HIV Care Team
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Owen Clinic: 619-543-3995
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At the Owen Clinic, your care team takes great pride in your well-being. All of our practitioners have specialized training, expertise, familiarity and interest in the well-being of people with HIV.
Our nurses, social workers and counselors provide primary care, emotional support, behavioral counseling and case management. They can help you make the most of community resources.
Nurse Practitioners
- Paloma Arvizu, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
- Karen Deutsch, MPH, FNP
- Tari L. Gilbert, MSN, FNP-BC
- Courtney Thompson, DNP, FNP-BC
- Will E. Toperoff, DNP, FNP-BC
Physician Assistant
Psychologists
- Kevin Kuehn, PhD
- Jessica Montoya, PhD
Psychiatrist
Medical Case Management
- Christopher Mueller, MSW, LCSW
- Matthew Rodgers, MSW, LCSW
- Steven Sandoval, LCSW
- Velma (Vernay) Justice Royster, LFMT
Pharmacists
- Kari Abulhosn, PharmD, AAHIVP
- Julie Darnell, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP
- Lucas Hill, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP
- Christian Turner, PharmD, AAHIVP
