Top Doctors 2023 - Sacramento Magazine
They are the heroes of health care. They are the champions of wellness. Their careers are all about keeping you and your loved ones in the best physical and mental shape possible. They are the region's Top Doctors, selected through a formal process similar to the peer-to-peer process doctors themselves use to connect their patients to the right specialists. Professional Research Services, LLC conducted our survey, verifying each doctor's credentials and specific areas of expertise. To learn more about the process, go to prscom.com.
We also asked eight of the physicians to share their insights on subjects ranging from neonatal medicine to geriatrics.
Addiction Medicine
ALICIA AGNOLI
UC Davis Health – Family and Community Medicine
(916) 734-3630
ANGELLA A. BARR
Chemical Dependency Treatment Associates
(916) 333-5955
CHRISTINE R. BELL
C.O.R.E. Medical Clinic, Inc.
(916) 442-4985
DANIEL K. COLBY
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine Department
(916) 734-3790
ALOK KRISHNA
Family Medical Clinic of Greater Sacramento,
(916) 569-8585
MARTIN LEAMON
UC Davis Health – Addiction
Medicine, (916) 703-5660
ALLISON MEISNER
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 482-1132
AIMEE MOULIN
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine Department
(916) 734-5010
MICHAEL S. PARR
Chemical Dependency Treatment Associates
(916) 333-5955
MANU SAINI
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 482-1132
JOANNA C. SHEPHERD
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 482-1132
CHRISTOPHER ZEGERS
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 482-1132
Adolescent Medicine
SCOTT CHARLES BUDD
Sutter Medical,
(916) 924-9337
LAURA M. KESTER PRAKASH
UC Davis Health – Pediatrics
(916) 734-3112
CINDY SCHORZMAN
UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services
(530) 752-2304
Allergy and Immunology
MATTHEW S. BOWDISH
The Allergy Center at Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat,
(916) 736-6644
BRADLEY CHIPPS
Capital Allergy & Respiratory Disease Center
(916) 453-8696
ANGELINA M. CRANS YOON
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-7288
SEAN G. DEANE
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7500
VICTORIA R. DIMITRIADES
UC Davis Children's Hospital – Pediatric Allergy and Rheumatology,
(916) 734-3112
GORDON GARCIA
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7500
MUDITA GOGNA
Sutter Health – Sutter Capitol Pavilion ENT & Audiology
(916) 736-6644
MARK I. GRIJNSZTEIN
Sutter Medical Plaza Elk Grove
(916) 478-6555
ROSEMARY L. HALLETT
UC Davis Health – Allergy and Rheumatology
(916) 783-7109
MARC D. IKEDA
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7500
SYEDA R. INAMDAR
Dignity Health Mercy Medical
Group, (916) 691-8581
NAYOUNG KIM
Kaiser Permanente – Rancho Cordova Medical Offices
(916) 631-3088
ARVIND KUMAR
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville
Riverside Medical Offices
(916) 784-4220
BINITA MANDAL
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 560-0165
RAJAN MERCHANT
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-0357
TRAVIS A. MILLER
The Allergy Station
(916) 238-6238
ANH P. NGUYEN
UC Davis Children's Hospital – Pediatric Allergy and Rheumatology,
(916) 734-3112
NEIL G. PARIKH
Capital Allergy & Respiratory Disease Center,
(916) 453-8696
CHIRAAG S. PATEL
Granite Bay Allergy, Asthma & Immunology,
(916) 771-2531
TROY SCRIBNER
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Riverside Medical Offices
(916) 784-4220
SUZANNE S. TEUBER
UC Davis Health – Allergy and Rheumatology,
(916) 734-2737
RANI VATTI
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 480-6500
Anesthesiology
RICHARD L. APPLEGATE II
UC Davis Health – Anesthesiology,
(916) 734-5048
SHANTHI ARIBINDI
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2520
ANITHA AYYALAPU
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2520
CHRISTINE R. BELL
C.O.R.E. Medical Clinic, Inc.
