MD | PhD Candidates
Luísa Leonelli de Moraes | MD-PhD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 Member
Hometown: São José dos Campos, São Paulo – Brazil
Loves: Ice hockey but I will play any sport/work out with you! I also really love The Beatles and Queen, so please come talk to me about them 🙂 Fan of reading and fantasy worlds like the MCU.
Specialty Interest: Oncology
I’m excited to connect with the LMSA.
Daniela Molina Palacios | MD-PhD Candidate (G2)
Role: 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
Loves: plants, reading, swimming
Specialty Interest: Neurology
LMSA is a piece of home away from home.
Elisa Bu Sha | MD-PhD Candidate (M2)
Role: 2026-2027 Co-President
Hometown: Plainsboro, NJ
Loves: Writing, dancing, going to the beach, and taking care of my many plants.
Specialty Interest: Oncology
I’m excited to connect with my community in LMSA.
Andre Armero | MD-PhD Candidate (G1)
Role: 2024-2025 Co-President, 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Saint Petersburg, FL
Loves: Reading, writing, running, playing video games, and trying new restaurants/ cafes!
Specialty Interest: Dermatology
LMSA is an opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and reinvigorate!
Clase del 2030
Bryan Akin | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 member
Hometown: Houston, TX
Loves: Knitting, cooking, Christopher Nolan movies, swimming, hiking, biking, running, and anything outside
Specialty Interest: Surgery/Anesthesiology
I am extremely excited to be able to connect with the Geisel Latino community and to be able to celebrate our culture and work together to improve the medical field.
Gabriel Quiros | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 member
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Loves: Cycling, swimming, weightlifting, cooking, hiking, skiing, and house music
Specialty Interest: Internal Medicine, global health
Excited to join LMSA and find community through shared Latino culture!
Grant Rivera | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 member
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
Loves: Weightlifting, cars, all sports
Specialty Interest: Orthopedic Surgery
I am excited about the opportunity to stay connected with my Hispanic culture and learn from others through LMSA
Joseph Flores Blas | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 member
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Loves: grilling, fishing, soccer, Spanish literature, and spending time with my family/weenie dogs.
Specialty Interests: Internal Medicine
Excited to build a community with other Latinos in medical school.
Kaysi Herrera Pujols | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 member
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Burlington, VT
Loves: my family, my cat, milkshakes/smoothies, Hamilton The Musical, building wooden book nooks
Specialty Interests: Health equity, congenital heart defects
I am thrilled to be able to connect with other latinos navigating medical school and the medical field in the US.
Sebastian Vasquez | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 Member
Hometown: Red Oak, IA
Loves: Classic cars, running, playing guitar, Tropipop, la selección Colombia, my friends and my family.
Specialty Interest: Pediatrics
LSMA brings students with a shared identity together so we can build each other up.
Valeria Zuluaga-Sánchez | MD Candidate (M1)
Role: 2026-2027 member
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Loves: opera singing, choral music, hiking, reading, writing creatively, cooking, fútbol (vamos sele Colombia!), and of course, my family and friends
Specialty interest: Neurosurgery
I’m very excited to join LMSA to connect with other Latino students while at Dartmouth.
Clase del 2029
Anaeli Caridad Sandoval | MD Candidate (M2)
Role: 2026-2027 Member
Hometown: Union City, New Jersey
Loves: Spending time with my husband and two kids. I love anything that has to do with fitness, nutrition, personal development, cooking, traveling, and spending time with friends.
Specialty Interest: As of right now, I don’t have a specific interest.
I’m excited to join LMSA and be part of mi gente latino in the Upper Valley.
Emilio Del Toro | MD Candidate (M2)
Role: 2026-2027 Co-President
Hometown: Mexico City
Loves: Exploring the outdoors: Hiking, skiing, tenting. Playing and watching fútbol. Big fan of Club America en Mexico!
Specialty Interest: Otolaryngology
Happy to engage in a Latino community that works to foster an inclusive environment!
Eduardo Villalobos | MD Candidate (M2)
Role: 2026-2027 Co-President
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Loves: Tennessee, Jalisco, my family, and Catholicism.
Specialty Interest: Surgery/Therapeutic Development
LSMA brings together advocates who support undocumented workers and recognize their vital contributions to our country.
Rachel Michel | MD Candidate (M2)
Role: 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Ortonville, MI
Loves: Detroit Lions football, antiques, weightlifting,
Specialty Interest: OB/GYN
I am excited to connect with my Latino community here in the Upper Valley and form lifelong relationships!
