LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE

Abigail Mojica-Ramirez, LVN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Licensed Vocational Nurse
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Peds
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Hazleton Practical Nursing, Hazleton PA

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Adolfo J. Bermeo

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

Care Coordination Supervisor

Alejandra Gonzalez Fisher

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: Care Coordination Supervisor

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Los Angeles Valley College, North Hollywood, CA

NURSE MANAGER

Alejandra Rivas, BSN, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Registered Nurse

Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

Behavioral Health Director

Alejandro Pioli, LMFT

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles,CA

PrEP Navigator/I.D. Case Management

Alex Castillo

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Infectious diseases
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Los Angeles, CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Allison I. Lopez, LCSW

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Azusa Pacific University, CA and University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Analicia Ybarra LCSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Kaplan University, CA

GENERAL MEDICINE

Azra Bhimani, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish, Gujrat, Hindi
Education: University of Illinois, Chicago School of Medicine

Associate Clinical Social Worker

Bessy Baters-Lopez, ASW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR-PRENATAL

Briana L. Olmedo, MA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Prenatal
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

General Medicine

Cindy Gamez, BSN, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: General Medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Connie Corona, MS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Pacific Oaks College, University of Phoenix

Smart Health LA Program

Cristian Saucedo

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Smart Health LA Program
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Denver, CO

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Cristina Sierra

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University,Northridge, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

CZE-JA TAM, MS, CPNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood

Patients Served: Pediatrics

Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Education: Columbia university School of Nursing, New York, NY; Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh, PA

David Elimelech, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2014

Specialty: Dentistry & Oral Health

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English; Hebrew

Education: Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Denise Marron, AGPCNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2018

Specialty: Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults

Languages: Spanish, English

Education: Yale University School of Nursing, OrangeCT, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Dominic Koh, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 1998

Specialty: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Pediatrics and Adolescents

Languages: English

Education: California State University, Los Angeles, CA, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Internal Medicine

Edwin S. Shulkin, MD, FACP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2007

Specialty: Board Certified Family Medicine Physician
Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents
Languages: English
Education: University of Iowa, Sioux City, IA

Elham Zarabian, OD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2002

Specialty: Optometry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish, Farsi

Education: Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA and University of California, Los Angeles

Physician Assistant

Emil F. Vasquez, PA-C

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Family Medicine

Location: LAVC, Student Health Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA; University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Associate Social Worker

Estela Cabrera, ASW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: Student Health Center, Los Angeles Valley College
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Eva Bedford-Oppong, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2011

Specialty: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Patients Served: General Medicine & Women’s Health

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English

Education: Family Nurse Practitioner, California State University, Los Angeles and Worcester State College, Worcester, MA

PATIENT NAVIGATOR

Francisca Salas

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: Patient Engagement
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: San Fernando High School, San Fernando, CA

Clinical Care Coordinator - Cancer Screening

Iliza Lara

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: Clinical Care Coordinator – Cancer Screening

Location: North Hollywood, North Hills

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Los Angeles Valley College, CA

PATIENT NAVIGATOR

Isabel Zarama

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Patient Engagement
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Family Nurse Practitioner

Janetta E. Yanez, FNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2002

Specialty: Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults

Languages: English

Education: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and University of California, CA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Janette Rentino Acosta, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2013

Specialty: General Medicine

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adolescents

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, California State University, Long Beach, CA

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Jeannette R. Hernandez, LMFT

Specialty: Marriage and Family Counseling

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, CA

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Jessica Jimenez, B.A.

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University. Northridge, CA

Jill Halper, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2004

Specialty: Board Certified Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Pediatrics, Adolescents

Languages: English

Education: Board Certified, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Jocelyn Lopez, BA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA

Family Medicine

Joelle S. Birnberg, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2018

Specialty: Board Certified Family Medicine Physician

Patients Served: General Medicine, Women’s Health, Teens, Pediatrics

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of California, Berkeley, CA; University of California, San Francisco, CA

Registered Nurse

Joeselyn M. Sequeira, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: General Medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: West Coast University, CA

CASE MANAGER

Jose Bedolla, B.S.

