VOLUME 12

In This Issue

2020 Medical Staff Officers & Department Chiefs……………………....P 1

Medical Executive Committee Approvals..…………………………….….P 2

Information Security………..…………....P 3

Medical Staff Calendar....…..………......P 4

New Practitioners……….....…...............P 5

Physician/AHP Roster Updates...….…..P 6

2020 Medical Staff Officers and Department Chiefs

Vinh Cam, M.D. Chief of Staff

Eric Milefchik, M.D. Assistant Chief of Staff

Tonny Lee, M.D. Secretary/Treasurer

Thomas Simko, M.D. Past Chief of Staff

Rashaan Ali-Jones, M.D. Member-at-Large

Aileen Takahashi, M.D. Member-at-Large

Gina Sulmeyer, M.D. Emergency Medicine

Daniel Harvey, M.D. Family Practice

Latrice Allen, M.D. OB/GYN 1

Son Nguyen, M.D. Surgery

Steven Jensen, M.D. Pediatrics

Michael Dunlap, M.D. Pathology

Scott Swenson, M.D. Anesthesia

Mitchell Sklar, M.D. Radiology

Omer Deen, M.D. Member-at-Large

Oren Zaidel, M.D. Medicine

Medical Executive Committee Approvals

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Items approved at the last Medical Executive Committee meeting can be viewed by using this website link and selecting the partic-ular month: http://www.torrancememorial.org/For_Physicians/Medical_Staff/MEC_Approval.aspx . If you have any questions, please contact the Medical Staff Services Department at (310) 517-4616.

As part of ongoing information security training and HIPAA compliance, please review the following tips on Becoming a Human Firewall.

Thank you for helping Torrance Memorial stay protected.

Information Security Tips

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CME CONFERENCES

Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Hoffman Health Conference Center

Medical Staff Calendar January 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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2 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Gen Tumor Board…..WT-Aud

3 7:00a LungTumorBoard..WT-Aud 7:00a Robotic Surg Com…WT-C

6 12:30p Cardiology……...……WT-D

7 8:00a TCU……………...….…..WT-C 12:30p Infectn Prev/P&T……....WT-C

8 7:00a Anesthesia Dept…….WT-Aud 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p CME Conference….HCC-1&2

9 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a GI Tumor Board….....WT-Aud 11:30a Health Info Mgmt….…..HCC4 12:30p Pediatric PI……………..WT-C

10 7:00a LungTumorBoard..WT-Aud

13 7:30a GI Radiology Flags….WT-D 12:00p Burn & Wound Surg..HCC4 12:30p Credentials……….....WT-C

14 3:00p Medication Safety……...WT-B

15 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:00p Medicine Dept………….HCC3 12:30p Bioethics………………..WT-D

16 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a CNS Tumor Board….WT-Aud 8:00a Endocrinology………….WT-C 9:00a Emergency Dept……….WT-D 12:30p Pediatric Dept…....…WT-Aud 1:00p C-Section……..….....WT-C

17 7:00a Gastroenterology……WT-C 7:00a LungTumorBoard..WT-Aud

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21 12:30p EDIE Patient Care……..WT-B

22 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 8:00a Cardiology PI…………...WT-D 12:30p Antibiotic Stewardship...WT-B

23 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:30a Family Practice Dept…..WT-B 7:45a GI Tumor Board….....WT-Aud 12:30p Stroke……………….….WT-D

24 7:00a General Surg Subc..WT-C 7:00a LungTumorBoard..WT-Aud

27 4:00p Bariatric Surgery…....WT-C

28 7:00a Oncology…………….WT-Aud 7:00a Surgery Advisory……......WT-D 12:30p Medical Staff IT…….…..WT-D 12:30p OB/GYN Dept……….WT-Aud 12:30p Utilization Mgmt………..WT-C

29 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p INT Med Steering…….WT-C

30 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Gen Tumor Board…..WT-Aud 12:30p Credentials……….…....WT-C

31 7:00a LungTumorBoard..WT-Aud

February 12, 2020 NO CONFERENCE

January 22, 2020 NO CONFERENCE

February 5, 2020 “Palliative Care” Eve Makoff, M.D. Torrance Memorial Medical Center Commercial Support: None

Torrance Memorial Medical Center is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Torrance Memorial Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For up-to-the-minute conference information call (310) 784-8776 or visit: http://www.torrancememorial.org/For_Physicians/Wednesday_CME_Conferences.aspx

January 1, 2020 NO CONFERENCE

January 8, 2020 “Using a Family Approach to Patient Centered Aging Care” Sonja Rosen, M.D.

