Pictured from left to right: Chris DeSantis (exec dir), Sia Daneshmand (sec-elect), Kathleen Kobashi (Pres-elect), Chris Porter (secretary), Chris Amling (2020 president), Jeffrey Frankel (2019 president), Scott Swanson (AUA pres-elect), Joe Presti, Jr. (2018 president), Martin Dresner (historian), Jeannie DeSantis (assoc director), not shown - Chris Kane (treasurer)
Western Section AUA / 2019 - 2020 Leadership
Officers
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Position
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Name
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Location
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| President | Christopher Amling, M.D. | Portland, OR |
| President-Elect | Kathkeen Kobashi, M.D. | Seattle, WA |
| Past President | Jeffrey Frankel, M.D. | Seattle, WA |
| Secretary | Christopher Porter, M.D. | Seattle, WA |
| Treasurer | Christopher Kane, M.D. | San Diego, CA |
| Historian | Martin Dresner, M.D. | Tucson, AZ |
| Executive Director | Chris DeSantis, MBA | Santa Ana, CA |
| Associate Director |
Jeannie DeSantis, MBA | Santa Ana, CA |
| Executive Director - Emeritus |
Frank J. DeSantis, CAE | Santa Ana, CA |
Board of Directors
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District
|
Regions
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Members
|
Alt
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| District 1: | Northwest Canadian Provinces, Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific Island Possessions of the U.S. | Greg O. Lund, M.D. - Palmer, AK |
James Ng, M.D. - Honolulu, HI |
| District 2: | Washington | Kenneth A. Berger, M.D. - Pasco, WA |
Kathleen Kieran, M.D. - Seattle, WA |
| District 3: | Oregon | Jason C. Hedges, M.D. - Portland, OR |
Jen-Jane Liu, M.D. - Portland, OR |
| District 4: | Northern California including Alameda & Contra Costa Counties | Wayland Hsiao, M.D. - Oakland, CA |
Donna Deng, M.D. - Oakland, CA |
| District 5: | San Francisco, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties and Central California | Craig Comiter, M.D. - Stanford, CA |
Benjamin Breyer, M.D. - San Francisco, CA |
| District 6: | Los Angeles County District 7: Southern California | Anne K. Schuckman, M.D. - Los Angeles, CA |
Chris Tenggardjaja, M.D. - Los Angeles, CA |
| District 7: | Southern California | Herbert Ruckle, M.D. - Loma Linda, CA |
Thomas Jones, M.D. - Escondido, CA |
| District 8: | Arizona | Jason Jameson, M.D. - Phoenix, AZ |
Ben Lee, M.D. - Tucson, AZ |
| District 9: | Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming | Chris Dechet, M.D. - Salt Lake City, UT |
Sarah Lenher, M.D. - Salt Lake City, UT |
| District 10: | Orange County | Gamal Ghoniem, M.D. - Orange, CA |
Irene McAleer, M.D. - Orange, CA |
Nominations Committee
|
District
|
Members
|
Location
|
| District 1: | Robert Carlile, M.D. | Honolulu, HI |
| District 2: | Jeffrey Frankel, M.D. | Seattle, WA |
| District 3: | Robert Skinner, M.D. | Portland, OR |
| District 4: | Joseph C. Presti, Jr., M.D. | Oakland, CA |
| District 5: | Joseph Kuntz, M.D. | Templeton, CA |
| District 6: | Anne Schuckman, M.D. | Los Angeles, CA |
| District 7: | Forrest Jellison, M.D. | Loma Linda, CA |
| District 8: | Chris O. Twiss, M.D. | Tucson, AZ |
| District 9: | Blake Hamilton, M.D. | Salt Lake City, UT |
| District 10: | Gamal Ghoniem, M.D. | Orange, CA |
Health Policy Committee
|
District
|
Members
|
Location
|
| Chair: | Eugene Y. Rhee, M.D., MBA | San Diego, CA |
| Vice-Chair: | Jeffrey M. Frankel, M.D. | Seattle, WA |
| District 1: | Greg O. Lund, M.D. | Palmer, AK |
| District 2: | Kenneth A. Berger, M.D. | Pasco, WA |
| District 3: | Brian O. Duty, M.D. | Portland, OR |
