Dr. Anthony Mills is an HIV Specialist and is the CEO of Men’s Health Foundation and president of the Southern California Men’s Medical Group in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Mills is also the principal investigator at Mills Clinical Research and an assistant professor of medicine at UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Mills earned his undergraduate degree at Duke University and his medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Mills has an extensive research background and has conducted numerous clinical trials for HIV treatment and prevention. Dr. Mills is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of American, HIV Medical Association, International AIDS Society, IAS-USA, and the American Academy of HIV Medicine.

Dr. DeFoto graduated medical school in 1989 and practiced for 5 years as a board-certified family practitioner in New York. After moving to Los Angeles in 1998, he worked for the Gay and Lesbian Center’s Primary Care and HIV Practice (Lambda Medical Group) for 5 years. Before joining Anthony Mills, MD in 2008, Dr. DeFoto worked with Tower Infectious Disease. Dr. DeFoto got into the field of medicine because he wanted to work in a profession that made him feel like he did something good for people. The ability to help people while performing a job he loves is something that Dr. DeFoto considers to be a tremendous gift.

Dr. Pardo is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and is nationally recognized as an HIV specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. After completing medical school in 2002 in Colombia where he was born and raised, Dr. Pardo moved to the US to continue his education. While preparing for the medical boards, he worked in the medical research field and collaborated in clinical trials. In 2009, Dr. Pardo completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Tufts University in Boston. Dr. Pardo then completed his fellowship at University of California Irvine in 2011, where he focused on Infectious Diseases. Before joining SoCal MMG, Dr. Pardo worked in Long Beach, CA for The CARE Center, a non-profit HIV program for underserved patients, and was also an Infectious Diseases Consultant for Long Beach Memorial Hospital and Saint Mary's Medical Center. Driven by his passion for treating infectious diseases and HIV, Dr. Pardo is highly compassionate toward each one of his patients.

Dr. David Tellalian is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, and is a designated HIV specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. A graduate of the Keck School of Medicine at USC, he also completed training programs at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is greatly involved in the care of patients with HIV infection, teaching residents and students, and working in the field of STD research. Dr. Tellalian says, "My favorite value at Men’s Health Foundation is standing for patients first. Looking out for the health and well-being of each of my patients has been a core value that I have carried out during my entire practice. As a physician, it is important to be a patient advocate to seek the needs and interests of everyone I serve. I have always sought to treat patients in a holistic manner, in caring for and understanding each patient’s life situation and addressing their issues on an individual basis."

Dr. Trang is joining the organization as a physician to provide clinical care and perform clinical research. He was born in Vietnam and immigrated to central Massachusetts at a young age. After finishing high school, he moved to the capital district of New York to combined-degree program where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Economics at Union College, a Master of Healthcare Administration at Union Graduate College, and a Doctor of Medicine at Albany Medical College. Dr. Trang decided to return back to Worcester, Massachusetts to the same FQHC where he and his family first visited when they came to the United States to complete his residency training in family medicine and community health. Throughout his stages of training, Dr. Trang had the privilege of working with underserved patients of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The most notable and gratifying patient encounters he’s had helped direct his passions towards a career where he can care for the most marginalized groups. This propelled Dr. Trang to complete fellowship training in HIV medicine in Los Angeles County from 2020-2022 and ultimately, to his new role here at MHF. Naturally as a family medicine doctor, his interests have mostly revolved around disease prevention and how the social determinants of health affects our delivery of care. These interests are all reflected in Dr. Trang’s prior work: studying how payment structures affect the outcomes of tuberculosis care in Vietnam; how geographic regions affect the blood pressure and BMI of Buddhist monks in Nepal; and more recently, how to improve the use of PrEP by simplifying and streamlining the process among primary care doctors.

Brandon is joining our team as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Brandon received his undergraduate degree in psychology from New York State, and received his graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. Brandon specializes in:

• anxiety, stress, and feeling overwhelmed;

• out-of-control sexual behavior;

• depression, low mood, lack of joy;

• sexuality struggles;

• LGBTQIA+ struggles;

• kink and non-monogamy;

• sex therapy emphasizes issues of sex positivity, relationship, and sexual dysfunction;

• HIV/AIDS-related issues.

Brandon has worked in both in the non-profit sector for the last five years in HIV prevention, and in the private sector as an Associate Sex Addiction Therapist candidate. Brandon believes that therapy is a collaborative process, and when people are seeking therapy, it is because they either need support, want to make a change, or feel like they need the space to talk. As a therapist, Brandon is here to guide you through your difficulties, so you have a tool belt to help you through the challenges you face.