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Unless otherwise noted, physicians are M.D.s; KP designates Kaiser Permanente physicians, who accept only those patients.

Allergy and Clinical Immunology Vivian Aranez Huntington Beach 949-791-3202 Amber M. Burnette KP

Garden Grove 833-574-2273 Mark H. Ellis Allergic asthma Orange 714-633-6363 Sahar Faghih, DO Pediatric and adult allergy and immunology Newport Beach 714-919-9057 Sarah S. Field Eosinophilic esophagitis, eczema, food allergies Orange 714-633-6363 Donald S. Levy Orange 714-639-7847 Christina Schwindt Food allergies, asthma, environmental allergies, eczema Newport Beach 949-791-3202

Anesthesiology Kyle Ahn Regional anesthesia, medical education Orange 714-456-6652 Christopher Asher Newport Beach 949-764-6954 Stephanie Cha Outpatient surgery anesthesia Costa Mesa 949-287-3722 Melissa Chang Orange 714-456-7890 Vivek Chellappa Newport Beach 949-764-4624

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Daniel S. Choi KP Regional anesthesiology Irvine 949-932-5147

Robert F. Kopel Critical care medicine Newport Beach 949-764-6954

Taizoon Q. Dhoon Obstetric anesthesiology, patient safety Orange 714-456-5501

Manoj Kulkarni Pediatric anesthesiology Santa Ana 714-619-5730

Adam Djurdjulov Obstetric anesthesiology Newport Beach 949-764-6954 Jennifer Engstrom Pediatric anesthesiology Costa Mesa 949-287-3722 R. Ryan Field Orange 714-456-5501 Kimberly M. Gimenez Cardiac and regional anesthesia Orange 714-456-6652 Atul Grover Addiction medicine, mental health Newport Beach 949-764-5438

Ajay Lalvani Regional anesthesia and nerve blocks Newport Beach 949-764-6954 Steve Lee Outpatient surgery Orange 949-415-4382 Flavio Maggi KP Anaheim 833-574-2273 Katherine T. McCartney Graduate medical education Orange 714-456-7890 Erin McHale Ambulatory anesthesia, GI anesthesia Newport Beach 949-764-5438

Anna L. Harris Perioperative care Orange 714-456-5501

James Nguyen Outpatient surgery anesthesia Costa Mesa 949-287-3722

Christine L. Hollister Pediatric anesthesiology Orange 714-456-7890

Jon Nguyen Outpatient surgery anesthesia Costa Mesa 949-287-3722

Tsengting John Hsieh Newport Beach 949-764-6954

Kelvin Nguyen Bariatric anesthesia Placentia 949-309-0723

Wei-Lee Hu Outpatient surgery anesthesia Costa Mesa 949-287-3722

Lynnus Peng Telehealth, medical legislation Fullerton 714-446-7536

Jack Kan Information technology Newport Beach 949-424-6422

Ramin Rahimian Obstetrics and regional anesthesia Orange 714-456-7890

Joseph Kim Pediatric anesthesiology Santa Ana 714-619-5730

Alejandro Ramirez Santa Ana 714-619-5383

Michelle Kim Newport Beach 949-764-6954

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Afshin Shabanie Pain management Santa Ana 714-619-5383

UNDERGO HEART SURGERY WHILE PREGNANT Sonia Jamin of Huntington Beach had a stroke and discovered she had a hole in her heart that required an operation.

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t was December 15, 2022. I was visiting my 92-year-old grandmother at a nursing home. My family was taking shifts sitting with her because she had broken her hip. I had just found out that I was pregnant two or three days before.

I had a 10-year-old daughter at the time, so this was a surprise baby. I went to get a nurse for my nonna, and as I walked out into the hallway, I lost control of the left side of my body. I held on to a rail with my right hand, and I just kind of twirled down to the floor.

The staff could immediately see that I was showing signs of a stroke, and they immediately called the paramedics, who were able to get me in the ambulance and over to Hoag in Newport Beach. They rushed me into the ER, and the neurologist there, Dr. Jason Muir, evaluated me, got me into interventional radiology (IR) right away.

I remember the nurses telling me that I was so lucky because I got to have both Dr. Christopher Baker and Dr. Alexander Misono on my case. They don’t frequently work together, but they’re both amazing. And the nurses said they listen to really good music in the IR. The anesthesiologist explained that there was a risk to my baby because I was only seven weeks pregnant, but, you know, we had to do this. And next thing I knew, I was awake, and I’m pretty sure it was Dr. Misono standing over me. And I said, “So what did we listen to?” And he laughed. He was like, “We didn’t have time for music!” It was 45 minutes from the time I got through that door until they removed the clot in my brain.

It was a massive stroke on the right side of my brain, in the middle cerebral artery. It’s just absolutely certain that if it had been in there longer, I wouldn’t be here, or I would be significantly impaired. Immediately after the surgery, I had no deficits whatsoever.

They, of course, were running other tests while I was recovering in the ICU, and they were watching my heart, and that’s how they detected that I actually had a PFO, a patent foramen ovale, in my heart. Everyone is born

Aalap Shah Pediatric anesthesiology; regional anesthesia Laguna Hills 206-849-8439 Jay Y. Shen Critical care, pointof-care ultrasound Orange 714-456-5501 Stephen J. Skahen Neuroanesthesia Newport Beach 949-764-6954 Kristin Smith Ambulatory anesthesia and women’s health Newport Beach 949-764-6954

Erum Bajwa Preventative cardiac care, women’s cardiac care Orange 714-543-5555 Ailin Barseghian El-Farra Interventional cardiology Orange 714-456-3868 Bennett Cu Mission Viejo 949-364-3570

Evan Sobel Newport Beach 949-764-6954

Roxana Ghashghaei Cardiac amyloidosis Orange 714-456-7890

Paul Tharp Newport Beach 949-764-6954

Dipti Itchhaporia Newport Beach 949-548-6634

Anil K. Tiwari Cardiac anesthesiology Orange 714-456-5501

Jin Kyung Kim Cardiac imaging, women’s heart health, hypertension Orange 714-456-7890

Chi (Ann) Ukishima KP

Anaheim 833-574-2273 Shermeen B. Vakharia Cardiac anesthesiology Orange 714-456-5501

with these little flaps that open and close and allow the blood to pass through when you’re in utero. For most people, it closes within something like an hour of birth. But mine never closed.

I had never had any cardiologic issues whatsoever. No doctor ever detected a murmur. No irregular heartbeat. I’ve always been super active: hiking, yoga, Pilates, swimming. So this was wildly shocking. It put me at risk of another stroke. And the cardiologist, Dr. Subbarao Myla, was so wonderful. He immediately wanted to schedule the PFO closure, but my OB was able to weigh in and say, you know, it really would be best if we waited until the beginning of the second trimester. Knowing that this little baby had already been through anesthesia, they decided to hold off. And my neurologist, Dr. David Brown, also said he would prefer we wait too, because my brain had a significant amount of swelling from the clot and the removal of the clot.

So, at 16 weeks pregnant, on February 22, I was able to get the PFO closed. It was a super-simple process where they went in through a vein, and they put in this little 25-millimeter device that’s like an umbrella. From incision to closure in 10 minutes.

I had my son Rhodes, and he was perfectly healthy. I completely believe that this baby came to save my life.

Ihab Alomari Structural heart disease Mission Viejo 949-364-3570

Adam Wong Outpatient surgery anesthesia Costa Mesa 949-287-3722

Daniel Kulick Interventional cardiology Mission Viejo 949-637-2976 Fernando Mendoza Cardiac imaging, preventative cardiology Los Alamitos 562-598-3200 Michael Panutich Newport Beach 949-548-9611

Ramin Zolfagari KP Pediatric anesthesiology Anaheim 714-644-3442

Pranav M. Patel Interventional cardiology Orange 714-456-3868

Blood Banking/ Transfusion Medicine

Dennis Sarabi Newport Beach 949-706-1114

Minh-Ha Tran, DO Orange 714-456-8925

Cardiovascular Disease Byron J. Allen Orange 714-456-6699

Shamail Tariq Fullerton 714-455-8050

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Matthew Kour Evidence-based care at community level Newport Beach 949-891-0307

—As told to Astgik Khatchatryan

photograph by IRVIN RIVERA

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Child Neurology Anjalee W. Galion Sleep medicine Orange 714-509-7601 Andrew R. McIntosh Epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders Laguna Niguel 949-249-3780 Daniel W. Shrey Epilepsy Orange 714-509-7605 Sharief K. Taraman Orange 714-509-8406 Minodora O. Totoiu Down syndrome Orange 714-509-7555

