About Us

• New MD & Urgent Care provides a wide variety of urgent-care medical services at their offices in American Canyon and El Cerrito, California, serving residents of all ages in the San Francisco Bay Area. At New MD & Urgent Care in El Cerrito and American Canyon, we conveniently serve patients in Berkeley, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, Hercules, Albany, Vallejo, and Napa, California. The experienced staff is knowledgeable and compassionate, providing the highest level of care for acute and chronic conditions in their state-of-the-art facilities. Led by board-certified physicians, Ian Ahwah, MD and Malcolm Johnson, MD, the New MD team puts patient needs first, ensuring fast, efficient service without a long wait. Patients can expect to be seen within 20 minutes of arrival and discharged within an hour. Handling a variety of urgent-care needs, the team provides comprehensive annual, sports, and DOT physicals, annual flu shots, and sports medicine services. Dr. Ahwah and Dr. Johnson are also experienced in workers’ compensation medical care and occupational medicine for work-related injuries. With the convenience of on-site digital X-rays and laboratory services, the New MD medical team offers fast and accurate diagnoses. Pharmacy services are also available at both facilities for easy patient access. New MD physicians and staff are available at both offices seven days a week, including holidays, and accept all major private insurance plans. Appointments are available for same-day or next-day care for all nonemergency medical care and can be set up using the online booking feature or calling the office directly.