Celebrating 150 Years of UCSF
SFMS ELECTION RESULTS
every day at UCSF, where students, residents, nurses, and attendings unite to care for patients, excelling at what they do best, together. Meghan Gould, MD UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Pediatric Residency Pediatrician at Golden Gate Pediatrics and SFGH
2015 Officers
My Road to Clinical Practice I began my internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UCSF in 1985. Robert Jaffe had made it one of the top programs in the country. After eight years in Boston (at Harvard and Tufts), I was ready for a change of venue. The departments had just been rejuvenated with faculty from other programs. Robert Creasy and Bill Parer were involved with their research in preterm birth prevention and fetal heart rate monitoring. Ed Hill and Caroline Braga were introducing innovative treatments in GYN oncology. Bob Jaffe and Bob Nachtigall were pioneering research in reproductive endocrinology. There was a collegial approach among the specialties, including neonatology, radiology, anesthesia, and pediatric surgery. I witnessed some of the first cases of fetal surgery and in-vitro fertilization. It was truly a very exciting time. The UCSF program also provided superb clinical exposure and training. The OB service at Moffit supported a busy referral service for tertiary and quaternary maternal/fetal/neonatal care. Russ Laros served as an excellent mentor and role model for me. The San Francisco General Hospital (county) experience was supervised by Richard Sweet, Jim Green, and Phil Darney. This time spent “in the trenches” ensured that I did not become an “ivory tower” doctor. The third leg of our experience was at Children’s Hospital, San Francisco (now CPMC). Led by the indomitable Gilbert Webb, I was taught the valuable skills of vaginal surgery, forceps, and breech delivery. I was encouraged to pursue research and I worked in Jim Robert’s laboratory. I was also mentored by Michael Katz. This early research was rewarded by two consecutive first-prize paper awards from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In 1985, I joined the Webb Group at Children’s Hospital . . . I found that clinical practice was most fulfilling. I continued to serve on the UCSF clinical faculty and was site director for eighteen years. I am currently a clinical professor and continue to teach UCSF residents and medical students. I have also continued to be active in clinical research and have authored more than a dozen papers and textbook chapters. After thirty years in practice, I look fondly at my UCSF experience. It provided me the tools and experience to weather the many academic and clinical challenges that I have encountered. Above all, it exposed me to a cadre of physicians and nurses who continue to provide me both professional and personal support. Fung Lam, MD OBGYN at Golden Gate Obstetrics and Gynecology
One-year term President-Elect: Richard A. Podolin, MD, FACC Secretary: Kimberly L. Newell, MD Treasurer: Man-Kit Leung, MD Editor: Gordon L. Fung, MD, PhD, FACC, FACP
2014 President-Elect Roger S. Eng, MD, MPH, FACR, will automatically succeed to the office of President. 2014 President, Lawrence Cheung, MD, FAAD, FASDS, will automatically succeed to the office of Immediate Past President.
Board of Directors Seven elected for three-year term 2015–2017 Steven H. Fugaro, MD Brian Grady, MD John Maa, MD Todd A. May, MD Stephanie Oltmann, MD William T. Prey, MD Michael C. Schrader, MD, PhD, FACP
Nominations Committee
Four elected for two-year term 2015–2016 Konstantin Bukov, MD Meghan D. Gould, MD Ingrid T. Lim, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Ray Oshtory, MD, MBA
Solo/Small Group Practice Forum (SSGPF) Delegate and Alternate One each elected for two-year term 2015–2016 As the candidate receiving the highest number of votes, Eric Tabas, MD, will be recommended to the California Medical Association (CMA) as the SSGPF Delegate. As the candidate with the next-highest number of votes, Payal N. Bhandari, MD, will be recommended to CMA as the SSGPF Alternate Delegate.
Young Physicians Section Alternate Two-year term 2014-2015 Shoshana R. Ungerleider, MD
District VIII CMA Trustee Three-year term October 2015 to October 2018 Shannon Udovic-Constant, MD, FAAP
Delegation to the CMA House of Delegates Two-year term 2015–2016 Delegates Lawrence Cheung, MD, FAAD, FASDS Mihal L. Emberton, MD, MPH, MS Gordon L. Fung, MD, PhD, FACC, FACP Richard A. Podolin, MD, FACC (as President-Elect, serves automatically) Andrea M. Wagner, MD Alternates Steven H. Fugaro, MD Pratima Gupta, MD Jerry Y. Jew, MD, MBA Robert J. Margolin, MD Amy E. Whittle, MD
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