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NYCU January 10, 2024

  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024 PHYSICIANS: On January 16, 2024, SDCMS’ Nominating Committee will convene to recommend a proposed slate of SDCMS Board of Directors candidates for 2024–2025. The slate can be viewed HERE. Pending final approval of the proposed slate by the SDCMS Board of Directors on January 23, 2024, SDCMS bylaws allow for nomination by petition. If the requisite number of signatures is received, the petitioner will be placed on the ballot. For details on the number of signatures required, email Paul Hegyi at Hegyi@SDCMS.org. Nomination petitions may be mailed to ...

NYCU December 19, 2023

  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023 PHYSICIANS: The SDCMS Nominations Committee has announced the annual call for nominations to the SDCMS board and officer positions. The committee will meet in January and prepare a slate of candidates for approval by the board later that month and election in the spring. To be eligible for service on the SDCMS Board of Directors, physicians must have been active members of SDCMS for at least two years as of the date of assumption of duties: June 2024. Additionally, for Geographic Directors, physicians must have their primary practice ...

NYCU November 21, 2023

  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023 PHYSICIANS: It is with deep sadness that I share SDCMS Board Member Dr. Peter Raudaskoski passed away last week. Peter was Chief Medical Officer for Anesthesia Service Medical Group and a Project Access volunteer with Champions for Health. He is survived by his wife, Lynne, their three children and extended family. Peter was an incredibly talented physician leader who cared deeply about the practice of medicine, and the impact of policy on his patients. He brightened every board meeting and event with his warm smile. He will be ...

NYCU November 7, 2023

  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 PHYSICIANS: Congratulations to the California Medical Association's new President and President-elect. Redwood City ob-gyn Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., was installed as the 155th president of the California Medical Association (CMA) ? only the fourth woman to hold that position ? at the close of association?s annual House of Delegates meeting. San Francisco pediatrician Shannon Udovic-Constant, M.D., was named CMA President-elect and will serve on the executive committee in that role for one year, and will be installed at the conclusion of next year?s annual meeting. Dr. Udovic-Constant ...

NYCU March 28, 2023

  TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2023 PHYSICIANS: A big congratulations to Holly B. Yang, MD, HMDC, FACP, FAAHPM on assuming the role of President of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine for 2023–2024. Dr. Yang is not only a current Board Member and former President of SDCMS, but she also serves in leadership roles with California Medical Association and American Medical Association. AAHPM is the professional organization for physicians specializing in hospice and palliative medicine, nurses, and other healthcare providers. The organization’s website declares, “Since 1988, the Academy has dedicated itself to ...

NYCU February 28, 2023

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 PHYSICIANS: Congratulations to Preeti S. Mehta, MD, appointed by Senator Toni Atkins to the Respiratory Care Board of California, which oversees the 44,000 Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP) in the state. RCPs regularly perform critical lifesaving and life support procedures prescribed by physicians that affect major organ of the body. Patients may be suffering from lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, or cystic fibrosis, or may be premature infants whose lungs have not yet fully developed. Dr. Mehta also serves on the Board of SDCMS as our organization’s Treasurer ...