Welcome New DoM Faculty
DERMATOLOGY
Jayden Galamgam, MD
Practice Location:
Century City
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Residency:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Michael Kasperkiewicz, MD
Practice Location: Century City/Santa Monica
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Hamburg, Germany
Residency:
University of Erlangen & University of Lübeck, Germany
Khoa Nguyen, MD
Practice Location: Downtown LA
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Christine Wong, MD
Practice Location: Calabasas
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency:
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship:
University of California, San Francisco
Paulina Young, MD
Practice Location: Burbank/Santa Clarita
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Southern California
Residency:
Kaiser Permanente. Los Angeles Medical Center
DIGESTIVE DISEASES
Kasturi Banerjee, PhD
Practice Location: Westwood
Doctor of Philosophy:
University of Kansas
Clinical Internship:
University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship:
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE / HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH
Jeffrey Fujimoto, MD, MBA
Practice Location: Santa Monica
Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship:
Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Primary Care Sports Medicine
Fang-Yu (Debby) Liu, MD
Practice Location: Westlake Village
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Sydney, Australia
Residency:
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Tufts University School of Medicine
Laurel Macey, MD
Practice Location: Downtown LA
Doctor of Medicine:
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency:
Inspire Medical Center Mullica Hill
GIM/HSR - ADDICTION MEDICINE
Erica Kim, MD
Practice Location: Downtown LA/Westwood
Doctor of Medicine:
St. George's University School of Medicine
GIM/HSR - EAST WEST MEDICINE
Sara Ptasnik, MD
Practice Location: Santa Monica
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Residency:
University of Southern California Medical Center
Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles
GIM/HSR - FAMILY MEDICINE
Soomin Jung, MD
Practice Location: Santa Clarita
Doctor of Medicine:
AUC School of Medicine
Residency:
Morehouse School of Medicine/California Hospital Medical Center
Ruth Miranda, MD
Practice Location: Torrance
Doctor of Medicine:
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science & UCLA
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles
Felicia Salanga, DO
Practice Locations: Simi Valley
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Adventist Health Glendale
Alexandria Thomas, MD
Practice Location: Encino
Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency:
Family Medicine, UCLA Family Health Center
Sydnie Vo, MD
Practice Location: Burbank
Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles
HOSPITALISTS
Nawal Ahmed, DO
Practice Location: Santa Clarita
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
New York Institute of Technology - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Aram Namavar, MD
Practice Location: Westwood/Santa Monica
Doctor of Medicine:
Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine
Residency:
University of California, San Diego
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Adam Saby, PhD
Practice Location: Westwood/Santa Monica
Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE
Jonathan Chan, MD
Practice Location: Thousand Oaks
Doctor of Medicine:
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency:
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Fellowship:
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Emily Schwitzer, MD
Practice Location:
Westwood
Doctor of Medicine:
Duke University School of Medicine
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Troy, MD
Practice Location: Westwood/Santa Monica
Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles
Linda Vien, MD
Practice Location: Burbank
Doctor of Medicine:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency:
Temple University Hospital
Fellowship:
University of Southern California
RHEUMATOLOGY
Artem Minalyan, MD
Practice Location: Ventura
Doctor of Medicine:
Peoples Friendship University of Russia
Residency:
Abington Memorial Hospital Department of Medicine
Fellowship:
Loma Linda University Medical Center