OUTList
The Keck School of Medicine LGBTQ+ student organization, MedLambda, is trying to establish a new culture of acceptance and pride among its LGBTQ+ medical student population. At Keck there is currently no easy access to a network of LGBTQ+ physicians, faculty, administration, students, residents, and fellows that can help ease the anxiety of balancing a professional and personal identity. With your help, we hope to overcome this barrier by creating an OUTList. The purpose of the OUTList is to provide the Keck community with a network of out professionals that can encourage LGBTQ+ individuals within Keck to live their truth. You will be serving as an example of a proud out professional that is willing to provide guidance for those entering our community who may need your advice. Please keep in mind that the OUTList is meant to be posted openly online to help any current or prospective medical student or resident know that Keck School of Medicine is a place where they can feel safe and accepted.
Thank you for being part of our vision of pride and acceptance and for being brave enough to share your identity unapologetically.
Keck School of Medicine OUTList Form
Last updated: October 12, 2022
Faculty
| Name | Gender Identity | Sexual Orientation | Affiliation | Specialty |
| Addison Kemp, PhD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine | Anatomy |
| Albert Farias, PhD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Norris Cancer Center | Population and Public Health Sciences |
| Ana Martinez de Andino, PhD (she/her/ella) | Woman | Straight | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Clinical Psychologist in Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic |
| Andrew Garcia, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center | Family Medicine, Palliative Care |
| Anne “Jack” Hinton, PA (he/him/his , she/her/hers, they/them/theirs) | Non-binary, Gender Queer | Queer | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Street Medicine |
| Audrey Wittrup, PhD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine | UPC PBHS |
| Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, PhD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine | Population and Public Health Sciences |
| Chantal Young, PhD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Pansexual | Keck School of Medicine | Medical Education |
| Christina Mohajerani, PsyD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health |
| Christopher Russell, MD, MS (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, CHLA | Pediatrics |
| Darcy Spicer, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Norris Cancer Center, LAC+USC | Medicine, Medical Oncology |
| David Rawson, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, LAC + USC | Medicine (Hospitalist) |
| Debra Kalan, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Keck School of Medicine | PBHS | |
| Dustin Nowaskie, MD (they/them/theirs) | Non-binary | Queer | Keck School of Medicine | Psychiatry and The Behavioral Sciences |
| Edgar Rivera Colon, PhD (he/him/his) | Man | Queer | Keck School of Medicine | Narrative Medicine |
| Edward Grant, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center, LAC+USC | Radiology |
| Evelyn Gould, PhD BCBA-D (she/her/they/them) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine, Student Health | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology) |
| Gil Shlamovitz, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center, LAC+USC | Emergency Medicine |
| Howard Aaron Aronow, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Neurology/Neurovirology HIV/AIDS |
| Isaac Chu, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC + USC | Anesthesiology |
| Jeffrey Darna, PhD, DNP, CRNA, ACNP-BC (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine | Anesthesiology |
| Jeffrey Kahn, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center, LAC + USC | Hepatologist, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases |
| John Luttrell, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, CHLA | Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
| Jonathan Warus, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | CHLA | Adolescent Medicine |
| Jose Luis Gonzalez, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine | Internal Medicine |
| Joseph Sammut, MSN, CRNA (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center | |
| Justin Rice, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center | Hospital Medicine |
| Kathryn Schaivone, MHA, EdD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine | Medical Education |
| Kristi Lewton, PhD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine | Anatomy |
| Kyle Lamphier, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | CHLA | Hospital Medicine |
| Laura Taylor, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine | Family Medicine |
| Laurie DeLeve, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center, LAC+USC | Medicine/GI/Liver |
| Mark Katz, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente | Internal Medicine–Hospitalist and Outpatient HIV Care |
| Mary Weber, MA MFT (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine | USC Student Health/Counseling and Mental Health –LGBT+SC Embedded Counselor |
| Matthew Brinkley, PsyD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine | Counseling and Mental Health |
| Michele Kipke, PhD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian, Gay | Keck School of Medicine, CHLA | Pediatrics & Population and Public Health Sciences |
| Mitzi D’Aquila, MACM, PA-C (she/her/hers) | Woman | Straight | Keck School of Medicine | |
| Monika Kakol, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian, Gay, Queer | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital | |
| Paul Nash, PhD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | UPC Gerontology | |
| Peter Mullen, PhD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Norris Cancer Center | Molecular Microbiology and Immunology |
| Purnima Mandal, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine, CHLA | Pediatric Hospital Medicine |
| Raul Nava (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital | |
| Ricardo Suarez, DPT (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital, USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy | Physical Therapy |
| Riley Davis, LMFT (they/them/theirs) | Non-binary | Queer | Keck School of Medicine | CMH – LGBTQ+ Embedded Counselor |
| Robert Israel, MD | Man | Heterosexual | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | OBGYN |
