Board Certification: American Board of Family Practice:
July 1985 - December 2012

Dr. Rafael Penunuri is our full-time staff physician and has over 20 years of extensive experience in detoxification and general family practice.  He has been a trusted doctor in the Southern California medical community since 1985, and is board certified with the American Board of Family Practice since July 1985.  Dr. Penunuri is a graduate of UCLA School of Medicine.   

Residency: 

June 1982 - June 1985

San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Family Practice Residency Program
1304 West Seventh Street
San Pedro, CA. 90732

Medical School:

September 1978 – June 1982

UCLA School of Medicine
 Los Angeles, CA. 90024

Undergraduate Education:

September 1974 – June 1978

U.C.-Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CA. 93106

Work Experience:

October 10 1985 - Present

SUPERIOR FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

1419 Superior Ave., Suite #1

Newport Beach, Ca. 92663

Duties:

 Family Practice, Addiction Medicine,
Urgent Care, Industrial Medicine,

June 1985 – October 1985

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Yvonne Burke Health Center

2509 Pico Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA.
 

Duties:
Family Planning, Gyne, Family Practice

 

Hospital Affiliations:

July 1986 - Present

HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN

301 Newport Blvd. Box Y

Newport Beach, CA. 92658-8912

January 1986 - 2001

COLLEGE HOSPITAL 301 Victoria St.

Costa Mesa, CA. 92627 1/86-2001

1992 - Present

WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER

1001 N. Tustin Street

Santa Ana, CA.   1992 to present

 

Memberships:

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PRACTICE

1740 W. 92nd Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64114

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE

4601 North Park Avenue #101 Arcade Level

Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815

 

Professional Activities:

April 1995 – October 1996

Chairman; Department of Family Medicine Hoag Hospital

April 1995 – October 1996

Chairman, Chemical Dependencey Unit Committee Hoag Hospital

April 1995 – October 1996

Chairman, Family Medicine Core Committee Hoag Hospital

January 1994 – March 1995

Vice-Chairman, Department of Family Medicine Hoag Hospital

January 1994 – January 1995

Member, Medical Executive Committee College Hospital

January 1994 – January 1995

Member, Medical Continuous Quality Improvement/ Medical Records/

and Utilization Review Committee College Hospital

January 1987 – Present

Member, Department of Medicine Committee College Hospital

1986 - Present

FAA Airman Medical Examiner

2000 - Present

Medical Review Officer