August 2012 MMS dinner features congressional candidate interviewsWant extra copies of 2012-13 Marin County Physician Directory?Buck Institute study finds rapamycin may be effective for cardiomyopathyPhysician needed for Workers’ Compensation committeeTop stories from CMA AlertPEOPLERESOURCESCLASSIFIEDSAPPLICANTSABOUT MMSMMS dinner features congressional candidate interviews Both Jared Huffman (D) and Dan Roberts (R), the two candidates for the 2nd Congressional District--which includes Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Del Norte, Humboldt and Trinity counties--are slated to be interviewed at the annual MMS Fall Membership Dinner on Tuesday evening, Sept. 18. The dinner, which is open to all physicians in the District, begins with a reception at 6 p.m. at Jason’s Restaurant, 300 Drakes Landing Rd., Greenbrae. Dinner begins at 7, followed by the candidate interviews. Physicians are invited to submit questions beforehand to Cynthia Melody at cynthia@marinmedicalsociety.org. Tickets are $45 per person. To RSVP and identify your dinner choice, contact Rachel Pandolfi at 415-924-2749 or rachel@marinmedicalsociety.org. Dinner choices include baked salmon, blackened ribeye steak, brandy chicken or mushroom gnocchi. Want extra copies of 2012-13 Marin County Physician Directory? Each MMS member received one free copy of the 2012-13 Marin County Physician Directory earlier this summer. Additional copies of the directory, which lists every practicing physician in the county, are available to members for just $30 each. Nonmember physicians and health care facilities can purchase the directory for $40, or $35 each when purchasing five or more. Cost to the general public is $55 per copy. To order by phone with a credit card, contact Rachel Pandolfi at 415-924-3891. You can also order online at www.marinmedicalsociety.org/directory or by printing the order form below and faxing to 415-924-2749. 2012-13 Marin Directory order form The directory features detailed photographic listings for MMS members, including primary and secondary specialties, special medical interest, medical training, languages spoken and complete contact information. Nonmember listings include primary specialty, city and phone number only. The directory also includes a specialty index and an exhaustive list of medical resources in Marin County. Buck Institute study finds rapamycin may be effective for cardiomyopathy A study published by Buck Institute and other researchers in the July 25 issue of Science Translational Medicine found that the immunosuppressant drug rapamycin extended survival in mice suffering from a genetic mutation that leads to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and rare muscular dystrophies. The mutation may account for about one-third of the patients diagnosed with DCM. “What’s particularly exciting is that this work offers a therapeutic possibility where there has been none,” said Dr. Brian Kennedy, senior author and Buck Institute CEO. “This study, along with others, suggests that clinical trials of rapamycin and its derivatives be initiated for human patients suffering from this form of DCM.” Physician needed for Workers’ Compensation committee The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has asked the California Medical Association to submit nominations by Aug. 10 for the DWC’s Medical Evidence Evaluation Advisory Committee, which reviews medical evidence and makes recommendations for DWC treatment guidelines. Interested physicians who regularly deal with workers’ compensation cases should send a statement of interest, a current CV (5 pages max) and a brief biographical sketch by Aug. 10 to David Ford at dford@cmanet.org. For further details, contact Ford at 916-551-2554. Top stories from CMA Alert Here are the top stories from the latest CMA Alert, the California Medical Association’s biweekly email newsletter. For a free subscription, visit www.cmanet.org/cma-alert. * Have you checked your medical board profile recently? * Blue Shield recontracting effort expanding to 18 additional counties * GAO upholds award of Tricare West Contract to United Healthcare * CMA member elected president of the Medical Board of California * REC partnerships double odds of EHR incentives, agency findsPEOPLE MMS President Dr. Irina deFischer has been appointed to the CMA Council on Legislation. The council formulates policy recommendations to the CMA board of trustees regarding sponsored legislation or positions on anticipated major legislation affecting physicians. MMS Past President Dr. Peter Bretan has been appointed to the CMA Council on Ethical Affairs. The Council studies and makes recommendations concerning evolving scientific, technological, social and philosophical trends and issues that are of immediate or long-term concern to the medical profession, with emphasis on medical ethics, bioethics and attendant areas.RESOURCES On Oct. 24, UCSF is sponsoring a 3-hour CME course titled Cannabis in Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Professionals. The course costs $95 and will be held at the Laurel Heights Auditorium, 3333 California St., San Francisco. To register, visit www.cme.ucsf.edu. Several CMA webinars are scheduled for August. All webinars begin at 12:15 p.m. and run until 1:15 or 1:30. To register, visit www.cmanet.org. Seminars are free for CMA members and their staff; cost for nonmembers is $99 per person. Here’s the lineup: * Accessing CMA’s online health law library (Aug. 8) * Program integrity in Medicare and Medi-Cal (Aug. 15) * California workers’ comp eBill, parts 1-3 (Aug. 16, 23, 30)CLASSIFIEDS Emergency Medicine physician needed for part-time position The Coast Life Support District in Gualala seeks a board certified Emergency Medicine physician to serve as medical director for an Advanced Life Support rural ambulance service. This is a part-time contract position. Primary duties include patient care report review via secure website; monthly meetings with paramedics; liaison with regulatory agencies and receiving hospitals; advise staff on quality assurance and improvement. For further information, contact Scott Foster, district administrator, at scott.foster@clsd.ca.gov or 707-884-1829, Ext. 16. How to submit a classified ad To submit a classified ad for MMS News Briefs or Marin Medicine, contact Erika Goodwin at erika@scma.org or 707-548-6491. The cost is one dollar per word.APPLICANTS Alan Ament, MD, Cardiovascular Disease*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Francois Antounian, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Piers Barry, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Jason Bateman, MD, Emergency Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Jay Belani, MD, Urology, 99 Montecillo Rd.