Podiatry Residents

Armin Dadkhah, DPM

Birthplace: Huntsville, AL

Podiatric medical school: Dr. William M. Scholl College at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL

Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, BS in Biology

Hobbies: Soccer, musical festivals and traveling.

Language(s) spoken: English and Farsi

Personal accomplishments: First physician in my family. Embarked on a research exposition to Bamako, Mali. Became a member of the Pi Delta Podiatric National Honor Society.

Salem Lebada, DPM

Birthplace: Fullerton, CA

Podiatric medical school: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pomona, CA

Education: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, BA in Neuroscience.

Hobbies: Basketball, football, snowboarding, cornhole, yoga, traveling and gaming.

Language(s) spoken: English, Arabic and conversational Spanish.

Personal accomplishments: Member of the Lambda chapter of Pi Delta National Podiatric Honor Society. Two-time intramural champion, Fortnite Victory Royales.

Andrew Dale Baum, DPM

Birthplace: La Grande, Oregon

Medical School: Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine

Education: Brigham Young University

Hobbies: Reading, rafting, trail running, eating tacos and cheeseburgers, playing guitar and family genealogy.

Personal Accomplishments: Ran 100 trail miles, worked as white-water river guide for 6 seasons, married 6 years with 2 children.

Alexander Kramer, DPM

Birthplace: Dallas, TX

Podiatric Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA

Education: The University of Texas at Austin, BA in History, Minor in Hebrew

Hobbies: Gaming, watching horror movies and the Real Housewives, reading, and occasionally knitting.

Language(s) spoken: English and conversational Hebrew.

Personal Accomplishments: Being a member of the first group of DPM students to both pass and excel on the USMLE equivalent exam. Elected president of WesternU’s interprofessional LGBTQIA+ association. Chosen as WesternU CPM’s 2022 Student of the Year national candidate.

Rahul Natarajan, DPM

Podiatric Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Podiatric Medicine, Pomona, CA

Education: University of California, Irvine, BS Biological Sciences

Hobbies: Tennis, hiking

Language(s) spoken: English, Spanish

Personal Accomplishments: 1^st degree black belt. Received multiple scholarships. Love to travel.

Brandon Rocha, DPM

Podiatric Medical school: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Podiatric Medicine, Pomona, CA

Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, BS Biological Sciences and Minor in Psychology