Faculty

Zenay Bakhsh, DO

Zenay Bakhsh, DO

Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Research and Academic Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Obstructive Airway Diseases, Sleep disorders, medical education

Twinkle Chandak, MD

Twinkle Chandak, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Research and Academic Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Obstructive Airway Diseases, medical education

Ara A. Chrissian, MD, FCCP

Ara A. Chrissian, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Medical Director, Adult Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology, Loma Linda University Medical Center
 

Research and Academic Interests: Advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology, procedural sedation, interstitial lung disease, thoracic oncology, critical care and lung ultrasound, percutaneous tracheostomy, medical education
 

Director, Advanced Lung Disease Center
 

Research and Academic Interests: Severe sepsis, cardiac arrest, acute kidney injury, ARDS, hemodynamic monitoring, biomarkers discovery, percutaneous tracheostomy, patient-centered care, medical informatics, data analytics, leadership

Naureen Farook, MD

Naureen Farook, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Research and Academic Interests: Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

Elliot Ho, DO

Elliot Ho, DO

Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Director, Pulmonary Faculty Medical Ambulatory Clinic
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Medical Director, Blood Gas Laboratory, Loma Linda University Medical Center and East Campus
Associate Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Loma Linda University Medical Center

Research and Academic Interests: Sepsis,molecular mechanisms of lung diseases, mechanical ventilation, simulation, pulmonary pathophysiology, hemodynamics

Kanwaljeet Maken, MD

Kanwaljeet Maken, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Medical Director, Hyperbaric Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center
Research and Academic Interests: Sleep disorders, medical education

Niranjan Jeganathan, MD

Niranjan Jeganathan, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Director, Pulmonary Faculty Medical Ambulatory Clinic
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Medical Director, Blood Gas Laboratory, Loma Linda University Medical Center and East Campus
Associate Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Loma Linda University Medical Center
Research and Academic Interests: Sepsis,molecular mechanisms of lung diseases,mechanical ventilation,simulation, pulmonary pathophysiology,hemodynamics

Dafne Moretta, MD

Dafne Moretta, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Associate Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
Research and Academic Interests: Pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary vascular physiology, tuberculosis, post-ICU syndrome care, ARDS, quality improvement in bronchoscopy

H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS, MBA

H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS, MBA

Division Head

Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Basic Sciences, School of Medicine
Executive Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine Medical
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Loma Linda University Medical Center

Laren Tan, MD

Laren Tan, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine

Chair, Department of Medicine
Assistant Dean, Continuing Medical Education, School of Medicine
Research and Academic Interests: Asthma, obstructive lung disease, hyperbaric medicine, praying for the critically ill patient

Staff

Dottie Acosta

Dottie Acosta

Fellowship Program Coordinator
Kaushali Mendonca

Kaushali Mendonca

Division Administrative Assistant