​​Preventive Medicine Residency Program

2024–25 Residents

 

Antonio Chahine, MD, MSPH

D​r. Antonio Chahine is a first-year resident in the CDPH Preventive Medicine Residency Program. He is  from Caracas, Venezuela. Dr. Chahine completed his B.S. in Biochemistry and MPH training at the University of Miami, focusing on HIV research and the expansion of mobile testing and PrEP services. He later obtained a M.D from Stanford University. As a medical student, he led a community health needs assessment addressing the needs of Latinx patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Additionally, he completed a year of clinical training in Pediatrics at Lucile Packard, furthering his interests and skills in advocacy. As a Preventive Medicine Resident, he hopes to continue growing his public health and clinical skills. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a commitment to promoting health equity and inclusion. He is particularly interested in public health interventions aimed at eliminating health disparities among BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals. As a Clinical Research Coordinator at the University of Miami, he contributed to multiple publications on HIV prevention and mental health in Miami, San Francisco, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and worked as a data analyst for various studies. In addition to his research, Dr. Chahine has been actively involved in teaching and mentorship. He served as a Teaching Assistant at both the University of Miami and Stanford University, where he led workshops, revised curricula, and provided one-on-one mentorship to BIPOC students. As a board member of the Latinx Medical Student Association, he organized community outreach and mentorship events, fostering long-term guidance for pre-medical students. His dedication to evidence-based care, epidemiological research, and public health advocacy underscores his commitment to improving health outcomes for underserved communities. Dr. Chahine is particularly skilled in data analysis and has a keen interest in leveraging data to inform public health strategies and interventions.

Stipend and tuition supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant.

 

Karissa LeClair, MD, MPH

Dr. Karissa LeClair is a second-year resident in the CDPH Preventive Medicine Residency Program. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Boston College, followed by her medical degree at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine. During medical school, she worked with research collaborators both domestically and internationally to investigate and publish on topics such as disparities in thyroid cancer epidemiology and diagnosis, as well as global disparities in pediatric hearing loss. On a local level, she worked with community partners to develop and implement a community-based preventive care program, utilizing emergency providers to make scheduled home visits for patients with barriers to traditional healthcare access. She completed her internship in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan (UM), where she also graduated from UM's Health Equity and Quality Scholars program. During her first year in Preventive Medicine, she completed her MPH at the University of California Berkeley and worked in Primary Care at the UC Berkeley University Health Services clinic. She is currently completing her practicum with the Public Health Division at Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency. Her work has focused on barriers to health in Latino communities, particularly those faced by farmworkers in California.

Stipend and tuition supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant.

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