A Year In Review – Fiscal Year 2021-2022

posted on October 25, 2022 For more than four decades, CCFMG has continued to address the critical shortage of physicians, provide vital care for underserved populations, and increase local access to specialty care – all while teaching the next generation of physicians. Read through our A Year in Review to learn more about just how… Continue Reading »

CCFMG Today – Spring 2022

posted on June 22, 2022 In this edition of CCFMG Today, learn how Dr. Haifaa Abdulhaq is using her position on the board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to advocate for new stem cell treatments for Central Valley patients. Learn more about our University Centers of Excellence faculty practice sites and the world-class… Continue Reading »
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What to Know About Congestive Heart Failure

posted on March 23, 2022

Congestive heart failure. Such ominous words for anyone to hear. The implication that the heart is floundering and perhaps the body as well. But there is another type of heart failure, perhaps lesser known, which accounts for half of all heart failure diagnoses that predominantly affects women. It is not…

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University Centers of Excellence Directory

posted on March 1, 2022 The University Centers of Excellence faculty practice sites provide Central Valley patients access to world-class health care. Download our directory or flip through it below to learn more about the services our expert clinicians provide. Download the 2022 Office Directory *Updated December 5, 2022* Continue Reading »
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Why I Chose to Specialize in Hip and Knee Arthritis Care

posted on January 18, 2022

I’ll never forget the moment I knew I wanted to specialize in hip and knee arthritis surgery. I met a patient who was using a wheelchair because of the severity of his knee arthritis and deformity. He expressed deep disappointment that his disfigurement was deemed by others to be too…

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Dr. Raj Amin

CME: TCAR – Dr. Siada 4/27/22

posted on May 9, 2022

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Valley Vascular Surgery Associates’ physician, Sammy Siada, DO, presented on an innovative new procedure to treat carotid disease called transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) during a CME event for community providers. Please click on the video below to watch the presentation. The slides from the presentation,…

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Sammy Siada, DO