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Alumni Class Notes
Marjan Naraghi-Arani, DO ’98, is a board certified family physician Quoc Vo, DO ’00, is board certified in osteopathic manipulative
practicing with San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group in medicine. He completed his residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in the
Northern California. Bronx, New York, where he was chief resident.
Marilyn (Syrett) Palmer, DO ’98, has joined B.E. Smith as vice Christopher Arnold, DO ’01, is board certified in family medicine and
president of physician services. In this capacity Dr. Palmer is responsible practicing in Camarillo, Calif., where he is on staff at both St. John’s
for building collaborative relationships with healthcare organizations Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital
nationwide, serving as an advisor and supporting providers with physician in Camarillo.
leadership solutions. Previously, Dr. Palmer served as executive vice WesternU recently named Robert Warren, DO ’01, as chief medical
president and medical director for United Healthcare Group and Executive officer (CMO) of its medical centers in Pomona and Rancho Cucamonga.
Health Resources.
Dr. Warren has served as director of the minor emergency department at
James Sullivan, DO ’98, is board certified in nephrology and internal Providence Health Science Center and later as associate program director
medicine, and practicing with Sierra Nevada Nephrology in Reno, Nev. for the family medicine residency at Scott and White Memorial Hospital.
He joined his alma mater as an assistant professor of family medicine in
Scott Ellner, DO ’99, was the featured speaker at the 2014 Annual 2011, serving in a clinical teaching capacity, and became medical director
Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons in Boston, Mass. on within the medical center at Western University of Health Sciences,
September 19, 2014. Dr. Ellner spoke about the “Evolution of Surgical Pomona. Dr. Warren is married to Lisa Warren, DO ’01, who, in
Quality” to a packed audience, highlighting key insights into driving conjunction with Rachel Davidge, DO ’15, published an article on
performance improvement in surgical care. Dr. Ellner has created a medical Infantile Digital Fibromatosis, featured in Consultant for Pediatricians,
student curriculum on patient safety and teaches these principles at the September 2014 issue.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He also serves as vice-
chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Seth Torregiani, DO ’02, is board certified in internal medicine and
Conn. pediatrics. He has been in private practice in Wilmington, Del. for the past
eight years, primarily practicing osteopathic manipulative medicine. He
Adam Hy, DO ’99, is in private family practice and medical weight
management in Rowland Heights, Calif. writes a regular guest column on integrative medicine for the health
section of the Delaware News-Journal and has spoken widely in the region
Karl Anderson, DO ’00, is board certified in emergency medicine and on natural approaches to pain and many other integrative medicine topics.
practicing with Mercy Medical in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Colby (Alexander) Jolley, DO ’03, is board certified in family medicine
Adolfo Granados, DO ’00, is stationed in West Africa, mentoring and practicing with Haxtun Hospital District in Haxtun, Colo. Prior to
medical officers with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and the Ministry of joining HHD, she provided over 600 hours in locum tenens coverage to the
National Defense (MOD) to support their efforts and provide assistance to community with a physician staffing agency, “Docs Who Care.”
battle the Ebola outbreak. He is a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy, and Rebecca Giusti, DO ’03, recently completed the 2014 Chairs and
serves as the branch head/officer-in-charge of Naval Branch Health Clinic Academic Administrators Management Program (CAAMP), a top-notch
Chula Vista and Naval Branch Health Clinic Eastlake in San Diego, Calif. In interprofessional leadership and management course designed specifically
February 2014, he was deployed to support Operation Onward Liberty, and for department chairs and academic administrators within colleges and
is stationed at Barclay Training Center, Ministry of National Defense, schools of the health professions.
Monrovia, Liberia. While his primary job is to take care of medical needs
for his team, he also mentors the chief medical officer of the AFL and the Garth Greenwell, DO ’03, practices with Northern California Spine
MOD, as well as the deputy chief medical officer for operations in charge Institute, specializing in non-operative and interventional management of
of all military medical clinics in Liberia. spinal disorders, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and
electrodiagnostic medicine. He completed a three year residency in
Stephanie (Yee) Guardino, DO ’00, is board certified in pediatrics and physical medicine and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
pediatric infectious disease, practicing with Kaiser Permanente in Elk in Washington, D.C., and served as a staff physiatrist at Tripler Army
Grove, Calif. She also enjoys sharing her love for pediatrics with medical Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii for two years. His final year in the
students and residents at the University of California, Davis Medical School Army he deployed to Iraq as a battalion surgeon for the 1st Calvary
where she serves as an assistant clinical professor. Dr. Yee-Guardino is Division, where he earned a Bronze Star. He then completed a one year
married to Jason Guardino, DO ’01, MSHPE ’01, who was appointed fellowship in interventional pain management at UC Davis Medical
chief of gastroenterology at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, in Sacramento, Calif. He continues to serve UC Davis as a
Center in 2011. Dr. Guardino spent 8 years at the Cleveland Clinic where volunteer clinical faculty.
he completed an internal medicine residency, a gastroenterology
fellowship and advanced therapeutic endoscopy training. During his time Christine Rivers, DO ’03, recently joined the Corvallis Clinic Pediatrics
in Ohio he also wrote a popular resident and fellow GI handbook called Department in Corvallis, Ore. Prior to joining the clinic, Rivers was a
Primo Gastro. pediatric hospitalist for Legacy Health Systems at Good Samaritan Regional
Medical Center in Corvallis and was a general medical officer in the U.S.
Navy from 2004 to 2008.