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

Karen Cheung, OD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2008

Specialty: Optometry

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English; Chinese; Spanish

Education: Southern California College of Optometry University of California, Irvine

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Katherine, S. Deguzman, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2013

Specialty: Certified Nurse Practitioner

Patients Served: General Medicine

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English

Education: University of California, Los Angeles and Howard University, Washington, DC

Lawrence Lee, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2016

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English

Education: Loma Linda University, CA, University of California, Irvine, CA

Registered Nurse

Leonardo Lopez, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Registered Nurse

Location: North Hollywood

Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Santa Monica College, Los Angeles CA

Leyla A. Leeds, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center & North Hills Wellness Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English

Education: University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Associate Clinical Social Worker

Lianabell Quevedo, MSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA, Los Angeles Valley College, San Jose, CA

Lisa M. Zeelander, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2000

Specialty: Board Certified Family Medicine

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents

Languages: English

Education: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, and University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences, PA

NURSING CARE MANAGER

Manuel Martinez, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2017

Specialty: Public Health Nurse

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Marisol Flores, LVN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Licensed Vocational Nurse

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Concorde College, North Hollywood, CA

Mia Harlan, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2017

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Tufts University of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

Clinical Care Coordinator - Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Mike Bolan

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2017

Specialty: Clinical Care Coordinator – Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Location: North Hollywood, North Hills

Patients Served: Pediatrics/Adolescents

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Concorde Career College, Los Angeles CA

Naeemah H. Ghafur, MD

Specialty: Family Medicine

Location: North Hills Wellness Center

Patients Served: General Medicine, Women’s Health, Adolescents, Children

Education: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Family Nurse Practitioner

Nancy Avendano, NP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2014

Patients Served: Women’s Health

Location: North Hollywood Center

Specialty: Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Languages: English; Spanish

Education: Advanced Practice Nursing, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Noemy Perez

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health

Location: North Hollywood/North Hills Centers Center

Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

LEAD HEALTH HOMES CASE MANAGER

Ricardo Lopez, BA

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Medical Director

Roger A. Peeks, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2007

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: North Hollywood and North Hills Wellness Centers
Patients Served: Adults
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Ruth Valenzuela, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2013

Specialty: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Columbia University School of Nursing, NY, Wellesley College, MA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sabrina Moiseyev, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Russian, Spanish

Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sandra Alfon, FNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog

Education: California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA, Cebu City Hospital School of Nursing, Phillipines

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Phillips, MSN, FNP-BC

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Binghamton University, NY

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Shadi Rezai, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Women’s Health

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English, Farsi

Education: Saint George University,School of Medicine, Grenada

Shawn Summers, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2005

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English

Education: University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA

PATIENT NAVIGATOR

Stephanie Acevedo

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Patient Engagement
Location: North Hills Wellness Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Los Angeles Pierce College

Registered Nurse

Stephanie V. Gomez, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Registered Nurse
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California Career College, CA

OB/GYN

Tara Nowakhtar, DO

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Location: North Hollywood Center
Languages: English, Farsi, Spanish
Education: Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Tatiana Serrano, AMFT

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: California State University, Fullerton, CA; University of California Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Tiffany Rose L. Ynoquio, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2013

Patients Served: General Medicine, Women’s Health, Teens

Location: North Hills Wellness Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Board Certified American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, California State University, Los Angeles, and University of California, Berkeley

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Trinidad Flores, LVN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Vocational Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hills Wellness Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Concorde Career College, North Hollywood, CA

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Vilma DeLanda, BA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Long Beach, CA

Optometrist

Yeraz Kochkarian, OD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Optometry
Location: North Hills Wellness Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children
Languages: English, Spanish, Armenian
Education: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA; University of California, San Diego, CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Yvette Quevedo, LCSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish Education: California State University, Northridge, CA