Asylum Clinic
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Student-run Asylum Clinic
Our mission is to provide comprehensive forensic medical and psychiatric evaluations, advocacy, and education to support asylum seekers navigating complex legal and healthcare systems. We aim to promote justice, health equity, and compassion for underserved populations through clinical services and training initiatives.
If your client requires a forensic medical or psychiatric evaluation and affidavit, please fill out an Asylum Clinic Evaluation From
If you require legal representation or have any questions, please check our resources page or contact us at asylum@hsc.utah.edu
Asylum Clinic Leadership
Brendan Milliner
Dr. Milliner is an Emergency Medicine physician working in Salt Lake City and one of the faculty directors of the Asylum Clinic. He was trained in forensic asylum evaluations through the Libertas Center for Human Rights in Queens, NY and the Columbia University Asylum Clinic.
Annalise Keen
Annalise Keen, MD has worked at the University of Utah since 2016. She currently sees child and adolescent patients in the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute's day treatment programs and adult patients at the Magnolia Apartments, a permanent supportive housing facility.
Mackenzie Tveit
Hi I’m Mack! Growing up, I went to West High School so having the chance to work with and advocate for the refugees and asylum seekers in SLC is extra special for me. I love that we get to make a tangible difference in the outcome of these cases!
Rose Domonoske
I grew up in Park City, Utah whose workforce relies heavily on migrant workers and often unfair labor practices. I was able to serve this community while working at People’s health clinic in my first year of medical school and am now excited and honored to be involved with the Asylum clinic.
Former Leadership
Moroni Lopez
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico/Salt Lake City, UT
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Program: UC San Francisco - CA
Rachel Hess
Hometown: West Stockbridge, MA
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Program: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Zane Randell
Hometown: Weston, CT
Specialty: Urology
Program: University of Utah Health
Azraa Ayesha
Azraa Ayesha received her MD from the University of Utah School of Medicine, during which she cofounded SFESOM Asylum Clinic. She is currently pursuing Emergency Medicine residency at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Gabriela Vargas
I’m Gaby, a current MS2 at the UUSOM hoping to go into pathology. I’m a second-generation immigrant born and raised in the Bronx, NY and part of my professional identity is making medicine more accessible to immigrants and their families.
