Dr. Plasencia is a primary care physician trained in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He treats newborn patients to senior citizens. Dr. Plasencia was born and raised in California, having graduated from Arroyo High School, in El Monte. He then received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Riverside. He received his Doctorate of Medicine from UCLA and his resident training from the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa. He also has experience dealing with urgent medical issues having worked as a full time Emergency Room physician for one year following resident training. Dr. Plasencia is fluent in English and Spanish.