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Dr. Li Fan is a board-certified OB-GYN. She offers comprehensive obstetrical and complete gynecological services at Obstetrics & Gynecology Li Fan MD, INC in Poway, California. She has over 17 years of experience in women’s health care and is committed to providing high-quality, personalized care for her patients and helps them to navigate significant milestones.

In 1989, Dr. Fan received her MD from Southeast University Medical College, Nanjing, P.R. China with honors and in 2004, she did her residency at University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship from Cornell University Medical College, New York City, and she also has a Ph.D. in Physiology from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

She spent one year as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago after her residency, before entering into private practice at West Suburban Ob/Gyn Ltd, Lombard, Illinois, in 2006, where she worked for close to nine years. In 2015, Dr. Fan started her current practice in Poway, California.

Dr. Fan’s clinical expertise includes managing low-risk pregnancies, adolescent and menopausal gynecological problems, and abnormal uterine bleeding. She's also skilled in all minimally invasive gynecological and urogynecological surgeries along with hysteroscopies, colposcopies, and endometrial ablations.

She has been recognized for her services by Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Chicago and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.

She is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and medical Spanish, which makes her popular among patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing poetry and painting, along with swimming and hiking.  

We believe in patient-centered care where the focus is on the whole woman–her body, heart and mind.
Our goal is to provide care that is respectful and responsive to individual patient’s preferences, needs and values. 

Joan Hazel Calinisan, MD, FACOG is an award-winning, board-certified OB/GYN who is passionate about helping women achieve and maintain optimal reproductive health at Trinity Women’s Health in Murrieta, California. She has a special interest in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and a keen interest in the latest reproductive technologies, anti-aging and menopausal health.

A graduate of the Biomedical Sciences Accelerated Program at the University of California at Riverside, where she earned her bachelor of science degree, Dr. Calinisan has an ongoing commitment to excellence in education. She achieved her MD with honors at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1997.

She then went on to postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. She’s received specialized training in pelvic floor repair, and laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Dr. Calinisan belongs to many professional organizations, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American College of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, and the American Medical Association. She is currently Clinical Professor in OB/GYN at Western University Medical School in Pomona, California, Touro University in Vallejo, California

and medical student mentor for UCLA. She is also a consultant and proctor at Cooper Surgical, Myriad Genetics and Viacord.  Dr. Calinisan has held leadership positions including Chair of OB/GYN and Chief of Staff at Loma Linda Medical Center, Murrieta, California

She received the Patients’ Choice Award from vitals.com in 2010, 2011 and 2018. In 2010, Dr. Calinisan was named Top OB/GYN Inland Empire by IE Family Magazine. She speaks English, Spanish, and Tagalog.

Nerissa C. Safie, MD, FACOG is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist with a special interest in keeping women healthy and strong through every stage of life, including pregnancy and menopause. She has been in private practice since 2011.

Dr. Safie received her bachelor of science degree in chemistry from California State University in San Bernardino graduated Suma Cam Laude. She earned her MD from Harvard University in Boston, in 2000. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

She’s a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Medical Association. Dr. Safie has been a natural leader from a young age, having competed in the Model U.N. and become president of the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students while at Cal State.

A lover of dance and music, Dr. Safie choreographed comical dances for her fellow medical students that were highlighted in a second-year med-school showcase. Donates her hair to Locks of love. She received the Patients’ Choice Award from vitals.com in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018.  Compassionate Doctor Recognition award from vitals.com in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018

She speaks English and Tagalog fluently and also speaks some Spanish.

With more than three decades in practice, Mauricio Levine, MD, is among the most experienced women’s health specialists in the greater San Diego area. Through his practice at Chula Vista OB/GYN, Dr. Levine is proud to have assisted thousands of women with a wide range of gynecologic and obstetric needs.

Education has always been important to Dr. Levine. He began his education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, where he graduated at the top of his class. He went on to residency training at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and also served as an attending physician and instructor for Suffolk County Clinics in Long Island, New York.

Dr. Levine entered private practice in 1989. He enjoys building professional relationships with the women in his care and is deeply honored to play a role in their health and wellness. His unrushed style and attention to detail are just some of the things his patients appreciate about their care, and why they feel so confident recommending the practice to friends and family.

As a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Levine has achieved additional training in his field. He is also a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of the San Diego County Medical Society. He is affiliated with both Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and Paradise Valley Hospital.

Dr. Levine understands the importance of creating a warm, welcoming environment where women can feel supported no matter what their current set of needs may be. Throughout his career, he’s made a name for himself by providing personalized care that treats each woman as a unique individual.

