Valley Fever Institute
8500 Stockdale Hwy, STE 190, Bakersfield, California 93311 8am - 5pm M-F (661) 326-2000

Meet Kern Medical’s Valley Fever Experts

To make an appointment with a Valley Fever Expert, please contact us at 661.326.2800

The Valley Fever Institute is located in Bakersfield, CA.

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Royce H. Johnson, M.D, FACP
Medical Director, Valley Fever Institute
Chief, Infectious Disease, Kern Medical
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Augustine Munoz

Augustine Muñoz, MD
Associate Medical Director, Valley Fever Institute
Director, Pulmonary Services, Kern Medical
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Kern Medical
Associate Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Kuran

Rasha Kuran, MD
Associate Medical Director, Valley Fever Institute
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Carlos D’Assumpcao, MD

Carlos D’Assumpcao, MD
Associate Medical Director, Valley Fever Institute
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

 

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Shikha Mishra, MD, FACP
Associate Medical Director, Valley Fever Institute
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Dana Brucker, RN
Research Manager, Valley Fever Institute

Jeff Jolliff

Jeff Jolliff, Pharm.D., APh, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDE
Clinical Pharmacist, Valley Fever Institute
Associate Director of Pharmacy, Kern Medical
Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Kern Medical 

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Bianca Torres
Research and Program Coordinator, Valley Fever Institute

Jigar Patel, MD

Jigar Patel, MD
Infectious Disease Fellow, Valley Fever Institute

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Jagadeesh Batana, MD
Infectious Disease Fellow, Valley Fever Institute

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Keny Mendoza
Research Assistant, Valley Fever Institute

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Emilse Oliveros
Research Assistant, Valley Fever Institute

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