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    OB Providers and Specialist Team

    Meet the obstetricians, midwives, and specialists who are dedicated to keeping you and your baby healthy. We recommend choosing a provider who understands your needs and delivers at a location that is convenient for you.

    OB/GYN Providers Delivering at Hoag Newport Beach

    Jinwen I. Lin, MD

    Jinwen I. Lin, MD

    Pantea Mozayeni, MD

    Pantea Mozayeni, MD

    Nura S. Sobhanian, MD

    Nura S. Sobhanian, MD

    Lisa M. Karamardian, MD

    Lisa M. Karamardian, MD

    Jeffrey M. Carlton Endowed Chair in Women's Health, in honor of Dr. Anne M. Kent, Medical Director, Maternal Child Health

    Rhonda M. Flora, MD

    Rhonda M. Flora, MD

    Brooke A. Hargrove, MD

    Brooke A. Hargrove, MD

    Jody W. Lai, MD

    Jody W. Lai, MD

    Vinita J. Speir, MD

    Vinita J. Speir, MD

    Nicolle S. Underwood, MD

    Nicolle S. Underwood, MD

    Morris M. Ahdoot, MD

    Morris M. Ahdoot, MD

    Allan Akerman, MD

    Allan Akerman, MD

    Gunjan L. Bhatnagar, MD

    Gunjan L. Bhatnagar, MD

    Jennifer L. Broad, MD

    Jennifer L. Broad, MD

    Jeremy R. Chang, MD

    Jeremy R. Chang, MD

    Nathaniel G. DeNicola, MD

    Nathaniel G. DeNicola, MD

    Abha S. Gupta, MD

    Abha S. Gupta, MD

    Candace N. Howe, MD

    Candace N. Howe, MD

    Jeffrey S. Illeck, MD

    Jeffrey S. Illeck, MD

    Gigi L. Kroll, MD

    Gigi L. Kroll, MD

    Christina J. Lee, MD

    Christina J. Lee, MD

    Jennifer C. Lee, MD

    Jennifer C. Lee, MD

    Yonatan Y. Mahller, MD

    Yonatan Y. Mahller, MD

    Catalin G. Marinescu, MD

    Catalin G. Marinescu, MD

    Marina Maslovaric, MD

    Marina Maslovaric, MD

    Anne K. Narayan, MD

    Anne K. Narayan, MD

    Krystal H. Pham, MD

    Krystal H. Pham, MD

    Zhanna M. Pinkus, MD

    Zhanna M. Pinkus, MD

    Roya Rakhshani, MD

    Roya Rakhshani, MD

    Stephanie T. Ricci, MD

    Stephanie T. Ricci, MD

    Marie S. Sharpe, MD

    Marie S. Sharpe, MD

    Yuhong She, MD

    Yuhong She, MD

    Zhu P. Wei, MD

    Zhu P. Wei, MD

    Grace G. Yao, MD

    Grace G. Yao, MD

    Debora S. Sedaghat, DO

    Debora S. Sedaghat, DO

    OB/GYN Providers Delivering at Hoag Irvine

    Allan Akerman, MD

    Allan Akerman, MD

    Jessica C. Barr, DO

    Jessica C. Barr, DO

    Renee T. Chen, MD

    Renee T. Chen, MD

    Heidi M. Cough, MD

    Heidi M. Cough, MD

    Stephanie D. Davis, MD

    Stephanie D. Davis, MD

    Program Advisor, Sexual & Hormonal Health

    Sheila Z. Dejbakhsh, MD

    Sheila Z. Dejbakhsh, MD

    Karenna A. Dickerson, MD

    Karenna A. Dickerson, MD

    Kenneth A. James, MD

    Kenneth A. James, MD

    Midwifery Program Advisor

    Susan E. Johnson, MD

    Susan E. Johnson, MD

    Angela Kim, MD

    Angela Kim, MD

    Grace E. Kong, MD

    Grace E. Kong, MD

    Brian M. Koperek, MD

    Brian M. Koperek, MD

    Kim T. Lam, MD

    Kim T. Lam, MD

    Stephanie K. Lao, MD

    Stephanie K. Lao, MD

    Katherine J. Lee, MD

    Katherine J. Lee, MD

    Patricia W. Lo, MD

    Patricia W. Lo, MD

    Susan A. Mendelsohn, MD

    Susan A. Mendelsohn, MD

    Medical Director, Fudge Family Birthing Suites Irvine

    Jamie L. Miller, MD

    Jamie L. Miller, MD

    Mary C. O'Toole, MD

    Mary C. O'Toole, MD

    Mita N. Patel, MD

    Mita N. Patel, MD

    Amy C. Peters, DO

    Amy C. Peters, DO

    Kerry C. Price, MD

    Kerry C. Price, MD

    Angelika Priestley, MD

    Angelika Priestley, MD

    Ann Marie Raffo, MD

    Ann Marie Raffo, MD

    Jose J. Vicens-Villafana, MD

    Jose J. Vicens-Villafana, MD

    Grace G. Yao, MD

    Grace G. Yao, MD

    Midwives at Hoag

    Midwives have been important and empowering partners in pregnancy and childbirth for hundreds of years. Hoag’s certified nurse midwives are highly trained medical professionals who not only deliver babies, but are also “with women” throughout the journey.

    Melissa Alexander, MSN, CNM

    Melissa Alexander, MSN, CNM

    Shayna McDaniel-Davis, CNM, WHNP

    Shayna McDaniel-Davis, CNM, WHNP

    Ciara Knerr, CNM

    Ciara Knerr, CNM

    Jennifer Lapointe, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC

    Jennifer Lapointe, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC

    Mallory Munroe, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC

    Mallory Munroe, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC

    Jessica S. Parris, CNM

    Jessica S. Parris, CNM

    Lisa B. Sherwood, MSN, CNM, WHCNP

    Lisa B. Sherwood, MSN, CNM, WHCNP

    Cambria Tuttle, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC

    Cambria Tuttle, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC

    Meet Our Specialists Team

    Hoag Women's Health Institute provides specialists in maternal-fetal medicine, OB hospitals, maternal mental health and nurse navigators to provide the care you need, when you need it.

    Maternal-Fetal Medicine / Perinatology

    Melissa C. Bush, MD

    Melissa C. Bush, MD

    Robert C. Day, MD

    Robert C. Day, MD

    Michael L. Haydon, MD

    Michael L. Haydon, MD

    Menashe Kfir, MD

    Menashe Kfir, MD

    David C. Lagrew Jr, MD

    David C. Lagrew Jr, MD

    Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine

    OB/GYN Hospitalists in Newport Beach

    Nicole M. Bender, MD

    Nicole M. Bender, MD

    Cynthia L. Brooke, MD

    Cynthia L. Brooke, MD

    Francis Chang, MD

    Francis Chang, MD

    Evangeline D. Chu, MD

    Evangeline D. Chu, MD

    Lisa M. Diaz, MD

    Lisa M. Diaz, MD

    Rebecca C. Dominguez, MD

    Rebecca C. Dominguez, MD

    Medical Director, Hoag OB Hospitalist Program in Newport Beach

    Anjali Gupta, MD

    Anjali Gupta, MD

    Jennifer M. Neeper, MD

    Jennifer M. Neeper, MD

    Salman N. Okour, MD

    Salman N. Okour, MD

    Yoko Suzuki, MD

    Yoko Suzuki, MD

    Laurin M. Cristiano, MD

    Laurin M. Cristiano, MD

    OB/GYN Hospitalists in Irvine

    Hind Al-Azawi, MD

    Hind Al-Azawi, MD

    Jessica H. Chun, MD

    Jessica H. Chun, MD

    Annie S. Liu, MD

    Annie S. Liu, MD

    Catrine S. Ibrahim Sous, MD

    Catrine S. Ibrahim Sous, MD

    Obstetrics/Gynecology

    Anne K. Narayan, MD

    Anne K. Narayan, MD

    Jenny L. Nordin, DO

    Jenny L. Nordin, DO

    Tina Pattara-Lau, MD

    Tina Pattara-Lau, MD

    Christie A. Tran, DO

    Christie A. Tran, DO

    Jessica M. Van Fleet, MD

    Jessica M. Van Fleet, MD

    Sally M. Wonderly, MD

    Sally M. Wonderly, MD

    Maternal Mental Health

    Mercedes J. Szpunar, MD

    Mercedes J. Szpunar, MD

    Tsao Family Endowed Chair, Medical Director, Maternal Mental Health

    Elizabeth Whitham, MD

    Elizabeth Whitham, MD

    Reproductive Psychiatrist

    Tiffany Futrell, PMHNP-BC

    Tiffany Futrell, PMHNP-BC

    Nurse Practitioner

    Emily Densmore, LCSW

    Emily Densmore, LCSW

    Therapist

    Angela Mains, LCSW

    Angela Mains, LCSW

    Therapist

    Melissa L. Romo, LMFT

    Melissa L. Romo, LMFT

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    Sandy Yokoyama, LMFT

    Sandy Yokoyama, LMFT

    Therapist

    Nicole Young, LCSW

    Nicole Young, LCSW

    Therapist

    Christine King Burke, DPT, MHA

    Christine King Burke, DPT, MHA

    Certified Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner, Manager of Women's Outpatient Clinics

    Shannon Podgorski, LCSW

    Shannon Podgorski, LCSW

    Therapist

    Perinatal Nurse Navigator

    Jamie Shane, MSN, RNC-OB

    Jamie Shane, MSN, RNC-OB

    Perinatal Nurse Navigator

    Charlene Barenkopf, BSN, RNC-OB

    Charlene Barenkopf, BSN, RNC-OB

    Perinatal Nurse Navigator

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