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Alumni Class Notes
Worden and Miranda are the proud parents of two small boys. international professional athletes.
Tina Ashrafzadeh, DO ’05, MSHS ’05, and husband Hovsep Babayan, Rachna Jatwani, MPT ’96, founded Wellness by Design Physical Therapy in
DO ’07, are both board-certified in family practice and OMM and the owner- 1998 and is currently practicing in Costa Mesa, Calif., with her husband John
operators of Pacific Coast Osteopathy in Torrance, Calif. They also both actively LaLonde, DO ’98. She is the creator of the LongSpine Method, an intense
participate in teaching at WesternU during the Cranial Course offered to boot camp styled exercise class incorporating various exercise formats, and the
second-year medical students. proud mother of two boys.
Gabriel Raymond, DO ’05, is practicing with West Coast Physiatry in Holly Silvers, MPT ’99, along with Lynn Tierney, DPT ‘06, gave a
Manhattan Beach, Calif., specializing in interventional physiatry and non- presentation at the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) of the American
surgical evaluation and rehabilitative treatments for joint, spine, sports and Physical Therapy Association (APTA) held February in Las Vegas. Ms. Silvers is
neurologic dysfunction. Director of Research, Santa Monica Sports Medicine Foundation.
Laura Norton, DO ’06, is experienced in family medicine and urgent care Cynthia Ysais, MPT ’99, is currently with Body Basics in Corona, Calif. She
and is practicing with Women’s View Medical Group in Upland, Calif. has worked in a variety of settings with patients of all age ranges including
infants in the NICU, pediatrics, youth, athletes, adults and the elderly.
Oscar Young, DO ’06, is practicing obstetrics and gynecology with Nassar
Women’s Care in Madera, Calif. Jiten Bhatt, MPT ’00, is a board-certified specialist in orthopaedics and
residency clinical faculty for Kaiser Permanente Panorama City.
Andrea D’Auria, DO ’07, completed her anatomic and clinical pathology
residency, hematopathology fellowship and surgical pathology fellowship at Matthew Schatz, MPT ’00, is the owner and primary physical therapist for
University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medical Center, where Mobility Physical Therapy in Lake Forest, Calif.
she served as co-chief resident during her fourth year of residency. Dr. D’Auria Jesus Miranda, MPT ’01, DPT ’04, is the owner-operator of Miranda
has been board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology since 2011 and Physical Therapy in Clackamas, Ore. He is a manual therapist and one of the
hematology pathology since 2012. She joined Affiliated Pathologists Medical few board-certified orthopedic clinical specialists practicing in the Clackamas
Group in 2013 and is currently practicing with them at LabCorp in San Diego.
area. He is married to Cynthia Worden, DO ’04, MSHPE ’04, who is board-
certified in family medicine and practicing with Adventist Health in Happy
College of Allied Health Professions Valley, Ore. Drs. Miranda and Worden are the proud parents of two small boys.
In March, Jennine Borchert, PA ’98, celebrated 15 years of working with Christen Eby, MPT ’02, is a pediatric physical therapist with Healing Bridge
CEP America. Ms. Borchert is the lead PA at Inland Valley Medical Center in Physical Therapy in Bend, Ore.
Wildomar, Calif.
Adela Ashraf, PA ’99, practices with the Neurology and Pain Specialty College of Graduate Nursing
Center in Aliso Viejo, Calif., specializing in neuromuscular and pain disorders.
Carol Chow, MSN ’07, is a member of the charter class of the MSNE program
Charlene Snyder, MSPA ’02, specializes in dermatology and is currently and has been working at Hoag Hospital since she became an RN. Along with
with Atlantic Dermatology in Wilmington, N.C. completing her MSN, Ms. Chow has become a certified oncology nurse. She has
been recognized by the Pacific Hospital Association and was named nurse of
Golnaz Parsa, MSPA ’04, specializes in dermatology and is practicing with the quarter at Hoag Hospital.
Rehlen, Bartlow, Goodman and Baron in Santa Ana, Calif.