(916) 442-4985
DAVID A. CAIN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5000
GREGORY M. COX
Sutter Health,
(916) 481-0777
DOUGLAS E. CROCKETT
Sutter Health,
(916) 481-6800
KARYN D'ADDIO-RILEY
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5000
RAJVINDER S. DHAMRAIT
UC Davis Health – Anesthesiology
(916) 734-5031
ROBERT F. DONG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2520
RICHARD W. DUNBAR
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4000
VIKEN FARAJIAN
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4000
JOHN P. HENAO
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4000
AMARDEEP S. HEYER
C.A.S.E. Medical Group
(800) 642-6040
RUBEN G. KOSHY
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2520
ROBERT SCOTT KRISS
UC Davis Health – Anesthesiology
(916) 734-5031
SUNGEUN LEE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4000
SETH LERNER
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2520
NIROOP R. RAVULA
UC Davis Health – Anesthesiology
(916) 734-5031
CATHERINE WHANG
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4000
Debbie A. Aizenberg, M.D.
Ear, Nose and Throat
UC DAVIS DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Surprise, surprise: Q-Tips are not to be used for cleaning out dirty ears—at least according to otolaryngologist Debbie A. Aizenberg, M.D. "People come in and apologize for not cleaning out their earwax, but I tell them they're doing everything right," says Aizenberg, who goes on to explain that earwax is actually good for us. "It lubricates the ear, carries away the dead skin cells and has antibacterial properties. Most of the time, it's best to leave earwax alone."
What else might surprise us about the ENT world? It's an often-misunderstood specialty. ENT is an actual surgical subspecialty, so it's not just clinical in nature. We handle everything from straightforward issues in the office to very significant head and neck surgeries. The anatomy of the head and neck is extremely complex because so many different functional structures are located close to one another—structures that are responsible for many critical functions, such as breathing, speaking, swallowing, hearing, facial expressions, taste and smell. Some of the operations we perform are large and open, and others involve endoscopes and microscopes. The variety is just amazing.
You're sometimes working within very tiny spaces. That must be tricky business. The smallest bones in the body are found in the middle ear. There are three tiny bones that, together, are smaller than a penny. So when we're operating on these structures and in other small spaces, you can imagine just how fine these procedures are.
Your clinical focus is pediatrics. What's that like? It's a challenge working with children, because sometimes they put beads in their ears and Legos up their noses. You have to find ways to reduce stress and make it a positive experience.
Breast Surgery
CATHERINE M. BAKER
Sutter Health,
(916) 878-4950
YONA BARASH
Sutter Health – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 863-1805
RICHARD J. BOLD
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
CLAUDIA DEYOUNG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
JOELLE L. JAKOBSEN
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 351-4800
JAMES LEHRER
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5235
JASON LONDEREE
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5235
MELINDA MORTENSON
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5235
BRIE NARDY
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4144
CANDICE A. SAUDER
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
MICHAEL G. SCHLIEMAN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
CHRISTIAN SWANSON
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 351-4800
BROOKE VUONG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Cardiac Surgery
ZACHARY E. BREWER
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 733-6850
MICHAEL CHOW
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 733-4100
SABRINA A. EVANS
UC Davis Medical Center – Cardiothoracic Surgery
(800) 282-3284
JOSEPH HUH
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 733-4100
MICHAEL T. INGRAM SR.
Sutter Health – Buhler Specialty Pavilion,
(916) 887-4845
ROBERT KINCADE
Sutter Health,
(916) 887-4845
ALLEN MORRIS
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 546-5107
TEIMOUR NASIROV
Sutter Health,
(916) 340-0111
GARY W. RAFF
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2191
VICTOR M. RODRIGUEZ
UC Davis Medical Center – Cardiothoracic Surgery
(916) 734-2680
KAPIL SHARMA
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 545-5107
HENRY ZHU
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 733-4100
Cardiology
ROHIT BHASKAR
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4992
RADHIKA N. BUKKAPATNAM
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine,
(916) 783-7109
HOWARD H. DINH
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
RICHARD P. ERICSON
Sutter Health,
(916) 887-4040
DALI FAN
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine,
(800) 348-0499
KRISZTIAN KAPINYA
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5282
ANURADHA KHURANA
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-5657
PETER S. KIM
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5282
ROBERT KIRCHNER
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-5657
RISHI A. MENON
Sutter Health,
(916) 782-2146
PETER MILES
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
SANDEEP MITTAL
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
NAVIN NAKRA
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
STEPHEN PETERS
Sutter Health – Roseville Cardiologists
(916) 782-2146
FEMI PHILIP
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville
Medical Center, (916) 784-5657
DAVID K. ROBERTS III
Sutter Health,
(916) 887-4040
HARN-CHERNG SHIUE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
GAGAN D. SINGH
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine
(916) 734-3761
KARANJIT SINGH
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group
(916) 735-4129
THOMAS SMITH
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine
(800) 282-3284
JEFFREY A. SOUTHARD
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine
(800) 282-3284
UMA N. SRIVATSA
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine
(916) 734-3761
KEVIN STOKKE
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-0357
NEELIMA VALLURUPALLI
Sutter Health – Buhler Specialty Pavilion
(916) 887-4040
GARRETT B. WONG
UC Davis Health – Cardiovascular Medicine
(916) 734-3761
ZI-JIAN XU
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4040
SANJAY V. YADLAPALLI
Sutter Health
(916) 782-2146
YINGBO YANG
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4040
ZOE YU
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
Colon and Rectal Surgery
JAMES M. CONNER
Sacramento Colon and Rectal
Surgery Medical Group Inc.
