FOR PATIENTS
Salud Para La Gente is here for you. Call us for an appointment at (831) 728-0222.
We are available 24/7 for your urgent health care questions or concerns.

FOR PATIENTS
Salud Para La Gente is here for you. Call us for an appointment at (831) 728-0222.
We are available 24/7 for your urgent health care questions or concerns.

Our Team

Meet Our Providers and Leadership

Salud Para La Gente (Salud) is a team of over 400 people working together for a healthy you and a healthy community.

Providers

We are all here to help you and your whole family — from our family medical team and vision specialists to our dentists and licensed counselors. Meet your healthcare team at Salud. 

Clinical Directors

  • Sung H. Sohn, DDS

    Dental Director
    General Family Dentist

  • Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MD

    Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Maricela Salgado, OD, Director of Optometry, and Optometrist

    Maricela Salgado, OD

    Director of Optometry
    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)
  • Cristina Gamboa, MD, Director of Women's Health, and Women's Health Doctor

    Cristina Gamboa, MD

    Director of Population Health in Obstetrics, Midwifery and Gynecology

  • Rachel Sandobal

    Obstetrics, Midwifery and Gynecology Service Line Director

Providers

  • Corinne McClaughry, MD

    Director of Family Practice,
    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Esmeralda Aguilera, LCSW,
    C-ASWCM, ACM-SW, CCM

    Director of Behavioral Health and
    Case Management, Service Line Director

  • Genesis Aguilar, MSW, MFT

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Jenifer Alvarado-Navarette, ACSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Mayra Alvarez, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Sung H. Sohn, DDS

    Dental Director
    General Family Dentist

  • Alicia C. Potes, PA

    Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Health, Family Physician Assistant

  • Matko Vranjes

    Family Practice and
    Specialty Service Line Director

  • Amy M. Ross

    Dental Service Line Director

  • Devon R. Francis, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Pediatrician

  • Princy Aurora, MD

    Neurologist

  • Thomas Baglin, MD

    Chiropractor

  • Katherine Gabriel-Cox, MD

    Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Maricela Salgado, OD, Director of Optometry, and Optometrist

    Maricela Salgado, OD

    Director of Optometry
    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)

  • Narinder Bhullar, MD

    Neurologist

  • Anna Carlile, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Cristina Gamboa, MD, Director of Women's Health, and Women's Health Doctor

    Cristina Gamboa, MD

    Director of Population Health in Obstetrics, Midwifery and Gynecology

  • Shannon Marrero, MD

    Director of Pediatrics,
    Pediatrician

  • Rachel Sandobal

    Obstetrics, Midwifery and Gynecology Service Line Director

  • Barbara Bannan, MD

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Elisabeth Bedolla Rocha, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Kaitlin Best, DO

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Maritza Cardenas, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Maria G. Cardenas, OD

    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)

  • Caitlin M. Casey, PA

    Family Physician Assistant

  • Aditi Mhaskar, MD

    Director of Pediatric Population Health, Pediatrician

  • Cathleen Chandler-Eckhardt, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Mariela Barba

    Pediatrics Service Line Director

  • Nathan DeVenney, MD

    Pediatrican

  • Maria Melinda D. Elevado, MD

    Pediatrician

  • Victoria Chew, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor
  • Rosalba Contreras, LCSW, Behavioral Health Provider

    Rosalba Contreras-Maranon, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Bella Espindola, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Kevin B. Coldwater, DO

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Christopher E. Contini, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Elise S. Garrett, NP

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Dulce Escobar, PA

    Pediatric Physician Assistant

  • Flavio A. Cornejo, DO

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Maria S. Granthom, MD

    OB/GYN

  • Kevin Daif, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Sri Vinay Atluri, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Dennis P. Balyut, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Lluvia Esparza, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Samantha Fernandez, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Stanley Hwang, MD

    Cardiologist
  • Nancy Fernandez, LCSW, Behavioral Health Supervisor, and Behavioral Health Provider

    Nancy Fernandez, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Jennifer P. Jewell, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

    Jennifer P. Jewell, NP

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Jose Flores, PA

    Family Physician Assistant

  • Iris D. Haro, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Sarah H. Levitan, CNM

    Certified Nurse Midwife

  • Evelin Gonzalez, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Eve R. Golden, MD

    Pediatrician
  • Elizabeth Gonzalez-Jaskulak, LCSW, Behavioral Health Specialist

    Elizabeth Gonzalez-Jaskulak, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Oscar Hernandez-Miranda, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Jose Juan Macias, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Becca Lynch, MD