Clinical Biochemical Genetics Raymond Wang Rare disease therapeutics Orange 714-509-8852

Clinical Genetics June-Anne Gold Medical genetics, prader-willi syndrome Orange 714-456-7570

Critical Care Medicine Michael Katz Neurocritical care, advanced cardiovascular medicine, prevention Fullerton 714-992-3969

Dermatology Vince Afsahi Skin cancer, laser, and aesthetic dermatology Tustin 714-508-0754 Bita Bagheri Newport Beach 949-236-7900 Linda T. Doan Dermatopathology Irvine 949-824-0606

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Linda Golkar Pediatric dermatology Yorba Linda 714-577-6666 Van Hoang KP Yorba Linda 833-574-2273 Kristen M. Kelly Laser surgery, vascular birthmarks Irvine 949-824-5515 Marit K. Kreidel KP Irvine 949-262-5600 Bonnie A. Lee Dermatopathology Orange 714-456-7070 Patrick K. Lee Mohs micrographic surgery Irvine 949-824-0606 Kelly Lin KP Irvine 833-574-2273 Neda Mehr Newport Beach 949-706-1469 Nathalie Nguyen KP Mission Viejo 833-574-2273 Tanya Nino Micrographic dermatologic surgery (Mohs) Orange 714-628-3208 Rana Rofagha Sajjadian KP Mohs surgery Irvine 949-468-8932 Hege Grande Sarpa KP

Mission Viejo 888-988-2800 Melissa L. Shive Mohs micrographic surgery; cosmetic dermatology Irvine 949-824-0606 Silvia Song KP Yorba Linda 833-574-2273 Brian R. Toy Medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology Mission Viejo 949-364-6580 Aparche Yang KP Dermatopathology Irvine 888-988-2800

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Sherry Youssef KP Yorba Linda 888-988-2800

Dermatopathology Michelle C. Hure Skin cancer, acne, rosacea, dermatitis, alopecia San Juan Capistrano 949-359-6400

Diagnostic Radiology Arash Anavim Musculoskeletal radiology Orange 714-456-6921 Michael BrantZawadzki Newport Beach 949-764-5942 Joseph E. Burns Musculoskeletal imaging and interventions Orange 714-456-6921 Miles Chang Body imaging and ultrasound Irvine 949-645-3534 Luke Cheung Body imaging (ultrasound, CT, MRI) Newport Beach 949-764-5736 Freddie J. Combs Jr. Breast imaging Orange 714-456-7890 Jason Cord KP ER radiology Anaheim 888-988-2800 Maryam Golshan Momeni Musculoskeletal radiology; pediatric radiology Orange 714-456-6921 Mohammad Helmy Body imaging, ultrasound Orange 714-456-6921 Roozbeh Houshyar Prostate, renal and bladder imaging Orange 714-456-5642

HAVE ANKLE RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY AS A PRO ATHLETE Professional rugby player Ty Lewis of Los Alamitos had his ankle completely reconstructed after a debilitating injury.

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n high school, I played football, wrestled, ran track. I wrestled all the way through college, then got into MMA. I got to meet Chuck Liddell, train with Tito Ortiz, Rampage Jackson, all these legends. But my wife wasn’t a fan of watching me get punched. So I transitioned to rugby. I’m on two teams, Belmont Shore Rugby Club, a union team, and the L.A. Banditos, a league team.

Last season, I was getting these injuries, and I didn’t really pay attention to them. I just thought, you know, you play sports, you’re gonna have bumps and bruises. But I just kept getting more and more. And I was like, OK, let me finish out the year and see how that goes.

Had a great year. And then coming into this season, our first league match, I got tackled the wrong way, and three guys landed on my ankle, and I felt a pop. I was thinking, all right, well, I don’t think that’s very good, but we still have, like, 60 minutes left in this game. I’ve got to finish it out. So I kept playing on it, and it kept swelling. I got tackled again. I felt another pop. I was like, Jesus, it’s not my day.

By halftime, the swelling was so bad, I had to tape my shoe on. I kept playing. We won by a lot. I got to the car, and as soon as I took the tape off—you know those Pillsbury dough things? It was like that. I got home, my wife saw it, and was just like, “Hey, we should go get this checked.” I was like, “Ah, give it a day.” The next morning, it was changing colors, still numb, and like four or five times the size.

So I went to Kaiser, got X-rays and an MRI. When the results came back, I got a phone call. “Hey, um, you free for surgery?” I was like, “Sure, yeah. What’s going on?” They were like, “You need an emergency surgery.”

They said there was an old injury there.

As soon as they said it, I knew exactly what they were talking about. Apparently, I broke my ankle twice and just kept playing through it and kind of made it worse. There were

Christopher Hsu Breast imaging Orange 714-541-0101 Michael Jung Neuroradiology Irvine 949-645-3534 J. Andrew Keyoung MRI imaging Newport Beach 949-645 3534 Jessica Langer Orange 714-541-0101 Sonia Lee Abdominal imaging Orange 714-456-7237 January Lopez Breast imaging Irvine 949-645-3534 Kenneth Meng Orange 714-771-8360 Irene S. Tsai Breast imaging Orange 714-456-6905 Marisa Tseng Neuroradiology and cardiothoracic imaging Orange 714-456-7890

floating bone chips, bone spurs, and bone fragments. I had torn the ligament that’s in between the two bones of your ankle.

I was sent to the surgeon, Dr. Wesley Tran. We had a lengthy conversation about biomechanics and kinesiology and the function of certain ligaments and joints in the ankle. It was awesome, because he was just very laid back, understanding, and he could recognize I wasn’t just a normal person who just blindly says OK to everything. We talked about what the options for healing were, what the surgery was going to be—very nuanced discussions about everything. He showed me a lot of respect doing that, because I’ve been to other doctors where they are like, “I’m the one with the degree, you’re going to shut up, and I’m going to do what I’m going to do,” that kind of attitude, you know? He wasn’t like that at all. And none of the people in the orthopedics department were like that.

I had the surgery over the summer and another one in the fall.

It’s been a really good process. I don’t really have any complaints.

The only thing that was really frustrating was not being able to walk for a period of time. And my son’s young, he wants to play, and now he’s looking at me like, “Why isn’t Daddy getting up?

Why isn’t he playing ball with me?” So it was a hard process, but luckily, I had physical therapy, and I had Dr. Tran to call if I had issues. I can probably start playing again soon. What I miss most is just being around my teammates and the camaraderie. That’s what I’m looking forward to the most.

Paul Tung, DO Prostate imaging, breast imaging Santa Ana 714-541-0101 Nicolas von dem Bussche Breast imaging, interventional procedures Irvine 949-645-3534 Dan Vu Cardiothoracic radiology Orange 714-997-4762 Scott T. Williams 3D imaging, artificial intelligence Irvine 949-645-3534 Nina Woldenberg Breast imaging Irvine 949-645-3534 Humberto Wong Cardiac imaging Irvine 949-645 3534

Yingding (Bryan) Xu Musculoskeletal radiology Irvine 949-645-3534 Vahid Yaghmai Cancer imaging Orange 714-509-6095 Jennifer J. Young Breast imaging Orange 714-456-7237

Emergency Medicine Eric Alcouloumre Newport Beach 949-764-5689 Kelly Dodge Emergency medical services Newport Beach 949-764-5689 William Dodge Addiction medicine Laguna Beach 949-365-2202 Ahmed Elrefaie Newport Beach 949-764-3034 William Green Emergency care treatment innovations Newport Beach 949-764-8376 Daniel M. Gromis Critical care, bedside ultrasound Orange 714-543-8911 Albert Jin KP Anaheim 714-644-2800 Pascal Juang Newport Beach 949-764-8376 Timothy Korber COVID, waiting room triage Fountain Valley 714-966-8105 Shadi Lahham KP Anaheim 714-644-2800 Mark I. Langdorf Medical education and research Orange 714-456-5239 Brian S. Lee Physician leadership and clinical informatics Orange 714-543-8911

—As told to Astgik Khatchatryan

photograph by IRVIN RIVERA

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TOP DOCTORS 2025 Matthew Mullark Medical practice administration Orange 714-543-8911 Todd R. Newton KP Anaheim 714-644-4103 Megan Boysen Osborn Medical education, obesity medicine Orange 714-456-8934 Karin Reed Critical care Newport Beach 949-764-5689 Jeffrey Re Laguna Beach 949-499-1311

Priya Shah Thyroid cancer, RFA, diabetes, osteoporosis, PCOS Orange 714-771-5700

Thomas Badin Ambulatory, family medicine, preventive healthcare Santa Ana 714-835-9441

Samar Singh Irvine 949-671-4673

Rhett Bartolome, DO KP Anaheim 833-574-2273

Qin Yang Irvine 714-456-7720

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Michael Ritte Mission Viejo 949-365-2202

Rami K. Batniji Deep plane facelift, necklift, rhinoplasty, browlift Newport Beach 949-650-8882

Melissa Rudolph Quality, informatics and leadership Orange 714-543-8911

Steven Daines Surgical facial rejuvenation Newport Beach 949-209-1622

Lindsey C. Spiegelman Emergency department administration, clinical informatics Orange 714-456-7890

Alexis D. Furze Nasal and sinus surgery Newport Beach 949-389-6673

Chien Sun KP Irvine 949-932-2800 Michelle L. Tom Palliative and hospice care; population health Laguna Hills 949-452-3569 Alisa V. Wray Orange 714-456-5705 Christepher Yao Epidemiology Orange 714-633-9111

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Nairi Berner Irvine 949-671-4673 Andrew R. Reikes Thyroid disease and thyroid cancer Irvine 714-456-7016

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Raymond Lee Facial plastic surgery Newport Beach 949-706-2277 Sunny Park Facial/nasal reconstruction, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, otoplasty Newport Beach 949-873-5089 Brian J.F. Wong Rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, nasal reconstruction Irvine 714-456-7017

Family Medicine Matthew Abinante, DO Entrepreneur, telehealth, health/ wellness, research Huntington Beach 714-916-5210 Fred Alamshaw, DO KP Medical volunteer Yorba Linda 888-988-2800 James Ashizawa San Juan Capistrano 949-661-9600

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Neetu Bhola KP Geriatrics Anaheim 714-279-4594 Lance Brunner KP Administration, patient safety and quality Brea 833-KP4-CARE Ming Chen, DO KP Physician education, medical missions Santa Ana 888-988-2800 Wendy Coling KP Preventative health, women’s care Anaheim 833-574-2273 Kara Cummins KP Graduate medical education Santa Ana 714-967-4766 Alec V. Does KP Hypertension Yorba Linda 888-988-2800 Liza Eshilian-Oates KP

Women’s health Anaheim 888-988-2800 Everard Tesoro Esteban KP Lifestyle medicine Anaheim 888-988-2800 Fred Galluccio Peace and social justice, ecology, homelessness Newport Beach 949-646-4865 Swati Gandhi KP Lifestyle medicine, yoga, nutrition, ayurvedic medicine La Palma 833-574-2273 Elena Hetts KP Anaheim 888-988-2800 Brian Y. Kim Sports medicine Irvine 714-456-7016

FIGHT BREAST CANCER AT 38 Juliette Landgrave of Mission Viejo was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. She discusses the journey with her physician, Dr. Amanda Schwer at City of Hope.

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uliette Landgrave: It began in the shower. It was April 2022.

I was doing my self-exam, and I felt a tiny lump by my chest wall. I thought that it could be a cyst. I went to the doctor, got a referral, got my first mammogram and a few other tests.

It was found that I had two malignant masses in my right breast. It was just shocking. I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. It turned my world upside down. It was something that I was not expecting at 38.

It was challenging—emotionally, mentally, and obviously physically. But thankfully I found City of Hope, and once I was there, to be honest, I felt a sense of relief because I was with the experts. I’m someone who’s always very positive. I just said that I was going to be the poster child of every single drug that I was given, and I was going to beat it.

Dr. Amanda Schwer : She got teamed up with just the best doctors you could imagine, and by the time she saw me, she had already been through surgery and chemo and so much. I will agree that she is a positive person, because she had been through the ringer by the time she got to me, and she was still bubbly and adorable and positive and just willing to take whatever we needed to throw at her to get rid of this disease. She was amazing.

J.L.: I went through 16 rounds of chemo. I did multiple surgeries, a year of immunotherapy, and also 25 radiations. I just had to put my brave face on and go for it.

A.S.: It used to be, you’d occasionally see a couple people in their 40s, maybe 30s, but honestly, I think I see as many young people now as I do older people. It’s a really disturbing trend. I have two 20-somethings on treatment right now, who both have triple-negative breast cancer. I’ve been an oncologist for a while, and I’m usually pretty good at getting through my day, but there’s been so many times lately where I’ve had to just kind of take a break. The challenges that come with being a young person with cancer are really emotional but also just so incredibly

Quynh-Hoa T. Le, DO KP Santa Ana 833-574-2273 Lucio Loza KP Brea 888-988-2800 Ajay Mathur KP Brea 888-988-2800 José Mayorga Santa Ana 714-480-2443 Marites McMurtrey KP

Anaheim 833-574-2273 Sofia Meraz KP Women’s health, behavioral health Santa Ana 714-967-4777 Naheed Momand, DO KP Anaheim 714-254-2843 Timothy A. Munzing KP

Santa Ana 714-967-4736

inspiring. I feel so lucky to be taking care of people like Juliet.

J.L.: When they told me that it was triple-negative breast cancer and I would have to go through chemo, I just knew my fertility would be compromised. So before starting treatment, I decided to do fertility preservation. I was able to save some eggs, and that gave me a little peace of mind, because chemo did put me through medical menopause. Also, breast conservation was very important for me as a young woman. I knew I was going to live because I had decided that that was my goal. But I wanted to make sure that in the aftermath, I felt like myself. A lot of people just go with a mastectomy, thinking that that’s going to be the safest. But there’s been studies that a lumpectomy with radiation is as good as a mastectomy. When I told that to the doctors, they were just so happy, and they made my desires happen.

A.S.: We’re seeing a noticeable rise in young people getting cancer. But City of Hope is doing everything we can to turn this trend around. There are a number of research studies we have ongoing prioritizing early diagnosis. Triple-negative used to be a really challenging diagnosis, but now we have drugs that are working so much better. But regardless of age, stay vigilant. If you feel symptoms, get checked out, speak to your physician, advocate for yourself, and know that there are a lot of doctors out there who are here for you.

J.L.: I’m Hispanic, and you know, in my family we don’t talk about cancer; it’s a taboo. When I started my journey, I made a point to share my experience with my family and my social media friends, and just to really tell them that they have to advocate for themselves. It’s really important for everybody to know their history, to do their self-exams, because they know their body best.

—As told to Astgik Khatchatryan

photograph by IRVIN RIVERA

Tan Q. Nguyen Medical education, medical humanities, underserved populations Anaheim 714-456-7002 Jo Lieberman Pan Preventative care and women’s health Fountain Valley 714-549-1300

James Ting Sports medicine, ultrasound procedures, regenerative medicine Newport Beach 949-722-7038 Charles P. Vega Jr. Healthy equity Santa Ana 714-456-7002 Baotran N. Vo Reproductive health, office procedure Irvine 714-456-7016 Paul Vollucci, DO KP Santa Ana 888-988-2800 Joseph Weiland, DO Membership-based primary care Newport Beach 949-386-8618

Family Medicine Sports Medicine James Hwang KP Musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided minimally invasive surgery Irvine 888-988-2800

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Hemesh Patel, DO

Dena E. Moskowitz Pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence Orange 714-456-2911

Regulatory medicine Huntington Beach 888-988-2800

Gastroenterology

Andrew M. Park KP Foothill Ranch 888-988-2800 KP

Hal Shimazu Lipids, geriatrics Orange 714-997-2899 Samuel Sunshine Sports medicine Foothill Ranch 949-460-9111 Laura Tangredi, DO Orange 714-639-2600 Josette Thompson KP

Santa Ana 888-988-2800

Donald Abrahm Newport Beach 949-631-2670 C. Gregory Albers Colorectal cancer screening Orange 714-456-6745 Jose Luis Aranez Advanced endoscopy Fountain Valley 714-861-4620 Shahrooz Bemanian Colon cancer prevention Irvine 949-612-9090

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TOP DOCTORS 2025 Philip T. Chen Cap assisted underwater colonoscopy Irvine 949-502-5572 Andrew Q. Giap KP Endoscopic ultrasound and advanced endoscopy Anaheim 714-644-2394 John G. Lee Orange 714-456-7628 Paul S. Lee Reflux - GER Mission Viejo 949-612-9090 Matthew Oma Mission Viejo 949-612-9090 Nimisha K. Parekh Inflammatory bowel disease, medical education Orange 714-456-6745 Abhay Parikh Newport Beach 949-548-6652 Jason B. Samarasena Interventional GI Orange 714-456-6745 David B. Stanton Gastroesophageal reflux diseas Orange 714-835-5100 Victor Yu Irvine 949-612-9090

