Faculty | Kaiser Permanente Undergraduate & Graduate Medical Education Northern California

Laura Minikel, MD
Program Director

Christie Cooksey, MD
Assistant Program Director

Leslie Hardy Hood, MD, FACOG
Assistant Program Director

Erika Deraleau, MD
Associate Program Director

Maria Woods, MD
Assistant Program Director

Eve Zaritsky, MD
Assistant Program Director

Betsy O’Donnell, MD
Assistant Program Director Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Lasha Pierce, MD
Highland Hospital (AHS) Site Director

Ayrika Mure
Residency Program Administrator

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Residency Program Leadership
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Laura Minikel, MD	Program Director	Medical College of Wisconsin	Internship: Children’s Hospital Oakland Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Sarah Wilson, MD, MEd	Associate Program Director	University of California San Francisco	Residency: University of California San Francisco Fellowship: VA Women’s Health Master of Education: University of California Berkeley
Lasha Pierce, MD	Highland Hospital Site Director	University of California Irvine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Christie Cooksey, MD, MSCR	Assistant Program Director – Gyn surgeon	Medical College of Virginia	Residency: David Grant Medical Center & University of California Davis Master of Science in Clinical Research: Training in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials (TECT), University of North Carolina
Erika Deraleau, MD	Assistant Program Director Chronic Pelvic Pain Specialist	Drexel University College of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center Fellowship: Chronic Pelvic Pain at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Leslie Hardy Hood, MD	Assistant Program Director	Michigan State University College of Human Medicine	Residency: William Beaumont Hospital
Maria Woods, MD	Assistant Program Director	University of Southern California School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Eve Zaritsky, MD	Assistant Program Director Laparoscopic Specialist	Stanford University School of Medicine	Residency: University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center
Generalist Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Erica Breneman, MD	Attending – Gyn Surgeon & High Risk BRCA Clinic Lead	University of California San Francisco	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Erica Canales, MD	Maternity Director and Attending in Salud en Español	Michigan State University College of Human Medicine	Residency: Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, MI
Karen Carlson, MD	Attending	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Residency: Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, CA
Sarah Carson, MD	Attending	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Shree Chanchani, MD	Attending	University of New Mexico	Residency: St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Julia Crothers, MD	Attending – Dysplasia Specialist	University of California San Francisco	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Patrick Dawkins, MD	Attending & Oakland Site Chief	Howard University College of Medicine/Meharry Medical College	Residency: Maryland General Hospital
Medha Donde, MD	Attending – Breast specialist	George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences	Residency: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Ann Eastman, MD	Attending – Menopause Champion	University of Southern California School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Paras Farhady, MD	Attending – Menopause Champion	Tehran University of Medical Sciences & Health Services	Residency: Christiana Care Health System
Renee Fogelberg, MD	Attending – Health Education Liaison	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Austinn Freeman, MD	Attending	Drexel University College of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Sophia Grabenstatter, MD	Attending – Alameda Site Director	Creighton University School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Rachel Hartshorn, MD	Attending – Gyn surgeon	University of California San Francisco	Residency: University of California San Francisco
Ted Hatch, MD	Attending – IT Specialist	Albany Medical College	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Linh Hoang, MD	Attending – IT Specialist	University of Miami School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Suejy Hobson, MD	Attending	University of California Los Angeles	Residency: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Gina Hurlbut, DO	Attending	Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine	Internship: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Residency: Albany Medical Center
Barbara Jung, MD	Attending – Gyn surgeon	University of Southern California School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Vanessa Kaleb, MD, MPH	Attending	University of California Irvine	Residency: University of California Irvine MPH: Columbia University
Simone Katz, MD, MPH	Attending	University of Vermont College of Medicine	MPH: Johns Hopkins Residency: Los Angeles County/ Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Angela Lee, MD	Attending	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine	Residency: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Emily Lesch, DO	Attending	Des Moines University Medical Center	Residency: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Betty Lin, MD	Attending & Physician Wellness Representative	New York University School of Medicine	Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester
Susan Liu, MD	Attending	Yale University School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Teresa Munoz, MD	Attending – Gyn Surgeon	University of California San Diego	Residency: UCSF Fresno
Barbara Nicol, MD	Attending – Department Chair	University of Connecticut	Residency: University of California San Francisco
Antonia Nicosia, MD	Attending	Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center Fellowship: University of Southern California
Manda Notzon, MD	Attending & Pinole Site Chief	University of Illinois College of Medicine	Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Anthonia Ojo-Ese, MD	Attending – Gyn Surgeon & Director of Salud en Español	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Sonia Ordonez, MD	Attending – Gyn Surgeon & Director of Salud en Español	University of California San Francisco	Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Bailey Pesterev, DO	Attending	Tufts University School of Medicine	Residency: University of California Los Angeles
Zarghoona Rahim, MD	Attending & Berkeley School of Medicine	Temple University School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Bindoo Rellan, MD	Attending	Government Medical College Patiala	Residency: University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine
Caryn Rybczynski, MD	Attending	Ohio State University College of Medicine	Residency: University of California San Diego
Nora Salvador, MD	Attending – Gyn Surgeon	University of Illinois College of Medicine	Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Matthew Schechter, MD	Attending – Dysplasia Specialist	University of California San Francisco	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Tracy Seo, MD	Attending – Chief of Quality	Medical College of Ohio	Internship: Rush Presbyterian St Luke’s Medical Center Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Sophie Shabel, MD	Attending	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Residency: Maricopa Medical Center & UC Davis
Lisa Sherman, MD	Attending – Medical Student Liaison	New York University School of Medicine	Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Erica Simon, MD	Attending – Integrative Medicine Specialist	Jefferson Medical College	Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Fellowship: Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Aubrey Smith, MD	Attending – Oakland Site Chief	Temple University School of Medicine	Residency: University of Wisconsin
Karen Sumner, MD	Attending	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Jill Uyenishi, MD	Attending – Gyn Surgeon	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Carla Wicks, MD	Attending – Assistant Physician-in-Chief for Diversity & Care Experience	Howard University College of Medicine	Residency: University of California San Francisco
Emilia Wilkins, MD, MPH	Attending	University of California San Francisco	MPH: University of California San Francisco Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Amani Zewail, MD, MS	Attending – Sexual Health Specialist	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Family Planning Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Crystal Goldsmith, MD	Family Planning Specialist – Division Lead	University of California Irvine	Residency: Oregon Health and Sciences University Fellowship: University of Southern California
Rosanne Botha, MD	Family Planning Specialist	Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Residency: University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Oregon Health and Sciences University
Meredith Warden, MD	Family Planning Specialist	University of Illinois College of Medicine	Residency & Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Adolescent Medicine Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Amy Vallerie, MD	Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologist	New York Medical College	Residency: Columbia University Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Lauren Hartman, MD	Adolescent Medicine Specialist Pediatrics	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Residency: Brown University Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Alice Shapiro, MD	Reproductive Endocrinologist	Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine	Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Fellowship: University of California Los Angeles
Janie Hirata, MD	Reproductive Endocrinologist	Wayne State University School of Medicine	Residency & Fellowship: Wayne State University Medical Center
H. Preston Nelson, MD	Reproductive Endocrinologist	University of California San Diego	Residency: University of Washington Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Maria Pia Platia, MD	Reproductive Endocrinologist	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Joseph Chen, MD	Attending – MIS specialist	Creighton University School of Medicine	Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eve Zaritsky, MD	Assistant Program Director MIS Division Lead	Stanford University School of Medicine	Residency: University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Rebecca Margulies, MD	Urogynecologist – Division Lead	University of Washington School of Medicine	Residency: New York University School of Medicine Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical Center
Olga Ramm, MD, MS	Urogynecologist	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Residency: Northwestern University Fellowship: Loyola University
