The teaching faculty at UCSF Fresno includes both a core faculty at Community Regional Medical Center and the VA Hospital and a community-based volunteer faculty. The community-based volunteer faculty provides the residents with a number of specialty experiences including geriatrics, office orthopedics, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology in addition to primary care experiences in the community. We have created an additional page for you to view some information about featured volunteer faculty. The following is a list with links to information about the core teaching faculty in the program:
Chief of Medicine
Michael W. Peterson, MD
Valley Medical Foundation Endowed Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Chief of Medicine, UCSF Fresno MEP
Vice Chair of Medicine, UCSF
Cardiology
John A. Ambrose, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center
Ryan Berg, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Interventional Cardiologist, VACCHCS
Enrique V. Carbajal, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Non-interventional Cardiologist, VA Medical Center, Fresno
Teresa Daniele, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Chief of Cardiology, UCSF Fresno
Program Director, UCSF Fresno Cardiovascular Fellowship
Prakash Deedwania , MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Chandra K. Katikireddy, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Director, Cardiac Imaging Section, VACCHCS
Richard Kiel, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor
Mouatou Mouanoutoua, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center
Program Director, UCSF Fresno Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Henning Rasmussen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center
Ankit Rathod, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Director of Cardiac Imaging
Arang Samim, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor
Rohit Srivastava, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab Community Regional Medical Center
Ralph J. Wessel, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center
Brandon Woodbury, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Dermatology
Luis A. Dehesa
Assistant Clinical Professor
Regina C. Hamlin, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Gregory L. Simpson, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Dermatology Division Director
Leslie Storey, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Endocrinology
Varsha Babu, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Endocrinology
Paulette Ginier, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Shreela Mishra, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Endocrinology
Soe Naing, MD, MRCP (UK) FACE, CCD, ECNU
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Diabetes and Endocrinology
UCSF
Endocrinology Division Director
Raymundo Punzalan, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor
Ngwe Yin, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Devang N. Prajapati, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Gastroenterologist, VA-VACCHCS
Shreyas Saligram, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Thimmaiah Theethira, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Helen Wong, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine. UCSF
Chief, Gastroenterology. VA – VACCHCS, Fresno
Director, Fellowship Program. UCSF Fresno
General Medicine (Ambulatory)
Belayneh A. Abejie, MD, MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
UCSF
Medical Director, Employee Health Services,
Community Medical Centers
Suneetha Reddy Dandala, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Primary Care Physician, VACCHS, Fresno
Dominic Dizon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Director of Ambulatory Care
Division Director of General Medicine, UCSF Fresno
Jian Huang, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
HS Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program
VACCHCS-Fresno, CA
Alan Kelton, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs
Stutee Khandelwal, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Tin-Tin Kyaw, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Wessel Meyer, MBChB
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Chief of Staff, Veteran’s Administration
Sunitha Nalavenkata, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Primary Care Physician, VACCHS, Fresno
Vishal Pall, MD
Assistant Clinical Professorr of Medicine, UCSF
Hau (Ken) Nguyen, MD
Clinical Instructor
Mary Ann Quann, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Seema Policepatil, MD, MBA, FACP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Ivance Pugoy, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Teresa Sigala, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Michael Tom, DO
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Associate Program Director
Elbert Tun, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Anshu Varma, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
General Medicine (Emergency)
Muhammad Firdaus, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
VA Primary Care – EM
Shruti Joglekar, MD
HS Clinical Professor
Andres Leon-Sanchez, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
James G. Lindsay, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Shervin Rahmani, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
VA Primary Care - EM
Jyosthna Swarna, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
General Medicine (Hospitalist)
Kam Lun Au Yeung, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor
Ivy L. Darden, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Mohammed Elhassan, MD
Assistant Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Jahyeok Ihm, MD
Clinical Instructor
Hospitalist
Elieth Martinez, MD
Clinical Instructor
Hospitalist
Deanna Oliver, MD
Clinical Instructor
VA Hospitalist
Gail Ajanaku, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Hiral Patel, DO
Clinical Instructor
VA Hospitalist
Pooja Reddy, MD
Clinical Instructor (PENDING)
VA Hospitalist
Bisharah Rizvi, MD
HS Clinical Instructor
