North Bay professionals news: Jan. 11, 2016
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Accounting
Pisenti and Brinker LLP, certified public accountants in Santa Rosa, announced the promotions of the following individuals on staff: Garrett Tucker, manager; Kellin Gilbert, manager; Matt Brewer, manager; Jenna Opperman, senior associate
Government
Senator Mike McGuire of Northern California's second senate district, has been chosen by AMVETS as 2015 Legislator of the Year. He was selected, along with Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Oakley) 'for their steadfast support of military veterans, active service personnel, and their families.' The Legislator of the Year Awards will be presented at the Team AMVETS' Annual Day at the Capitol event in April.
Health Care
Dr. Dale Bredesen, director of the Easton Center for Alzheimer's Research at UCLA and founding CEO/scientist at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, terminated his relationship with Muses Labs, Inc., a Raleigh North Carolina-based medical information provider, effective September 2015. His termination severed all professional and scientific relations with Muses, including consulting, trial participant review, and any interpretation of Muses information.
Originally published in the January issue of San Francisco Magazine, a list of the Bay Area's best doctors was assembled by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company. The company asks doctors to nominate their own favorites (excluding themselves. After sifting through nearly 1,600 nominees in eight Bay Area counties — Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma — Castle Connolly's team of researchers narrowed the list of top docs down to 449 names. Those from the North Bay include: Family Medicine: Renee Armstrong, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, Patricia A. Glatt, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; David D. Pratt, Queen of the Valley Hospital; Internal Medicine: Catharine T. Clark-Sayles, MD Marin General Hospital; Pediatrics: Michael Ira Harris, M.D., Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center; Kenneth F. Prosser, M.D., Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; Anika L. Sanda, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Addiction Psychiatry: Lynn D. Bertram, M.D., St. Helena Hospital; Allergy & Immunology: Robert Freinkel, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Cardiac Electrophysiology: Sujoya Dey, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Cardiovascular Disease: Raymond Erny, M.D., Petaluma Valley Hospital; Kent N. Gershengorn, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Ann K. Kao, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Joel Sklar, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Marc I. Schwartz, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Colon & Rectal Surgery: Mark B. Bazalgette, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Dermatology: Stephen Dalton, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Developmental-behavioral Pediatrics: Cathryn Ross, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; Diagnostic Radiology: Dennis S. Orwig, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism: Linda M. Gaudiani, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Gastroenterology: Richard Auld, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital; Hand Surgery: Daniel P. Birkbeck, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Michael W. Grafe, M.D., Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; David L. Nelson, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Intervenntional Cardiology: Sergio M. Manubens, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Robert T. Sperling, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Medical Oncology: Peter B. Brett, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital; David Gullion, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Jennifer Lucas, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Daniel P. Mirda, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Gregory Brian Smith, M.D., St. Helena Hospital; Nephrology: Genevieve Estilo, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Thomas T. Paukert, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Neurology: Ilkcan Cokgor, M.D., Ph.D., Novato Community Hospital; Obstetrics & Gynecology: Sally Elizabeth Boero, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Sylvia J. Flores, M.D., Marin General Hospital: David B. Galland, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Susana G. Gonzalez, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; John H. Kirk, M.D., St. Helena Hospital; Susan C. Logan, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital; K. Jennifer Voss, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Ophthalmology: Richard A. Beller, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Christian Kim, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Dan R. Lightfoot, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital; Gayle L. Shimokaji, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Orthopedic Surgery: Kevin Howe, M.D., Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; Michael Shifflett, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Robert Teasdale, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Otolaryngology: Mark R. Homicz, M.D., Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; Michael S. Shapiro, M.D., Greenbrae; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Deborah L. Doherty, M.D., Kentfield Hospital; Corby S. Kessler, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Alan B. Kimelman, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Ernest A. Sponzilli, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Plastic Surgery: Tancredi F. D'Amore, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Miguel Delgado, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Pulmonary Disease: Gary M. LeKander, M.D., Healdsburg District Hospital; Robert L. Newbury, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Merrill R. Nisam, M.D., Marin General Hospital; Radiation Oncology: Francine Halberg, M.D., Greenbrae; Reproductive Endocrinology: Peter Uzelac, M.D., Marin General Hospital; SPORTS MEDICINE: Ty Affleck, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital; Daniel Jordan Solomon, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Surgery: Edward K. Chough, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Elizabeth A. Cunningham, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Crystine M. Lee, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Jonathan M. Levin, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery: Keith Korver, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital: Urology: Peter Bretan, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; James Palleschi, M.D., Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital; David M. Rudnick, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Vascular and Interventional Radiology: Ralph Koenker, M.D., Novato Community Hospital; Vascular Surgery: Lawrence J. Goldstein, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Douglas W. Green, M.D., Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital; John P. Loftus, M.D., Queen of the Valley Hospital; Laura K. Pak, M.D., Marin General Hospital.
Hospitality
Chef Fabrice Marcon, Left Bank Brasserie Larkspur's chef de cuisine, has been named a Maîtres Cuisiniers de France. This is one of the foremost international honors that can be bestowed on a French chef. The Association of Maîtres Cuisiniers de France promotes professional excellence through numerous cooking competitions in France and internationally.
Law
Matthew R. Lilligren, Esq., has been elevated to shareholder of Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery. Lilligren joined the firm in 2006. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of plaintiffs in significant personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against large corporations and insurance companies. He has also successfully represented plaintiffs in employment related claims, consumer class actions, insurance bad faith claims, trust and estate litigation, and complex business litigation.
