Hospital recruits new doctors

Sonoma Valley Hospital has expanded specialist medical services available to Sonoma Valley residents by assisting several physicians and surgeons to practice in Sonoma through two new timeshare offices.

Since last fall, the hospital has opened two offices which enable out-of-town specialist physicians to schedule clinic days in Sonoma to see patients. These offices are located at 610 First St. W., and 462 W. Napa St.

New physicians include foot and ankle specialists Dr. Oendrila Kamal and Dr. Anthony Fredrigo; nephrologists Dr. Federico Calaf and Dr. Eric Cheung, both associated with Nephrology Associates in Santa Rosa; and Dr. Parinaz Azari, a pain management specialist who is moving her practice to Sonoma and will begin seeing patients here by fall.

Last year, the hospital also provided timeshare office space for Dr. C. Robert Pettit, an ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) specialist, and Dr. Harry Neuwirth, a urologist. It also helped arrange for Dr. Kabir Singh, a Marin cardiologist, to come to Sonoma on a part-time basis to expand the practice of Dr. James Price.

The hospital also announced that two new general surgeons, Dr. Russell Sawyer, and Dr. Sabrina Kidd will assume general surgical duties at the Hospital. Kidd is also a colorectal surgical specialist.

“We believe it’s important to ensure that the community has access to a broad range of medical services right here in Sonoma,” said Kelly Mather, SVH CEO. “Setting up physician timeshares is a creative solution to meeting this need since many specialists will not have enough patients to sustain a full-time practice here. The timeshares enable some excellent physicians and surgeons to see patients one or two days a week.”

“We’re currently talking with several other specialists who are interested in practicing in Sonoma and we hope to announce them in a few months, once their accreditation process is completed,” she added.

For information on how to contact these physicians, call Celia Kruse De La Rosa at 935-5257.