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Niko Pascua
Undergraduate: University of San Diego
Medical School: UC San Francisco
Residency: UC Los AngelesOriginally from Seattle, Niko completed his higher education and training in three great cities of California and is delighted to return to San Diego for fellowship in undersea & hyperbaric medicine. He has a passion for equity, diversity, and inclusion topics, especially as concerns the LGBTQ+ community. Advanced wound care is what first drew him to hyperbaric medicine, but he stayed for the leeches. He enjoys sewing, 3D modeling/printing in his free time. You can find him appreciating the museums in Balboa Park and the nightlife of Hillcrest. Prior to medical school, he enjoyed working at the Museum of Natural History.
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Andrew Kozminski
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Graduate: University of Michigan College of Engineering
Medical School: University of Michigan
Residency: University of Rochester Medical CenterDr. Andrew Kozminski grew up in the rural town of Savannah in the northwest corner of Missouri. He completed his undergraduate education in biochemistry at Northwestern University. He then attended medical school at the University of Michigan and simultaneously earned a masters in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering. His graduate studies focused on the practice of medical device development and implementation of point-of-care technology. Further fostering his passion for mechanics, Andrew also earned his private pilot license in his second year at Michigan. In 2020, he entered his residency training in emergency medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. As a longtime scuba diver and lover of drysuit diving, Andrew is excited to now be training in undersea and hyperbaric medicine at UCSD. Dr. Kozminski's research interests include decompression sickness, microgravity, and life cycle assessments. Andrew also has lifelong interests in space exploration, astronomy and aviation and has even performed his own biochemical research aboard one of NASA's parabolic, reduced-gravity flights. At home, he loves spending time with his family, long-distance running, and writing and illustrating short stories.
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Natalie Ouellette
Undergraduate: University of New Brunswick, Canada
Medical School: Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residency: Queens University, Ontario, Canada - Family MedicineDr. Natalie Ouellette is from Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada where she completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at UNB. She then moved to Saint John, New Brunswick to complete medical school. Natalie completed Family Medicine residency in Kingston, Ontario in 2020. Natalie is a medical officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and has been working as a general practitioner since completing residency. As a medical officer, she completed dive medicine courses which fostered her interest in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Natalie is planning to do PADI dive training during her time in San Diego and is very excited to attend the fellowship at UCSD. In her spare time, Natalie likes to travel, explore San Diego and spend time with her family and friends.
Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship Alumni
| Fellowship Alumni | Years | Where are they now |
|---|---|---|
| William Toppen | 2022-2023 | UCSD Internal Medicine Faculty |
| Casey Smith | 2022-2023 | UCSD Emergency Medicine Faculty |
| Ian Kirby | 2021-2022 | Canada Navy |
| Craig Kutz | 2021-2022 | UT Medical Branch Aerospace Medicine |
| Evan Laveman | 2021-2022 | UCSD Faculty |
| Paolina Pantcheva | 2020-2021 | AdventHealth Wound Center & Hyperbaric Medicine, Kissimmee, FL |
| Tiffany Castellano | 2020-2021 | UCSD Faculty |
| Kirsten Hornbeak | 2019-2020 | Scripps Encinitas, CA |
| Mahmoud Sabha | 2019-2020 | Integra Hospital Plano, TX |
| Leo Tanaka | 2019-2020 | UCSD Faculty |
| Damien Williams | 2019-2020 | Active military |
| Nicole Agostinelli | 2018-2019 | Chula Vista Urgent Care |
| Brenna Derksen | 2018-2019 | UCSD Faculty |
| Neil Donner | 2018-2019 | US Healthworks Medical Group, Washington |
| Kaighley Brett | 2017-2018 | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Aaron Heerboth | 2017-2018 | UCSD Faculty |
| Elizabeth Owen | 2017-2018 | Kaiser San Diego |
| Amanda Apicella | 2016-2017 | VA San Diego |
| Daniel Popa | 2016-2017 | UCSD Faculty |
| Daniel Landry | 2016-2017 | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Anthony Bielawski | 2015-2016 | Undersea Medical Officer, US Navy |
| Derek Covington | 2015-2016 | UF Gainesville |
| Charlotte Sadler | 2014-2015 | UCSD Faculty |
| Thomas Robinson | 2014-2015 | Undersea Medical Officer, US Navy |
| Gina Virgilio | 2014-2015 | Undersea Medical Officer, US Navy |
| Manish Mehta | 2013-2014 | Palomar Healtth |
| Sandra Hayes | 2013-2014 | UCSD Faculty |
| Davut Savaser | 2012-2013 | Legacy Health, Portland, OR |
| Jose Evangelista | 2012-2013 | Henry Ford Hospital |
| Lucie Gijzen | 2011-2012 | Department of National Defense |
| Sam Gerson | 2011-2012 | Fort Myers |
| Roxanna Sadri | 2010-2011 | New Zealand |
| Kim Bushman | 2009-2010 | Canadian Navy |
| Eric Huyn | 2009-2010 | |
| Samuel Miller | 2008-2009 | Marian Medical Center |
| Damon Carbanara | 2006-2007 | Kaiser Sacramento |
| Francis Cummins | 2006-2007 | Healogics, Inc. |
| Nicholas Bird | 2005-2006 | Duke University |
| Anthony Medak | 2005-2006 | UCSD Faculty |
| Emi Latham | 2004-2005 | UCSD Faculty |
| Pete Witucki | 2003-2004 | UCSD Faculty |
| Bradley Bailey | 2003-2004 | Healogics,Inc. |
| Ian Grover | 2002-2003 | UCSD Faculty |
| Peter Ro | 2001-2002 | Swedish Medical Center, Seattle |
| Marc Hare | 2000-2001 | Paradise Valley Hospital |
| Stuart Miller | 1999-2000 | Longbeach Memorial Care Health System |
| Brian Snyder | 1998-1999 | UCSD Faculty |