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Chief Medical Officer

Georgianna Farren, MD, MEd

Georgianna Farren, MD, MEd

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Residency/Residencia: The George Washington University Hospital,
Washington, DC

Dr. Farren has been a practicing physician for 26 years, practicing the last 13 years as a clinician at Marin Community Clinics. In addition to her extensive clinical experience and passion for working in a community health center, Dr. Farren was Research Director at Marin Breast Cancer Watch for three years, serving as co-principal investigator for a full study and two pilot studies regarding breast cancer in Marin County. She has also served as Medical Consultant for Dominican University for two years, and is currently on the board of Marin Medical Society.

Medical Directors

Erik Schten, MD

Erik Schten, MD

Novato Medical Director

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine Education/Educación: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency/Residencia: University of California at San Diego Medical Center

Bertrand Vandeville, DO

Bertrand Vandeville, DO

Greenbrae Medical Director

Specialty/Especialidad: Osteopathic Medicine & Board Certified in Family Practice
Education/Educación: Western University of Health Sciences
Residency/Residencia: USC/California

Dr. Schten has been providing primary medical care at the Novato clinic since it opened in 2001. In those years he has taken on a leadership role as Medical Director, as well as serving as MCC’s lead expert in skin diseases, including cancer prevention and treatment. He also provides expertise in geriatrics and epidemiology. His childhood years living in Ethiopia and Colombia sparked his passion for working with diverse international populations. His world map in the clinic, with pins marking the country of origin of every patient, is visual evidence of his wide world view. He speaks Spanish with his patients, but admits, “I still get frustrated when I don’t understand the punch line of a good joke.”

Dr. Schten is proud of the growth and progress he has seen at MCC and optimistic about the future possibilities. “I continually learn from our patients and marvel constantly at their strength and fortitude in the face of daunting obstacles.”

Dr. Vandeville has been a primary care physician at MCC since completing his family medicine residency 10 years ago. He took on a leadership role in the Greenbrae clinic in 2008, and still maintains a private practice in osteopathic medicine in Marin County. As a native of France, where universal healthcare is the norm, Dr. Vandeville is passionate about the mission of MCC to provide quality care to the less fortunate members of our community.

He always demonstrates the benefits of a healthy lifestyle by taking advantage of Marin County’s beauty and resources. He enjoys hiking, running, and horseback riding, as well as yoga, dancing, and gourmet cooking. He frequently educates his patients, as well as friends and family, about stress management techniques such as yoga, Chi Kung, meditation, and exercise. “Health is more than just a visit to a doctor… I am a strong believer in a holistic health model, the mind-body relationship.”

CourtneyBenedict

Courtney Benedict, CNM, MSN

Director of Women's Health

Specialty/Especialidad:Obstetrics/Gynecology Education/Educación: MS Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY

Tracey Hessel, MD

Tracey Hessel, MD

Lead Pediatrician

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco

Ms. Benedict joined MCC in 2009 and has quickly made a big impact, expanding women’s health services. She is a certified nurse midwife with extensive experience in obstetrics and gynecology, including serving as a clinician and educator at Planned Parenthood, and clinical work at Imperial Beach Community Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, and private practice in San Jose. She is currently serving as Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF, and previously had a similar teaching position at Stanford University School of Medicine.

In addition to her professional work, she has volunteered with Doctors Without Borders, Flying Samaritans, the San Francisco Food Bank, and Habitat for Humanity. A native of Pennsylvania and educated in New York, Courtney is now firmly rooted in the California lifestyle.

Dr. Hessel is a seven-year veteran at MCC, now overseeing all pediatric care for the clinics. After high school in Marin County, she attended UC Berkeley and UCSF Medical School and stayed at UCSF for her residency. She devotes her full-time professional expertise to the under-served children of Marin County, often emphasizing the value of literacy and education by promoting the Reach Out and Read program and giving books to her young patients. At the same time she supports her own community as a parent volunteer with Heads Up, the San Rafael City Schools Foundation.

Her view from the clinic says it all: “I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work at a clinic that serves such a richly diverse patient population. I enjoy working with families to improve their children’s health as well as the health and well-being of our community.”

