Welcome to Our Practice

Jennie Ling is a San Francisco native. She attended Wellesley College for her undergraduate studies and completed her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner training at UCSF. She worked in Monterey prior to returning home to the Bay Area to join Berkeley Pediatrics in 2023. Outside of the office, Jennie enjoys finding fun ways to be outdoors (most recently she has been learning how to roller skate!), traveling, reading, and sharing a good meal with friends. 

Pooja Singal is a Maryland native who joined Berkeley Pediatrics in April 2023. She completed her undergraduate, public health, and medical education at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and then moved to the Bay Area for Pediatrics residency at UCSF. Prior to joining Berkeley Pediatrics, she was an outpatient pediatrician at a federally qualified health center in San Jose, serving a largely Spanish speaking and uninsured population. She speaks Spanish and Hindi and is passionate about environmental sustainability. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, exploring the East Bay food scene with her husband, and going to the Oakland Zoo with her never-tired daughter (born in 2021). 

Madeleine Elia is a Bay Area native and joined Berkeley Pediatrics in September 2022. She completed her undergraduate education at Bowdoin College, and received her medical degree and pediatric residency training from Brown University where she focused on medical education and global health. Prior to joining the practice, Dr. Elia worked as an emergency medicine physician and pediatric hospitalist for several years in Boston and San Diego. She lives with her husband, daughter (born in 2020) and their dog Riley. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.

Annemary Franks joined Berkeley Pediatrics in 1993. She was born and raised in nearby Santa Cruz. She received her B.A. from Santa Clara University and then an M.D. from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha.

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Olivia Lang joined Berkeley Pediatrics in the summer of 1999. After completing her undergraduate degree in Human Biology at Stanford University, Dr. Lang moved to Berkeley and continued her studies in the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program where she obtained her masters degree in Health and Medical Sciences from UC Berkeley. She received her M.D. and pediatric residency training from UCSF. Outside of the office, Dr. Lang enjoys cooking, hiking, bargain hunting, hosting and party planning and reading. She lives with her husband and their black labradoodle Chanel. She is the proud mom of one daughter who just graduated college and twin daughters who are currently in college. Dr. Lang is fluent in Mandarin.

Dr. Lisa Kalar is an East Bay Native, and completed her medical degree and pediatric residency at UC San Francisco. Prior to becoming a physician, Lisa was Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, Wast Africa, where she worked in maternal and child health care (and met her husband, a fellow volunteer).

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Katrina Michel is an East Bay native and joined Berkeley Pediatrics in 2013. 

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Nicole joined Berkeley Pediatrics after completing her residency and chief resident year at UCSF.

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Shirley grew up in sunny SoCal.  She attended Wesleyan as an undergraduate before obtaining her Master's degree as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from Yale University. She worked for several years at a community health center in New Haven, CT, primarily serving  immigrant and Spanish speaking communities. Shirley joined Berkeley Pediatrics in 2021.   She and her husband now live in Oakland, where she enjoys the diversity of local foods, the natural beauty of the Bay, playing pick-up volleyball, and connecting with friends over tea or a good movie.