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Current Fellows

  • Ealla Atari, MD

    Ealla Atari, MD

    3rd Year Categorical Fellow

    Ealla completed my Pediatric Residency at Akron Children's Hospital. She is originally from Ohio and lived there until this year when she moved across the country to California! Ealla loves exploring new coffee shops, being outdoors, and baking. She is excited to experience the San Diego warmth, ​sunshine, and, of course, learn about Cardiology!
  • Lucio Ortega, MD

    Lucio Ortega, MD

    3rd Year Categorical Fellow

    Lucio was born and raised in a small town in Northern Mexico, then attended medical school at the Universidad de Tamaulipas, Tampico. After graduating medical school, he completed pediatric residency training at Texas Tech University at Amarillo, TX, graduating in June 2023. Lucio enjoys playing soccer, watching movies with his wife, and cooking Mexican food. He enjoys hiking with his corgi dog named Murmur. 
  • Brianna "Bri" (Naumchik) Rosenberg, MD

    Brianna "Bri" (Naumchik) Rosenberg, MD

    2nd Year Categorical Fellow

    Bri is a native Minnesotan that moved to San Diego after graduating medical school and has found a new home in the sun. She completed her pediatric residency training here at UC San Diego and stayed for her pediatric cardiology training. She discovered her interest in cardiology early on in medical school and is excited to be embarking on this career path. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and dog, traveling, and playing pickleball, volleyball, or any other outdoor activity.
  • Ashley Wong, MD

    Ashley Wong, MD

    2nd Year Categorical Fellow

    Ashley was born and raised in San Diego but found herself studying Human Biology at UC Irvine, attending medical school at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and completing her pediatric residency training at UC Davis. She met her husband, Kevin, in Milwaukee and together they moved back to California with their black lab, Luca. She enjoys staying active whether that be going to the gym, hot yoga, kickboxing, or a week-long backpacking trip. She loves exploring new recipes in the kitchen including some new baked goods. Within her career, she has focused her research on studying single ventricle outcomes through the scope of vectorcardiography. She looks forward to the opportunity to learn new methods of studying the hemodynamics and physiology of patients with single ventricle physiology through her fellowship and her career.
  • Michael Lee, MD

    Michael Lee, MD

    1st Year Categorical Fellow

    Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, Michael volunteered at the NIH and later pursued research at Children’s National Medical Center. He completed his MD/PhD at the University of Maryland, with doctoral research focused on NKT cells in B cell lymphoma. He is currently working in Dr. Jerry Morris’s lab, researching dual receptor T cells in transplant rejection. Alongside his research, he completed pediatric residency at UC San Diego/Rady Children’s Hospital and was drawn to pediatric cardiology for its blend of outpatient care, inpatient medicine, and critical care, with a future interest in HF/transplant. Michael looks forward to starting fellowship alongside his wife and young son, Jamie!
  • Jacqueline (Jackie) Lee, MD

    Jacqueline (Jackie) Lee, MD

    1st Year Categorical Fellow

    Jackie completed medical school at Georgetown University and pediatric residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She subsequently completed fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at CHOC. On her pursuit to becoming a cardiac intensivist, she is now looking forward to her second fellowship in pediatric cardiology! Outside of the hospital, she enjoys nature walks and road trips with her husband and dog.
  • Jihyun (Polly) Park, MD

    Jihyun (Polly) Park, MD

    4th Year Interventional Cardiology Fellow

    Originally from Daejeon, South Korea, Polly studied biology at Rice University before returning home to earn her medical degree from Konyang University. She completed pediatric residency at the University of Hawaii/Kapiolani Medical Center and joined Rady Children’s/UC San Diego for fellowship in pediatric cardiology.  Now that she has graduated from categorical fellowship, Polly is thrilled to be full-time in the cardiac cath lab!  When she isn't in the interventional suite, she enjoys ballet, skiing, traveling, and attending musicals.