Obstetrics Gynecology Los Angeles Medical Center - Faculty
Administrative Team
Elena Martinez, MD, MPH
Residency Program Director
Elena Martinez, MD, MPH
Residency Program Director
Graduate School
Master’s in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
Medical School
University of California, San Francisco
Residency Training
University of California, San Diego
Favorite Quote: “From a little spark may burst a flame” – Dante
Jennifer Aguayo, MD
Associate Program Director, Labor and Delivery Rotation Lead
Jennifer Aguayo, MD
Associate Program Director, Labor and Delivery Rotation Lead
Medical School
University of California, San Diego
Residency Training
University of California, San Diego
Favorite Quote: “To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence” -Cesar Chavez
Lestina Price, MD, MPH
Chief of OBGYN Service
Lestina Price, MD, MPH
Chief of OBGYN Service
Graduate School
Master’s in Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “When all else fails treat others how you would want to be treated”
Ewina Fung, MD
Assistant Chief of Service, L&D Director, Global Health Champion
Ewina Fung, MD
Assistant Chief of Service, L&D Director, Global Health Champion
Medical School
University of California Los Angeles
Residency Training
Cedars- Sinai Medical Center
Favorite Quote: We’re almost there!”
Charles Hummel, MD, PhD
Assistant Chief of Service, Wellness Lead, Medical Student Liaison
Charles Hummel, MD, PhD
Assistant Chief of Service, Wellness Lead, Medical Student Liaison
Graduate School
PhD Molecular and Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of California Los Angeles
Medical School
University of California, Los Angeles
Residency Training
University of Pennsylvania
Favorite Quote: “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” – Arnold O. Beckman
Sarah Katel, MD
Assistant Chief of Service, HC Champion, CETT
Sarah Katel, MD
Assistant Chief of Service, HC Champion, CETT
Medical School
Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Cree el aldeano vanidoso que el mundo entero es su aldea.”
(“The conceited villager sees the whole world as his village.”) – Jose Marti
Core Faculty
Deborah Arden, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynecology Mentor
Deborah Arden, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynecology Mentor
Medical School
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Residency Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Magee Women’s Hospital
Favorite Quote: “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity” — Amelia Earhart
Allison Axtell, MD
Gynecologic Oncology, Rotation Lead
Allison Axtell, MD
Gynecologic Oncology, Rotation Lead
Medical School
Medical College of Virginia
Residency Training
Magee Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship Training
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship, UCLA/Cedars-Sinai/LAMC program
“Common sense is a flower that doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden”
Brianne Bimson, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Brianne Bimson, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Medical School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency Training
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, Mount Sinai West Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you’ll land among the stars”
Marsha Baker, MD, MPH
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Division Lead
Marsha Baker, MD, MPH
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Division Lead
Graduate School
Master’s in Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago
Medical School
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency Training
University of Southern California
Fellowship Training
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship, University of Southern California
Favorite Quote: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined.” -Henry David Thorea
Raquel Franco, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Resident Didactics Lead
Raquel Franco, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Resident Didactics Lead
Medical School
UC Los Angeles, School of Medicine
Residency Training
White Memorial Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Six best doctors in the world… The sun, Rest, Exercise, Diet, Self-respect and Friends” –Charlie Chaplin
Ellen Lorange, DO, MPH
Complex Family Planning, Ryan Program Director
Ellen Lorange, DO, MPH
Complex Family Planning, Ryan Program Director
Graduate School
Master’s in Public Health, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Medical School
Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience
Residency Training
Baystate Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Complex Family Planning Fellowship, Northwestern University
Favorite Quote: “Know your evidence so you can justify your voodoo”
Claire Templeman, MD
Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology, MIS, Gynecology Rotation Lead
Claire Templeman, MD
Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology, MIS, Gynecology Rotation Lead
Medical School
University of New South Wales
Residency Training
Royal North Shore Hospital
Fellowship Training
Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship, University of Louisville
Favorite Quote: “In times of crisis acknowledge the risks but recognize the opportunities.”