(916) 231-1050
BURZEEN E. KARANJAWALA
Sacramento Colon and Rectal
Surgery Medical Group Inc.
(916) 231-1050
THOMAS MAGRINO
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-0357
DANIEL SHIBRU
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
JEANNE YU
Sacramento Colon and Rectal
Surgery Medical Group Inc.
(916) 231-1050
Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease
JASON Y. ADAMS
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
MUHAMMAD AFZAL
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 325-1040
SHAWN S. AGHILI
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 786-7498
SHERRY M. ANDREWS
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
PARIMAL THAKORBHAI BHARUCHA
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group
(916) 537-5000
HUGH BLACK
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
KAPIL DHAWAN
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 325-1040
SAMJOT DHILLON
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
DARSHAN R DHINGANI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group
(916) 512-6262
ALI GHIAS
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
JEFFRY H. JONES
Sutter Health
(916) 925-2096
BROOKS T. KUHN
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
YUEN W. KWAN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
FRANCIS LAM
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
PETEY LAO
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
SAMUEL LOUIE
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
GREGORY MARELICH
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
SUSAN MURIN
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-7131
DAN-VINH P. NGUYEN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
CHINH T. PHAN
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
SETH ROBINSON
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-0021
CHRISTIAN SANDROCK
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(800) 282-3284
CHRISTIAN M. SEBAT
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 985-9300
WALTER SHAKESPEARE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
SHAJI D. SKARIA
Shaji D. Skaria, MD Private Practice
(916) 865-4668
ERNEST PIERCE STEWART
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
NICHOLAS S. STOLLENWERK
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
BRENT E. VAN HOOZEN
Sutter Health
(916) 679-3590
VANESSA JANE WALKER
Sutter Health
(916) 679-3590
AMIR A. ZEKI
UC Davis Health-Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care
(916) 734-8230
Toussaint Mears-Clarke, M.D.
Family Medicine
DIGNITY HEALTH-MERCY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Toussaint Mears-Clarke, M.D., jokes about "getting to socialize all day" at work—something you might not expect to hear from a doctor. But connecting with people is really what it's all about, says Mears- Clarke, who credits his Jamaican upbringing—and his mother—for his love of community and his desire to help others. "In Jamaica, everyone is treated as family," he says. "My mom always believed everyone had a story and had something to teach you." Mears-Clarke says he sees that lesson reflected every day at Dignity Health, where he juggles a patient caseload alongside teaching duties, helping to train the next generation of family-medicine doctors.
Why did you choose to specialize in family medicine? When you're in med school, a primary decision for most is: Do you want to be a surgeon or not? I had my surgery rotation, and it was not my favorite. I went through all the other rotations, and I liked delivering babies, seeing kids, going to the hospital, going to the ER—I liked it all. And I realized the only way to be able to do all of that would be to work in family medicine.
What are some of the biggest issues in family medicine today? Lack of workforce diversity is the first thing that comes to mind. The demographics of the physician workforce doesn't necessarily match that of the patient population, and that's a disservice because studies show that a diversified workforce tends to result in better patient outcomes. Physician burnout is also a major issue.