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Marjan Naraghi-Arani, DO ’98, is a board certified family physician Quoc Vo, DO ’00, is board certified in osteopathic manipulative
practicing with San Ramon Valley Primary Care Medical Group in medicine. He completed his residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in the
Northern California. Bronx, New York, where he was chief resident.
Marilyn (Syrett) Palmer, DO ’98, has joined B.E. Smith as vice Christopher Arnold, DO ’01, is board certified in family medicine and
president of physician services. In this capacity Dr. Palmer is responsible practicing in Camarillo, Calif., where he is on staff at both St. John’s
for building collaborative relationships with healthcare organizations Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital
nationwide, serving as an advisor and supporting providers with physician in Camarillo.
leadership solutions. Previously, Dr. Palmer served as executive vice WesternU recently named Robert Warren, DO ’01, as chief medical
president and medical director for United Healthcare Group and Executive officer (CMO) of its medical centers in Pomona and Rancho Cucamonga.
Health Resources.
Dr. Warren has served as director of the minor emergency department at
James Sullivan, DO ’98, is board certified in nephrology and internal Providence Health Science Center and later as associate program director
medicine, and practicing with Sierra Nevada Nephrology in Reno, Nev. for the family medicine residency at Scott and White Memorial Hospital.
He joined his alma mater as an assistant professor of family medicine in
Scott Ellner, DO ’99, was the featured speaker at the 2014 Annual 2011, serving in a clinical teaching capacity, and became medical director
Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons in Boston, Mass. on within the medical center at Western University of Health Sciences,
September 19, 2014. Dr. Ellner spoke about the “Evolution of Surgical Pomona. Dr. Warren is married to Lisa Warren, DO ’01, who, in
Quality” to a packed audience, highlighting key insights into driving conjunction with Rachel Davidge, DO ’15, published an article on
performance improvement in surgical care. Dr. Ellner has created a medical Infantile Digital Fibromatosis, featured in Consultant for Pediatricians,
student curriculum on patient safety and teaches these principles at the September 2014 issue.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He also serves as vice-
chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Seth Torregiani, DO ’02, is board certified in internal medicine and
Conn. pediatrics. He has been in private practice in Wilmington, Del. for the past
eight years, primarily practicing osteopathic manipulative medicine. He
Adam Hy, DO ’99, is in private family practice and medical weight
management in Rowland Heights, Calif. writes a regular guest column on integrative medicine for the health
section of the Delaware News-Journal and has spoken widely in the region
Karl Anderson, DO ’00, is board certified in emergency medicine and on natural approaches to pain and many other integrative medicine topics.
practicing with Mercy Medical in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Colby (Alexander) Jolley, DO ’03, is board certified in family medicine
Adolfo Granados, DO ’00, is stationed in West Africa, mentoring and practicing with Haxtun Hospital District in Haxtun, Colo. Prior to
medical officers with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and the Ministry of joining HHD, she provided over 600 hours in locum tenens coverage to the
National Defense (MOD) to support their efforts and provide assistance to community with a physician staffing agency, “Docs Who Care.”
battle the Ebola outbreak. He is a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy, and Rebecca Giusti, DO ’03, recently completed the 2014 Chairs and
serves as the branch head/officer-in-charge of Naval Branch Health Clinic Academic Administrators Management Program (CAAMP), a top-notch
Chula Vista and Naval Branch Health Clinic Eastlake in San Diego, Calif. In interprofessional leadership and management course designed specifically
February 2014, he was deployed to support Operation Onward Liberty, and for department chairs and academic administrators within colleges and
is stationed at Barclay Training Center, Ministry of National Defense, schools of the health professions.
Monrovia, Liberia. While his primary job is to take care of medical needs
for his team, he also mentors the chief medical officer of the AFL and the Garth Greenwell, DO ’03, practices with Northern California Spine
MOD, as well as the deputy chief medical officer for operations in charge Institute, specializing in non-operative and interventional management of
of all military medical clinics in Liberia. spinal disorders, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and
electrodiagnostic medicine. He completed a three year residency in
Stephanie (Yee) Guardino, DO ’00, is board certified in pediatrics and physical medicine and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
pediatric infectious disease, practicing with Kaiser Permanente in Elk in Washington, D.C., and served as a staff physiatrist at Tripler Army
Grove, Calif. She also enjoys sharing her love for pediatrics with medical Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii for two years. His final year in the
students and residents at the University of California, Davis Medical School Army he deployed to Iraq as a battalion surgeon for the 1st Calvary
where she serves as an assistant clinical professor. Dr. Yee-Guardino is Division, where he earned a Bronze Star. He then completed a one year
married to Jason Guardino, DO ’01, MSHPE ’01, who was appointed fellowship in interventional pain management at UC Davis Medical
chief of gastroenterology at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, in Sacramento, Calif. He continues to serve UC Davis as a
Center in 2011. Dr. Guardino spent 8 years at the Cleveland Clinic where volunteer clinical faculty.
he completed an internal medicine residency, a gastroenterology
fellowship and advanced therapeutic endoscopy training. During his time Christine Rivers, DO ’03, recently joined the Corvallis Clinic Pediatrics
in Ohio he also wrote a popular resident and fellow GI handbook called Department in Corvallis, Ore. Prior to joining the clinic, Rivers was a
Primo Gastro. pediatric hospitalist for Legacy Health Systems at Good Samaritan Regional
Medical Center in Corvallis and was a general medical officer in the U.S.
Navy from 2004 to 2008.
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