Faculty

Meet our instructors

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.

Binay Eapen, MD

Program Director

MD J.J.M. Medical College 2004

Residency 
Brookdale University Hospital
Surgery Residency 2007

Residency 
Mount Carmel West Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency 2009

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Shing Cheng, MD

Core Faculty (Internal Medicine)

MD Drexel University College of Medicine 2016

Residency 
Stony Brook University Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency 2019

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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

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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

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Linda Sharp, MD 

Core Faculty (Internal Medicine)

MD Georgetown University School of Medicine 2005

Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Family Medicine Residency 2007

Residency 
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency 2010

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Erin Dizon, MD 

Core Faculty (Infectious Disease)

MD Georgetown University School of Medicine 2014

Residency
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
2017

Fellowship
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
2019

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Eriko Masuda, MD 

Core Faculty (Infectious Disease)

MD University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 2014

Residency
LAC and USC Medical Center
2017

Fellowship
LAC and USC Medical Center
2019

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Kevin Park, MD 

Core Faculty (Pulmonology)

MD Saba University School of Medicine 2005

Residency
New Jersey Medical School
2008

Fellowship
New Jersey Medical School
2011

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