Medical Director, Wound & Hyperbaric Center, and Center for Wound Healing
Liva Yates Gritton, MD has focused on improving the life of each patient
she treats, not only through medicine but also with patient advocacy and
compassion.
Dr. Yates Gritton received her Medical Doctorate from the University of
California, San Diego and completed her internship at Harvard Medical
School at Cambridge Hospital. In 1995, she completed her residency for
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and received the designation from
the University of California, Irvine. That same year, Dr. Yates Gritton
shared her passion for medicine and rehabilitation as an Assistant Adjunct
Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UC
Irvine, where she later became a Medical Director in Acute Rehabilitation
services. In 2007, Dr. Yates Gritton assisted in opening the Valley Rehabilitation
Center at Valley Presbyterian Hospital, and has been the Medical Director
since. In 2015, she became the Medical Director of the hospital's Wound
and Hyperbaric Center.
With her unwavering commitment to serving the community, Dr. Yates Gritton
strives to provide the best quality of life for each individual she sees.
James Burks, Jr., MD
Dr. Burks is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American
Board of Vascular Surgery and specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Carnegie-Mellon University,
he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the School of Medicine at
New York University, where he was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha, a national
honor society for medical students. His general surgical training and
chief residency were completed at the Columbia University School of Medicine
and Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Dr. Burks completed
his vascular and endovascular fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center
in New York.
He has been in practice for more than a decade and has held many leadership
roles, such as Chief of Vascular Surgery and Chairman of the Peripheral
Vascular Interventions Credentials Committee at South Miami Hospital.
He has published numerous research papers in peer-reviewed journals. He
also holds an MBA from the University of Miami.
Samuel Kashani, MD
Samuel Kashani, MD is board-certified in general surgery by the American
Board of Surgery with expertise in pressure ulcer management and the use
of alternative tissues to cover wounds. He has specialties in both robotic
surgery and undersea abd hyperbaric oxygen therapy and medicine. Dr. Kashani
has been a member of Valley Presbyterian Hospital’s Medical Staff
since February 2009.
He received his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University in Chicago,
Illinois, and completed his residency at UCSF – East Bay Surgery
Program in Oakland, California. Dr. Kashani completed his fellowship in
minimally invasive, advanced laparoscopic, and bariatric surgery from
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Kashani is an active member of various societies including American
Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Society of American Gastrointestinal
and Endoscopic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons and American Medical
Association.
Dr. Kashani devotes his time to mentoring students and residents as an
assistant clinical professor of podiatric medicine and surgery at the
Western University of Health Sciences, and as an assistant clinical professor
at the UCLA School of Nursing.
Besides his medical practices in the United States, Dr. Kashani has devoted
his time and skills to free medical missions internationally and supports
the art community by establishing and sponsoring a non-profit art gallery
in the Los Angeles area.
