Michael Nisco, MD, MBA

Dr. Michael Nisco is Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) Fellowship Program at UCSF Fresno, Family & Community Medicine. Dr. Nisco is certified by both the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the American Board of Family Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care. Dr. Nisco holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and MD from UCI’s School of Medicine and MBA From the UC Irvine School of Business. Dr. Nisco completed his residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Family Medicine. 

Dr Nisco serves on the Board of Directors of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Association where he has served as the chair of the NHPCO ethics committee. Dr. Nisco has also served on the International and Communities Subcommittees of the AAHPM, and as the Ambassador to China for the International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care. 

Dr. Nisco additionally serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Pacific College, and is the medical director for the Saint Agnes Medical Center hospice and palliative care services.

Arlin Venturina, MD
Dr. Venturina is the Assistant Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a University of California, San Diego graduate where she received a BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Her Doctor of Medicine is from Ross University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of UCSF Fresno Family Medicine Residency.  

Ashkan Imanzahrai, MD
Dr. Imanzahrai is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He has a BA in Genetics from University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Imanzahrai completed a year of residency training in Dermatology before deciding to specialize in family medicine. He is a graduate of the UCSF Fresno Family Medicine Residency Program.

Greg Copeland, DO
Dr. Copeland has a BS in Biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.  He received his DO degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and is a graduate of the Family Medicine Residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.   In addition to his work with the palliative care team at Community Regional Medical Center, Dr. Copeland works with the St. Agnes Hospice and Palliative Care teams, providing outpatient home visits and house calls, inpatient rounds and weekend call coverage.  Dr. Copeland enjoys spending time with his wife and 4 children, and being involved in the many activities that come along with parenting.  He is an active member of his local church in north Fresno.  When he has some free time, he enjoys reading or an occasional jog.  Golf and tennis are other hobbies, though he rarely has time for either one!  Many years ago he spent a year living in Mexico and is known to speak conversational Spanish in the medical setting.  His special medical interests include end of life care, geriatric medicine, and also sports medicine.

Genevieve Rohan, FNP-C
Genevieve Rohan received her BSN degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and her MS degree in Nursing from California State University Fresno.  She has worked in a variety of settings, including Surgical Intensive Care, California Transplant Donor Network, HIV Special Services Clinic, Planned Parenthood and private practice.  Her teaching experience includes classes concerning Grief Support and End of Life Issues.  She enjoys living in the foothills with her husband Rick. She practices and teaches yoga, enjoys cross-country skiing, hiking, gardening and walking.