2018 National Surgical Symposium
 
Symposium Faculty and Planning Committee
Faculty

Ahmed Alkoraishi, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Nathan W. Bronson, MD
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon
Northwest Permanente Physicians and Surgeons, PC
Portland, OR

John W. Callery
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Drug Enforcement Administration/District Office
Honolulu, HI

Robert Chang, MD
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Dana A. Dominguez, MD
Resident
UC San Francisco, East Bay Surgery Program
Oakland, CA

Farhad Farzanegan, MD
Interventional Radiology Section Chief
The Permanente Medical Group
Sacramento, CA

Sean Flynn, MD
Resident
UC San Diego, School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA

Allan I. Frankel, MD
Internal Medicine
Greenbridge Medical
Santa Monica, CA

Robert Freed, MD
Interventional Radiology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Rajan Gupta, MD
Interventional Radiology
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Denver, CO

Bradley Hill, MD
Chief of Vascular Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
Santa Clara, CA

David Hsiang, MD
General Surgery
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Jeffrey Hsu, MD, FACS
Regional Chief of Vascular Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Fontana, CA

Misty Humphries, MD, MAS, RPVI, FACS
Assistant Professor – Vascular Center
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA

Gordon Hunt, MD, FASGE
Physician in Charge – Gastroenterology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Kevin T. Kao, MD
Chief, Department of Gastroenterology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Downey, CA

Daniel Klaristenfeld, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Colorectal and General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Marc Klau, MD, MBA
Vice Dean of Education and Clinical Integration
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Pasadena, CA

Theodore Levin, MD, FACG, FACP
Chief of Gastroenterology
The Permanente Medical Group
Walnut Creek, CA

Yiping Li, MD
Resident
GME - Surgical Residency
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Jennifer Loh, MD
Endocrinology
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Rajasekhara Mummadi, MD, MS
Gastroenterology and Chief Quality Officer, Specialty Care
Northwest Permanente Physicians and Surgeons, PC
Portland, OR

Craig Munroe, MD
Therapeutic Endoscopy
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Kenric M. Murayama, MD, FACS
Chair and Program Director of the Department of Surgery
University of Hawaii at Mānoa – John A. Burns School of Medicine
Honolulu, HI

Nicolas Nelken, MD
Vascular Surgery
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Nhan-Vu Thu Nguyen, MD
Vascular Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Baldwin Park, CA

Edward Plecha, MD
Vascular Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Joanna Ready, MD
Chief of the Department of Gastroenterology
The Permanente Medical Group
Santa Clara, CA

Ronjeet Reddy, MD
Chief of Interventional Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Rockville, MD

Sharin Y. Sakurai Burton, MD, PhD
Chief of Neurosciences
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Vishal Sidhar, MD
Interventional Radiology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Farees R. Tavangari, MD
Resident
GME - Surgical Residency
Southern California Permenante Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Talar Tejirian, MD
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Rahul Tevar, MD
Chief of Surgery
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Largo, MD

Lydia Vaias, MD
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Irvine, CA

George Vatakencherry, MD
Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Fernando Velayos, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Kaiser Permanente requires that all planners and faculty participating in CME activities disclose any financial relationship with a commercial interest that might pose a potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest with regard to the individual's contribution to the activity. A commercial interest is defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients; the most common examples are pharmaceutical and medical device companies. All potential conflicts of interest are mitigated prior to the start of the conference and in accordance with the policies of the KP National CME Program.
Symposium Chairman and Planning Committee

Jeffrey Leftwich, MD
Symposium Chairman

North Area Specialty Chief – General Surgery
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Lafayette, CO

Robert Chang, MD
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Chenoa Diehm, PA-C, MPAS
General Surgery
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Farhad Farzanegan, MD
Interventional Radiology Section Chief
The Permanente Medical Group
Sacramento, CA

Rajan Gupta, MD
Interventional Radiology
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Denver, CO

Gordon Hunt, MD
Physician in Charge – Gastroenterology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Daniel Klaristenfeld, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Colorectal and General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Craig Munroe, MD
Therapeutic Endoscopy
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Violeta Rabrenovich, MHA, CHIE
Director – Medical Group Performance Improvement
The Permanente Federation, LLC
Oakland, CA

Sarah Shimer
Manager – National CME Program
The Permanente Federation, LLC
Oakland, CA

Vishal Sidhar, MD
Interventional Radiology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Francisco, CA

Talar Tejirian, MD
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Rahul Tevar, MD
Chief of Surgery
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Largo, MD

Lydia Vaias, MD
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Irvine, CA

George Vatakencherry, MD
Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Yolanda Dorsey, CMP
Sr. Meeting Planner – SCPMG Meetings & Events
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

Carol O’Neal
Sr. Learning Consultant – Regional Physician Education
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA