The Hand & Wrist Center
3918 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: (562) 424-9000
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
About Our Staff
At The Hand & Wrist Center, we employ professional, knowledgeable, and courteous individuals. We invite you to click on the names listed below to see each staff members’ areas of responsibility and to obtain their contact information.
Clinical Staff
Front Office and Billing Staff
Therapy Staff
Administration |
Pamela Taunton, Clinical Supervisor, Chief Editor and Surgery Scheduler
- Patient Care / Medical Staff member
- Medical Reports
- General Medical Correspondence
- Medical Vendor Relations
- Medical Customer Service
- Surgery Scheduling and Customer Service
- Surgery Authorizations, Benefits Verification and Correspondence
- Email: pam@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 103
Caroline Borillo, Lead Medical Assistant and Surgery Scheduler
- Patient Care / Medical Staff member
- Medical Questions
- Disability Forms and General Medical Correspondence
- Prescription Refills
- Surgery Scheduling and Customer Service
- Surgery Authorizations, Benefits Verification and Correspondence
- Email: caroline@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 111
Robert Morales, Surgical and Clinical Assistant, Ortho Technician
- Patient Care / Medical Staff member
- Medical Questions
- Email:
- Telephone: Ext. 111
Kristi Hernandez, Front Office (and Medical) Assistant and Medical Biller
- Front Office Customer Service and Appointment Scheduler
- Medical Records and Subpeona requests
- Medical Billing Customer Service
- Patient Care / Medical Staff member
- Email: kristi@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 113
Kimberly Garcia, Front Office and Billing Supervisor / Medical Biller
- Front Office and Billing Customer Service
- Medical Billing and Account Inquiries
- Contract Liaison
- Email: kimberly@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 124
Sylvia E. Sandoval, Front Office Lead / Medical Biller
- Front Office Customer Service and Appointment Scheduler
- Medical Records and Subpeona requests
- Medical Billing Customer Service
- Email: sylvia@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 112
Makayla H. Meistrell, OTR/L, Occupational Hand Therapist
- Patient Therapy Assessment and Care
- Patient-Physician Liaison
- Therapy Customer Service
- Email: makayla@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 116
Amanda Merino, ADN, BS, MBA, CRTP, Administrator
- Business and Financial Administration
- Accounting and Tax Planning
- Public Relations / Patient-Physician Liaison
- Information Technology Director
- Human Resources Director
- Patient Care / Medical Staff member
- Email: amanda@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 105
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