Family Medicine

Program Director

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  Deborah Streletz, MD

  Program Director

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  Residency Training: Texas A&M Health Science Center, Scott&White Memorial Hospital

  Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Geriatrics, Cultural Competency, Community Medicine

Associate Program Director

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  Kenneth Ballou, MD

  Associate Program Director

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California

  Residency Training: Family Medicine, Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center, Andrews AFB, Maryland

  Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Clinical education of medical students

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  Yi-Pin Cheng

  MD

  Family Medicine
  

  Full Spectrum Family Medicine and specially Women’s Health

  Medical School: Universidad de Buenos Aires

  Residency Training: Family Medicine Resident Program at Riverside University Health System

Core Faculty

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  Ivy Cao, MD

  Faculty, RCH/UCR Family Medicine Residency Program

  Family Medicine
  
  Faculty, RCH/UCR Family Medicine Residency Program
  Medical Student Clerkship Director

  Family Medicine and Underserved Populations

  Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

  Residency Training: Riverside University Health System/UCR Family Medicine

  Areas of Interest: Improving primary care and access to care for underserved populations. Passionate about teaching, patient education, primary prevention and community medicine.

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  Koozad Karimi, DO

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona Mesa, AZ

  Residency Training: Franciscan Health –Midwestern University OPTI

• Jin Seon Kim-Paglingayen, M.D.

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

  Residency: Palm Springs UCR FM program

  Areas of Interest: Diabetes, hypertension, women’s health, hyperlipidemia, preventative medicine and nutrition