Lisa Brennan, D.D.S.

Dr. Lisa Brennan grew up in Moss Beach, just south of San Francisco.  She attended San Francisco State College.  After graduation, she went to UCSF Dental School and graduated in 1975.  She served her pediatric dental residency at UCLA and finished in 1977.  She practiced pediatric dentistry in Thousand Oaks until 1983, when she opened Oak Park Dentistry for Children here in Oak Pak.  Dr. Brennan is a member of California Dental Association, California Society of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Santa Barbara-Ventura Dental Society.  She presently serves on the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation.   She is on staff at Los Robles Medical Center Hospital and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Brennan is married with two grown children, Louise and Andy.  She enjoys gardening and hiking in Cheseboro Canyon Park.  She is the past president of Conejo Valley Garden Club and likes to be a docent at the Kids Adventure Garden in the Conejo Valley Botanic Garden.  Dr. Brennan adds her personal touch of beauty and creativity, whatever the activity, from making a three-layered pesto dip to arranging flower in her favorite style, Sogetsu Ikebana.

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Karen Sue, D.D.S.

Dr. Karen Sue, was raised in the South Bay area and graduated from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 1986. She completed her pediatric dental residency at USC Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in 1988. Immediately following her residency she served on staff at CHLA Dental Clinic as part of their dental faculty and also became part of the Oak Park Dentistry family. She is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Society of Dentistry for Children, and California Society of Pediatric Dentists. She has served as a Board member and President of ASDC, Southern California Chapter. Dr. Sue has volunteered and served as a Board member for the Los Angeles Epilepsy Society.

Dr. Sue loves to travel with her wonderful husband, Curtis. They honeymooned in the Hawaiian Islands and often return.  Dr. Sue always has stayed physically active. As a girl she was catcher on a softball team and now stays fit with swimming, walking, bicycling and hiking. As part of a closely-knit family, she loves to spend time with her nieces and nephew. Dr. Sue has many hidden talents - she is a great bowler and a great cook!  Her incredible fried rice and Chinese chicken salad always make a hit.  Ask her for her recipes.
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Linda Lott, D.D.S.

Dr. Linda Lott grew up in Chicago and remained in Illinois until she moved to California in 1968. Instead of returning to Illinois, she attended UCLA School of Dentistry where she became the first African American woman to graduate from the program in 1974. She has been practicing the specialty of Pediatric Dentistry for twenty-five years. Following dental school, Dr. Lott completed a year of postdoctoral residence study at the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School at the Martin Luther King County General Hospital of Los Angeles. She completed her second year of resident study at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, receiving her Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry. She has been on teaching staff at both USC and UCLA and has served as an examiner for the State Dental Licensing Board of California.

Dr. Lott has three teenage children and in her free time enjoys jazz, art, the outdoors, hiking and skiing. She loves to travel and explore customs and cultures and has been to Africa several times. She enjoys meeting a variety of people. Dr. Lott's beauty and grace is a reflection of her practice and study of holistic medicine, healthy eating and natural living. She has a very good command of the Spanish language and loves to be active in the community. Dr. Lott is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Los Angeles.
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Jennifer Barry, D.D.S.

Dr. Jennifer Barry grew up in Thousand Oaks and has spent most of her life in the Conejo Valley. She graduated from La Reina High School and attended Santa Clara University, where she majored in Biology. Dr. Barry received her D.D.S. from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and also completed her residency program in Pediatric Dentistry at Loma Linda. She now serves as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Dentistry at Loma Linda University. Dr. Barry is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the California Society of Pediatric Dentists. Dr. Barry has exceptional dental knowledge and skill, but patients mostly know her for her gentle touch.

When Dr. Barry is not practicing dentistry, she spends time with her husband, Ari, and her family and friends from the Thousand Oaks and Loma Linda areas. She enjoys the beach and visiting her family's cabin in Big Bear.  Dr. Barry has been skiing since age 11 and took up snowboarding last year. She also enjoys traveling and recently returned from Guatemala where she attended her best friend's wedding. Dr. Barry takes photographs of her travel and other activities, and enjoys creating scrapbooks to preserve her fond memories.

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Lorraine Neri, D.D.S.

Dr. Lorraine Neri was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her family moved to the Buenos Aries, Argentina where she was raised until the age of five. Dr. Neri received a BS in Physiology at the University of California Davis, and a DDS degree from the University of Southern California. Dr. Neri practiced as a general dentist for three years in the San Fernando Valley and then decided to pursue specialized training in pediatric dentistry at the University of Southern California/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Neri is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Neri is married to husband Newman and they have an 11 month old baby named Noah. She loves to spend time with other moms for play dates and to read books to her son. She and her husband have taken up ballroom dancing and enjoy it very much. Dr. Neri also enjoys cooking, arts and crafts, and the she loves the outdoors.

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 Yazdan Alami, D.D.S.

Dr. Alami was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. He attended the University of California at Santa Barbara and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences. Then he attended dental school at Indiana University. He completed a three-year pediatric program at the university of California San Francisco. He belongs to the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Cayman Islands Medical Dental Society, California Society of Pediatric Dentistry, California Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the San Fernando Dental Society, the San Francisco Dental Society, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

He has received many merit awards including a research grant form the National Institute of Health. He is committed to serving in the community and has been a committee member and volunteer of Kids Dental Day in Indianapolis, The Give Kids a Smile Program in San Francisco, and a volunteer at the Georgetown Dental Clinic in the Grand Cayman Islands.

He has a lovely wife, Krista, who he met at Indiana University. They enjoying traveling, swimming, scuba diving, and jet skiing. He also loves golf and basketball. Dr. Alami speaks fluent Farsi, French and English. His charming and professional personality creates immediate rapport with the children and parents.

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 Ellen Stone, D.D.S.

Dr. Ellen Stone comes to us from Florida, where she completed her dental education at the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 1999. She then moved to California to join a one year residency in general dentistry at the Veteran's Administration in West Los Angeles. After practicing general dentistry for a few years in Los Angeles, she attended New York University College of Dentistry to pursue a residency in pediatric dentistry. As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Stone has provided care for several communities in Los Angeles & Ventura counties. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is a board member of the California Society of Dentistry for Children.

She enjoys marathon training and discovering new hiking trails with her high school sweetheart/husband Danny and dog Mia. She learned to speak Spanish in her travels to Argentina, and enjoys the opportunity to practice with her patients. In September 2006, she
and her husband welcomed their son Ethan Sam to the world.

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Carla Abboud, D.D.S.

Dr. Carla Abboud moved to the US from Paris, France in 1985 and grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She matriculated from Buckley High School to a six-year accelerated dental program at the University of Southern California. After completing two years of undergraduate studies at USC, Dr. Abboud obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Dental Science. She graduated from USC dental school in 2004 among the top ten students and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Honor Dental Society. She then received training in pediatric dentistry at USC and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Abboud is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, California Society of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association, California Dental Association and San Fernando Valley Dental Association.

Dr. Abboud enjoys literature, cinema, plays, music concerts and travel. Most recent travels include the island of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies, New York and Seattle. She also enjoys participating in charity walkathons including The Memory Walk for Alzheimer's disease. She loves outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking, biking and jet skiing. Dr. Abboud is fluent in both Arabic and French.

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