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Biography: Dr. Belinda Dure-Smith, MB CHB is an Internist who practices in Poway, CA. She is 68 years old and has been practicing for 40 years. Dr. Belinda Dure-Smith, MB CHB is affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido, Palomar Medical Center Poway and Palomar Health.

Care Philosophy: All patients can benefit from some form of regular physical activity and better nutrition, from those already in good health to people with chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure, to geriatric patients with complex medical needs.

Biography: Dr. Harrison Robinson, MD is an Internist who practices in Escondido, CA. He is 66 years old. Dr. Harrison Robinson, MD is affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido, Palomar Health and Palomar Medical Center Poway.

Biography: Dr. Kimberly Davis, MD is a Physical Medicine /amp Rehabilitation Specialist who practices in Escondido, CA. She is 42 years old and has been practicing for 13 years. Dr. Kimberly Davis, MD is affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Poway, Palomar Health and Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido.

Biography: Dr. Michele Quan, MD is a Pulmonology Specialist who practices in Escondido, CA. She is 41 years old. Dr. Michele Quan, MD is affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido, Palomar Health and Palomar Medical Center Poway.

Biography: Dr. Christopher Vanichsarn, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in Escondido, CA. He is 40 years old. Dr. Christopher Vanichsarn, MD is affiliated with Palomar Health, Palomar Medical Center Poway and Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido.

Biography: Dr. Lorra Sharp is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in San Diego, CA. She received her medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC; finished her residency at the University Medical Group of Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, SC; and completed a fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA.

Care Philosophy: Family medicine means providing quality care for the individual patient as part of the whole family unit.

Biography: Ludmilla Ionescu, M.D., is a board-certified family medicine physician. She grew up in Moscow, Russia where she attended Moscow Medical Academy. Dr. Ionescu completed her internship at the State Scientific Center of Dermatovenerology (Dermatology) in Moscow, Russia before moving to the U.S. to start her Family Practice residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Since she was a child, Dr. Ionescu wanted to become a doctor because of her idol, her father, a surgeon and Honored Physician of the Russian Federation. She grew up watching him work in the hospital and wanted to be just like him. Dr. Ionescu approaches her practice with the philosophy that you ``treat the root of the tree and not its leaves, and therefore listen to the patient so you can get to the root of the tree.`` She uses an individual approach to the diagnosis and treatment of each patient in order to get to the root of the problem. Dr. Ionescu treats her patients as if they are family and she enjoys seeing her patients go back to their normal lives, happy and healthy. In her spare time, Dr. Ionescu enjoys spending time with her daughter, traveling, sports, competitive ballroom dancing and Pilates. She is fluent in Russian and English.

Care Philosophy: Please visit http://www.drkaska.com/meet-dr-kaska.html to learn more. Dr. Kaska practices Orthopaedic Surgery in North County San Diego specializing in Orthopaedic Trauma, Fracture Care and Sports Medicine. Dr. Kaska graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and completed residency training at the University of California, Irvine. He received subspecialty fellowship training in Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine in Orange, CA and Complex Skeletal Trauma. Dr. Kaska is Board Certified by AAOS.

Biography: Dr. Keyvan Esmaeili, MD is a Physical Medicine /amp Rehabilitation Specialist who practices in Poway, CA. He is 64 years old and has been practicing for 28 years. Dr. Keyvan Esmaeili, MD is affiliated with Palomar Medical Center Poway, Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido and Palomar Health.

Care Philosophy: ``Being a family doctor is rewarding to me because it is the specialty where you can develop long term relationships between doctor, patient and family by providing care from birth to end of life.``

Biography: Dr. David Carty, MD is an Internist who practices in Poway, CA. He is 69 years old. Dr. David Carty, MD is affiliated with Palomar Health, Palomar Medical Center Poway and Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido.