Navigating today’s complex medical landscape can be a chore. Luckily, we’ve done some of the legwork by presenting Sacramento Magazine’s Top Doctors, a comprehensive list of physicians who have received a nod of approval from their peers. In fact, they were chosen through a formal process similar to the informal 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 selection process, go to prscom.com. We also asked eight Top Doctors to explain the latest information on subjects ranging from stroke care to hand surgery to mental health concerns during the pandemic.
Addiction Medicine
Alicia Lauren Agnoli
UC Davis Medical Center
(800) 282-3284
Alok Krishna
Family Medicine Clinic of Greater Sacramento
(916) 569-8585
Martin Leamon
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-5846
Daniel Lewis
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 482-1132
Allison Meisner
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 482-1132
Christopher Zegers
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 482-1132
Adolescent Medicine
Laura Kester
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(916) 734-3112
Allergy and Immunology
Matthew S. Bowdish
The Allergy Center at Sacramento ENT
(916) 736-6644
Bradley E. Chipps
Capital Allergy & Respiratory Disease Center
(916) 453-8696
Angelina Crans Yoon
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Sean Deane
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7500
Asha Desai
The Allergy Center at Sacramento ENT
(916) 736-6644
Victoria Dimitriades
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(916) 734-3112
Gordon Garcia
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7500
M. Eric Gershwin
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-2737
Mark I. Grijnsztein
Sutter Health
(916) 478-6555
Rosemary Hallett
UC Davis Medical Group – Roseville
(916) 783-7109
Marc Ikeda
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 627-7500
S. Rubina Inamdar
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 691-8500
Nayoung Kim
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 480-6500
Binita Mandal
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 844-1590
Rajan Merchant
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Travis A. Miller
The Allergy Station
(916) 238-6238
Neil Parikh
Capital Allergy & Residential Disease Center
(916) 453-8696
Chiraag 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 – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-2737
Anesthesiology
Richard L. Applegate II
UC Davis Health – Patient Support Services Building
(916) 734-5031
Anitha Ayyalapu
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2574
Karyn D’Addio-Riley
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5000
Rajvinder Dhamrait
UC Davis Health – Patient Support Services Building
(916) 734-5031
Robert Dong
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2574
Richard Dunbar
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4000
Neal Wayne Fleming
UC Davis Health – Patient Support Services Building
(916) 734-5031
Erin Kong
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5000
Cathy Lammers
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(916) 734-5031
Seth Lerner
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2574
Elmo Orlino
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4000
Niroop R. Ravula
UC Davis Health – Patient Support Services Building
(916) 734-5031
Catherine Whang
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4000
David Lewis Wolf
UC Davis Health – Patient Support Services Building
(916) 734-5031
Aubrey Yao
UC Davis Health – Patient Support Services Building
(916) 734-5031
Breast Surgery
Catherine M. Baker
Sutter Health
(916) 878-4950
Yona Barash
Sutter Health
(916) 863-1805
Richard J. Bold
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center
(916) 734-5959
Lisa M. Guirguis
Sutter Health
(916) 733-9660
Damon Herr
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5235
Joelle Jakobsen
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 351-4800
Jason Londeree
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5235
Margaret Mentakis
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Melinda Mortenson
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5235
Candice A. M. Sauder
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center
(916) 734-5959
Brooke Vuong
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Cardiac Surgery
Michael Chow
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 733-4100
Joseph Huh
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 733-4100
Michael T. Ingram Sr.
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4845
Richard Kaplon
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-6850
Bob Kiaii
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building
(800) 282-3284
Robert Kincade
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4845
James Longoria
Sutter Health
(916) 456-4428
Allen Morris
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-6850
Teimour Nasirov
Sutter Health
(916) 340-0111
Gary Raff
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2191
Amy Rahm
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(916) 734-3112
Victor M. Rodriguez
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building
(916) 734-2680
Stephen Rossiter
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-6850
Kapil Sharma
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-6850
Frank Slachman
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-6850
J. Nilas Young
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building
(916) 734-3861
Henry Zhu
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 733-4100
Cardiology
Sundeep Adusumalli
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3560
Scott B. Baron
Capitol Interventional Cardiology
(916) 967-4278
Rohit Bhaskar
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 736-2323
Howard Dinh
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
Richard P. Ericson
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4040
Dali Fan
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(800) 282-3284
George Fehrenbacher
Sutter Health
(916) 782-2146
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
Kathryn A. Glatter
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Krisztian Kapinya
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5282
Anuradha Khurana
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
Robert Kirchner
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
Joseph Kozina
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 736-2323
David Lao
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3560
Reginald Low
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-5678
Walt Marquardt
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(530) 477-8358
Peter Miles
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
Stephen Morrissy
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
Navin Nakra
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5282
Stephen R. Peters
Roseville Cardiology Medical Associates
(916) 782-2146
Femi Philip
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
David K. Roberts III
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4040
Jason H. Rogers
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(800) 282-3284
A. Sheehy
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5282
Harn-Cherng Shiue
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5657
Amardeep Singh
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 535-3488
Gagan D. Singh
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3761
Thomas Smith
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(800) 282-3284
Jeffrey Allen Southard
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(800) 282-3284
Kevin Stokke
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Vu Duy Ta
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4000
Neelima Vallurupalli
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4040
Garrett B. Wong
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(800) 282-3284
Zijian Xu
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4040
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
(916) 966-6121
Wissam J. Halabi
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building
(916) 734-2680
Burzeen E. Karanjawala
Sacramento Colon and Rectal Surgery Medical Group
(916) 231-1050
Joshua Kehoe
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Thomas Magrino
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Ranganath Pathak
Sacramento Colon and Rectal Surgery Medical Group
(916) 960-0466
Elizabeth Raskin
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building
(800) 282-3284
David Rodriguez
Capitol Colon and Rectal
(844) 269-4349
Daniel Shibru
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Patrick Sullivan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Jeanne Yu
Sacramento Colon and Rectal Surgery Medical Group
(916) 231-1050
LAURA KESTER, M.D., M.P.H.
Adolescent Medicine, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Ah, the turbulent teen years. When hormones start having a party, things can get woefully wacky. Acne, anxiety, menstrual disorders, sexual issues, eating disorders—that’s just a short list of problems that can crop up around this time.