But on the upside, being a family-medicine doctor is so fun and so cool, because about 95% of the issues people have are common things that we can treat. That's a subjective number, but for most issues, all you need is a primary care doctor.
Dermatology
OMA N. AGBAI
UC Davis Health – Dermatology
(916) 734-6111
MIRZA A. ALIKHAN
Sutter Medical Group Dermatology
(916) 733-3792
SMITA AWASTHI
UC Davis Health – Dermatology-Pediatric,
(916) 734-6111
SUSAN L. BOONE
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Big Horn Medical Offices
(916) 478-5671
ALISON A. BOUDREAUX
Calkin & Boudreaux Dermatology Associates,
(916) 646-3376
ELYN V. BOWERS
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 733-3327
ROBERT L. BURNS
Kaiser Permanente – Rancho Cordova Medical Offices
(916) 631-2142
BARBARA A. BURRALL
UC Davis Health – Dermatology
(916) 734-6111
CHRISTIE L. CARROLL
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8225
CINDY CHAMBERS
Pacific Skin Institute
(916) 925-7020
AIESKA DE SOUZA
Sutter Health,
(916) 797-4766
CHRISTINE DOHERTY
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 771-7700
SEAN DOHERTY
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 771-7700
MICHAEL FAZIO
Sutter Health,
(916) 492-1828
FARZAM GOROUHI
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
ANN F. HAAS
Sutter Health,
(916) 733-3792
YONG HE
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 844-1591
MARY E. HORNER
Dermatology Consultants of Sacramento,
(916) 739-1505
SAM T. HWANG
UC Davis Health – Dermatology
(916) 734-6111
MARY ANN N. JOHNSON
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 857-9476
SUZANNE L. KILMER
Laser & Skin Surgery Medical Group, Inc.,
(916) 456-0400
JESSE KRAMER
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 844-1591
WEN KUO
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 771-7700
KAREN Y. NISHIMURA
Sutter Health,
(916) 797-4766
KORY PARSI
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
MARGARET E. PARSONS
Sutter Health,
(916) 739-1505
ADAM PETTEY
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 771-7700
JASDEEP SHARMA
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
MARC SILVERSTEIN
UC Davis Health – Dermatology
(916) 286-6130
RAJA SIVAMANI
Pacific Skin Institute
(916) 925-7020
DANIELLE M. TARTAR
UC Davis Health – Dermatology
(916) 734-6111
SIMA TORABIAN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 771-7700
BYRON J. VAN DYKE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 771-7700
PEGGY A. WU
UC Davis Health – Dermatology
(916) 734-6657
AN YEN
Pacific Skin Institute
(916) 925-7020
Ear, Nose and Throat
DEBBIE A. AIZENBERG
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-2801
BEN J. BALOUGH
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
PETER C. BELAFSKY
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-5400
ARNAUD F. BEWLEY
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-5400
JUDITH M. BLAZUN
Sutter Health – Otolaryngology
ENT – Head and Neck Surgery
(916) 262-9456
CRAIGHTON CHIN
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8225
DAVID J. CUA
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5322
RODNEY C. DIAZ
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-5400
VISHAL DOCTOR
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-5880
TIM A. FIFE
Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat
(916) 782-1291
JAMIE FUNAMURA
UC Davis Children's Hospital – Pediatric Otolaryngology
(916) 734-5400
C. E. GAGE
Sutter Health,
(916) 773-7920
BEN G. GOLDWYN
Sutter Health – Sutter Capitol Pavilion ENT & Audiology
(916) 262-9456
ELI R. GROPPO
Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat
(916) 736-3399
ANNE JOHNSTONE
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
SALLY KAMAL
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5322
MAGGIE A. KUHN
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-5400
LEVI LEDGERWOOD
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
RICHARD MCHUGH
Kaiser Permanente – South
Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
DEANNE NYLAND
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(855) 968-2684
KATHARINE OSTEDGAARD
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 474-2600
RANDALL A. OW
Sutter Health,
(916) 782-1291
NIMA PAHLAVAN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5322
SHANNON POTI
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
BRIAN RUBINSTEIN
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 474-2600
SHOAB SIDDIQUE
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 864-3725
LANE D. SQUIRES
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 295-5768
TOBY O. STEELE
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-5400
EDWARD B. STRONG
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-5400
TRAVIS T. TOLLEFSON
UC Davis Health – Otolaryngology
(Head and Neck Surgery)
(916) 734-2347
YUK YEE YAU
Kaiser Permanente – South
Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
MATTHEW ZAVOD
