Kaweah Delta

Sara Bansal, MD - Family Medicine Resident - and other Kaweah Delta physicians speak to the importance of continued precautions in regard to COVID-19.

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In 2014 the City of Visalia made a proclamation that each year, the first week of March is officially "Resident Appreciation Week"! I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to all of the Family Medicine Residents who work long hard hours every day throughout their training. From the FM Clinic to the inpatient unit, including but not limited to: cardiology, EM, Geriatrics, ICU, Nephrology, Neurology, OB/GYN, Orthopedics Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Surgery, and Urgent Care - they are working to provide amazing care to each of their patients. If you happen to see a Family Medicine (or other KD Resident) this week, be sure to tell them they are APPRECIATED!

Please join us in welcoming the Family Medicine Class of 2022!! Drs. Blain, Charumuka, Lee, Rangel Orozco, Rueda, Shin, and Varner started with our program on 6/17/19. These seven new resident physicians will soon begin seeing patients in the Family Medicine Center. If you are looking for a Family Physician, please feel welcome to call 559-624-4820 and ask about establishing care with one of these (or our other) residents.

Congratulations to our 2019 Family Medicine Residency graduates! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!! Tulare County has gained two more Family Medicine physicians as Drs. Avila and Khalid have chosen to remain and practice here locally.

This week we are celebrating Resident Appreciation Week here at Kaweah Delta and today we are spotlighting Family Medicine Resident Ann-Gelle Carter M.D. Origin...ally from Chicago Illinois, she has been a Resident here at Kaweah Delta since June of 2018. When it comes to the Kaweah Delta Residency Program Ann-Gelle said This program does a really good job listening to what it is that we need and finding ways to make it happen, to make this experience that much more rewarding as we go through the challenges in learning how to be a doctor post-medical school. Learn more about our GME Residency Program here www.kaweahdelta.org/GME-Residency-Programs. See more

In 2014 the City of Visalia declared the first full week of March as Resident Appreciation Week. Since that time we have continued to grow! KDHCD began with 12 residents in 2 programs and we currently have 108 residents in six programs! On behalf of the Family Medicine Program, I'd like to wish a very happy Resident Appreciation Week to all of the KD residents! You've contributed a great deal to our programs and to our community at large. We know your patients appreciate you and we'd like to publicly recognize you as well! Thank you for all you do!!

The KD Family Medicine Residency is excited to welcome Dr. Jodi Parungao as a core faculty member with our program! Dr. Parungao and her family relocated to Visalia, joining us in August 2018 from the University of New Mexico. She will be supervising our residents in the Family Medicine Center in addition to working clinically in other areas. We're happy to have her as a new addition to our program!

Please join us in welcoming the Family Medicine Class of 2021!! Drs. Banks-Dean, Carter, Nawaz, Proctor, SantaMaria, Tran, and Wong started with our program on 6/18/18. These seven new resident physicians will soon begin seeing patients in the Family Medicine Center. If you are looking for a Family Physician, please feel welcome to call 559-624-4820 and ask about establishing care with one of these (or our other) residents.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Zerlang as one of our core faculty members for the Family Medicine Residency! Dr. Zerlang is a Visalia native, and returned to the area after completing his residency in Colorado. He joined our program in May of 2018 and will be supervising our residents in the Family Medicine Center in addition to working clinically in other areas. Welcome Dr. Zerlang, we're glad you're part of our program!!

Congratulations to our residents in the graduating class of 2018! The past three years have flown by. We sincerely wish you all the best as you move forward to the various places in which you will practice medicine. We are truly excited that Dr. Christiansen has chosen to remain in Visalia and will be practicing locally!! Best wished to Dr. Drannikov as he continues his education at a fellowship in Michigan! Thank you all for choosing to be trained at our residency - you will never be forgotten!

The Family Medicine Center held it's first Teddy Bear Clinic on 11/15/17. There was a great turn out, and bears and other animal friends (even a chewbacca!) were examined and treated by the resident physicians. As they made their way through the clinic they received a thorough examination as x-rays were taken, splinting was done, vaccinations were given, stitches inserted, bandages applied, and safety education provided. A great time was had by all! We look forward to the bear's owners returning to the clinic for well child checks and any other medical needs as they arise.