Meet Our Pharmacy Residents
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Meet our residents
PGY1 Residents
Meridian Park resident: Karen Zhang, PharmD
Education: PharmD, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) and Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, OR); BS Biology, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
Hometown: Portland, OR
Professional Interests: Cardiology, Transplant, and Transitions of Care
Personal Interests: Cooking, trying new food and boba places, hiking, and traveling.
Email: kazhang@lhs.org
Good Samaritan resident: Sienna Aipoalani, PharmD
Education: PharmD, Pacific University School of Pharmacy (Hillsboro, OR)
Hometown: O’ahu, Hawai’i
Professional Interests: Infectious diseases and Cardiology
Personal Interests: I enjoy lounging at the beach, cooking new recipes, trying new restaurants, reality TV shows, and anything Disney!
Email: siaipoal@lhs.org
Emanuel resident: Rosalind Wong, PharmD
Education: PharmD, University of Hawai'i at Hilo (Hilo, HI)
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatrics
Personal Interests: Coffee, trying new food & restaurants, playing video games, watching movies, traveling the world!
Email: rowong@lhs.org
Emanuel resident: Heidi Valencia, PharmD
Education: PharmD, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) and Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, OR); BS Bio-Health Sciences, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
Hometown: Troutdale, OR
Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, and Informatics
Personal Interests: running, hiking, concerts, exploring new places, cooking, hanging out with friends, family, and my corgi
Email: hevalenc@lhs.org
Mount Hood resident: Sarah Gajda, PharmD
Education: PharmD, Pacific University (Hillsboro, OR); BS Chemistry and Psychology, Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Hometown: Lindenhurst, IL
Professional Interests: Ambulatory Care, Pediatrics, and Precepting
Personal Interests: Reading, running, cooking and baking, traveling
Email: sagajda@lhs.org
Salmon Creek resident: Cynthia Matsumoto, PharmD
Education: PharmD, University of Washington School of Pharmacy (Seattle, WA); BS Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI)
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Professional Interests: Psychiatric, Oncology, Transplant, and Infectious Diseases
Personal Interests: Eating good food/trying new places, baking, running, crane game/puzzles, personality quizzes, resin art, and coffee/tea.
Email: cmatsumo@lhs.org
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residents
Trisha Villanueva, PharmD
Education and Training: PGY1 Residency Legacy Meridian Park (Tualatin, OR); PharmD, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) and Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, OR); BS General Science, Portland State University (Portland, OR)
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Professional interests: Primary Care and Kidney Transplant
Personal interests: Making matcha drinks, spending time with family/friends, window shopping, trying out new food/boba/matcha, collecting Pop Mart things
Email: trvillan@lhs.org
Daniel Yang, PharmD
Education: PGY1 Residency PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (Vancouver, WA); PharmD, Roseman University of Health Sciences (South Jordan, UT); BS Integrative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Hometown: Champaign, IL
Professional Interests: Primary care, Diabetes, and Depression/Anxiety Management
Personal Interests: Playing electric guitar, early morning soccer, exploring new food, and hiking.
Email: dayang@lhs.org
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Resident
Aubrey Stolte, PharmD
Education: PGY1 Residency Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Portland, OR); PharmD, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Hometown: Crown Point, IN
Professional Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, drug resistance, pharmacokinetics
Personal Interests: Hiking/exploring new areas, trying new foods, Pickleball
Email: astolte@lhs.org
