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Family Medicine Santa Rosa - Faculty

Our residents train with dynamic, dedicated faculty in Family Medicine as well as an experienced and enthusiastic team of specialists throughout a single, centrally located, state-of-the-art medical center. You will have three impactful years of personal and professional growth, encouraged and empowered by colleagues who are dedicated to your education and future. 

Rachel Friedman, MD

Rachel Friedman, MD
Program Director

David Koida, MD
Director of Graduate Medical Education

Julet Baltonado, DO
Assistant Program Director

Adrienne Silver, MD
Pediatrics Outpatient Rotation Director

J. Anthony Saenz, MD
Curriculum Director: Inpatient Medicine, ICU, Didactics, Capstone

Robert Martinez, MD
DEIA and Urgent Care Rotation Director

Kate Feibusch, MD
Director of Global Health, Resident Advisor

Kayla Flores Tindall, MD
Community Medicine and Integrative Medicine Rotation Director, Resident Advisor

Michelle Mertz, MD

Michelle Mertz, MD
OBGYN Curriculum Director, FM OB Physician Faculty

Christina Hamilton, MD

Chris Hamilton, MD
OB Curriculum Director, FM OB Teaching Faculty and Resident Advisor

Julia Shaver, MD
Curriculum Director: Scholarly Activity and Health Systems Management

Naomi McAuliffe, DO
Continuity Clinic Rotation Director; Curriculum Director: Procedures, Surgery, Dermatology; Resident Advisor

Jeffrey Meckler, MD
Module Leader, FM Teaching Faculty and Resident Advisor

David Della Lana, MD
FM Faculty and Resident Advisor

Kirstin Winnie, MD
FM/OB faculty, Scholarly Activity Co-Director

Angela Niemi, MD
Inpatient Pediatrics Rotation Director

Daniel Ayala Ortiz, MD
FM Teaching Faculty, Resident Advisor and Community Medicine Rotation Director

Audra Lehman, MD

Audra Lehman, MD
FM OB Teaching Faculty

Shannon McDermott, PhD
Co-Director of Scholarly Activity, Director of Curriculum and Program Evaluation

Lynn Lamb, PsyD
Behavioral Medicine Co-Director and Director of Advising

Mariah Hansen, PsyD
Behavioral Medical Rotation Co-Director

Michael Yoo, MD
Long Term Care Rotation Director

Cheryl McBride, DO
Emergency Medicine Rotation Director

Amy Merchant, MD
Gynecology Rotation Director

Shawn Hsieh, MD

Shawn Hsieh, MD
MSK & Sports Medicine Rotation Director

Louise Thurman, MD
Behavioral Medicine Rotation Co-Director

Thomas Dowlearn, MD
Resident Advisor

Brian Gambardella, MD
Resident Advisor

Rachelle Ford, MD
Resident Advisor

Yelena Lapan, DO
Resident Advisor

Damian Bello, MD
FM Teaching Faculty and Resident Advisor

Lauren Glaser, MD
FM Teaching Faculty and Resident Advisor

Kyla Rice, MD
Resident Advisor

Alice Gray Lewis, DO
Resident Advisor & FM Preceptor

Osvaldo (Ozzy) Palomares, MD
Resident Advisor

Esther Funez Castro, DO
Resident Advisor

Maryann Dakkak, MD
Resident Advisor

Kevin Walker, MD
Resident Advisor

Frances Gonzalez, PhD
Personal and Professional Development Leader

Patricia Hiserote, DO
Founding Program Director

Kim Eisert
GME Supervisor

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