Black Doctors in Los Angeles County
Growing up, I was lucky enough to have a Black pediatrician, and when I reached adulthood and couldn’t find a Black physician, I didn’t think too much of it. It wasn’t until I started my Masters degree in Public Health a few years back that I realized how detrimental it is to Black people in America to deal with physicians who aren’t Black. When you sift through the data and see that no matter a patient’s education, wealth or socioeconomic status, Black people face poorer health outcomes, you can’t help but wonder how much our lived experience here in America is blame.
There is a growing body of research that connects racism to a number of health disparities in the Black community. One thing that stands out is that provider bias accounts for a significant portion of incompetent care. I can attest to this from my experience with the OB/GYN who provided maternal care and delivered my son. In short, I was rushed, ignored, and induced into early labor. Having now switched to an OB/GYN who is Black, I know for certain that my gut feelings about my experience were spot on.
In my search for Black practitioners for the whole family, I started making a list of the names so I could reference them later on, especially if my insurance were to change and I wouldn’t be covered under my current physician. I figured I couldn’t be the only one looking for this information, so I compiled the list below.
***Many times, doctors change locations, so contact info will be added soon! In the meantime, simply copy paste the name in Google for their current location and contact information. And please comment below or email me at fmnv.co@gmail.com with more names to add to the list.
Black Doctors in Los Angeles County
ADDICTION MEDICINE
Dr. Barbara Bruton, MD - Addiction Medicine, Internal Medicine
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Roberta Doucet, MD - Anesthesiologist
CARDIOLOGY
Merije T. Chukumerije, MD
CHIROPRACTOR
Nicholas Randolph, DC - Chiropractor
Dexter Williams, DC - Chiropractor
Dionne McClain, DC - Chiropractor
DENTIST
Ronald Curtis, DDS - Dentist
James Black, DDS - Dentist
Ijeoma Igwe, DDS - Dentist
Carla Thomas, DDS - Dentist
Monica Bruce, DDS - Dentist
Warren Brooks, DDS - Dentist, Oral Surgeon
Steven Dumas, DDS - Dentist
David Downs, DDS - Dentist
Portia Turner, DDS - Dentist
DERMATOLOGY
Jasmine O. Obioha, MD - Dermatologist
Mavis Billips, MD, MPH - Dermatologist
William D. Keith, MD - Dermatologist
DIETITIAN
Angela Abbott, MS, RD - Registered Dietitian
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Jessica Sims, MD - Emergency Medicine
Elizabeth Moye, MD - Emergency Medicine
Chizobam Ani, MD - Hospitalist
Ana Lopes, MD - Immediate Care
Rafael Montalvo, MD - Immediate Care
Rachel White, MD - Hospitalist
FAMILY MEDICINE
Kimberly Shine, MD - Family Medicine
Maya Benitez, MD - Family Practice
Walter Spears, MD - Family Medicine
Renee M. Poole, MD - Family Medicine
Ebony King, MD - Family Medicine
NaNotchka Chumley, DO, MPH - Family Medicine
Elizabeth J. Covington, MD
Eugenia Davis, MD- Family Medicine
Elea D. English, MD - Family Medicine
Margaret Yarbrough, MD - Family Medicine
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Roy Jackson, MD - Internal Medicine
Olumide Akingbemi, MD - Internal Medicine, Anaheim
Nathan Lewis, MD - Internal Medicine
Angela Hay, MD - Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Kevin O. Lawrence, MD - Physical Medicine & Rehab
Kevin B. Tyson, MD - Internal Medicine
Roy H. Jackson, MD - Internal Medicine
Robert Cann, MD - Internal Medicine
Isaac Bartley, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Derrick Myers, MD- Internal Medicine, Men’s Health
Dan Lewis, MD - Internal Medicine
Samuel Nyamu, MD - Internal Medicine
Tanya Thomas, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Sylvia Gates-Carlisle, MD - Internal Medicine
Cozzette Lyons-Jones, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine
Anitha Mitchell, MD - Internal Medicine
Cedric Rutland, MD - Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Care, Critical Care
Angela Lamotte, MD - Internal Medicine
NEUROLOGY
Augua Andrews, MD - Neurosurgery
Tony Adkins, PA-C - Neurology
Paul-Henri Cesar, MD - Neurology
OB/GYN
Michelle Cabrera, MD - OB/GYN
Nikki Liburd, MD - OB/GYN
Melissa Grier, MD - OB/GYN
Janelle Warmington, MD - OB/GYN
Ebenezer Ajilore, MD - OB/GYN
Rashida N’Gouamba, MD - OB/GYN
Jennifer Williams Lewis, MD - OB/GYN
Babatunde Eboreime, MD - OB/GYN
Vanessa Isiaka, MD - OB/GYN
Shawanda Obey, MD - OB/GYN
Brittney Johnson, MD - OB/GYN
Marie-Ange Nbalia Soumah, DO - OB/GYN
LaTanya Hines, MD - OB/GYN
Vanessa Castine, MD - OB/GYN
Roschelle Renee Boyd, NP - OB/GYN
Marsha Araba Martinson, MD - OB/GYN
Janet Williams, MD - OB/GYN
Tikvah Myers, MD - OB/GYN
Dolores Kent, MD - OB/GYN
Harold T. Peart, MD - OB/GYN
ONCOLOGY
Nefertiti Brown, MD - Surgical Oncology
OPTOMETRY
Natalie Osayande, OD - Optometrist
PEDIATRICS
Gilberto Bultron, MD - Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Kyle W. Monk, MD - Pediatrics
Sylvia Swilley, MD - Pediatric Cardiologist
Lettie Burgett, MD - Pediatrician
Joann Dawson, MD - Pediatrician
Margo Deleaver-Russell, MD - Pediatrician
Wendy Green, MD, MBA - Pediatrician
Josephine Isabel-Jones, MD - Pediatric Cardiologist
Kwabena G. Osei, MD - Pediatrician
Dinobi Ukeje, MD - Pediatrician
Audrey Reid, MD - Pediatrician
Oluyemisi Afuape, MD - Pediatrician
Allyson Self Stoico, MD - Pediatrician
Byron O. Patterson, MD - Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatrician
Nicollette Ballou, MD - Pediatrician
Mayo Delilly, MD - Pediatrician
Pamela Colby, MD - Pediatrician
PODIATRY
Andrea Tweed, MD - Podiatrist
PSYCHIATRY
Howard Askins, MD - Psychiatrist
Carolyn Mohr, MD - Psychiatrist
Pamela Perry-Hunter, MD - Psychiatrist
Sabrina Reed, MD - Psychiatrist
SPORTS MEDICINE
Byron O. Patterson, MD - Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatrician