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Meet The Team

Dr. Deena Goldwater

VP of Care Delivery
Geriatrician and Cardiologist

Dr. Deena Goldwater

VP of Care Delivery
Geriatrician and Cardiologist


Dr. Deena Goldwater, a cardiologist and geriatrician, trained at one of the nation’s top hospitals and has devoted her career to helping older people manage their health, even when facing multiple chronic conditions.

Dr. Michael Wang

VP of Clinical Affairs
Geriatrician and Internist

Dr. Michael Wang

VP of Clinical Affairs
Geriatrician and Internist


Dr. Michael D. Wang, a geriatrician and internist, trained at one of the nation's top hospitals, and has over 20 years of experience in senior care. He has a deep understanding of what’s needed to help keep older patients healthy at home.

Dr. Anthony Nguyen

Chief Product Officer
Board Certified Internal Medicine

Dr. Anthony Nguyen

Chief Product Officer
Board Certified Internal Medicine


Dr. Anthony B. Nguyen is an internist who has spent his career delivering care to seniors and helping design innovative senior healthcare systems across the nation.

Dr. Richard Lander

Physician

Dr. Richard Lander

Physician

Dr. Lander is an internal medicine physician who has practiced extensively in the outpatient, long term care, and inpatient settings. He started his career as a social worker in New York City, served mid-career as Program Manager in Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Practice at St. Joseph’s Hospital Paterson New Jersey. He is excited to deliver care to seniors in the comfort of their homes.

Rachel Jones DNP

Nurse Practitioner

Rachel Jones DNP

Nurse Practitioner

Rachel Jones received her Master’s and Doctorate in nursing from California State University. Most recently she worked in palliative care and renal care roles for Optum. She has devoted her career to providing primary care, chronic care treatment, mental health treatment, and preventive care in the home, to homeless and underserved patients.

Sandy Miller PA

Physician Assistant

Sandy Miller PA

Physician Assistant

Sandy is a Physician Assistant with 17 year’s experience in delivering care in the home, family practice clinic and tele-health settings. Her most recent experience was with Optum, Landmark where she provided acute care and management of chronic conditions.

Yahaira Lizama

Medical Assistant

Yahaira Lizama

Medical Assistant

Yahaira has over 11 years of experience in providing care and advocating for seniors. As a Certified Medical Assistant, Yahaira provides top-notch care to patients in processing referrals/authorizations, answering patient inquiries, and processing prescription requests for patients

Stella Wan

Nurse Practitioner

Stella Wan

Nurse Practitioner

Stella is a certified adult-gerontology nurse practitioner. She came from Optum where she cared for complex patients with multiple chronic illnesses via house calls, in-office and tele-health visits. She is passionate about improving the quality of life for seniors and bringing the best evidenced-based care to patients.

Jacqueline Sandoval

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Jacqueline Sandoval

Licensed Vocational Nurse

As a Licensed Vocational Nurse with a passion for geriatrics, my career journey has led me to Welcome Health, where I've found a perfect match for my heartfelt commitment to caring for seniors in the comfort of their own homes. I chose Welcome Health because their philosophy of delivering compassionate healthcare directly to patients aligns perfectly with my values.

Samantha Garcia

Medical Assistant

Samantha Garcia

Medical Assistant

Samantha has over 6 years of experience providing administrative support in medical offices. As a Certified Medical Assistant, Samantha provides top-notch care to patients in processing referrals/authorizations, answering patient inquiries, and processing prescription requests for patients.

Alison Jurado

Patient Service Representative

Alison Jurado

Patient Service Representative

Alison possesses 23 years of experience serving in different specialties in the medical field. As a Patient Services Representative, Alison helps ensure patients' inquiries are answered, appointments are scheduled, and reaches out to patients to follow up as needed.

Antecia Nicholson

Patient Access Coordinator

Antecia Nicholson

Patient Access Coordinator

Antecia possesses 25 years of experience serving in in the medical field. As a Patient Services Representative, Antecia helps ensure patients' inquiries are answered, appointments are scheduled, and reaches out to patients to follow up as needed.

Elvia Perez

Patient Service Representative

Elvia Perez

Patient Service Representative

I am passionate about home based care for our seniors because older adults often have challenges getting transportation to and from appointments. As a PSR, I help ensure patients inquiries are answered, appointments are scheduled, and reach out to patients to follow up as needed. I help with insurance verification and other duties.

Jeanette Contreras

Patient Service Representative

Jeanette Contreras

Patient Service Representative

I am passionate about home based care for our seniors because its Primary care at its best to make it comfortable for our elderly patients. Older people have challenges getting transportation to and from appointments. Being a part of the process and solution to how we deliver healthcare to our patients is important to me.

Vanessa Fernandez

Community Health Worker

Vanessa Fernandez

Community Health Worker

Vanessa possesses over 10 years of experience in the medical field. As a Community Health Worker, Vanessa serves as a patient advocate for seniors and helps them navigate their healthcare through various providers, health systems, payers, and community resources to achieve the patient’s goals of care.

Kimberly Steves

Territory Developer

Kimberly Steves

Territory Developer

Kimberly posesses over 20 years of dedicated patient assistance in Healthcare. As an Outreach Representative, she is passionate about ensuring seniors receive top-notch care and the attention they deserve in the comfort of their homes. She is here to provide all of the information about what we do and how our Doctors can provide the unique care needed by elderly patients.

Emilia Pedroza

Executive Assistant

Emilia Pedroza

Executive Assistant

Emilia provides administrative support and other duties to ensure care can be delivered in a timely manner, including but not limited to preparing patient education materials, ordering supplies, credentialing providers, and more.

Jolanda Walker

Supervisor, Patient Services

Jolanda Walker

Supervisor, Patient Services

Jolanda joined Welcome Health with a strong passion for helping others. She has over 15 years in Customer Service, the most recent of those being Patient Focused and currently serves as Supervisor of our team of Patient Service Representatives.

Emily Cook

CEO

Emily Cook

CEO

Emily is responsible for setting the strategy, ensuring the success of the company in fulfilling its mission, values, and value proposition for customers and achieving its performance objectives. Emily’s expertise is in population health management and in scaling organizations, particularly those that deliver care in patients’ homes.

Steve Valderrama

COO

Steve Valderrama

COO

Leading overall operations for the organization, including Finance, HR, and growth. Steve served as a consultant with Point B andt DaVita Kidney Care in a variety of roles including operations, IT, and clinical strategy and analytics.

Vinay Kulkarni

CTO

Vinay Kulkarni

CTO

Along with the day-to-day IT leadership, business applications, cloud infrastructure, Mr Kulkarni will further embed advanced technology into Care Delivery and Operations through increased automation and innovation.

Joseph Villapando

Director of Clinical Operations

Joseph Villapando

Director of Clinical Operations

Joseph Villapando joins Welcome Health with experience in various industries, including corporate healthcare, global consulting services, and business development for various startups. He finds fulfillment in supporting underserved populations and has maintained roles to serve the community both professionally and personally.

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