Carolina Ornelas

Medical school:

UCSF

Residency Program:

UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Class of: 2025

Hometown

Brentwood, CA (East Bay)

EM Interests

Social emergency medicine, health policy, public health, and LGBTQ health. Mentorship for students who are under-represented in medicine. Diversity and inclusion.

Future Plans

Provide the best emergency care possible to underserved/vulnerable populations and work on addressing health inequities that impact our patients’ journeys to and from the Emergency Department through advocacy, quality improvement, and research.

Hobbies/Interests

Guitar, hiking/cycling, snowboarding, mystery/thriller TV shows. Finding new ways to perfect my coffee.

Interesting Fact

I've fed bamboo to a red panda and "adopted" one from the SF Zoo!