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MEDICAL CLINIC

Meet Our Providers


The heart of our services are the caring professionals who commit their expertise to our patients. Our providers include:


Dr. Meena M. Rijhwani, M.D. - Medical Director

Education:  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Bombay, India in 1988.
Residency:  San Joaquin General Hospital, CA (1992-1995)
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine
Area of Practice at Axis:  Internal Medicine
Working at Axis Since: 1999
Languages: English and Hindi

Dr. Shaida Behnam, M.D.

Education:  Ross University School of Medicine, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies in 2000.
Residency:  Medical College of Virginia, VA (2000-2001), USC Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, CA (2001-2003)
Board Certification:  Family Medicine
Area of Practice at Axis:  Family Practice
Working at Axis Since: 2003
Languages: English and Farsi

Dr. Maryam Fortani, M.D.

Education:  University of Hamberg, Hamberg, Germany in 1998.
Residency:  Memorial Health University Medical Center, GA (2001-2003)
Board Certification:  Family Medicine
Area of Practice at Axis:  General Practice
Working at Axis Since: 2005
Languages: English, Farsi and German.

Dr. Madhu Gupta, M.D., M.P.H.

Education: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India in 1986.
Residency:  San Joaquin General Hospital, CA (2006-2008)
Board Certification:  Family Medicine
Area of Practice at Axis:  Family Practice
Working at Axis Since: 2008
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and medical Spanish.

Dr. Sreedevi Jadcheria, M.D.

Education:  Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India in 1999.
Residency:  Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA (2003-2005)
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine
Area of Practice at Axis:  Internal Medicine
Working at Axis Since: 2008
Languages: English and Hindi

Dr. Barbara Julier, M.D.

Education:  Loma Linda University, CA in 1956.
Residency:  Highland Alameda County Hospital, CA (1957-1958)
Area of Practice at Axis:  Family Practice
Working at Axis Since: 1997
Languages: English

 

Dr. Nurjehan Kurwa, M.D.

Education:  University of Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa in 1973.
Residency:  Barberton Citizens Hospital, OH (1977-1978); Mount Sinai Medical Center, OH (1978-1980)
Board Certification:  Pediatrics
Area of Practice at Axis:  Pediatrics
Working at Axis Since: 2007
Languages: English

Dr. Rei Masui, M.D., M.P.H.

Education:  Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY in 1996.
Residency:  Montefiore Medical Center, NY (1997-1999); San Diego Medical Center, CA (1999-2001)
Board Certification:  Pediatrics
Area of Practice at Axis:  Pediatrics
Working at Axis Since: 2006
Languages: English

Dr. Sepideh Tafreshian, M.D.

Education:  Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran in 1994.
Residency:  San Joaquin General Hospital, CA (2006-2009)
Board Certification:  Family Medicine
Area of Practice at Axis:  Family Practice
Working at Axis Since: 2009
Languages: English and Farsi

Dr. Charles White, M.D.

Education:  Louisiana State University, LA in 1973.
Residency:  Highland Alameda County Hospital, CA (1973-1974)
Area of Practice at Axis:  Adult Medicine
Working at Axis Since: 1983
Languages: English

Jennifer Beeckman, RN, MSN, FNP

Education:  Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, CA in 2002.
Board Certification:  Family Nurse Practitioner
Area of Practice at Axis:
  Women's Health
Working at Axis Since: 2007
Languages: English

Corey Cutler, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Education:  Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, CA in 2003.
Board Certification:  Family Nurse Practitioner
Area of Practice at Axis:
  Women's Health
Working at Axis Since: 2005
Languages: English

Kathy Santiago, MS, RDE

Education:  San Francisco State University, CA in 1998.
Board Certification:  Registered Dietician
Area of Practice at Axis:  Clinical Nutrition
Working at Axis Since: 2008
Languages: English, Farsi, German, French and Spanish

LOCATION

4361 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton
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3311 Pacific Avenue, Livermore
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APPOINTMENTS

Medical services are by appointment only.
Call 925-462-1755. Evening and Saturday appointments are available.

FEES

We accept Medicare, Medi-Cal and many public insurance plans. Some services are free. Others are available on a sliding scale based on income and family size.

ENROLLMENT

If you do not have insurance or the resources to pay for your services, we will work with you to make sure you get the care you need. Call 925-201-6056 to schedule an enrollment appointment.

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The photos of Axis's providers have been made available through a generous donation of services by Bella Luna Studios.