Geriatric Medicine Sonia R. Sehgal Healthy aging, internal medicine Orange 714-456-7007 Steven Tam Orange 714-456-5530

Gynecologic Oncology Lisa Abaid Newport Beach 949-642-1361 Robert E. Bristow Ovarian cancer surgery Orange 714-456-8785

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John V. Brown Robotic surgery, ovarian cancer surgery, chemotherapy Newport Beach 949-642-1361 Noah Rodriguez KP Gynecologic cancers Irvine 949-932-5689 Jay P. Shah KP Minimally invasive surgery Irvine 949-932-2571 Devansu Tewari KP Gynecologic cancers, cancer prevention Irvine 888-988-2800 Krishnansu S. Tewari Ovarian cancer surgery, robotic surgery, trials Irvine 714-456-8020

Gynecology Felice L. Gersh Menopause, hormones, integrative women’s healthcare Irvine 949-753-7475 Patricia Korber Menopause Newport Beach 949-423-7384 Michael L. Krychman Sexual medicine, survivorship care, menopause management Orange 714-456-8000 Heather R. Macdonald Breast surgery Irvine 949-557-0186 Marc Winter Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery Irvine 949-829-5500

Hematology Richard A. Van Ette Hematologic malignancies Orange 714-456-8031

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Hematology and Medical Oncology Elizabeth Brem Lymphoma, CLL, myeloma Orange 714-456-8000 Deepa Jeyakumar Orange 714-456-5153 Bhavana Pathak Breast integrative oncology; mindbody medicine Orange 657-241-9820 Nishan Tchekmedyian Immunotherapy, precision medicine, lung/prostate cancer Irvine 949-671-4673

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Shiho I. Ito Spiritual care Orange 714-456-5720

Infectious Disease Douglas C. Cable HIV/AIDS Huntington Beach 949-574-2628 Miki Watanabe Orange 714-456-7890

Internal Medicine Hany Bashandy Hospital medicine Newport Beach 949-679-4332 Emilie L. Chow Orange 714-456-7016 Jane D. Curtis Solving complicated diagnoses Santa Ana 714-288-3230

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CREATE AN ANXIETY PODCAST FOR TEENS Breann Durham is host and producer of NAMI Orange County’s “Anxiety Sucks” podcast, now in its fourth season.

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started at National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) doing peer mentoring. Then I was a program coordinator. And I started the podcast for the youth program that we have. At first, it was called “NAMI’s Declassified Anxiety Survival Guide” which was a huge mouthful, but it was based on the TV show “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.” Eventually it became “Anxiety Sucks.”

I usually describe it as a podcast that’s made by young adults, for young adults. We’re really just trying to create a space that is destigmatizing mental health, and we want people to feel less alone, especially students.

My co-host Madi Morrison and I have been best friends since freshman year of high school, so it’s been a lot of fun working with her. Initially, we started off with me and two of my teammates, and then they kind of got too busy, so we asked Madi to join me.

We’ve had guests like authors, clinicians, people who work at NAMI. We’ve had students come on and share their mental health stories. Madi’s mom came on, and she talked about grief, which was one of our more heavy episodes, but it was a really good conversation. Probably one of my favorite episodes we’ve ever done.

We talk about our own mental

health struggles. Because I also edit the podcast, it’s really hard for me to listen back and hear myself. I have to stop myself so many times from just cutting out all of my parts. It’s hard to open up sometimes. But I think as I’ve done it more and more, it’s gotten easier.

When I was in high school, I just never talked about mental health. It just wasn’t really talked about. And then when I went to college, I kind of had a tough time moving.

I moved from Southern California to New York City.

So it was a huge culture shock, and I struggled a lot. And it was the first time that I felt this overwhelming sense of anxiety. Talking about it more with my friends, and just seeing how many other people were going through the exact same thing I was, I was like, why don’t we talk about this more? We need to share and be open about it. So that’s what led me to be so passionate about it. Of course, COVID had a huge effect on me. I was 19 in 2020, and my school year got cut short. I was just so isolated and anxious and overwhelmed.

It’s so nice to hear the feedback I get when I do outreach events. When young people say, “I’m so happy that you open up, because now I feel like I can open up.” And we also get emails that come in saying they loved a certain episode.

I’m still pretty young, so I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do, but I’ve found that talking about mental health has become my passion. So, in the future, I hope to make this podcast into something bigger, and maybe even cover more than just Orange County. I’m really excited to keep growing this podcast.

—As told to Astgik Khatchatryan

To be selected for the 2025 Physicians of Excellence, applicants were required to meet the following baseline criteria:  Be certified by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, a member board of the American Board of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, or an equivalency board recognized by the Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board of California  Be in good standing with Medical Board of California or Osteopathic Medical Board of California

 Maintain primary practice in O.C. for the past five years (post‑residency, fellowship training)

 Be in practice within specialty field for the past five years (post‑residency, fellowship training)

Applicants were required to meet at least two of these four criteria, as determined by the Selection Committee. Discretion was used PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP  Recent (within past three years) positions as an elected or appointed member of a medical organization. Excludes full‑time paid administrative positions, though a paid position as a medical director is acceptable.  Recent (within past three years) elected/appointed positions as a member of a peer‑review organization/journal.

TEACHING/MENTORING/MEDICAL RESEARCH/SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES  Recent (within past three years, with at least one in past year) medical school or university faculty appointment and/or involvement in teaching of other physicians, medical students, and pre‑med students, or other healthcare professionals on an ongoing basis.  Delivering medical education (within past three years, with at least one in past year)  Currently (within three years) active in peer‑reviewed clinical research activities, have unique skills within field of nomination. Pharmaceutical clinical trials do not qualify.

HUMANITARIAN SERVICE Current (within past three years, with at least one in past year) activities and names of affiliated organizations while serving as a volunteer physician outside applicant’s regular practice, not receiving compensation, or philanthropic activities supporting medicine. This does not include providing care as part of applicant’s regular practice for which applicant was not compensated.

UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE  Current (within one year) significant community leadership positions such as PTA president, school board member, youth coach, scout leader, etc.  Community service outside medicine, or other unique contributions

Orange County Medical Association Executive Committee, 2024-25 Shalini Shah, M.D., M.B.A., president Crispina Chong-Han, M.D., president-elect Connie Bartlett, D.O., secretary-treasurer William Woo, M.D., immediate past president

Physicians of Excellence Selection Committe

Members of the OCMA Executive Committee and the Physicians of Excellence Selection Committee are not eligible to be selected as a Physician of Excellence Connie Bartlett, D.O., Chair, OCMA Physician Recognition Committee, Secretary/Treasurer OCMA Board of Directors; Chief Medical Officer, National Healthcare and Housing Advisors Angelia Sidarta, D.O., Co‑Chair, OCMA Physician Recognition Committe Vivien Chan, M.D., DFAPA, DFAACAP, CPE, Chief of Psychiatry & Mental Health Services, Student Health Center, UCI; Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Volunteer Clinical Faculty UCI Health Dona Constantine, R.N., BS, Senior Risk Management and Patient Safety Specialist, Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. Laura Dang, Managing Director, Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank, OCMA Business Partner Nicholas J. Dolle, Associate Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Darla S. Holland, M.D., Past President, Orange County Medical Association; Delegate, CMA House of Delegates, Partner Emeritus, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Sara May, Regional Vice President, Hospital Association of Southern California Kathy W. Nichols, Esq., Senior Associate, Carlson & Jayakumar LLP; Board Member, Orange County Bar Association, Health Care Section; Women in Medicine Committee Member, Orange County Medical Association

Doreen Rioux, D.O., Retired Family practice physician at Providence St. Jude Heritage Medical Group, 13‑year recipient of Physician of Excellence Award Joanna Tan, M.D., Past President, Orange County Medical Association; Chair, Physician Wellness, Providence St. Jude & Joseph Heritage Medical Group; Former CMA Trustee; Past Chair, CMA Medium Size Group Practice Forum. Delegate, CMA Medium‑Size Group Practice Forum William Woo, M.D., Orange County Medical Association Immediate Past President; Assistant Chief of Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Orange County; Clinical Faculty, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Volunteer Clinical Faculty, University of California Irvine School of Medicine; Volunteer Clinical Faculty, University of California Riverside School of Medicine; Past President, California Academy of Family Physicians Orange County Chapter; Co‑lead Kaiser Permanente Asian Pacific Islander Association Southern California.