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8339
Emergency Medicine
EMILY R. ANDRADA-BROWN
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(800) 282-3284
DAVID K. BARNES
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
TREVOR CADOGAN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
DANIEL K. COLBY
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
JOHN P. DUTTON
Sutter Health,
(916) 781-1800
ANDREW R. ELMS
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
ARTHUR R. JEY
Sutter Health,
(916) 887-1130
MELISSA JONES
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4050
IAN M. JULIE
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
NATHAN KUPPERMANN
UC Davis Children's Hospital–Pediatric Emergency Medicine
(800) 282-3284
ERIK G. LAURIN
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
JULIA MAGANA
UC Davis Children's Hospital–Pediatric Emergency Medicine
(916) 734-5010
LISA D. MILLS
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
CATHERINE NORBUTAS
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
VIRAG J. SHAH
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
KARA A. TOLES
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
SAMUEL D. TURNIPSEED
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
KATREN R. TYLER
UC Davis Health – Emergency Medicine,
(916) 734-3790
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
MIYA E. ALLEN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(916) 497-3040
ADEELA N. ANSARI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 535-3372
SHAZIA FAIZ
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-7414
KENT K. ISHIHARA
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4004
JOYCE C. LEARY
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4644
LARA LEVIN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4644
JAGMEET MANGAT
Sutter Health,
(916) 774-8384
MARK M. MORIWAKI
UC Davis Health – Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
(916) 734-2737
CHAITHRA PRASAD
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4004
SAIMA SAJID-CROCKETT
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4004
DANA M. SHEELY
UC Davis Health – Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
(916) 734-2737
CRAIG SMITH
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4644
YOU S. TAY
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(916) 497-3040
DANIEL WONG
Sutter Health – Sutter Medical Center,
(916) 455-3700
ARTA F. ZOWGHI
Sutter Health,
(916) 774-8384
Family Medicine
ALICIA AGNOLI
UC Davis Health – Family and Community Medicine
(916) 734-3630
ROKSANA ALI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4182
ROGER ANG
Sutter Medical Plaza Roseville
(916) 774-8300
MEGAN M. ASH
Sutter Health – Alhambra Medical Office,
(916) 451-4400
THOMAS A. BALSBAUGH
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
SHAUNYE M. BELCHER
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 473-2826
ERWIN V. BOCO
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Riverside Medical Offices
(916) 784-4050
JOHN A. BROTHERS
Sutter Health,
919-451-4400
BILJINDER S. CHIMA
Rocklin Family Practice
(916) 624-0300
RINO DIZON
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
MICAELA (MIKA) GODZICH
UC Davis Health – Family and Community Medicine
(916) 443-3299
DINEEN J. GREER
Sutter Health – Alhambra Medical Office,
(916) 451-4400
KARUN F. GROSSMAN
Sutter Health – Sutter Medical Plaza Natomas,
(916) 285-8100
ALAN L. GROVE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4050
NATHAN C. HITZEMAN
Sutter Health – Alhambra Medical Office,
(916) 451-4400
ANTHONY F. JERANT
UC Davis Health – Family and Community Medicine
(916) 734-3630
ALOK KRISHNA
Family Medical Clinic of Greater Sacramento,
(916) 569-8585
DAVID W. LIN
Sutter Health,
(916) 399-6015
NIJHU CHOWDHURY MAHBUB
Kaiser Permanente – Fair Oaks Blvd Medical Office
(916) 973-5000
SARAH A. MARSHALL
UC Davis Health – Family and Community Medicine
(916) 734-3630
MATTHEW MCLAUGHLIN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 614-4040
TOUSSAINT MEARS-CLARKE
Dignity Health – Mercy Family Health Center,
(877) 959-5817
MICHAEL MERER
Kaiser Permanente – Lincoln Medical Offices,
(916) 543-5400
CHRISTOPHER OLSON
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 473-2023
CAROLINE ORNELLAS
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
ANNA F. PINLAC SANCHEZ
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Big Horn Medical Offices
(916) 478-5100
CHRISTOPHER A. PRICE
Sutter Health,
(916) 868-6300
JOAN ROBERTS
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 827-3048
PARUL W. SINGH
Sutter Health,
(916) 781-9885
RYAN M. SPIELVOGEL
Sutter Health – Alhambra Medical Office,
(916) 451-4400
SA VANG
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
LEON D. WILLIAMS
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
JERROD D. WRITT
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
KOU YANG
Kaiser Permanente – Folsom Medical Offices,
(916) 817-5200
JOJET L. ZARA
