Residency Programs
Hanford Family Practice Residency
Meet Our Current Residents
Olusegun Adetuyi, MD, MPH
Post-graduate year: Second year
Dr. Adetuyi grew up in Nigeria and completed his medical degree there. He interned at National Hospital Nigeria and completed a master's degree in public health and a certification in injury control at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. He recently completed clinical research training with certification in clinical investigation at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles. "I became a doctor because I have a passion for helping others," he said. "I chose to complete residency training in Hanford because of the practical experience and longitudinal nature and because it feels like home." He would like to participate in overseas medical missions as well as volunteering in Hanford.
Al Alsua, MD
Post-graduate year: Third year
Dr. Alsua grew up in the Philippines, where he earned his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas. He has a B.S. in medical technology and medicine excelsior and has an associates in nursing. He wanted to become a doctor to continue "his mission of healing." He chose to complete his residency in Hanford because he loves the rural area and the fact that it has less traffic and congestion than larger cities have.
Satnam Bangar, MD
Post-graduate year: Second year
Dr. Bangar is a graduate of Dayanand Medical College in India and New York Medical College's Fifth Pathway Program. While at New York Medical College, he received the American Academy of Family Practice-New York Student Research Scholarship Award. He grew up in a small rural town very similar to Hanford and always knew he wanted to become a doctor in a medically underserved rural area." He chose to complete residency training in Hanford because he feels it is a nice community that he can foresee serving after residency. He hopes to encourage and inspire adolescent students to pursue medicine and serve their community.
Patricia Cabrera, MD
Post-graduate year: Third year
Dr. Cabrera grew up in El Salvador, Central America, and attended El Salvador University, where she earned her medical degree. Dr. Cabrera chose to train in Hanford because she prefers small cities rather than larger ones. She was also impressed by how pleasant people are in Hanford. "I think a doctor can influence a person’s life in different ways, physically and educationally," she said. "I enjoy learning how to teach my patients though the Hanford residency program."
Farahnaz Farjam, MD
Post-graduate year: Third year
Dr. Farjam grew up in Iran, where she also earned her medical degree and was a general practitioner. "I chose to be a doctor to save lives," she said. She has additional experience in preliminary surgery and anesthesia training. "I chose to train in Hanford because there is opportunity to have more of a hands-on patient experience," she said.
Shishin Miyagi, MD
Post-graduate year: Second year
Dr. Miyagi grew up in Japan, became a doctor in family medicine so that he could work as an overseas missionary in underserved countries. "I have always wanted to be a missionary, so I think becoming a doctor and doing missionary work is a good combination to be able to help others in need." He earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif. He chose to complete his residency training in Hanford because the rural setting best fits his future goals as a physician missionary.
Sireesha Reddy, MD
Post-graduate year: Third year
Dr. Reddy grew up in Houston, Texas, and San Jose, Calif., and earned her medical degree in India. She chose to complete her residency training in Hanford because "it offers real-life training and the opportunity to develop close relationships with patients," she said. Dr. Reddy knew she wanted to become a doctor when she had a bad experience while seeing a doctor when she was younger. "Because of that bad experience, I was and still am eager to change my patients’ experiences for the better." Dr. Reddy has had additional experience by participating in research at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Family Medicine.
Dustin Schleif, MD
Post-graduate year: Second year
Dr. Schleif was born in Riverside, Calif., but grew up in states including Alabama, Tennessee, New Jersey and Massachusetts because his father was a traveling Seventh-day Adventist pastor. He received his medical degree at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif. Dr. Schleif chose to train in Hanford because he likes the rural area and felt it was the best fit and the best place to be himself. "I like how the residency program is oriented to whole-person care." Originally a mechanical engineer major in college, Dr. Schleif decided to pursue faith-based health care instead because it would give him the opportunity to touch more people spiritually.
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