AN EVENT-FULL 2023

PRESIDENT Julie Fallon, MD

PRESIDENT ELECT Douglas Murphy, MD

TREASURER Todd Engstrom, MD

SECRETARY Rachel May, MD

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Samira Kayumi-Rashti, MD

DIRECTORS Kevin Casey, MD; Michael DiBiase, MD; Priti Gagneja, MD; Jennifer Hone, MD; Bindu Kamal, MD; Christopher Quijano, DO; Rahim Raoufi, MD; Daniel Roshan, MD

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dana Goba, MBA

CMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES REPRESENTATIVES

DANA GOBA

While COVID is still prevalent, we’ve learned to live with its presence, and in 2023 CCMA is planning numerous events, many of which will be in person. We will offer some educational webinars regarding OSHA and Medicare, and others will be brought to you by The Doctors Company and their expert staff. Our in-person events include happy hour socials in the first three quarters, and we’ll cap off the year with our popular Annual Membership Celebration where we will honor our 2023 Physician of the Year.

We are looking forward to providing the opportunity for physicians to connect with each other and focus on relationships, which helped us get through these past few years. Humans look to social units to provide them with a sense of community, and CCMA works to create a physician community on the central coast.

All physicians are welcome to attend our events, both members and nonmembers. At our events, we hope nonmembers will learn the value of membership and join the medical association. We continuously strive to protect your practice and patients, and many successes are included in this issue of our magazine. If you are not a member, you can become part of the CCMA community by joining at www.cmanet.org/join or by calling 800.786.4262.

I look forward to seeing you at our 2023 events.

Sincerely,

Dana Goba Chief Executive Officer Central Coast Medical Association

Sharon Basham, MD; Edward Bentley, MD; Kevin Casey, MD; David Dodson, MD; Julie Fallon, MD; Priti Gagneja, MD; Jennifer Hone, MD; Samira Kayumi-Rashti, MD; Christopher Lumsdaine, MD; Douglas Murphy, MD; Joseph Schwartz, MD

CMA DISTRICT V TRUSTEE Rene’ Bravo, MD

CENTRAL COAST PHYSICIANS MAGAZINE

EDITOR Julie Fallon, MD

MANAGING EDITOR Dana Goba, MBA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sherry Lavone Design

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS California Medical Association; CenCal Health; The Doctors Company; Maximilian J. Pany, BA; J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD; Janice Rocco; Sansum Clinic; Tenet Health Central Coast

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

California Medical Association, CenCal Health, Sansum Clinic, Tenet Health Central Coast

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