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4814
DAWEI ZHENG
Dawei Zheng, M.D., ABFM
American Board of Family Medicine,
(916) 896-1682
Gastroenterology
YASSER A. AL-ANTABLY
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
ALI AZARM
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5380
SRIPRIYA BALASUBRAMANIAN
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 474-6221
CHRISTOPHER L. BOWLUS
UC Davis Health – Gastroenterology,
(916) 734-0779
ALBERT J. CHANG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
RENEE DEBOSE
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4935
RAHUL S. DHILLON
Sutter Health,
(916) 262-9370
SERAG DREDAR
Sutter Health,
(916) 262-9370
JUAN C. GARCIA
UC Davis Health – Gastroenterology,
(916) 734-8616
JASON M. GUARDINO
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
CHHAYA HASYAGAR
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 474-6221
ABDUL M. KHALEQ
Sutter Health,
(916) 262-9370
RANA KHAN
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 877-8552
HANSEN KWOK
Gastroenterology Associates of Sacramento,
(916) 454-1604
LINDA LEE
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
ROBERT LEVY
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
ANAND MADAN
Sutter Health,
(916) 773-6200
MICHAEL S. MAHONEY
Sutter Health,
(530) 886-6800
PALANIAPPAN MANICKAM
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4811
VALENTINA MEDICI
UC Davis Health – Gastroenterology,
(916) 734-0779
ROGER E. MENDIS
Sutter Health,
(916) 262-9370
KOOROSH MOEZARDALAN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
JASBIR S. RANGI
Sutter Health,
(916) 773-6200
BHAVNEET SINGH
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 474-6221
JESSE L. STONDELL
UC Davis Health – Gastroenterology,
(916) 734-0779
CECILIA R. TERRADO
UC Davis Health – Gastroenterology,
(916) 734-0779
LOC TON
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
JASON UMPHRESS
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8166
ANASTASIA C. WAECHTER
UC Davis Health – Gastroenterology,
(916) 683-3978
YING WU
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
General Surgery
JOHN T. ANDERSON
UC Davis Health – Surgery
(800) 282-3284
DAVID C. H. BEFFA
Sutter Capitol Pavilion
(916) 262-9404
MICHAEL A. BENEKE
Sutter Health,
(916) 262-9404
NATASHA BIR
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8166
MICHAEL J. CAMPBELL II
UC Davis Health- Surgery
(916) 734-5959
CHRISTOPHER K. CHIU
Kaiser Permanente – Lincoln Medical Offices,
(916) 784-4144
JANA CHTCHETININ
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
ANDRES X. CROWLEY
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
THOMAS L. DUGONI
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4144
SEPIDEH GHOLAMI
UC Davis Health- Surgery
(916) 734-5959
GREGORY M. GRAVES
Sutter Health,
(916) 456-4428
ZEENAT R. HASAN
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 864-9061
JOELLE L. JAKOBSEN
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 351-4800
DAVID E. LESHIKAR
UC Davis Health- Surgery
(800) 282-3284
JASON LONDEREE
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5235
ERIC T. LONDON
Sutter Health,
(916) 262-9404
RICHARD J. PARENT
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4144
AJAY RANADE
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 526-3056
KRISTEN RATHBUN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
MICHAEL SCHLIEMAN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
SHARON SHIRAGA
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5235
DAVID M. SKEEHAN
Sierra Pacific Surgical
(916) 848-6548
CHRISTIAN SWANSON
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 351-4800
GLENN TSE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4144
THOMAS WALBOLT
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4144
KAREN WIN VROOM
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8956
Genetics
MARTHANDA ESWARA
Sutter Health – Children Services
(916) 887-4832
KRISTIN C. HERMAN
UC Davis MIND Institute – Medical Genetics,
(916) 703-0300
MARK LIPSON
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4075
MADELENA (MADDY) MARTIN
UC Davis MIND Institute – Medical Genetics,
(916) 703-0300
BILLUR MOGHADDAM
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 614-4075
SUMA P. SHANKAR
UC Davis MIND Institute – Medical Genetics,
(916) 703-0300
KAMER TEZCAN
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4075
Shivani Bhutani, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine
DIGNITY HEALTH-MERCY MEDICAL GROUP
Dementia, dementia, dementia: We hear so much about it that it starts to feel like the lone ranger of ailments in the geriatric world. But there's another "d" disease—delirium—that's also common in the elderly, yet frequently overlooked. "Delirium is actually very underrecognized, so we tend to miss it," says Shivani Bhutani, M.D., a geriatric medicine specialist. Ironically or not, delirium often occurs in people with dementia, says Bhutani. But they are two distinctly different conditions.
