Faculty
All WMMC residencies are responsible to Leroy Reese, M.D., Associate Dean for the White Memorial Medical Center campus of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
All Family Medicine faculty teach in the Family Health Center and attend on the Family Medicine Service.
Full-time Faculty
Luis Samaniego, M.D., Program Director
| Medical School: |
University of Southern California |
| Residency: | Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1984; Recertification, 2004 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
As the program director, in coordination with the co-director, he is responsible for the overall design and administration of the residency program, as well as teaching in hospital clinical and conference settings |
Hector Flores, M.D., Co-Director
| Medical School: | University of California, Davis |
| Residency: | Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1985; Recertification, 2007 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: | Designs, coordinates, teaches and administers special teaching elements in quality improvement, utilization management, risk management, practice management, research, and fellowship activities |
Stephanie Gates, M. Ed, Program Manager
| Graduate School: | University of Southern California |
| Responsibilities: |
Overall administrative management and coordination of the residency program, providing the opportunity for faculty to concentrate on clinical activities and teaching of housestaff |
Edward Castro, M.D., Director, Ambulatory Care
| Medical School: | University of California, San Diego |
| Residency: | Cook County Hospital |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1986; Recertification, 2006 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Directs the ambulatory care training for residents in the Family Health Center |
Mauricio Bueno, M.D., Director, Inpatient Training
| Medical School: | University of Southern California |
| Residency: | USC/Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1986; Recertification, 2007 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Coordinates and evaluates inpatient training, including ascertaining that the experiences of family medicine residents on other specialty inpatient services are appropriate for family physicians. Primary responsibility for coordination and teaching on the Family Medicine Service |
Claire Koga, M.D., Director, Geriatrics
| Medical School: | University of Southern California |
| Residency: | Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles |
| Fellowship: |
Geriatric Medicine, USC 1988-1990 |
| Graduate School: | M.S.Ed., Family Medicine Faculty Development, USC |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1983; Recertification, 2002; Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Geriatrics, 1990 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Coordination of the comprehensive geriatric curriculum and medical student clerkship program |
Sergio Villegas, M.D., Director, Community Medicine
| Medical School: | University of California, Davis |
| Residency: | White Memorial Medical Center |
| Fellowship: |
Family Medicine in Community Medicine, 1991 |
| Graduate School: | UCLA School of Public Health |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1991; Recertification, 1998 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Coordination of the extensive community medicine curriculum including Occupational Medicine, Adopt-a-School Program, activities at the Roosevelt High School Based Clinic and Community Outreach |
Armando Pacheco, M.D., Faculty, Family Medicine Service
| Medical School: | University of California, San Diego |
| Residency: | White Memorial Medical Center |
| Fellowship: |
American Board of Family Medicine, 1995; Recertification, 2002 |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1991; Recertification, 1998 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Teaching faculty for the inpatient Family Medicine Service and coordination of the sports medicine rotation |
Daniel Maldonado, M.D., Faculty, Family Medicine Service
| Medical School: | DREW/University of California, Los Angeles |
| Residency: | White Memorial Medical Center |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 2002 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Teaching faculty for the inpatient Family Medicine Service |
Cynthia Lopez, M.D., Faculty, Women's Health
| Medical School: | University of Southern California |
| Residency: | White Memorial Medical Center |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 1995; Recertification, 2002 |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Coordination of the gynecology curriculum, including the Colposcopy training |
Christopher Hiromura, MD, Faculty, Family Medicine Service
| Medical School: | University of Southern California |
| Residency: | White Memorial Medical Center |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 2008 |
| Responsibilities: |
Teaching faculty for the inpatient Family Medicine Service |
Alma Lopez, MD, Faculty, Residency Recruitment
| Medical School: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Residency: | White Memorial Medical Center |
| Certification: | American Board of Family Medicine, 2009 |
| Responsibilities: |
Teaching faculty in Family Health Center and coordinates recruitment efforts for the residency program |
Jeffrey Ring, Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Science
| Graduate School: | University of California, Berkeley |
| Post Doctoral Fellowship: | Minority/Community Psychology, UCSF |
| Faculty: | Assistant Clinical Professor, USC School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine |
| Responsibilities: |
Design and implementation of all behavioral science consultation in Family Health Center and inpatient service, and the coordination of resident/faculty stress management programs |
Marina Compean, LCSW, Social Worker
| Graduate School: | UCLA School of Social Work |
| Responsibilities: |
Serves as a resource person to the Family Medicine Residency Program residents, faculty, and Family Health Center staff in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families and groups including crisis assessment and intervention |
Catalina Martinez, M.P.H., Director, Patient Education
| Graduate School: | California State University, Northridge |
| Responsibilities: |
Coordinates the health promotion curriculum for the residency |
Erasmo "Tony" Cortez, J.D., Special Projects Administrator
| Graduate School: | Ventura College of Law |
| Responsibilities: |
Overall responsibility for the administration and management of the education grants, curriculum enhancement, and special projects of the residency |