But wait! There is help. Between pediatrics and adult medicine lurks a specialty not everyone knows about: adolescent medicine. “It tends to be a smaller specialty, so number-wise there aren’t as many adolescent medicine providers,” says Laura Kester, M.D., who specializes in pediatrics and adolescent medicine at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. “That may be why it’s not as well known.”
Adolescent medicine covers a wide span of ages (10–26) and an equally wide span of issues, but one of the most common is mental health, Kester says. This pandemic year has been particularly tough. “I’d say for many, mental-health issues have gotten worse during COVID,” says Kester. “There’s a pull for teens to be independent of their parents, so it’s been harder with them doing homeschooling and social distancing because many of them are not engaging as much with their peers, their support group.”
Gender and sexuality issues are also common. “We’re seeing a lot more youth feeling more comfortable asking questions about gender,” says Kester. “That’s the interesting thing about working with patients of a certain age. We really need to stay in tune with the issues that are confronting their particular population.”
Kester says she’s passionate about treating adolescents because it’s such a “powerful point in their lives to help them make healthy decisions that can have such a great impact on their adulthood and adult health. It’s empowering to work with this age group.”
Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease
Jason Adams
UC Davis Medical Group
(916) 734-8230
Muhammad Afzal
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 325-1040
Shawn S. Aghili
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 786-7498
Timothy E. Albertson
UC Davis Medical Group
(916) 734-8230
Sherry Andrews
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
Mark Avdalovic
UC Davis Medical Group
(916) 734-8230
Parimal Bharucha
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 537-5079
Hugh Black
UC Davis Medical Group
(916) 734-8230
Sabrina Chen
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Kapil Dhawan
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 325-1040
Samjot Dhillon
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
Darshan Dhingani
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 453-4966
Clarisse J. Glen
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-7618
Amit Gupta
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-7618
Jeffry Jones
Jeffry Jones MD, Inc.
(916) 633-2964
Nicholas Kenyon
UC Davis Medical Center
(916) 734-8230
Brooks Thomas Kuhn
UC Davis Medical Center
(916) 734-8230
Francis Lam
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Petey Lao
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Gregory Marelich
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Imran Mohammed
Pulmonary Medicine Associates,
(916) 786-7498
Dan-Vinh Nguyen
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Seth Robinson
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Christian Sandrock
UC Davis Medical Group
(800) 482-3284
Christian M. Sebat
UC Davis Medical Group
(800) 482-3284
Walter Shakespeare
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5375
Ernest Stewart
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Vanessa Walker
Pulmonary Medicine Associates
(916) 786-7498
Andrew Norris
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 453-4966
Dermatology
Oma N. Agbai
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building
(916) 734-6111
Mirza A. Alikhan
Sutter Health
(916) 733-3792
Smita Awasthi
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building
(916) 734-6111
Elyn Bowers
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3304
Alain Brassard
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building
(916) 734-6111
Robert Burns
Kaiser Permanente – Rancho Cordova Medical Offices
(916) 631-2142
Barbara Ann Burrall
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building
(916) 734-6111
Christie Carroll
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
Cynthia Chambers
Pacific Skin Institute
(916) 925-7020
Monica Constantinescu
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
Christine Doherty
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 771-7700
Sean Doherty
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 771-7700
Nasim Fazel
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-6111
Michael J. Fazio
Michael J. Fazio, M.D., Inc.
(916) 492-1828
Farzam Gorouhi
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
Ann F. Haas
Sutter Health
(916) 733-3792
Mary E. Horner
Dermatology Consultants of Sacramento
(916) 739-1505
Samuel T. Hwang
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-6111
MaryAnn Johnson
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 939-8400
Anna Juern
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3304
Lia Keller
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 771-7700
Jesse Kramer
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 844-1591
Sangeeta Marwaha
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
Karen Y. Nishimura
Sutter Health
(916) 797-4766
Kory Parsi
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
Margaret E. Parsons
Dermatology Consultants of Sacramento
(916) 739-1505
Douglas B. Patton
Sutter Health
(916) 733-3792
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 – Cadillac Drive Clinic,
(916) 286-6130
Raja Sivamani
Pacific Skin Institute
(916) 925-7020
Emil A. Tanghetti
Center for Dermatology and Laser Surgery
(916) 454-5922
Danielle Marie Tartar
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-6111
Sima Torabian
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 771-7700
Andrea Willey
Andrea Willey MD
(916) 922-7546
Peggy A. Wu
UC Davis Health – Cadillac Drive Clinic,
(916) 286-6130
Ear, Nose and Throat
Debbie Aviva Aizenberg
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Michael Babb
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5880
Ben Balough
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
Peter Belafsky
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Arnaud Fassett Bewley
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Hilary A. Brodie
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Montague Carr
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5322
Anton Chen
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5322
Craighton Chin
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic
(530) 668-2600
David Cua
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5322
Rodney C. Diaz
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Vishal Doctor
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5880
D. Gregory Farwell
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Tim A. Fife
Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat,
(916) 782-1291
Jamie Lauren Funamura
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(916) 734-5400
C. Eric Gage
Sutter Health
(916) 773-7920
Ben G. Goldwyn
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9456
Eli R. Groppo
Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat,
(916) 736-3399
Anne Johnstone
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
Maggie A. Kuhn
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Levi Ledgerwood
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6350
Allen Lue
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5880
Deanne Nyland
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3600
Randall A. Ow
Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat,
(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
Craig W. Senders
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-5400
Shoab Siddique
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3312
Toby O. Steele
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
E. Bradley Strong
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-5400
Travis T. Tollefson
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-2347
Matthew Zavod
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Emergency Medicine
Emily Andrada
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(800) 282-3284
Megan Brennan
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Trevor Cadogan
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Rupinder Chima
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
John P. Dutton
Sutter Health
(916) 781-1800
Ruwan Ekanayake
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Andrew Elms
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Melissa Jones
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5380
Nathan Kuppermann
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(800) 282-3284
Julia Magana
UC Davis Medical Center
(916) 734-5010
Joseph Morris
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5380
Catherine Norbutas
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Samuel D. Turnipseed
UC Davis Medical Center
(916) 734-3790
Leah Tzimenatos
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(800) 282-3284
Sarah Zwehl-Burke
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Adeela N. Ansari
Adeela N. Ansari, MD
(855) 539-5966
Shazia Faiz
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Chu Kwan Lau
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Joyce Leary
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4644
Lara Levin
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4644
Ginger R. McMullen
Sutter Health
(916) 455-3700
Mark M. Moriwaki
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Patricia Ostrander
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3346
Deborah Kathleen Plante
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Chaithra Prasad
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4004
Pamela T. Prescott
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Patrick Richards
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3346
Saima Sajid-Crockett
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4004
Dana M. Sheely
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Craig Smith
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4644
You Sher Tay
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(916) 497-3040
Manish Upadhyay
Roseville Endocrinology
(916) 786-6727
Daniel Wong
Sutter Health
(916) 455-3700
DARSHAN DHINGANI, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease, Dignity Health/Mercy Medical Group
Sacramento air has sucked (pun intended) in recent years, thanks largely to wildfires. That’s not news, but this is: Recent studies show that people exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to catch COVID-19—and are also more likely to have a severe case or die.
