2025-2026 Resident Roster
Research Residents
Rachel Borthwell, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles
Undergraduate: UC Davis
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay:
About Me: I love Art Museums/Gallery Openings 🖼 Traveling with my partner ✈️ AMAZING food, especially Sushi 🍣 Bowling 🎳 Rock Climbing 🧗♀️
rborthwell@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 MPH
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
Alisha Heximer, MD
Hometown: Fowlerville, MI
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Medical School: University of Michigan
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay:
About Me: My favorite things to do outside of the hospital are time with family and friends, ⏰ random and intermittent hobbies like dancing, various sports, 💃🏻 🧗♀️ 🏉 🥅🧘♀️🎼⚽️🏕 , board games ♟ and taking my dog on adventures outdoors 🛶 🥾
Anna Huang, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Chicago
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay:
About Me: My favorite things to do outside the hospital are cooking/baking, photography, drawing, hiking 🧁📸🎨
Jackelyn (Jacky) Moya, MD
Hometown: Elk Grove, CA
Undergraduate: UC Davis
Medical School: UCLA
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay:
About Me: Outside of the hospital I like to
paint 🎨 go to comedy shows 🎭 spend time with family❤️, friends👯♀️, being with my two Maltipoos 🐩, trying out new restaurants 🍽 and shopping/thrifting for bargained gems 🛍🛒
Henry Olivera Perez, MD
Hometown: Compton, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: University of Chicago
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay:
About Me: My favorite things to do outside of the hospital are hiking , exploring new places, watching conspiracy theory shows, trying new food, making good food, being around good food, good food🌮🌯🍔🍳🍕🍲🫕🥘🥗
Aryan Tabesh, MD
Hometown: Isfahan, Iran
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Washington
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay:
About Me: My favorite things to do outside the hospital are traveling, skiing , playing soccer, cooking and visiting breweries 🍺⛷⚽️🍢🍚🍝
Ivana Vasic, MD
Home Country: Serbia
Undergraduate: University of Colorado
Medical School: University of Colorado
Anna Vertido, MD
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker
Favorite thing about UCSF-East Bay: The diversity of the patients that we get to work with every day!
About Me: I love trying new restaurants with my husband, watching scary movies, exploring the city, and cuddling with my cat
Annie Wong-On-Wing, MD
Hometown:
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Washington
Favorite things to do outside of the hospital:
Skiing, hot yoga, lifting weights
If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be doing instead?
Baking!
Favorite dessert?
Chocolate