Gynecologic Oncology Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Giuseppe Ciaravino, MD	Gynecologic Oncologist – Division Lead	Boston University School of Medicine	Internship: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Residency & Fellowship: Stanford University
Liz Han, MD	Gynecologic Oncologist	Boston University School of Medicine	Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Agnieszka Vay, MD	Gynecologic Oncologist	University of California Davis	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center Fellowship: Wayne State University
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Veronica Gonzalez, MD	Perinatologist	University of California San Francisco	Residency: University of Texas – Austin Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Mara Greenberg, MD	Perinatologist	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Residency: University of California San Francisco Fellowship: Stanford University
Gaea Moore, MD	Perinatologist	University of California San Diego	Residency: University of California Davis Fellowship: University of Colorado
Betsy O’Donnell, MD	Perinatologist	Stanford University	Residency & Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Kristi VanWinden, MD	Perinatologist	University of California Los Angeles	Residency: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center Fellowship: University of Southern California
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Division
Faculty Name	Title	CNM Training
Anne Galko	Chief Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	SUNY Buffalo MSN SUNY Stony Brook post-master’s midwifery
Maggie Adams-McCormack	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	University of California San Francisco (USCF) MSN
Neel Arant	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	Columbia MSN
Michelle Baird	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	Columbia MSN
Ursula Crane	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	University of California San Francisco (USCF) MSN
Rebecca Lesser	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	Yale MSN
Janelle Palacios	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	University of California San Francisco (USCF) MSN University of California San Francisco (USCF) PhD Nursing
Katie Simms	Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	Yale MSN
Highland General Hospital Faculty
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Chitra Akilswwaran MD, MBA	Strategy and Operations Lead	Harvard University	MBA: Harvard University Residency: UC San Francisco
Jessica Beckerman MD	OB Hospitalist	UC San Francisco	Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Monica Berletti MD	OB/GYN Generalist	UC Davis	Residency: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Heidi Chang MD	Gynecologic Oncologist	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Fellowship: UCLA/Cedars Sinai
Joy Cooper MD, MSc	OB/GYN Generalist	Howard University College of Medicine	Residency: University of Pennsylvania MSc: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Rebecca Falik MD, MST	Pelvic Pain Clinic Lead	UC San Francisco	Residency: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center MST: Pace University
Stephanie Ho MD, MPH	OB/GYN Generalist	UC San Francisco	Residency: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center MPH: Harvard School of Public Health
Kerry-Ann Kelly MD, MPH	Director Women’s Reproductive Health Equity Fellowship	Morehouse University	Residency: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center MPH: Mercer University School of Medicine
LaNa Lee MD	GYN Division Chief	Stony Brook University	Residency: Stony Brook University Fellowship: Stony Brook University
Dimitry Lerner MD	Gynecologic Oncologist – Division Chief	Sackler School of Medicine	Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Namita Singh MD	OB/GYN Generalist	Albany Medical College	Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Kevin Smith MD	Department Chair	University of Toledo College of Medicine	Residency: Stanford University Medical Center Fellowship (MIS): Stanford University Medical Center
Victoria Stenmark MD, MPH	OB Hospitalist	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons	Residency: UC San Francisco MPH: Harvard School of Public Health
Denise Tukenmez MD	OB Division Chief	SUNY Downstate Medical School	Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Terry White MD, MBA	Urogynecologist -Division Chief	Medical College of Virginia	Residency: University of Southern California MBA: Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Fellowship: Emory University
Other Key Faculty
Faculty Name	Title	Medical School	Residency/Fellowship
Karen Axelsson, MD	Pathologist	University of California San Francisco	Residency & Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Eric Hunt, MD	Anesthesiologist	University of California Irvine	Internship: University of California Irvine Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Veronica Shim, MD	General Surgeon-Breast Specialist	Brown University School of Medicine	Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine Fellowship: University of California San Francisco
Tracy Telles, MD	Site Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Kaiser San Ramon	Michigan State University College of Human Medicine	Residency: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine

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