If you’re searching for an experienced, compassionate, and incredibly personable OB/GYN, schedule a time to come in and sit down with Dr. Levine to discuss his approach to women’s health. Whether you’re simply looking for top-quality well-woman care or have a complex gynecologic need, Dr. Levine has the expertise to meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

With his expertise in overall women’s health, infertility, and prenatal care, board-certified OB/GYN Paul Hinshaw, DO, is a trusted expert for patients throughout Escondido and San Marcos, California. Dr. Hinshaw is currently accepting new patients at North County Women's Specialists.

After Dr. Hinshaw earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Michigan, he went on to complete his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. He headed back to Michigan to finish his obstetrics and gynecology internship and residency at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, where he served as chief resident.

Dr. Hinshaw is board certified through the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. While Dr. Hinshaw is skilled in preventive care and treating chronic women’s health issues, he has a special interest in hysteroscopy and minimally invasive surgical procedures including endometrial ablation, laparoscopy, and daVinci® robotic surgery.

Outside of the clinic, Dr. Hinshaw spends time with his wife and their son. He enjoys traveling, skiing, biking, and running in his spare time.

OB/GYN Brano Cizmar, MD, FACOG, is known for his compassionate care. Dr. Cizmar is accepting new patients at North County Women's Specialists in Escondido and San Marcos, California.

After earning his medical degree from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Dr. Cizmar relocated to the United States. He went through both his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Michigan State University in Grand Rapids.

Dr. Cizmar is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He’s a fellow of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).

Because of his expertise and patient-centric focus, Dr. Cizmar has been recognized as “Physician of the Year” at Palomar Medical Center by his colleagues in the birth center. He was even the recipient of the prestigious “Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures” award through the AAGL.

Dr. Cizmar can help patients with routine care and treatment of complex conditions. He has special interests in high-risk obstetrics, daVinci® robotic surgery, pelvic reconstructive surgery, and urogynecology. Dr. Cizmar offers minimally invasive cosmetic surgeries for vaginal rejuvenation, including perineoplasty and labiaplasty procedures.

With his expertise in obstetrics, Dr. Cizmar counsels and treats patients who struggle with infertility issues, and when his patients become pregnant, he monitors them carefully through prenatal checkups. Dr. Cizmar also addresses concerns related to menopause and the associated symptoms and offers effective solutions, including bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

When Dr. Cizmar is away from the clinic, he enjoys spending time with his son, and he likes to fish, ski, scuba dive, and swim. Dr. Cizmar is fluent in several languages, including English, Czech, Italian, Slovak, and Spanish.

Nadine Graven MD, FACOG, is from the great State of Wisconsin. After graduationg from the University of Wisconsin, she began the study of the practice she loves at the University of Missouri Medical School. She then completed her residency in OB/GYN at Ohio State with the likes of Fred Zuspan MD and Steve Gabbe MD. (whose books are on every OB/GYN’s bookshelf) She joined a practice of wonderful physicians in Portland, Oregon and learned how to grow roses. One of her pregnant patients kept insisting she needed to meet her boss….. so she did and then she married him!

Dr Graven was convinced to join her new husband in Los Gatos, California in 1994 after a year of commuting from Portland. She started a busy solo practice while having 3 children. Her practice grew to a very busy womens center with 2 MD’s and 3 Nurse practitioners.

She was elected chairman of the OB/GYN department 3 times by her peers. She became chairman of the governing board of her hospital, as well as head of the hospital’s robotic program. She has completed 300 plus robotic cases, thousand’s of Gynecology cases and delivered 5,252 babies. She loves all things hormonal and lectures as a menopause expert all around the country.

After some back surgery followed by Covid, she and her husband moved to Oceanside to wait it out. She worked for a locums company all over California, filling in for doctors who were out and ended up getting placed at Palomar Health OB/GYN. After 2 months, they asked her to permanently join them. She has been delighted to accept.

Dr. Graven loves all phases of Ob/Gyn practice. She is especially interested in hormones and menopause. She is skilled at patient management in everything from birth control pills, fibroids and pelvic pain, to infertility, prenatal care and breastfeeding. An accomplished ultrasonographer, she has done over 35,0000 obstetric and gynecologic ultrasounds.

In her rare free time she loves to walk the beach with her cute Italian Greyhound rescue Marley, add as many plants to her yard as she can, make jewelry, play her piano and travel with the love of her life to see their beautiful kids.

She looks forward to meeting and being a helpful resource for the primary care providers and the women of Escondido and San Marcos.

Natalia Babkina, MD, PhD, is academically trained and board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Genetics. She serves the community of Escondido, California, at North County Women's Specialists.

Dr. Babkina received her Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy with honors from Voronezh State Medical University in Russia. She went on to complete her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New Jersey Medical School in Newark and her fellowship in Medical Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles, Intercampus Exchange Program.

