Faculty

Hannah Robinson, DO, MPH

Program Director

Dr. Hannah Robinson is the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Community Memorial Healthcare. She grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and attended college at Virginia Tech, where she earned a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphases in gender studies and religious studies.

Looking for a change of scenery, she moved to the Bay Area to attend Touro University – California, where she earned a Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine as well as a Master of Public Health, with an emphasis in global health. During this time, she fell in love with West Coast weather and culture.

She completed her residency at Community Memorial Healthcare, including a year as Chief Resident. She works as a Hospitalist for Pacific Inpatient Physicians. Outside of work, she enjoys cycling, golf, live music, and good food.

Ian Cahatol, DO

Associate Program Director

Dr. Ian Cahatol is the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Community Memorial Healthcare. He was born and raised in Ventura County. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, before attending medical school at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. He returned to Ventura to complete his internal medicine residency at Community Memorial Healthcare and also completed a year as Chief Resident.

Dr. Cahatol now works as a hospitalist for Pacific Inpatient Physicians. He is thrilled to remain involved with graduate medical education, viewing this as an opportunity to give back to his training program and to his home community. During his time off, Dr. Cahatol enjoys travel, photography, and running.

Starleen Frousiakis, MD

Associate Program Director

Dr. Starleen Frousiakis is the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Community Memorial Healthcare. She completed her undergraduate studies at University of Southern California. After completing a post-baccalaureate premedical program, Dr. Frousiakis pursued her medical education at USC Keck School of Medicine, where she participated in the Dean’s Research Scholars Program.

She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital prior to entering her hospitalist practice with Pacific Inpatient Physicians in Ventura. Dr. Frousiakis has a special interest in graduate medical education, evidence-based teaching models, and mentorship in medicine.

Dr. Frousiakis and her husband, Dr. Petros Frousiakis, have three children, George, Vernon, and Stella Rae; together they enjoy cooking at home, paddle boarding, and spending time at the beach.

Amir Arfaei, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Pulmonology

Pardis Dana, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Nephrology

Mostafa Hammoudi, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Neurology

Lukasz Iwanczyk, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Geriatrics

Lynn Kong, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Hematology-Oncology

Lyche Kip, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Gastroenterology

Colin Scibetta, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Palliative Care

Angelica Shepard, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Rheumatology

Tricia Westhoff-Pankratz, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Endocrinology

Byungwoo Choi, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Infectious Diseases

Fatemi Omid, MD

Subspecialty Education Coordinator, Cardiology

Christina Desai, MD

Core Faculty

Robert Bernstein, MD

Core Faculty

Amanda Frugoli, DO

Core Faculty

Baijia (Yoyo) Jiang, MD

Core Faculty

Dr. Baijia (Yoyo) Jiang is a hematologist/oncologist. She is originally from the East Coast but fell in love with California during her resident at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She completed her fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. She returned to California to work in private practice at Ventura County Hematology/Oncologist Specialists and enjoys the sunshine and good weather all year round in Southern California.

She enjoys working with the residents at CMH and is a preceptor in Hematology/Oncology as well as a faculty advisor.

Alexandra Morath, DO

Core Faculty