David Staconis, MSN ’09, is board-certified in emergency medicine and the
Michael Lance, MSPA ’06, is working for California Emergency Physicians at nurse manager at San Francisco General Hospital’s emergency department.
Riverside Community Hospital and provided the official Alumni Association
Welcome to the new graduates at the WesternU Commencement Ceremony for Katherine LaValley, MSN ’13, is a level-two staff nurse at St. Mary’s Medical
the Colleges of Allied Health Professions and Podiatric Medicine this past May. Center in San Francisco, Calif.
His father, Thomas Lance, provided the invocation at the same ceremony.
Jennifer Wilson, MSPA ’10, is board-certified in primary care and practicing College of Pharmacy
with Newport Family Medicine in Newport Beach, Calif. Tuyet-Mai T. (Le) Krug, PharmD ’01, was married in 2012 and gave birth
to twin girls in June. She was also recently promoted to Drug Education
Brian Riding, MSPA ’11, will be this year’s alumni speaker at WesternU’s
Convocation Ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex, providing the official Alumni Coordinator for Kaiser Permanente mail order processing center.
Association welcome to more than 1,000 new students. Mr. Riding practices at Giang Nguyen, PharmD ’01, was the 2014 commencement speaker at the
OC Urgent Care in Foothill Ranch, Calif. ceremony for WesternU’s Colleges of Pharmacy and Dental Medicine in May
2014. She is a clinical pharmacist/resident program director (PGY-1) at Fountain
Jerry Cain, MPT ’96, is the acute care service line rehab manager for Valley Regional Hospital.
Providence Health and Services in Portland, Ore.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration Micah Hata,
Christina Gilbert, MPT ’96, is currently in orthopedics/sports medicine PharmD ’07, and his wife, Kristi, recently gave birth to triplets. Trent, Cole
practice with Maryland Sports Care and Rehab in Hampstead, Md. She has and Mackenzie Hata were born on Feb. 10, 2014, at Hoag Hospital in Newport
treated a vast range of patients, from young pediatrics to national and
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Worden and Miranda are the proud parents of two small boys. international professional athletes.
Tina Ashrafzadeh, DO ’05, MSHS ’05, and husband Hovsep Babayan, Rachna Jatwani, MPT ’96, founded Wellness by Design Physical Therapy in
DO ’07, are both board-certified in family practice and OMM and the owner- 1998 and is currently practicing in Costa Mesa, Calif., with her husband John
operators of Pacific Coast Osteopathy in Torrance, Calif. They also both actively LaLonde, DO ’98. She is the creator of the LongSpine Method, an intense
participate in teaching at WesternU during the Cranial Course offered to boot camp styled exercise class incorporating various exercise formats, and the
second-year medical students. proud mother of two boys.
Gabriel Raymond, DO ’05, is practicing with West Coast Physiatry in Holly Silvers, MPT ’99, along with Lynn Tierney, DPT ‘06, gave a
Manhattan Beach, Calif., specializing in interventional physiatry and non- presentation at the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) of the American
surgical evaluation and rehabilitative treatments for joint, spine, sports and Physical Therapy Association (APTA) held February in Las Vegas. Ms. Silvers is
neurologic dysfunction. Director of Research, Santa Monica Sports Medicine Foundation.
Laura Norton, DO ’06, is experienced in family medicine and urgent care Cynthia Ysais, MPT ’99, is currently with Body Basics in Corona, Calif. She
and is practicing with Women’s View Medical Group in Upland, Calif. has worked in a variety of settings with patients of all age ranges including
infants in the NICU, pediatrics, youth, athletes, adults and the elderly.
Oscar Young, DO ’06, is practicing obstetrics and gynecology with Nassar
Women’s Care in Madera, Calif. Jiten Bhatt, MPT ’00, is a board-certified specialist in orthopaedics and
residency clinical faculty for Kaiser Permanente Panorama City.
