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Board Certified Family Medicine

Graduated from San Joaquin General Hospital Family Medicine Program, a University of California Davis Program
Other areas of interest, are Urgent Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Telemedicine.

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My wife and I are both busy physicians, she has her busy Internal Medicine practice in Oakdale, Ca. We have three wonderful, very active children, who keep us quite busy. 

Andrew W. Nangalama, MD, is an award-winning provider of family medicine and urgent care services at American River Urgent Care. With nearly two decades of medical experience, he proudly serves families around Orangevale, California. Dr. Nangalama abides by the philosophy that high-quality medical care should be compassionate, convenient, and affordable.

Dr. Nangalama earned both a medical degree and a doctoral degree at the University of California-Davis, graduating with distinction. He relocated to Texas for an internship in family medicine, before returning to Northern California. Dr. Nangalama completed a three-year residency in family medicine at Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, which is affiliated with UC Davis. 

As a student, Dr. Nangalama’s exceptional scholarship was recognized with several academic distinctions, and he was later awarded a prestigious $250,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study breast cancer and hormones. Throughout his medical career, he has attained professional distinctions. He is a diplomat of the American College of Physicians, a fellow of American Academy of Family Practice, and maintains board certification in family practice medicine.

Before opening American River Urgent Care, Dr. Nangalama served as medical director of multiple skilled nursing facilities. Active in his profession, he maintains memberships with the San Joaquin Medical Society, Sacramento Sierra Medical Society, and the California Academy of Family Practice Medicine.

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