Community Medicine - Fellows
Tony Baltazar, MD
Internal Medicine, Los Angeles
Tony Baltazar, MD
Internal Medicine, Los Angeles
Medical School
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Tony Baltazar is an Internal Medicine trained physician and Community Medicine Fellow at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles for 2026-2027. He completed his residency at Kaiser Los Angeles as the first resident in the Primary Care Track, where he focused on health policy, global health, obesity medicine, reproductive rights, gender affirming care, HIV medicine, and cultural humility. His interests include health equity, increasing access to healthcare, immigrant health, critical theory in medicine, structural competency, symbolic violence, and racism in medicine. Tony is a son of Mexican immigrants and grew up in South Central and Southeast Los Angeles. He completed undergraduate studies at UCSD, worked in mental health at Exodus Recovery for five years, and then studied medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. In his free time, he enjoys practicing comedy with friends and family in Spanish, listening to all music, and staying healthy.
Ameera Farooqi, MD
Pediatrics, Los Angeles
Ameera Farooqi, MD
Pediatrics, Los Angeles
Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Dr. Ameera Farooqi grew up in Northern Virginia and earned her medical degree in Virginia before completing her pediatric residency at Kaiser Southern California. Throughout her training, she developed a strong interest in community health and the ways that partnerships between healthcare systems and local organizations can improve outcomes for children and families.
She plans to pursue fellowship training in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, with a focus on reducing disparities in developmental care for children with autism, ADHD, and other developmental differences. Dr. Farooqi is passionate about improving access to early intervention services and community resources while addressing the social determinants of health that influence child development. She hopes to build a career that integrates clinical care, advocacy, and systems-level initiatives to create more equitable systems of care for children with developmental disabilities.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Farooqi enjoys spending time with her husband, going to the movies (she is a big horror movie fan), reading mystery novels, cooking, and exploring the diversity of cuisines in the Los Angeles area
Stacee Horwitz, MD
Family Medicine, Los Angeles
Stacee Horwitz, MD
Family Medicine, Los Angeles
Medical School
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Dr. Stacee Horwitz studied medicine at The University of Colorado and completed her residency training in Family Medicine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles. She is ecstatic to start her new role serving Los Angeles as the Community Medicine Fellow.
She is passionate about providing high-quality care to diverse patient populations, focusing on preventative medicine, and incorporating each patient’s culture and background to their individualized health care. Dr. Horwitz is interested in caring for the underserved populations and medical education.
Outside of work, she enjoys running, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her husband, children, and Orange Cat, Simba.
Brandon Ng, MD
Family Medicine, Orange County
Brandon Ng, MD
Family Medicine, Orange County
Medical School
Albany Medical College
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Dr. Brandon Ng graduated from the Pediatrics residency program from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and is excited to serve in his new role as Community Medicine Fellow.
He is passionate about advocacy and has been particularly drawn to opportunities that connect healthcare systems with schools, community organizations, public health agencies, and other local partners throughout residency. He worked with the state of California’s CalKids program to bring conversations about financial literacy into the exam room during well-child visits to teach parents about saving for education. He is also interested in addressing inequities in the diagnosis and management of conditions such as asthma, food allergies, and atopic disease, which disproportionately affect underserved communities.
Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, building booknooks, spending time with his cats, and video games.
Grant Read, MD
Family Medicine, Woodland Hills
Grant Read, MD
Family Medicine, Woodland Hills
Medical School
USF Morsani College of Medicine
Residency Training
HCA St. Petersburg Hospital
Dr. Read is a Colorado native & proud Thai American who studied Biology & Creative Writing at the University of Iowa. He earned his medical degree at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine as part of the SELECT program, with clinical training through the Lehigh Valley Health Network of western Pennsylvania. He moved back to the Tampa Bay region for his graduate medical education at HCA St. Petersburg Hospital, where he served with distinction as Chief Resident. He is passionate about how the social & political determinants of health intersect with our daily practice of medicine, especially in regard to underserved communities.
In his spare time, Dr. Read enjoys cinema, fishkeeping, running, cooking, and all manner of tabletop games.