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St. Therese Medical Group Compassionate, Friendly Medical Care 820 34th Street, Suite 103 (661) 391-0305
(l-r) Arun Keni, MD, Aura Saldana, Medical Assistant, Cindy Ferris, Practice Administrator, Oriente Esposo, MD, Lincy Maliyekkal, MSN, FNP, Carina Alcala, Medical Assistant, Misty Minnick, Medical Assistant.
St. Therese Medical Group has been dedicated to providing quality years of combined experience, the potential for collaboration can be healthcare to residents of Bakersfield for many years. It was established of great comfort to the patients. Each medical staff brings his or her in 1997 to serve the underserved of North Bakersfield. The clinic own strengths to the team. Our priority at St. Therese is to be friendly, helpful, and very moved less than a year ago from its long time North Bakersfield location to a more central location on 34th Street. St. Therese remains true to approachable for the patients. It is a nurturing environment for the its original mission of treating patients of all socioeconomic classes, patients. The staff is also very respectful of the patient’s healthcare needs, and do everything they can to meet those needs as efficiently each patient is treated exactly the same, with dignity and respect. The medical staff of St. Therese is comprised of three physicians and and timely as possible. To make things easier and more convenient for our patients, a nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner Lincy Maliyekkal, MSN, St. Therese has diagnostic FNP, is dedicated to family practice as well as diabetic education, and With many years of combined experience, the equipment on site, including basic laboratory, EKG, stress well women’s practice. Dr. Oriente Esposo is an internal medicine potential for collaboration can be of great comfort testing, echocardiograph, and carotid studies. The patients doctor, who also specializes in to the patients. appreciate these conveniences that cardiology. Additionally, he is a highly experienced hospitalist. This allows Dr. Esposo to follow a make their healthcare more “one-stop.” Also comforting is that the physicians and staff of St. Therese patient, should the need arise, from the office, to the hospital, and back to primary care, providing a complete continuum of care. Dr. really get to know and understand their patients. A new patient Arun Keni, a well known and respected area physician was coaxed out isn’t a stranger for long. The goal of this medical group is to make sure that everyone on of retirement to join the St. Therese staff. Dr. Keni also specializes in internal medicine, and he brings a wealth of experience to the primary staff has the ability to take care of any patient that walks through their care aspect of the team. Recently, St. Therese has had the privilege doors, so they come to know that patient and their family. When a of adding Dr. Ashok Parmar, a pain management specialist, to the patient has a special need it is important that they know their needs are being met by the staff in a timely matter. St. Therese Medical Group, medical staff. The medical staff is extremely dedicated and diverse. With many as a whole, is helping each patient get the care they need. www.bakersfieldmagazine.net / Summer 2010 69