Joanne Pace, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Division Lead
Joanne Pace, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Division Lead
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency Training
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Fellowship Training
Urogynecology, University of Southern California
Favorite Quote: “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility” – Saint Augustine
Teaching Faculty
Richard Benoit, MD, MPH
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Rotation Lead
Richard Benoit, MD, MPH
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Rotation Lead
Graduate School
Master’s in Public Health, Yale University
Medical School
Brown University School of Medicine
Residency Training
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Medicine Fellowship, Yale University
Favorite quote: “From the point of ignition. To the final drive. The point of the journey is not to arrive.” –Neil Peart
Antonia Cotwright, DO, MPH
Complex Family Planning, CME champion
Antonia Cotwright, DO, MPH
Complex Family Planning, CME champion
Graduate School
Master’s in Public Health, University of Southern California
Medical School
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training
New York Methodist Hospital
Fellowship Training
Complex Family Planning Fellowship, University of Southern California
Favorite Quote: “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya Angelou
Esther Friedrich, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Division Lead
Esther Friedrich, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Division Lead
Medical School
University of Hamburg, Germany
Residency Training
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Fellowship Training
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, University of California Irvine Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Es gibt nichts Gutes, außer: man tut es.” (Actions speak louder than words) – Erich Kästner
Enid Kuo, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Dysplasia, Gynecology Mentor Group
Enid Kuo, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Dysplasia, Gynecology Mentor Group
Medical School
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Integrity is doing the right thing when you don’t have to –when no one else is looking or will ever know—when there will be no congratulations or recognition for having done so.”
Becky Lim, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Gynecology Mentor
Becky Lim, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Gynecology Mentor
Medical School
University of California Irvine
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well” –Virginia Woolf
Scott Lentz, MD
Gynecologic Oncology, Division Lead
Scott Lentz, MD
Gynecologic Oncology, Division Lead
Medical School
Pennsylvania State University
Residency Training
Pennsylvania State University Hospital
Fellowship Training
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship, University of Southern California
Favorite Quote: “If you write in the book in pen, you will lose your job!”
Brian A. Miyazaki, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Surgical Gynecology Mentor
Brian A. Miyazaki, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Surgical Gynecology Mentor
Medical School
Wake Forest University
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “When nothing goes right, go left”
Michael Weinberger, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Rotation Lead
Michael Weinberger, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Rotation Lead
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency Training
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Fellowship Training
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, University of California Irvine
Favorite Quote: “This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, fifteen percent concentrated power of will, five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, and 100 percent reason to remember the name! Remember the Name,” – Fort Minor
Gustavo Gonzalez, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Dysplasia
Gustavo Gonzalez, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Dysplasia
Nikolaos Kiouranakis, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Journal Club
Nikolaos Kiouranakis, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Journal Club
Medical School
University of Athens School of Medicine
Residency Training
Maimonides Medical Center, New York
Favorite Quote: “They may forget what you said – but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maricela Rodriguez-Gutierrez, MD, MS
Generalist OBGYN, Medical Student Liaison
Maricela Rodriguez-Gutierrez, MD, MS
Generalist OBGYN, Medical Student Liaison
Graduate School
Master's in Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
Medical School
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams.” – Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Dana Steenhard, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Postpartum Rounder
Dana Steenhard, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Postpartum Rounder
Saba Saadat, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Case Conference Reviewer
Saba Saadat, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Case Conference Reviewer
May Shung, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Critical Events Training
May Shung, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Critical Events Training
Guillermo Urzua, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Night Float Rotation Lead
Guillermo Urzua, MD
Generalist OBGYN, Night Float Rotation Lead
Medical School
University of California Los Angeles/Drew University
Residency Training
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Favorite Quote: “Dèyè mòn gen mòn” (Beyond the mountain is another mountain) – Haitian proverb
Midwives/CNM
Kerin Asher-Galloway, MSN, CNM
Midwifery
Kerin Asher-Galloway, MSN, CNM
Midwifery
Masters in Nursing: Columbia University School of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwifery: Columbia University School of Nursing
Favorite Quote: “I do the very best I know how-the very best I can, and mean
to keep doing so until the end” – Abraham Lincoln
Saba Melketsadik MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Midwifery
Saba Melketsadik MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Midwifery
Midwifery School: California State University, Fullerton
Midwifery Training: Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with
some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”- Maya Angelou