Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine


Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine, the official journal of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society, is a forum for discussion and debate of news, official policy and diverse opinions about professional practice issues and ideas, as well as information about members' personal interests.

2009 Officers & Board of Directors
Charles McDonnell, III, MD President
Stephen F. Melcher, MD President-Elect
Margaret E. Parsons, MD Immediate President

District 1
Alicia Abels, MD
District 2
Michael Flaningam, MD
Michael Lucien, MD
Glennah Trochet, MD
District 3
Katherine Gillogley, MD
District 4
Ulrich Hacker, MD



2009 CMA Delegation
Delegates
District 1
Jon Finkler, MD
District 2
Lydia Wytrzes, MD
District 3
Barbara Arnold, MD
District 4
Ron Foltz, MD
District 5
Elisabeth Mathew, MD
District 6
Marcia Gollober, MD
At-Large
Alicia Abels, MD
Michael Burman, MD
Satya Chatterjee, MD
Richard Jones, MD
Norman Label, MD
John Ostrich, MD
Margaret Parsons, MD
Charles McDonnell, MD
Janet O'Brien, MD
Kuldip Sandhu, MD
Earl Washburn, MD
District 5
John Belko, MD
David Herbert, MD
Robert Madrigal, MD
Elisabeth Mathew, MD
Anthony Russell, MD
District 6
J. Dale Smith, MD






Alternate-Delegates
District 1
Robert Kahle, MD
District 2
Margaret Parsons, MD
District 3
vacant
District 4
Demetrios Simopoulos, MD
District 5
Boone Seto, MD
District 6
Karen Hopp, MD
At-Large
Richard Gray, MD
Sanjay Jhawar, MD
Robert Madrigal, MD
Mubashar Mahmood, MD
Connie Mitchell, MD
Anthony Russell, MD
Gerald Upcraft, MD


CMA Trustees
11th District
Dean Hadley, MD      Richard Pan, MD
Solo/Small Group Practice Forum
Lee T. Snook, MD
Very Large Group Forum
Paul R. Phinney, MD


AMA Delegation
Barbara Arnold, MD, Delegate
Richard Thorp, MD, Alternate


Editorial Committee
John Loofbourow, MD, Editor
David J. Gibson, MD, Vice Chair
Robert LaPerriere, MD      William Peniston, MD
Gordon Love, MD     Gerald F. Rogan, MD
John McCarthy, MD      F. James Rybka, MD
Del Meyer, MD      Gilbert Wright, MD
George Meyer, MD      Lydia Wytrzes, MD
John Ostrich, MD

Managing Editor     Ted Fourkas
Webmaster     Melissa Darling
Graphic Design     Planet Kelly

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SIERRA SACRAMENTO VALLEY MEDICINE (ISSN 0886 2826) is published bi-monthly by the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society, 5380 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819. Subscriptions are $26.00 per year. Periodicals postage paid at Sacramento, CA. Correspondence should be addressed to Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine, 5380 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819-2396. Telephone (916) 452-2671. Postmaster: Send address changes to Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine, 5380 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819-2396.