PHYSICIAN

The physician is Sunita Shailam, M.D.  She grew up in upstate New York, where she studied at Union College and then Albany Medical College (1996 graduate).  She then completed her Family Medicine specialty training in Atlanta at Emory University.  She is a Board-Certified Diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine.

In 2007 and 2009, the doctor was ranked as the top Primary Care Physician in San Diego in the most widely renown California state-wide managed care patient satisfaction survey Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) under the National Center for Quality Assurance under the US Health and Human Services.  She credits her patients, clinic manager, independent practice association (Mercy Physicians Medical Group), and family.  She currently serves as Co-Chief of the Family Medicine Department of Scripps Mercy Hospital.

Sunita has a special interest in preventive healthcare, patient education, and optimism.  As a primary care physician, she works exclusively at Sun Health Medical Clinic, Inc.

Sunita enjoys nature photography, dancing, and comedy.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT + CLINIC MANAGER

The Clinic Manager and certified Medical Assistant is Jorge Perez.  He trained at United Education Institute (UEI) (2003 graduate), where he learned about medicine and the techniques of obtaining vital signs, administering immunizations, performing certain tests, and venipuncture (blood draw).  Jorge scored a perfect 40 out of 40 successful blood draws during his training at UEI and currently uses the smallest "butterfly" needles to draw blood to minimize any discomfort.

Jorge is the Employee of the Month + has won a free monthly pass on the Metropolitan Transit System.  Congratulations!  As mentioned above, most of our top ranking in San Diego is because of him.

Jorge has a special interest and talent in fitness.  He is also a personal trainer and has undergone a fitness program that he tailored for himself.  In the course of a year he was able to bring his resting heart rate from 87 down to 43 (making his heart that much more efficient so it has to pump less times per minute to circulate his blood).  Jorge eats a variety of healthy, fresh mostly vegetarian food.  He routinely goes to the gym to stretch, run, and lift weights and can often be found at Imperial Beach in the summer boogie boarding.  In his free time, Jorge is an independent personal trainer to those who want to maintain or improve their confidence, shape, strength, fitness, energy, and vitality.  Jorge is also a boxing and soccer fan and young, proud father and fiancé.