04/18/2023
Another great opportunity to stop by and meet our amazing team!
When: Friday April 21st. 4pm-5pm
Where: 2150 Main St. Suite #3, Cambria, CA 93428
Contact: 805-927-1673
Website: www.coastalpinesmedical.com
Details: Dr LaDuca (who will become our lead practioner in July) will be in Cambria from 4pm-5pm on Friday, April 21st. She is excited to meet you!
Dr LaDuca Bio at a glance:
MEDICAL TRAINING
Fellowship:
o Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine Fellowship, 2019
o MemorialCare Leadership Fellowship, 2017
o Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg school of public Health, institute of tropical
medicine and public health, 2011-2012
Residency: Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine, graduated June 2003
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Program Director, Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine Residency
Program, January 1, 2018 to present
Director of Inpatient Medicine, Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine
Residency Program, 2009-2018
Los Alamitos Centers for Family Medicine, Los Alamitos, CA, 2003- 2009,
practicing full spectrum family medicine
HONORS AND AWARDS
The Munzer Family Award, Lifetime Achievement for Excellence in Teaching and
Research, 2021
Humanitarian and Professional contribution award, Long Beach Memorial
Medical Center, 2013
Resident teaching award, 2003
Chief Administrative Resident, 2002-2003
Dean& #39;s Scholar, USC School of Medicine, 1998-2000
Piuma Primary Care Award, USC School of Medicine, 1999
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Case presentation, CAFP Family Medicine Summit, April 13, 2018
Fostering Family Medicine in Northern Vietnam, Poster Presentation, AAFP
Global Health Workshop, 2013
Keynote speaker, Hospital Ministro Costa Cavalcanti, Global Health in Primary Care
Conference, Foz do Iguaçu, May 21, 2012
MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
California Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/LEADERSHIP
Vice Chief of Staff, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2020-present
Chair, Joint Quality Review Committee, 2020-present
Chair, Council for performance improvement, 2020-present
GME pilot program, Alto Cayma, Peru, 2019-present
o Collaborated with Health Bridges International and John Muir family
medicine residency program to develop and demonstrate a community-
based family medicine residency training model.
Bioethics Committee member 2010-present
Multidisciplinary Physician Excellence Committee member, 2016-2020
Department Chair, family medicine, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2015-
2019
Curriculum Coordinator, Cao Bang, Vietnam, 2013-2019
o Collaborated with Good Samaritan Medical Dental Mission to develop and
implement a three-year longitudinal, primary care curriculum to train local
physicians in Northern Vietnam.
Vice Department Chair, family medicine, Long Beach Memorial Medical center, 2011-
2015
Associate faculty for USC, UCI and UCLA
Physicians Wellbeing and Credential Committee member, Los Alamitos Medical
Center, 2006-2007
Clinical Coordinator for Shoulder to Shoulder outreach in Santa Ana, Honduras 2002
Coordinator, Doc is In Outreach Program, 2001
Chairperson, Annual Halloween Party for Diabetic Kids, 2001
Co-chairperson, Residency Retreat Planning Committee, 2001
Editor-in-Chief of Medical School Newspaper, 1997-99
President, Family Medicine Interest Group, 1997-98
Chairperson, SOMAA AIDS Awareness Conference, 1998
Coastal Pines Medical Group is a collaborative effort between two physicians who share a background in emergency medicine and a deep commitment to caring for their patients as they do their own families. In order to provide excellent standards of care, CPMG has adopted a membership based practice...