35TH ANNUAL
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awards & comedy night
“A celebration with & for our medical community”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020 SANTA ROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, SANTA ROSA
Thank You The Sonoma County Medical Association extends its deep appreciation and gratitude to our 2019 Gala sponsors.
Rose Gold Sponsors
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SCMA Mission: To enhance the health of our patients and community; promote quality, ethical healthcare; and foster strong patient-physician relationships and the personal and professional well-being of physicians through leadership, partnership and advocacy.
Program 35 TH ANNUAL
AWARDS & COMEDY NIGHT GALA
A celebration with & for our medical community FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020
6:00 P.M. Reception and silent auction. Net proceeds support Health Careers Scholarship Program. SCMA member portraits taken in the photography booth. 6:45 P.M. Welcome and dinner in the Oak-Meadow Room Masters of Ceremonies: Patricia May, MD, Kaiser General Surgeon and 2018–19 SCMA President Wendy Young, SCMA Executive Director 7:00 P.M. Award presentations
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL MEDICINE Andrea Rubinstein, MD OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY Shelleen Denno, MD OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SCMA Peter Sybert, MD ARTICLE OF THE YEAR Mary L. Williams, MD PRACTICE MANAGER OF THE YEAR N. Jay Farris RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT Mary Szecsey
8:00 P.M. Passing of the gavel to incoming SCMA President Rajesh Ranadive, MD Patricia May, MD Silent auction closing and winning bids announced 8:30 P.M. Comedy presentation “Laughter Is the Best Medicine” Bobby Tessel Gala photography by Will Bucquoy.
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Celebrating ACHIEVEMENTS IN OUR MEDICAL COMMUNITY THE SONOMA COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Board of Directors is pleased to recognize and honor the unselfish service of physicians who demonstrate sustained, exemplary service to medicine and community. A tradition of the Medical Association since 1985, the annual awards reflect a tribute of respect, recognition and appreciation on the part of SCMA member physicians. Safeguarding the quality of medical care requires physicians to do much more than maintain excellent ethics and good will in the community. It depends on countless hours spent by individuals willing to make personal sacrifices. The commitment of these physicians ensures care for the underserved, helps lobby our legislators to create better medical law, and as with the 2017 and 2019 firestorms in Sonoma County, rises to the challenge during a time of crisis or great need. Awards are also given to physicians for their contributions to SCMA’s magazine, Sonoma Medicine, and to a non-physician who made a significant contribution to the medical community. SCMA also acknowledges a local Practice Manager of the Year, recognizing the vital role practice managers play in the delivery of healthcare services. Thank you for joining SMCA for this evening of celebration and recognition. We are all enriched by the service and dedication of our distinguished award recipients.
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AWARD S Andrea Rubinstein, MD In recognition of her efforts to reduce opioid risk for patients with chronic pain through her clinical practice at Kaiser Santa Rosa and teaching and speaking across California for the past 12 years, the Sonoma County Medical Association presents Andrea Rubinstein, MD, with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Local Medicine.
Shelleen Denno, MD In recognition of her tireless contribution to hospital services and for helping transform West County’s only acute facility into a resource that provides care to critically ill patients requiring extended hospitalization, the Sonoma County Medical Association presents Shelleen Denno, MD, with the award for Outstanding Service to the Community.
Peter Sybert, MD With gratitude for his many years of service on the Board of Directors and leadership in repositioning SCMA as a stronger, growing and more representative organization, the Sonoma County Medical Association presents Peter Sybert, MD, with the award for Outstanding Contribution to SCMA.
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Mary Szecsey To honor her exceptional 25-year commitment as CEO of West County Health Centers, service on the Redwood Community Health Coalition Board, Sonoma County Health Action Council, and the California Primary Care Association, the Sonoma County Medical Association presents Mary Szecsey with the award for Recognition of Achievement.
Mary L. Williams, MD In appreciation of her article, “Climate Change, Public Health and ‘Green’ Medicine,” which appeared in the fall/winter 2019-2020 issue of Sonoma Medicine magazine, the Sonoma County Medical Association presents Mary L. Williams, MD, with the award for Article of the Year.
N. Jay Farris In acknowledgement of his quest for continuous development of innovative, technical methodology as a tool for good and efficient support of the West County Integrative Medicine practice, the Sonoma County Medical Association presents N. Jay Farris with the award for Practice Manager of the Year.
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T hree D ecades OF AWARDS RECIPIENTS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY 1987 — Frank Norman, MD 1988 — Horace Sharrocks, MD 1989 — Carroll Andrews, MD 1989 — John Roberts, MD 1990 — Marshall Kubota, MD 1991 — William Ellison, MD 1992 — Harding Clegg, MD 1992 — Tetsuro Fujii, MD 1993 — Thomas Honrath, MD 1994 — John Sweeney, MD 1995 — Kenneth Howe, MD 1996 — Gary Johanson, MD
1996 — Harry Richardson, MD 1997 — Salute to Community Service 1998 — Gregory Rosa, MD 1999 — Chris Kosakowski, MD 1999 — Brian Schmidt, MD 2000 — Katherine Walker, MD 2001 — Jeffrey Miller, MD 2002 — Bob Schultz, MD 2003 — Amy Shaw, MD 2004 — Michael Martin, MD 2005 — Richard Powers, MD 2006 — Rick Flinders, MD
2007 — Jose Morales, MD 2009 — Walt Mills, II, MD 2010 — Stacey Kerr, MD 2011 — Alan Bernstein, MD 2012 — Jeff Haney, MD 2013 — Robert B. Mims, MD 2014 — Joe Clendenin, MD 2015 — Richard Powers, MD 2016 — Gary Barth, MD 2017 — Allan Hill, MD 2018 — Joshua Weil, MD
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SONOMA COUNTY MEDICINE 1988 — James Gude, MD 1989 — Richard Barnett, MD 1990 — Louis Menachof, MD 1991 — Harry Ackley, MD 1992 — John Reed, MD 1993 — Lucius Button, MD 1994 — William Dunn, MD 1995 — Maurice Carlin, MD 1995 — Winston Ekren, MD 1996 — Michael Gospe, MD 1997 — Salute to Community Service
1998 — James McFadden, MD 1999 — Mark DeMeo, MD 2000 — Frank Maraglia, MD 2001 — Robert Huntington, MD 2002 — Louis Menachof, MD 2003 — Brien Seeley, MD 2004 — Jan Sonander, MD 2005 — Mary Maddux-González, MD 2006 — Leigh Hall, MD 2007 — James Gude, MD 2009 — Jeff Sugarman, MD 2010 — Lyman “Bo” Greaves, MD
2011 — Enrique González-Mendez, MD 2012 — Mark Netherda, MD 2013 — Peter Brett, MD 2014 — Charles Elboim, MD 2014 — Laurel Warner, MD 2015 — GPCI and SGR Warriors: Congressman Mike Thompson, Jan Sonander, MD, Brad Drexler, MD, and Len Klay, MD 2016 — Jerry Minkoff, MD 2017 — Lisa Ward, MD 2018 — Ramzi Deeik, MD
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SCMA 1987 — Joseph Schaefer, MD 1988 — Robert Butler, MD 1989 — Carl Anderson, MD 1990 — Ransom Turner, MD 1991 — James Clegg, MD 1992 — L. Reed Walker Jr., MD 1994 — Thomas Maloney, MD 1995 — Len Klay, MD 1996 — Jerome Morgan, MD
1997 — Salute to Community Service 1998 — Donald Van Giesen, MD 1999 — Clinton Lane, MD 2000 — Cynthia Bailey, MD 2001 — William Meseroll, MD 2002 — Paul Marguglio, MD 2003 — Ron Van Roy, MD 2004 — Dan Lightfoot, MD 2006 — Lynn Mortensen, MD 2007 — Phyllis “Jackie” Senter, MD
2009 — Brad Drexler, MD 2010 — Richard Andolsen, MD 2011 — Kirk Pappas, MD 2012 — Catherine Gutfreund, MD 2013 — Walt Mills, MD 2015 — Medical Review Advisory Committee 2016 — Rob Nied, MD 2017 — Clinton Lane, MD 2018 — Patricia May, MD
SPECIAL AWARD FOR RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT 1993 — Helen Rudee 1996 — Brother Toby 1998 — Daryl Schloss 2000 — Steve Osborn 2000 — Joan Chilton 2001 — Andrea Learned 2001 — Larry McLaughlin 2002 — Cynthia Melody 2002 — Assemblywoman Patricia Wiggins 2002 — Harry Polley
2003 — Elizabeth Chicoine 2003 — Cheryl Negrin-Rappaport 2004 — Sharon Keating 2005 — Medicare Campaign Leaders 2006 — Robert Pelligrini 2007 — Kay Reed & David Anderson, MD 2009 — Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Consortium 2011 — Operation Access 2012 — Redwood Community Health Coalition
2013 — Northern California Center for Well-Being 2014 — Ritch Addison, PhD 2015 — SCMA Alliance Foundation Holiday Greeting Card 2016 — Partnership HealthPlan of California 2017 — Steve Osborn 2017 — Medical Heroes of the Firestorm 2018 — Judy Coffey, RN