James Peterson, Executive Director, Orange County Medical Association Mark Morones, Director of Membership, Orange County Medical Association

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TOP DOCTORS 2025 Hoang (Bryan) Dong KP

International medicine Irvine 714-864-7904 Susan Hodes KP Hospitalist medicine, lifestyle medicine, geriatric medicine Anaheim 888-988-2800 Ke-Qin Hu Various liver diseases Orange 888-717-4463 Patty Huan Newport Beach 877-742-4624 Dan N. Huynh KP Hospital medicine Anaheim 714-644-2000 Sonali Iyer Hospitalist Orange 714-456-5960 Ewa Kontny Irvine 888-655-8463 Khoa D. Lam KP Hospital medicine Irvine 949-932-7111 Anh Le Pediatrics, breastfeeding medicine Irvine 949-899-8309 Theodore Lee KP Irvine 888-988-2800 David Liao Irvine 877-742-4624 Melanie Lin Preventative care Anaheim 844-498-3446 Michael Liu KP Wellness Anaheim 714-644-2000

Maryam Rahimi Orange 714-456-7016 Bobby Sasson Medical education; care for the underserved Irvine 949-824-8600 Bahar Sedarati Emotional intelligence and organizational wellbeing office Irvine 310-980-1781 Rajesh Swaroop KP Quality and patient safety Irvine 833-574-2273 Amy Teresi Endocrinology Newport Beach 949-644-3568

Michael Chan Complex coronary interventions Orange 714-543-5555 Parham Parto Newport Beach 949-650-2400

Interventional Radiology Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh Oncology Orange 714-456-7890 Kevin Burns Interventional oncology Mission Viejo 949-364-4891

Tuan Trinh Fullerton 714-992-3969

Dayantha M. Fernando Orange 714-456-7237

Katarina Veskovic Obesity and bariatric medicine Irvine 714-456-7016

Alexander S. Misono Medical device innovation Irvine 949-764-7365

Julie Vu Clinical research Santa Ana 714-599-8711

Trushar Patel Vascular radiology Newport Beach 949-764-7365

Samy Younis Behavioral health including detoxification Irvine 949-451-9292

Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology

Internal Medicine with Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine Alpesh N. Amin Orange 714-456-3785

Bavani Nadeswaran Bariatric medicine Orange 714-456-8773

Weston Chandler Hospital medicine Newport Beach 949-873-0418

Rajsree Nambudripad Integrative medicine Fullerton 714-523-8900

Alex Leung Fullerton 714-447-5027

Edward L. Nelson Hematologyoncology; lymphomas Orange 714-456-5153 66

Interventional Cardiology

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Christopher Baker Endovascular neurosurgery Irvine 949-645-3534

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Tamera Hatfield Orange 714-456-5968 Jennifer A. Jolley Prenatal diagnosis, fetal medicine, multiple gestations Orange 714-456-5967 James Kurtzman Twins, prematurity prevention, cervical insufficiency, ultrasound Irvine 949-633-7755

Carol A. Major Diabetes in pregnancy; preterm labor prevention Orange 714-456-5968

Medical Genetics and Genomics Virginia E. Kimonis Clinical biochemical genetics Orange 714-456-5792

Medical Oncology Samina Ahmed KP Anaheim 888-988-2800 Farshid Dayyani GI medical oncology Orange 714-456-8000 Nataliya Mar Genitourinary cancers Orange 714-456-8000 Nerses Simon Tchekmedyian Therapeutics research Huntington Beach 714-252-9415 Jason A. Zell, DO Colorectal cancer, cancer prevention Orange 714-456-5151

Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery Jason Castillo KP Irvine 888-988-2800

Neonatal Medicine Muhammad Aslam Orange 714-456-6933 Fayez M. BanyMohammed Orange 714-456-6933 Christine E. Bixby Human milk and breastfeeding; physician wellness Orange 714-509-4373

Rebecca J. Coleman Orange 714-456-6933 Jung S. Hwang, DO BPD Orange 714-509-4373 Jina J. Lim Orange 714-509-4373 Yona Nicolau Orange 714-456-6933 Katarzyna J. Tesmer Medical aesthetics Orange 714-509-3096 Cherry Uy Orange 714-456-6933

NeonatalPerinatal Medicine Irfan Ahmad Neonatal surgery, quality improvement Orange 714-509-3096 Daryoush Bassiri Neonatal transport, educational outreach, EMR Orange 714-509-3096 Kushal Bhakta Orange 714-509-4374 Sudeep Kukreja Medical volunteerism Orange 714-509-4373 Marielle H. Nguyen KP

Developmental care premature infant Anaheim 714-644-7040 Lavonne Sheng Antibiotic stewardship Orange 714-509-3096 Sandra ShortBartlett KP Neonatal resuscitation, peer review, normothermia, perinatology Anaheim 714-644-7040

Nephrology Wei Ling Lau Vascular health in chronic kidney disease Orange 714-456-5142

Neurology Yama Akbari Neurocritical care, coma, consciousness, cardiac arrest Irvine 949-824-1888 Cyrus K. Dastur Neurocritical care Orange 714-456-7210 Mark J. Fisher Stroke Orange 714-456-5091 Joey Gee, DO Headaches, dementia, brain trauma Mission Viejo 949-542-8002 Namita A. Goyal Neuromuscular disorders Orange 714-456-2332 Xiao-Tang Kong Orange 714-456-7214 Tahseen Mozaffa Neuromuscular disorders Orange 714-456-7352 Mona Sazgar Epilepsy Orange 714-456-6203 Sara J. Stern-Nezer Neurocritical care Orange 714-456-7890 Shuichi Suzuki Neurointerventional radiology Orange 714-456-6966 Gaby T. Thai Multiple sclerosis Orange 714-456-6808

Obstetrics and Gynecology N. Elizabeth Arovas KP

Obstetrics, minimally invasive surgery, menopausal management Santa Ana 888-988-2800 Monica Aszterbaum Minimally invasive robotic surgery Newport Beach 949-763-3106 Leon Baginski Endometriosis, robotic surgery, high-risk obstetrics Mission Viejo 949-276-6266 Donna G. Baick Chronic pelvic pain and vaginal hysterectomy Tustin 714-838-8408 Dennis Buchanan Fullerton 714-992-5350 Jennifer Butler Obstetrics and gynecology hospitalist medicine Orange 714-456-7733 Judith H. Chung Maternal-fetal medicine; diabetes in pregnancy Orange 714-456-5967 Christopher Donnelly KP Minimally invasive surgery Santa Ana 888-988-2800 Janis D. Fee Robotics, maternity, adolescent/peds gyn Orange 714-282-1892 Nicte Flores KP Caring for women Irvine 949-932-5566 Afshan Hameed Maternal-fetal medicine Orange 714-456-5968 Tabetha R. Harken Complex family planning Orange 714-456-5968

Christina Hong KP Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, cervical dysplasia Irvine 949-573-5847

Alison Wu Obstetrics and gynecology hospitalist Laguna Hills 949-829-5500

Candace Howe Newport Beach 949-646-2800

Ophthalmology

Janet Jacobson Complex family planning Anaheim 714-633-6373 ext 213 Christine M. Kim Obstetics and gynecology hospitalist medicine, medical education Orange 714-456-7733 Kim Lam Tustin 949-829-5500 Neal Lonky KP Cancer prevention, health policy Anaheim 888-988-2800 Rachel Perry Complex family planning Orange 714-456-5967 Manuel Porto Maternal-fetal medicine Orange 714-456-5968 Naghmeh SalamatSaberi Benign minimally invasive gyn surgery Orange 714-456-6853 Rebecca M. Sauer General gynecology, abnormal bleeding Yorba Linda 714-790-8600 Betty Shen KP Irvine 888-988-2800 Jonathan G. Steller Gynecologic and reproductive health in space Orange 714-456-5967 Lawrence B. Werlin Reproductive medicine/preimplantation genetic testing Newport Beach 949-287-5600 ext 8355

Sean Adrean Retina, macula and vitreous diseases Fullerton 714-738-4620 Rahul Bhola Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus Orange 714-509-4490 Andrew W. Browne Irvine 949-824-4122 Sanford Chen Diseases of the vitreous, macula, retina Newport Beach 949-646-3242 R. Wade Crow Giant cell arteritis, diplopia, optic neuropathy Irvine 949-824-7944 Kourosh Alex Dastgheib Cataract surgery Newport Beach 949-652-6966 Sonia B. Dhoot Medical and surgical retina Laguna Hills 949-951-2020 Rishi Doshi KP Medical retina Tustin 714-430-2700 Lilangi S. Ediriwickrema Oculoplastic surgery, neuroophthalmology Irvine 949-824-3473 Charles W.G. Eifrig Retina Laguna Hills 949-707-5125 Melanie Ho Erb Cosmetic eyelid surgery, fillers, neurotoxins, lasers Irvine 949-727-0102 Marjan Farid Cornea Irvine 949-824-2020

