2019 Kaiser Permanente National Oncology Symposium
 
Symposium Faculty and Planning Committee

FACULTY

Ashraf Aziz, MD
Hematology and Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Irvine, CA

Brian Bolwell, MD, FACP
Chairman, Taussig Cancer Institute
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Gary L. Buchschacher, Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Access Program 
Hematology and Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, CA

Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
City of Hope
Los Angeles, CA
 
Maria Caceres, MSN, BSN, RN, PHN
Regional Director, Radiation Oncology Department
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange County, CA 
 
Patrick Courneya, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals
Oakland, CA 
 
Lara Durna, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA
 
Nancy Gin, MD
Exec VP, Quality and Chief Quality Officer
The Permanente Federation
 
Regional Medical Director of Quality & Clinical Analysis
Southern California Permanente Medical Group 
Pasadena, CA
 
Andrea Harzstark, MD
Urologic Oncology
The Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA

Monika Krzyzanowska, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Director, Quality Program
Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology
Professor, Department of Medicine
Senior Adjunct Scientist
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Scott Lentz, MD
Gyn Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Chunnan Liu, MD
Oncology
The Permanente Medical Group
Walnut Creek, CA

Eric McGary, MD
Hematology and Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA

Elizabeth McGlynn, PhD
Vice President
Kaiser Permanete Research
Executive Director
Kaiser Permanete Center for Effectiveness and Safety Research (CESR)

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Ruan Ramjit, MD
Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA 

Jennifer Marie Suga, MD
Oncology
The Permanente Medical Group
Valejo, CA

Hyma Vempaty, MD
Oncology
The Permanente Medical Group
Santa Clara, CA

FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Kaiser Permanente requires that all planners and faculty participating in CME activities disclose any financial relationship with a commercial interest that might pose a potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest with regard to the individual's contribution to the activity. A commercial interest is defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients; the most common examples are pharmaceutical and medical device companies. All potential conflicts of interest are mitigated prior to the start of the conference and in accordance with the policies of the KP National CME Program.

COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs:
 
Robert M. Cooper, MD*
Physician Director – Cancer Program
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA
 
Yan Li, MD, PhD*
Chief of Hematology/Oncology Department
Oakland Medical Center 
Northern California Permanente Medical Group
Oakland, CA
 
Committee:

Farah Brasfield, MD*
Regional Chief, Hematology/Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, CA

Reina Haque, PhD, MPH*
Research Scientist III – Department of Research & Evaluation
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

Tatjana Kolevska, MD*
Regional Chief, Hematology/Oncology
The Permanente Medical Group
Vallejo, CA
 
Lawrence H. Kushi, ScD*
Director of Scientific Policy – Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
Oakland, CA
 
Alexander Menter, MD*
Oncology
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Denver, CO

Helen H. Moon, MD*
Hematology and Oncology
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Riverside, CA

Violeta Rabrenovich, MHA, CHIE
Director – Medical Group Performance Improvement
The Permanente Federation, LLC
Oakland, CA

*Also Faculty Member

The Permanente Federation National CME Office

Sarah Shimer, MPH
National CME Program Manager
Oakland, CA

SCPMG Physician Education

Carol O’Neal
Sr. Learning Consultant – Regional Physician Education
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

Katherine M. Kleine
Sr. Meeting Planner 
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA

Amy Tam
Sr. Meeting Planner
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, CA