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FP/Psych Resident Profiles

Julie Motosue-Brennan, M.D. Currently the chief and a fifth year resident in the combined Family Practice and Psychiatry Program. She was born and raised in sunny Honolulu, Hawaii and attended the University of Hawaii, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology and a minor in History in 1995. She also attended medical school in Hawaii at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Prior to medical school, Julie was employed as a lab technician at the Pacific In Vitro Institute, a Genetics research laboratory at the University of Hawaii and for the State Chemistry Department. During her intern year, Julie was busy planning a wedding in Hawaii and purchasing a home in the Pocket Area, while her fiancι, Jay was looking to return to Graduate Studies at UC Davis after teaching high school Biology and Chemistry for eight years. They just celebrated their year anniversary with their wedding gift to themselves - their dog Sam Bodett (from Motel 6). Julie enjoys home improvement projects, gardening, outdoor activities and traveling the Mainland. So far Julie has explored Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, San Luis Obispo, Mendocino and Fort Bragg, San Francisco, Monterey, Reno, and Ashland, Oregon.

Karen Hopp, M.D. Dr. Hopp is a fourth year combined resident. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis with a BS in Economics. After a varied career including economic consulting, sales of sporting goods and computer systems, Karen discovered medicine while working in the field of radiology. After 8 years in imaging center development, payor contracting, financial analysis, and referrer relations, Karen returned to school at Mills College in their Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med program. She attended medical school at the University of California, Davis. While there, she learned that her longstanding commitment to primary care could be combined with the field of psychiatry that she discovered while in medical school. Married, and the mother of two children, she enjoys cooking, performing arts, and her new (time-consuming) "hobby" as a doctor. One of the things Karen really likes about the combined program is the almost unlimited flexibility as a physician that dual training provides.

Joby Morrow, M.D. Joby is a first year resident who enjoyed a music rich college experience in Ann Arbor before briefly taking a job as a songwriter in Los Angeles. He later went on to participate in a clinical trial for a substance abuse treatment medication before entering medical school at UC Davis in 2001. He chose the combined family medicine/pscyhiatry program at UCDavis to be better equipped to deal with chronic illness as well as to faciliate his interests in addiction medicine. He noted UCDMC's stellar reputation for clinical primary care education as well as Sacramento's wide bike-friendly boulevards, music scene, racial and cultural diversity. Joby has special interests in Addiction medicine and chemical dependecy research, chronic disease management and most issues at the interface of medicine and psychiatry. He has played trombone for 2! 0 years, and continues to play regularly with several area bands - mostly with hip-hop, electronica and nu-jazz/fusion groups. He also enjoys most athletic pursuits, especially basketball and ultimate frisbee, and he is an activist for various social justice causes, but especially regarding matters around the treatment of injection drug users.

FP/Psych Alumni

Jaesu Han, M.D.: Graduated from the combined program in June 2002 and is currently a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and a volunteer clinical professor in family practice. He is involved in the crisis unit at the Sacramento County Mental Health hospital, as well as primary care at the county primary care clinic. In addition, he precepts a new clinic in family practice looking at the management of psychiatric patients with medical illness. Dr. Han grew up near Torrance, California and obtained his B.S. from UC San Diego before moving onto UC Davis for medical school and residency. His interests are playing hockey, home theaters and is always up for a night of karaoke.

Shannon Suo, M.D.: Graduated from the combined program in June 2003. She is currently working as the Medical Director of Northgate Point Regional Support Team, a county-contracted clinic which provides psychiatric care to the severely mental ill of Sacramento. In addition, she also is working with Dr. Jae Han in establishing a combined medical/psychiatric clinic at the UC Davis Family Practice clinic. Shannon is busily planning her wedding to fellow psychiatry graduate, David Gellerman, in September, but will be pursuing traditional family practice experience after that to augment her career. In her free time, Shannon enjoys computer games, playing with her dog, and shopping!

Arlene Burton, M.D.: graduated in June 2004. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of California, Santa Cruz and went on to work at Genentech, Inc for 5 years as a research assistant on a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of breast cancer before entering medical school at the University of Utah. She is currently considering focusing on comprehensive geriatric care. Her interests include playing with her golden retriever Abbie, most outdoor activities and spending time with friends.

Mikail Meyorovich, M.D.: graduated in June 2005. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles receiving a BS in Biology. Mikail went on to receive his MD degree from the University of California, Davis and joined combined Family Medicine and Psychiatry Residency Program at UC Davis in 2000. He has specific interests in alternative medicine (energy medicine) and an effort to combine all three aspects of the human being: body, mind, spirit.

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