Gregg Feinerman Cataract and refractive surgery Newport Beach 949-631-4780 Sumit Garg Cornea/cataract Irvine 949-824-2020 Ronald N. Gaster Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus Fountain Valley 855-393-3622 Charlotte Gor Irvine 949-824-2020 Carl T. Hartman Light-adjustable cataract surgery; comprehensive ophthalmology Los Alamitos 562-531-2020 John A. Hovanesian Cataract, refractive, cornea and pterygium surgery Laguna Hills 949-951-2020 John Hwang Retina Laguna Hills 949-707-5125 Jeffrey Joseph Oculoplastic surgery Newport Beach 949-424-3524 Peter Joson Glaucoma and cataract surgery Laguna Hills 949-489-2218 Sanjay R. Kedhar Cornea, cataract and uveitis Irvine 949-824-3134 Charles E. Keller Orange 949-951-2020 Diana H. Kersten Cataract surgery Laguna Hills 949-951-2020 Ahsan M. Khan KP Cataract and glaucoma Yorba Linda 714-685-3644 Brian T. Kim Medical retina and cataract Laguna Hills 949-951-2020

Kenneth B Krantz

KP

Oculoplastic surgery Santa Ana 888-988-2800 Baruch D. Kuppermann Retina Irvine 949-824-8089 Ken Y. Lin AI and deep learning, glaucoma Irvine 949-824-7944 Wenjing Liu Oculofacial plastic surgery Newport Beach 949-200-6838 Stephanie Y. Lu Retina Irvine 949-824-3476 Desmond McGuire Medical and surgical retina Santa Ana 714-543-6020 Mitul C. Mehta Retina Irvine 949-824-2020 Sameh Mosaed Cataract and glaucoma surgery Irvine 949-824-2020 Nika Omid Laser cataract surgery, cosmetic eyelid surgery Irvine 949-652-2020 Rajiv R. Rathod Retina Santa Ana 714-972-8432 Samir A. Shah Laser refractive cataract surgery Huntington Beach 714-965-9696 Shaival Shah KP Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus Tustin 714-430-2702 Aisha Simjee Orange 714-771-2022 Audrey Tai, DO Cataract, refractive surgery, cornea Mission Viejo 949-889-2020

Jeremiah P. Tao Oculofacial plastic and orbital surgery Irvine 949-824-7944 Ramin Tayani Oculoplastic surgery Laguna Hills 949-489-2218 Sean Tsao KP Santa Ana 833-574-2273 Matthew W. Wad Cataract and refractive surgery Irvine 949-824-7944 Ye Elaine Wang Glaucoma and cataract surgery Laguna Hills 949-951-2020 Alison Wong KP Cataract surgery La Palma 833-574-2273 David Yomtoob Cataract surgery and glaucoma Orange 714-771-2020 Timothy T. You Vitreoretinal surgery, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy Santa Ana 714-972-8432 Jared R. Younger Custom laser cataract surgery Fountain Valley 714-546-2020 Kevin R. Yuhan KP Cornea Mission Viejo 949-230-4723

Otolaryngology/ Facial Plastic Surgery William C. Cohen, DO Orange 714-628-1313

OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery Syed Ahsan KP Cochlear implants, acoustic neuroma Anaheim 714-644-2084

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TOP DOCTORS 2025 Gurpreet Ahuja Pediatric airway; ear, nose, throat disorders Orange 714-633-4020 William B. Armstrong Head/neck surgery, thyroid/parathyroid Orange 714-456-5753 Naveen D. Bhandarkar Rhinology - sinus and skull base surgery Orange 714-456-5753 Jay M. Bhatt Pediatric cochlear implant and sleep surgery Orange 714-633-4020 Theodore Chen KP Complex nasal surgery, skin cancer reconstruction Irvine 949-932-5173 Michael Cho Mission Viejo 949-364-4361 Roger L. Crumley Sleep apnea, laryngology Orange 888-826-2672 Hamid R. Djalilian Ear skullbase surgery, hearing balance disorders Orange 714-456-7017 Steven Feinberg Voice and swallowing disorders, laryngeal surgery Costa Mesa 949-573-3447 Rohit Garg KP Rhinology and skull base surgery Anaheim 714-644-2093

Jagmeet Mundi Mission Viejo 949-573-3447 Young Oh KP Head and neck oncology Irvine 888-988-2800 Nguyen S. Pham Pediatric hearing loss, cochlear implantations Orange 714-633-4020 Terry Shibuya KP Skull base surgery Anaheim 714-644-2084 Jack A. Shohet Otology/neurotology Newport Beach 949-631-4327 Christopher Thompson Mission Viejo 949-364-4361 Tjoson Tjoa Head and neck cancer and reconstruction Orange 714-456-5753 Douglas K. Trask Sleep medicine Orange 714-456-5753 Sunil Verma Laryngology Orange 714-456-7017 Phillip Wells Comprehensive otolaryngology San Clemente 949-364-4361

Pain Medicine James A. Kim Spinal cord stimulation Santa Ana 949-566-8688 David W. Lee Fullerton 714-879-0050

Yarah Haidar Orange 714-456-5733

Aaron Przybysz Huntington Beach 714-793-9260

Avrum Kaufman, DO Balloon sinuplasty, nasal obstruction, thyroid Ladera Ranch 949-218-5200

Pathology

Edward C. Kuan Rhinology and skull base surgery Orange 714-456-5753 68

Cassiana E. Bittencour Medical microbiology Orange 714-456-7890

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Jennifer S. Woo Blood transfusion, quality improvement, clinical informatics Irvine 833-920-2822

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Wan-Yin Chan Immune deficiency, food allergy, eczema Orange 714-633-6363

Pediatric Anesthesiology Nhat (Nathan) Le KP International medical and surgical missions Irvine 949-932-2446 Debra E. Morrison Orange 714-393-9521

Pediatric Cardiology Anjan S. Batra Pediatric electrophysiology Orange 714-509-3939 Nita Doshi Fetal cardiology, non-invasive cardiology Orange 714-509-7576 Nafiz M. Kiciman Cardiac imaging Orange 714-509-3939 Wyman W. Lai Echocardiography Orange 714-509-3939 Uthara Mohan Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, athletic cardiac screening Newport Beach 949-646-1495 Gira Morchi Interventional pediatric cardiology Orange 714-509-3939 Pierangelo Renella Cardiac MRI, pediatric and fetal cardiology Orange 714-509-3939

Pediatric Critical Pediatric Care Medicine GastroMichele Domico enterology Pediatric cardiac intensive care, extracorporeal support Orange 714-509-8658

Gary Goodman Pediatric trauma, pediatric respiratory failure Orange 714-509-8658 Juliette L. Hun Orange 714-509-8620 Robert B. Kelly Cardiac critical care Orange 714-509-8620 Jason Knight Rapid whole genome sequencing Orange 714-509-8620 Patricia Liao International health, community outreach Orange 714-509-8658 Paul Lubinsky Respiratory failure Orange 714-509-8658

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Seth L. Brindis Orange 714-543-8911

Pediatric Endocrinology Amrit P. Bhangoo Short stature, Noonan syndrome, thyroid disorders Orange 714-509-8634 Nikta Forghani Turner syndrome, bone health Orange 714-509-8634 Himala Kashmiri, DO Orange 714-509-8634

Phyllis Agran KP Childhood injury prevention Tustin 714-329-2180 Ashish S. Chogle Functional GI, motility disorders, integrative medicine Orange 714-509-4099 Kenneth E. Grant Inflammatory bowel disease Orange 714-509-4099 Jeffrey Ho, D Intestinal rehabilitation, cardiac nutrition Orange 714-509-4099 Anup J. Patel Eosinophilic esophagitis Orange 714-509-4099

Pediatric HematologyOncology Geetha Puthenveetil Hemoglobinopathies, vascular anomalies, hemostasis, gene therapy Orange 714-509-8459 Naveen Qureshi KP Anaheim 714-644-4824 Amit Soni Hemostasis/ thrombosis, gene and cellular therapy Orange 714-509-8459

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Katherine M. Andreeff Hospital medicine Orange 714-509-8826 Daniel Kang Medical education Orange 714-509-8826

