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CARDIOLOGY

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

Srikanth Krishnan, MD, MS
Practice Location:
Westwood
Doctor of Medicine:
University of California Irvine
Residency:
University of California Los Angeles
Fellowship:
University of California Los Angeles

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
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY & ALLERGY

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
CLINICAL NUTRITION

Devesha H. Kulkarni, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy:
Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig
Fellowship:
Washington University
DERMATOLOGY

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
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

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
ENDOCRINOLOGY

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
GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE / HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

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

Denghui Guo, MD
Practice Location:
Santa Clarita
Doctor of Medicine:
UCSF School of Medicine
Residency:
Indiana University School of 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
GIM/HSR - ADDICTION MEDICINE

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
GIM/HSR - EAST WEST 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
GIM/HSR - EXTENSIVIST

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
GIM/HSR - FAMILY MEDICINE

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

Ruth Miranda, MD
Practice Location: Torrance
Doctor of Medicine:
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science & UCLA
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles

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

Frances Tao, MD, MPH
Practice Location:
San Luis Obispo
Doctor of Medicine:
University of California Riverside School of Medicine
Residency:
University of California Los Angeles

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

Jessica Wang, MD
Practice Location:
Encino
Doctor of Medicine:
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency:
University of California Los Angeles
GIM/HSR - MEDICINE-PEDIATRICS

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
GERIATRICS

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
HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

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
HOSPITALIST

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
INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Alexandria Borys, NP
Master of Science in Nursing:
University of California, Los Angeles

Hayley Cleveland, MD
Practice Location:
San Luis Obispo
Doctor of Medicine:
University of Colorado
Residency:
University of California San Francisco
Fellowship:
University of California San Francisco

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
NEPHROLOGY

Farid Arman, MD
Doctor of Medicine:
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Residency:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PALLIATIVE CARE

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
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Jessie D. Bjella, MD
Practice Location:
Westwood
Doctor of Medicine:
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency:
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
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

Aditya A. Kotecha, MD
Practice Location:
Torrance
Doctor of Medicine:
Pramukhswami Medical College
Residency:
Sinai Grace Hospital
Fellowship:
Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University

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
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

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
SLEEP MEDECINE

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
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