Internal Medicine Residency Faculty

The faculty members in our program have created such a strong, positive culture that they never want to leave. The fact that all our core faculty are residents of our training program speaks to the tight-knit, collaborative culture. Our faculty also have undergraduate and fellowship training from some of the top academic institutions in the country.

General Internal Medicine

Juan Barrio, MD - Program Director
Robert Arieli, MD, MPH - Associate Program Director; Director, Resident Continuity Clinic
Maximiliano Hyon, DO, MPH - Associate Program Director; Director, Curriculum; Endocrinologist
Shaw Chen, MD – President, White Memorial Medical Group
Zahid Abdou, MD
David Lam, DO
Alan Lau, MD
Julie Lee, MD
Arvind Ravinutala, MD
Vasthi Silva, MD

Anesthesia

Taell Kim, MD – Chair
Samuel Loh, MD

Cardiology

Rainier Manzanilla, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
Eric Bansal, MD
Prash Jayaraj, MD
Sarkis Kiramijyan, MD
George Lin, MD
John McKenzie, MD
Schubert Palmer, MD – Chair
Martha Preciado, MD
Suresh Rao, MD
Armand Rostamian, MD
Miguel Salazar, MD
Nicky Wadiwala, DO

Endocrinology

Maximiliano Hyon, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
Nilem Patel, MD

Gastroenterology

Ethelred Carter, MD – Chair of Internal Medicine
Ariel Malamud, MD
Alireza Tabesh, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator

Geriatrics

Andrew Chan, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Arati Chand, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
Raymond Romero, MD
Hao-wei Zhang, MD

Infectious Disease

Jamie Lin, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
Byron Williams, MD

Neurology

Antonio Liu, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
Jessica Meir, MD

Nocturnists

Eric Lu, MD
Mina Ragheb, MD

Psychiatry

Michael Hernandez, MD – Section Chief

Pulmonary/ICU

Lawrence Brooks, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator, Medical Director of ICU
Neema Oroomchi, MD
Arturo Vega, MD
Mark Talavera, MD

Renal

Luon Peng, DO – Subspecialty Coordinator
Ramesh Manchanda, MD

Rheumatology

Thomas Romano, MD – Subspecialty Coordinator
Sheila Lezcano, MD