California Health Care Personnel Roundup for July 2013
California Acupuncture Board
On July 2, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) appointed Nian Peng Shi (D) to the state Acupuncture Board.
Shi has served on the board since 2012.
The position requires Senate confirmation, and compensation is $100 per diem.
California Board of Pharmacy
On July 2, Brown appointed Lavanza Butler (D) to the state Board of Pharmacy.
She has served on the board since 2013.
The position does not require Senate confirmation, and compensation is $100 per diem.
California Board of Podiatric Medicine
On July 2, Brown appointed Michael Zapf (D) to the state Board of Podiatric Medicine.
Zapf has served on the board since 2012.
The position does not require Senate confirmation, and compensation is $100 per diem (Office of the Governor release, 7/2).
California Scientific Guidance Panel
In June, Brown appointed Ulrike Luderer (D) to the state Scientific Guidance Panel.
Luderer has served on the panel since 2007.
There is no compensation for the position (Wisckol, Orange County Register, 6/21).
California State Compensation Insurance Fund
On July 8, Dinesh Govindarao was named chief medical officer of the State Compensation Insurance Fund ("SBJ Morning Roundup," Sacramento Business Journal, 6/26).
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
In June, Brown appointed April Lopez to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
She has served on the council since 2012.
Compensation for the position is $100 per diem.
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Area Board XI
In June, Brown appointed Michael Bird to the Area Board XI of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
He has served on the board since 2012.
There is no compensation for the position (Orange County Register, 6/21).
Covered California
On July 31, Michael Lujan resigned as the head of sales and marketing for Covered California's Small Business Health Options Program.
He will leave the position on Aug. 9 (Arns, Sacramento Business Journal, 7/31).
Medical Board of California
On July 11, Brown appointed Michael Bishop to the Medical Board of California.
Bishop has served on the board since 2011.
The position does not require Senate confirmation, and compensation is $100 per diem (Office of the Governor release, 7/11).
Shasta Regional Medical Center, Redding
Cyndy Gordon has been named CEO of the Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding.
Gordon previously served as the center's CNO.
She succeeds retiring CEO Randall Hempling (Vaidya, Becker's Hospital Review, 7/16).
Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation
On July 1, Toni Brayer was named CEO of Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, effective Aug. 1.
Brayer previously served as vice president and chief medical officer at Sutter's West Bay region.
She replaces Michael Cohill, who will continue to serve as president of Sutter's West Bay region (Rauber, "Bay Area BizTalk," San Francisco Business Times, 7/1).
UC-Berkeley
Stefano Bertozzi has been named the dean of the UC-Berkeley School of Public Health.
Bertozzi previously worked as an AIDS expert at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
He will begin the position on Sept. 1 (Brown, San Francisco Business Times, 7/16).
Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Medical Center
Barbara Fallen has been named the director of Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Medical Center.
Fallen has served as interim director since May (Muckenfuss, Riverside Press-Enterprise, 7/1).
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