Our History
WHO WE ARE
Senior Medical Associates is San Diego's only multi-specialty medical group dedicated to connecting community healthcare systems and delivering clinical excellence, in mind and body, to facilities and clinics across San Diego County.
OUR VISION
To be the conduit for the momentum of success in San Diego healthcare.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to optimally address healthcare delivery system issues with innovative, tailored, well-executed and outcome-driven solutions. The SMA team delivers solutions with on-site, state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary, evidence-based health services throughout San Diego County. Our team of dedicated leaders, providers & staff focus on a client-centered approach to consistently deliver high satisfaction and value.
OUR STORY
SMA was founded in 2006 by a few UC San Diego Physicians dedicated to clinical excellence and a mission to promote maximum wellbeing to San Diego area individuals. After years of building collaborative relationships in the local healthcare community, our devotion to innovative, flexible and reliable service delivery has allowed us to bridge gaps in San Diego healthcare and promote wellbeing on a broader scale. Our team initially focused on post-acute care and later spread through long term care communities, outpatient clinics and hospital settings throughout San Diego County. Over the years we have added like-minded practitioners from across the country, and across several disciplines, to join our award-winning and dedicated team.
The Senior Medical Associates logo, representative of the infinity symbol, was designed to reflect our vision and mission statement, a neverending continuum of success in healthcare. The image portrays the momentum created from partners who meet you where you are and guide you and your patients to where you need to go. Consistent. Loyal. Dedicated. Professional. Creating infinite possibilities.
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jason Keri, MD
ABPN Certified Adult & Geriatric Psychiatry
Co-Founder &
Chief Operating Officer, Mental Health
Associate Clinical Professor, UC San Diego Health Sciences
Psychiatric Director, several Memory Care ALF & SNF in San Diego
Award: Physician of the Year, Palomar Health 2009
Post Graduate Training: UC San Diego
Focused on delivering client-centered clinical excellence to underserved populations on personal, local and regional levels.
Aboo Nasar, MD, MPH, MBA
ABIM Certified Internal & Geriatric Medicine Advanced fellowship training in Anti-Aging & Functional Regenerative Medicine
Co-Founder &
Chief Visionary Officer
Post Graduate Training: UC San Diego
Follows a holistic approach to healthcare delivery for his patients; and extends a philosophy of integrated and optimized healthcare service to SMA and his San Diego community. Always abreast of the latest clinical research and trends Dr. Nasar is a sought after international speaker on myriad healthcare topics.
Teja Singh Jr. MD
ABIM Certified Internal Medicine/Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Fellowship trained Geriatric Medicine
Co-Founder & President
Post Graduate Training: UC San Diego
The culture of Senior Medical Associates is patient-centric based. Our highly integrated approach drives a high octane patient experience throughout the continuum of care. Personally, I strive to improve each of our patient's experience while maintaining the triple aim. An interesting concept I appreciate is the unification of the Heart, Head, and Hand. The Heart represents the patient's feelings. The Head represents the patient's mindset. The Hand represents the patient's resolve. I strive to further optimize my patient's overall experience. As a result, the triple aim is easily reached.
Kimberly Dickson, D.O &
Matthew Dickson, D.O., FAAEM,UHM
Co-Medical Directors, Wound Care Division, SMA
Post Graduate Training: UC Los Angeles
The Dicksons have combined their efforts in marriage and medical careers since they first met in medical school.
After developing a national top 10 wound healing program in Arizona Drs. Dickson returned home to San Diego.
Their wound care expertise includes venous ulcers, arterial ulcers, pressure injuries, diabetic wounds, and post surgical wounds. They work collaboratively with other subspecialties and have a broad range of experience in using advanced modalities, including bioskins, wound vacs, hyperbarics, offloading, compression therapy and debridement.
Hossein Samadi, M.D., M.B.A.
ABPN Certified Adult Psychiatry,
ABPN Eligible Geriatric Psychiatry
Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health
Post Graduate Training: UC Los Angeles
Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions affecting older adults. Dr. Samadi adopts a patient- and family-centered approach to his practice. He seeks to provide high-quality psychiatric care by understanding the nuances of the patient's condition, tailoring his treatment plan to each patient.
David Tweedy, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Vice President of Business Development
Post Graduate Training: Alliant University, San Diego
In the Healthcare industry for over 30 years where he held positions of Executive Director and Director in numerous Institutional and regional healthcare settings bringing SMA his expertise in organizational management and business development. Clinically specializing in Geriatric Psychology with over 12 years in private practice including treating patients in Skilled Nursing Faculties, Assisted Living Facilities and Independent Living faculties. He has had a dynamic career providing Clinical and Administrative services and has served and continues to serve on on Boards of Directors across myriad San Diego healthcare institutions.
MEET OUR CLINICAL TEAM
Internal & Geriatric Medicine
Nittly Chahal, M.D.
Brij Gupta, M.D.
Christine Watson, NP
Angel Chang, MD
Lei Guo, MD
Rhodora Neu, NP
Christie Remigio, NP
Yvette St. Martin, NP
Aboo Nasar, M.D., MBA
Richard Nguyen, M.D.
Anne Nguyen, NP
Teja Singh, Jr. M.D.
Wound Care Medicine
Kimberly Dickson, D.O.
Matthew Dickson, D.O.
KellyAnn Knight, NP
Behavioral Neurology
Liu Collins, M.D.
Psychiatry
Mohammed Ahmed, M.D.
Doe Asombrado, N.P.
Edward Clark Allen, M.D.
Ashlee Bolt, N.P.
Annie Brantman, N.P.
Catherine Clark, NP
Paulette Cazares, M.D.
Gabrielle Cerda, M.D.
Ashley Cyronak, N.P.
Marita Dialo, N.P.
Amy Dewar, M.D.
John Donnelly, M.D.
Michael Essex, M.D.
Chantal Flanagan, N.P.
Badalin Helvink, M.D.
Benjamin Hidy, M.D.
Anthony Jensen, M.D.
Jason Keri, M.D.
Chung-Lim Kim, M.D.
Robert McAuley, M.D.
Mamta Modhwadia, M.D.
David Oliver, M.D.
Daksha Patel, M.D.
Rachit Patel, M.D.
Kristyn Pellecchia, N.P.
Psychiatry Cont'd
Ana Popoca-Logue, N.P.,
Lauren Prasek, N.P.
Richard Rose, M.D.
Rachel Ross, M.D.
Hossein Samadi, M.D., MBA
Deomel Soriano, N.P.
Zsa Zsa Sweeney, N.P.
Sirpa Tavakoli, M.D.
LaTonya Wallace, N.P
Psychology
Michael Carlish, Ph.D.
Albert Oppedisano, Psy.D.
Eric Pevney, Ph.D.
Blaise Riedlinger, Ph.D.
Christopher Simonet, Ph.D.
David Tweedy, PhD
Podiatry
Akmal Atmar, DPM