ROBOTIC SURGERY FACULTY

Guest Faculty

Robert Brody, MD
Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Maria Brown, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgeon serving the
Phoenix Metropolitan Area and all of Arizona

Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPH, FACS, FSAGES, FASMBS
General Surgeon & Professor of Surgery
University of South Florida

Andrew Hung, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Development, Urology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Rockson Liu, MD, FACS
Hernia Repair, Minimally Invasive Surgery
General Surgeon, Oakland CA

Internal Faculty

Van Boghossian, MD
TPMG – Fresno

Robert Casillas, MD
SCPMG – Los Angeles

Kenneth Chang, MD
SCPMG – Riverside

Ahmed Dehal, MD
SCPMG – Panaroma City
 

Andrew Huang, MD
TPMG – Roseville

Kiavash Koko, MD
SCPMG – Anaheim

Jenny Lee, MD
SCPMG – West Los Angeles

Rouzbeth Mostaedi, MD
TPMG – Richmond

Patrick Nguyen, MD
SCPMG – Fontana

Victoria O’Connor, MD
SCPMG – Los Angeles

Sunal Patel, MD
SCPMG – Ontario

Joseph Ruan, MD
SCPMG – San Bernardino County

Miya Yamamoto, MD
TPMG San Richmond

Eve Zaritsky, MD
TPMG – Oakland

Jorge Zelada-Getty, MD
SCPMG – Los Angeles

ROBOTIC SURGERY CO-CHAIRS & PLANNING COMMITTEE

Casey Ng, MD
Conference Chair
Regional Director of Robotic Surgery - SCPMG
Co-Chair, National Robotics Sourcing and Standards Team
Chief of Service, Department of Urology, Panorama City

Malaika Amneus, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotics Gynecological Oncology Surgery

Gabriel Calzada, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Head & Neck Surgery

Rebecca Cannom, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Umer Chaudhry, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Foregut Surgery

Philip Kim, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Urology Surgery

Lawrence Kong, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Elisa Lansdowne, MD    
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Gynecological Surgery

Bernadette Laxa, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Hernia Surgery

Alice Lin, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Head and Neck Surgery
 

Victoria O’Connor, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Hepatobilliary Surgery

Jasmine Tan-Kim, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Benign Gyn

Viet Tran, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Urology Surgery

Wael Yacoub, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Robert Yuhan, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Jorge Zelada-Getty, MD
Regional Specialty Lead
Robotic Bariatric Surgery

SCPMG REGIONAL OFFICES SUPPORT STAFF

Andrew Do
Director of Strategic Projects
SCPMG Operations

Brandon Nguyen
Consultant III
SCPMG Operations

Joanne Rodriguez
Physician Education Consultant
SCPMG Operations

Martha Luyo
Sr. Meeting Planner
SCPMG Meetings & Events
 

PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Kaiser Permanente requires that all planners and faculty participating in CME activities disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. None of the planners of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. If any faculty have any relevant financial relationships, they will be disclosed to learners and all potential conflicts of interest will be mitigated prior to the start of the conference and in accordance with the policies of the KP SCPMG CME Program.