer Filipek, P.A.
Clinical Pathology Technical Staff Award
Lynn Yang
Administrative Staff Appreciation Award
Ollie Winn
Faculty Teaching Award in Clinical Pathology
Rena Xian, M.D.
Faculty Teaching Award in Anatomic Pathology
Haodong Xu, M.D., Ph.D
Faculty Mentor Award
Neda Moatamed, M.D.

Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency (Presented by: Dr. Peggy Sullivan)
Valerie Arboleda, M.D., Ph.D.
Julie Huss– Bawab, M.D.
Yalda B. Naeini, M.D.
Opal Reddy, MD
Jennifer Woo, M.D.
Jonathan Zuckerman, M.D. , Ph.D.

Post Junior Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Peggy Sullivan)
Andrew Campion

Cytopathology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. David Lu)
Eunice Choi, M.D.
Zimin Zhao, M.D.

Dermatopathology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Peter Sarantopoulos)
Samuel Balin, M.D. , Ph.D.
Tareq Mohammad, M.D.
Daniel Neill, M.D.

Klaus Lewin GI/Liver Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Bita Naini)
Ramir Arcega, D.O.
Wanhua Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

Hematopathology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Sheeja Pullarkat)
Nam Ku, M.D.
Annie Wu, M.D.

Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Wayne Grody)
Thomas Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Neuropathology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. William Yong)
Shino Magaki, M.D., Ph.D.

Surgical Pathology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Bita Naini)
General Surgical Pathology
Ipek Kosimoglu, M.D.
Hong Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
Adam Stelling, M.D.
Sharon Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Xiaoyan Zhou, M.D.

Genitourinary Pathology (Presented by: Dr. Bita Naini)
Lauren Sumida, M.D.

Women’s Health Pathology (Presented by: Dr. Bita Naini)
Robert Atienza, M.D.

Olive View Medical Center (Presented by: Dr. Nora Ostrzega)
Ogugua Ajemba, M.D.
Joanna Young, M.D.

Transfusion Medicine Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Alyssa Ziman)
Yao Ma, M.D.

Clinical Chemistry Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Kathleen Kelly)
Sami Albeiroti, Ph.D.

Clinical Cytogenetics Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Fabiola Quintero-Rivera)
Milene Mulatinho, Ph.D.

Clinical Microbiology Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Omai Garner )
Kurt Jerke, Ph.D. 
Mark Lee, Ph.D.

Immunogenetics Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Jennifer Zhang)
Maximillian Rosario, Ph.D. 

Molecular Genetics Fellowship (Presented by: Dr. Joshua Deignan)
Sureni Mullegama, Ph.D.

Housestaff Awards (Presented by: Chief Residents)
Conference Attendance
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Recipients
Coverage King Award
Adam Stelling, Md
Team Player Award
Robert Atienza, Md

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