Meet Our Residents

Marissa Appiah, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers 
Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Wenelia Baghoomian, MD, MCR

Pronouns: she/her/hers 
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Aisha Jamison, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers 
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Emily Marré, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers 
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine & Science
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Washington

Pragna Naidoo, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers 
Medical School: University of Washington

Nora Alexander, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: University of Washington
Undergraduate Major: Public Health
Dermatology Interests: Cutaneous oncology, oncodermatology, health disparities, hair loss, acne, procedural dermatology, dermatopathology

Ashi Gautam, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University
Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience & Computer Science
Dermatology Interests: Oncodermatology, pediatric dermatology

Karun Kiani, MD

Pronouns: he/him/his
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Graduate: PhD in Genetics & Epigenetics, University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Claremont McKenna College
Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience
Dermatology Interests: Inpatient & complex medical dermatology, dermatopathology, infectious disease dermatology

Stephen Kirchner, MD

Pronouns: he/him/his
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Graduate: PhD in Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University
Undergraduate School: Duke University
Undergraduate Major: Biology
Dermatology Interests: Pediatric dermatology, infectious dermatology, dermatopathology

Fatuma-Ayaan Rinderknecht, MD

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Graduate: Master of Science in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

Residency: Internal Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center
Undergraduate School: Harvard University
Undergraduate Major: Biology
Dermatology Interests: Hidradenitis suppurativa, Skin of Color, alopecia

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Alejandro José Candelario, MD

Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Washington
Undergraduate School: Yale University

Undergraduate Major: Comparative Literature
Dermatology Interests: Pediatric dermatology, supportive dermato-oncology, cutaneous manifestations of autoimmune disease, photodermatoses, vascular malformations, hair and scalp disorders, contact dermatitis

Tessa Dignum, MD

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Internship: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Undergraduate School: Whitman College

Undergraduate Major: Biology

Dermatology Interests: Pediatric dermatology, autoimmune skin diseases, oncodermatology, complex medical dermatology

Ning McKenzie, MD

Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Arizona

Internship: Sutter Roseville Medical Center

Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley

Undergraduate Major: Mathematics; Molecular and Cell Biology

Dermatology Interests: Pediatrics, LGBTQ+ care, sexual health, global health, climate-change-related dermatology

Beth Pecha, MD

Medical School: University of Washington

Internship: Virginia Mason Medical Center

Undergraduate School: University of Washington

Undergraduate Major: Biology and Public Health

Dermatology Interests: Autoimmune and inflammatory skin diseases, host-microbiota interactions, allergy and immune tolerance