Dr. Namihas completed medical school training at UC Irvine in 1987. He graduated from the Redding Family Practice Residency Program, and spent four years in private practice. He joined the residency program as full time faculty in 1994 and subsequently completed the Northern California Faculty Development Fellowship. He has a special interest in procedural training and attends the microsurgery clinic, Family Planning vasectomy clinic, and precepts colposcopies. His recreational interests include cycling, water skiing and snow boarding.