Leadership
Yi-Fen (Irene) Chen, MDINTERNAL MEDICINE
Dr. Chen brings vision and meticulous planning to the rollout of complex technology upgrades, pilots, and programs.
Jacob Mishell, MDINTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
Jacob Mishell, MD, has given countless people a new lease on life through his work in helping to build the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program.
Shoshana Helman, MDHOSPITAL MEDICINE
Dr. Helman has led the growth of the Inpatient Palliative Care program and supported the development of an outpatient Palliative Care service.
Jesus Rodriguez, MDFAMILY MEDICINE
Today, Dr. Rodriguez is involved in many efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of the local Latino community. His dedication to community outreach encourages and inspires others to follow his lead.
Research
Three Clinicians Join Innovative Kaiser Permanente Northern California Research Cohort
Physician Researcher Program now hosts a baker’s dozen of doctors pursuing research to influence care delivery.
Telehealth Appointments Improve Follow-up Care in Patients with Heart Failure
Kaiser Permanente study is first to compare early telehealth approach to early in-person follow-up.
Kaiser Permanente Researchers Present Latest Findings at Global AIDS2020 Conference Held Online
Kaiser Permanente’s rich history of research and care delivery innovation around HIV and AIDS is being highlighted at the global International AIDS Conference (AIDS2020).
Alexander Flint, MD, PhDNEUROSURGERY
Dr. Flint’s work adds significantly to the growing body of literature underlying the importance of stroke patients taking a statin.
Daniel Klein, MDINFECTIOUS DISEASES
Dr. Daniel Klein is recognized for the indispensable role he played in the transformation of HIV/AIDS from a mostly fatal disease to a chronic, manageable condition.
Nancy Goler, MDOB/GYN
Dr. Goler is regional director of our Early Start Program. This service greatly increases a woman's chance of stopping the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy.
Jerome Minkoff, MDENDOCRINOLOGY
Jerome Minkoff, MD, has long been involved in osteoporosis research and clinical guidelines development for both osteoporosis and diabetes.
Teaching
Vivian Reyes, MDEMERGENCY MEDICINE
A tutor throughout high school, college, and medical school, now Dr. Vivian Reyes teaches clinicians and non-clinicians how to save lives in an emergency.
Hillary Campbell, MDINTERNAL MEDICINE
Dr. Campbell developed and leads a summer program for second year medical students who are interested in primary care careers.
Raul Cruz, MDHEAD AND NECK SURGERY
A number of our country’s best head and neck surgeons have one thing in common; they were trained by Dr. Raul Cruz. Since 2001, Dr. Cruz has directed Kaiser Permanente Oakland’s distinguished Head & Neck [...]
Joel Levis, MD, PhdEMERGENCY MEDICINE
Dr. Levis has written up more than 500 cases as teaching tools for his fellow physicians throughout the region. “My hope is that Heart Alerts will help other ED physicians rapidly identify a STEMI heart [...]
Exceptional Contribution
Charles Meltzer, MDHEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Dr. Meltzer’s journey to improve care for patients with head and neck cancer began by creating a virtual Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Tumor Board with a community of specialists from around the region.
Eileen Crowley, MDDERMATOLOGY
Patients with skin conditions get rapid access to diagnosis and care thanks to the efforts of Dr. Crowley. She envisioned a way to use technology to create a virtual roving dermatology program, now known as [...]
Clay Angel, MDHOSPITAL MEDICINE
Wendy Eberhardt, MDPSYCHIATRY
Drs. Clay Angel and Wendy Eberhardt partnered to develop the Delirium Management Program. Its relentless focus on evidence-based, non-pharmacologic strategies helps prevent and treat delirium.
Stephen Parodi, MDINFECTIOUS DISEASES
TPMG is well prepared to respond to an infectious disease outbreak thanks to Dr. Parodi, chair of the chiefs of Infectious Diseases. He also leads efforts to reduce use of antibiotics and improve infection-control protocols.