Program Directors and Coordinators

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center sponsors three accredited programs. Each program director has the authority and accountability for the operation of the program. The following provides a list of the program directors and coordinators for each specialty.

Sponsored Programs

• Family Medicine
  Jeffrey Luther, MD, Program Director
  Cynthia Neal, Program Coordinator
• Podiatry
  Pedram Aslmand, DPM, Program Director
  Carol McShane, Program Coordinator
• Sports Medicine
  Peter Kurzweil, MD, Program Director
  Angie Gonzales, Program Coordinator

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center receives residents, fellows, medical students and physician assistant students from various institutions and universities each month. Due to the high volume of trainees, our institution has supporting Program Directors and Coordinators who oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education for our non-sponsored programs. The following provides a list of the supporting program directors and coordinators for each affiliated specialty:

Non-Sponsored Programs

• Anesthesiology/OB
  Mohan Sidhu, MD, Program Director
  Adrian Rodriquez, Program Coordinator
• Emergency Medicine
  Gary Moreau, MD, Program Director
  Elayne Turner, Program Coordinator
• Internal Medicine
  Sanjay Reddy, MD, Program Director
  Shara Castro, Program Coordinator
  • Cardiology (and Interventional)
    Rex Winters, MD, Program Director
    Beth Westberg, Program Coordinator
  • Critical Care/Pulmonary
    Steven Leven, MD, Program Director
    Terry Solomon, Program Coordinator
• OB/GYN
  Jennifer McNulty, MD, Program Director
  Natalie Strauss, Program Coordinator
  • Gyn/Oncology
    Michael Berman, MD, Program Director
    Stephanie Sweeney, Program Coordinator
  • Maternal/Fetal
    Michael Nageotte, MD, Program Director
    Linda Heil, Program Coordinator
  • Uro/Gynecology
    Donald Ostergard, MD, Program Director
    TBD, Program Coordinator
• Pathology
  Lisa Shane, MD, Program Director
  Evelyn Satele, Program Coordinator
• Pediatrics (includes Psychiatry)
  Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, MD, Program Director
  Veronica Melendez, Program Coordinator
  • Dental
    Afsaneh Matin, DDS, Program Director
    Anita Hill, Program Coordinator
  • Neonatology
    Arthur Strauss, MD, Program Director
    Betty Wong, Program Coordinator
  • Pulmonary
    Eliezer Nussbaum, MD, Program Director
    Gigi Guevera, Program Coordinator
• Physical Medicine & Rehab
  Ann Vasile, MD, Program Director
  Shane Wen, Program Coordinator
• Radiation Oncology
  Nisar Syed, MD, Program Director
  Alice Wang, Program Coordinator
• Surgery
  Steven Grant, MD, Program Director
  Carol McShane, Program Coordinator
  • Plastic Surgery
    James Wells, MD, Program Director
    Mirella Ruano, Program Coordinator
  • Pediatric Surgery
    Nam Nguyen, MD, Program Director
    Carol McShane, Program Coordinator
  • Vascular Surgery
    Rodney White, MD, Program Director
    Carol McShane, Program Coordinator