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News Update PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Feb–mar 2011
The Medical Matrix
Congratulations to Our Outstanding Physician-Researchers! 50 rank among the Best in the Nation and the Region LA BioMed’s researchers rank among the best physicians in the country and the region, according to two independent surveys of medical professionals. A select 40 physician-researchers at LA BioMed were named Southern California “Super Doctors.” The physicians were chosen for this honor through a peer-review selection process, which ensures only the top 5% of the region’s physicians will be named Southern California Super Doctors. Many of those same physicians and 10 more were picked by the publisher of “America’s Top Doctors” as among the best in the nation and the region. The publisher of annual review of physicians, Castle Connelly, says it surveys thousands of medical and healthcare professionals from around the country to determine which doctors are among the nation’s top 1% of physicians. While many more physician-researchers at LA BioMed certainly deserved these honors, they are limited to MDs who have clinical practices. “LA BioMed is proud of all of its investigators, and we congratulate our physician-researchers on these well-deserved honors for their distinguished careers and vital contributions to improving healthcare,” said Dr. David Meyer. “Our researcher-physicians are leaders in serving the underserved through the outstanding care they provide their patients and the ground-breaking research they conduct. LA BioMed is indeed privileged to have such dedicated physicians advancing the pace of discovery and translating those discoveries into treatments and therapies to help patients today and in the future.”
The doctors who were honored are: Arnold Bayer, MD† Sharon G. Adler, MD‡* Thomas L. Anderson MD‡* Lily M. Barba, MD‡ Peter Van Doren Barrett, MD* Marie H. Beall MD‡ Carol D. Berkowitz, MD†‡ James J. Black, MD‡ Matthew J. Budoff, MD†‡ Richard Casaburi, PhD, MD‡ John K. Chia, MD‡ Rowan Chlebowski, MD, PhD† Eric S. Daar, MD‡† Christian M. de Virgilio, MD‡ Carlos E. Donayre, MD‡ John E. Edwards, Jr., MD†‡ Viktor E. Eysselein, MD‡* Jerry Finkelstein† William J. French, MD‡* Charles S. Grob, MD* Kenneth R. Huff, MD‡* Donald W. Inadomi, MD‡ Eli Ipp, MD†‡ Sherwin J. Isenberg, MD†‡ Adam J. Jonas, MD†‡
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh* Margaret A. Keller, MD‡ Siri Linda Kjos, MD‡ Stanley R. Klein, MD‡ Wai-Nang Paul Lee, MD‡ Ira M. Lesser, MD‡* Gregory R. Mason, MD‡ C. Mark Mehringer* Ricardo Patrick Mendoza, MD* Chrisanna M. Mink, MD‡ Anita L. Nelson, MD‡ Ronald J. Oudiz, MD, FACC‡ Jacob Rajfer, MD† Michael G. Ross, MD, MPH‡ James N. Scharffenberger, MD‡* Lance Sieger, MD‡* Bruce E. Stabile, MD ‡* Darryl Y. Sue, MD‡ Ronald S. Swerdloff, MD†‡ Christina Wang, MD‡ Rodney A. White, MD†‡ Mallory D. Witt, MD* Sylvia Yeh, MD‡ Henry Change-Lien Yang, MD* Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD‡
†Ranked among America’s Top Doctors in the Nation *Ranked among America’s Top Doctors in the Region ‡Ranked among Southern California Super Doctors
Historically, LA BioMed has served as the research park for clinicians at Harbor-UCLA. The departmental Dr. David Meyer structure of Harbor, reflecting the clinical and educational needs of a medical center, is not one that translates effectively to a modern research institute. Recent trends in both innovation and research funding have migrated toward the interdisciplinary and, hence, an interdepartmental structure. LA BioMed is taking major strides toward an Institute-based concept, one that can lead to collaborative and novel approaches to studying human biology and disease. The concept of institutes within LA BioMed affords us an ability to take our research to a new level, where flexibility and creativity can flourish. We have a multitude of talented researchers doing groundbreaking studies. The progress that could be made collaboratively, under the auspices of an Institute or Center, would give LA BioMed a distinct edge on innovation, as well as new sources of funding. continued on page 8
In this issue: LA BioMed Gala Beats Goal
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LA BioMed Spin-Off Company
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Legends Honors Leaders
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Medical Research Agreement
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Andrew J. Sobel Joins the Board
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LA BioMed in the News
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Foundation Increases Outreach
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Upcoming Events
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