General Practitioners

• Family Practice
  Tanuja was born and raised in Southern California. She received her Bachelor’s of Biology degree at UC Irvine. She then went on to pursue her Bachelors of Nursing degree at Loma Linda University. She completed her Masters in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner program at UCLA. Tanuja has worked in multiple specialties including Family Practice, Allergy/Asthma, Physical Medicine/Orthopedics and Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT). She joins DCC with many years of experience. She enjoys living in the South Bay with her husband and two children.
• Emergency Care
  Pamela Almario earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Calamba (Philippines), and her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program from University of Phoenix. Pamela is dual board-certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), as well as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She has been in health care for more than a decade. Her experience includes Acute care, Geriatrics, Urgent care, and Gastroenterology.
• Colonoscopy
  Although he has conducted research and published papers on esophageal and gastric motility disorders, Dr. Hsu also has an interest in general gastroenterology, hepatology, and biliary and pancreatic diseases. He derives professional satisfaction from providing individualized care to patients with complex medical issues through clinical analysis and the use of the most advanced clinical tools. He performs general endoscopic procedures — including EGD and colonoscopy — and advanced endoscopic procedures such as stent placement and ERCP. Dr. Hsu is board certified in gastroenterology. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and traveling with his wife and three kids.

Ophthalmologists

• Ophthalmology
  Emily completed her undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley, and graduated from Stanford School of Medicine’s MSPA program with a concentration in Community Health Leadership. She completed her thesis project studying social needs among predominantly minority ethnic patients. She has a diverse background, with over five years of experience caring for patients in oncology, ophthalmology, and emergency medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, fostering kittens, running along the beach, and listening to live music. She grew up in the South Bay, and is excited to be back in the local community!

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Fukunaga was raised in Honolulu and moved to California to attend UC Davis. He received his M.D. from UC Irvine, where he graduated second in his class and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at West LA VA Medical Center where he also served as Chief Medical Resident. He then completed his fellowship in GI/Hepatology and additional ERCP training at USC Medical Center. Dr. Fukunaga’s areas of interest are biliary endoscopy, therapeutic endoscopy, and Hepatitis B. He is currently the Chairman of the GI Subcommittee at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. His interests include coaching his sons in their many sporting activities.
• Gastroenterology
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• Colon Cancer
  Dr. Patel received his B.S./M.D. and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. He went on to pursue a fellowship in GI/Hepatology at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics. He then joined DCC with a particular interest in colon cancer detection/prevention and inflammatory bowel disease. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology. Dr. Patel and his wife raise their three children here in the South Bay.
• Endoscopy
  The Endoscopy Center at Skypark is a state of the art, fully staffed free-standing endoscopy center located near Torrance Memorial Medical Center. This AAAHC accredited facility provides diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Digestive Care Consultants is a group of Gastroenterologists based in the South Bay of Southern California. We offer full consultative services in all gastrointestinal and liver diseases. We provide a full range of GI procedures done at our state of the art outpatient endoscopy center or through our partnering hospitals. Services include colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, capsule enteroscopy, and various motility studies. We provide the highest quality care possible to our patients.

Surgeons

• Orthopedics

Dermatologists

• Ulcer

Physical Therapists

• Geriatrics