AAFP
AAMC
Guide to Long Beach
MemorialCare (LBMMC)
UC Irvine College of Medicine
Visit us on Facebook
Susan Melvin, DO
President & CEO

Jeffrey Luther, MD
Program Director

Cynthia Herzog, MD
Associate Director

Carrie Fields, DO
Director, Westside Neighborhood Clinic

Abigail Fletcher, MD
Director, Maternity Care

Jay Lee, MD, MPH
Director of Health Policy

Brooke LaDuca, MD
Director, Inpatient Service

Wendy Linderholm, PsyD
Director, Behavioral Medicine

Nathan Newman, MD
Director of Geriatric Education

Susan Melvin, DO
President & CEO

Hi, I'm Sue Melvin, and I've been the Program Director here since 1998. I graduated from the Western University of Health Sciences in 1984 and completed my residency in Family Medicine at Riverside General Hospital University Medical Center in 1987. Immediately out of residency I joined a family medicine group practice in Long Beach, and started volunteer attending at the residency program here on my days off. In 1989 I joined the faculty full time as an Assistant Director.

I completed a Visiting Faculty Fellowship in Faculty Development and Geriatrics at East Carolina University in 1992, and am board certified in Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. In 1996, in an effort to be geographically closer to family, I relocated to Reno, NV. During that time, I found that I missed the residents and faculty tremendously. In 1998, the opportunity to return to Long Beach Memorial as the Residency Director arose, and I jumped on the opportunity and returned to Long Beach without hesitation!

I hold appointments as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine and as an Associate Clinical Professor at the Western University of Health Sciences. I was also recently appointed to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. I have special clinical interest in child abuse, domestic violence, women's health and geriatrics, and have had the opportunity to publish textbook chapters and a few articles on these subjects in the medical literature. I enjoy lecturing on various Family Medicine topics.

Away from work, I love to walk on the beach, and I enjoy bicycling (Long Beach has miles of bike paths!) and golf.

Send E-mail:  smelvin@memorialcare.org

Program Residents Faculty Training Center Westside Community Alumni Benefits Information What's New Home
powered by The Internet Order Desk