What is delirium and how can we recognize it? Delirium is a disorder of attention and awareness. It develops very suddenly and acutely, and it tends to fluctuate. That's how we differentiate it from dementia. Delirium might persist for days to months, whereas dementia is a chronic condition.
A sudden change in mental functioning, a change in attention, are the symptoms to look for. Attention will fluctuate, they will have problems with memory and language, be disoriented. The onset is usually fairly obvious. "My mom is not quite acting right" is the typical line I hear.
Who is at highest risk? Elderly patients with cognitive deficits, including dementia, are at very high risk. Onset can happen at home, but often happens in the hospital: 30% or more of our older hospitalized patients develop delirium.
What causes it? With delirium, we have to sort of play detective to find the underlying medical illness and treat it. Is the patient dehydrated? Does she have an infection? Did she start a new medication? Did she fall? It could be any number of things.
Advice for caregivers who suspect their loved one has delirium? I would start with the primary care physician. But if they are deeply altered, or have signs of infection, go to emergency. The main thing is to recognize it right away and get timely medical attention.
Geriatric Medicine
SILVIA ARIZAGA PEVERINI
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Riverside Medical Offices
(916) 784-4050
SHIVANI BHUTANI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 733-3460
LISA CHAI
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4040
CALVIN H. HIRSCH
UC Davis Health – Geriatric Medicine,
(916) 734-7004
ASHKAN H. JAVAHERI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 733-3460
JESSICA MASOCOL
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
GEETHA PINGILI
Kaiser Permanente – Folsom Medical Offices,
(916) 817-5200
Gynecologic Oncology
HUI (AMY) CHEN
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
PRIYAL DHOLAKIYA
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4841
KEVIN ELLIOTT
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 907-9210
WILEY FOWLER
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 864-9586
VANESSA A. KENNEDY
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
GARY S. LEISEROWITZ
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
VIKAS MAHAVNI
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 614-4055
NEHA SHAH
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2055
NELL SUBY
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 614-4055
Hand Surgery
ROBERT H. ALLEN
UC Davis Health – Orthopaedic Surgery,
(916) 734-2700
CHRISTOPHER O. BAYNE
UC Davis Health – Orthopaedic Surgery,
(916) 734-2700
BENJAMIN E. BLUTH
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 536-2408
JONATHAN A. GANT
Sutter Health – Sutter Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 797-4725
STEPHEN HANKINS
Sutter Health,
(916) 797-4725
MICHELLE A. JAMES
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2180
ELSPETH KINNUCAN
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4045
SCOTT R. LIPSON
Sutter Health,
(916) 457-4263
MARY CLAIRE B. MANSKE
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2191
SOHEIL A. PAYVANDI
Sutter Health,
(916) 389-7977
CLIFFORD T. PEREIRA
UC Davis Health – Surgery
(800) 282-3284
SEAN ROCHA
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
MURPHY M. STEINER
Sutter Health,
(916) 457-4263
DANIEL N. SWITLICK
Sutter Health,
(916) 797-4725
ROBERT M. SZABO
UC Davis Health – Orthopaedic Surgery,
(800) 252-3456
NATHAN TAYLOR
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4045
HOANG TRAN
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8723
MICHAEL VANCE
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5275
Hematology and Oncology
MILI ARORA
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
DEEPTI BEHL
Sutter Health Research Enterprise
(916) 453-3300
KRISTIE A. BOBOLIS
Sutter Health – Roseville Medical Plaza Care Center,
(916) 782-5106
HELEN K. CHEW
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
I-YEH GONG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
LAI HUI
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(916) 497-3100
BRIAN A. JONAS
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
JOHN M. KAILATH
Sierra Hematology and Oncology
(916) 962-1544
EDWARD J. KIM
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
ELIAS KIWAN
Sutter Health,
(916) 733-4400
RAM N. LALCHANDANI
Sutter Health,
(916) 962-1544
LISA LAW
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-5626
TIANHONG LI
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
BIJAY NAIR
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-5626
SIVAKUMAR REDDY
Sutter Health,
(916) 782-5106
SONIA REICHERT
Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
(530) 576-8204
JONATHAN W. RIESS
