Marvin Kamras -- MD, FACOG
Marvin H. Kamras, M.D., is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in practice in Sacramento since 1977. Dr. Kamras has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility as well as high risk obstetrics and gynecologic surgery. His interests also include medical quality assurance and quality improvement, and he is active in regional, state and national quality assurance programs. Dr. Kamras is a past Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at American River Hospital and is the past Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy San Juan Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American College of Surgeons. Furthermore, Dr. Kamras is a member of the American Fertility Society, the Pacific Coast Fertility Society, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society and the California Medical Association. In December 2003, Sacramento Magazine featured Dr. Kamras as one of Sacramento’s “Top Doc’s” as chosen by a survey of fellow physicians.Dr. Kamras, along with Dr. Polansky, founded Camellia Women’s Health in 1977.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:College or university: Brooklyn College
Degree: BS, biology
College or university: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
Degree: MD
Internship: Long Island Jewish, Hillside Medical Center
Residency: Long Island Jewish, Hillside Medical Center
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Surgeons
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
California Medical Association
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
Northern California Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Mercy San Juan
Sutter Community Hospitals
LICENSURE:
State of California
State of New York
Steven Polansky -- MD, FACOG
Steven Polansky, M.D., is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in practice in Sacramento since 1977. Dr. Polansky has published numerous articles in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and has lectured extensively. He is the former Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy American River Hospital and Mercy San Juan Medical Center. His special interests include premenstrual syndrome, problems of the menopause, infertility and female hormone problems. Dr. Polansky is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is also a member of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society and is a delegate to the California Medical Association. Dr. Polansky is a member of multiple health plan quality assurance committees and is a director of the Greater Sacramento Surgery Center. He is an avid fitness enthusiast and has run over 45 marathons.EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
College or university: Cornell University
Degree: BA
College or university: State University of New York, Downstate
Degree: MD
Internship: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
Residency: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Surgeons
California Medical Association
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Mercy San Juan
Sutter Community Hospitals
LICENSURE:
State of California
William H Taylor -- MD, FACOG
William H. Taylor, M.D., is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in practice in Sacramento since 1987. Dr. Taylor has extensive experience in the U.S. Navy as an obstetrician and gynecologist both in the continental USA and overseas. Following his Navy duty, Dr. Taylor was an Assistant Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Stanford University. Dr. Taylor is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. He is a fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the California Medical Association, and the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society. Dr. Taylor has special areas of interest in the menopause, gynecologic infectious diseases, and family planning. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:College or university: University of Illinois College of Pharmacy
Degree: BS, pharmacy
College or university: University of Southern California
Degree: MS, biomedical chemistry
College or university: University of California at Davis
Degree: MD
Internship: Oakland Naval Hospital and University of California, San Francisco
Residency: Oakland Naval Hospital and University of California, San Francisco
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
California Medical Association
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
Northern California Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Mercy San Juan
Sutter Community Hospitals
LICENSURE:
State of California
A. David Lerner -- MD, FACOG
A. David Lerner, M.D., is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in practice in Sacramento since 1983; he has also board certified in integrated holistic medicine, with emphasis on nutrition and vitamin therapy. Dr. Lerner maintains a special interest in menopause, its symptoms and treatment. He also has interests in laparoscopic surgery and diseases of the cervix. He was a Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy San Juan Hospital and was a member of the Medical Executive Committee at Mercy San Juan Hospital, which is responsible for medical quality assurance. Dr. Lerner is a member of the American Fertility Society, the California Medical Association and the Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:College or university: Brooklyn College
Degree: BA
College or university: Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Degree: MD
Internship: City Hospital Center of Elmhurst
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Integrated Holistic Medicine
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Fertility Society
Northern California Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Mercy San Juan
Sutter Community Hospitals
LICENSURE:
State of California
State of New York
LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English
Spanish
German
Hebrew
Yiddish
Lisa S Sundberg -- MD, FACOG
Lisa S. Sundberg, M.D., is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in practice with Camellia Women’s Health since September 1997. Dr. Sundberg began her training at U.C. Davis where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology. She then continued to earn her medical degree at Chicago Medical School. Dr. Sundberg completed her specialty residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the U.C. Davis Medical Center in June 1997.Dr. Sundberg has a special interest in family planning and sexual
dysfunction, and especially enjoys working with the adolescent
population.
