Steven LeVine, MD
“You’re not just getting a single physician’s opinion, but the consensus-built opinion of a team of physicians who specialize in all aspects of care. The benefit to our patients is tremendous.”
“You’re not just getting a single physician’s opinion, but the consensus-built opinion of a team of physicians who specialize in all aspects of care. The benefit to our patients is tremendous.”
“The R1 project allows us to give the best possible care to patients who potentially have a new diagnosis of cancer – and to do so without delay.”
“The great thing about our technique is that it’s scalable. Other disease-specific sites can adopt a similar process to expedite high quality care.”
"Dr. Morehouse is an excellent communicator and team-builder. He brings clarity to complex problems and implements solutions in a creative yet systematic way." — Judith Park, MD, Physician-in-Chief
“I love that ‘aha’ moment when people grasp a concept. I want our residents to be excellent clinicians with a passion for what they do.”
"Her leadership shows a passion for her work and a commitment to do the right thing for every member."
“Dr. Baxter’s research has advanced medical knowledge about the safety and efficacy of an array of vaccines.”
“Being a Children’s Hospital isn’t about having your own building -- it’s a state of mind. It means that any place in the hospital a child goes for care is going to be child friendly.”
"Dr. Navarro is a quiet hero of the digital age of medical imaging in Kaiser Permanente."
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 Residency Training Program. He teaches…
"Many of our most innovative initiatives in service and access can be directly traced to his outstanding leadership."
Few have done more to advance the nationwide collection, analyses and distribution of cardiovascular clinical outcomes data than Ralph Brindis, MD. In 1998, the American College of Cardiology asked Dr. Brindis to chair its newly created National Cardiovascular Data Registry…
Dr. Durzinsky tackles problems when they arise, never putting off until tomorrow what he can solve today.
"Allen Fischer expressed his admiration and gratitude for the people who worked at Richmond. Even when we knew he was dying, he felt good that I had another family — at the medical center."
"We needed to think about hypertension control differently, to better utilize a team approach. Once we began thinking about delivering care outside the doctor office visit, it freed us to be innovative and creative."
Dr. Galen Schauer's enthusiasm for his specialty, and his generosity as an educator, make Fetal Pathology a favorite elective for Ob/Gyn residents at Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Clara. Residents spend up to a week with Dr. Schauer, and they…
Through CyberKaiser, I found out how much fun it is to run a project. It was fabulous to have a team work together to create a product that made people happy and resulted in better patient care.
"I’ve learned a lot about leadership from the world of jazz. You have to be ready to improvise and you have to allow each voice to express itself."
Dr. Chartier takes an active role to help physicians thrive in their careers.
David Baer, MD, is helping make cancer care more effective, efficient, and error-free. While maintaining a vibrant and active East Bay hematology/oncology practice, Dr. Baer also devised an innovative and widely adopted electronic system (CAMMOLOT) to help manage chemotherapy for…
Peter Gordon, MD, is making a difference both in his hematology/oncology practice as and through his association with the award-winning Kaiser Permanente Oncology Clinical Trials (KPOCT) program. Each year, more than 300 Northern California Kaiser Permanente patients with cancer enter…
"It’s been personally very satisfying to be able to develop a computer software application that addresses the needs of both oncology patients and their physicians."
For the past 16 years, he has provided formal presentations to physicians, residents, medical students, nurses and laboratory personnel.
Many of the country’s best head and neck surgeons have one thing in common and that’s the exceptional training and guidance they received from one man, Raymond Hilsinger, MD. From 1972 to 2002, Dr. Hilsinger served as director of Oakland’s…
"It’s a joy to me to have been able to do something that makes people feel good about coming to work at the medical center."
Residents who study with John Husokowski, MD, receive far more than clinical knowledge. Simply by observing this outstanding physician, they learn how to lead, innovate and contribute to each other and the medical world at large. As Director of the…
It’s safe to say that Arthur Klatsky, MD, can look back with satisfaction on his exceptional contributions both as a full-time clinical cardiologist and world-renowned researcher during his 40-plus year KP career. Widely recognized for his research on the positive…
"Ed (Schoen) and I have always been able to work together collaboratively towards a common goal; most recently in developing a world-class Genetics program."
"Working in the Genetics Department has been a very satisfying finale to my career."
Some people have a head for business. Barry Rasgon, MD, has a head for heads and necks. He’s a regional referral point for high risk and complicated head and neck oncology as well as sentinel lymph node biopsy for head…
In 1998, Dr. McCaw launched the Family Violence Prevention Project, an integrative approach to identifying patients who are in abusive relationships and helping them obtain appropriate services. The program uses everything from exam-room posters to awareness training for providers, to…