Second Year Residents

Brooklyn Anderson, MD

Brooklyn Anderson, MD

Hometown: Devine, TX
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: How great the care that is provided for patients here! It makes me excited to be part of such a great team of friendly residents, faculty, & staff.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I love having lots of plants and collecting vinyl records.
Cersten Bradley, MD

Cersten Bradley, MD

Hometown: Euless, TX
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The people here always make me feel at home! Whether I’m working in the hospital or exploring the city, I can count on being surrounded by positive energy.
Fun Fact/Hobby: My favorite color is green because my birthday is St. Patrick’s Day. And I used to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader ✭, Go Cowboys!
Ericka Erickson, MD

Erika Erickson, MD

Hometown: Canton, Texas
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: I admire how open and welcoming the faculty, staff, and residents are. You do not feel alone and are given the tools and resources in order to succeed. You feel like a member of the team from day one!
Fun Fact/Hobby: I lived in three different international countries throughout the first two years of medical school. My hobbies include anything and everything outdoors! I love hiking, camping, swimming, and fishing in my canoe alongside my Labrador Retriever named Jewels. I am an avid cacti and succulent collector, and I also enjoy decorating my humble abode with painting abstract art for fun.
Daniela Estrada Gomez, MD

Daniela Estrada Gomez, MD

Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Medical School: Universidad de Antioquia
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: Everyone is so friendly and supportive.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I like to travel and explore new places. I love watching Friends!
Madeline Hazle, MD

Madeline Hazle, MD

Medical school:  UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine
Favorite thing about UT Health San Antonio: The people! Everyone in the program is so friendly and supportive of each other – it truly feels like a family. They also care deeply about serving the San Antonio community and are committed to providing quality patient care.
Fun fact/hobby:  I was a member of the swim team at the University of Wisconsin!
Alice Kim, MD

Alice Kim, MD

Hometown: Duluth, GA
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: Too early to know for sure but love how diversity is not just a word on a brochure but valued and recruited – half of faculty are women and a third from minority background!
Fun Fact/Hobby: I’ve hiked along llamas in Cusco. If you want to talk about where to travel next, I’m your gal.
Valerie Lopez, MD

Valerie Lopez, MD

Hometown: Edinburg, TX
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The supportive environment and kind-hearted people all found in a bustling city with seemingly endless opportunities for growth and personal development
Fun Fact/Hobby: I play the viola and enjoy jamming out to classical music!
Vivian Nguyen, MD

Linh Vivian Nguyen, MD

Hometown: Dallas, TX
Medical School: UT Southwestern
Fun Fact/Hobby: I have a family goldfish that is over 5 years old and a family dog (maltipoo).
Marianne Padolina, DO

Marianne K. Padolina, DO

Hometown: Austin, Texas
Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: the people (faculty, staff, residents, and patient population).
Fun Fact/Hobby: I enjoy drawing, traveling, playing the piano, and photography.
Gwendolyn Quintana, MD

Gwendolyn Quintana, MD

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The people that make the team.
Fun Fact/Hobby: Just before starting residency, I completed the Camino de Santiago, an 800km trek from St. Jean Pied de Port, France, through the Pyrenees, to the most western tip of Spain over the course of 30 days.
Gabriel Rheiner, MD

Gabriel Rheiner, MD

Hometown: Boerne, TX
Medical School: UT Health San Antonio
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The eagerness, not just willingness, that everyone has to help you however they can!
Fun Fact/Hobby: I enjoy hiking and biking, and my wife and I have a 1 year old dog named Bonnie!
Vanessa Sanchez, MD

Vanessa Sanchez, MD

Hometown: McAllen, Tx
Medical School: UTRGV School of Medicine
Favorite thing about UT Health San Antonio: Working with the underserved population and getting to help all the lovely people!
Fun fact/hobby: Playing with my 3 rescue dogs, doing puzzles, and building Legos!
Neil Sood, DO

Neil Sood, DO

Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The support of our faculty, seniors, and staff in developing us into competent and compassionate physicians is unlike anything I have ever imagined. There is never a moment where you feel you are on your own or can’t ask for help, and this environment is fundamental for our personal and professional growth.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I love playing board games and spending time with friends. Fun fact is that I dislike Disney World!
Elliana Kay Yap, MD

Elliana Yap, MD

Hometown: Bartlett, IL
Medical School: St. George’s University
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: Being at an academic teaching facility where everyone really wants to see you learn
Fun Fact/Hobby: I love doing aerial silks and can talk about food and dogs forever.