Residency Programs

Faculty

Our extensive and multidisciplinary faculty aims to provide an environment where residents learn hands-on, collaborate with multiple specialists, participate in scholarly activity and connect with the community where they serve.

Lead faculty members

  • Juan Barrio, MD – Program Director
  • Arvind Ravinutala, MD– Associate Program Director; Director, Curriculum
  • Shaw Chen, MD – President, White Memorial Medical Group
  • Schubert Palmer, MD – Chair
  • Ethelred Carter, MD – Chair of Internal Medicine
  • Rainier Manzanilla, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
  • Alireza Tabesh, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
  • Arati Chand, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
  • Antonio Liu, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
  • Lawrence Brooks, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator, Medical Director of ICU
  • Luon Peng, DO – Subspecialty Coordinator
  • Sheila Lezcano, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
  • Pardis Saffari, DO – CCC Chair

Support faculty based on specialty

General internal medicine
  • Ava Azimi, MD
  • William Frem, DO
  • Julia Hoffer, DO
  • David Lam, DO
  • Alan Lau, MD
  • Scott Lawler, MD
  • Arvind Ravinutala, MD
  • Pardis Saffari, DO
Anesthesia
  • Samuel Loh, MD
Cardiology
  • Edris Alderwish, MD
  • Eric Bansal, MD
  • Prash Jayaraj, MD
  • Sarkis Kiramijyan, MD
  • George Lin, MD
  • Rainier Manzanilla, MD
  • John McKenzie, MD
  • Martha Preciado, MD
  • Suresh Rao, MD
  • Armand Rostamian, MD
  • Miguel Salazar, MD
  • Nicky Wadiwala, DO
  • Stephen Yau, MD
Endocrinology
  • Nilem Patel, MD
Gastroenterology
  • Ariel Malamud, MD
  • Alireza Tabesh, MD
Geriatrics
  • Andrew Chan, MD
Hematology/oncology
  • Arati Chand, MD
  • Raymond Romero, MD
  • Hao-wei Zhang, MD
Infectious disease
  • Byron Williams, MD
Neurology
  • Antonio Liu, MD
Nocturnists
  • Eric Lu, MD
  • Brandon Huynh, DO
  • Deborah Volk, MD
Pulmonary/ICU
  • Lawrence Brooks, MD
  • Neema Oroomchi, MD
  • Arturo Vega, MD
  • Mark Talavera, MD
Renal
  • Luon Peng, DO
  • Ramesh Manchanda, MD
Rheumatology
  • Sheila Lezcano, MD