Women in Medicine

Symposium
 


August 25-26, 2023
VEA Newport Beach, A Marriott Resort & Spa
 

SYMPOSIUM FACULTY

Keynote Speakers
 

Sheetal Desai, MD     
Chief of Rheumatology
DEI Officer Department of Medicine
University of California, Irvine - UCI
 

Diana Ramos, MD
California Surgeon General
 

Guest Faculty

Sarah Buchardt, CFP 
VP – Corporate Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab      
Menlo Park

Paola Case, MD, MPH
Family Medicine        
Baldwin Park
Area Physician Director – Development and Innovation, BPMC
Hippocrates Circle Program Co-Champion

Nolan Chang, MD
Regional Medical Director Business Management Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Shari Chevez, MD      
Regional Assistant Medical Director
Equity, Inclusion and Diversity          
Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Dawn Clark, MD             
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
SCPMG Chief Wellness Officer and
Regional Assistant Medical Director
Baldwin Park

Meg David, MD, FACP   
Area Medical Director and Chief of Staff               
South Bay

Ramin Davidoff, MD 
Executive Medical Director   
Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Christine Duong, MD     
Chief of General Internal Medicine
Elected Member of the Board - SCPMG Board of Directors
Associate Program Director
Kaiser Inland Empire Internal Medicine Residency
Riverside

Diana Friend, MD, FACOG           
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Area Medical Director
Clinical Support Service Line & The People Pillar
West Los Angeles

Christina Hong, MD       
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Orange County
Assistant Regional Medical Director, Women’s Health Services
Orange County

Samantha Imada, PhD        
Regional Senior Consultant, Physician Leadership Development  
Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Molly Jancis, MD, CPPS
Assistant Area Medical Director
Emergency Medicine KPHC Domain Lead, SCAL
Panorama City

Panda Korman, MD
Anesthesiology
Baldwin Park
Committee Chair, Social & Department Re-engineering
Committee Chair, Preoperative Optimization

Sabah Langston, DO
Chief of Service, OB/GYN Dept
Family Planning Committee Co-Champion
SCPMG-Riverside/Moreno Valley

Jan Li, MD, MPH             
Assistant Area Medical Director                
Downey

Diana Londono, MD  
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology
Department of Surgery
City of Hope
Founder, Physician Coach Support

Katrin Massoudian, MD, FACOG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
SCPMG Regional Assistant Medical Director of Practice Support
South Bay
 

Guest Faculty(continued)

Mary Meyer, MD       
Regional Emergency Management Medical Director
Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Chang Na, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Occupational Medicine, Kern County
Women in Medicine Champion, Kern County
Government Relations Physician Lead, Kern County

Adrienne Nassar, MD, FACE, FACP
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Endocrinology
Regional Threat Management Physician Lead
San Diego Threat Management Physician Lead

Natalie Nasser, MD   
Dermatology  
Riverside
Physician Leadership Development Lead
Clinician Patient Communication (CPC) Lead
KPSOM Doctoring Facilitator
Community Benefit Physician

Rohit Passi, MD, FAAP  
Physician Director - Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
Chief– Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Instructor - Department of Clinical Science, KPSOM
South Bay

Regina Ragasa, DO   
Family Medicine        
Panorama City
Regional MBCS Lifestyle Medicine co-Chair
Local Physician Wellness Lead
North Hollywood Medical Office Building

Anitha Reddy, MD     
Internal Medicine      
Fontana
SBC Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Physician Champion
SBC Language Concordance Physician Champion
SCPMG LIC Preceptor for KPSOM- Internal Medicine

Maricela Rodriguez-Gutierrez, MD, FACOG         
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
LAMC, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Physician Champion
Physician in Charge Glendale Orange Medical Center
Los Angeles

Amandeep Sahota, MD, MSc    
Regional Medical Director and HUB Director
Transplant services - SCAL and Hawaii
Chief of Service  - Liver Transplant
Los Angeles

Lisa Sanders, MD       
Assistant Chief Emergency Medicine
Women in Medicine Co-Champion
Los Angeles

Maryam Shahrokhi, MD              
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Digital Doctor
Divorce Committee Champion
Los Angeles

Ramona Snipes, MD  
Assistant Executive Medical Director, Permanente HR
Chief Compliance Officer, SCPMG/HPMG     
Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Mary Washburn, MD, MPH        
OC Physician Champion Care Experience
Physician Lead Divorce Connection
Department of OB/GYN - Minimally Invasive Surgery
Orange County

Ashley Zucker, MD
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist
Assistant Area Medical Director | Mental Health and SCPMG Wellness - San Bernardino County
Elected Member of the Board– SCPMG Board of Directors
Regional Co-Lead Medical Certification Management
Regional Lead for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 

SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS & PLANNING COMMITTEE

Symposium Chair

Harini Reddy, MD, FACOG
OB/GYN
Physician in Charge
Manhattan Beach Medical Office Building
Torrance Medical Office Building

Symposium Planning Committee

Chang Na, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Occupational Medicine, Kern County
Women in Medicine Champion, Kern County
Government Relations Physician Lead, Kern County

Lisa Sanders, MD
Emergency Medicine 
Los Angeles

Shari Chevez, MD      
Regional Assistant Medica l Director
Equity, Inclusion and Diversity          
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
 

Marielsa Aviles-Weil, CMP
Director, Meetings and Events
SCPMG Regional Offices

Elizabeth Espana
Sr. Meeting Planner
SCPMG Regional Offices

Jennifer Minzey
Meeting Planner
SCPMG Regional Offices

Pamela Leopoldino
Event Specialist
SCPMG Regional Offices

Jennie Walker
Physician Education Consultant
SCPMG Regional Offices