This finding comes as no surprise to scientists, says Darshan Dhingani, M.D., a pulmonary disease specialist (aka lung doctor) at Dignity Health/Mercy Medical Group in Carmichael and Folsom.
“Because COVID-19 is predominantly a respiratory disease, scientists expected that air pollution, by altering immune activity and changing the expression of genes involved in inflammation, would make people more susceptible to catching the disease, and then worsen its outcomes,” explains Dhingani.
Sacramento-Roseville is the fifth most ozone-polluted area in the country, according to the American Lung Association’s 2020 “State of the Air” report. Short of relocating, what can we do to protect ourselves? Dhingani offers these tips:
- Limit the time you spend outdoors, especially when air quality is rated poor.
- Stay hydrated.
- Recycle the air in your car, and keep windows closed while driving.
- Change clothes after returning home.
- Take a shower before bed to remove air particulates that may have collected on you during the day.
When outdoors, Dhingani adds, it is advisable to use a wellfitted respirator (not a surgical mask) that filters out pollutants larger than 2.5 microns.
And though you’ve been hearing it for the past nine months or so, it bears repeating: Don’t forget to wear a mask. Dhingani emphasizes that even a simple cloth face covering will help to lower your chances of coronavirus infection by reducing viral load, which is associated with transmission risk and disease severity.
Family Medicine
Alicia Lauren Agnoli
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3630
Megan M. Ash
Sutter Health
(916) 451-4400
Thomas Balsbaugh
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
Shaunye Belcher
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 667-0600
Gabriel J. Belsky
Sutter Health
(916) 731-7770
Christine Braid
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2420
Kelly E. Burke
Sutter Health
(916) 285-8100
Allison Byrne
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
Pin-Chieh Chiang
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Biljinder Chima
Rocklin Family Practice and Sports Medicine
(916) 624-0300
Rino Dizon
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
Michael Emerzian
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Riverside Medical Offices,
(916) 784-4050
Kristin Gates
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Big Horn Medical Offices,
(916) 688-2106
John F. Gisla
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 351-4800
Micaela (Mika) Godzich
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3630
Dineen J. Greer
Sutter Health
(916) 451-4400
Anthony F. Jerant
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3630
Sarah Anne Marshall
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3630
Christopher Olson
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 939-8400
Paul C. Riggle
UC Davis Medical Group
(800) 482-3284
Joan Bianca Roberts
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 691-8500
Tracy Sazima
Kaiser Permanente – Folsom Medical Offices
(916) 817-5200
Olivier Seban
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Parul W. Singh
Sutter Health
(916) 781-9885
Biju Varughese
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3440
Jojet Zara
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3540
Dawei Zheng
Dawei Zheng, MD, ABFM
(916) 896-1682
Gastroenterology
Yasser Al-Antably
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Latifat Alli-Akintade
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Ali Azarm
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
Sreepriya Balasubramanian
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-6221
Christopher L. Bowlus
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-0779
Kathlynn Caguiat
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
Albert Chang
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Renee DeBose
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3370
Rahul S. Dhillon
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9370
Serag Dredar
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9370
Theodor Feinstat
Sutter Health
(916) 465-7029
Jason Guardino
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Chhaya Hasyagar
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
Ronald K. Hsu
Capitol Gastroenterology Consultants Medical Group
(916) 773-6200
Abdul M. Khaleq
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9370
Rana Khan
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3370
Linda Lee
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
Robert Levy
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Anand Madan
Capitol Gastroenterology Consultants Medical Group
(916) 773-6200
Palaniappan Manickam
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2596
John McCracken
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5380
Roger E. Mendis
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9370
Kuldip Sandhu
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2596
Gurpreet Singh
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Bhavneet Singh
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-6221
Jesse Stondell
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-0779
Sooraj Tejaswi
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-0779
Loc Ton
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Cara Torruellas
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
Jason Umphress
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Randell P. Vallero
Sutter Health
(916) 773-9655
Anastasia C. (Ana) Waechter
UC Davis Medical Group – Elk Grove,
(916) 683-3955
Ying Wu
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2028
General Surgery
Mohamed R. Ali
UC Davis Medical Center – Cypress Building
(800) 282-3284
John T. Anderson
UC Davis Medical Center
(800) 282-3284
Michael Beneke
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9404
Natasha Bir
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Christopher Chiu
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Jana Chtchetinin
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2014
Andres Crowley
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2014
Thomas Dugoni
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Sepideh Gholami
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Hung Sy Ho
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building,
(800) 282-3284
Joelle Jakobsen
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 351-4800
Amanda Robinson Kirane
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
David Leshikar
UC Davis Medical Center – Cypress Building
(916) 734-2858
Eric T. London
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9404
Wen Long
Capital Advanced Surgery
(888) 497-0230
Richard Parent
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Kristen Rathbun
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2014
Michael Schlieman
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2014
Hazem Shamseddeen
UC Davis Medical Center – Cypress Building
(800) 282-3284
Sharon Shiraga
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5235
Christian Swanson
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 351-4800
Glenn Tse
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Brooke Vuong
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Karen Win-Vroom
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
CHRISTOPHER O. BAYNE, M.D.
Hand Surgery, UC Davis Health
Calling Christopher Bayne, M.D., a hand surgeon may be a little misleading.
An orthopedic surgeon, Bayne specializes in “all the anatomic structures that make the hand work,” as he puts it. That means not just hands and wrists but elbows, arms and shoulders—in medical lingo, the “upper extremities.” Microvascular surgery is also among his specialties at UC Davis’ Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center.
Yes, it’s way more than carpal tunnel surgery—though that’s one of the more common things he does. Also on the hit list: Shoulder replacements, peripheral nerve surgery and microvascular reconstructive free tissue transfer, to name a few.
Why would a surgeon choose to specialize in hands, easily one of the most complex structures in the human body?
For Bayne, that is precisely the allure.
“It’s kind of a nerdy academic interest,” he admits. “The hand has an incredible amount of anatomy in a very small area. On top of that, as a hand surgeon you need to be familiar with every kind of tissue. It’s very intricate and offers unique challenges.”
According to Bayne, hand surgery also offers an appealing “instant gratification” aspect that he didn’t find in cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and other surgical disciplines he rotated through in med school. “I really like the ability to give people immediate results that make significant contributions to their health and well-being,” he says. “I see it as a journey we take together.”
Genetics
Kristin Curtis Herman
UC Davis Health – MIND Institute,
(916) 703-0300
Mark Lipson
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4075
Madelena Martin
UC Davis Health – MIND Institute,
(916) 703-0300
Billur Moghaddam
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 614-4075
Katherine A. Rauen
UC Davis Health – MIND Institute,
(916) 703-0204
Suma P. Shankar
UC Davis Health – MIND Institute,
(916) 703-0300
Kamer Tezcan
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 614-4075
Geriatric Medicine
Calvin H. Hirsch
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Ashkan Javaheri
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3460
Huey Chi-Yu Lin
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3630
Vanessa Mandal
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3460
Jeffrey Yee
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Gynecologic Oncology
Rebecca Ann Brooks
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Priyal Dholakiya
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 556-3164
Kevin Elliott
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 556-3164
Wiley Fowler
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 556-3200
Vanessa A. Kennedy
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Gary Scott Leiserowitz
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Vikas Mahavni
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4055
Rachel Ruskin
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Neha Shah
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4055
Jeffrey Skilling
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4055
Nell Suby
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4055
Hand Surgery
Robert H. Allen
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Christopher O. Bayne
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Benjamin Bluth
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2584
Jonathan A. Gant
Sutter Health
(916) 797-4725
Kevin Gramyk
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Stephen Hankins
Sutter Health
(916) 797-4725
Chetan Shawn Irwin
UC Davis Medical Center – Cypress Building
(800) 482-3284
Elspeth Kinnucan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Claire Manske
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2191
Clifford Thomas Pereira
UC Davis Health – Cypress Building,
(800) 282-3284
Sean Rocha
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Dora Storelli
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Daniel N. Switlick
Sutter Health
(916) 797-4725
Robert Morris Szabo
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Nathan Taylor
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Hoang Tran
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Michael Vance
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 973-5275
Christopher J. Wilson
Hand Surgery Associates
(916) 457-4263
Hematology and Oncology
Alborz Alali
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Deepti Behl
Sutter Health
(916) 453-3300
Kristie A. Bobolis
Sutter Health
(916) 782-5106
Helen K. Chew
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Scott D. Christensen
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
I-Yeh Gong
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
Richard Guy
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5626
Lai Hui
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(916) 497-3100
Brian A. Jonas
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
John Kailath
Sierra Hematology & Oncology Medical Center
(916) 962-1544
Elias Nicolas Kiwan
Sutter Health
(916) 733-4400
Ram Lalchandani
Sierra Hematology & Oncology Medical Center
(916) 962-1544
Primo Nery (“Lucky”) Lara Jr.
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Lisa Law
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5626
Tianhong Li
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Delphine Ong
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 691-8500
Sivakumar Reddy
Sutter Health
(916) 782-5106
Sonia Reichert
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Ana Rodriguez Fahrni
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
Philip Sardar
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-5626
Gurvinder Shaheed
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5300
Samer Shihabi
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 691-8500
Shahzad Siddique
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 556-3200
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 Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Stephen Wang
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2086
Theodore Wun
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Nathan Paul Fairman
UC Davis Health – Behavioral Health Center
(916) 734-3574
Shelly Garone
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-6590
Howard J. Homler
Howard J. Holmer MD
(916) 962-2035
Margaret Leung
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-6590
John F. Macmillan Jr.
UC Davis Medical Center
(800) 282-3284
Janelle Minter
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Greg Naughton
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 648-6920
Jennifer Osborn
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 537-5079
Sameera Sandhu
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3460
John Scharf
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 648-6920
Jeffrey Yee
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Michael Abate
Sutter Health
(916) 733-3777
Jonathan Aron
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Nelson Chiang
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Gary Chu
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Heather McKnight
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(800) 282-3284
Mithu Molla
UC Davis Medical Center
(800) 282-3284
Reza Sianati
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Voltaire R. (Volt) Sinigayan
UC Davis Medical Center
(800) 282-3284
Jeffrey Stenger
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 784-4050
Infectious Disease
Sanaz Abderrahmane
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5995
Stuart H. Cohen
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Matthew Eldridge
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6166
Jose-Mario Fontanilla
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 973-5230
Mohammad Jaber Kabbesh
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5995
Ranjani Kalyan
Pulmonary Medicine Associates,
(916) 786-7498
Brett R. Laurence
Pulmonary Medicine Associates,
(916) 325-1040
Lenora Lee
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5230
Andrew McNeil
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6166
Bilal Naseer
Pulmonary Medicine Associates,
(916) 786-7498
Meryl Perez
Pulmonary Medicine Associates,
(916) 786-7498
Sriharsha Rao
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 784-4050
Sudershan Singh
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
George Thompson
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Angelique Tjen-A-Looi
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5230
Vinod Trivedi
Pulmonary Medicine Associates,
(916) 679-3590
Robert Zimmerman
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5995
GREG NAUGHTON, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
Confused about the difference between hospice and palliative care? You are not alone.
“I think there are some general misunderstandings out there,” says Greg Naughton, M.D., a hospice and palliative care specialist for Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento. While the two disciplines share a common goal of providing patients comfort and improving quality of life, there is one major distinction: Hospice is for patients with a terminal diagnosis and, generally, a prognosis of six months or less. But palliative care, which is not solely based on prognosis, can be used for patients “of any age and with any kind of illness,” explains Naughton. “It’s important for people to understand it can be used at any time in the course of an illness, and not just when patients are failing or at the end of life.”
Patients requiring palliative care are typically those with chronic disease, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and dementia.
Naughton emphasizes that both palliative and hospice care take a holistic approach. “It’s not just symptom management for physical symptoms such as pain or nausea, but we also address issues that may come up outside of the physical—psychological, mental, spiritual,” he says.
That’s why it takes a village, from social workers to physical therapists, dieticians and pharmacists, nurses and chaplains and, yes, family members and loved ones.
“It takes an interdisciplinary approach, a team, and that’s one of the things I really love about my field,” says Naughton.
Internal Medicine
Joi Barrett
Sutter Health
(916) 733-8713
Kevin James Burnham
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Bayard W. Chang
Bayard W. Chang, MD
(916) 929-2526
Jason K. Chang
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-7777
Meghan E. Hayes
Sutter Health
(916) 733-8713
Zachary Holt
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Thao Huynh
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Dheeraj Kamra
Capitol Internal Medicine Associates,
(916) 984-7880
Craig Raymond Keenan
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Andrew Lee
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4040
Lisa Liu
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Earnest George Manjooran
Roseville Internal Medicine
(916) 781-9885
Kathryn Diane Newell
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Jon Oide
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Big Horn Medical Offices,
(916) 688-2106
Milin Ratanasen
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Ramesh Sinaee
Sutter Health
(916) 733-8713
Jane Tsai
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3400
Morgan Waters
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2106
Scott M. Wigginton
Scott M. Wigginton, MD
(916) 570-2850
Yunli Zheng
UC Davis Medical Group
(916) 783-7109
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Nina M. Boe
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Nancy Terrell Field
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Matthew Garabedian
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
William Gilbert
Perinatal Associates of Sacramento,
(916) 862-9900
Herman Locsin Hedriana
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Colleen Hendershott
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Sherrie Mcelvy
Perinatal Associates of Sacramento,
(916) 862-9900
Amelia S. McLennan
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Edward Mentakis
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Kristina E. Milan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Carey Moreno-Hunt
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Sima Parmar
Perinatal Associates of Sacramento,
(916) 862-9900
Veronique Tache
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
Amardeep S. Ahluwalia
Sutter Health
(916) 887-0780
Carolyn Getman
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 537-5135
Kristin Robbin
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(800) 282-3284
Cindy Korte
Sutter Health
(916) 887-0780
Satyan Lakshminrusimha
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(800) 282-3284
Francis R. Poulain
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(800) 282-3284
Catherine Anne-Marie Rottkamp
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(916) 734-0491
Gustavo Sosa
Sutter Health
(916) 887-0780
Mark A. Underwood
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
(800) 282-3248
Nephrology
Shubha Ananthakrishnan
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3761
Adarsh Bhat
Summit Nephrology
(916) 789-1505
Janeline Daubert
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6988
Joseph De Leon
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6988
Burl R. Don
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3761
Lana Gafter
Summit Nephrology
(916) 789-1505
Elena V. Gelfand
Capital Nephrology Medical Group,
(916) 929-8564
Hiba Hamdan
Summit Nephrology
(916) 789-1505
Kai-Ting Hu
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6988
Niti Madan
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3761
Jasminder Momi
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5336
Ushir Patel
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5336
Jignesh Patel
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 973-5230
Roopinder Poonia
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2466
Vijay Rathore
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6988
Brian Thornton
Summit Nephrology
(916) 789-1505
Nick Youssefi
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6988
Annie Yu
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 973-5230
Franklin Yuan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 973-5230
Neurology
Ryan Armour
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3372
Jason Chang
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2050
David P. Chesak
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6850
Halima Karim
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Shawn J. Kile
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6850
Suzanne Koopmans
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2050
Neuzil Lai
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2050
Marc Eugene Lenaerts
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Peter Skaff
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3670
Nicklesh Thakur
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6850
Lin Zhang
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Neurosurgery
Amit Banerjee
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5490
Samuel F. Ciricillo
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6850
Huy Duong
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5490
Griffith R. Harsh IV
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-4300
Mark Hawk
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5490
Brian Jian
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5490
Kee D. Kim
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-7463
Joshua Lucas
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3670
David Moller
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5490
Kavian Shahi
Spine & Neurosurgery Associates,
(916) 771-3300
Kiarash Shahlaie
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
James Silverthorn
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5490
Marike Zwienenberg
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Robert Azevedo
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(866) 454-8855
Jennifer Baumbach
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Rachel Dong
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2055
Amy George
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Jocylen Glassberg
UC Davis Medical Group
(530) 747-3000
Laurie Gregg
Sacramento Women’s Health,
(916) 927-3178
Jacqueline Ho
Associates In Women’s Health Care,
(916) 782-2229
Christine Jang
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2055
Kim Kopecky
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
See Lo
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Judy Mikacich
Sacramento Women’s Health,
(916) 927-3178
Bahareh M. (Behy) Nejad
UC Davis Medical Group
(800) 482-3284
Jennifer Overbey
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 681-6102
Clara Paik
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Kathleen Rooney
Sacramento Women’s Health,
(916) 927-3178
Michael Trifiro
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6900
Nichole Tyson
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4148
Carrie C. Yiakis
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9414
Amira Zaid
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
PETER SKAFF, M.D.
Neurology, Dignity Health/Mercy Medical Group
“Time is brain,” says neurologist Peter Skaff, M.D., of Mercy Medical Group in Carmichael and Folsom. It’s a quirky little saying we should all learn and repeat, because the message is so critical: Brain tissue is rapidly lost as stroke progresses—so the faster you get help, the better the odds of a good outcome.
