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