College or university: University of California at Davis
Degree: BS, Physiology
Minor, Psychology
College or university: Chicago Medical School
Degree: MD
Internship: University of California at Davis
Residency: University of California at Davis
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
California Medical Association
Northern California OB/GYN Society
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
Former Residents OB/GYN Society, UC Davis
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Mercy San Juan
Sutter Community Hospitals
Greater Sacramento Surgery Center
LICENSURE:
State of California
Shireen Heidari -- MD, FACOG
Educational Background:
University of Illinois, Urbana
Degree: BS, Biochemistry
Southern Illinois University, Springfield
Degree: MD
Internship/Residency: OBGYN, University of Indiana, Indianapolis
Board Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Memberships/Societies
Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Member, Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Member, California Medical Association
Hospital Appointments
Mercy San Juan
Sutter Memorial
Licensure
State of California
Languages Spoken
Farsi
Spanish
Jenifer Schwarz -- MD, FACOG
Jenifer Schwarz M.D., is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist who recently returned to Sacramento from Colorado Springs, Colorado. She grew up in Sacramento and received an Army scholarship to medical school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.She completed her residency training on Oahu, Hawaii, and moved to Colorado Springs to complete her work in the Army. During that time, she was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom for one year.
Dr. Schwarz returns to Sacramento after completing her military commitment with special interests in adolescent gynecology, infertility, and family planning, as well as treatment of incontinence and options for women in the perimenopause.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
College or university: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Degree: BA, psychology
College or university: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Degree: MD
Internship/Residency: OBGYN, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Member, Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Member, California Medical Association
Helen Vinogradova -- MD
Helen Vinogradova was born and grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1985, she graduated from the First Acad. I.P. Pavlov Medical Institute. She completed her internship in general surgery and her fellowship in surgical oncology; she worked as a general surgeon and surgical oncologist for over ten years.In 1996, she moved to the U.S., where she confirmed her medical degree and successfully graduated from the residency program in Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Medical Center. Dr. Vinogradova is a member of the AAFP and is fluent in English and Russian.
Anne C Wadham -- PA-C
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:College or university: University of California at Davis FNP/PA program
College or university: University of California at Santa Cruz
Degree: biology major
Internship: Physician Assistant Clerkship in Family Practice, AIDS Related Disease Clinic and Plastic Surgery
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS:
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc.
Licensed by the Physician Assistant Committee
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
American Academy of Physician Assistants
California Academy of Physician Assistants
Yuliya Golubova -- RN, NP
Yuliya has extensive 21 years of experience as an OB/GYN physician at Maternity Hospital (Sverdiovsk, Russia). She is a former chief of the OB/GYN Department at Midwifery School (Russia). The last 10 years Yuliya has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner in California.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:College or University: Ural Medical Academy at Russia
Degree: MD
College or University: University of California at Los Angeles
Degree: Women's Health NP program
Residency: Main Hospital at Sverdiovsk, Russia
Internship: Los Gatos Community Hospital at Los Gatos, California
DIPLOMA/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:
OB/GYN Physician Diploma, Russia
State of California, Registered Nurse
State of California, Nurse Practitioner
National Certification as Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English
Russian
Linda Honda -- NP
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:College or University: California State University, Fresno
Degree: BSN
College or University: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Degree: MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:
State of California, Registered Nurse
State of California, Family Nurse Practitioner
ASPO/Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
NCC In-Patient Obstetrics Certified Labor and Delivery Nurse
ANCC Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
RTS Grief Counselor
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES
ASPO/Lamaze International
California Nurses Association
Zenith Gonzalez MSN, RNC, NP
DEGREE: BSN-Nursing, MSN-Nursing
MINOR: Latin American Studies
Instituto Culture de Oaxacu, Mexico
Intensive Study on Family Planning in Mexico
Licensure/Certifications:
State of California: Registered Nurse
NCC Certified Women's Health Nurse
California Furnishing/DEA
Languages Spoken:
Spanish
English
Robin Adams-Plescia -- MSN, CNM, NP
College or university: Yale University School of Nursing
Degree: MSN, midwifery
College or university: San Fanscisco State University
Degree: BS, cell and molecular biology, chemistry minor
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
California State:
Nurse Midwife
Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
AMCB - American Midwifery Certification Board
CFHC - California Family Health Council
MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES:
American College of Nurse Midwives
California Nurse Midwives Association
Sacramento Area Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Association
Sigma Theta Tau - International Nursing Honor Society
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