Most people likely already know this. But when the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year, Skaff and his colleagues noticed a disturbing trend: People weren’t coming for help. “Quite the opposite of our ERs being overwhelmed with COVID cases, they were empty because patients were not coming in with their usual acute illnesses—strokes, heart attacks,” says Skaff. “It appeared people were staying home out of fear of contracting COVID.”
That’s the last thing a person should do, says Skaff. “No one should delay care of an acute medical problem for fear of contracting COVID,” he says. “Our ERs are equipped to care for patients with infectious diseases. Patients will be protected.”
Although stroke is still a major cause of death (in the United States it ranks fifth, according to the CDC) and disability, patient outcomes are improving thanks to modern medicine. Two of today’s most exciting advances, says Skaff, are telemedicine and endovascular treatment, in which an arterial catheter is guided up to the brain, where the blood clot can be removed and blood flow restored. This treatment is either paired with the clot-busting medicine tPA (which must be administered within 4.5 hours after onset of stroke) or used independently.
Telemedicine is a godsend for stroke patients, says Skaff, especially those admitted to a small hospital without a neurologist on staff. “We (neurologists) are the acute care physicians who can be beamed in from a remote location to assist the ER with a critical decision that needs to be made within minutes,” he says. “I think that’s the most exciting, revolutionary thing that’s happened in stroke care since the approval of tPA.”
Occupational Medicine
Enass Arahman
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 691-8505
Wanda Blaylark
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
David Caretto
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3390
Michael W. Cohen
Sutter Health
(916) 797-4700
Stella Dao
Kaiser Permanente – Folsom Medical Offices
(916) 817-5667
Evelyn Fainsztein
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 351-4800
John Forsyth
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Wesley Hashimoto
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2005
Ophthalmology
Robert Bellinoff
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3311
James David Brandt
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6602
Carmine Cammarosano
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Mark Drabkin
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6400
Nandini G. Gandhi
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6602
Alexander Grand
Medical Vision Technology
(916) 731-8040
Sukhjit Johl
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4015
Richard A. Jones
Eye Site Sacramento
(916) 452-8105
Louis Klieger
Kaiser Permanente – Rancho Cordova Medical Offices
(916) 784-4185
Samuel H. Lee
Sacramento Eye Consultants,
(916) 915-0300
Michele C. Lim
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6602
Mark J. Mannis
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-6602
Filbert Nguyen
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Sang-Rog Oh
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4015
Robert R. Peabody Jr.
Medical Vision Technology
(916) 731-8040
Joel A. Pearlman
Retinal Consultants
(916) 339-3655
Patricia B. Sierra
Sacramento Eye Consultants,
(916) 915-0300
Aaron Skelton
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3550
Christianna Stuber
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 351-4800
George Watson
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Riverside Medical Offices,
(916) 784-4185
Robert T. Wendel
Retinal Consultants
(916) 339-3655
Peter Wu
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4015
Orthopedic Surgery
Amy Black
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
William Bragg
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5700
Christian Bromfield
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Jonathan G. Eastman
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Eric Giza
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-6805
Holly Haight
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5275
Domingo Hallare
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Brian Michael Haus
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Samuel Hu
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5700
Ron E. James
Northern California Orthopaedic Associates
(916) 512-6262
William Junglas
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2584
Eric Otto Klineberg
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-7463
Raphael Klug
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Michael P. Leathers
Michael P. Leathers, MD
(916) 252-9702
Dahlia Lee
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Mark A. Lee
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Holly Bee Leshikar
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Richard A. Marder
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-6805
Dennis Meredith
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Gavin C. T. Pereira
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
R. Lor Randall
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Marty Reed
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5275
Rolando F. Roberto
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-7463
David W. Tai
Sutter Independent Physicians,
(916) 732-3340
Matthew L. Tweet
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9440
James Voigtlander
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Jason Zemanovic
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Pain Medicine
David J. Copenhaver
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-7246
Heather R. Davids
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6850
Scott Fishman
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-7246
Brian C. Joves
Spine & Nerve Diagnostic Center,
(916) 772-5325
Nicolas Karvelas
Spine & Nerve Diagnostic Center,
(916) 772-5325
Brian Kim
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2442
Sharon Leano
Roger B. Stephens MD
(916) 564-3377
Andrew Linn
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-5844
Gagan Mahajan
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-7246
Vinay M. Reddy
Spine and Nerve Diagnostic Center,
(916) 419-9900
Michael C. Yang
El Dorado Pain Management
(530) 672-1311
Rod Youssefi
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6353
Pediatric Cardiology
Jonathan Dayan
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3456
James Hill
Capital Pediatric Cardiology
(916) 750-2328
Frank F. Ing
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3456
Oleg Kovalenko
Capital Pediatric Cardiology
(916) 750-2328
Naveen Manohar
Capital Pediatric Cardiology
(916) 750-2328
Luz Natal-Hernandez
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Jeanny K. Park
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3456
Andrew Nicholas Pelech
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3456
Ernesto Rivera
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center,
(916) 474-2250
Lance Shirai
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Sherzana Sunderji
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3456
Luca Trento
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Stanley Wright
Capital Pediatric Cardiology
(916) 750-2328
Jay Yeh
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3456
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Sara Aghamohammadi
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Robert Alisharan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Anne Camerlengo
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Constantine Dimitriades
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Daniel A. Falco
Sutter Health
(916) 887-0360
Kevin Haug
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
John Holcroft
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
James P. Marcin
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Stephanie Nicole Mateev
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Michael Myette
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
JoAnne E. Natale
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Jennifer L. Plant
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Jessica Kim Signoff
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-2994
Craig Swanson
Sutter Health
(916) 887-0360
Thy T. Tran
Sutter Health – Anderson Lucchetti Women’s & Children’s Center
(916) 887-0104
Pediatric Endocrinology
Christina Chao
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Stephanie Crossen
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Mirna Escalante
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Nicole S. Glaser
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Francis Hoe
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Lindsey Loomba-Albrecht
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Ulhas Nadgir
Center of Excellence in Diabetes and Endocrinology
(916) 426-1902
Gnanagurudasan Prakasam
Center of Excellence in Diabetes and Endocrinology
(916) 426-1902
Sudha Reddy
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Niyati Skaria
Center of Excellence in Diabetes and Endocrinology
(916) 426-1902
Dennis M. Styne
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Jonathan A. Africa
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4780
Yinka Davies
Sacramento Pediatric Gastroenterology
(916) 332-1244
Arthur J. de Lorimier
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Kelly Beth Haas
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Sunpreet Kaur
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Pratima Kodali
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Sravan Matta
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Johann M. Peterson
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4780
Daphne Sy Say
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Edward Talya
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Trinh Thi Nhat Truong
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Danielle Usatin
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Scott Adams
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Elysia Alvarez
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Reuben Antony
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Jong Hee Chung
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Saunders C. Hsu
Sutter Health
(916) 469-9337
Kent Jolly
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Sonali Lakshminarayanan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Christina Lettieri
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Marcio H. Malogolowkin
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Anjali Pawar
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Aarati Rao
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Yung S. Yim
Sutter Health
(916) 469-9337
Pediatric Infectious Disease
John Belko
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Dean A. Blumberg
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Natasha A. Nakra
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Elizabeth Partridge
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Jean A. Wiedeman
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Pediatric Nephrology
Ari Auron
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Lavjay Butani
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Maha Haddad
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Arundhati Kale
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-2011
Stephanie Tram-Anh Nguyen
UC Davis Health – Ticon II Building,
(916) 734-5177
ALISON NEWMAN, M.D.
Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente
Are more people seeking mental-health help in the year of COVID? The not-too-surprising answer is yes, says Alison Newman, M.D., a psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente in South Sacramento.
While numbers aren’t available (yet), Newman says it seems clear there’s been an increase in cases at Kaiser, and also an increase in symptoms for people who were experiencing mental-health issues prior to the pandemic. “We know that people are dealing with a lot more anxiety, stress and depression since the pandemic started,” she says.
But if anyone hopes to lie on the psychiatrist’s couch any time soon, they’ll probably be doing it in the privacy of their own home.
“We’ve transitioned to telehealth,” says Newman. “Probably the majority of our services are now being done by video or phone.”
To be clear, telehealth hasn’t completely replaced the old-fashioned office visit. “We’re still seeing people in person,” Newman says. “There are times video or phone appointments just aren’t appropriate.” But generally, she says, telehealth works very well—and in order to prevent the spread of COVID, she believes it’s the right thing to do.
“It’s very important for us to keep everyone safe during the pandemic,” she says. “And there’s also a convenience factor for people who are home with kids and would have a hard time coming to an in-person appointment.”
There’s been at least one big upside to this newfangled way of providing services, Newman notes: fewer cancellations and noshows. “It’s just easier to get a hold of people right now,” she says.
What will this mean for psychiatric patients, post-COVID? The future is uncertain. But Newman believes the move to telehealth “will definitely have some impact on how we deliver care in the long term.”
Pediatric Neurology
Shailesh Asaikar
Child and Adolescent Neurology Consultants
(916) 649-9800
William Steven Benko
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Celia H. Chang
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Shubhangi C. Chitnis
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6667
Katie Friederich
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Richard Friederich
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Shannon N. Liang
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Brian Masselink
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Gregg Nelson
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Samuel F. Ciricillo
Sutter Health
(916) 454-6850
Sean McNatt
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2600
Marike Zwienenberg
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
Pediatric Psychiatry
Srihari Bangalore
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 973-5300
Andrew Bregman
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Big Horn Medical Offices
(916) 525-6100
Anne McBride
UC Davis Health – Behavioral Health Center
(916) 734-3574
Murat Pakyurek
UC Davis Health – Behavioral Health Center
(916) 734-3574
Pediatric Pulmonology
Diana Go
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Sanjay Jhawar
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building
(916) 734-3112
Rory J. Kamerman-Kretzmer
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(916) 734-3112
Kiran Nandalike
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Myrza Perez
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Wan Tsai
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Sanjay Jhawar
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building
(916) 734-3112
Kiran Nandalike
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building
(916) 734-3112
Pediatric Surgery
Lisa P. Abramson
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4220
Erin Brown
UC Davis Children’s Hospital,
(800) 282-3284
Jerry Chen
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2600
Diana L. Farmer
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-7844
Joy L. Graf
Sutter Health
(916) 887-4220
Shinjiro Hirose
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2191
Jennifer Keller
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2600
Douglas Miniati
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2600
Payam Saadai
Shriners Hospital for Children,
(916) 453-2191
Pediatric Urology
Andrew Huang
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4160
Eric A. Kurzrock
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-2222
Jennifer H. Yang
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-2222
Pediatrics (General)
Victoria Akins
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 614-4060
Sheila Asare-Bediako
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 667-0600
Robert S. Byrd
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Diane Chan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4190
Sean Cooke
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-6800
Eric J. Crossen
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Erik O. Fernandez Y Garcia
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Albina S. Gogo
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-3112
Danton Kono
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3520
Jonathan E. Thygeson
Jonathan E. Thygeson MD, Inc,
(916) 924-8754
Lenore Reeva C. Youssefi
Sutter Health
(916) 817-3700
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Shawna Arsenault
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-7041
Ryan Carver
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 771-6611
Steven Chan
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-7481
Loren Thomas Davidson
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-7041
Satinderpal Dhah
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2036
John Andrew Dorsett
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-7041
Maya Capoor Evans
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-7041
Lawrence Manhart
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 474-2250
Craig M. McDonald
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-7041
Vinay M. Reddy
Spine and Nerve Diagnostic Center,
(916) 419-9900
Joel Schaffer
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2036
Akshat Shah
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 688-2036
Jeremy Wren
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3373
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Carrie Black
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-2400
Christa Clark
Christa Clark. MD, FACS
(916) 246-2662
Jesus Garcia
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5515
Lynne A. Hackert
Sutter Health
(916) 878-4948
Chetan Shawn Irwin
UC Davis Medical Center – Cypress Building
(800) 482-3284
Karly Kaplan
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5515
David Kaufman
Kaufman & Davis Plastic Surgery,
(916) 983-9895
Gerald Khachi
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
Liza Kim
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3331
James Kim
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2045
Tom S. Liu
Liu Plastic Surgery
(916) 333-0246
Pirko Maguiña
Shriners Hospital for Children
(916) 453-2191
Minh-Bao Mundschenk
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5515
Clifford Thomas Pereira
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2700
Kenneth Phillips
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5515
Lee L.Q. Pu
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-7844
Jeffrey Sweat
J. Sweat Plastic Surgery
(916) 400-0822
Travis T. Tollefson
UC Davis Health – Glassrock Building,
(916) 734-2347
Granger Wong
Centre for Plastic Surgery
(916) 791-7088
Michael S. Wong
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-7844
Podiatry
Timothy Bernard
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Amy Duckworth
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Matthew Garrison
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3359
Namjong Lee
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Daniel Lee
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Roya Mirmiran
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9464
Damon Namvar
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9464
Hienvu Nguyen
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Beth Noe
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4045
Kene Ofili IV
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Lindsay Russell
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Michael Scatena
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5275
Tanya Singleton
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2030
Michael Starkweather
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Kirsten Van Voris-Scatena
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5275
Preventive Medicine
Cheree Dunbar
Northern California Wellness, Inc.
