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
Kara Cummins, MD
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Timothy Munzing, 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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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 |
Mahnaz Pezeshpour, MD
Behavioral Medicine I grew up in Tehran, Iran, and after finishing medical school, I moved to the United States. I completed my Adult Psychiatry residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship. Since 2009, I have been with Orange County Kaiser Permanente. My approach to mental health involves advocating for awareness, reducing the stigma associated with mental health conditions, and improving the quality of life for my patients and their families. I believe in collaborative care model between psychiatry and family medicine, as well as early intervention programs for at-risk populations, and strongly support the mental health needs of adults, children and adolescents.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center Medical School: Azad Tehran University School of Medicine |
Shasta Hess
Administrative Coordinator II |
As the Admin Specialist for 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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