Meet our R1 (Class of 2031) Residents

Sasha Nickman

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA
Education: UC Berkeley, Boston University School of Medicine
Interests (non-medical/medical): Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Public Health, Medical Education, running, yoga, music.
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: Running on the beach after work, sunshine, the ocean, the people in the community and my co-residents.

Chidambaram Nachiappan

Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Education: Santa Clara University; Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Interests (non-medical/medical): Non-medical: Swimming, watching sports, reading and building Lego. Medical: I am currently interested in vascular surgery and breast surgery.
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: The easy access to beaches and amazing food options.

Nathan Marchenke

Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Education: : Oregon Health & Science University
Interests (non-medical/medical): Cooking, hiking, someday learning to surf/A little bit of everything!
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: The mountains and beaches.

Jacob Siegal

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Education: Undergraduate at Northeastern University 2011-2015, medical school Temple University 2021-2025
Interests (non-medical/medical): Non-medical - music (live and otherwise), baking sweets, rock climbing, backpacking. Medical - plastic surgery
Favorite thing about Santa Barbara: Thus far, McConnell's ice cream, but still lots of time to explore