| Sarah Koller, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Straight | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, LAC+USC | Colorectal surgery |
| Sarah Schreiber, LCSW (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine | |
| Scott Sparks, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | LAC+USC, CHLA | Pediatric Urology |
| Scott Worswick, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center, LAC+USC | Dermatology |
| Seth Politano, DO, FACP (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Medicine |
| Sky Medina (any pronouns) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck Hospital | |
| Stanley Harris, MD DLPAFA (he/him/his) | Man | Keck School of Medicine, Engemann Student Health Center | Psychiatry | |
| Tam Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | USC School of Pharmacy | |
| Taylor Burkholder, MD, MPH (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Emergency Medicine |
| Todd Chang, MD MAcM (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Tracey Samko, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Med-Peds |
| Trudy Kao, BS, BSN, MSN. FNP-BC (she/her/hers) | Woman | Pansexual | Keck School of Medicine | Student Health |
| Wendy Mitchell, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | CHLA | Child Neurology |
| Xenos Mason, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, LAC + USC | Neurology |
| Zach Gassoumis, PhD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine | Family Medicine (Geriatrics) |
Residents
| Name | Gender Identity | Sexual Orientation | Affiliation | Specialty |
| Andrew Chong, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center, LAC+USC | Radiology |
| Colby Passaro, MD, MPH (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Emergency Medicine |
| Courtney Hanlon, MD, MS (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer/Bi | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, LAC+USC | Internal Medicine |
| Graham Ives, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC | Plastic Surgery |
| Ian Thomas, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, LAC + USC | Emergency Medicine |
| Kelly Donovan, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, LAC+USC | |
| Kevin Yu, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | LAC+USC | Internal Medicine |
| Sarah Soliman, MD (she/her/hers) | Woman | Asexual | Keck School of Medicine | Med+Peds |
| Tyler Tetreault, MD (he/him/his) | Trans Man | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Vincent Roth, MD (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, LAC + USC | Anesthesia |
Graduates since 2020: 3 residents
Students
| Name | Gender Identity | Sexual Orientation | School |
| Adaeze Obinelo (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Alec Allee-Munoz (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Annette Gomez (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Carmen Toomer (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Claire Stevens (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Jacob Gomez (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Jennifer Wang (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Michelle Martinez (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Nate Overholtzer (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, USC-Caltech MD-PhD Program |
| Nicola DiPaolo (she/her/hers) | Woman | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 | |
| Noah Millman (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Peter Cleary (any pronouns) | Queer | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 | |
| Tyler Kristensen (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2024 |
| Yoshi Cohn (she/her/hers) | Woman | Queer | Keck School of Medicine, c/o 2025 |
| Adam Marentes, BS, MSc (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, CHLA, PhD Candidate |
| Anastacia Hernandez (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine, PA Student |
| Cooper Couch (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, PA Student |
| Margaret Martino (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | USC FNP Student |
| Tim Dang (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | USC Pharmacy Student |
Graduates since 2020: 10 students
Staff
| Name | Gender Identity | Sexual Orientation | Affiliation |
| Becky O’Neal, C-TAGME (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC |
| Bryan Homyak, MSN, RN (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine |
| Carmel McCullough, BS (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine, Norris Cancer Center |
| Christina Tam, MS (she/her/hers) | Woman | Keck Hospital | |
| Christine Quesada (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck School of Medicine |
| Cinthya Garcia, AA, MA (she/her/hers) | Woman | Fluid | Keck Hospital |
| Elliott Law, MS, Mindfulness Facilitation (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center |
| Eric Henley, BA (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital |
| Filipe Osorno, MS (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital |
| HJ Page, BS (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck Hospital |
| Janet Schmidt, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck School of Medicine |
| Jose Escobar (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine |
| Katherinne Jimenz, Medical Asst (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck Hospital |
| Lindsey Morrison, MHA (she/her/hers) | Woman | Bisexual | Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center |
| Lysandro Valenzuela (they/he) | Gender Non-Conforming | Queer | Keck School of Medicine |
| Marc Barlis, BA (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine |
| Matthew Kirk, AB, MSc (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine |
| Patrick Loftus, BA (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine |
| Ruben Macias, MS (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine, Keck Hospital, Norris Cancer Center |
| Sage Sims-Bleser, RN, BS (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck Hospital |
| Shane Slater (any pronouns) | Woman | Human that prefers same sex partner | Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC |
| Theresa Murphy, RN (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | USC Verdugo Hills Hospital |
| Toni Ramirez (she/her/hers) | Woman | Lesbian | Keck Hospital |
| William Jardell, MPH (he/him/his) | Man | Gay | Keck School of Medicine |