Patient-Centered, Provider-Managed, Interpreter-Facilitated Human Communication
We are a team of healthcare professionals and professional interpreters who prepare medical interpreters for the clinical setting - hospitals and clinics, where your knowledge of medical terminology and professional interpreting skills are critical.
Meet the members of the Culture Advantage Team.
Introducing our newest mentor, Liliana Espinosa Sanchez, MD from Mexico. CMI-Spanish.Culture Advantage Graduate.
Dr. Lily is the first graduate of our PMIC©-Diabetes Program (Professional Medical Interpreter Clinical - Diabetes Specialty) and
and first PMIC©-Diabetes Mentor. Congratulations, Dr. Lily!
Mary Mancilla Van Vleck, MD, MPH, from Colombia. Culture Advantage Graduate - Spanish Program. CMI - Spanish
Diego Garcia, MD from Colombia. Culture Advantage Graduate, Spanish Program.
Simone Andrade. Bachelor's Degree in Translation - Brazil. Culture Advantage Graduate, Portuguese Program. Core CHI-Portuguese
Andrea Williams. RN BSN from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. CCRN, experienced critical care nurse. Mentor, Portuguese Program.
Shubing Liu, MD from China. Board Certification, Molecular Biology. Culture Advantage Graduate, Chinese Mandarin Program. CMI - Mandarin
Our newest Chinese mentor is Yan Zhang, BSN, RN, graduate of the Culture Advantage Chinese Mandarin program.
Dalia Elsouhag, MD, MPH
Mentor, English-Arabic Program
Medical Degree - Egypt
MPH - Wayne State University
Culture Advantage Graduate - English-Arabic Medical Interpreter Program
Our newest mentor in the Arabic Program is Mumina Saradar Core CHI Arabic. An experienced laborary technician, she is a graduate of the Culture Advantage Program. Core CHI Arabic.
Nurhan Kayyali. Based in Doha, Qatar. BA Translation. Culture Advantage Graduate. Mentor, Arabic Program
Shoreh Setayesh Core-CHI-Farsi. Bachelor's Degree. Experienced Farsi Interpreter. Graduate, Culture Advantage Farsi Medical Interpreter Program
Sanjar Babadjanov, MD. Medical Degree-Uzbekistan. Mentor: Russian program. Culture Advantage graduate English-Russian Program.
Dong Tran, MD. Pediatrician in Vietnam
Medical Mentor, Medical Advisor - English-Vietnamese Medical Interpreter Program
Medical Degree - Vietnam
Kelly Martinkus, MD, CMI-Spanish
Manager of Program Development-Medical Division
Senior Medical Mentor, English-Spanish Program
Interpreting Mentor
Medical Degree - Mexico
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Lizbeth Mendoza, MD
Medical Mentor - English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Medical Degree - Mexico
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Tatiana Piccoli, MD, MPH
Medical Mentor - English-Russian Medical Interpreter Program
Master's Degree - >
Medical Degree - St. Petersburg, Russia
Master of Public Health. Georgia State University.
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Russian Medical Interpreter Program
Zhao Qi, M.D., M.S.
National Certified Medical Interpreter (CHI-Mandarin, CMI-Mandarin)
Professional Translator (ATA-English-Simplified Chinese)
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Chinese Medical Interpreter Program
Katherine Post, BSN, RN
Nursing Degree, China
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Chinese Medical Interpreter Program
Gi Eun Oh, MA (Translation and Interpretation)
Mentor, English-Korean Program
Bachelor's Degree - University of Utah (Cytotechnologist) Cum Laude
Master's Degree TESOL - Ewha Women's University, Korea
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Korean Medical Interpreter Program
Nurhan Kayyali
BA English and Translation
University of Petra
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Arabic Medical Interpreter Program and Culture Advantage Train the Trainer Mentor Preceptorship
Joon Lee, MD
Mentor, English-Korean Program
Medical Degree - American University of Antigua
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Korean Medical Interpreter Program
Ofelia Chacon, MD, PhD
Mentor, English-Spanish Program
Medical Degree - Colombia
PhD Microbiology - Texas A&M University
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Dhuha Alkanhawi, MD
Mentor, English-Arabic Program
Medical Degree - Jordan
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Arabic Medical Interpreter Program
Jaafar Al-Dahwi, MD
Guest Mentor, English-Arabic Program
Medical Degree - Egypt
Lury Fernandez, RN, BSN
Mentor, English-Spanish Program
Registered Nurse - US
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Roger He, MD, PhD
Medical Degree - China
Mentor, English-Mandarin Program
Medical Degree - China
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Chinese Medical Interpreter Program
Idil Hernandez, BS Physical Therapy, CMI-Spanish
Medical Mentor, English-Spanish Program
Interpreting Mentor
Physical Therapy - Puerto Rico
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Ana Mária Rodriguez, MD, CMI-Spanish
Medical Mentor, English-Spanish Program
Medical Degree - Columbia
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Rafael Don Q. Montalvo, MD
Mentor, English-Spanish Program
Medical Degree - Cuba
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Marlene Obermeyer, MA, RN
Director, Culture Advantage
Registered Nurse - US
Iryna Potapenko
Mentor, English- Russian Program
Bachelor's Degree Physiotherapy - Ukraine
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Russian Medical Interpreter Program
Christina Wren, LPN, RN, RN Cardiac Diagnostic Ultrasonographer
Medical Mentor English-Vietnamese
Interpreting Mentor
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Vietnamese Medical Interpreter Program
Rosa Bassett, CMI-Spanish, CHI-Spanish
Mentor, Interpreting Division
Final Exam Proctor
Professional English-Spanish Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Lisa Mannella, CMI-Spanish
Senior Mentor, Interpreting Division
Final Exam Proctor
Professional English-Spanish Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Kelsey Henriquez, PA-C, BS, CHI-Spanish, CMI-Spanish
Mentor, Interpreting Division
BS Biomedical Science and Spanish
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Yvette Nevares, MA, CMI-Spanish
Mentor, Interpreting Division
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Spanish Medical Interpreter Program
Michelle Black
Trained English-Korean Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Korean Medical Interpreter Program
Joao Costa,
Trained English- Portuguese Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Portuguese Medical Interpreter Program
Kyung Nam,
Trained English-Korean Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Korean Medical Interpreter Program
Svetlana Matveeva, LMT
Trained English- Russian Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-Russian Medical Interpreter Program
Lynne Tardiff, MT
Trained English-French Medical Interpreter
Culture Advantage Graduate, English-French Medical Interpreter Program