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Family doctor joins local practice

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Sonoma Valley Sun

Sonoma Valley Hospital and Prima Medical Group welcome new family practice doctor, Geeta Malik, M.D.

A native Californian who honeymooned five years ago in Sonoma, Malik has returned with her husband and family to practice in the office of doctors Brian Sebastian, M.D. and Suzannah Bozzone, M.D.

Malik has been a resident family practice physician in San Jacincto Methodist Hospital in Baytown, Texas, since 1998.

The mother of two said she is excited to return to Sonoma, and she welcomes patients of all ages.

“I’m honest with patients and I involve them in decision making,” she said. “It’s important to me to respect my patients’ autonomy.”

Malik brings a wealth of experience to Sonoma. A graduate of the University of California Los Angeles in 1989, she received her medical degree, with honors, from Creighton University School of Medicine, in Omaha, Nebraska in 1993.

Fluent in Spanish and Basic Sign Language, Malik loves working in family medicine because it allows her to treat all ages and conditions. She is particularly interested in disease management.

“What I hope to do is develop a practice where I can create close relationships with my patients, keeping them healthy and treating them when they are sick.”

Malik is a member of numerous medical organizations, has been a consultant to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners since 2006, Chart Monitor, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners since 2008, Peer reviewer of the Archives of Family Medicine for 1999-2000 and 2005-2007, and member of the Credentials Committee, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital since 2004.

She has also been a Clinical Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas.




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