Jennifer G. Lusk Medical education Orange 714-509-8826 Hanh-Uyen NguyenTang Orange 714-509-8826 Sameer S. Pathare Orange 714-509-8826 Minkkwan Wungwattan Orange 714-509-8826

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Antonio Arrieta Immunocompromised hosts, antifungals Orange 714-509-8403 Negar Ashouri Kawasaki disease, antimicrobial stewardship Orange 714-509-8403 Delma J. Nieves Pertussis, pneumococcus Orange 714-509-8403 Jasjit Singh Vaccines, vaccinepreventable diseases, immunodeficiency Orange 714-509-8403

Pediatric Nephrology Shoba Narayan Nephritis, dialysis, acute/chronic kidney disease Orange 714-509-8324

Pediatric Oncology Elyssa Rubin Sarcomas, neuroblastoma Orange 714-509-4348

Pediatric Pulmonology Chana Chin Sleep medicine, rare lung disease Orange 714-509-8705

Susan Gage Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Orange 714-509-8709 Amy Harrison Asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic cough Newport Beach 949-220-0510 Pornchai Tirakitsoontorn Cystic fibrosis, asthma, chronic cough Orange 714-509-7679

Pediatric Radiology Tuan Dao Orange 714-509-9160 Azam Eghbal Ai application in pediatric radiology Orange 714-509-9160 Liliane H. Gibbs Teleradiology, AI, education Anaheim 714-458-8992 William Nathanael Holmes Orange 714-509-9160 Hollie Lai Orange 714-509-9160 Daniel Nahl, DO Orange 714-509-9160

Pediatric Rheumatology Minakshi Chaudhari KP

Tustin 714-430-2600 Andrew I. Shulman Orange 714-509-8617

Pediatric Sports Medicine Chris Koutures Injury prevention Anaheim Hills 714-974-2220

Pediatric Surgery John C. German Pediatric and infant surgery Orange 714-361-4480 David L. Gibbs Pediatric trauma, fetal surgery Orange 714-364-4050 Mustafa Kabeer Pectus excavatum, inguinal hernia Orange 714-364-4050 Vinh Lam Pediatric and infant surgery Orange 714-361-4480 Peter Yu Fetal surgery, health disparities Orange 714-364-4050

Pediatric Urology Kai-wen Chuang Orange 714-509-3919 Heidi A. Stephany Urology Orange 714-509-3919

Pediatrics Steven Abelowitz Costa Mesa 949-781-3040 Behnoosh Afghani Infectious disease, medical education, health disparities Orange 714-509-2562 Sinda W. Althoen Santa Ana 714-288-3230 Aviva Alyeshmerni Concierge pediatrics, preventive care, early intervention Newport Beach 949-324-0462 Eric Ball Ladera Ranch 949-388-1798 Alyse M. Baron Costa Mesa 714-668-2525 Jennifer Birkhauser Well care, vaccines Huntington Beach 714-477-8001

Annie Carr KP Anaheim 888-988-2800 Amy H. Cheng Anaheim 657-282-6356 Melitza J. CobhamBrowne Administration Santa Ana 714-480-2443 Danielle Curitore Pediatric development Irvine 714-263-9279 Angela S. Dangvu Breastfeeding support, vaccinations Tustin 714-565-7960 Nancy Daisy Dodd KP

Infectious diseases Anaheim 888-988-2800 Afif El-Hasan KP San Juan Capistrano 888-988-2800 Elsie Rosso Hidalgo Santa Ana 657-282-6355 Jennifer C. Ho Pediatric hospital medicine Orange 714-509-8826 Lisa Hoang Early development, adolescents, mental health Irvine 714-263-9279 Irene O. Kan KP Anaheim 888-988-2800 Renuka R. Kar Neonatal hospitalist medicine Orange 714-509-3096 Romit Kar Teaching, obesity prevention Newport Beach 949-662-0152 Connie Lin KP Injury prevention Irvine 888-988-2800 Jonathan S. Lin KP Well child care and urgent care La Palma 888-988-2800

Jennifer Linzmeyer, DO KP Pediatric hospitalist Anaheim 714-644-6436 Leticia C. Oliveros Latino healthcare disparities, immunizations, medical education Anaheim 657-282-6356 Sarah J. O’Loughlin Newborns, asthma, rashes Orange 714-628-3230 Zachariah Reda Pediatric pulmonary and critical care Newport Beach 949-644-0970 Johanna RodriguezToledo Mission Viejo 949-364-8700

Trung Tristan Truong Infants, children, adolescents Rancho Mission Viejo 949-542-7700

Michael McConnell Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery Fullerton 714-446-5180

Vincent Valenzuela

Keyian Paydar Breast augmentation, mommy makeover, body contouring Newport Beach 949-755-0575

KP

Santa Ana 888-988-2800 Tommy Wang Pediatric hospitalist medicine Orange 714-456-5631

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Danielle Perret Karimi Spine pain, joint pain, nerve pain Orange 714-456-6668

Annu Sharma Comprehensive pediatric care infants, children, adolescents Irvine 949-753-0901

Anh Quan Nguyen, DO KP Pain management Orange 714-748-1698

Nisha B. Sharma, DO Urgent care Orange 714-509-3444

Semira Bayati Cosmetic surgery Newport Beach 949-756-0400

Valerie Sheppard Newport Beach 949-644-0970

Gregory R. Evans Aesthetics, cancer reconstruction Orange 714-456-8959

David Shinmei KP La Habra 888-988-2800 Michelle Solomon KP

Breastfeeding, workflows, EM Garden Grove 888-988-2800 Barbara Stefanides KP

Chronic pain Mission Viejo 888-988-2800 Lucy Tang Urgent care Orange 714-509-3444 Taylor T. Tran Newborn care Santa Ana 714-288-3230 Eric Troyan KP Nutrition Mission Viejo 833-574-2273

Plastic Surgery

Jon M. Grazer Aesthetic surgery, mommy makeover, facial rejuvenation Newport Beach 949-644-1240 Sanjay Grover Aesthetic surgery of face and body Newport Beach 949-759-9551 Daniel Jaffur Pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery Orange 714-456-3077 Michael K. Lee Mission Viejo 949-364-1010 Hengli (Henry) Lin Aesthetic and reconstructive surgery Fullerton 714-446-5180

Nirav Savalia Aesthetic and reconstructive surgery Newport Beach 949-759-0980 Hisham Seify Cosmetic surgery Newport Beach 949-251-1502 Michael Sundine Facelift, rhinoplasty, cosmetic surgery Newport Beach 949-706-3100 Robert E. Tuchler KP Irvine 949-932-5105 Raj M. Vyas Craniofacial surgery Orange 714-456-8959 Robert M. Wald, Jr Cosmetic surgery Fullerton 714-738-4282 Garrett Wirt Newport Beach 949-706-9988

Psychiatry Gustavo Alva Costa Mesa 949-432-9989 Rimal Bera Adult psychiatry Orange 714-456-6898 Neel Doshi, DO KP Child and adolescent psychiatry Santa Ana 714-644-6480 Anju Hurria Child psychiatry, autism, clinician wellness Orange 714-456-5902 Kevin Kinback Transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression/OCD Ladera Ranch 949-768-2988

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TOP DOCTORS 2025 Robert M. McCarron, DO Internal medicine/ psychiatry and integrative medicine Orange 714-456-5645

Radiation Oncology

David Safani ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, depression Newport Beach 949-371-9551

Amanda Schwer Irvine 949-671-4625

Pranav Shah KP Wellness, mindfulness Santa Ana 714-644-6480 Felicia K. Wong KP Consultation-liaison psychiatry Irvine 949-932-2384

Pulmonary Disease Richard A. Lee Orange 714-456-7890

Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine George M. Girgis Tustin 714-491-1159 Farhan Khabaz Neurocritical care, COPD Fullerton 714-447-5060 Tauseef Qureshi Mission Viejo 949-364-3330 Usman Shah Post critical care recovery, PICS Newport Beach 949-764-6876 Andy Tran Pulmonary hypertension Fullerton 714-447-5060

Pulmonary Disease and Sleep Medicine John Saito Fountain Valley 714-486-3996

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Robert Ash Orange 844-545-1672

Venita Williams Brain, lung, breast, gyn, lymphoma, pediatric Orange 714-734-6250

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Banafsheh N. Kashani Infertility, fertility preservation, recurrent pregnancy loss Laguna Hills 949-516-0150 Sharon Moayeri In vitro fertilization, oncofertility, surrogacy Newport Beach 949-706-2229 Marcus Rosencrantz Laguna Hills 949-516-0606

Rheumatology Sheetal Desai Lupus, APS, myositis, scleroderma Orange 714-456-7890 Alan R. Schenk Laguna Hills 949-238-4100

