Family Medicine

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Program Director

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hanh The-Trinh Nguyen, MD

    Associate Program Director

    Family Medicine

    Medical School: Medical College of Virginia / Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine; Richmond, Virginia

    Residency Training: University of California Irvine Medical Center; Orange, California

    Areas of Interest: Resident and medical student education, board review and curriculum design, underserved medicine

Core Faculty

  • 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.

  • 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