Meet Our Team

General Surgeons

Kranthi Achanta, MD

Dr. Achanta completed medical school at Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India. He completed general surgery residency at a Tufts University affiliated hospital in Boston, and a laparoscopic surgery fellowship at USC, Los Angeles, California. Following his training, he served as clinical instructor in surgery at USC, Los Angeles, and then as staff surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Orange County, California. Dr. Achanta became a member of the surgery department at Washington Hospital, Fremont, California in April 2001 after joining a Fremont based multi-specialty group practice.

William Dugoni, MD

Dr. Dugoni, Jr. is a 4th generation San Franciscan, specializing in general and oncologic surgery and is a member of Washington Township Medical Foundation in Fremont. He is a graduate of University of California San Francisco Medical School. He found an interest in surgery at UCSF while doing his surgery rotation at San Francisco General Hospital. He trained further under the auspices of Dr. William Blaisdell, the influential surgical educator at the University of California, Davis.

Emily Gentry, PA-C

Emily Gentry, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant who joined our General Surgery team in March, 2022. A native of Southern California, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Emily earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree at Southern California University of Health Sciences in Whittier, Calif., where she graduated with honors. Her experience in a variety of clinical service specialties is considerable, from ENT to plastic surgery to family medicine and more. She has a passion for community service and is a member of several national organizations devoted to advanced clinical care.