*, San Rafael Sharina Belani, MD, Nephrology*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Ann Belek, MD, Rheumatology*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Kenneth Berg, MD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry*, 820 Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael Karen Bloom, MD, Internal Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Barbara Boylan, MD, Cardiovascular Disease*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Christopher Cappelen, MD, Diagnostic Radiology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Jeffry Cardneau, MD, Vascular Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Teresa Caron, MD, Internal Medicine*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Richard Christensen-Dalia, MD, Family Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Kathlyn Cook, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Janet Coyne, MD, Pediatrics*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma John Culbertson, MD, Internal Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Jason Cunnan, MD, Anesthesiology* , 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael John Dahmen, MD, Pediatrics*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Vicki Darrow, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Elizabeth Dessouky, MD, Diagnostic Radiology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Kurt Dibbern, MD, Diagnostic Radiology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Shawn Donald, MD, Internal Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Richard Dow, MD, Pediatrics*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Rodney Erwin, MD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Amy Ewing, MD, Internal Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Patrick Flynn, MD, Family Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Louise Forrest, MD, Psychiatry*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Jyotsom Ganatra, MD, Ophthalmology*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Christina Goette, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Roberto Gonzalez, MD, Internal Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Peter Gorenberg, MD, Ophthalmology*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Susan Gross, MD, Internal Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Tom Guerry, MD, Otolaryngology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Eugene Hagiwara, MD, Vascular & Interventional Radiology, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Orna Hananel, MD, Family Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Kristen Hartley, MD, Ophthalmology*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Jennifer Hewett, MD, Gastroenterology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Ryan Hutfless, MD, Anesthesiology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Salvatore Iaquinta, MD, Otolaryngology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Maria Iniguez, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Carmen Irizarry, MD, Psychiatry*, 820 Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael John Judge, MD, Cardiovascular Disease*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Imran Junaid, MD, Allergy & Immunology*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Kevin Kobalter, MD, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Airi Kopperoinen, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael John Lacy, MD, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Viet Lam, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Chase Lambrecht, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Hop Le, MD, Plastic Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Pristine Lee, MD, Dermatology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael William Leggett, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Anna Lewis, MD, Family Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Jane Lindsay, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Amy Liu, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Stephen Loo, DO, Family Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Brock Macdonald, MD, Gastroenterology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Helen Man-Son-Hing, MD, Internal Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Carolyn Mar, MD, Internal Medicine*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Michael Matsumoto, MD, Pediatrics*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Ritu Metzger, MD, Internal Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr.,Novato Archana Mudivarthi, MD, Neurology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Jason Nau, MD, Emergency Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael T. Kevin O'Brien, MD, Gastroenterology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Elizabeth Olle, DO, Family Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael John Parker, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Jennifer Plunkett, MD, Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Sridhar Prasad, MD, Critical Care Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Alex Prescott, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Kelly Reed-Zecherle, MD, Internal Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Peter Reidy, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael John Safanda, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Gagandeep Sandhu, MD, Cardiovascular Disease*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael D. Scott Schmidt, MD, Emergency Medicine, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Robert Schulman, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation*, Pain Medicine*, Medical Acupuncture, 250 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. #D4, Novato 94949 Renata Scott, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Maria Serrano-Correa, MD, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Natalia Shapiro, MD, Family Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Elizaveta Shostakovich, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Nitin Sil, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Andrew Spears, MD, Gastroenterology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Amy Stenback, MD, Pediatrics*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Ranna Tabrizi, MD, Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Gamin Thomason, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Opal Thornton, MD, Psychiatry*, 820 Las Gallinas Ave. San Rafael Elif Tokcan Talegon, MD, Internal Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Naomi Torgersen, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Lisa Velasquez, MD, Family Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Vincenzo Vitto, DO, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Jonathan Vlahos, MD, Emergency Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Otto Von Franque, MD, Pediatrics*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Sandra Wang, MD, Internal Medicine, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Elyse Weinstein, MD, Psychiatry, 820 Las Gallines Ave. San Rafael Daniel White, MD, Family Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Jason Willis-Shore, MD, Emergency Medicine*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael Joseph Winer, MD, Psychiatry*, 820 Las Gallinas Ave. San Rafael Karen Winter, DO, Family Medicine*, 97 San Marin Dr., Novato Lindsey Yeats, MD, Pediatrics*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Kevin Yee, MD, Internal Medicine*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Rukiye Yoltar, MD, Internal Medicine*, 3900 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma Tanya Zamorano, DO, Internal Medicine*, 1033 Third St., San Rafael Joe Zimmerman, MD, Surgery*, 99 Montecillo Rd., San Rafael * = board certified; italics = special medical interestABOUT MMS The Marin Medical Society, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit association, supports local physicians and their efforts to enhance the health of the community. 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