Andrea D’Auria, DO ’07, completed her anatomic and clinical pathology
residency, hematopathology fellowship and surgical pathology fellowship at Matthew Schatz, MPT ’00, is the owner and primary physical therapist for
University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medical Center, where Mobility Physical Therapy in Lake Forest, Calif.
she served as co-chief resident during her fourth year of residency. Dr. D’Auria Jesus Miranda, MPT ’01, DPT ’04, is the owner-operator of Miranda
has been board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology since 2011 and Physical Therapy in Clackamas, Ore. He is a manual therapist and one of the
hematology pathology since 2012. She joined Affiliated Pathologists Medical few board-certified orthopedic clinical specialists practicing in the Clackamas
Group in 2013 and is currently practicing with them at LabCorp in San Diego.
area. He is married to Cynthia Worden, DO ’04, MSHPE ’04, who is board-
certified in family medicine and practicing with Adventist Health in Happy
College of Allied Health Professions Valley, Ore. Drs. Miranda and Worden are the proud parents of two small boys.
In March, Jennine Borchert, PA ’98, celebrated 15 years of working with Christen Eby, MPT ’02, is a pediatric physical therapist with Healing Bridge
CEP America. Ms. Borchert is the lead PA at Inland Valley Medical Center in Physical Therapy in Bend, Ore.
Wildomar, Calif.
Adela Ashraf, PA ’99, practices with the Neurology and Pain Specialty College of Graduate Nursing
Center in Aliso Viejo, Calif., specializing in neuromuscular and pain disorders.
Carol Chow, MSN ’07, is a member of the charter class of the MSNE program
Charlene Snyder, MSPA ’02, specializes in dermatology and is currently and has been working at Hoag Hospital since she became an RN. Along with
with Atlantic Dermatology in Wilmington, N.C. completing her MSN, Ms. Chow has become a certified oncology nurse. She has
been recognized by the Pacific Hospital Association and was named nurse of
Golnaz Parsa, MSPA ’04, specializes in dermatology and is practicing with the quarter at Hoag Hospital.
Rehlen, Bartlow, Goodman and Baron in Santa Ana, Calif.
David Staconis, MSN ’09, is board-certified in emergency medicine and the
Michael Lance, MSPA ’06, is working for California Emergency Physicians at nurse manager at San Francisco General Hospital’s emergency department.
Riverside Community Hospital and provided the official Alumni Association
Welcome to the new graduates at the WesternU Commencement Ceremony for Katherine LaValley, MSN ’13, is a level-two staff nurse at St. Mary’s Medical
the Colleges of Allied Health Professions and Podiatric Medicine this past May. Center in San Francisco, Calif.
His father, Thomas Lance, provided the invocation at the same ceremony.
Jennifer Wilson, MSPA ’10, is board-certified in primary care and practicing College of Pharmacy
with Newport Family Medicine in Newport Beach, Calif. Tuyet-Mai T. (Le) Krug, PharmD ’01, was married in 2012 and gave birth
to twin girls in June. She was also recently promoted to Drug Education
Brian Riding, MSPA ’11, will be this year’s alumni speaker at WesternU’s
Convocation Ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex, providing the official Alumni Coordinator for Kaiser Permanente mail order processing center.
Association welcome to more than 1,000 new students. Mr. Riding practices at Giang Nguyen, PharmD ’01, was the 2014 commencement speaker at the
OC Urgent Care in Foothill Ranch, Calif. ceremony for WesternU’s Colleges of Pharmacy and Dental Medicine in May
2014. She is a clinical pharmacist/resident program director (PGY-1) at Fountain
Jerry Cain, MPT ’96, is the acute care service line rehab manager for Valley Regional Hospital.
Providence Health and Services in Portland, Ore.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration Micah Hata,
Christina Gilbert, MPT ’96, is currently in orthopedics/sports medicine PharmD ’07, and his wife, Kristi, recently gave birth to triplets. Trent, Cole
practice with Maryland Sports Care and Rehab in Hampstead, Md. She has and Mackenzie Hata were born on Feb. 10, 2014, at Hoag Hospital in Newport
treated a vast range of patients, from young pediatrics to national and
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