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DOCTORS
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Michael Shannon, M.D.
Dr. Shannon began practicing in the Saddleback Valley in l973, originally in Mission Viejo,
and since 1996, in Laguna Hills. Dr. Shannon has a special interest in infant and toddler
growth and development and in the parenting of first children.
"My basic philosophy about children is that we must listen to what they
tell us from their first sound and facilitate their development of SELF, beginning at birth!"
Dr. Shannon has been married to his wife, Vera, since 1968 and has two children,
Michael (a pediatric dentist opening his new office on Crown Valley
Parkway below Mission Hospital in Oct. 2007) and Vanessa (a PhD. in sports
psychology and chairman of the department of excercise and sport science at
Tennessee Wesleyan College). Dr. Shannon has two grandsons, Spencer and Owen, who live in San Clemente.
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Mary Ann Wilkinson, M.D.
Dr. Mary Ann Wilkinson has been practicing in South Orange County since 1992. She loves the thrill and enjoyment of caring for kids of all ages, from birth thru adolescence. She believes being a doctor for children is truly a
family affair, requiring a joint effort between doctor and parents to raise
a healthy and happy child.
In her spare time, Dr. Wilkinson keeps busy with her two boys, Will and Luke, and her husband Gary.
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Jan M. Johnson, M.D.
Dr. Johnson was born and raised in Southern California. She attended college (BOOMER
SOONER) and medical school in the midwest. Dr. Johnson has been in practice with
Seaview Pediatrics since 1999. She cares for children from birth to 18 years of age.
"It is a joy and privilege to take care of children. My goal as a practitioner is to help my
families raise healthy, confident, self-capable children."
Dr. Johnson has been married since 1992. She and her husband have 3 children. Peyton,
Dane and new baby, Callan. She most enjoys spending her free time playing golf, reading,
exercising and being with her family.
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Dan T. Kouwabunpat, M.D.
Dr. Kouwabunpat graduated from Northwestern University Medical
School in 1997 and completed his Internship and Residency in Pediatrics
at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in 2000, at which time he joined Seaview
in Aliso Viejo and Laguna Hills.
"As a pediatrician, my approach is to help families optimize the overall
health and well-being of their children through principles of nutrition,
physical activity, and emotional & social development. Ultimately,
the goal is to help these children become well-rounded individuals who
lead healthy, fulfilling lives who inspire others by the way in which they live."
Dr. Kouwabunpat is married to Dr. Yu-Hua Fang, a physician in Internal Medicine
in San Juan Capistrano. They have three daughters.
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Catharina Wolde-Yohannes, M.D.
Dr. Yohannes was born and raised in Sweden. Following medical school in Sweden and residency at UCI,
she began work in pediatrics with Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Yohannes joined Seaview Pediatrics in 1999.
"Every day I go to work I enjoy taking care of children and following their growth and development
from tender, dependent little newborns to strong, independent, very unique individuals.
I like to focus on parent educaton, illness prevention and safety and to help parents bring up healthy,
happy children and young adults."
Dr. Yohannes lives in Mission Viejo with her three children, two in college and one in high school.
She enjoys the outdoors, sports and traveling, but most of all, spending time with her children.
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Celia H.P. Chiang, M.D.
Dr. Chiang worked as an engineer before realizing that medicine, and specifically pediatrics, was her true calling. She attended UCSD for medical school and completed her residency at Harbor-UCLA in 1999. After working briefly for Kaiser-Permanente, she joined Sea View Pediatrics in March 2000.
"I love working with children. I believe that each child is unique and should be treated as such by parents and pediatrician alike. In order to promote the growth and development of happy, healthy children, it is also important to support and educate their parents. One of my biggest roles, therefore, is as a resource and guide for parents as their children make the journey from infancy through childhood and into adolescence."
Dr. Chiang's outside interests include tennis, volleyball, reading, and writing; but what she enjoys most is spending time with her husband, Rob, and their son, Ryan.
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Kathy A. Teeple, M.D.
Dr. Teeple was raised in Northern California and attended college at UC Santa Barbara. She continued her medical education in New York and completed her residency at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles before joining Seaview Pediatrics. Kathy and her husband, Matt, and baby Caden live in San Clemente.
“My greatest satisfaction is derived from working with children and their parents to promote optimal health and successful transitions from birth to young adulthood. My goal is to provide the highest quality of care and develop life long relationships.”
In her free time, Dr. Teeple enjoys playing golf, running, and snow skiing and spending time with family.
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Swati M. Purohit, M.D.
Dr. Purohit was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended both college
and medical school at the University of Arizona. She completed her pediatric
residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. She joined Sea View Pediatrics in 2007.
Dr. Purohit enjoys spending time with her husband Manish and daughter Simran. I
n her free time she also enjoys travelling, scrapbooking, swimming, and watching movies.
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Scott Gaitan, MD
Dr. Gaitan attended medical school and completed his residency in Southern California. He
subsequently moved to Northern California where he spent seven years practicing Pediatrics.
Warm weather and beautiful beaches pulled his family back to Southern California in 2007.
Dr. Gaitan enjoys caring for children of all ages and believes that the care of children
is best approached as a team with the family.
In his spare time, Dr. Gaitan enjoys soaking up the sun with plenty of outdoor activities
with his wife and two children.
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NURSE PRACTITIONERS
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Lydia Moore, MSN, CPNP
Lydia Moore worked as an RN at CHOC in Orange in the NICU
for seven years before returning to school at Cal State
Long Beach, where she earned a Master's Degree in Nursing
including training as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Lydia has worked as a PNP since 1995, originally in another
practice in Mission Viejo, and with Seaview in the Laguna Hills
office since 1998.
Lydia states, "I've always enjoyed working with children.
A big part of caring for children is education and working
with the family."
Lydia has been married to her husband, Eric, since 1999. They
live in Laguna with their daughter, Tatiana.
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Wissy Wallis, RN, MSN, PCCNP
Wissy Wallis spent the first 6 years of her career in the PICU at University Children’s Hospital in Houston Texas. She moved to
South Orange County in 1989 opening the PICU at Mission hospital, which became CHOC at Mission. She returned to school obtaining
a bachelors degree in nursing, a masters of science in pediatric critical care nursing from San Diego State and finally a post masters certificate as a Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner from Loma Linda University.
Wissy worked as an PCCNP and Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from 1997 -2006 at CHOC at Mission.
She has also worked as an NP for Kid’s Doc since 2003. She has been with Sea View Pediatrics since 2006.
“ I love working with children and their families!” It is always rewarding.
There are so many ways to help; listening to what the parent/child has to say, anticipatory guidance,
child/family education, and sometimes just reassuring the parent that they are doing the right thing, is all it takes”.
Wissy has been married to her husband Tom since 1980. They have a bearded collie, Maddy.
Wissy has special interests in bioethics, childhood injury prevention, and enjoys spending time with her family most of all.
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Have questions? Give us a call at 949.951.KIDS
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