During her training, Dr. Babkina served as a chief administrative resident and fellow, receiving multiple awards and co-authoring several publications.

Dr. Babkina is highly experienced with high-risk pregnancies and complex gynecological surgery. She is most passionate about minimally-invasive surgery using the advanced da Vinci® robotic system that offers exceptional precision and accuracy.

In her free time, Dr. Babkina likes spending time with her family, traveling, skiing, scuba diving, and riding horses.

With his expertise in overall women’s health, infertility, and prenatal care, board-certified OB/GYN Paul Hinshaw, DO, is a trusted expert for patients throughout Escondido and San Marcos, California. Dr. Hinshaw is currently accepting new patients at North County Women's Specialists.

After Dr. Hinshaw earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Michigan, he went on to complete his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. He headed back to Michigan to finish his obstetrics and gynecology internship and residency at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, where he served as chief resident.

Dr. Hinshaw is board certified through the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. While Dr. Hinshaw is skilled in preventive care and treating chronic women’s health issues, he has a special interest in hysteroscopy and minimally invasive surgical procedures including endometrial ablation, laparoscopy, and daVinci® robotic surgery.

Outside of the clinic, Dr. Hinshaw spends time with his wife and their son. He enjoys traveling, skiing, biking, and running in his spare time.

OB/GYN Brano Cizmar, MD, FACOG, is known for his compassionate care. Dr. Cizmar is accepting new patients at North County Women's Specialists in Escondido and San Marcos, California.

After earning his medical degree from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Dr. Cizmar relocated to the United States. He went through both his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Michigan State University in Grand Rapids.

Dr. Cizmar is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He’s a fellow of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).

Because of his expertise and patient-centric focus, Dr. Cizmar has been recognized as “Physician of the Year” at Palomar Medical Center by his colleagues in the birth center. He was even the recipient of the prestigious “Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures” award through the AAGL.

Dr. Cizmar can help patients with routine care and treatment of complex conditions. He has special interests in high-risk obstetrics, daVinci® robotic surgery, pelvic reconstructive surgery, and urogynecology. Dr. Cizmar offers minimally invasive cosmetic surgeries for vaginal rejuvenation, including perineoplasty and labiaplasty procedures.

With his expertise in obstetrics, Dr. Cizmar counsels and treats patients who struggle with infertility issues, and when his patients become pregnant, he monitors them carefully through prenatal checkups. Dr. Cizmar also addresses concerns related to menopause and the associated symptoms and offers effective solutions, including bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

When Dr. Cizmar is away from the clinic, he enjoys spending time with his son, and he likes to fish, ski, scuba dive, and swim. Dr. Cizmar is fluent in several languages, including English, Czech, Italian, Slovak, and Spanish.

Nadine Graven MD, FACOG, is from the great State of Wisconsin. After graduationg from the University of Wisconsin, she began the study of the practice she loves at the University of Missouri Medical School. She then completed her residency in OB/GYN at Ohio State with the likes of Fred Zuspan MD and Steve Gabbe MD. (whose books are on every OB/GYN’s bookshelf) She joined a practice of wonderful physicians in Portland, Oregon and learned how to grow roses. One of her pregnant patients kept insisting she needed to meet her boss….. so she did and then she married him!

Dr Graven was convinced to join her new husband in Los Gatos, California in 1994 after a year of commuting from Portland. She started a busy solo practice while having 3 children. Her practice grew to a very busy womens center with 2 MD’s and 3 Nurse practitioners.

She was elected chairman of the OB/GYN department 3 times by her peers. She became chairman of the governing board of her hospital, as well as head of the hospital’s robotic program. She has completed 300 plus robotic cases, thousand’s of Gynecology cases and delivered 5,252 babies. She loves all things hormonal and lectures as a menopause expert all around the country.

After some back surgery followed by Covid, she and her husband moved to Oceanside to wait it out. She worked for a locums company all over California, filling in for doctors who were out and ended up getting placed at Palomar Health OB/GYN. After 2 months, they asked her to permanently join them. She has been delighted to accept.

Dr. Graven loves all phases of Ob/Gyn practice. She is especially interested in hormones and menopause. She is skilled at patient management in everything from birth control pills, fibroids and pelvic pain, to infertility, prenatal care and breastfeeding. An accomplished ultrasonographer, she has done over 35,0000 obstetric and gynecologic ultrasounds.

In her rare free time she loves to walk the beach with her cute Italian Greyhound rescue Marley, add as many plants to her yard as she can, make jewelry, play her piano and travel with the love of her life to see their beautiful kids.

She looks forward to meeting and being a helpful resource for the primary care providers and the women of Escondido and San Marcos.