Dr. Binay Eapen
Director of MLKCH Internal Medicine Residency Program
Meet the Program Director
John Fisher
Chief Medical Officer MLK Community Healthcare
Meet the Faculty
Faculty for the MLKCH Internal Medicine Residency Program are drawn from the
nation’s leading academic centers and share a common passion for health equity.
The intimate program has a 1:1 faculty-student ratio, offering exceptional
opportunity for mentorship with faculty and other MLKCH staff.
Zhiroff, MD
Faculty ( Cardiologist)
MD University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 2004
Residency
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency 2007
Fellowship
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Cardiology Fellowship 2011
Shing Cheng, MD
Core Faculty & Ambulatory Director
MD Drexel University College of Medicine 2016
Residency
Stony Brook University Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency 2019
Maita Kuvhenguhwa, MD
Core Faculty & Subspecialty Education Coordinator (Infectious Disease)
MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 2013
Residency
UCLA-Olive View
Internal Medicine Residency 2016
Fellowship
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Infectious Disease Fellowship 2018
Jason Prasso, MD
Core Faculty & Subspecialty Education Coordinator (Critical Care Medicine)
MD Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 2010
Residency
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency 2013
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship 2017
Linda Sharp, MD
Core Faculty & Inpatient Director
MD Georgetown University School of Medicine 2005
Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Family Medicine Residency 2007
Internal Medicine 2010
Erin Dizon
Faculty (Infectious Disease)
MD St. George’s University School of Medicine 2014
Residency
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Internal Medicine 2017
Fellowship
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Infectious Disease 2019
Eriko Masuda, MD
Faculty (Infectious Disease)
MD University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 2014
Residency
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency 2017
Fellowship
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Infectious Disease 2019
Our mission is part of a broader societal conversation about how we tear down the obstacles, personal, political, institutional, that stand in the way of health equity. – Dr. John Fisher, DIO