Third Year Residents – Class of 2025
Dr. Laécio Rocha
Laecio is from a small village in Brazil and immigrated to Washington State as a child. He went to Central Washington University for undergrad and worked as a community health educator. Laecio went to medical school at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Saint Kitts and Nevis, with clinical years largely in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia. He also has a master’s degree in healthcare administration. Laecio is trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, hiking, camping, and cycling.
Dr. Anne Bowers
Dr. Anne Bowers Anne (Annie) is from Davis, California. She studied biology and genetics at University of California at Davis for undergrad and is graduating from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She has experience as a Pregnancy Centering group facilitator and has a variety of research experience including pediatric sleep studies. Annie is Mexican/Chicana. Her hobbies include reading, gardening, cooking, and outdoor activities.
Second Year Residents – Class of 2026
Dr. Diana Sahagun Andrews
Diana grew up in Northern Washington and is joining us from University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University at Washington and after graduation spent several years as a researcher at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center and as a scribe at a local FQHC. At UWSOM she completed the Latinx Health and Underserved Health pathways as well as completing the WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience (WRITE) in Lynden, WA (16 weeks of clinical electives). During medical school she was very involved in multiple organizations including Casa Latina – serving as clinic manager at clinic which primarily served undocumented workers in Seattle, Alliance for Equal Representation in Medicine, and Big Little Doc Mentorship. One highlight she shared of her time in medical school was the collaboration between the Latinx Medical Medical Student Association and the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association to co-create a workshop exploring the history and manifestations of anti-Black racism in non-black Latinx and Asian communities. Her hobbies include board games, reading, and collecting house plants (over 100+ to date!).
Dr. Ezequiel Ramos
Zeke grew up in Mesa, Arizona and is joining us from Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University where he worked as a research assistant with the Kennedy Krieger Institute for one year before medical school. During this year, he worked in the Maternal Child Health RISE-UP Program serving undocumented individuals in translation services, health services, and legal services. He is joining us from Icahn School of Medicine where he was selected to participate in the Primary Care Scholars Program. During medical school, he was very involved in multiple organizations including Students for Equal Opportunity in Medicine, East Harlem Health Outreach (serving in multiple leadership roles including Case Manager Chair), and the Latinx Medical Student Association. He is interested in long term FQHC work with OB. His hobbies include hiking, soccer and drawing/painting (winner in the 2022 Annenberg Art Competition resulting in his mixed media piece being on display for three years at his medical school campus!)
Fist Year Residents – Class of 2027
Dr. Emma Martinez Arellano
Emma (she/her) was born and raised in Aguascalientes, Mexico before immigrating to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), when she was eight years old. Growing up in the RGV, she witnessed a blend of cultures and a vast diversity of social circumstances. She fell in love with different cultures, traditional foods, and most of all- people. She attended the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for medical school through an early acceptance program. During second year of medical school, she became Co-President of Frontera de Salud, the largest interprofessional organization at her institution, and led vaccination campaigns to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak, hosted diabetes education workshops, and helped establish a community garden at a local nursing home. Wanting to further her skills in addressing social determinants of health, she was part of the interprofessional team at St. Vincent’s Hope Clinic. There she helped vulnerable populations access specialty care and medications. These experiences reinforced the importance of assessing health literacy and social determinants of health to understand patients' needs.
Emma is overjoyed to be joining the family medicine residency program at Swedish Cherry Hill and SeaMar to become the best family medicine doctor she can be! Her interests within family medicine include global health, geriatrics, obstetrics, preventative medicine and medical education. In her free time, Emma enjoys playing tennis, riding her bike along the coast, and watching the Great British Baking show.
Dr. Jose Sanchez Brambila
Jose Sanchez Brambila (He/Him) was born in the southwest state of Jalisco, Mexico but has lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest when he moved to Washington State at the age of seven. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Washington in 2016. As an undergraduate, Jose participated in service opportunities in the areas of education, immigrant and migrant health services which fueled his interest in pursuing medicine as a career.
Prior to attending medical school at the University of Washington in 2020, Jose worked as a Clinical Health Educator at a local non-profit organization in northern washington which focused heavily on chronic care management of common diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and navigating the many social factors involved in said diseases.
During medical school, he continued his community involvement as part of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), which focused on mentorship of undergraduate students wanting to pursue medicine and promoting health equity in medically underserved communities.
Jose has broad interests within family medicine, but is particularly passionate about immigrant and refugee health. He is thrilled to be joining the Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine residency program where he can continue to learn to provide compassionate, culturally appropriate, quality healthcare for patients most in need. He also feels particularly honored to have the opportunity to care for Spanish-speaking patients in his continuity clinic at Sea Mar, a clinic he has known for many years and whose population is very dear to him.
Outside of medicine, Jose enjoys curling up with a good book, watching a good show or exploring the city for hidden culinary gems along with an occasional karaoke night.
