2026-2027 Chief Medical Residents
Megan Betancourt, MD
Megan Betancourt was born and raised in Rochester, New York to parents who had recently moved from Puerto Rico. She completed her undergraduate training with a BS in Molecular Genetics at the University of Rochester before continuing at the University of Rochester for her medical degree. During medical school, she developed a passion for women's health, caring for underserved communities and uplifting those underrepresented in medicine, which led to leadership roles in LMSA and the founding of a free, student-run clinic in Rochester. Megan chose UCSF for its commitment to serving diverse patient populations and the strong sense of community and support among residents. While in the UCSF categorical track, she was able to bridge her clinical interests through research in barriers to hepatitis C care in pregnant patients while also finding joy in her involvement with the CORE residency group. After her chief year, she plans to pursue a fellowship in gastroenterology.
Outside of medicine, Megan enjoys live music, watching basketball (Go Valkyries!!), crocheting/knitting clothes, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Brandon Fennell, MD, MS
Brandon is one of the Inpatient SFVA chiefs. He grew up in Southern Oregon, studied chemistry at Whitman College, and continued to Stanford University earning a MS in chemistry. Before medical school, he then worked as a product manager for multiple EdTech companies. He earned his MD at UC Davis. Throughout medical school and residency, he has built a range of tools and apps to enhance the educational and clinical experience of trainees. He has continued this work in his chief year as one of UCSF’s MedED AI Fellows and also working with the VA Innovation Unit developing tools for enhancing the VA’s clinical workflows. He plans to pursue a career in academic hospital medicine with an additional focus in clinical informatics.
Outside the hospital he loves exploring the Bay Area's incredible natural beauty running, biking, or hiking.
Roberto Gonzalez, MD, MPH
Roberto Gonzalez was born and raised in Pacoima, California, in a Spanish-speaking family with roots in rural Jalisco, Mexico, and became the first in his family to graduate from college. He attended UCLA, where he studied Psychobiology and Education Studies, before earning his MD and MPH in Health Policy and Management through the CDU/UCLA LA-PRIME program. He pursued research on physician workforce diversity and health care access and mentored minoritized students through MiMentor, a nonprofit organization that played a formative role in his own journey to medicine. Drawn to UCSF’s commitment to underserved communities and medical education, Roberto joined the categorical Internal Medicine Residency, where he pursued teaching, mentorship, and research focused on health care access for underserved Californians. As an inpatient chief resident at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, he is passionate about medical education, simulation-based training, and caring for medically complex patients in the safety-net setting. He plans to pursue pulmonary and critical care medicine, with interests in interstitial lung disease, the intersection of environment and lung health inequities, and medical education.
Outside of medicine, Roberto enjoys traveling, trying new food, making lattes, running, and spending time with family and friends.
Eunice Lee, MD, PhD
Eunice is from Seoul, Korea and lived there until she moved to the US to attend college at Princeton. She then attended Columbia to complete her MD/PhD, where she studied the epithelial-immune cell interactions in the skin. During that time, she was also an active member of the American Physician Scientists Association, where she co-led efforts to improve access to resources about the physician-scientist career pathway among underrepresented trainees. Throughout residency at UCSF, she was part of the Molecular Medicine pathway and recently applied for fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. She is committed to pursuing a physician-scientist career that both advances our scientific understanding of pulmonary biology and helps diversify the physician-scientist workforce.
Outside of science and medicine, she enjoys hanging out with her husband and dog, watching women's basketball, playing video games, and eating spicy food.
Eve Manghis, MD
Eve Manghis grew up on Nantucket Island and attended Harvard University for her undergraduate degree, where she pursued anthropologic research on global education systems. She thereafter worked in community-based addiction medicine research in Boston before earning her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine. At UCSF, she has helped develop innovative ambulatory cardiology curricula and pursued clinical research focused on identifying novel risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eve plans to pursue a career in academic preventive cardiology, with interests in women’s cardiovascular health, health disparities, and population health research.
Outside of medicine, Eve enjoys long-distance running, swimming in the ocean (no matter how cold), finding the best deals, and returning to Nantucket whenever she can.