Cedar-Sinai Medical Center Commercial Support: None

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January 15, 2020 “Physicians and Patients Cultural Differences for End-of-LIfe” Rabbi Avivah Erlick, President Community Rabbis Commercial Support: None

February 19, 2020 “Thyroid Cancer” Allen Ho, M.D. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Commercial Support: None

January 29, 2020 NO CONFERENCE

February 26, 2020 NO CONFERENCE

Welcome New Practitioners

Kirsten N. Andersen, M.D. Pediatrics Providence Medical Institute 21311 Madrona Ave. 100B Torrance, CA 90503 Phone: (310) 540-1334 Fax: (310) 540-7615

Mitchell J. Bunnell, D.O. Medicine HealthCare Partners Hospitalists 3330 Lomita Blvd. - HCP 1st Floor Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 214-0811 Fax: (310) 784-4991

Leslie E. Irvine, M.D. Surgery 1200 Rosecrans Ave. 110 Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266 Phone: (424) 225-1280 Fax: (855) 819-8279

Bikram S. Sekhon, M.D. Medicine Southland Renal Medical Group 3300 E. South Street Ste 308 Long Beach, CA 90805 Phone: (562) 630-3111 Fax: (562) 630-3107

NO IMAGE AVAILABLE

Anshu K. Buttan, M.D. Medicine Tprrance Memorial Physician Network—Endocrinology 2841 Lomita Blvd. Ste 320 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 517-8952 Fax: (310) 517-9565

Jamie C. Zampell, M.D. Surgery Zampell Plastic and Reconstructive Sur-gery 416 N. Bedford Dr. 2016 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Phone: (310) 325-0310 Fax: (424) 332-1299

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Phone/Fax Change David Edelman, M.D. Medicine Phone: (310) 316-0021 Resignation Matthew J. Belmont, PA Emergency Joshua S. Chung, M.D. Surgery Doron D. Kahana, M.D. Pediatrics Tiffany L. Laffen, NP Medicine Michael D. Lewis, PA-C Surgery Nikhil Madan, M.D. Medicine Kevin E. McBride, M.D. Medicine Retired Dunja M. Maglica, M.D. Pediatrics Arthur Smukler, M.D. Medicine Leave of Absence Barbara A. Bruton, M.D. Medicine

Physician/AHP Roster Updates

Address Change David Chan, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Vanessa L. Dickey, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Hugo Hool, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Andrew G. Horodner, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Thomas Jacob, M.D. Pediatrics UCLA Dept. of Pediatrics Group Practice 4201 Torrance Blvd. Ste 660 Torrance, CA 90503

Syed M. Jilani, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Thomas E. Lowe, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Divya Mallam, M.D. Medicine Digestive Care Consultants 23451 Madison St. 290 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 375-1246 Fax: (310) 375-0509 Nagamani P. Nadella, M.D. OBGYN 4201 Torrance Blvd 530 Torrance, CA 90503 Phone: (310) 371-7801 Swati Sikaria, M.D. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567 Susan N. Starr, N.P. Medicine Torrance Memorial Physician Network Can-cer Care 3285 Skypark Dr. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 750-3300 Fax: (310) 379-3567

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The Medical Staff Newsletter ProgressNotes is published monthly for the Medical Staff of Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Vinh Cam, M.D. Chief of Staff Robin S. Camrin, CPMSM, CPCS Vice President, Medical Staff Services & Performance Improvement A.Klecker-01/2018

ProgressNotes Vol. 12 Issue 1 January 2020

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