    Pediatrician

  • Laurel J. Harlamoff, PA

    Family Physician Assistant

  • Jennifer Marks, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Jorge A. Cuadros, OD, PhD

    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)

  • Juan R. Haro, DDS

    General Family Dentist
  • Krischel T. Ongbongan, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    Krischel Ongbongan, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Deitra McMahon, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Michelle Moses, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Pavan Mukthlnuthalapati, MD

    Gastroenterologist

  • Claire Hartung, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Jeffery Karon, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Lindsey Nakao, DO

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Johanna Perez, ACSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Maria C. Landayan, DDS, General Family Dentist

    Maria C. Landayan, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Diana Kraushaar, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Andrew Lewis, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Elisa Ortega-Enriquez

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Carlos Morillo-Hernandez, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Guillermo Ulises Ramirez, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Vanessa Muro, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • SONIA M. MENCHAVEZ, OD, MPH

    Optometrist
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)

  • Devi M. O’Neill, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Veronica Ramirez-Aceves, ACSW

    Behavioral Health Provider
  • Maria A. Ramos Bracamontes, CNM,

    Maria A. Ramos Bracamontes, CNM

    Certified Nurse Midwife

  • Emmanuel Reyna, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Mireya Reyna Rincon,

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Karla Panameno, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Bertha Ramirez, NP

    Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Patricia Rojas, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Svetlana Mezentsev, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Robert Rocco, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Laura M. Prisbe, OD

    Optometrist
    Clinica del Valle del Pajaro
    (45 Nielson Street)
    Salud Para La Gente
    (204 East Beach Street)
  • Cara Rasmussen, CNM

    Cara Rasmussen, CNM

    Cerified Nurse Midwife

  • Nicolas Sandoval, LMFT

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Huyen L. Nguyen, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Trupti Shinde, DDS

    General Family Dentist
  • Macario D. Soliman, DDS, Pediatric Dentist

    Macario D. Soliman, DDS

    Pediatric Dentist

  • Natalie Torres, LCSW

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Leticia Salazar, PA

    Family Physician Assistant

  • Chung Truong, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Leah Suarez-Abraham, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Rosalicia Torres, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Diana Valerio Vargas, CNM

    Cerified Nurse Midwife

  • Angelica Vazquez, LCSW (contractor)

    Behavioral Health Provider

  • Jalia Tucker, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Sara Walker, DDS

    General Family Dentist

  • Heather Weldon, MD

    OB/GYN

  • Elizabeth (Beth) Varadian, DO

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Linda Wolbers, MD

    Family Medicine Doctor

  • Mayra Lizette Yniguez, CNM

    Cerified Nurse Midwife

  • Mi Hwa Yoo, MD

    Pediatrician

Leadership

Together, our leadership team and board of directors guide Salud Para La Gente (Salud) to achieve its mission of offering you comprehensive, high-quality healthcare. We bring some of the greatest minds, from within our organization and the local community, to think about your care as more than simply a visit to the doctor.

Leadership Team

  • Donna Young

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Devon R. Francis, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Pediatrician
  • Tony Balistreri, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

    Tony Balistreri, CPA

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Blaine J. Sutliff

    Chief Information Officer

  • Sherri Torres

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Amy Hsiung

    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
Board of Directors

  • Faris Sabbah, Ed.D.

    (Chair) - Superintendent of Schools for Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education

  • Calvin Gordon, MD

    (Vice Chair) - Deputy Health Officer, CMS Medical Director, County of Santa Cruz Public Health

  • Lynne Drummond,
    RN, BN, CPHQ, CPPS

    (Member) - Quality Improvement RN, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

  • Eva Acosta

    (Secretary) - Retired-Academic Counselor, Cabrillo College

  • Anabel Albano, CNM

    (Member) - CNM/APC Manager, PAMF Santa Cruz

  • Michelle Diaz-Garza

    (Member) - Santa Cruz Community Health Center

  • Natalia Gracida-Cruz

    (Member) - Language Tutor, Pajaro Valley Unified School District

  • Thomas Greaney, JD

    (Member at Large) - Professor, University of California, Hastings College of Law

  • Fabian Guzman

    (Member) - Project Manager, City of Watsonville

  • Esteban Ortiz

    (Member) - Migrant Teacher, Pajaro Valley Unified School District

  • June Ponce

    (Member) - Executive Director, Watsonville Community Hospital Foundation

  • Jorge Reguerin

    (Member) - Vice President, Santa Cruz County Bank