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Dr. Charles Anderson		Dr. Charles Anderson, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorder	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118 1818 Verdugo Blvd., Suite 207 Glendale, CA 91208 Phone (818) 760-1730	BOARD CERTIFICATION Subspecialty Board, Pulmonary Disease - 1992 American Board of Internal Medicine - 1989 Subspecialty Board, Critical Care - 1993 American Board of Sleep Medicine, Part I - 1993 American Board of Sleep Medicine, Part II - 1994 EDUCATION B.A. Degree, Biological Sciences University of California at Santa Barbara - 1981 Medical Degree University of Southern California Medical School - 1986 Internship, Transitional Highland General Hospital - 1986 to 1987 Residency, Internal Medicine Highland General Hospital - 1987 to 1989 Fellowship, Pulmonary/Critical Care Cedars Sinai Medical Center - 1990 to 1993 Fellowship, Sleep Medicine Cedars Sinai Medical Center - 1991 to 1993 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Urgent Care, Kaiser Permanente - 1986 to 1989 Urgent Care/Emergency Medicine - 1989 to 1990 Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care, Inc - Current Co-Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital - Current Medical Director, Sleep Med, CA MEMBERSHIPS American College of Physcians Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians California Thoracic Society Fellow, American Sleep Disorders Association HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena CA Verdugo Hills Medical Center, Glendale CA
Dr. John Carmody		Dr. John Carmody, Pulmonary and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118	CERTIFICATION Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners 1990 Diplomat American Board of Internal Medicine 1992 Board Certification Pulmonary Medicine 1994 Board Certification Critical Care Medicine 1995 DEA - current ACLS and BCLS Certified EDUCATION B.S. Degree, Medical Microbiology California State University, Long Beach - 1978 Undergraduate Honors and Activities Honor Roll 1975, 1976 Microbiology Students Association - 1973 to 1978 Microbiology Students Association Certificate of Achievement 1978 Nuclear Medicine Research Volunteer - 1977 to 1978 Nuclear Medicine Technologist - 1978 to 1985 CSULB Swimming 1973 Medical Degree West Virginia University School of Medicine - 1985 to 1989 Medical Honors Cardiology, Pediatrics, Acute Medicine, Anesthesia, Pulmonology Internship, Internal Medicine Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital/University of Michigan affil. Department of Internal Medicine - 1989 to 1990 Residency, Internal Medicine Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital/University of Michigan affil. - 1990 to 1992 Fellowship - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine - 1992 to 1995 Los Angeles County USC Medical Center - 1992 to 1995 MEMBERSHIPS ACCP, ASIM and WVMA HONORS Will Rogers Institute - Pulmonary Research Fellow - 1993 Clinical Teacher of the Year - Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California 1996 - 1997 and 2001 - 2002 Fellow American College of Chest Physicians Pulmonary Chair - Huntington Memorial Hospital, 2001 - 2003 PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Carmody, J.P., Lilly, J.K., Nimodipine Reduces Morbidity and Mortality after Disruption of Cerebral Blood Flow. WV Medical Journal 1990; 86:49-51 Mena I., Carmody, J.P., Chelsy, S., et al.. Usefulness of Phase Analysis in Nuclear Medicine. Society of Nuclear Medicine 28th Annual Proceedings 1981; 28(6): 83 Carmody, J.P., Pricks, E.C., Lubman, R.L., et al., Epidermal Growth Factor Upregulates Na-K-ATPase Expression in Alveolar Epithelial Cells. 17th Annual Southern California Pulmonary Research Conference, Jan 21-23: 1994 Carmody J.P., Barbers R., Gelmont D., Laser Imaging Fluorescence Endoscopy (LIFE). 18th Annual Southern California Pulmonary Research Conference, Jan 20-22: 1995 Carmody, J.P., Sharma, O.P., Intrascrotal Sarcoidosis: Case Reports and Review. Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases 1996; 13:129-134
Dr. Luis Dimen		Dr. Luis Dimen, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Internal Medicine	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118	BOARD CERTIFICATION National Board of Medical Examiners - 1991 Internal Medicine (ABIM) - 1993 Pulmonary Disease (ABIM) - 1996 Critical Care Medicine (ABIM) - 1997 EDUCATION B.S., Biology University fo California, Los Angeles - 1985 B.A., Sociology University fo California, Los Angeles - 1985 Medical Degree George Washington University - 1990 Residency, Internal Medicine Thomas Jefferson Univeristy Hospital - 1990 to 1993 Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care LAC-USC Medical Center - 1993 to 1996 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine at USC - 1998 to present Faculty, Huntington Memorial Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program - 1998 to present Faculty, Bayer Institute for Health Care Communications - 1999 to present HONORS AND AWARDS Resident of the Year, Jefferson Medical College/Methodist Hospital - 1993 Fellow, Will Rogers Institute - 1995 to 1996 Elected Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians - 1998 Elected Fellow, American College of Physicians - 2001 MEDICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Physician Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care - 1995 to present Medical Director Huntington Anticoagulation Clinic Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1998 to 1999 Medical Director Huntington Ambulatory Care Center Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1998 to present Medical Director Community Health Alliance of Pasadena - 2003 to present HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES Santa Teresita Hospital, Duarte CA - 1995 to 2000 Vedugo Hills Hospital, Glendale CA - 1995 to 2000 LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles CA - 1996 to present Greater El Monte Medical Center, South El Monte CA - 1995 to present San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, San Gabriel CA - 1995 to present St. Luke Medical Center, Pasadena CA - 1995 to 2000 Arcadia Methodist Hospital, Arcadia CA - 1995 to present Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena CA 1995 - present HOSPITAL COMMITTEES Critical Care Committee Arcadia Methodist Hospital - 1997 to 1999 Internal Medicine Committee on Clinical Competence Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1998 to present Bioethics Committee Huntington Memorial Hospital- 1998 to 2000 Graduate Medical Education Committee Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1998 to present Pharmacy, Therapeutics and Dietary Committee Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1998 to present Communication Program Steering Committee Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1999 to 2001 Continuing Medical Education Committee Medical Grand Rounds Coordinator Huntington Memorial Hospital - 2000 to present Zeilstra Communication Program Committee Program Coordinator - 2001 to present Patient Safety Committee - 2001 to present SOCIETIES American Thoracic Society - 1995 to present Society of Critical Care Medicine - 1994 to 1998 American College of Chest Physicians - 1994 to present American Medical Association - 1992 to present American College of Physicians - 1992 to present American College of Physician Executives - 1999 to present ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS "Chromatographic characteristics of human granuloma enhancing factor in pleural fluid" L.L. Dimen. N. Chiles and H. Patrick. 1993 Jefferson Medical College Resident Research Presentation "Effects of hyperoxia on AEC barrier properties and expression of Na+K+ATPase." L.L. Dimen, Z. Borok, E.D. Crandall 1995 Southern California Pulmonary Research Conference "Effects of hypoxia on AEC ion transport and Na+K+ATPase gene and protein expression." Z. Borok, L.L. Dimen, K.J. Kirn, P.Patel, X.L. Zhang, S.I. Danto, R.L. Lubman and E.D. Crandall AFRC Clinical Research Meeting 1995. In Press "Hypoxia modulates alveolar epithelial cell sodium channel subunit gene expression." Z. Borok, L.L Dimen, S.I. Danto, R.L. Lubman, K.J. Kirn and E.D. Crandall. American Society for Cell Biology, 1995. In Press "Keratinocyte growth factor upregulates AEC active ion transport and expression of Na+K+ATPase." L.L. Dimen, Z. Borok, S.I. Danto, R.L. Lubman, K.J. Kirn and E.D. Crandall American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine April 1996 A504 "Modulation ofT1 alpha gene expression by manipulation of AEC phenotype in vitro." Z. Borok, S.I. Danto, L.L. Dimen, M. Flores, E.D. Crandall. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine April 1996A230 "Successful treatment ofWegener's granulomatosis during pregnancy" E.S. Dayoan, L.L. Dimen and C.T. Boylen Chest 113:836-38 March 1998 "Na+K+ATPase expression in alveolar epithelial cells: upregulation of active ion transport by KGF." Z. Borok, S.I. Danto, L.L. Dimen, X.L. Zhang and R.L. Lubman. American Journal of Physiology 274:L149-L158 January 1998 "D-Di® D-Dimer Assay in the Exclusion of Pulmonary Embolism" K.Wong, J.C. Carmody and L.L. Dimen. Presented HMH Resident Research Conference May 2000 "Effects of Anticoagulation Clinic on Compliance and Therapeutic Efficacy" Jeon, M and L.L. Dimen. Presented HMH Resident Research Conference May 2000 "The Utility of the Echocardiogram in the Risk-Stratification of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism" Cox, C, Van Dyke, J.J. and Dimen, L.L. Presented HMH Resident Research Conference May 2001 "Correlation of Health Literacy with Diabetic Control" Imley, TM and Dimen, L.L. Presented HMH Resident Research Conference June 2003
Dr. Kathleen Jones		Dr. Kathleen Jones, Internal Medicine	OFFICE LOCATION 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 607 Arcadia, CA, 91007 Phone (626) 445-4558	EDUCATION B.A. Biological Sciences University of California, Berkeley - 1974, to 1978 Medical Degree Tulane Medical School - 1978 to 1982 Internship - Internal Medicine Charity Hosipital of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana - 1982 to 1983 Residency, Internal Medicine LA County U.S.C. Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA l - 1983 to 1985 BOARD CERTIFICATION Board Eligible - Internal Medicine
Dr. Elton Katagihara		Dr. Elton Katagihara, Pulmonary and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 607 Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone (626) 445-4558	BOARD CERTIFICATION Internal Medicine: Certified Pulmonary Medicine: Board Eligible EDUCATION B.S. Degree, Chemistry University of Hawaii - 1975 to 1980 Medical Degree University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine - 1984 to 1989 Residency and Internship - Internal Medicine St. Mary Medical Center Dilip Patel, M.D., Arcadia California - 1996 to 1998 Foothill Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants Medical Group Inc. - 1998 to Present Fellowship and Chief Residency Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care - 1993 to 1996 Chief Residency, St. Mary Medical Center PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Urgent Care Physician, St. Mary Medical Center, Dept of Emergency Medicine - 1992 to 1993 Pulmonary/Critical Care/Internal Medicine El Monte Hospital Methodist Hospital of Sourthern California MEMBERSHIPS Associate Member, American College of Chest Physicians Associate Member, California Thoracic Society Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support SYNTEX Excellence in Clinical Practice Award (1992-1993) RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION Katagihara, E.S., and Barbara, R.G., The Risk of Mechanical Ventilation in Asthmatics Admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at LAC+USC Medical Center. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (abstract), 153(4), April 1996:A370 Katagihara, E.S., Sharma, O.P., Current Diagnosis 2, connet. al., Interstitial Lung Disease. 323-329, W.B. Saunders, 1996 Increased Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dr. Mark Kroe		Dr. Mark Kroe, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118	CERTIFICATION American Board of Sleep Medicine - 2004 American Board of Internal Medicine - 1994 Pulmonary Medicine - 1998 Critical Care Medicine - 2000 EDUCATION B.S. Degree Brown University Providence, Rhode Island - 1981 to 1985 Medical Degree George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, D.C. - 1986 to 1990 Residency, Internal Medicine Residency 1990-1993 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose CA - 1990 to 1993 Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Stanford University/Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Palo Alto CA - 1994 to 1997 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants Medical Group, Inc. - 1997 to Present Urgent Care Physician Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - 1992 to Present Urgent Care Physician Kaiser Foundation Hospitals - 1993 to 1994 Emergency Room Physician Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - 1993 to 1994 MEMBERSHIPS Affiliate, American College of Chest Physicians - 1994 to present Affiliate, American Thoracic Society - 1993 to present
Dr. Carlos Makabali		Dr. Carlos Makabali, Pulmonary and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION 101 Beverly Blvd., Suite 100 Montebello, CA 90640 (323) 888-2548	BOARD CERTIFICATION Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine - 1978 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty of Pulmonary Diseases - 1986 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Special Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine - 1987 to 1997 Recertification in Critical Care Med - 2001 to 2011 EDUCATION B.S. Degree, Pre-Med University of the Philippines - 1969 Medical Degree University of the Philippines College of Medicine - 1973 Internship, Straight Surgical Albert Einstein College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitalsl - 1975 to 1976 Internship, Straight Medical Philadelphia General Hospital - 1976 to 1977 Residency, Internal Medicine Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital - 1977 to 1979 Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine University of Southern California School of Medicine - 1980 to 1981 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Society of Critical Care Medicine Trudeau Society of Los Angeles American College of Physicians HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic Los Angeles, CA - 1985 to 1990 Private practice in association with Dr. Badie Helmy and Dr. Kamalakar Rambhatia - 1990 to 2000 PUBLISHED ARTICLES Besso J, Makabali C, Well MH, Michelson S, Michaels S. Does critical care improve survival? Crit Care Med 1981; 9: 276 (abstract) Makabali C, Well MH, Henning RJ. Dobutamine and other sympathomimetic drugs for the treatment of low cardiac output failure. Seminars in Anesthesia 1982; 1: 63-69 Makabali C, Well MH, Henning RJ. An update on the therapy of shock: Current concepts on mechanisms and management of circulatory shock. Cardiovas Rev Rep 1982; 3: 899-924 Macneil AR. Makabali C, Michaels S, Well MH. Does crystalloid infusion in hypo- oncotic states increase lung water? Proceedings of the llth Annual Scientific and Education Symposium. St. Louis, Missouri: Society of Critical Care Medicine. 1982: 96 (abstract) Makabali C, Weil MH, Rackow E. New concepts of circulatory shock. J. of Cardiovas Medicine 1983: 8: 1285-1289
Dr. Rajiv Philip		Dr. Rajiv Philip, Pulmonary and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 607 Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone (626) 445-4558	EDUCATION / TRAINING Fellowship (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine) University of Southern California (Keck Medical Center and LAC+USC Medical Center) Los Angeles, CA - 7/10 to Present Internship and Residency (Internal Medicine) Case Western Reserve University (Metrohealth Medical Center) Cleveland, OH - 7/07 to 6/10 Medical School (M.D.) Saba University School of Medicine Saba, Netherlands Antilles - 9/03 to 5/07 Undergraduate School (B.S. in Psychology and Sociology) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 9/09 – 6/03 Lake Michigan College HONORS AND AWARDS Dean's List 2003 Phi Theta Kappa 1998 CERTIFICATION Internal Medicine, 2012 ACLS (Updated 2010) BLS (Updated 2010) BCFMG 2007 USMLE STEP 3 (Passed 2009) USMLE STEP 2 (Passed 2006) USMLE STEP 1 (Passed 2005) CSA (Passed 2006) SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS American College of Physicians American Thoracic Society University of Michigan Student Medical Association Indian Student Association Vietnamese Student Association ACTIVITIES Mental Health Technician, Madison Center and Hospital South Bend, IN - 7/00 to 9/02 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI; BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in breast cancer research, under the guidance of Dr. Sofia Merajver Department of Medicine at University of Michigan Medical Center - 1/00 to 4/00 Youth Treatment Specialist, Family & Children Center Mishawaka, IN - 6/99 to 8/99 Tutored students in introductory Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus at Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI - 5/98 to 4/99 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Helped raise around $2500.00 for the 2004 Tsunami victims in association with The Red Cross, while at Saba University School of Medicine - 2/05 Participated in blood drives, educational and health awareness campaigns, and raising money for the underprivileged in inner city Detroit - 9/09 to 6/03 Volunteered at Lakeland Regional Health System , St. Joseph, MI in the Emergency Department; helped nurses clean patient rooms, clean equipment trays, stock patient rooms with clean linen, transfer labwork, transport patients, etc 7/98 - 6/99 PUBLICATIONS Utility of Trans-Thoracic Doppler Echocardiography in Avoiding Invasive Right Heart Catheterization in End-Stage Liver Disease Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Liver Transplantation: Abstrat (Submitted to ATS, November 2012 Can Extra-Corporela Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Cause Refractory Leukocytosis And Uremia: A Case Report (Submitted to ATS, November 2012) Do greener school buses translate to better lung health: Evaluating a diesel particulate retrofit program and health metrics in the Cleveland Minuicipal School District, Journal of School health 2011 (JOSH-11-10-RA-459)
Dr. Thirumala Raju		Dr. Thirumala Raju, Internal Medicine	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118	RESIDENCY TRAINING Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL July 1994 - June 1997 Internal Medicine EDUCATION MBBS Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad India January 1985 - February 1991
Dr. Chitra Ramakrishnan		Dr. Chitra Ramakrishnan, Pulmonary and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATIONS 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118 1818 Verdugo Blvd., Suite 207 Glendale, CA 91208 Phone (818) 760-1730	DEGREES AND EDUCATION 2001 - Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellow Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California 1998 - Resident - Categorical Internal Medicine Resident St. Josephs Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor Michigan 1998 - Doctor of Medicine St. George's University School of Medicine Genada, West Indies 1994 - Bachelor of Science University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California TESTING 2004 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2004 - Critical Care Board Eligible 2003 - Pulmonary Board Certified 2002 - Internal Medicine Board Certified LICENSURE 2004 - State of California HONORS AND AWARDS 1990 - 1994 - National Merit Scholarship 1990 - Allpha Lamda Delta Honor Society MEDICAL SOCIETIES American College of Chest Physicians, Affiliate American Thoracic Society - Affiliate American medical Association - Member American College of Physicians - Member HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Burbank, California Verdugo Hills Medical Center Glendale, CA SPECIAL INTERESTS World Traveling, Reading, Outdoor Fitness, Music, and Philosophy
