Medical Staff Officers for 2008

Chief of Staff 
Ashok Kar, M.D.

Vice Chief of Staff
George Moro, M.D.

Secretary/Treasurer
Paul Beck, M.D.

Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Robert Armen, M.D.

Member-At-Large 
Warren D. Johnston, M.D.

Departments

Anesthesia Dept Chair
John Cross, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Jeffrey Sarmiento, M.D.

Behavioral Sciences Chair 
Geoffrey Phillips, M.D.

Vice-Chair 
Vinyak Shanbhag, M.D.

EENT Cte Chair
George Garcia, M.D.

Vice-Chair 
Robert Del Junco, M.D.

Emergency Dept Chair
Daniel Starr, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Claudia Gold, M.D.

Family Practice Chair 
Gregory Pecchia, D.O.

Vice-Chair 
Paul Mansonhing, M.D.

Internal Medicine Chair
Melvyn Sterling, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Joseph Preston, M.D.

Cardiology Chair 
Thomas Kim, M.D.

Vice Chair - TBD

OB/GYN Chair 
Lilly Ramirez-Boyd, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Juan Velez, M.D.

Orthopedic Chair
Jeffrey Deckey, M.D.

Vice-Chair
Jeffrey Dobyns, M.D.

Pathology Chair 
Lisa Kohorn, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Michael Schoen, M.D.

Pediatrics Chair 
Stephen Osburn, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Michael Cater, M.D.

Radiology Dept Chair 
David Karlin, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Joseph Tison, M.D.

Surgery Dept Chair 
Ervin Ruzics, M.D.

Vice Chair 
Michele Carpenter, M.D.

Surgery Sections

·General Surgery
 Hisham El-Bayar, M.D.

·Neurosurgery 
 Bradley Noblett, M.D.

·Oral Surgery 
 Craig Thiede, D.D.S.

·Plastic Surgery 
 Linda Zeineh, M.D.

·Thoracic Surgery 
 Brian Palafox, M.D.

·Urology 
 Brian Norouzi, M.D.

·Vascular Surgery - TBD

Committees

Bylaws Committee Chair 
James Grimes, M.D.
 
Cancer Committee Chair 
Birbal Bhaskar, M.D.

Continuing Education Chair 
Kimberly Skidmore, M.D.
  
Credentials  Chair 
Ashok Kar, M.D.
 
Dialysis & Transplant Chair 
Michael Rutten, M.D.
 
Infection Control Chair 
Robert Armen, M.D.
  
Information Tech Advisory Cte  Chair 
Gregory Pecchia, M.D.
  
Institutional Review Board Chair 
Mary Harward, MD
  
Interdisciplinary Practice Chair 
Michael Malouf, M.D.
  
Medical Executive Chair 
Ashok Kar, M.D.

 Vice-Chair 
George Moro, M.D.

Operating Room Chair 
Teddy Coutsoftides, M.D.

 Vice-Chair 
Alex Ramirez, M.D.

Pharmacy & Therapeutics Chair 
Ervin Ruzics, M.D.
  
Physician Health Chair 
Brian Boyd, M.D.
  
Quality Council Chair 
Robert Armen, M.D.
  
Quality Enhancement Chair 
Paul Beck, M.D.
  
Special Procedures Chair - TBD  
  
Staff Officers Chair 
Ashok Kar, M.D.
  
Utilization Mgmt Chair 
Robert Parke, M.D.