| District 4: | Peter N. Bretan, M.D. | Watsonville, CA |
| District 5: | Joseph R. Kuntze, M.D. | Templeton, CA |
| District 6: | Alan L. Kaplan, M.D. | Compton, CA |
| District 7: | Ed Cohen, M.D. | La Jolla, CA |
| District 8: | Jason Jameson, M.D. | Phoenix, AZ |
| District 9: | Lane C. Childs, M.D. | Salt Lake City, UT |
| District 10: | Aaron Spitz, M.D. | Laguna Hills, CA |
| Young Urologist Rep: | Robert Lurvey, M.D. | Sacramento, CA |
| Advisor: | Jeffrey E. Kaufman, M.D. | Irvine, CA |
| Advisor: | Amani Abou Zam-zam, MBA | Santa Monica, CA |
Western Section Representatives to AUA Committees
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Title
|
Name
|
| AUA Advanced Practice Providers | Louis Koncz, PA-C Timothy Brand, M.D. |
| AUA Advocacy Representatives | Jeffrey Frankel, M.D. Chris Amling, M.D. Eric Zeidman, M.D. |
| AUA Board of Directors | Rep: Eric Zeidman, M.D. Alt: Patrick Cartwright, M.D. |
| AUA By-Laws Committee | Jason Jameson, M.D. Daniel Lin, M.D. Mitzi Barmatz, M.D. |
| AUA Coding / Reimb. Committee | Lane C. Childs, M.D. Micheal Darson, M.D. Carleen Bensen, M.D. |
| AUA Core Curriculum Committee | Benjamin N. Breyer, M.D. Alan Shindel, M.D. |
| AUA Data Committee | Benjamin N. Breyer, M.D. Matthew Cooperberg, M.D. Thomas Chi, M.D. Jeremy Shelton, M.D. |
| AUA Educational Council | Seth A. Cohen, M.D. |
| AUA History Committee | Martin L. Dresner, M.D. Benjamin Chung, M.D. Unwanaobong Nseyo, M.D. |
| AUA JU Editorial Board | Peter Black, M.D. Duane Baldwin, M.D. Karim Chamie, M.D. Siamak Daneshmand, M.D. Ithaar H. Derweesh, M.D. Jason C. Hedges, M.D., PhD Jaime Landman, M.D. Mark Tyson, M.D. |
| AUA Judicial & Ethics Council | Chris Twiss, M.D. Jeffrey Kaufman, M.D. Jennifer Anger, M.D. |
| AUA Leadership Awardees |
Ben Chung, M.D. Matthew Gretzer, M.D. Kirstin Greene, M.D. |
| AUA Legislative Affairs Committee | Jason Jameson, M.D. Eugene Y. Rhee, M.D., MBA Jeremy Shelton, M.D. Karen Stern, M.D. |
| AUA New Technologies & Imaging Committee | Timothy Brand, M.D. Thomas S. Lendvay, M.D. Hao Nguyen, M.D., PhD |
| AUA Past President | Robert C. Flanigan, M.D. |
| AUA Practice Guidelines | David Ginsberg, M.D. Blake Hamilton, M.D. |
| AUA Practice Management Committee | Micheal Darson, M.D. Kenneth A. Berger, M.D. |
| AUA President-Elect | Scott K. Swanson, M.D. |
| AUA Public Policy Council | Eugene Y. Rhee, M.D., MBA Peter Bretan, M.D. Micheal F. Darson, M.D. Brian D. Duty, M.D. Jeff Evans, M.D. Aaron Spitz, M.D. - AMA Rep. |
| AUA Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Committee | Micheal F. Darson, M.D. John Lam, M.D. |
| AUA Research Education, Conferences, & Communications |
Robert Reiter, M.D. John Gore, M.D |
| AUA Research Grants & Investigator Support | John T. Leppert, M.D., MS |
| AUA Residents/Fellows Committee | Karan Arora, M.D. Alexandria "Ally" Hertz, M.D. |
| AUA Science & Quality Council | Eugene Y. Rhee, M.D., MBA |
| AUA UCF - Bladder Health |
Sima Porten, M.D., MPH Suzette E. Sutherland, M.D. |
| AUA Update Series Advisory Committee | Eila Skinner, M.D. J. Kellogg Parsons, M.D. Benjamin Breyer, M.D. |
| AUA Video Education Committee | Daniel D. Dugi III, M.D. James Porter, M.D. Jennifer Hsueh-Lin Yang, M.D. |
| AUA Young Urologists Committee | Seth Cohen, M.D. - WS Rep. Forrest Jellison, M.D. Erik T. Grossgold, M.D. - SGSU Rep. |
| BPH Panel | J. Kellogg Parsons, M.D. |
| Male Infertility Panel |
Michael L. Eisenberg, M.D. |
| Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Panel | David A. Ginsberg, M.D. Claire Chen Yang, M.D. |
| Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection | Lenore Ackerman, M.D. Jennifer Anger, M.D. Una Lee, M.D. Lynn Stothers, M.D |
| Testicular Cancer Panel | Siamak Daneshmand, M.D. |