About Our Faculty

Israel B. Coutin, MD, FAAFP, CMD, Program Director

• Undergrad: University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975
• Medical School: George Washington University, 1982
• Residency: Stanislaus Medical Center, 1985
• Committee work: SCPMG Geriatric/Family Medicine Symposium
• Special interests: End-of-life care, Alzheimer’s dementia, QI/QA improvements
• Research interests: Tube feeding in elderly/aspiration pneumonia
• Awards: Magna Cum Laude, University of California Santa Barbara, 1975; Outstanding Young Men in America 1987; Southern California Permanente Medical Group Innovations Award 1990 & 1992; Award of Excellence, Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative, 1999.
• Other work experience: National Health Service Corps
• Hobbies: Triathlons, marathons, hiking, synagogue

Kamal Kejriwal, MD, FAAFP, CMD, Assistant Program Director

• Medical school: Sawai Man Singh Medical College, University of Rajasthan, 1995
• Residency training: Family Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA, 2002
• Fellowship: Geriatrics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 2003
• Research interests: Tube feedings in elderly, Delirium
• Committee work: Co-chair of Quality Improvement, Member Bioethics committee, senior care lectures in community.
• Hobbies: Marathons, Travel and community activities.

Nehal Patel, MD, Assistant Program Director

• Undergraduate school: University of California, Riverside, 1994
• Medical school: American University of the Caribbean, 1998
• Residency training: Family Medicine, Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, 2002
• Fellowship: Geriatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
• Special interests: Pain Management and End-of-Life care
• Research interests: STDs in the elderly
• Awards: National Medical Association First Place for outstanding Case research 2001 & 2002
• Committee work: Population Care Management & Geriatrics Symposia Planning Committee
• Other work experience: Faculty position, AUC School of Medicine
• Hobbies: Tennis, travel, model airplanes, stamp collecting

Renu Mittal, MD, FAAFP

• Medical school: St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, England 1982
• Residency training: Family Medicine, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1989
• Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, 1991
• Awards: Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching 1995 & 1996, Teacher of the Year Award, LLUMC, 2000, Community Service, Hindu Temple 2002 & 2003
• Committee work: Family Medicine Residency Program Liaison
• Hobbies: Teaching and community service