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!