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PRODUCED BY AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY November 2012 | Archived Issues

Circle of Friends honorees for October

The Circle of Friends program honored 139 people in October.

Circle of Friends allows grateful patients to make a donation in honor of the physicians, nurses, caregivers and others who have made a difference during their time at Cedars-Sinai. When a gift is made, the person being honored receives a custom lapel pin and a letter of acknowledgement.

Click here for more information about the program and for a list of past honorees.

  • David Alessi, MD
  • Michael J. Alexander, MD
  • Farin Amersi, MD
  • Nicole N. Apsay, RN
  • Martin Arreguin
  • Laura G. Audell, MD, MS
  • C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD
  • Jennifer Batugo, RN, BSN, PHN
  • Jana Baumgarten, MD
  • Gary S. Bellack, MD
  • Keith L. Black, MD
  • Earl W. Brien, MD
  • William W. Brien, MD
  • Christiane Michele J. Burnison, MD
  • Liza M. Capiendo, MD
  • Ilana Cass, MD
  • Christopher Chang, MD, PhD
  • Cheryl G. Charles, MD
  • Connie Chein, MD
  • Arnold C. Cinman, MD
  • Hart C. Cohen, MD
  • J. Louis Cohen, MD
  • Jason S. Cohen, MD
  • Jeffrey Conklin, MD
  • Stephen T. Copen, MD
  • Stephen R. Corday, MD
  • Barbara H. Cowen, MSW
  • Alice C. Cruz, MD
  • Catherine M. Dang, MD
  • Rick B. Delamarter, MD
  • Cheri Diaz
  • Marla C. Dubinsky, MD
  • Barry P. Duel, MD
  • Michael Engelberg, MD
  • Azita Far, MD
  • Margaret R. Farrell, RN, BSN
  • Yvette B. Federizo, RN, BSN, OCN
  • Kristen M. Feldkamp, RN, BSN, CBN
  • John D. Friedman, MD
  • Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD
  • Steven S. Galen, MD
  • Elayne K. Garber, MD
  • Armando E. Giuliano, MD
  • Sherry L. Goldman, RN, NP
  • Theodore B. Goldstein, MD
  • Mark P. Goodman, MD
  • Asa M. Grogan
  • Antoine Hage, MD
  • Jennifer Hajj, RN
  • John G. Harold, MD, MACC, MACP
  • Jeremy R. Herman, MD
  • Stuart Holden, MD
  • Asma Hussaini, MS, PA-C
  • Andrew Ippoliti, MD
  • Rhodora M. Jocson
  • Jay L. Jordan, MD
  • Stanley C. Jordan, MD
  • Saibal Kar, MD
  • Beth Y. Karlan, MD
  • Scott R. Karlan, MD
  • Ronald Karlsberg, MD
  • Cynthia A. Kenner
  • Michelle M. Kittleson, MD, PhD
  • Ellen B. Klapper, MD
  • Robert Klapper, MD
  • Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD
  • Suzy L. Laku, RN
  • Gary E. Leach, MD
  • Madeline S. Lerman, RN, BSN
  • Ronald S. Leuchter, MD
  • Andrew J. Li, MD
  • Michael C. Lill, MD, BS
  • Asa J. Lorre, RN
  • Rajendra Makkar, MD
  • Josephine T. Maleon
  • Adam N. Mamelak, MD
  • Harumi O. Mankarios, RN, OCN
  • Neel Mann, MD, MPH
  • Ruslan Marder
  • Robert J. McKenna, Jr., MD
  • Diane B. McWhorter, MSN, FNP, CDE
  • Gil Y. Melmed, MD, MS
  • Shlomo Melmed, MD
  • Avinash Mondkar, MD
  • JoMarie E. Monzon-Duller, NP
  • Florence G. Moreno, CNA
  • Jaime Moriguchi, MD
  • Charisse A. Murakami, RN, MSN
  • Jon Paul Nadres, RN
  • Rebecca A. Naor, PA-C
  • Ronald B. Natale, MD
  • Nicholas N. Nissen, MD
  • Charito Olay, III, RN
  • Amy Oppenheim
  • David A. Perkel, MD
  • Surasak Phuphanich, MD
  • Margareta D. Pisarska, MD
  • Robert B. Pompa, MD
  • Irving Posalski, MD
  • Srikanth S. Rao, DO
  • Svetlana Raysh, RN, BSN, PCCN
  • Judith Reichman, MD
  • Jenna Renella
  • Richard M. Ress, MD
  • Geraldine L. Rice, RN, ASN, AC-BC
  • Barry E. Rosenbloom, MD
  • Jason A. Rothbart, MD
  • Carmelita Runyan, RN
  • Stephen A. Sacks, MD
  • Howard M. Sandler, MD, MS
  • Jay N. Schapira, MD
  • Prediman K. Shah, MD
  • Edward J. Share, MD
  • Michael M. Shehata, MD
  • Robert J. Siegel, MD
  • Allan W. Silberman, MD, PhD
  • Amanuel Sima, MD
  • Tracey L. Solitare, RN, BSN, OCN
  • Christina J. Soto
  • Herbert Stein, MD
  • Theodore N. Stein, MD
  • Jerrold H. Steiner, MD
  • Megan M. Thomas
  • Alfredo Trento, MD
  • Leo Treyzon, MD, MS
  • Gregory Tsushima, MD
  • Mark K. Urman, MD
  • Alfredo Valenzuela
  • Jae Jae Velazquez
  • Swamy R. Venuturupalli, MD
  • Andrew Wachtel, MD
  • Ariel E. Weber, RN, BSN, CCRN
  • Joanna L. Wilson, RN
  • Robert N. Wolfe, MD
  • Edward M. Wolin, MD
  • Philip A. Yalowitz, MD
  • Menette Young
  • Christopher Zarembinski, MD
  • Millard H. Zisser, MD