SFMS Member Among SF Bay Area’s Most Influential Women in Business June 1, 2012 CPMC, SFMS Member Influential Women in Bay Area Business, SF Business Times, Sutter Health, Toni Brayer 0 Toni Brayer, MD, member and past president of SFMS, has been named one of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business” by the San Francisco Business Times. The honorable distinction is given to woman executives who are shaping Bay Area companies and communities. Dr. Brayer has been a SFMS member since 1988. She is the vice president and chief medical officer for Sutter Health’s Bay Area Region and practices Internal Medicine at CPMC. She has written extensively about health care issues, public policy, and quality on her blog--EverythingHealth--and is a recognized physician leader. Dr. Brayer will be honored at a gala dinner awards celebration on June 7 at the Hilton San Francisco. Education: BS, Arizona State University; MD, University of Arizona Community Involvement: Make-A-Wish Foundation board; Medical Insurance Exchange of California board; Women’s Initiative for Self Employment Proudest professional accomplishment: Blazing the way for women in medical leadership as first (and only, still) woman chief of staff at California Pacific Medical Center, and the only woman chief medical officer at Sutter Health. Best strategy for success in a tough economy: Be grateful for all you have and remember to help others who have it tougher. Think thrifty, not poor. What makes you influential: I am very focused and can be counted on to deliver the goods. I put out good energy, am open and candid, and maintain broad relationships with all types of people. Source: San Francisco Business Times, Special Supplement Issue, April 27-May 3, 2012. Comments are closed.
