Current Fellows

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CHIEF PRE-MEDICAL FELLOW

JOSHUA BRONTE

2023 - 2025

Undergraduate Education

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) '22

(Universali Cum Honore,

Phi Beta Kappa)


Medical School

Applying 2024 - 25 Cycle

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MELIS KASABA

2024 - 2026

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '24




Medical School

Applying 2025 - 2026 Cycle

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KALI MOCHEL

2024 - 2026

Undergraduate Education

University of Michigan '24

(With Distinction)


Medical School

Applying 2025 - 2026 Cycle

Previous Fellows

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CRYSTAL ZHOU

2022 - 2024

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '22

(Magna Cum Laude)


Medical School

David Geffen School of Medicine

at UCLA '28

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ABHINAV VEMPATI

2022 - 2024

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '22

(Summa Cum Laude)


Medical School

Icahn School of Medicine

at Mount Sinai '28

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CURTIS TAM

2021 - 2023

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '21

(Summa Cum Laude)


Medical School

Icahn School of Medicine

at Mount Sinai '27

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JEFFREY KHONG

2021 - 2022

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '21

(Summa Cum Laude)


Medical School

Johns Hopkins

School of Medicine '26

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AARON RUBANOWITZ

2020 - 2021

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '20

(Magna Cum Laude)


Medical School

Geisel School of Medicine

at Dartmouth '26


Previous Volunteers

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KEVIN TAM

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '19

(Summa Cum Laude)


Medical School

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) School of Medicine '27

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LEON KAMEN

Undergraduate Education

UCLA '19




Medical School

SUNY Downstate

Medical School '24

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JONATHAN SHIRIAN

Undergraduate Education

UC Berkeley '17

(Summa Cum Laude)


Medical School

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine '26


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Recent Projects & Publications

A comprehensive review of non-surgical treatments for hypertrophic and keloid scars in skin of color
A paper titled beyond the surface : a deeper look at the psychosocial impacts of acne scarring
It is a comprehensive review of surgical instruments and combinatorial treatments.
A comprehensive review of non-energy-based treatments for atrophic acne scarring

In Progress:

  • Phenolic formula optimization for atrophic scarring
  • 3D printed surgical instrument design/development
  • Prospective clinical trial on combinatorial acne scarring treatments
  • Physical versus mental treatments for self-harm scarring
  • Impact of psychological stress on wound healing and collagen formation