Emma McCune, MD
Emma was born and raised in San Francisco. She attended UCLA, where she majored in Human Biology and Society, and participated on the club triathlon team in her free time. After graduation, she worked at the UCSF Breast Care Center, researching the relationship between the human microbiome and breast cancer. She attended UCSF for medical school, where she led the student-run Shelter Clinic and studied end-of-life care in permanent supportive housing. She was drawn to UCSF Internal Medicine residency for its robust general medicine training and its focus on health equity and advocacy. As a resident, she developed an interest in medical education and helped direct resident-led quality improvement projects, including efforts to increase Hepatitis C screening and treatment among hospitalized patients at SFGH. She plans to pursue a career in general internal medicine, with a focus on medical education and advocacy.
In her free time, she enjoys running around Golden Gate Park or the trails of Marin, experimenting with different recipes in the kitchen, and gardening with her husband and dog.
Paloma Orozco Scott, MD
Paloma Orozco Scott was born in Los Angeles, CA and attended Brown University, where they studied Ethnic Studies with a focus in Latinx performance art. Paloma was accepted to the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai through their FlexMed program at the end of their sophomore year of college. The intent of this program is to recruit students with interests outside of the biomedical sciences and then give them the freedom to explore their interests. Paloma took this opportunity to pursue a master’s in American studies where they analyzed bioethical frameworks through performance art and literature. In medical school, Paloma gained an interest in primary care through their work with the East Harlem Health Outreach Program (EHHOP), a free clinic of uninsured New Yorkers. In 2023, their UCSF career started in the San Francisco Primary Care (SFPC) track at the SF general where they were able to grow into a clinician advocate for their patients. Paloma is passionate about care for immigrant communities, unhoused patients, and older adults. As a chief, Paloma continues their commitment to community building and mentorship through their work with the Community, Opportunity, Recognition and Engagement (CORE) group.
Outside medicine Paloma loves hobbies of all sorts including refurbishing furniture, ice cream making, bread making, and bicycle riding to delicious food spots around the city.
Sebastian Schormann, MD
Sebastian was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, as the only child of a Peruvian Mom and a German Dad. After high school, he discovered his passion for education through peer-tutoring, URiM mentoring, and conducting education research during undergraduate and medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After graduation, Sebastian moved to the West Coast for UCSF IM residency to continue improving his medical education skills with help from the UCSF culture and Health Professions Education Pathway. After his chief year, he plans to pursue a career in academic general internal medicine (inpatient + outpatient) working with medical students and residents.
Outside of medicine, Sebastian plays soccer with Kope FC and plays viola with the SF Civic Music Association. He is often seen attending SF City Guides tours and looking up local events on SF.funcheap.com.
Scott Swartz, MD MS
Scott Swartz was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology at Stanford University; after graduation, he moved to Seattle to work on global infectious disease mapping research. He returned to the Bay Area to attend medical school at the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Program, where he completed Master's thesis research investigating links between pesticides and testicular cancer. He stayed at UCSF as a categorical Internal Medicine resident at UCSF, drawn to its strong generalist training and culture of equity and supportive faculty. In residency, he completed the PRIME research pathway and contributed to quality improvement projects. He is passionate about health equity, care delivery, and health policy in oncology and plans to pursue a career as an academic solid-tumor oncologist.
Outside of work, Scott enjoys cycling, movies, crossword puzzles, and generally enjoying all of the natural beauty Northern California has to offer.
Lou Xie, MD
Lou was born in San Francisco right at UCSF before moving overseas to Shanghai, China where they grew up. Eventually they settled back to Dallas, Texas completing college at the University of Texas at Dallas and then moved south to complete a dual MD/MPH degree at the Long School of Medicine in San Antonio. They were blessed to successfully couples match into the SFPC primary care program and live their lifelong dream of training in a safety net health system (and also return home)! Lou is passionate about wellness and humor in medicine, primary care, caring for older patients and patients who identify as LGBTQ+, more specifically trans and gender diverse. After their chief year, they plan on pursuing a career in primary care.
Outside of medicine they enjoy: attempting and failing to put their 2 cats on diets, Instagram reels, thrifting, public transit, and caring for their "strongest soldier" partner who is completing a surgical residency.
