our team

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 Dr. Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD,MBA,FCCP, is a board-certified pulmonologist and intensivist. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Management from the University of London at Royal Holloway and earned her Medical Degree with honors from Stony Brook University School of Medicine. She trained in Internal Medicine at Yale University, and developed a passion for pulmonary physiology and ICU care during her fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. She has an executive MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Dr. Chima-Melton is also dedicated to using Telemedicine as a tool to promote equity and bridge disparity gaps  in healthcare. 

Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, MBA, FCCP, is a board-certified pulmonologist and intensivist.  He earned his medical degree from Mohammed 5th University School of Medicine, and completed his residency at Binghamton SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Bencheqroun pursued two fellowships, one in Pulmonary and Critical care at Tufts University’s St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, with another mini-fellowship at Harvard University’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Interventional Pulmonology. He also obtained an executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology, together with a Clinical Research Trials, and a Bioethics certification both at Harvard University. He is deeply committed to integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into medical practice and in his daily life. Additionally, he teaches future generations of physicians as an academic faculty at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine, and at New York Medical College.

Dr. Cynthia Kim, MD is a board-certified pulmonologist and intensivist. Dr. Kim earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her medical degree and Internal Medicine residency at Drexel University, and completed a Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Temple University. Dr. Kim is also an intensivist at the California Hospital Medical Center of the Dignity Health System in Downtown Los Angeles. 

Dr. Sigrid Bairdain, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, is a board-certified intensivist and surgeon. She received her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology and Exercise Physiology from Tulane University. She completed her medical degree and surgical residency at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Bairdain also earned a Surgical Critical Care fellowship from Boston Children’s Hospital. In addition, she has an MPH in Epidemiology and MCH from Tulane University along with an MBA in Online Healthcare from George Washington School of Medicine. She currently works as an intensivist in medical, surgical, and cardio-thoracic ICUs within Florida.

Dr. Armand Golchin, MD is a intensivist with board-certification in internal medicine, critical care medicine and critical care echo. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from SUNY University of Albany. Dr. Golchin completed his medical degree in Saba University School of Medicine, an Internal Medicine residency at Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and earned a Critical Care Medicine fellowship from University of Massachusetts at Baystate. He also works as an intensivist in medical and cardiac surgical  ICUs within Florida. He has an interest in circulatory mechanical support and enjoys teaching fellows and residents. 

Dr. Donna Varelas, MD is a board-certified pulmonologist and intensivist. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry  from UCSB. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College along with an Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine fellowship from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Varelas is also an intensivist at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, California.