Majid Kianmajd, D.O.

NorthBay Healthcare welcomed general surgeon/robotic surgery specialist Majid Kianmajd, D.O., in September.

Dr. Kianmajd earned his medical degree at Touro University in Henderson, Nevada, and had minimally invasive/bariatric fellowship training at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He completed his general surgery residency at Rowan University SOM, Stratford, New Jersey.

Dr. Kianmajd said he strives to be straightforward with his patients, listen to their concerns and answer questions. “My training and the way that I was brought up taught me to look at my patients as a whole and not to just focus on one particular problem they have,” he said.

Marlene Freeman, M.D.

NorthBay Healthcare recently welcomed a new obstetrician/gynecologist to the Center for Women’s Health.

Marlene Freeman, M.D., earned her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, and completed her residency and internship at St. Louis University Hospitals.

She is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Clarisse Cadang, M.D.

The NorthBay Center for Primary Care – Green Valley recently welcomed a new internal medicine doctor to its team of providers.

Clarisse Cadang, M.D., earned her medical degree from the American University of Antigua and completed her residency at Richmond University Medical Center, Mount Sinai Health, Staten Island, New York.

“I love practicing medicine because it combines my passion for life-long learning and desire to help others,” said Dr. Cadang.

Melissa Loja, M.D.

NorthBay Healthcare recently welcomed a vascular surgeon to the stellar team of specialists at its Heart & Vascular Center.

Melissa Loja, M.D., earned her medical degree at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. She is board-certified in vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is certified as a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI). She is also certified in abdominal aortic aneurysm point-of-care ultrasound.

Karan Julka, M.D.

NorthBay Healthcare recently welcomed another physician to its team of specialists in pulmonology.

Karan Julka, M.D., earned his medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine in Saba, Netherlands-Antilles. He most recently was in private practice in Athens, Georgia, where he was also director of the ICU at St. Mary’s Hospital and director of their sleep lab. He was also director of respiratory therapy and the sleep lab at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Georgia, and worked as an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine division of pulmonary critical care at MCG-UGA Medical Partnership Campus in Athens, Georgia.

Dr. Julka is fellowship-trained in pulmonary and critical-care medicine and is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.

Benjamin Dudley, M.D.

NorthBay Healthcare recently welcomed another physician to its team of urology specialists.

Benjamin C. Dudley, M.D., earned his doctor of allopathic medicine degree at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico and completed his residency in urology at LSU Shreveport Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Dr. Dudley is certified in urology by the American Board of Urology and also in fluoroscopy by the California Department of Public Health. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Suk Charles Whang, M.D.

NorthBay Healthcare recently welcomed another physician to its team of gastroenterology specialists.

Suk Charles Whang, M.D., earned his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences at Bethesda, Maryland. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base.

Dr. Whang is board-certified in gastroenterology.