Welcome New DoM Faculty

Khaing Htwe, MD
Practice Location:
Westwood

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Medicine 1 Yangon, 2012

Residency:
Internal Medicine, One Brooklyn Health System / Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, 2020

Fellowship:
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, 2025

Cardiovascular Disease, Michigan State University/McLaren Health Care, 2024

Echocardiography, Boston Medical Center/VA Medical Center West Roxbury, 2021

Ramkumar Venkateswaran, MD
Practice Location:
Thousand Oaks & Simi Valley

Doctor of Medicine:
HarvarHarvard Medical School, 2017

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2020

Fellowship:
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, UCSF Division of Cardiology, 2025

Cardiology, UCSF Division of Cardiology, 2023

Omeed Modiri, MD
Practice Location:
Santa Monica

Doctor of Medicine:
Columbia University Medical Center

Residency:
Internal Medicine, NYC Health and Hospitals/Queens, 2022

Dermatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2025

Brian Horwich, MD, MS
Practice Location:
Santa Monica

Doctor of Medicine:
USC - Keck School of Medicine, 2018

Residency:
Internal Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, 2021

Fellowship:
Transplant Hepatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2025

Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2024

Amanda Jayne Krause, MD
Practice Location:
Westwood

Doctor of Medicine:
Rush Medical College of Rush University, 2018

Residency:
Internal Medicine, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 2021

Fellowship:
Advanced Esophageal Preceptorship, UC San Diego, 2025

Gastroenterology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, 2024

Negar Cohen Kahen, MD
Practice Location:
Downtown

Doctor of Medicine:
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2017

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Olive View UCLA Medical Center, 2020

Fellowship:
Endocrinology, USC/LAC+USC Endocrinology, 2025

Maria De Lourdes Pagan-Mendez, MD
Practice Location:
Westwood

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Residency:
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Fellowship:
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia

Xinyu Ji, MD
Practice Location:
Santa Monica & Westwood

Doctor of Medicine:
McGill University Faculty of Medicine, 2021

Residency:
Internal Medicine, McGill University Health Center, 2024

Fellowship:
Geriatric Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 2025

Ramona Vana Bahnam-Lengyel, MD
Practice Location:
Ventrua

Doctor of Medicine:
St George's University School of Medicine, 2016

Residency:
Family Medicine, San Joaquin General Hospital, 2019

Christal M. Clemens, MD
Practice Location:
Palos Verdes

Doctor of Medicine:
Central Michigan University College of Medicine, 2021

Residency:
Family Medicine, UCLA Family Medicine Residency, 2024

Fellowship:
Train New Train (TNT) Primary Care Psychiatry (PCP) Fellowship, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, 2024

Bryan A. Medina, MD
Practice Location:
Santa Clarita

Doctor of Medicine:
St George's University School of Medicine, 2021

Residency:
Family Medicine, California Hospital Medical Center, 2025

Nathan VandeVeen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine, 2020

Residency:
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, 2024

Jack Clayton Huebner, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2022

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 2025

Jessica J. Antillon, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2022

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Olive View UCLA Medical Center, 2025

Dahlia Fateen, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2022

Residency:
Internal Medicine, UCLA Department of Internal Medicine, 2025

Sharona S. Hariri, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of California, Riverside, 2021

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 2025

General Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2022

Jatinder Lachar, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Queensland School of Medicine, 2011

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 2015

Akshara Malla, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2021

Residency:
Internal Medicine - Pediatrics, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2025

Elan G. Shahrabani, MD

Doctor of Medicine:
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 2022

Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 2025

Samer Alkassis, MD
Practice Location:
Westwood, Irvine & Leguna Hills

Doctor of Medicine:
Damascus University, 2015

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, 2022

Internal Medicine, Damascus University Faculty of Medicine, 2016

Joseph S. Ryan, MD
Practice Location:
Santa Barbara

Doctor of Medicine:
University of Washington School of Medicine, 2018

Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego, 2021

Fellowship:
Hematology & Oncology, Scripps Health System, 2024

Rebecca Linfield, MD, MS
Practice Location:
Westwood

Doctor of Medicine:
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2018

Residency:
Internal Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, 2022

Fellowship:
Infectious Diseases, Stanford University Hospital, 2025