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
NITIN ROHATGI
Sutter Health,
(916) 734-2680
GURVINDER SHAHEED
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 633-0016
SAMER SHIHABI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4674
RYAN STEVENSON
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
DAVID SUN
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
JOSEPH M. TUSCANO
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
NAVNEET VIRK
Sutter Health,
(916) 967-4363
STEPHEN WANG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
THEODORE WUN
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
RUPINDER K. CHIMA
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7685
NATHAN P. FAIRMAN
UC Davis – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
GEORGE KURT GALLARDO
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 648-6920
SHELLY GARONE
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 977-3017
ANNEMARIE HARGADON
UC Davis Health – Hospice and Palliative Medicine,
(916) 734-5959
MARGARET LEUNG
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 648-690
JOHN F. MACMILLAN JR.
UC Davis Health – Hospice and Palliative Medicine,
(916) 734-8230
JANELLE MINTER
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7685
THERESA MURDOCK-VLAUTIN
UC Davis Health – Pediatric Critical Care,
(916) 734-2011
HARITHEERTHAM NAGARAJ
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 786-7498
GREG P. NAUGHTON
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 648-6920
SAMEERA SANDHU
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 735-4954
JOHN SCHARF
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 977-3017
JEFFREY YEE
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 560-0209
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
MICHAEL J. ABATE
Sutter Medical Center
(916) 733-3777
MURALI ADUSUMALLI
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 986-4426
JONATHAN ARON
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
CATHERINE Y. CHIA
UC Davis Health – Hospital Medicine,
(800) 482-3284
NELSON KUANG-YU CHIANG
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
GARY S. CHU
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
VAN F. GESLANI
Sutter Health – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 733-3777
RAJESWARI JAYARAMAN
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 983-7400
ROBERT B. JOBE
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 784-4050
ANDREW LEE
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
MITHU S. MOLLA
UC Davis Health – Hospital Medicine,
(800) 282-3284
DEBBY SENTANA
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group,
(916) 537-5079
Nwando Eze, M.D.
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
KAISER PERMANENTE-ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
It's a godsend, to be sure, offering preemies and other critically ill babies specialized 24/7 care and increased odds of survival. Still, nobody really wants their newborn to end up in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). "It can be very anxiety-provoking for families," says Nwando Eze, M.D. "Many feel helpless because they're unsure how to help their sick babies." The best antidote, she says, is to make families part of their baby's core treatment team—an approach known as family-centered medicine, one of Eze's main focuses as regional medical director of neonatology for Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Can you provide an example of how you involve families in the care of their infants? One great example is our emphasis on kangaroo or skin-toskin care, in which the baby is placed on the parent's chest to achieve skin-to-skin contact for a few hours a day. Not only does it increase parental bonding and milk production, but evidence has shown it leads to improved heart rate, breathing, digestion, feeding readiness and temperature regulation. We also provide many classes to provide parents the tools to successfully care for their babies in the NICU and at home.
How has family-centered care in neonatology evolved? There has been an increased emphasis on family-centered care in neonatology over the years. It used to be that standard care delivery in the NICU was the health care team providing care and updating the families on how the baby is doing. Toward the second half of the 20th century, family-centered care emerged as an important part of meeting the psychosocial and developmental needs of children.
What's it like to do this work? Having an ill loved one, especially a child, can be one of the most vulnerable and trying times in a family's life. It is a privilege to be part of a team that serves and supports families during this difficult time.
Geriatric Medicine
SILVIA ARIZAGA PEVERINI
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Riverside Medical Offices
(916) 784-4050
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