PRACTICE MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2017 — Kris Hartigan, RN
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Rajesh Ranadive, MD —President
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Patricia May, MD —Immediate Past President
Shawn Daly, MD —Secretary/Treasurer
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S utter Medical Group of the Redwoods celebrates with our medical community colleagues in congratulating the 2019 SCMA honorees for their exemplary contributions!!
As dedicated and proud members of this great community for the past 26 years, Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods is fully committed to fulfilling its mission of providing high quality, compassionate, patient-centered care to all they serve.
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Laughter
IS THE BEST MEDICINE Los Angeles comedian Bobby Tessel joins the Awards Gala this year to help celebrate National Belly Laugh Day on Jan. 24—a day dedicated to acknowledging the great gifts and health benefits of laughter. Bobby is one of the few comics to have performed on both The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Bobby also received unanimous YES votes on America’s Got Talent and has worked as a freelance writer for The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live. This evening’s performance is sponsored by SCMA as part of a positive beginning for 2020. May the new year bring you many occasions and reasons to keep smiling!
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PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY Expanded distribution. We are working with Sonoma Media to send the 2020 Directory directly to Sonoma County households. In addition to mailing to SCMA members, more than 5,000 copies of SCMA’s member pictorial/specialty directory will be delivered with Sonoma Magazine throughout the community in May 2020.
Need a new headshot for the 2020 Directory or your website/marketing materials? Drop by the Gala photography booth to have your member portrait taken, courtesy of SCMA. Last chance to update for the directory!
Advertising opportunities in this frequently used, popular resource are still available, although extremely limited. Contact Susan Gumucio at 707-525-0102 or susan@scma.org for details.
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Auction items support the Health Careers Scholarship program. Auction items range from a golf foursome at Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, an overnight stay and dinner certificate at Vintners Resort / John Ash, and a gift basket from Sur La Table—to a 3L bottle of exclusive Veuve Clicquot Brut champagne.
Your bid will help pave the way for the next generation of medical practitioners who may well choose to stay and practice in Sonoma County. The HCS program provides funds to local students studying to become a physician, nurse, or other related medical professional.
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. . . TO THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED GIFTS & AUCTION ITEMS: Breast and General Surgeons / Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods Christopher Creek Winery Cooperative of American Physicians Jeff Sugarman, MD John Gnam & Jackie Senter, MD Practice & Liability Consultants Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club Sheela Hodes / Compass Stanley Jacobs, MD and Eric Culbertson, MD / Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Stillwater Spirits Traditional Medicinals Vintners Resort / Vi La Vita Spa Note: Contributors for auction items received after the program booklet went to press are not listed above, but will be included with the Awards Gala coverage in the spring/summer 2020 issue of Sonoma Medicine magazine.
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