Meetings and Events
Cancer Institute Grand Rounds – Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer
Feb. 26
Distinguished Lectureship – Chromosomal Instability and Genome Plasticity
Feb. 28
5th Annual Cedars-Sinai Update in Obstetrics & Gynecology Conference
March 8
These events and more can be found in the medical staff calendar on the Cedars-Sinai website.
Grand Rounds
Upcoming CME Conferences
Milestones
Do you know of a significant event in the life of a medical staff member? Please let us know, and we'll post these milestones in Medical Staff Pulse. Also, feel free to submit comments on milestones, and we'll post the comments in the next issue.
In This Issue:
- Letter From Chief of Staff: Physician Wellness
- Cedars-Sinai Earns State's Highest Ranking
- Cedars-Sinai Top Ranked in Adult Heart Transplants
- Practice Transformation Helps Treat Physician Burnout
- Physician Playlists: Kelly Wright, MD
- Honor a Deserving Nurse
- Call Value for Troponin Changing March 4
- Circle of Friends Honorees for January
- Security Department Warns of 'Office Creepers'
- CS-Link Tip: Dictate Notes Later
Circle of Friends Honorees for January
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The Circle of Friends program honored 132 people in January.
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 acknowledgment.
See more information about the program and a list of past honorees.
Rachel Abuav, MD Hilary L. Albert, RN Alison A. Almario, RN, BSN, OCN Laura Amador Neel Anand, MD Judith L. Arnett Joan L. August C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA George Berci, MD Eileen G. Brown, RN, OCN Miguel A. Burch, MD Ty Burrell Ilana Cass, MD Timothy Charlton, MD Jeffrey C. Chu, RN Alice P. Chung, MD, FACS Jeffrey Chung, MD, FAAN Susan B. Clark, RN Stephen T. Copen, MD Stephen R. Corday, MD Robert W. Decker, MD Josef A. Degendorfer Noam Z. Drazin, MD Gregory P. Eichelzer Yaron Elad, MD Rama N. Escolin, RN Richard Essner, MD, FACS Edward J. Feldman, MD Katherine J. Fogg, RN Lashawn Ford Charles A. Forscher, MD Marc L. Friedman, MD Stuart Friedman, MD Srinivas Gaddam, MD Mitch Gheorghiu, MD Armando E. Giuliano, MD, FACS, FRCSEd Lindsey R. Glucksman, MD Sherry L. Goldman, RN, NP Alyssa T. Gong, RD, CDE Mark O. Goodarzi, MD, PhD Richard E. Gould, MD Leland M. Green, MD Solomon I. Hamburg, MD, PhD Omid Hamid, MD Garo Z. Harmandayan, MD John G. Harold, MD, MACC, MACP, FCCP, FAHA Michael D. Harris, MD Bryna J. Harwood, MD Nebil S. Hassen Gail K. Higa, RN, OCN Robin R. Hudson, RN, CPAN Mariko L. Ishimori, MD Patricia A. Jenkins, RN, OCN Kendra S. Jones Scott R. Karlan, MD Raj M. Khandwalla, MD Chae Y. Kim, MD Robert C. Klapper, MD Honore G. Kotler, RN, MSN, ACNP Gal Kotlov, RN Lia B. Labrant, MD Susie K. Lee, RN, MSN, FNP Kathreena Legaspi Charlene T. Lichtash, MD Yuliya Linhares, MD Edward Y. Liu, MD |
Simon K. Lo, MD, FACP Desiree C. Lupson, CP Patrick D. Lyden, MD, FAAN, FAHA Cheryle C. Maano Requejo, RN, BSN, OCN Rajendra Makkar, MD Cynda S. Makowka, RN Jennifer McCay Wynter P. Merideth Margo Minissian, PhD, ACNP, CLS, AACC, FAHA Alain C. Mita, MD Charles N. Moon, MD Jaime D. Moriguchi, MD, FACC Zab Mosenifar, MD Ronald B. Natale, MD David G. Ng, MD Nicholas N. Nissen, MD Raena S. Olsen, DO Michelle P. Olumese Melanie M. Ozaki Ronald L. Paquette, MD Shivani K. Patel, MD Brad Penenberg, MD Glenn B. Pfeffer, MD Katie Ramirez Jeffrey Rapp, MD Alexandre Rasouli, MD Ria Rose S. Reodique Luisa S. Revilla Bobbie J. Rimel, MD Brenda Rinsky Betty Robertson, RN Fred P. Rosenfelt, MD Nita K. Rubin, RN, BSN Yussef Sakhai, MD Mahmoud Samie Gregory P. Sarna, MD Jay N. Schapira, MD, FACP, FAHA, FCCP, FACC Fay P. Shapiro Shahrokh Shapoori Michael M. Shehata, MD Robert J. Siegel, MD Steven M. Simons, MD, FACP, FCCP Ann Marie Siney Gena T. Smith, RN Jason C. Snibbe, MD Elizabeth M. Sobel Nurit Stern, RN Vinay Sundaram, MD, MSC Flordeliz D. Supan Steven N. Sykes, MD Stephan R. Targan, MD Cheryl A. Taylor Nattapaun Thepyasuwan, DO David B. Thordarson, MD Analisa Traba, RN Diane M. Tryciecky, RN Eugene Y. Tsai, MD Timothy Tsui, MD Carolyn S. Tung-Conti Elana Vescio Robert A. Vescio, MD Christine S. Walsh, MD Janet Wei, MD, FACC Jason L. Weiner Robert N. Wolfe, MD, FCCP Kelly Wright, MD |