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Dr. Eduardwil (Ed) Hernandez Vegas comes to Honor Community Health from Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator at the University of Utah. He earned his medical degree at Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Alvarado Decanato de Ciencias de la Salud in Venezuela.
He has much independent experience, having worked a general practitioner in rural communities in Venezuela and Ecuador. Since coming to the United States, he has been very active in clinical care and research in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, as well as urology and men’s health.
Through his path, he states that he was able to work with people from varied backgrounds and socioeconomic levels, leading to a commitment to communities in need.
He has a passion for promoting equity to the LGBTQIA2S+ and other underserved, minoritized communities. His “future goals as a physician are to work in medical education, develop health promotion and disease prevention programs that impact the health and wellness of urban communities, and continue on my path of research and medical innovation.”
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Dr. Lizmar Rivera Nuñez hails from Puerto Rico, where she earned her undergraduate degree. She later earned her medical degree from Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara, in Mexico. Dr. Rivera Nuñez arrives here in Pontiac from Las Vegas, Nevada, where she has had extensive direct patient clinical care, as well as impressive research experience; most recently she was a Lead Clinical Research Coordinator.
She states that interactions with and opportunities to treat and educate patients with diabetes factored into her interest and drive to pursue family medicine.
She has a keen interest in continuity of care and a sense of community, stating “being able to develop an ongoing relationship with patients and helping people of all ages are among the aspects that make me want to become a family doctor. As a family doctor, I can become an essential part of the community and help patients to feel better and prevent health issues later on.”
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Dr. Naga Preethi (Preethi) Kadiri earned her medical degree from Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute in India and arrives here from Baltimore, Maryland, where she was quickly elevated to Chief Fellow in her area at Johns Hopkins University. She has done impressive work in clinical research and medical rotations in the intensive care unit (ICU). Dr. Kadiri has particular acumen in pulmonary medicine.
Dr. Kadiri stated that she personally witnessed struggles to access medical care in her area of India. She also has great insight and passion for the importance of access to medical facilities and preventive medicine.
She states that she has a “desire to acquire knowledge from some of the best physicians in the country, enhance my ability to work well in challenging situations, and quickly adapt to the program. I look forward to… continue to serve where I am needed the most.”
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Dr. Faris Shlash is a familiar face at Honor Community Health, having served in the last year as Honor’s Clinical Quality Manager. He earned his medical degree with high honors and recognition from Al-Nahrain University School of Medicine in Iraq. A remarkable journey led him to the United States and eventually to Honor Community Health.
As Clinical Quality Manager, Dr. Shlash has been instrumental in several initiatives affecting diabetic care, immunizations, cancer screening rates and more. His insight and skill have helped to devise ways to improve several processes in these areas.
Dr. Shlash states that, “Growing up, my great uncle, Hameed Shlash, was a tremendous source of inspiration for me. He was a highly accomplished surgeon who made a positive impact on the community where he lived. Witnessing his achievements… inspired me to pursue a career in medicine.” He shares that drive to promote health in underserved communities and is excited to continue serving Pontiac as a family medicine resident.
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Dr. Oluwabusayo (Busayo) Alade states, “as a physician trained in Nigeria, I am deeply committed to providing exceptional and compassionate medical care, particularly to those from underserved communities. My passion for medicine began early in my life and was reinforced during my medical training and clinical rotations at some of Nigeria's top hospitals.”
Dr. Alade is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University College of Health and Sciences in Nigeria. He later earned a degree in epidemiology and a master’s degree in public health (MPH) from Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. He has most recently been working at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has particular interest and acumen in infectious disease control and quality improvement.
He states, “in addition to my passion for primary care and hospital medicine, I am deeply committed to serving my community and utilizing my skills to enhance the health and well-being of those around me.”
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Dr. Anmol Rattan S Riar earned his medical degree from St. Martinus School of Medicine in Curacao. He is not a stranger to Pontiac or to Honor Community Health, having done rotations at the Family Medicine Center during medical school. He returns to Pontiac from St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, where he has been doing clinical work with patients admitted to hospitals there.
Early personal experiences in India demonstrated the need for preventive care and sparked a passion for primary care. Notably, his experience at Honor Community Health was one that left an imprint:
“I started my family medicine clinical clerkship at Honor Community Health, Pontiac, MI a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Within a matter of days, I felt ‘at home’ with the outpatient rotation and discovered that my passions, values, and aptitudes converged whenever I listened to patient’s stories, understood their experiences, and found ways to help them. The satisfaction I gained from seeing patients receive appropriate treatment for acute and chronic conditions, as well as preventative care, was very fulfilling.”