Meet the Faculty
Faculty for the MLKCH Internal Medicine Residency Program are drawn from the
nation’s leading academic centers and share a common passion for health equity.
The intimate program offers exceptional opportunities for mentorship with MLKCH faculty and leadership.

Dr. Anthony Arredondo
Subspecialty Education Coordinator for Medical Intensive Care Unit
Medical School at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Residency
Fellowship
Pulmonary & Critical Care
David Geffen School of Medicine

Dr. Shing Cheng
Core Faculty & Ambulatory Director
MD Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency
Stony Brook University Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency

Dr. Rami Horani
Core Faculty and Co-Director of Inpatient Medicine
MD University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina

Dr. Megan Jacobs
Subspecialty Coordinator for Endocrinology
University of Michigan Medical School
Residency
McGraw Medical Center/Northwestern University
Residency
Fellowship
UCLA Greater LA VA Program Residency

Dr. James Pinney
Core Faculty Subspecialty Education Coordinator Cardiology
MD University of California, San Francisco
Residency
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
UCLA Medical Center, Cardiology Fellowship

Dr. Joon Choi
Subspecialty Education Coordinator of Pulmonary Medicine
Residency
LAC + USC internal medicine
Fellowship
LAC + USC Pulmonary Critical Care

Dr. Abhipsa Kar
Wellness Champion
Family Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency
UCLA Family Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship
Kaiser Permanente Community Fellowship
Our mission is part of a broader societal conversation about how we tear down the obstacles, personal, political, institutional, that stand in the way of health equity. – Dr. John Fisher, DIO