Dr Allison Santi

Patients often become comfortable sharing medical concerns that they may have never, ever, told anyone before. A patient crying tears of relief and gratitude sometimes is the happy result. Allison completed her ER residency at UCLA-Olive View Medical Center in 2005. She is an ER  physician at the regional trauma center hospital and works here at HCDTO.

Dr. Santi’s patient insights were accelerated by her deep interest in International Medicine, human rights and public health.  Allison helped develop and taught several programs partnering with Doctors Without Borders and others in rural Thailand, Myanmar and Nepal.  One was a tuberculosis screening and treatment program taught to villagers who had no local doctors.  The other was a clinic and workshop on amputation for even more remote villages without any medical services.  Yes, they were training the villagers in the life-saving steps and difficult choices following remote trauma and agricultural accidents.  

Her other insightful experience was as a lead physician working with human trafficking victims here in Ventura County and Southern California.  She served as the ACEP Human Trafficking Division head from 2018 to 2020. Currently she is a public speaker and task force member for the Ventura County Coalition Against Human Trafficking and devotes time to educating medical professionals about the recognition and treatment of potential victims that may be encountered. Dr Santi has a career full of helping all patients, from their most basic needs through those people with the highest medical risks.

Allison graduated with a degree in psychology  from University of Michigan, then graduated in 2001 from Detroit's top rated Wayne State University School of Medicine.  Her ER experience includes Harbor-UCLA Hospital, Olive View-UCLA Hospital, LA County-USC Hospital, Kaiser Hospitals and Los Robles Regional Medical Center.

Also a mother of three children, Allison notices details and gets to the rest of the story. Our patients love her smile and friendly approach.