2023-2024 Resident Roster
Interns
Kristina Barrientos, MD
Where did you grow up? Split my childhood between Uvalde, TX and Bakersfield, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Favorite things to do outside of the hospital:
Hiking, forest bathing, watching reality TV, playing with my cat Pheo, learning about astrology, reading, and going to local breweries
If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be doing instead?
I would buy old abandoned buildings/homes and restore them while preserving their original character and charm
Favorite dessert?
Caramel ice cream and pumpkin rolls
kbarrientos@alamedahealthsystem.org
Emily Cox, MD
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: Bucknell University
Medical School: University of Washington
Favorite things to do outside of the hospital:
Binging 2010s hit tv shows, going wine tasting, and napping obvi
If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be doing instead?
I would be a professional dog cuddler
Favorite dessert?
Honestly any sweet treat but I love German chocolate cake and mild & cookies Ben & Jerry’s.
Willow Frye, MD
Where did you grow up?
Bourbonnais, IL
Undergraduate: Swarthmore College
Medical School: UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint medical program
Favorite things to do outside of the hospital:
Backpacking, gardening, learning the history of surgery, hanging with my kittens, and going to circus shows
If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be doing instead?
Human-centered design research
Favorite dessert?
Ben & Jerry’s Americone dream
Allie Gonzalez-Gallo, MD
Hometown: Murietta, CA
Undergraduate: University of Oregon
Medical School: The Ohio State University
Favorite things to do outside of the hospital:
Competitive weightlifting, hanging out with my bestie (Noodle, my cat), cooking with and for pals, and watching the worst dating shows that modern television has to offer.
If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be doing instead?
I don’t know, I’m boring. This is truly all I have ever imagined myself doing for as long as I can remember. I had no back up plan. I am so grateful that life worked out the way it has for me.
Favorite dessert?
Great dark chocolate ice cream. I will spend irresponsible money on good ice cream. Not Ben and Jerry’s, Not Baskin Robbins, Not DQ. I just love a home-y ice cream shop and having hand scooped ice cream. But in reality I am happy with most dark chocolate food items.
Madeline Ryu, MD
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate: U.S. Military Academy, West Point
Medical School: Stanford University
Favorite things to do outside of the hospital:
Eat ice cream, eat watermelon, eat Korean food, eat anything. Snooze at any beach. I always say I won’t go in the ocean but always end up going in.
If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be doing instead?
My dream job is one of those foodie influencers who get free food all the time. Looked into it at one point but it was way too much work.
Favorite dessert?
Ice cream!
Ivana Vasic, MD
Home Country: Serbia
Undergraduate: University of Colorado
Medical School: University of Colorado
Annie Wong-On-Wing, MD
Hometown:
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Washington