Surgery Marla Anderson Breast surgical oncology Mission Viejo 949-364-1007 Cristobal Barrios Jr. Orange 714-509-2121 Steven Beanes Laparoscopic/ robotic hernia surgery Newport Beach 949-791-6767 Colleen Coleman Breast and endocrine surgery Newport Beach 949-791-6767

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Irvine 949-932-5470

Surgery, Cardiac Anthony D. Caffarell Adult cardiac surgery Newport Beach 949-650-3350

Surgery, Colon and Rectal Joseph C. Carmichael Orange 714-456-7862 Steven D. Mills Orange 714-456-8511 Babak (Bobby) Rad Newport Beach 949-791 6767

Surgery, Neurological Lars Anker Neuro-oncology Orange 714-450-6880 Devin K. Binder Functional neurosurgery and spine Fountain Valley 949-829-2378 Jefferson W. Che Neurotrauma Orange 714-456-6966

Sooho Choi KP Anaheim 888-988-2800 Christopher M. Duma Newport Beach 949-642-6787 Kiarash Golshani Neurovascular surgery Orange 714-456-6966 Hector Ho Brain tumor laser treatment, spinal tumors Fullerton 714-734-3120 Frank P.K. Hsu Skull base and cerebrovascular Orange 714-456-6966 Robert Jackson Cervical spine surgery Laguna Hills 949-588-5800 Keun-young (Anthony) Kim Robotic spine Mission Viejo 949-388-7190 Mark E. Linskey Brain/skullbase tumors; cranial nerve disorders Orange 714-456-6966 Robert G. Louis Newport Beach 949-383-4185 Michael Oh Spine navigation, robotics, minimally invasive surgery Orange 714-456-6966 Burak Ozgur Minimally invasive spine surgery Newport Beach 949-383-4190 Vikas Rao Cerebrovascular, endovascular, brain, spine, tumor surgery Mission Viejo 949-388-7190 Alexander Taghva Neuromodulation Mission Viejo 949-388-7190 Sumeet Vadera Epilepsy surgery, spine surgery Orange 714-456-7890

Daniel S. Yanni Spine surgery Newport Beach 949-515 0051

Surgery, Orthopedic Gerald J. Alexander Spine surgery Orange 714-634-4567 Nitin N. Bhatia Spine surgery Orange 714-456-7012 Donald E. Bittne Hand, upper extremity Fullerton 714-626-8630 Michael Burdi Spine surgery Mission Viejo 949-348-4000 K. Lauchlan Chambers Sports medicine Fountain Valley 714-850-7300 Rick Csintalan KP Knee, sports medicine Irvine 888-988-2800 Brent Davis KP Orthopedic sports medicine Irvine 833-574-2273 Emil Dionysian KP Hand surgery Anaheim 714-644-7111 David Downs Arthroscopy, joint replacement Fullerton 714-879-0050 Daniel Duggan, DO Mission Viejo 949-393-3193 Taylor R. Dunphy Sports medicine Newport Beach 949-722-7038 Mark Elzik Upper extremity and microsurgery Mission Viejo 949-364-2154 Payam Farjoodi Minimally invasive spine surgery Fountain Valley 714-850-7300

Michael J. Gillman 3D printing, joint replacement Orange 714-598-1745 Scott Graha Sports medicine, arthroscopy Laguna Woods 949-586-3200 Bradley Greenbaum Sports medicine Laguna Hills 949-451-1454 Theodore K. Gregorius Sports medicine Newport Beach 949-759-3600 Robert C. Grumet Sports medicine Orange 714-634-4567 Ranjan Gupta Shoulder surgery and brachial plexus injuries Orange 714-456-1699 Andrew R. Hsu Foot and ankle surgery Orange 714-456-7012 Nimish R. Kadakia Sports medicine and trauma Irvine 949-586-3200 Kiarash (Kevin) Khajavi Knee and shoulder surgery Fullerton 714-626-8630 Francois D. Lalonde Pediatric orthopedics Orange 714-633-2111 Arthur T. Lee KP Hand surgery Irvine 949-932-5142 Eric W. Lee Knee/shoulder, arthroscopy, sports medicine, PRP Orange 714-538-8549 Yu-Po Lee Spine surgery Orange 714-456-7012

Michael Marandola Orthopedic sports medicine, joint replacement Mission Viejo 949-348-4000 Rojeh Melikian Spine surgery Newport Beach 949-432-6153 Amirhossein Misaghi Pediatric orthopedic surgery, pediatric orthopedic oncology Orange 714-633-2111 Mohamed Moussa

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Total joint replacement Irvine 833-574-2273 Andrew Y. Park KP Sports medicine Anaheim 888-988-2800 Samuel Park Joint replacement surgery Mission Viejo 949-364-2154 Nicholas E. Rose Hand and upper extremity surgery Newport Beach 949-759-3600 John A. Schlechter, DO Pediatric orthopedic surgery, sports medicine Orange 714-633-2111 John A. Scolaro Orthopedic trauma Orange 714-456-7012 Grant D. Shiffl Minimally invasive and outpatient spine surgery Newport Beach 949-988-7800 Jeremy S. Smith Reconstructive spine surgery Orange 714-634-4567 Roger Sohn Shoulder and elbow San Juan Capistrano 949-940-8462 Shahram (Shawn) Solhpour Cartilage restoration, early arthritic conditions Fullerton 714-626-8679

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Surgery, Orthopedic Hand Shaunak S. Desai Hand and upper extremity surgery Newport Beach 949-722-7038

Surgery, Thoracic Ali Mahtabifard Orange 714-456-5533 John Maurice Dana Point 949-485-9946 Taylor Tang Orange 714-997-2224

Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Richard Gates Pediatric cardiac surgery Orange 714-509-4641

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Surgery, Vascular Anthony H. Chau Aortic aneurysm, carotid disease, venous disease Orange 714-456-6621 D. Daniel Dearing Peripheral arterial, venous, carotid, aneurysms, dialysis Laguna Hills 949-457-7900 Roy M. Fujitani Limb salvage, vascular access, aortic aneurysms Orange 714-456-5453 Nii-Kabu Kabutey Abdominal aneurysms, thoracoabdominal aneurysms, endovascular procedures Orange 714-456-5453

Jennifer K. Lee KP Anaheim 714-644-2380 Emily Whitcomb KP Irvine 949-324-5677

Urology Don T. Bui Huntington Beach 949-855-1101 Ralph V. Clayman Complex kidney and ureteral stones Orange 714-456-7005 Daniel J. Cwikla Orange 714-456-7005 Lamia Gabal Urogynecology, sexual health Tustin 949-825-7650 Joel Gelman Male urethral and genital reconstructive surgery Orange 714-456-2951 Gamal M. Ghoniem Female urology and voiding dysfunction Orange 714-456-7005

Ross M. Moskowitz Prostate enlargement, urinary symptoms Orange 714-456-7005 Leah Nakamura Urogynecology Laguna Hills 949-855 1101 Roshan M. Patel Kidney stones and kidney disease Orange 714-456-7005 M. Leon Seard II Orange 714-456-7005 Karan J. Singh Mission Viejo 949-855-1101 Aaron Spitz Male fertility, male sexual function Laguna Hills 949-855-1101 Neyssan Tebyani Robotic surgery, prostate, kidney stone, incontinence Laguna Hills 949-855-1101 Vera Trofimenko Sexual medicine Tustin 949-825-7650

Greg E. Gin Urologic oncology Orange 714-456-7005

Edward M. Uchio Urologic oncology Orange 714-456-7005

Isabella J. Kuo Orange 714-456-5453

Cory Hugen Bladder, kidney, and testicular cancers Irvine 949-671-4673

Elias Wehbi Pediatric urology Orange 714-509-3919

Russell Montgomery Peripheral vascular surgery Orange 714-532-0793

Pengbo Jiang Kidney stone and kidney disease Orange 714-456-7005

Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Mark L. Jordan Oncology, reconstructive surgery, renovascular and transplant Orange 714-456-7005

NoelaniGuaderrama KP

Irvine 888-988-2800 Felicia L. Lane Pelvic organ prolapse, neuromodulation Orange 714-456-5967

Jonathan Wu KP Endourology Anaheim 833-574-2273 Faysal A. Yafi Men’s health and reconstruction Newport Beach 714-456-7005

William K. Kim KP Benign prostatic hyperplasia, urolithiasis Irvine 888-988-2800 Jaime Landman Urologic oncology, kidney stones, kidney cancer Orange 714-456-7005

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