UCLA Journal of Radiation Oncology FALL 2023 - Flipbook - Page 7
UCLA RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
ROJINE ARIANI, MD
Dr. Rojine Ariani is a native of Los Angeles, CA. She received Bachelor’s
degrees in Political Science and Biological Science from USC. She
earned her M.D. from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. During her
time as a medical student, she advocated for asylum seekers through
her work with the Keck Human Rights Clinic, in collaboration with
Physicians for Human Rights. She also conducted research on metastatic
recurrence of node-positive breast cancer. Prior to joining the UCLA
Radiation Oncology Residency Program, Dr. Ariani completed her
Internal Medicine internship at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA.
MICHELLE ANN EALA, MD
Dr. Michelle Ann Eala earned her MD from the University of the
Philippines under its accelerated medical program, INTARMED,
which selects the top 40 candidates across the country straight out
of high school. She served as Class President throughout medical
school and graduated with the university’s Leadership Award. She
completed a medical internship at the Philippine General Hospital, the
country’s national university hospital and its largest tertiary referral
center. Dr. Eala worked as a volunteer physician during the COVID-19
pandemic, providing free medical consultations under the Office of the
Vice President of the Philippines, and was co-lead in the setup of the
COVID-19 operations center at the Philippine General Hospital. Prior
to starting her radiation oncology residency at UCLA, she completed
a preliminary internship at Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York
and worked with the Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer.
Having served patients and communities living in poverty, her research
interests include improving the quality and accessibility of cancer
care across the globe, especially in low and middle-income countries.
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