Gwendolyn Primero Obedencio, MD
I speak: English, Spanish
My gender: Female
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
Hello, and welcome to my Web page! I am happy and grateful to have this chance to introduce myself, and tell you about my practice. I feel very fortunate to work at Kaiser Permanente with excellent colleagues, fantastic staff, and wonderful patients like you. I hope that through this page, you start to get to know me as we begin a meaningful relationship as doctor and patient.
Biography
I was born in the Philippines, and moved to Northern California when I was little. While attending medical school at UCLA, I fell in love with the people and weather, and decided to make my home here. I finally moved to Orange County when I joined Kaiser Permanente in 2004. I am married to a wonderful husband, and have three boys. I have wanted to become a doctor since I was six years old. Many factors contributed to choosing family medicine as my specialty. One of the main reasons is both my father and grandfather passed away from preventable diseases when I was ten years old. Preventive medicine is therefore very important to me. I think if we as physicians can teach and impart the knowledge of healthy living to even a tenth of our patients, many unnecessary deaths can be prevented. Imagine if we could do that for 100 percent of our patients!
About my practice
It is a privilege to take care of patients. Interactions with patients and the relationships built and fostered are the cornerstones of my practice. I want to be a partner in keeping you healthy, and am here to care for you if you get sick.
How I thrive
Leading a balanced life is key to wellness. I try to keep active by running, going to the gym, or playing tennis a few times a week. My main source of exercise is running after my three young sons. My husband and I try to enjoy every quality minute we spend with them as they seem to grow too fast. Cooking and baking are hobbies, as well as scrapbooking, keeping current with my children’s photos and videos, and making photobooks of major family life events. Spending time with family and friends and doing things that I enjoy is how I thrive.
My office
Languages spoken by medical staff
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Appointments/Cancellations/Information/Messages
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
- Information
- 714-830-6500
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
UC Los Angeles, School of MedicineBoard certification
Family Medicine
American Board of Family MedicineMedical training
Internship
Family Medicine
Northridge Family PracticeResidency
Family Medicine
Northridge Family PracticeJoined Permanente Medical Group
2004Active license information
License number
A80707License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1881765782Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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