Meet Our Faculty

Program Director

Nashwan Obad, MD, is the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Sierra View Medical Center. Dr. Obad is a lifelong resident of Porterville, where he graduated from Porterville High school - Class of 2007. He originally started his journey at SVMC as a volunteer in the Medical Records Department during his high school years. Dr. Obad attended University of California, San Diego for his undergraduate studies and Ross University School of Medicine for his medical education. In 2021, he completed residency from San Joaquin General Hospital and joined Sierra View Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Department immediately following graduation.

Dr. Obad is interested in Graduate Medical Education and Academic Medicine. His main focus is investing in and providing the best medical education experience for medical students and residents while helping them become the most competitive and well-rounded physicians. Outside of medicine, Dr. Obad loves spending time with his family, including daughter Iman and son Hassan. He also loves reading, watching documentaries, and barbecuing.


Associate Program Director

Randolph Tingle, MD


Core Faculty

Dr. Bindu Sagarreddy, MD

Dr. Nirupama Vemuri, MD

Dr. Rajinderpal Chahal, MD

Dr. Kareem Ahmad, MD

Dr. Karrie Lau, DO