2020 The Permanente National Collaborative Symposium
 
Symposium Faculty and Planning Committee
Faculty


Sharina Belani, MD
Nephrology
The Permanente Medical Group
Novato, CA

Brett Bergman, PA-C
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, CA

Tim Borne, MD
Chief of Staff, Northwest Permanente, PC
Northwest Permanente Medical Group
Portland, OR

Venita Chandra, MD
Vascular Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Catherine Chang, MD
Vascular Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Bobby Chang, MD
Vascular Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
South San Francisco Medical Center, CA

Gao Chen, MD
General Surgery
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Fairfax, VA

John Chuck, MD
Chair- Regional Physician Health & Wellness Leaders
The Permanente Medical Group
Davis, CA

Imelda Dacones, MD
President & CEO
Northwest Permanente Medcial Group
Portland, OR

Mamie Dong, MD
Gastroenterology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Ed Ellison, MD
Executive Medical Director
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

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

Margaret Ferguson, MD
President & Executive Medical Director
Colorado Permante Medical Group
Denver, CO

Jeffrey Fox, MD
Gastroenterology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Rafel, CA

George Gibeily, MD, FACS
General Surgery
Fed Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD

Alan Go, MD
Nephrology
The Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA

Nelson Goes, MD
Nephrology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Franciso, CA

Kelly Hodgkiss-Harlow, MD
Vascular Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Tazo Inui, MD
Vascular Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS
President and CEO
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA

Daniel Klaristenfeld, MD
Gastroenterology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Jeffrey Lee, MD
Gastroenterology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Franciso, CA

Jeffrey Leftwich, MD
General Surgery
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Lafayette, CO

Francisca Maertens, MD
General Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA

Poyan Mehr, MD
Nephrology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Franciso, CA

Maud Morshedi, MD
Interventional Radiology
The Permanente Medical Group
Sacramento, CA

Rouzbeh Mostaedi, MD
General Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
Sacramento, CA

Pouria Parsa, MD
Vascualr Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

David Parsons, MD
Director
Northwest Permanente Medical Group
Clackamas, OR

Leonid Pravoverov, MD
The Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA

Cristina Recinos, PhD, MSN
Chief Nurse Executive Large
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Harbor City, CA

Ashlyn Saunders, MD
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Margaret Schwiesow, MD
Gastroenterology
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Springflied, VA

Geoff Sewell, MD, FACP
President and Executive Medical Director
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI

Sharon Shiraga, MD
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Woodland Hills, CA

Vishal Sidhar, MD
Interventional Radiology
The Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, CA

Michael Stone, MD
Interventional Radiology
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kensington, VA

Rahul Tevar, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Largo, MD

Christopher Thompson, MD, MHES
Gastroenterology, ASB-II
Harvard Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

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

Aaron Wilcox, MD
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, CA

Mary Wilson, M.D MPH
Executive Medical Director and President
Southeast Permanente Medcial Group
Atlanta, GA

Sijie Zheng, MD
Assist COS
The Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, 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 Co-Chair

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

Lydia Vaias, MD
Symposium Co-Chair

General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Irvine, CA

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

Jeffrey Fox, MD
Gastroenterology
The Permanente Medical Group
San Rafel, CA

Peta-Gay Gihbsson, PA-C
General Surgery
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, CA

Kelly Hodgkiss-Harlow, MD
Vascular Surgery
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

Sean Powell, MD
National Medical Education Director
The KP National CME Program

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

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

Sharon Shiraga, MD
General Surgery
The Permanente Medical Group
Sacramento, CA

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

Carrie Wong, MD
Gastroenterology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, CA

 

Sijie Zheng, MD, PhD, FASN
Nephrology
The Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA


PLANNING, SUPPORT AND ACCREDITATION

Yolanda Dorsey, CMP  

Director – SCPMG Meetings & Events
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

Aileen Nokes, CMP (contact for further information)
Sr. Meeting Planner – SCPMG Meetings & Events
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

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

Sean Powell, MD

National Medical Education Director
The KP National CME Program

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