UCSF School of Dentistry IDP Students

UCSF School of Dentistry
IDP Students

SAMEERA SINGH
                                                                        IDP CLASS OF 2023

Hometown: Chandigarh (India).

Education: BDS from HSJIDS, Panjab University,
Chandigarh, India.

Interests: Exploring new Countries & Cultures, Cleaning is
my stress buster, Good Food, Baking, Makeup & Skincare
(I am a Mini-Sephora), Singing, Bhangra (It’s a Dance form),
Binge watching TV shows, Hiking, Skating, Always on a
quest for Good Coffee places.

Career Goal: I envision myself as a specialist, leaning          Email: Sameera.Singh@ucsf.edu
towards Orthodontics or Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, having    Fun fact: I have lived most of my
a chain of Dental clinics under my brand. Also, a percentage    years in Lagos, Nigeria (Africa).
of my earnings will go towards setting up different charities
and helping those in need. I want to be able to give back to    Weird fact: I can touch the tip of my
the community as much as I can.                                 nose with my tongue.

Isha Singh
UCSF IDP 2023
                       ● Hometown- Delhi, India
isha.singh2@ucsf.edu   ● Education- B.D.S (2016)
                         Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune, India
                       ● Interests-Nature, Dancing, Music,
                         Writing, Fashion, Fitness, Food.
                       ● Career goals- General Dentist, work
                         towards saving the environment,
                         continue helping people achieve
                         their dream of DDS.
                       ● Fun fact about me- I am the Monica
                         to my f.r.i.e.n.d.s- Yes, cleaning
                         excites me and I love hosting
                         people.

Mrinal Ganti
mrinal.ganti@ucsf.edu

Hometown- Hyderabad,India

Education- BDS(KLE University, Belgaum, India), M.S Health Informatics (Sacred Heart
University, Connecticut)

Interests- Music, Football, Painting, Cooking

Career goals- Establish a network of Dental clinics so I can drink Pina Coladas in Hawaii.

Fun Fact- I carry a worrying amount of useless information about hollywood celebrities
and movies and singers in my head.

Hometown
Leon,Nicaragua

Education
Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Berkeley City College
BDS-National Autonomous University of
Nicaragua

Interests
Crochet, biking, dancing, outdoor activities,
volunteering, fundraising

Career goals
Contribute to the prevention of oral diseases
in the community through outreach programs
and provide an empathetic, bilingual and
patient centered care.
                                                          Eleiska Herrera
Fun fact                                                     IDP Class of 23
Whenever I listen to merengue music, It makes   Eleiska.HerreradeSalvatierra@ucsf.edu
me want to dance.

Yao-Ching. Hsieh (Albert), しゃ ようけい
UCSF IDP class 2024
yao-ching.hsieh@ucsf.edu
Education:
Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Japan, DDS, 2019
Chang Gang-Jan Ai Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, IDP, 2022
City of birth:
Taichung, Taiwan
Interest:
Taking photos, Break dancing, traveling, watching Netflix, and
fashion.
Careers in goal:
Become an international committee that connects people in both
inside and outside dentistry.
One fun fact:
I have practiced in three countries and am at my third time in
dental school.

Usman Khurram Khan
                    usman.khan@ucsf.edu

Education:
B.D.S (Pakistan - 2013)
Residency in Prosthodontics (Pakistan 2016-2020)

Hometown:
Lahore, Pakistan.

Interests:
Soccer, E-gaming, Hiking/Trekking, Travelling, Lifting Weights.

Career Goals:
Setting up a private dental hospital in the U.S. that provides 24/7
emergency care

Fun Fact:
I have never lost a game of Russian Roulette.

Prabha Choudhary
   prabha.choudhary@ucsf.edu
Hometown- Punjab, India
Education- BDS (BFUHS, India)- 2013
Interests- Hiking, Playing sports (Cricket, tennis, etc.), swimming,
dancing, music and good food. I am an outdoor person
and I also like to do community services.
Career goals- To be successful dentist and serve humanity as well. .
Fun fact- I do mimicry of my close ones for fun and laugh a lot. .

Vijay Sah
vijay.sah@ucsf.edu
 ●   Hometown: Janakpur, Nepal
 ●   Education: BDS, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
 ●   Interests: Microphotography, Hiking, Meditation,
 ●              Reading, Travelling,
                  Open to life, Nature is my home!
 ●   Career goals: Advancing to Oral Surgery, Extending Community Service through the Indu Sah Foundation
 ●   Fun fact: Joyous 24/7 and make people laugh, meet me if you want to taste green tea
 ●   Note: “What you focus on expands” and that helps you achieve anything you want, just devote yourself and
     Don’t RUSH.