Faculty
Program Director
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
American Board of Family Medicine/Geriatric
*Board Certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care
Associate Program Director
Kourosh Moshiri, MD
Professional Details
Specialties: Internal Medicine*, Geriatrics*
Languages: English, Spanish
Yrs in Practice: 9
Yrs on Staff: 2
Professional Education Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Internship: University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center
Board Certification Authority: American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine
*Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
Core Faculty
Maritza D. De la Pena, MD
Maritza D. De la Pena, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine*, Geriatrics*
Languages: English, Spanish
Years in Practice: 14 years
Years on Staff: 6 years
Professional Education
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Mayor
San Marcos School of Medicine
Internship: Saint Francis Hospital
Residency: Saint Francis Hospital
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Geriatric Medicine
*Board Certified Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
Sheda Heidarian, MD
Sheda Heidarian, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine*, Geriatrics*, Primary Care Concierge
Years in Practice: 17 years
Years on Staff: 17 years
Languages: English, Persian
Professional Education
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Internship: Lutheran Medical Center
Residency: Lutheran Medical Center
Fellowship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
*Board Certified Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Primary Care Concierge
Andrew Kamell, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Palliative Medicine*
Years in Practice: 20 years
Years on Staff: 2 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Internship: Lancaster General Hospital
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital
Fellowship: University of New Mexico Medical School
Board Certification:
American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine/Palliative Care
*Board Certified in Palliative Medicine