(916) 790-5352
Psychiatry
Vladislav Afanasevich
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5300
Brian Fitch
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 525-6100
Helen Kales
UC Davis Health – Behavioral Health Center
(916) 734-3574
Maria Koshy
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center,
(916) 525-6100
Pachida Lo
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6100
Alison Newman
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6100
Lorin M. Scher
UC Davis Health – Behavioral Health Center
(916) 734-3574
Andrés Felipe Sciolla
UC Davis Health – Behavioral Health Center
(916) 734-3574
Humberto Temporini
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 525-6100
Radiation Oncology
Rachel Chou
Kaiser Permanente – Rancho Cordova Medical Offices
(916) 631-2730
Megan E. Daly
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(800) 362-5566
Ruben Fragoso
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(800) 362-5566
Christopher U. Jones
Sutter Health
(916) 781-1225
Charlotte D. Kubicky
Sutter Health
(916) 781-1225
Vincent Lee
South Sacramento Cancer Center,
(916) 683-9616
Hubert Y. Pan
Sutter Health – Anderson Lucchetti Women’s & Children’s Center
(916) 454-6600
Shyam Rao
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(800) 362-5566
Seth A. Rosenthal
Sutter Health
(916) 781-1225
Derrick Schmidt
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 771-2871
Radiology
Matthew Bobinski
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(800) 482-3284
Ghaneh Fananapazir
UC Davis Medical Center
(916) 734-0664
Farhad Farzanegan
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2029
Chia-Li Lai
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2029
Ramit Lamba
UC Davis Medical Center
(800) 282-3284
Tan Nguyen
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2029
Michael Silberstein
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 817-5250
Reproductive Endocrinology / Infertility
Laurie P. Lovely
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
(916) 773-2229
Michael J. Murray
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
(916) 773-2229
Kenneth Vu
ARC Fertility
(888) -990-2727
Rheumatology
Gurtej S. Cheema
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Minzi Chen
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Mohammadomid Edrissian
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2330
Diana W. Lau
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Minhchau Nguyen
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2330
Thitinan Srikulmontree
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 844-1592
Simran K. Thiara
Sutter Health
(916) 455-3700
Kenneth B. Wiesner
Sacramento Rheumatology Consultants,
(916) 922-7021
Barton L. Wise
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Sleep Medicine
Paramjeet Atwal
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Robert Dias
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 733-3372
Kimberly A. Hardin
UC Davis Health – Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
(916) 734-3588
David Tzeng
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-4821
Lydia Wytrzes
Lydia M. Wytrzes MD
(916) 564-3610
Sports Medicine
Jason Brayley
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Promenade Medical Offices,
(916) 544-6160
Kevin James Burnham
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2737
Susan Joy
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
(916) 326-8200
Scott Meier
Kaiser Permanente – Elk Grove Promenade Medical Offices,
(916) 544-6160
Jeffrey L. Tanji
UC Davis Health – Cannery Building,
(916) 734-6805
Brandee L. Waite
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-7041
Thoracic Surgery
Matthew Agnew
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Lisa M. Brown
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
David Tom Cooke
UC Davis Health – Comprehensive Cancer Center,
(916) 734-5959
Costanzo Di Perna
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3665
Sterling L. Humphrey
Sutter Health
(916) 878-2555
Stephen D. Maxwell
Sutter Health
(916) 878-2555
Rick Peng
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5235
Brian Rezvani
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2014
Trevor Williams
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Group
(916) 536-3665
Transgender Health
Katherine T. Gardner
Sutter Health
(916) 731-7770
Christopher Swales
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Urology
Carolina Alvayay
Sutter Health
(916) 797-4720
Kirk M. Anderson
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9386
Noah E. Canvasser
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2222
Samuel T.H. Chan
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4160
Marc A. Dall’Era
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2222
Jonathan Eandi
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9386
Christopher P. Evans
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2222
Kirk Keene
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2081
Joyce Loeffler
Dignity Health Medical Foundation – Woodland Clinic,
(530) 668-2600
Megan Merrill
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2081
Brian N. Naftulin
Folsom Urology Surgical Associates,
(916) 540-7070
Tan Pham
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2081
Jennifer Rothschild
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-2222
Carmen Stapp
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4160
Kimberly Takahashi
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4160
Scott Troxel
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4160
Alice Tsao
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2081
Jared Whitson
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2081
Vascular / Interventional Radiology
Braden Boice
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5720
Matthew Danielson
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 817-5250
Mark M. Davidian
Sutter Health
(916) 878-3495
Brandon Doskocil
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 817-5250
Farhad Farzanegan
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2029
Robert Freed
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5720
Maud Morshedi
Kaiser Permanente – South Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 688-2029
Rex M. Pillai
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 703-2177
Derek Vien
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 817-5250
Catherine T. Vu
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3606
Vascular Surgery
Josefina A. Dominguez
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9400
Richard Florio
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Blake Hamby
Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento Medical Center
(916) 973-5235
Misty D. Humphries
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3800
Addison McMurtry
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
Matthew William Mell
UC Davis Health – Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center,
(916) 734-3800
Thomas C. Park
Sutter Health
(916) 262-9400
Samantha Stradleigh
Kaiser Permanente – Roseville Medical Center
(916) 784-4144