Dr. David Ratto		The Pulmonator Dr. David Ratto, Pulmonology and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 607 Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone (626) 445-4558	BOARD CERTIFICATION Internal Medicine - 1987 Pulmonary - 1988 Qualified Medical Examiner State of CA EDUCATION B.A. Chemistry University of the Pacific, Stockton, California - 1976 Medical Degree Saint Louis University Medical SchoolSaint Louis, Missouri -1976 to 1978 University of California Irvine, Irvine, California - 1978 to 1980 Internship, Internal Medicine LAC/USC General Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 1980 to 1981 Residency, Internal Medicine LAC/USC General Hospital, Los Angeles, California -1984 to 1985 Fellowship, Pulmonary LAC/USC General Hospital, Los Angeles, California - 1985 to 1987 Chief Residency, Internal Medicine LAC/USC General Hospital, Los Angeles, California - 1987 to 1988 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena, California Methodist Hospital of Southern CA Arcadia, California Santa Teresita Hospital Duarte, California Medical Director Chairman of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Methodist Hospital of Southern CA, 2001 - Present Chairman and Vice Chairman Department of Medicine Methodist Hospital of Southern CA, 1995 - 1997 POSITIONS and AWARDS Medical Director, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Methodist Hospital of Southern California - 2003 to present Chairman Pharmacy and Therapeutics Methodist Hospital of Southern California - 2000 - present Blue Cross pulmonary advisor Blue Shield pulmonary advisor Healthnet pharmacy advisor JD powers award of excellence: Treatment of Aspiration Pneumonias 2003 Center for Study of Services Doctors Choice: Best Pulmonoligist San Gabrial Valley 1999 Dirctor Pulmonary function laboratory Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care Chairman of the Diabetes team Methodist Hospital HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California Methodist Hospital of Southern CA, Arcadia, California Santa Teresita Hospital, Duarte, California RESEARCH STUDIES TREAT Protocol: HMR3L47A3014 Telithromycin REspiratory Effectiviness Assessment Trial Phase IV Study REACH Registry of Enhancement for Asthma Control and Health Phase IV Study Advair vs. Singulair in Community Usage SOCIETIES American Thoracic Society American College of Chest Physicians Trudeau Society Alpha Chi Sigma (Professional Chemistry Fraternity) American College of Physicians PUBLICATIONS Sharma, O.P. and Rat to, D.R.: Clinics in Dermatology "Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Radiologic Features". Lippincott USA 4:96-107 1986 Ratto, D.R. and Sharma, O.P.: Seminars in Respiratory Medicine "Pulmonary Manifestations of Amyloidosis, Myeloma and other Paraproteinemias. Thieme USA 0:343-47, 1988 Ratto, D.R., Balmes, J., Boylen, T. and Sharma, 0.: "Pregnancy in a Woman with Pulmonary Fibrosis Due to Hard Metal Disease". Chest: 1988.-93 663-65 Ratto, D.R., Alfaro, C., Sipsey, J., Glovsky, M. and Sharma, 0.: Are Intravenous Corticosteroids Required in Static Asthmatic? JAMA 1988;160 527-29 Craig, D., Colletti, P., Ratto, D., Gordonson, J., Ravel, J. and Sharma, 0.: MRI Findings in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Mag Res Imaging 1988;6 567-73
Dr. Pratap Saraf		Dr. Pratap Saraf, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders	OFFICE LOCATION 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 607 Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone (626) 445-4558	EDUCATION Medical School - All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India- 1972 Internship - Mt. Sinai Hospital Services City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, New York - 1972 to 1973 Residency - Mt. Sinai Hospital Services City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, New York - 1973 to 1975 Chief Medical Resident - 1974 to 1975 Fellowship - Pulmonary Diseases, Mt. Sinai Hospital Services City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, New York - 1975 to 1977 CERTIFICATION Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine - 1975 Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Diseases - 1978 Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine in Critical Care Medicine - 1992 Diplomate of American Board of Sleep Medicine - 1999 FELLOWSHIPS American College of Physicians American College of Chest Physicians American Academy of Sleep Medicine MEMBERSHIPS Society of Critical Care Medicine American Thoracic Society California Thoracic Society HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles Methodist Hospital of Southern California San Gabriel Valley Medical Center Huntington Memorial Hospital Greater El Monte Comm. Hospital ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles MISCELLANEOUS Past President - LACMA Distr. 12 - 1987 to 1988 Chief of Staff - San Gabriel Valley Medical Center - 1990 Chief, Department of Respiratory Care and Critical Care, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center Director, Sleep Center, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center BIBLIOGRAPHY The Mt. Sinai Journal of Medicine, Vol. 45, No. 4, July-August 1978
Dr. Linda Shen		Dr. Linda Shen, Pulmonary and Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118	CERTIFICATION USMLE PART I - 1994 USMLE PART II - 1996 USMLE PART III - 1997 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine - 1999 Diplomate in Pulmonary Disease - 2002 EDUCATION B.S. Degree Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Accelerated Medical Program with Albany Medical College - 1990 to 1992 Medical Degree Albany Medical College - 1992 to 1996 Internal Medicine Residency Program Albert Einstein College of Medicine - 1996 to 1999 Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine USC Medical Center, Los Angeles County - 1999 to 2002 HONORS Valedictorian Spackenkill High School - 1990 Magna cum laude Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1993 MEMBERSHIPS Member, American College of Chest Physicians RESEARCH Isolation and Purification of Prolactin and Growth Hormone from Bovine Pituitaries 1/1992 to 7/1992 Lung cancer research - 7/2000 to 6/2002 PUBLICATION Hierarchical Clustering of Lung Cancer Cell Lines Using DNA Methylation Markers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomakers and Prevention Vol. 11, 291-297, March 2002 - Arvind K Virmani, Jeffrey A Tsou, Kimberly D Siegmund, Linda YC SHen, Tiffacnyu I Ling, Peter W. Laird, Adi F. Gazdar, Ite A Laird-Offringa
Dr. Leo M. Shum		Dr. Leo M. Shum, Critical Care	OFFICE LOCATION Methodist Hospital 300 W. Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone (626) 445-4441 San Gabriel Valley Medical Center 328 Las Tunas Drive San Gabriel, CA 91776 Phone (626) 289-5454	EDUCATION AND TRAINING B.A., Biology Pomona College, Claremont CA - 1998 - 2002 Medical Degree University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg PA - 2002 - 2006 Masters of Clinical Research Institute of Clinical Research Education University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg PA - 2010 - Present Residency, Emergency Medicine Allan Woflson MD Pittsburg, PA - 2006 - 2009 Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine Paul Rogers, MD University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburg PA - 2009 to 2011 CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION American Board of Emergency Medicine (Written Boards), 2009 American Board of Emergency Medicine (Oral Boards), 2010 European Society of Critical Care Medicine (Written Boards), 2011 MEDICAL or OTHER PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Pennsylvania Medical License, 2008 to Present DEA, 2008 to Present California Medical License, 2012 to Present MEMBERSHIPS in PROFESSIONAL and SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES American College of Emergency Physcians, 2006 - Present Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - Present American College of Chest Physcians, 2010 - Present European Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2011 - Present APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS ACADEMIC Clinical Instructor, Critical Care Medicine UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital Pittsburg PA - 2010 to 2011 Clinical Instructor, Critical Care Medicine UPMC St. Margaret’s Hospital Pittsburg PA - 2010 to 2012 House Physician, Critical Care Medicine St. Clair Hospital Pittsburg PA - 2011 to 2012 Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital Pittsburg PA - 2011 to 2012 Clinical Instructor, Critical Care Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville/Wilkes-Barre PA - 2011 to 2012 NON-ACADEMIC Physician, Critical Care Medicine Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants Methodist Hospitcal Arcadia CA - 2012 to Present Flight Physician, Crew Member STAT Medevac Pittsburg PA - 2007 to 2009 Command Physician City of Pittsburgh EMS Pittsburg PA - 2007 to 2009 PUBLICATIONS Referred Articles Pizon A, Schwartz A, Shum L, Rittenberger J, Lower D, Giannoutsos S, Virji M, Krasowski M. Toxicology Laboratory Analysis and Human Exposure to p-Chloroaniline. Clinical Toxicology. 2009; 47(2): 132-6 Reviews, invited published papers, proceedings of conference and symposia, monographs, books and book chapters Schwartz A, Shum L, Pizon A, Rittenberger J. Methemoglobinemia from p-Chloroaniline Dust Exposure. Poster Presentation/ Environmental Symposium Lecture. North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, 2007. Shum L, Guyette F, Emlet L. Emergency Medicine Physicians Ability to Predict Difficult Endotracheal Intubations. Poster Presentation. American College of Emergency Physicians National Assembly, 2009 Dargin, J, Sung H, Shum L, Rao V, Guyette F, Emlet L. A Prospective Observational Study of In-Hospital Airway Management Performed by Intensivitists. Poster Presentation. Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress, 2010. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Programs Served as an instructor for medical students learning physical examination. This included explanation, demonstration, and testing of medical students learning physical exam techniques for the first time. This was a 2nd year medstudent course aimed at preparing these students for their clinical rotations in their 3rd and 4th year in medical school. 2006 - 2007 Served as an instructor and evaluator for several simulator-based courses for students and residents at the Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER). This included teaching basic/advanced airway skills and resuscitation techniques for such conditions as cardiac/respiratory arrest. 2007 - 2010 Served as a member of the airway research consortium. This is a research group committed to researching, teaching, and improving the airway management of critically ill patients. Employs the use of simulation and transitioning to the bedside. Multidisciplinary approach between emergency medicine and critical care. 2008 - Present Served as a lecturer for Critical Topics in Critical Care Medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. This was a series of lectures given to residents, physician extenders, and physicians regarding topics essential to the care of critically ill patients. 2011 Research Shum L, Wolfson A, Yates A. “Myoclonus Associated with the use of Etomidate During Procedural Conscious Sedation.” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2007-Present. Shum L, Emlet L, Guyette F. “QI of Difficult Endotracheal Intubations Performed in a Large Academic Emergency Department vs. Intensive Care Units.” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2008-2009. Shum L, Rittenberger J, Callaway C. “HMGB1 Levels in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients.” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2010- Present. Shum L, Rittenberger J, Callaway C. “QI of Length of Stay of Cardiac Arrest Patients Comatose after 24 hours of Hypothermia.” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2010- Present. Shum L, Callaway C, Kahn J, Polderman K. “Risk Factors for the Development of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia.” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2010-Present. Research Interests Use of Hypothermia in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients Biochemical Profiles in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients Evaluation of Cerebral Perfusion and Blood Flow in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients Associated Infections in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients Evaluation of Difficult Airways in Emergently Intubated Patients in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit Difficult Airway Tools Transition of Care in Critically Ill Patients from the Emergency Department to ICU Early Response Shock Teams in the Emergency Department
Dr. Robert Siew		Dr. Robert Siew, Internal Medicine	OFFICE LOCATION 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 607 Arcadia, CA 91007 Phone (626) 445-4558	EDUCATION B.A. Biochemistry Cornell University - 1978 to 1986 Dean's List: Six Semesters, Cornell Univeristy Medical Degree Tulane Medical School - 1982 to 1986 Student Representative: American Medical Association QUALIFICATIONS University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA- 1994 to 1995 One year residency: Anesthesiology. Awarded recognition for outstanding performance. American Board of Anesthesiology In-Training Exam. Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA 1990-1993 Three year residency: Internal Medicine. Board Certified in Internal Medicine. First Place Award: Senior Research Project. U.S. Air Force. Norton Air Force Base. CA 1987-1990 Meritorious Service Award: Family Practice Medicine. Served as Acute Care Quality Assurance Monitor: Coordinated conferences for providers; Lowered expenses for Physician continuing education program; Achieved higher accreditation ratings for group. Northshore Hosnital - Comell Medical Center, New York, NY - 1986 to 1987 Post Graduate Year 1: Psychiatry WORK EXPERIENCE Huntington Memorial Hospital. Urgent Care Clinic: 1995-1998 Medical Director/Adult Department Reviewed charts of Nurse Practitioners; Provided training for staff/practitioners; Instituted quality review system; Provided evidence for accreditation. Huntington Medical Foundation. Pasadena. CA 1995-1998 Associate Medical Director/Physician: Internal Medicine Full time office based practice; Reviewed authorizations for patient care; Managed use of subspecialist care; Provided feedback to physicians; Acted as liaison between IPA and the group Hospital Intensivist for Medical Group 1997-1999 Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care Medical Group, Pasadena, CA 1999-Present MEMBERSHIPS American Medical Association - 1982 California Society of Internal Medicine - 1990 Amirican Society of Internal Medicine - 1980 HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, CA
Dr. Stanley Tu		Dr. Stanley Tu, Internal Medicine	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118	RESIDENCY TRAINING Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena CA January 2004 - January 2008 Internal Medicine MEDICAL EDUCATION Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois July 1998 - April 2003 Degree: MD GRADUATE EDUCATION Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois July 1997 - June 1998 Degree: MS UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA September 1992 - June 1996 Degree: BS EMPLOYMENT Carlsbad Technologies, Inc Research and Development Technician August 1996 - June 1997 PUBLICATIONS Tong MJ, Tu SS. Treatment of patients with Chronic hepatitis B with adefovir dipivoxil. Semin Liver Dis. 2004;24 Suppl 1:37-44 MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS USMLE Step 1 - Passed USMLE Step 2 - Passed USMLE Step 3 - Passed LANGUAGES Chinese (Mandarin) - fairly fluent Medical Spanish - fairly fluent
Dr. John Van Dyke		Dr. John Van Dyke, Pulmonary and Critical Care The Founding Member of the Foothill Pulmonary Group in 1971 James E Gamble Award, Huntington Hospital 2009 Recipient	OFFICE LOCATION 959 E. Walnut Street, Suite 120 Pasadena, CA 91106 Phone (626) 795-5118 1818 Verdugo Blvd., Suite 207 Glendale, CA 91208 Phone (818) 760-1730	BOARD CERTIFICATION American Board of Internal Medicine - 1970 Diplomate, Subspecialty of Pulmonary Diseases - 1974 EDUCATION B.S. Loyola University - 1958 M.D. University of Southern California Medical School - 1962 Internship, Rotational Los Angeles County Hospital - 1962 to 1963 Residency, Internal Medicine Wilfred Hall USAF Medical Center - 1966 to 1969 Fellowship, Pulmonary Diseases Fitzsimmons General Hospital - 1969 to 1970 HONORS / AWARDS AOA on graduation from medical school James N. Gamble Award 2009 from Huntington Hospital PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Instructor of Medicine, University of California Medical School, Davis - 1970 Clinical Professor (Chest Medicine), University of Southern California - 1985 MEMBERSHIPS American Medical Association American College of Physicians, Member since 1971, elected Fellow 3/30/74 American College of Chest Physicians, Member since 1972 (appointed as Special Consultant to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Committee - 1973) American Board of Internal Medicine, Member since 1970 American Geriatric Society, Member since 1973 California Thoracic Society California Medical Association, Member since 1971 Ventilation Session of Southern California, Member since 1971 Los Angeles County Medical Association, Member since 1972 ACADEMIC AFFILIATION Faculty for Residency Huntington Memorial Hospital - 1994 to Present Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Committee Huntington Memorial Hospital Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee Huntington Memorial Hospital HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS University of Southern California, Los Angeles Internal Medicine, Clinical Professor of Medicine Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena CA Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Arcadia CA Verdugo Hills Medical Center, Glendale CA MILITARY SERVICE United States Air Force Medical Corp - 1961 to 1970 Chief, Air Force Clinics, George Air Force Base, CA - 1963 to 1966 Wilford Hall, USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX - 1966 to 1969 Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver CO - 1969 to 1970 Chief, David Grant USAGF Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA - 1970 to 1971 BIBLIOGRAPHY Van Dyke, J.J.: Muramidase Induced Proximal Tubular Deposits in Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Clinical Research, April, 1969 Van Dyke, J.J.: Antibodies to the Lung in Pulmonary Disease in Man. Archives of Environmental Health , 8:147-50, 1964 Van Dyke, J.J.: Comparison of the Roentgenographic, and Closed Circuit Helium Methods of Lung Volume. (In preperation) Van Dyke, J.J.: Pneumocystic Carinii Pneumonia. Paper given at regioonal meeting of American College of Physicians, Biloxi, Mississippi, February, 1971 Van Dyke, J.J.: Greenberg, B., Intrabronchial Hodgkins. In preparationLake, K.B., Rumsfeld, J.A., Van Dyuke, J.J.: Infraclavicular Subclavian Catheterization: Another Caution. CHEST , 56:457-58m 1974 Van Dyke, J.J., Lake, K.B., Rumsfeld, J.A.: Chemotherapy for Aquarium Grenuloma. JAMA , 233: 1380, 1975 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J., Rumsfeld, J.A.: Combined Topical Pulmonary and Systemic Gentamicin: A Question of Safety. JAMA , 349, 1975 Van Dyke, J.J., Lake, K.B.: Skin Lesions Due to Home Fish Tank. Family Circle , 88:72, 1976 Van Dyke, J.J., Lake, K.B.: Survival After Asphyxia Secondary to Gravel Aspiration. Archives of Internal Medicine, 136:471, 1976 Van Dyke, J.J., Rumsfeld, J.A.: Combined Topical Pulmonary and Systemic Gentamicin: A Question fo Safety. Emergency Medicine , 8:152, 1976 Van Dyke, J.J., Lake, K.B.: Lumpers and Splitter in ARDS. American Review of Respiratory Diseases, 113:249, 1976 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J.: Pneumothorax in Sarcoidosis. Rivisita , 3:33, 1978 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J., Rumsfeld, J.A.: Combined Topical Pulmonary and Systemic Gentamicin: The Question of Safety. CHEST , 68:62,1975 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J., Rumsfeld, J.A.: Prolonged Nasotracheal Intubation. Heart and Lung , 9:93, 1980 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J., et al: Lymphoglandular Toxoplasmosis: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis. Postgraduate Medicine , 65:110, 1979 Van Dyke, J.J., Lake, K.B., Gmelich, J., Browne, P.M.: Lymphangiomyomatosis: An Unusal Cause of Elevated Angiotensin Converting Enzyme. (Manuscript in preparation) Van Dyke, J.J., Lake, K.B., Browne, P.M.: Legionnaires' Disease. Western Journal of Medicine , 139:485, 1979 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J., Browne, P.M.: Legionnaires' Disease in Private Practice - 13 Cases in 11 months. American Review of Respiratory Diseases (abstract), 119:253, 1979 Lake, K.B., Van Dyke, J.J., Browne, P.M.: Cause of Pneumonia in Essentially Healthy Persons. Postgraduate Medicine , 65-47, 1979 Lake, K.B., Browne, P.M., Van Dyke, J.J., Ayres, L.: Fatal Disseminated Aspergillosis in an Asthmatic Patient Treated with Corticosteroids. CHEST , 83:138, 1983 Gurevitch, J., Van Dyke, J.J., Young, E.S., Jackson, K.: Improved oxygenation and lower peak airway pressure in severe adult respiratory distress syndrome treated with inverse ratio ventilation: Two case reports. Manuscripts submitted Van Dyke, J.J., Letter to the Editor: Tocolytic Pulmonary Edema. CHEST , 108:148, 1995