Our guest is ​​Dr. Luigi Cendana, a board-certified general pediatrician who provides care for infants, children, and adolescents in Ridgecrest, California. 

He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University with concentrations in nutritional sciences and biochemistry. Shortly after that, he spent 8 months in the Philippines, providing volunteer work at a charity hospital for the poor.

Upon returning to the United States in 2009, he started medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. 

Following medical school, he entered pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida. Since completion, he has served Palm Beach and Brevard counties in Florida as an outpatient Pediatrician and Pediatric Hospitalist, respectively. 

In 2017, Dr. Cendana joined the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital staff as a hospitalist and outpatient pediatrician. Since 2019, Dr. Cendana has provided care at the North Medical Campus Pediatric Center. 

Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy Ofiana

Directed and Produced by: Rodney Cajudo

Executive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista