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Welcome to ESRD Network 18
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Our Mission

To provide leadership and assistance to renal dialysis and transplant facilities in a manner
that supports continuous improvement in patient care, outcomes, safety and satisfaction.

Medical Review Board Roster

Terms: Jan. 1, 2007 through Dec. 31, 2008/Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2009

MRB Chairman
Robert C. Kopelman, MD (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Medical Director
Bakersfield Dialysis Center
Bakersfield, CA 93309

PAC Chair
Jeffrey B. Davis, MBA
Account Executive
Baxter Healthcare
Upland, CA 91784

PAC Co-Chair
pending

Ex-Officio
David M. Ward, MD, FRCP (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Professor, Division of Nephrology
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA 92103

Members
Michael Cervantes, MA, LCSW (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/09)
Clinical Social Work Supervisor
FMC – San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA 92408

Cheryl Falconer, RN, CNN, BA
Administrator
Mohan Dialysis Center
Covina, CA 91723

Wendy Van Germert, RD, MBA (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/09)
Dietitian
DaVita – Huntington Beach Dialysis
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Bruce A. Greenfield, MD (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/09)
Medical Director
California Kidney Care Center
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Mara Hersh-Rifkin, MSW, LCSW, (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Clinical Social Worker
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Vicki J. Hoppe, RN, CNN, (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/09)
Education Coordinator
FMC – Gateway-West
San Diego, CA 92102

Navin Jaipaul, MD, (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/09)
Nephrologist
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
Loma Linda, CA 92357

Lilli Ann Macareg, RN (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/09)
DaVita – Huntington Beach Dialysis
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Stanley M. Rosen, MD (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Medical Director
DaVita – Saddleback
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Leonard Shapiro, MD (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Medical Director
DaVita – Huntington Beach Dialysis
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

David M. Ward, MD, FRCP (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Professor, Division of Nephrology
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA 92103

Rob C. Warkentin, RN, BSN (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Transplant Coordinator
St. Vincent Medical Center
Bakersfield, CA 93309

Susan Weil-Guichard, RD, CSR (2 yr. term—Expires 12/31/08)
Renal Dietitian
UCLA – DaVita Dialysis
Los Angeles, CA 90095


 

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