Faculty

Core Faculty Advisors and Community Faculty Resources

Each specialty within primary care has a faculty advisor(s) who are enthusiastic about their specialty and committed to supporting students interested in a career in primary care.  They also provide direct support to students applying for residency in their specialty. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Family Medicine

Dr. Jo Marie Reilly, Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Director of Primary Care Initiative – jomarie.reilly@med.usc.edu
Dr. Isabel Edge, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Assistant Director of Primary Care Initiative – isabel.edge@med.usc.edu
Dr. Katherine Gibson, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Clerkship Director -Katherine.Gibson@med.usc.edu

Internal Medicine

Dr. Eric Hsieh, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine – ephsieh@usc.edu
Dr. Cathy Jalali, Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Training Program – cjalali@usc.edu

Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (Med-Peds)

Dr. Stephanie Zia, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics – zia@usc.edu
Dr. Jennifer Marks, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics – marksjr@usc.edu

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Kevin Phung, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education, and Obstetrics and Gynecology – kevin.phung@med.usc.edu
Dr. Anne Maddocks Michels, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology – anne.michels@med.usc.edu
Julia Caroline Reger, MSE, Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology – jreger@usc.edu
Marine Boynagiryan, ME, Academic Program Assistant, KSOM Obstetrics and Gynecology – Marine.Boynagiryan@med.usc.edu

Pediatrics

Dr. Sajjad Mohammad Yacoob, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics – syacoob@chla.usc.edu

Geriatrics

Dr. Carolyn Kaloostian, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine Geriatrics – carolyn.kaloostian@med.usc.edu