Clase del 2028
Daniela Armella Tangarife | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-President
Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia
Loves: My Husky Luna, Triathlon, & Traveling! Mi familia, house music & reggaeton, y mi selección Colombia!
Specialty Interest: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery & Pediatric Surgery
LMSA is my safe space; mi comunidad!
Alyssa Helmling | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-President
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Loves: Dancing, swimming, hiking and painting
Specialty Interest: Family Medicine, OB/GYN or Pediatrics
LMSA is very special to me because it’s a space for community and advocacy in a time where we have to support one another and help each other to succeed.
María Báez Vientós | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-Lead
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loves: My dog, my family, El Gran Combo!
Specialty Interest: Internal Medicine
LMSA is a community where people always show up for each other, and I’m truly grateful to be a part of it.
Valerie Barreto | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia
Loves: Reading, running/swimming, and mi selección Colombia!
Specialty Interest: OBGYN and Pediatrics
LMSA offers a meaningful space for Latinxs in medicine to build community, celebrate our diverse backgrounds, and uplift one another in a field and academic environment where we’ve long been underrepresented.
Valentina Fernández | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-Lead
Hometown: Dorado, Puerto Rico
Loves: My family, cooking + baking, running, sleeping!
Specialty Interest: Surgery
I love LMSA because it is a piece of home in the Upper Valley, and a community of brilliant Latinos doing amazing things in medicine!
Nikolas G. Hernandez | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-Lead
Hometown: Miami, FL
Loves: Reading Romantasy books, Harry Potter, reality TV, music!
Specialty Interest: Dermatology
LMSA, for me, means connection - it bridges where I come from and where I’m going in medicine.
Mia Jimenez | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Miami, FL
Loves: Traveling, concerts, and spending time with friends and family
Specialty Interest: Pediatrics and OB/GYN
LMSA is a space where we celebrate our culture, support each other through the challenges of medicine, and connect with and care for our communities.
Jeimmy Rodriguez Little | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-Lead
Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador
Loves: Hiking, cooking, swimming, going for walks, drinking delicious coffee.
Specialty Interest: IM-Peds, Family Med
LMSA reminds me that I’m not alone on this journey—that my culture, language, and lived experiences have a place in medicine. It gives me a community that inspires me and challenges me to keep going, knowing I’m part of something bigger than myself.
Jonathan Martinez Rivera | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Loves: Piano, classical music, hiking, reading, and baking.
Specialty Interest: Cardiac Surgery
LMSA is home away from home at Dartmouth.
Ana Rivadeneira| MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2025-2026 Co-Lead
Hometown: Woodstock, GA
Loves: My family, pets, and baking
Specialty Interest: Ophthalmology and GI
LMSA is a supportive community that empowers those from similar backgrounds to grow and succeed in medicine!
Clase del 2027
Brizha Knowles | MD Candidate (M3)
Role: 2023-2024 Treasurer, 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Loves: Painting, guitar, volleyball, video editing, movies
Specialty Interest: Neurosurgery
LSMA has been mi familia away from home here in the upper valley. Many of my favorite memories in medical school have been alongside LMSA.
Shantel Sosa | MD Candidate (M4)
Role: 2024-2025 Co-President, 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Loves: Volleyball, hiking, cooking, Dominican food
Specialty Interest: Surgery, academic medicine, and community-based care
What I enjoy about LMSA: Fostering a sense of community and feeling at home in the Upper Valley.
Isabel Lobón | MD Candidate (M4)
Role: 2024-2025 Co-President, 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Brookline, MA
Loves: Anything outdoors! I’m a big hiker, climber, biker, and skier and escaping into the woods in NH/VT is where you will find me if I’m not on campus.
Specialty Interest: Emergency medicine, trauma, Fetal-Maternal-Medicine (high risk OB), rural medicine
What I enjoy about LMSA: A space to chismear and let loose with each other and not have to worry about what others will say.
Gustavo Antezana Quintela | MD Candidate (M4)
Role: 2024-2025 Co-President, 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Loves: Backpacking and traveling, Music composition, Salsa and Bachata
Specialty Interest: Not sure yet!
What I enjoy about LMSA: The people are the best part of LMSA, it's great to have this community in the Upper Valley.
Mateo Leopold Amezcua | MD Candidate (M4)
Role: 2025-2026 Member
Hometown: New York City, NY
Loves: going to concerts, cooking, and any sort of water-related activity
Specialty Interest: General Surgery / ENT
What I enjoy about LMSA: Great people and community - lucky to have them here in the UV