Welcome New DoM Faculty

Omid Amidi, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY

Residency:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Nicholas Brownell, MD

Doctor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Cardiology Fellowship:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Priscilla Hsue, MD

Doctor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Residency:
University of California, San Francisco

Cardiology Fellowship:
University of California, San Francisco

Sami J. Natour, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Saate Saiyara Shakil, MD, MS

Doctor of Medicine:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship:
University of California, San Francisco

Justin Sharim, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Residency:
UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA

Fellowship:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Ca

Justin Slade, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Boston University School of Medicine

Residency:
Stanford University Hospital

Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine:
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology:
University of California, Los Angeles

Radi Zinoviev, MD, MBA

Doctor of Medicine:
Yale University

Residency:
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease:
The Cleveland Clinic

Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology:
University of California, Los Angeles

Connie Lin, MD

Doctor of Medicine: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & West LA Veterans Affairs Hospital  

Allergy & Immunology Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Devesha H. Kulkarni, PhD

Doctor of Philosophy:
Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig

Fellowship:
Washington University

Iris Ahronowitz, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, San Francisco

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

Larissa Larsen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Chicago medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Residency:
University of California, Davis

Khoa Nguyen, MD
Practice Location: Downtown LA

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Residency:
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles

Louise Stewart, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Case Western Reserve Univenity School of Medicine

Residency:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of New Mexico Hospital

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

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

Shida Haghighat, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency:
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Kevork Khadarian, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Albany Medical College

Residency:
LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck Medical Center of USC

Fellowship:
Mayo Clinic

Anthony Myint, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Keck School of Medicine of the USC

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Bao Sean Nguyen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship:
University of California, Davis

Devin Patel, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Residency:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Carmille Soroudi, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA), Los Angeles CA

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Maralee Kanin, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Chicago Medical School- Rosalind Franklin University

Residency:
UCLA-Olive View Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Nikita Mogar, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine

Residency:
NYU Langone Health

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Thaer Othman, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Residency:
USC Internal Medicine Residency

Fellowship:
University of California, Irvine

Henry Zelada Castro, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Residency:
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, University School of Illinois at Chicago

Fellowship:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Natalie Abrahamian, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
St. George's University School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency:
University of California, Riverside

Rosemarie Byrd, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Naomi Duncan, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Albany Medical College

Residency:
Olive View-UCLA

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

Clarence Lee, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

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

Marilyn McGowan, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency:
Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Sarah Takimoto, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Shatara "Tara" Townes, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center

Yatindra Patel, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Residency:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Akshay Syal, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
New York Medical College

Residency:
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital

Douglas Wilson, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington

Residency:
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura California

Alexandra Zindman, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center - Moses & Weiler Campuses

Maya Appley, MD, MPH

Doctor of Medicine:
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Residency:
University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Erica Kim, MD
Practice Location: Downtown LA/Westwood

Doctor of Medicine:
St. George's University School of Medicine

Mary Fok, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Alabam at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Sungjin Kuon, DO

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteophatic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP)

Residency:
Kent Hospital Family Medicine

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

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

Madeline Treasure, MD

Doctor of Medicine: University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Lisle Winston, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency:
Department of Medicine, Columbia University

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Charis Bush, DO

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:
Mercy Medical Center

Shirley Chang, DO

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Midwestern University – Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:
Marian Regional Medical Center

Melody Fulton, DO

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:
Mercy Medical Center

Virginia Hernandez, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
St. Matthew's University (Grand Cayman), Cayman Islands

Residency:
Souther Illinois University School of Medicine

Fellowship:
AAFP National Institute for Program Director Development

Soomin Jung, MD
Practice Location: Santa Clarita

Doctor of Medicine:
AUC School of Medicine

Residency:
Morehouse School of Medicine/California Hospital Medical Center

Michael Pin, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Southern California

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Azar Razikeen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency:
Adventist Health Glendale

