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Office
101 The City Drive route 208
Orange, CA 92868Phone+1 714-456-7007- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2007 - 2008
- Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2004
- University of California, Los AngelesBS, Economics, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Presidential Poster Award Winner American Geriatrics Society meeting, 2008
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Central-line team effort: Recognizing insertion-site concerns in nursing homes.Kristine P Nguyen, Raveena D Singh, Raheeb Saavedra, Shruti K Gohil, John T Billimek, Steven P Tam, Karl E Steinberg, Lori Porter, Susan S Huang> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Nov 1
- Not as simple as it seems: extensive facility and training gaps in nursing home bathing.Kristine P Nguyen, Raveena D Singh, Raheeb Saavedra, John T Billimek, Steven P Tam, Karl E Steinberg, Lori Porter, John Mitchell, Susan S Huang> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Sep 1
- 16 citationsHigh Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An "Iceberg Effect".James McKinnell, Loren G. Miller, Raveena D. Singh, Gabrielle M. Gussin, Ken Kleinman, Job Mendez, Bryn Laurner, Tabitha D. Catuna, Lauren Heim, Raheeb Saavedra, James...> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2020 Jun 16
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Journal Articles
- Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Multidrug Resistant Organism (MDRO) Colonization in 3 Nursing HomesMcKinnell JA, Miller LG, Singh R, Kleinman K, Peterson EM, Evans KD, Dutciuc TD, Heim L, Gombosev A, Estevez M, Launer B, Tjoa T, Tam S, Bolaris MA, Huang SS, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1/1/2016
- Neuropsychiatric features of frontal lobe dysfunction in autopsy-confirmed patients with lewy bodies and "pure" Alzheimer diseasePeavy GM, Salmon DP, Edland SD, Tam S, Hansen LA, Masliah E, Galasko D, Hamilton JM, Am J Geriatric Psychiatry, 1/1/2013
- Calcimimetic Agent Resolves Cognitive Deficits and Psychotic Symptoms in an Older Patient with Primary HyperparathyroidismTam S, Meeks T, Daly J, Sewell D, Clinical Geriatrics, 1/18/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The CDC SHIELD Orange County Project - Baseline Multi Drug-Resistant Organism (MDRO) Prevalence in a Southern California Region.Singh RD, Jernigan JA, Slayton RB, Stone ND, McKinnell JA, Miller LG, Kleinman K, Heim L, Dutciuc TD, Estevez M, Gussin G, Chang J, Peterson EM, Evans KD, Lee BY, Muel..., IDWeek, 1/1/2017
- Prevalence and Predictors of Multi Drug Resistance (MDRO) Colonization in Nursing Homes.Miller L, Singh R, Kleinman K, Peterson E, Evans K, Gombosev A, Heim L, Dutciuc T, Estevez M, Launer B, Tjoa T, Tam S, Bolaris M, Huang S, SHEA Spring Conference, 1/1/2016
- Impact of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors on Fall Risk in Later Stages of Dementia.Dolgonos O, Tam S, Golshan S, Sargent J, Daly J, Sewell D, American Geriatrics Society Meeting, 1/1/2011
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Lectures
- Effectively Using Medical Evidence and ExpertsNational Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse, Des Moines, IA - 1/1/2017
- UCI School of Medicine, Clinical Foundations II: Cognitive Assessment1/17/2016
- UCI School of Medicine, Clinical Foundations III: Interdisciplinary Care1/18/2015
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Press Mentions
- UCI Medical Center Designated Age-Friendly Health SystemJune 4th, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
- UCI HealthOrange, California
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