Physicians

Glenn K. Morinishi, M.D.

University of Southern California
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center – Internship and Residency
Medical Spanish
*Also sees patients in Santa Ana

Merlin A. Sunny, D.O.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Internship and Residency: Research Family Medicine, Research Medical Center
Master of Arts in Bioethics
Fluent in Malayalam
Certified FAA Flight Physical Examiner

Marianne Matsuguma, PA-C

University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Arcel L. Gulapa, NP

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Master of Science in Nursing
Fluent in Tagalog

Chuan M. Nguyen, M.D.

University of California Los Angeles
St. Mary’s Medical Center, Residency
Spanish, Fluent in Vietnamese

Zahra Shahim, M.D

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran
Internal Medicine at Loma Linda University, Residency

Natalie Sung, D.O.

June Makiyama, PA

University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Conversational Japanese
*Also sees patients in Santa Ana

Karen K. Khin, M.D.

Institute of Medicine
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Residency
Fluent in Burmese
Family Medicine

Martin M. Blanco-Eccleston, M.D.

National University of Nicaragua
General Hospital “El Retiro”, Internship
University of California Irvine Medical Center, Residency
Fluent in Spanish
Family Medicine
*Also sees patients in Gateway Medical Center

John I. Lauridsen, M.D.

University Autonoma de Guadalajara
Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Internship
Long Beach Veteran’s Hospital, Residency
Fluent in Spanish, Danish
Internal Medicine, Allergy and Immunology

Allison Kono, NP-C

University of California San Diego BA Sociology
Cal Baptist University
Pre-Nursing, Master of Science Nursing, Family N.P.

Jennifer Thorpe, PA

Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
MS – PA, LMU – Debusk College of Medicine