Our Team
In 2011, Dr. Ahmad Nooristani created the first free clinic in San Luis Obispo County to serve the underserved population and provide free high-quality non-emergent healthcare to those who could not otherwise afford to access care in the county. While working at Lompoc Valley Medical Center he realized the need for a free health clinic in the community. He created Savie Health to provide high-quality, preventative primary, and behavioral healthcare to the uninsured.
Our amazing team of staff and volunteers are committed to providing
high-quality health care services to those who need it most.
Board of Directors
Ahmad Nooristani, MD
Founder/Board Chair/Medical Director
Chief Hospitalist
at Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Oscar Diaz
Vice Chair/Treasurer
Portfolio Manager,
Coast Hills Bank
Yasmin Dawson
Board Member
Community Activist and Founder of C4, Lompoc
Michael Dixon, LCSW
Board Member
Behavioral Health Program Manager,
Lompoc Health
Abe Lincoln
Board Member
Healthcare Executive and Former Director,
SLO NOOR Foundation
Alex Murkison
Board Member
Development Associate
at the Fund for Santa Barbara
Lee Silkman, MD
Board Member
Practicing as a Primary Care Physician
in Lompoc
Savie Health is Deeply Grateful
for the Amazing Physicians who Volunteer
their Time to See Patients at the Clinic (at Savie Health):
Gilbert Anderson
Lawrence Li
Hafez Nasr
Ahmad Nooristani
Dr. Carl Schlosser
Lee Silkman
James Trettin
And for the Specialists Willing to See
and Treat our Patients in Their Offices
at Lompoc Valley Medical Center:
Dr. Avalonne, Urology
Dr. Gul, Cardiology
Dr. Raoufi, gastroenterology
Dr. Sherman, Ophthalmology
Dr. Taglia, Surgery
Dr. Weinstock, Ear, Nose, and Throat
Dr. Yostos, internist
Staff
Eryn Shugart, PhD
Executive Director
Carla Jimenez
Clinic Manager
Karen Vordale
Nurse Practitioner
Eryn Parks
Development and Volunteer Manager
Viridiana Gutierrez
Nurse Practitioner
Art Dossey, LCSW
Behavioral Health Practitione
Primitiva Hernandez
Case Manager
Izel Chavez
Receptionist