ConnieKadera

Connie Kadera, DDS

Dental Director

Specialty/Especialidad: Dentist
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry

Dr. Kadera joined MCC in 2008 and was instrumental in establishing the state-of-the-art dental clinic in San Rafael. She has continued to see patients and oversee dental operations ever since. While attending UCSF School of Dentistry, she initiated outreach programs for the underserved which have now been expanded nationally. She was a member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Diversity, and often contributed to free clinics for the homeless. She was a recipient of the UCSF Denzon-Butler scholarship (for community involvement) and the Western Region National Association of Medical Minority Educators scholarship.

Prior to moving to Marin County, she practiced at Mountain Valley Health Centers serving Siskiyou and neighboring counties in northern California. A native of Colombia and self-described coffee lover, Dr. Kadera is fluent in English and Spanish.

Clinicians

Albujar

Rose Mary Albujar, PA

Specialty/Especialidad: Adult Medicine
Education/Educación: Physician Assistant Program (PA), Stanford University School of Medicine, 2007

Jessica Hollman, MD

Jessica Hollman, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
Residency/Residencia: Children’s Hospital and Research Center, Oakland

Alice Brock-Utne, MD

Alice Brock-Utne, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: University of California, Davis Medical School
Residency/Residencia: University of California, San Francisco

Leavitt

Lisa Leavitt, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco
Residency/Residencia: University of California, San Francisco

ScottBorwn

Scott Brown, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: The Chicago Medical School, N. Chicago, IL
Redidency/Residencia: Children's Hospital & Research Center, Oakland, CA

MichaelLopez,DDS

Michael Lopez, DDS

Specialty/Especialidad: Dentist
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry

Aida Calvillo, MD

Aida Calvillo, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School and University of Washington School of Medicine

AnnMarieMartin

Ann Marie Martin, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine,
Brooklyn, NY
Residency/Residencia: Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY

ShermanChan

Sherman Chan, DDS

Specialty/Especialidad: Dentist
Education/Educación: University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
Residency/Residencia: Mare Island Veterans Administration

Janet Nunnally, NP

Janet Nunnally, NP

Specialty/Especialidad: Family Nurse Practitioner
Education/Educación: Massachusetts General Hospital School of Health Professions, Boston
Residency/Residencia: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Kathy Chang-Lipsenthal, MD

Kathy Chang-Lipsenthal, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: Howard University, Washington, DC
Residency/Residencia: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

ElizabethPohl

Elizabeth Pohl, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco

KendraDowney

Kendra Downey, NP

Specialty/Especialidad:Obstetrics/Gynecology Education/Educación: Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, GA

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Ann Reppun, NP

Specialty/Especialidad: Women's Health
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco

David Ernst, MD

David Ernst, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

JulieStahl

Carolyn Shore, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Residency: Mt. Zion Hospital (UCSF)

Judith Flannery, PNP

Judith Flannery, PNP

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco

Alicia Suski, MD

Julie Stahl, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Psychiatry
Education/Educación: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Residency/Residencia: Stanford University Sept. of Psychiatry

SamanthaGoldstein

Samantha Goldstein, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA
Residency/Residencia: University of California, San Francisco

MonicaTong

Alicia Suski, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency/Residencia: University of Utah

Andrea Gray, MD

Andrea Gray, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Pediatrics
Education/Educación: The George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency/Residencia: University of California at Irvine

MirandaVonDornum

Monica Tong, DDS

Specialty/Especialidad: Denist
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry
Residency/Residencia: Mare Island Veterans Administration

CaraGutterman

Cara Gutterman, FNP

Specialty/Especialidad: Family Nurse Practitioner
Education/Educación: University of California, San Francisco

KathyWinston

Miranda von Dornum, PhD, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency/Residencia: Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, CA

SiobhannHall2

Siobann Hall, LCSW

Specialty/Especialidad: Behavioral Health
Education/Educación: MSW, Smith College School of Social Work, Northampton, MA

MelissaWycoffMontenegro

Kathy Winston, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Internal Medicine
Education/Educación: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Residency/Residencia:Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

Hollander

Susan Hollander, NP

Specialty/Especialidad: Women's Health
Education/Educación: State University of New York at Stonybrook

Hollander

Melissa Wycoff-Montenegro, MD

Specialty/Especialidad: Psychiatry
Education/Educación: University of California, Irvine College of Medicine
Residency/Residencia: U.C. Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA



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