Our Faculty
With decades upon decades of experience, our Faculty is a nationally recognized and award winning Team of Resident Educators, committed to training the next generation in every area of life and practice as a Family Medicine physician.
Our Faculty Leadership Team
Timothy Munzing, MD
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Kara Cummins, MD
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David C. Cheng, MD
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Core Faculty
Michael Provenghi, MD
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Carrie Nelson-Vasquez, MD
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Bobby Davari, MD
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Huey Dang, MD
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Scott Murray, MD
Innovation/Technology/ Graduation I’m native to Southern California and was actually born at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center. My parents are both educators and I try to incorporate their influence when I teach medical students, residents, and, of course, my members. I left private practice to join Kaiser Permanente because I believe we provide great care for our members. I strive to stay up to date with the latest medical knowledge, and I’m a firm believer in the practice of medicine based on scientific evidence.
Residency: Long Beach Memorial FMRP Medical School: University of Maryland Undergrad: UCLA |
Lance Brunner, MD
Patient Safety/Quality Leadership Development A career in family medicine has afforded me the opportunity to develop wonderful, long-lasting relationships with members and their families. It is an honor and privilege to participate in the care of members spanning the entire spectrum from infancy to the end of life. My most meaningful career experiences are those that support and help people during their greatest times of need. I also love to teach and I am apart of the administrative faculty at our Kaiser Permanente Orange County Family Medicine Residency Program and am an assistant clinical professor of family medicine at UC Irvine.
Residency: Long Beach Memorial FMRP Medical School: UC Irvine Undergrad: UC Irvine |
Paul Vollucci, DO
Asst. FM Department Chief I'm a native Southern Californian who grew up as a Kaiser Permanente member. I did not begin my professional life as a doctor. I worked as a high school science teacher prior to medical school. My approach to health is a combination of primary prevention and aggressive disease management. I consider healthcare a team responsibility. The team is made up of my members, my staff, and myself. It takes a team to provide the necessary support to maintain and achieve wellness. I enjoy family medicine because of the diversity of my members.
Residency: KPOC FMRP Medical School: Western University Health Sciences Undergrad: UC Irvine |
Sofia Meraz, MD
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Pranav Shah, MD
Behavioral Medicine/Wellness Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a psychiatrist. My father is a psychiatrist, and I grew up fascinated with the idea of learning why people behave the way they do. This quest to understand human behavior has guided me in my choice of a career and has continued to fuel my professional life. Through medical school and residency training, I learned about health and illness, and about the intricacies of the human body, brain, and mind. But perhaps the most important lesson I learned was about the value of an empathic bond between the doctor and his/her patient and its importance in the healing process.
Residency: Albert Einstein / Montefiore Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Medical School: Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Gujarat Univ Undergrad: St. Xavier's Science & Art College, India |
Vincent Valenzuela, MD
Pediatrics I am originally from Northern California and attended medical school at the University of Utah. After four years in beautiful Salt Lake City, where I was able to take part in the excitement of the 2002 Olympics, I finished my residency training at Children's Hospital of Orange County. With the constant sun and my love for running and other outdoor sports, I quickly made Orange County my home. After graduating from my pediatrics residency, I stayed on as an attending physician for one more year, before eventually joining the Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
Residency: Children's Hospital of Orange County Medical School: University of Utah Undergrad: Santa Clara University |
Adam Pollock, PsyD
Behavioral Medicine I was born at a KP hospital in Los Angeles and, if all goes as planned, I’ll retire as a career-long Kaiser Psychologist in Orange County. My focus is on psychological testing, individual psychotherapy, and the training of beginning psychologists and physicians. This aspect of my career has allowed me to share my experience, love of learning, and pay back some of the time and effort that was shared with me over the years by amazing teachers, professors, mentors, and colleagues.
Graduate School: California School of Professional Psychology – Los Angeles – Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Residency training: Kaiser Permanente – Department of Psychiatry – Santa Ana Undergrad: CSULB |
Stephanie Chu, MD
OBGYN Liaison I am an East Coast transplant and loving sunny California. I feel blessed to be able to help people of all ages and backgrounds with whatever is on their mind. In any given week, I can help someone recover from the flu, deliver babies, suture injuries in urgent care, and provide lifestyle counseling. I love that my practice has so much variety - it truly is the spice of life!
Residency: KPOC FMRP Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College Undergrad: Cornell University |
Diane Jerng, MD, MSEd
Resident Learning / Faculty Development My career passion is supporting residents and medical student learners in their education and training to optimize their learning and growth. I enjoy the process of understanding my learners so that we can together maximize effective strategies to improve clinical performance and personal well-being. I have taught and coached residents since 1999. I enjoy sharing my love of learning with clinical experiences in broad-spectrum Family Medicine.
Masters in Medical Education: University of Southern California Residency: Long Beach Memorial Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania |
Angie Ivashkin
Residency Program Administrator Being the “Residency Mom” has been one of my most fulfilling roles in my working career. It’s been my pleasure to "be there" for the residents as well as our faculty and staff -- helping one another in good times and the ever-challenging time that we now face together. Our residency is one of the most supportive programs with a faculty and Administration that is more like an extended family. It’s my goal to help alleviate and manage the many administrative tasks of our program and residents while preserving their time needed to focus on their education. I truly adore all of my residents/graduates and am personally rewarded by being part of their career development.
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Shasta Hess
Admin Specialist II As the Admin Specialist for the residency program, my role is to help provide a variety of services to help relieve the residents and faculty of administrative details. I help to ensure effective day to day operations. I truly love working for the KPOC Family Medicine Residency and all the wonderful residents and faculty that have turned into extended family throughout the years.
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Ishanee Dighe, DO
Community Medicine Fellow & Jr. Faculty I was born in Pune, India and emigrated to Southern California at the age of nine. I received my degree in Biology from UCLA and went on to study medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, in Pomona, CA. I then joined Kaiser Permanente for pediatric residency. Throughout my career, I have developed a passion for working with under-resourced communities, whether that was on a global scale in a remote village in India or working in various free clinics in Southern California. In addition, while in medical school, I became interested in public policy. During fellowship, I hope to find ways to incorporate healthcare policy and health equity, while also growing as a physician.
Residency: KP Los Angeles Pediatrics Medical School: Western University Health Sciences Undergrad: UCLA Hometown: Placentia, CA Hobbies: taking care of my houseplants, hiking, traveling, watching TV shows Fun fact: I recently got introduced to the world of K-Dramas! Now I'm hooked! |