Ali Saadi, MD
Clinical Instructor
Hospitalist
Manjit Singh, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Steven Ray Stoltz, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Hospitalist Division Director
Nitin Thinda, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
VA Hospitalist
Antonio Toribio, MD
Clinical Instructor
Hospitalist
Steven Tringali, DO
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Geriatrics
Hematology/Oncology
Haifaa Abdulhaq, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Arekapudi, Suramanyeswara
Mohammed Sani Bukari, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Hematology/Oncology
Uzair B. Chaudhary, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Chief, Hematology/Oncology
Li Li, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Hematology Oncology
Constance Stoehr, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Hepatology
Marina Roytman, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Director, Liver Program, UCSF Fresno
Hepatologist
Infectious Diseases
Erica Kasper, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Specialty: Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine
HS Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Robert Libke, MD
Director, Infection Control
Chair, Human Investigation Review
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Naiel N. Nassar, MD, FACP
Infectious Diseases Division Director/Program Director
Antibiotic Stewardship Director
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Almira Opardija, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (PENDING)
Infectious Disease
Simon Paul, MD
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
HIV Director
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Nathan Stockamp, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Site Director, VA hospital
Specialty: Infectious Disease/Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Yangming Cao, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group, Inc
Harpreet S. Dhindsa, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group
Hemant Dhingra, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.
Joseph C. Duflot, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Academic Chief of Nephrology Department of Internal Medicine, UCSF Fresno
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.
Mei Hwang, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.
Cho-Cho Khine, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Steven B. Levy, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group, Inc
Steven W. Su, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group.
Anuradha Suri, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Nephrologist, Fresno Nephrology Medical Group
Neurology
Arash Afshinnik, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Shahrzad Akhtar, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
Site Director – Neurology, Undergraduate Medical Education
Chris Bauer, PhD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Stuart J. Glassner, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor
Neurology- Neurologic Cancers
Harrol T. Hutchison, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
H. James Jones, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
Deepak Kalra, MD
HS Clinical Instructor
Amir Khan, MD
HS Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
William Likosky, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
Director of Stroke Center, Community Regional Medical Center
Alan Long, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor (PENDING)
Neuro Critical Care
Krishe Menezes, MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Neurology- Movement Disorders
Jeffery S. Mogelof, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
Hewitt Ryan, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Ernestina Saxton, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Medicine - UCSF
Mark Stecker, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
Chief of Neurology, UCSF Fresno
Rafael Zuzuarregui, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Neurology- Movement Disorders, Sleep Disorders
Palliative Medicine
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Eyad Almasri, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Vijay P. Balasubramanian, MD, MRCP (UK)
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
UCSF Fresno
Peter Baylor, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Kathryn L. Bilello, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Co-Medical Director for Respiratory Care
Program Director, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Timothy Evans, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Director of Intensive Care Units
Mohamed A Fayed, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF Fresno
Pravachan Hegde, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Vipul V. Jain, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Director, Chronic Lung Disease Program, UCSF Fresno
Director, Smoking Cessation Program, UCSF Fresno
J. Joseph Vempilly, MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK), FCCP
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Director, Pulmonary Function Lab, CRMC
Director , Respiratory Care, CRMC
David W. Lee MD, FCCP
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Michael W. Peterson, MD
Valley Medical Foundation Endowed Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Chief of Medicine, UCSF Fresno MEP
Vice Chair of Medicine, UCSF
Steven Ratcliff, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor
Pulmonary VA
Daya Upadhyay, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Karl Van Gundy, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine,
UCSF Fresno
Radiology
Rheumatology
Candice Yuvienco, MD
Division Director of Rheumatology
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Sleep Medicine
Lynn Keenan, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF
Program Director of Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Women’s Health
Jeanette Rylander, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
* indicates the Division Director