Leadership
Message From Our President
On behalf of the physicians and staff in Graduate Medical Education (GME) at Eisenhower Health, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our GME web pages. Here, you can learn about Eisenhower's nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, including our recent designation as a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group. This accolade showcases our unwavering commitment to delivering the highest standards of patient care and medical education.
Discover Eisenhower's Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine Residency Programs as well as our Sports Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Programs and medical school clerkships. These programs are an integral part of our mission to foster the next generation of physicians and medical leaders.
At Eisenhower Health, we are dedicated to your medical education through the hiring of tenured program directors, world-class physicians and experienced staff. The pages you are viewing contain important information about the residencies: their mission and focus, curriculum and rotations, call schedules, and the specific program strengths.
Thank you for your interest in Eisenhower Health and our Graduate Medical Education program. We are proud to offer an acclaimed education and training environment that has gained us national recognition for patient safety and quality.
Martin Massiello
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eisenhower Health
Emergency Medicine Residency
Matthias Barden, MD FACEP
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Emergency Medicine*
Years in Practice: 11 years
Years on Staff: 11 years
Languages: English, Spanish
Professional Education
Medical School: KECK – University of Southern California
Internship: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine
*Board Certified Specialty
Andrea J. Hladik, MD
Professional Details:
Primary Specialty: Emergency Medicine*
Years Practicing: 27 years
Years On Staff: 25 years
Languages: English
Professional Education:
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internship: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Board Certification
Authority: American Board of Emergency Medicine
*Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD, MS, FACEP
Director of Education Fellowship
Program Director
Emergency Medicine
Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialties: Emergency Medicine*
Years in Practice: 14 years
Years on Staff: 5 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Siriraj Hospital
Mahidol University
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine
*Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency
Wendy Ellisse White, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism*
Years in Practice: 11 years
Years on Medical Staff: 11 years
Languages: English, Spanish
Professional Education
Medical School: KECK – University of Southern California
Internship: LA County – USC Medical Center
Residency: LA County – USC Medical Center
Fellowship: LA County – USC Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology
Diabetes
Metabolism
American Board of Internal Medicine
*Board Certified Specialty
Naeem Nidal Abu-Shehab, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Hospitalist
Internal Medicine*
Years in Practice: 14 years
Years on Staff: 14 years
Languages: English, Arabic
Professional Education
Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Internship: UCLA-Kern Medical Center
Residency: UCLA-Kern Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
*Board Certified Specialty
Xolani P. Mdluli, MD
Subspecialty Education Coordinator
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Xolani P. Mdluli, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Infectious Disease*/Internal Medicine
Years in Practice: 12 years
Years on Staff: 11 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Professional Education Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Internship: Jersey City Medical Center
Residency: Jersey City Medical Center
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases
*Board Certified Specialty
Philip J. Shaver, MD
Philip Shaver, MD, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, and has been certified by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology. He has also been certified as a Clinical Specialist in Hypertension.
Dr. Shaver attended medical school at The Ohio State University, graduating with honors in surgery. He completed his internship and residency in the United States Navy prior to finishing a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. During his time with Eisenhower Desert Cardiology, Dr. Shaver has served as Chief of Cardiology, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Director of Medical Education and President of the Medical Staff.
“I really value entering people’s lives and being privileged with information that most professions will never know, and to honor the responsibility of having this information. There’s something interesting about virtually everyone you talk to — not their diseases, but their stories, their lives. The payoff is the trust; the emotional income. Even with all of our advanced technology, we have to keep the human element. That is what keeps me interested to this day.”
Dr. Shaver’s career includes starting the angioplasty program and being the first Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Eisenhower. He also served on the staff at the San Diego Naval Hospital as a naval reservist teaching young physicians in training. Serving in the Medical Corps of the Navy Reserves for 22 years, Dr. Shaver retired with the rank of Captain in 2002.
Professional Details
Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
Years in Practice: 57 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Professional Education Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Internship: United States Naval Medical Center
Residency: United States Naval Medical Center
Fellowship: National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland
Board Certification:
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
*Board Certified Specialty
Family Medicine Residency
Chad Braun, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine
Years Practicing: 26 years
Years on Staff: 3 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospitals
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Rajdeep S. Brar, MD
Rajdeep S. Brar, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 7 years
Years on Staff: 7 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Internship: Eisenhower Medical Center
Residency: Eisenhower Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Fellowships
Mark Dela Cruz, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*, Geriatrics*, Hospice/Palliative Care*
Years in Practice: 18 years
Years on Staff: 7 years
Languages: English
Professional Education and Fellowships
Medical School: Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Institute of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Health Partners
Fellowship: Stanford University – Hospice and Palliative Care
Board Certification:
Authority:
American Board of Family Medicine/Palliative Care
American Board of Family Medicine/Geriatric
American Board of Family Medicine
*Board Certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care
Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD, MS, FACEP
Director of Education Fellowship
Program Director
Emergency Medicine
Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialties: Emergency Medicine*
Years in Practice: 14 years
Years on Staff: 5 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Siriraj Hospital
Mahidol University
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine
*Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Eduardo P. Javier, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine*, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine*
Years in Practice: 12 years
Years on Staff: 15 years
Languages: English, Tagalog
Professional Education
Medical School: Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Insitute of Medicine
Residency: Saint Johns Epis. Hosp-New York
Internship: Saint Johns Epis. Hosp-New York
Fellowship: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Med/Addiction Med
*Board Certified in Addiction Medicine
Ami Kurzweil, MD
Program Director
Emergency Medicine
Focused Practice in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography
Ami Kurzweil, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Emergency Medicine* Focused Practice in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography
Yrs in Practice: 5 years
Yrs on Staff: 5 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut
Fellowship: University of California, Irvine
Board Certification:
American Board of Emergency Medicine
*Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Anil Perumbeti, MD
Subspecialty Education Coordinator of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Program Director
Pulmonary Disease
Critical Care
Internal Medicine
Anil Perumbeti, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Pulmonary Disease*, Critical Care*, Internal Medicine
Years in Practice: 10 years
Years on Staff: 10 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Medical University
Internship: LA County – USC Medical Center
Residency: LA County – USC Medical Center
Fellowship: LA County – USC Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine/Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
*Board Certified Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care
Ann Stapleton, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialties: Internal Medicine*, Infectious Disease*, HIV Medicine
Languages: English, French
Years in Practice: 34 years
Years on Staff: 8 years
Professional Education
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Internship: University of California-San Francisco
Residency: University of California-San Francisco
Fellowship: University of Washington School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Infectious Diseases
*Board Certified Specialty
Stephen R. Steele, DO, FAOASM, CAQSM
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*, Sports Medicine*, Sports Medicine
Years in Practice: 32 years
Years on Staff: 30 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Naval Reg Med Ctr-SC
Residency: Mercy Med Ctr-Redding
Fellowship: University of CA San Diego Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine/Sports Med.
American Board of Family Medicine
* Indicates Board Certified Specialty