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Alison Parker Cole:
Alison is a San Mateo native and loves the Bay Area. For college, Alison ventured to the University of Wisconsin Madison where she graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Dental school brought Alison back to the Bay Area where she attended University of California San Francisco. During dental school, she participated in pediatric externships at St. Joseph’s Dental Clinic and Eastmont Community Clinic where her love of pediatric dentistry developed. She completed a General Practice Residency at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto in 2015. Alison worked as a general dentist for 5 years at Rohnert Park Health Center (RPHC). In her last year, she was promoted to Dental Team Director.
Alison has received the ADA International Volunteer Award for her time volunteering with the United States Navy in Timor Leste and Micronesia. She was also awarded the C. Craig Memorial Scholarship and was inducted into the national dental honor society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
Her experience during externships, volunteer trips and work at RPHC, led her to apply to UCSF 2-year pediatric dentistry program this past year. She is thrilled to be part of the UCSF family again!
Calvin Chang:
Calvin was born and raised in Southern California. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California Los Angeles in 2006.
Calvin received his DMD degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 2013. After graduation, he completed a year of General Practice Residency in Dentistry at the University of Southern California where he provided comprehensive dental care to the medically underserved population in the City of Los Angeles.
After working as a general dentist in private practice and community health for 6 years, Calvin realized that his favorite aspect of dentistry came from being able to help children restore their smile while allowing them to feel at ease during their dental visits.
Having grown up in Southern California all his life, Calvin has since found his home in the Bay Area. He shares an immense passion for basketball and rooting for his hometown teams – the LA Lakers and the UCLA Bruins!
He is a member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, and Tri-County Dental Society.
Conrad Chou:
Conrad was born in Texas, raised in Taiwan, and brought back as a preteen to Florida. He received his B.S. in Economics from Duke University in 2012.
Conrad earned his dental degree from Columbia University in 2016. He then began his work as a dental officer in the US Navy. From the High Desert of California to overseas in Japan, he was privileged to ready warriors and care for heroes.
Being a kid at heart, Conrad likes to share creativity with colleagues and children alike. He embraces scientific thinking as much as he enjoys dancing and origami. His favorite dental adventures include but are not limited to 3D printing a TMJ disc, going on a dental mission in the Philippines, and teaching preschoolers to do the floss dance.
Conrad is excited to begin his residency here at UCSF!
Rebecca Renelus:
Rebecca was born and raised in Central Florida. She attended the University of Florida for undergrad, where she received a BHS. Rebecca then moved to New York City where she attended dental school at NYU.
Her time at NYU College of Dentistry allowed Rebecca the opportunity to grow in leadership and community service towards underserved population groups. Rebecca was actively involved in Saturday Academy, a program that aims to increase diversity in the healthcare professions, especially dentistry, by introducing underrepresented high school students to the profession of dentistry, while simultaneously preparing them for the college application process. Rebecca was also an active member and leader of Student National Dental Association (SNDA).
After receiving her DDS, Rebecca moved to the West coast to San Francisco to start her pediatric residency here at UCSF.
Alain Flores:
Alain grew up in beautiful Seattle, Washington, where at a young age he discovered a passion for healthcare. In 2010 he graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Environmental Health. Go Huskies!
In 2011, Alain began his dental career at the University of California, San Francisco. While at UCSF, he participated in 3 dental mission trips to Jamaica, and was involved with Give Kids a Smile. Upon graduation from UCSF and earning his DDS in 2015, he completed an AEGD residency in Seattle, WA, before beginning his career in private practice. After 3 years of private practice in Seattle, Alain began working in community health at a federally qualified health center, where he worked with underserved communities. It was during his time working in community health, along with his volunteering with the Special Olympics, that he discovered his love of pediatric dentistry.
Alain is very excited to be a UCSF pediatric dental resident, and is looking forward to making a positive impact in the community.
Rahul Nagda:
Rahul was born and raised in Mumbai, India. He initially received his BDS from Maharashtra University in India in 2014. He practiced as an associate dentist for a year in Mumbai. To further his education goals he then attended the International Dentist Program at UCSF. He was part of the multiple student organizations at UCSF. He received the Outstanding Senior Award from California Dental Association and was inducted in the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honor society. After receiving his DDS degree in 2020 he joined Pediatric Dentistry residency at UCSF in 2020.
Alaleh Zadmehr
Alaleh was born and raised in Iran and moved to the US at the age of 17 to pursue higher education. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine, with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, and then from the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry. After graduation, she practiced dentistry throughout rural Texas with a focus on pediatric dentistry, in particular caring for under-privileged kids. After returning to the Bay Area, she continued caring for children in under-served areas in federally qualified community health centers. In 2010 and 2011, as part of Medical Missions for Children, Alaleh raised funds to open a dental clinic in Gitwe, a small village in Rwanda that previously had no access to dental care.
She traveled two consecutive years to Gitwe to help to train the local dentist to treat patients. In addition she traveled to nearby schools to teach kids about the importance of oral hygiene. Locally, Alaleh devoted countless volunteer hours to treat kids in the Samarithan Free Dental Clinics in San Mateo and Redwood City. For the past 5 years, Alaleh worked at the Silva-Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Pediatric Dental Clinic in Hayward, CA, treating mostly children from Central America and Afghanistan. Alaleh decided to come back to UCSF to continue her education in pediatric dentistry to be able to treat her patients to the highest standards of care. She is honored to be part of this amazing team. Alaleh lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two children. In her free time, Alaleh enjoys traveling, baking, and spending time with her family, Alaleh is fluent in English and Farsi.
