Meet our R2 (Class of 2028) Residents

Fares Al-Khouja, R2

Hometown: Temecula, CA
Education: UC Riverside; USC; UCI
Interests (non-medical/medical): Sports, concerts, reading, hiking, kayaking, running, anything outdoors.
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: Always something to do. Going to open mic nights, the beach, and finding good food spots.

Daniel Jenkins, R2

Hometown: Amarillo, TX
Education: Texas State University; Texas A&M University - College of Medicine
Interests (non-medical/medical): I enjoy going to the beach, flyfishing, climbing and learning how to surf. Trauma/Critical Care and Vascular.
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: Mountains and beach are both close by, makes the off days feel like you are on vacation. Santa Barbara also has good food and some great live music.

Mackenzie Boss, R2

Hometown: Santa Barbara, CA
Education: Dartmouth College; Brown University
Interests (non-medical/medical): Hiking, time at the beach. Trauma surgery, public health.
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: Close-knit community, operative experience, ability to spend time in the mountains/ocean on days off!

Aaron Cotton-Betteridge, R2

Hometown: Alpine, UT
Education: Utah Valley University, Biology; Tulane University
Interests (non-medical/medical): Riding dirt bikes, snowboarding, music, spending time with my wife and 2 daughters. Trauma & critical care, ACS, robotics.
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: Mountains and beach are both close by, makes the off days feel like you are on vacation. Santa Barbara also has good food and some great live music.

Sujata Dahal, R2