Top Doctors 2023

December 22, 2022

Shivani Bhutani, M.D., Photo by Tim Engle.

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.