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

Ruth Miranda, MD
Practice Location: Torrance

Doctor of Medicine:
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science & UCLA

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Sydnie Vo, MD
Practice Location: Burbank

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Mark Benor, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Drexel University College of Medicine

Residency:
Harbor UCLA Family Medicine

Donya Farmand, MD, MPH

Doctor of Medicine:
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Saint Maarten

Residency:
Dignity Health California Hospital Family Medicine

Jorge Flautero, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency:
Georgetown-Medstar Health Family Medicine at Fort Lincoln

Mae Huo, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Albany Medical College

Residency:
Albany Medical College

Katelyn Klein, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Jeffrey Laterreur, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Residency:
VCU Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program

Mike Oulashian, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
American University of the Caribbean

Residency:
Saint Joseph Family Medicine Residency Program

Jennifer Roberts-Kelly, DO

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medical School

Residency:
Marian Regional Medical Center

Kashia A. Rosenau, PhD

Doctor of Philosophy:
University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Young, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Christian Haro Ramirez, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Autonomous University of Guadalajara

Residency:
Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine

Fellowship:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO

MBBS:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Residency:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Fellowship:
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD

Aaron Burkenroad, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

Residency:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 

Fellowship:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Caroline Chen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Residency:
UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship:
UCLA Medical Center

Joseph Cleveland, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship:
Stanford University Medical Center/Stanford Cancer Center

Arjan Gower, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL

Residency:
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Jingran Ji, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency:
UC Davis Internal Medicine Residency

Fellowship:
City of Hope Hematology/Oncology

Jasmine Mitchell, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Residency:
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center

Diane Prager, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Residency:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Maria Velez Velez, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Universidad CES

Residency:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

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

Osei Boadu, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Residency:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Tianyu "Sissi" Chen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Residency:
Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco

Maryam Hajiabbasi, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Residency:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC H+H Elmhurst, Queens, NY

Evan Jackson, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Meharry Medical College

Residency:
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Kevin Keller, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Albany Medical College, NY

Residency:
Boston Medical Center, MA

Thomas Kingsley, MD, MPH, MS

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Residency:
New York University School of Medicine

Alex Kokaly, MD, MHSA

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Michigan Medical School & University of Michigan School of Public Health

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Marek Kowalski, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Boston University School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Robert Kropp, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Residency:
Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL

Albert Liu, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
New York University, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Isabel Lopez, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Residency:
Emory University School of Medicine

Ana Mohammad-Zadeh, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency:
Cedars Sinai 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

Ashley Pournamdari, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of California, San Francisco

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Eden Sharabi, MD, MS

Doctor of Medicine:
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Kyle Strouse, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Wayne State University School of Medicine 

Residency:
HCA West Florida Oak Hill Hospital

Nisha Sunku, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine

Residency:
UCLA-Olive View Medical Center

Kruti Vora, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Harvard Medical School

Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital

Helen Xu, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Erin Yim, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Residency:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Alexandria Borys, NP

Master of Science in Nursing:
University of California, Los Angeles

Katherine Li, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Weill Cornell Medicine

Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Anita Sircar, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
St. George's University School of Medicine

Residency:
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Fellowship:
UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Multi-Campus

Farid Arman, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Residency:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jessica Lucier, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA

Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

David Oh, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency:
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Medical Center 

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles 

Adam Saby, PhD
Practice Location: Westwood/Santa Monica

Doctor of Medicine:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Residency:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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

Ruchika Sangani, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

Residency:
Boston University Medical Center

Fellowship:
Boston University Medical Center

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

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

Neha Singh, DO, MS

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University

Residency:
University of California,
Riverside

Fellowship:
University of California, San Diego

Travis Patrick Welsh, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Medical College of Georgia

Residency:
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Thien Nguyen, DO

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:
Waco Family Medicine Institute

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles

Neal Walia, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency:
University of California, Davis Health

Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles