Faculty
Message from the Program Director
Thank you for visiting the Eisenhower Health Family Medicine Residency Program!
We invite you to spend some time on our site to get to know our program, our family, and the Southern California desert we call home.
The Coachella Valley, which stretches from cosmopolitan Palm Springs in the west to the historic Salton Sea in the east, is home to a diverse population and provides an equally diverse training experience for our residents. As a resident, you’ll partner with patients from all walks of life, helping them to meet their health and wellness goals in the hospital, in your continuity clinic, at our local free clinic, in the skilled nursing facility, and even out in the community where too many of them live without housing.
What sets Eisenhower apart from many community residency programs is the unique opportunity to practice family medicine across healthcare systems. You’ll begin managing a panel of patients at the Eisenhower Center for Family Medicine beginning in your intern year, where you’ll learn from committed faculty members who are passionate about family medicine and resident education. Beginning in the second year, all residents will also spend time at our second continuity clinic location, Innercare, a federally qualified health center, where you will work primarily with a medically underserved Latinx population. Integral to this experience is examining the delivery of healthcare within one system as compared to the other.
As the oldest program in the Coachella Valley, Eisenhower’s Family Medicine Residency enrolled its first class in 2013 and has grown tremendously since that time. In addition to our partnership with Innercare, residents spend time with a number of community partners – and that number is growing every year. Our newest partners here in the desert include the University of California-Riverside, Planned Parenthood, and the Transgender Health and Wellness Center. The breadth of opportunities right in our own community makes Eisenhower an easy choice for residents hoping to explore all that family medicine has to offer.
The desert is also a great place to live year round. Whether you love the outdoors, the arts, dining out, shopping, or fun family activities, there’s something for everyone. And when you’re ready for your weekend off, head out of town in any direction to a convenient destination like downtown Los Angeles, the beach, the mountains, or Las Vegas.
We think you’ll like what you see here at Eisenhower Health, and we hope you’ll consider becoming part of our family.
Sincerely,
Dulce Maria S. Oandasan, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 13 years
Years on Staff: 5 years
Languages: English, Tagalog
Professional Education
Medical School: Our Lady of Fatima University College of Medicine
Internship: Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Residency: Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Faculty
Associate Program Director
Rajdeep S. Brar, MD
Rajdeep S. Brar, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 5 years
Years on Staff: 5 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
Chad Braun, MD
Chad Braun, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine
Years Practicing: 24 years
Years on Staff: 1 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospitals
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Core Faculty
Ramanpreet Brar, MD
Ramanpreet Brar, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years Practicing: 3 years
Years on Staff: 3 years
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tagalog
Professional Education
Medical School: St. Luke’s College of Medicine
Internship: Eisenhower Medical Center
Residency: Eisenhower Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Aimmee Chin, MD
Aimmee Chin, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine
Years Practicing: 1 years
Years on Staff: 1 years
Languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog
Professional Education
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Eisenhower Medical Center
Fellowship: Medicos Medical Center
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Physician Specialties
Kulwinder K. Fayssoux, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*, Traditional Primary Care
Years in Practice: 16 years
Years on Staff: 12 years
Languages: English, Punjabi, Spanish
Professional Educations
Medical School: St. Louis University Medical School
Internship: Crozer-Keystone Family Practice Residency
Residency: Crozer-Keystone Family Practice Residency
Board Certification
Board Certification Authority: American Board of Family Medicine
Marcel Fraix, DO
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation*, Neuromuscular Medicine*, Traditional Primary Care
Years in Practice: 15 years
Years on Staff: 4 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Internship: Pacific Hospital Long Beach
Residency: UC Davis Health
Fellowship: Western University Health Sciences – Downey
Board Certification
Board Certification Authority: American Board of Physical Medicine/Rehab
Mary Jo Groves, MD
Mary Jo Groves, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 40 years
Years on Staff: 5 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Wright State Family Medicine Residency Program
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Mark Minot, MD
Mark M. Minot, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 7 years
Years on Staff: 7 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Eisenhower Medical Center
AHP School: University of California Santa Barbara
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Joseph E. Scherger, MD
Joseph E. Scherger, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 45 years
Years on Staff: 14 years
Languages: English
Professional Education
Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine
Internship: University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
K. D. Thrasher, DO
Kenneth D. Thrasher, DO
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine*
Years in Practice: 22 years
Years on Staff: 12 years
Languages: English, German
Professional Education
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Internship: Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Prog.
Residency: Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Prog.
Ashraf Zadshir, MD
Ashraf Zadshir, MD
Professional Details
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine
Years Practicing: 15 years
Years On Staff: 1 years
Languages: English, Farsi, German, Spanish
Professional Education
Medical School: Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf
Internship: University of New Mexico
Residency: USC – California Hospital Medical Center
Family Medicine GME Staff
Helen Li Mitchell, MD
Wendy Lin, MD
Arek Touloumdjian, MD
Dillonjit Singh, MD
Arta Shirkhodai, MD
Enrique Seamanduras-Navarro, MD
Nasrin Saleh Jouneghani, MD
Carlos Ramirez, MD
Bahar Parsa, MD
Junko Ohara, MD
Nami Moradi, MD
Michael Manious, MD
Jaspreet Kaur, MD
Naila Javaid, MD
Justin Ireifej, MD
Youssef Ghobrial, MD
Joline De Castro, MD
Maryam Barangi, MD
Kathreen Al Ramo, MD
Betul Bayraktutar, MD
Camellia Shoapour, MD
Amylie Rojas, MD
Daniel Lee, MD
Mary Krendel, MD
Gregory (Reid) Lancaster, DO
Neel Kotrappa, MD
Amir Jourabchi, DO
Tania Choudhary
Paris Christodoulides, MD
Pallavi Bhat, MD
Iris Baccam, MD
Nancy Armanious
Anas Aljammal, MD
Scott E. Nass, MD
Shahriyar Tavakoli, MD
Raul Mercado Garcia, MD
Robert B. Waterbor, MD
Puri Lorena Arellano Pascual, MD
Hamidreza Khessali, MD
Richard A. Loftus, MD
George Ishak, MD
Jonathan G. Bechard, MD
Mehrdad Abbasi, MD
Nathaniel Wise
Shawnt Tosonian
Ankit Takyar
Sushant Soni
Mayu Roberts
Charmaine Peters
Kunaal Patel
Benjamin Milam
Jose Medrano
Jaren Lerner
Arianna Houriani
Adam Farzaneh
Ayed Fakhoury
Eliane Coffler
Kevin Chan
Ignacio Borensztejn
Mojan Ahmadi
Brandyce Elia, MD
Tania Gutierrez, DO
Donna Veridiano, MD
Vasily Rozenbaum
Ali Moazzami
Charles Lee
Vinh Le
Lynne Le
Cosmin Borsan
Catherine Bianchi
Megan Baikie
Anna Askari
Damoun A. Rezai, MD, MHA
Benjamin Mahdi, MD
Anthony J. Scarcella, MD
Hugo Razo, MD