As KP East Bay’s Chief of Anesthesiology, Michele Arnold, MD, has consistently shown the ability to tackle complex, cross-departmental challenges, and she has been instrumental in driving meaningful change with wisdom, patience, and steady leadership. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she…
Despite a 14% increase in caseload since 2017, the pathology and laboratory department headed by Lirong Cheng, MD, MHA, at KP Roseville has delivered high-level performance without any increase in physician staffing. Her department achieved the fastest pathology turnaround time…
When wildfires licked the edges of KP Santa Rosa in 2017 and forced the medical center’s gastrointestinal (GI) unit to close for over a month, Chief of Gastroenterology Jeff Fox, MD, mobilized a team of volunteer physicians and staff from…
A self-described jack-of-all-trades, KP Santa Rosa family medicine physician Catherine Gutfreund, MD, consistently leads with clarity, courage, and compassion. Dr. Gutfreund currently serves as Assistant Physician-in-Chief for Outpatient Quality at KP Santa Rosa. A long-standing member of the medical center’s…
The super-human ability of Maya Leggett, MD, to bring together diverse groups of clinical professionals in an environment of open communication and problem-solving — all in service of improving hospital quality and patient safety — is a testament to her…
David Levy, MD, hospital medicine physician at KP Walnut Creek for 32 years, has been a leader in technology innovations that have transformed the practice of medicine, including the transition from paper charting to KP HealthConnect, deployment of KP iPhones…
Sheena Sawant, MD, anesthesiologist at KP San Leandro, took on the role of chief during the COVID-19 pandemic, guiding the KP Greater Southern Alameda Area anesthesiology department through immense challenges with resilience and a collaborative spirit. Recognizing the pressing need…