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Contributor Bios
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- James Newman, MD
James Newman, MD completed his fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University where he continues to serve on the Clinical Faculty. He has performed over one thousand surgical procedures and is trained in the use of every major laser system used in plastic surgery today. Dr. Newman is well known for his surgical expertise and shares his clinical experience by teaching surgical residents at Stanford University as well as authoring over 30 scientific publications related to plastic surgery and laser surgery. -
- Marzieh Oghabian, DDS
Dr. Marzieh Oghabian, graduated from Case Western University School of Dentistry in Cleveland OH with a doctor of dental surgery . Dr. Oghabian was awarded the "Excellence in Prosthodontics" award from Case Western where she also completed an externship in Oral Surgery. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Neurophysiology and Biology from University of California, at Davis. She is a member of the American Dental Association. -
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Tri-lingual representative Quality Control Assurance for Sutter Health. She graduated with a B.A. in Liberal Studies and Political Science with concentration in International Studies and Latin America at CSUEB. Clarissa also attended Federal University in Brazil with major in Psychology where she investigated and did research on the impact of social issues in mental health. Clarissa is an avid volunteer and an advocate for social causes including UNICEF in Brazil where she volunteered at IPREDE an organization that promotes health to children living under poverty with cases of malnutrition. On her free time Clarissa enjoy long walks and running.
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- Katie Sullivan, RDH
Katie Sullivan is a full-time Registered Dental Hygienist in Sonoma County. She recently graduated from Santa Rosa Junior College in 2009, majoring in Dental Hygiene. Katie brings a fresh, young standpoint to DoctorBase as she conveys a current perspective not only to the younger patients, but to the skilled professionals & consumers as well. Katie is a member of the ADHA, CDHA & Redwood Dental Hygiene Society.
- Cheryl Calmis, RDH, BS
Cheryl Calmis, RDH, BS is a registered dental hygienist in the San Francisco Bay area. She graduated from U. C. San Francisco with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene. Ms. Calmis' clinical experiences include laser assisted periodontal therapy, sedation dentistry, and non-surgical periodontal treatment. Prior to becoming a dental hygienist, Cheryl worked as a Microbiology Lab technician in the biotech industry after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from San Jose State University. -
- Alissa Pacheco, RDH
Alissa has worked in the dental field for 10 years. She got her dental assisting and dental hygiene degrees at Diablo Valley College. She loves learning about dentistry and enjoys helping people get healthy one smile at a time. In her spare time, Alissa loves to bake and play with her young daughter.
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- Jenna Rogers, RN
Jenna has worked in the health care field for 13 years as a Registered Nurse, specializing in Oncology and clinical research. Jenna writes articles and equipment and procedure explanations for DoctorBase with the consumer-patient perspective in mind. She is an avid writer and photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area and in her spare time writes a relationship improvement column for Examiner.com. -
- Olivia Masui
Speech Pathologist
Olivia earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from CSU, Chico in Linguistics with a special emphasis in ESL (English as a Second Language) before earning her Speech Pathology certificate in Orange County. Olivia writes articles for DoctorBase for the patients’ benefit and with their best interest in mind. In her spare time, she tutors International Students in ESL.
