Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
1425 So Main Street
Walnut Creek,
CA
USA
94596
Biographical Sketch:
: 1992-Present- Senior Physician, The Permanente Medical Group.
General Pediatrician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Walnut Creek, CA
Chair Regional Pediatric Infectious Diseases Subgroup, 1993-1997, 2004-2009
Chair, Diablo Service Area Professional Staff Wellbeing Committee, 1999- 2009
Clinical Site Investigator- NCAL KP Vaccine Study Center, 1992-present
Clinical Lead - NCal Kaiser Permanente Influenza Task Force, 2003-present
Chief of Pediatrics Outpatient Department Walnut Creek 2005-present
Short Term Director- TPMG Board of Directors ( Elected Representative) 2009- present
Safety of cold-adapted live attenuated influenza vaccine in a large cohort of children and adolescents. R Bergen, S Black, H Shinefield, et.al. Ped Infect Dis J, 23: 1-7, 2004
Speaker- NFID Roundtable on Healthcare Worker Immunization
National Influenza Summit, Dallas, 2009
Board Member California Immunization Coalition
Member of Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition