From the Desk of: Wendy Young, Executive Director

Providing member value is a priority to the SCMA Team!
If you have suggestions or want to be more engaged
in the local physician community: 

Please call or email me directly at: 707-525-4141|[email protected]


Attendees of the SCMA Wine and Cheese event held at Deerfield Ranch Winery in Santa Rosa, CA.
Click HERE to see all the photos taken by local photographer, Will Bucqouy

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2017 Wine and Cheese Photos
!NEW! SCMA Family Hike & Brunch - Sunday, August 27, 2017
Sun. Aug. 27th at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park

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::REMINDER SCMA Summer Essay Contest

Have you ever had an "Ah Ha!" or "Eureka" moment? If you have, and feel inspired to write a compelling personal essay about it, you may be able to win cash prizes in Sonoma County Medical Association's first ever summer essay contest. 

Categories: Ages: 5-7: Submit an essay. Word count defined by you.
All submissions will receive a Cold Stone Creamery Gift Certificate 

Ages 8-12: Submit an essay with 500-700 words; 
Ages 13-17: Submit an essay with 700-1000 words;

1st prize: $150.00 2nd prize: $50.00 (Cash prizes awarded in both categories - Ages 8-17) 

Qualifications: This Summer Essay Contest is open to all SCMA Member Physician's families (including children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, etc.!) 

Submissions: Submit by email to [email protected] and provide a printed copy in presentation format [photos encouraged!] to the office of Sonoma County Medical Association at 2312 Bethards Drive, Suite #6, Santa Rosa, CA 95405. 

Submissions due by Friday, August 11, 2017. 

Winners will be published in the Fall 2017 issue of Sonoma Medicine (the quarterly magazine of SCMA.) First place winners will be invited to the SCMA Awards Gala to be held on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Vintners Inn in Santa Rosa.  Submissions will be posted in SCMA News Briefs (e-newsletter) and online at www.scma.org. 

Questions: Contact SCMA at (707) 525-4375 or via email at [email protected].

Thank you to our community partner: 

:: DR  Meet the 2017-2018 SCMA Board of Directors
The SCMA election results are in, and Dr. Peter Sybert, a Santa Rosa anesthesiologist, has been confirmed as 2017-18 SCMA President; with Dr. Patricia May [Tricia], a board certified surgeon at Kaiser Santa Rosa, as the new President-elect. Tricia will become president in July 2018. 

Thank you again to Dr. Regina Sullivan for your service to SCMA as president 2016 through June 2017.

Others elected to the SCMA board of directors include Drs. Brad Drexler (treasurer), Rajesh Ranadive (secretary), Steven Kmucha (Petaluma), Robert Schulman and Shawn Daly (Santa Rosa), Kavita Mamtora (TPMG), the CMA delegation: Drs. Michael Lasker, Michele Fujimoto are joining the CMA Delegation. A complete list of new SCMA officers and board members will be posted at www.scma.org in July.

 
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:: SCMA
SCMA applicants
Welcome, new SCMA/CMA members!

Healdsburg, CA
Eric Culbertson, MD, Plastic Surgery, Univ Wisconsin 

TPMG, 3900 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma
Ramani Rangavajhula, MD, Family Medicine*, Kakatiya Med  Coll
Lily Uihlein, MD, Pediatric Dermatology*, Cornell Univ 
Javaid Khan, DO, Allergy & Immunology*, Touro Univ

TPMG 401 Bicentennial Way,  Santa Rosa 
Christian Castillo, MD, Internal Medicine*Univ Rochester 2005
Sue Castleman, DO, Internal Medicine*Michigan State Univ 2006 
Courtney Clamp, MD, Emergency Medicine*, Univ Florida 2010
Christina Hamilton, MD, Family Medicine*, UC Irvine 2011
Tara Kantharaj, MD, Family Medicine*, Boston Univ 2013
Naomi McAuliffe, DO, Family Medicine*, Univ New England Coll Osteo Med 2001
Colette McFadden, MD, Internal Medicine*, UC San Francisco 1996
Mary O'Day, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Univ Miami 1990
Lauren Spieler, DO, Family Medicine*, Touro Univ 2005
Susan Stone, MD, Family Medicine, Univ Maryland 1994

* Board certified 

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LOCAL L O C A L  N E W S
SCMA Wine and Cheese Photos.  Click here to see photos from the event. 

Thank you again to our Wine and Cheese event sponsors: Mercer and The Permanente Medical Group! SCMA and our members appreciate your support of the local medical community.   

!NEW! SCMA Family Hike and Brunch


SCMA Family Hike and Brunch
Date: Sunday, August 27, 2017
Location: Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Windsor, CA 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.  
RSVP: [email protected] | (707) 525-4375

Join the SCMA team and your colleagues for a hike through Shiloh park.  After the morning hike, join us for bocce ball, horseshoes and a light champagne picnic brunch!  We will lead various hikes for light to moderate skill levels. All ages welcome!  

The 850-acre park in east Windsor has nearly 8 miles of trails for hiking, bicycle and horseback riding. Shiloh Ranch is a rugged landscape in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains. The park includes oak woodlands, forests of mixed evergreens, ridges with sweeping views of the Santa Rosa Plain, canyons, rolling hills, a shaded creek, and a pond. The loop trail system allows hikers to create routes of varying lengths and intensity. Many trails are old ranch roads, while some trails are narrow single track. The group picnic area adjacent to the parking lot has barbecues, a gazebo, a lawn and a small grove of oaks. On site parking is only $7.00, free street parking, two new flush restrooms and a drinking fountain for your comfort.


SCMA Awards Dinner - Save the Date:  
Join us for the annual Dinner at Vintners Inn on  Thursday, December 7, 2017  

Len Klay, MD has offered to chair the Awards Committee Chair. He has asked if we could help him identify a co-chair for the committee.  Please consider this opportunity to get involved in the SCMA community.  It is not a large commitment of time but is a great way to get to know some of your colleagues and help to honor those who have done so much for our community.  If you are interested, please contact Wendy or Rachel at (707) 525-4375 or email Wendy at [email protected].

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PRACTICE S O N O M A   M E D I C I N E
Subscribe, Unsubscribe and Advertise!

Sonoma Medicine is the magazine of the local medical society and is a benefit for and by the local physician community.   Sonoma Medicine is sent to SCMA members at no cost. Beginning with the Summer 2017 issue, non-members may subscribe to receive the magazine for the low yearly rate of $40 per year.   To subscribe Click Here.  Non-members who subscribe before June 15th for the 2018 magazine cycle, will receive the Summer and Fall 2017 issues at no charge.   

Each quarterly issue focuses on a particular medical theme, with articles by local physicians and national experts.  Combined print and online readership is estimated at 6,000. Full-color ads appear in both print and online versions.  The online ads include active hyperlinks. Fall 2017 will focus on Endocrinology, i.e.,  the branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.  If you would like to advertise in the fall issue of Sonoma Medicine, please email [email protected]

To read the Spring 2017 issue of Sonoma Medicine, click Here

Watch your mailboxes and the SCMA News Briefs for the Summer 2017 Sonoma Medicine expected to be delivered in early July 2017. 

Alternatively, if you would like to opt-out of receiving the printed issue of Sonoma Medicine, please let us know by clicking here! We will still make sure you receive the digital version if you chose to discontinue receiving your print copy! 
PRACTICE P R A C T I C E  R E S O U R C E S  &  C M E
Practice Managers: 
Enjoy the Summer!  
We will send you info on the fall PMF program towards the end of the summer. 
CLASS C L A S S I F I E D S
Free classifieds for SCMA members!
SCMA members can place free classified ads in News Briefs or Sonoma Medicine. Cost for nonmember physicians and the general public is $1 per word. To place a classified ad, contact Susan Gumucio at [email protected] or 707-525-0102.
 A B O U T  S C M A
The Sonoma County Medical Association, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit association, supports local physicians and their efforts to enhance the health of the community. Founded in 1858, SCMA is affiliated with the California Medical Association and the American Medical Association.

© 2016 SCMA, 2312 Bethards Dr. #6, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

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