LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE

Abigail Mojica-Ramirez, LVN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Licensed Vocational Nurse
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Peds
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Hazleton Practical Nursing, Hazleton PA

Lead Care Manager

Adolfo J. Bermeo, MS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

Care Coordination Supervisor

Alejandra Gonzalez Fisher

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: Care Coordination Supervisor

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Los Angeles Valley College, North Hollywood, CA

NURSE MANAGER

Alejandra Rivas, BSN, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Registered Nurse

Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

Behavioral Health Director

Alejandro Pioli, LMFT

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles,CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Allison I. Lopez, LCSW

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Azusa Pacific University, CA and University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

REGISTERED NURSE

Ambar N. Arroyo, BSN, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Registered Nurse

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: California State University, Fullerton, CA, California State University, Northridge, CA

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Ana Duran, B.S.

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Medical Nutrition

Location: North Hollywood

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Analicia Ybarra LCSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Kaplan University, CA

CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR - PEDIATRICS

Anel Beltran

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Pediatrics

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Concorde Career College, North Hollywood, CA

GENERAL MEDICINE

Azra Bhimani, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish, Gujrat, Hindi
Education: University of Illinois, Chicago School of Medicine

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Belen Romero Morales, LCSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA, Los Angeles Mission College, Sylmar, CA

Associate Clinical Social Worker

Bessy Baters-Lopez, ASW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR-PRENATAL

Briana L. Olmedo, MPH

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Prenatal
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

Lead Care Manager

Connie Corona, MS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Pacific Oaks College, University of Phoenix

Smart Health LA Program

Cristian Saucedo

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Smart Health LA Program
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Denver, CO

Registered Nurse Practitioner

CZE-JA TAM, MS, CPNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood

Patients Served: Pediatrics

Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Education: Columbia university School of Nursing, New York, NY; Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Director of Dentistry

David Elimelech, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2014

Specialty: Dentistry & Oral Health

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English; Hebrew

Education: Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health

Registered Nurse

Delia Manzanares, BSN, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Registered Nurse
Location: North Hills
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

Behavioral Health Case Manager

Dulce Flores, BA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of Arizona Global Campus, Chandler, AZ

Internal Medicine

Edwin S. Shulkin, MD, FACP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2007

Specialty: Board Certified Family Medicine Physician
Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents
Languages: English
Education: University of Iowa, Sioux City, IA

Optometrist

Elham Zarabian, OD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2002

Specialty: Optometry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish, Farsi

Education: Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA and University of California, Los Angeles

Physician Assistant

Emil F. Vasquez, PA-C

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Family Medicine

Location: North Hills Wellness Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA; University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Eva Bedford-Oppong, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2011

Specialty: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Patients Served: General Medicine & Women’s Health

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English

Education: Family Nurse Practitioner, California State University, Los Angeles and Worcester State College, Worcester, MA

Family Medicine

Evelyn S. Escobedo, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Family medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

PATIENT NAVIGATOR

Francisca Salas

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: Patient Engagement
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: San Fernando High School, San Fernando, CA

ASSSOCIATE MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST

George Ramzi, AMFT

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Arabic

Education: Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education & Psychology, Encino, CA, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

ECM Lead Care Manager

Gladys Flores

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Harman Singh, DO

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: North Hills Wellness Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish, Punjabi
Education: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI

ECM Case Manager

I. Sarahi Mendez

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge CA

Clinical Care Coordinator - Cancer Screening

Iliza Lara

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: Clinical Care Coordinator – Cancer Screening

Location: North Hollywood, North Hills

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Los Angeles Valley College, CA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Jaime Martinez, FNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: General Medicine, Hematology Oncology

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens

Languages: English

Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; State University of New York, Delhi, NY

PEDIATRICIAN

Javier Sotelo, JR., MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Pediatrics
Location: North Hills Wellness Center
Patients Served: Pediatrics, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; USC, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

LEAD CLINICIAN II/COORDINATOR

Jeannette R. Hernandez, LMFT

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, CA

Director of Optometry

Jennifer Lee, OD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Optometry
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish, Korean
Education: SUNY College of Optometry, New York, NY; New York University, New York, NY

Jill Halper, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2004

Specialty: Board Certified Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Pediatrics, Adolescents

Languages: English

Education: Board Certified, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles

Family Medicine

Joelle S. Birnberg, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2018

Specialty: Board Certified Family Medicine Physician

Patients Served: General Medicine, Women’s Health, Teens, Pediatrics

Location: North Hills Wellness Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of California, Berkeley, CA; University of California, San Francisco, CA

Lead Care Manager

Jose Bedolla, B.S.

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

Karen Cheung, OD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2008

Specialty: Optometry

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English; Chinese; Spanish

Education: Southern California College of Optometry University of California, Irvine

LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE

Kathya Olmos, LVN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Casa Loma College, Van Nuys, CA

Lawrence Lee, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2016

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English

Education: Loma Linda University, CA, University of California, Irvine, CA

Leyla A. Leeds, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2012

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center & North Hills Wellness Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English

Education: University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Associate Clinical Social Worker

Lianabell Quevedo, MSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA, Los Angeles Valley College, San Jose, CA

Lisa M. Zeelander, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2000

Specialty: Board Certified Family Medicine

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Adolescents, Pediatrics

Languages: English

Education: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, and University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences, PA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Liza Rimular, FNP-BC

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, CA

NURSING CARE MANAGER

Manuel Martinez, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2017

Specialty: Public Health Nurse

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

ECM LEAD CARE MANAGER

Marghi Halff, LCSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Megan I. Early, MD, MPH

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Women’s Health
Location: North Hollywood
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Mia Harlan, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2017

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Tufts University of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

ECM Lead Care Manager

Miriam Romero Morales, B.A.

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

Naeemah H. Ghafur, MD

Specialty: Family Medicine

Location: North Hills Wellness Center

Patients Served: General Medicine, Women’s Health, Adolescents, Children

Education: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Family Nurse Practitioner

Nancy Avendano, NP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2014

Patients Served: Women’s Health

Location: North Hollywood Center

Specialty: Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Languages: English; Spanish

Education: Advanced Practice Nursing, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Family Nurse Practitioner

Nancy Glynn MSN, BSN, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: General Medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

PEDIATRICIAN

Natalie Corrilo, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Pediatrics

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Infants, Children, Teens

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Nohely Martinez, LVN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2023

Specialty: Family medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: West Coast Ultrasound Institute School of Medical Imaging & Nursing, Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles Valley College Valley Village, CA

Lead Care Manager

Patricia G. Salazar, BA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Northridge, CA

Enhanced Care Management Supervisor

Ricardo Lopez, BA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2021

Specialty: Behavioral Health

Location: North Hills /North Hollywood Centers

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Medical Director

Roger A. Peeks, MD

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2007

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: North Hollywood and North Hills Wellness Centers
Patients Served: Adults
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Ruth Valenzuela, RNP

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2013

Specialty: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Columbia University School of Nursing, NY, Wellesley College, MA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sabrina Moiseyev, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Languages: English, Russian, Spanish

Education: West Coast University, North Hollywood, CA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sandra Alfon, FNP-BC

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog

Education: California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA, Cebu City Hospital School of Nursing, Phillipines

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Phillips, MSN, FNP-BC

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Binghamton University, NY

Shawn Summers, DDS

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2005

Specialty: General Dentistry

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English

Education: University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA

PATIENT NAVIGATOR

Stephanie Acevedo

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2019

Specialty: Patient Engagement
Location: North Hills Wellness Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Pediatrics
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Los Angeles Pierce College

OB/GYN

Tara Nowakhtar, DO

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Location: North Hollywood Center
Languages: English, Farsi, Spanish
Education: Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Tatiana Serrano, AMFT

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: California State University, Fullerton, CA; University of California Los Angeles, CA

Lead Care Manager

Vilma DeLanda, BA

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: North Hollywood Center
Patients Served: Adults, Teens
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: California State University, Long Beach, CA

REGISTERED NURSE

Xiomara Rivera, RN

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2022

Specialty: Registered Nurse

Location: North Hollywood Center

Patients Served: Adults, Teens, Children

Languages: English, Spanish

Education: Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Yvette Quevedo, LCSW

Joined Valley Community Healthcare in 2020

Specialty: Behavioral Health Services

Patients Served: Adults, Teens and Children

Location: North Hollywood Center

Languages: English, Spanish Education: California State University, Northridge, CA