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Institutional Committees – List of Resident Members

Committee Housestaff Member Department
Bioethics Committee Stephanie Cheung Psychiatry
Blood Utilization Committee Daniel Chavira Emergency Medicine
Blood Utilization Committee Rotating Resident Pathology
Clinical Laboratory Committee Genevieve Santillanos Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Committee Edwardo Torres Internal Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Committee Rotating Resident Pathology
Clinical Radiology Committee Timothy Auran Radiology
Clinical Radiology Committee Rebecca Dwyer Family Medicine
Clinical Radiology Committee Ricky Kim Radiology
Clinical Radiology Committee Hali Sherman Pediatrics
Clinical Radiology Committee Eric Yang Internal Medicine
Graduate Medical Education Committee Rotating Housestaff JCIR Rep
Graduate Medical Education Committee Rotating Housestaff JCIR Rep
Health Care Information Committee Karen Kwan Internal Medicine
Library Committee Rebecca Deans Family Medicine
Surgical Case Review Committee Natash Kallichanda Pathology
Surgical Case Review Committee Steve Tsai Pathology
Transitional Year Education Committee Nadia Fakoory Transitional Year
Transitional Year Education Committee Matthew Healy Transitional Year
Transitional Year Education Committee George Spanos Transitional Year
Trauma QI Committee Peter Fedorka Surgery
Utilization Review Committee Rebecca Dwyer Family Medicine
Utilization Review Committee Eric Yang Internal Medicine
Well Being of Practitioners Committee Rebecca Deans Family Medicine
Well Being of Practitioners Committee Karen Kwan Internal Medicine
Well Being of Practitioners Committee Jennifer Yashari Psychiatry



Council of Interns and Residents (CIR)
The Council of Interns and Residents, an affiliate of SEIU, AFL-CIO, represents county employed housestaff. The organization’s purpose is to represent its doctor-members and the interest of the patients and communities they serve through the use of collective bargaining and resident advocacy. The CIR provides disability insurance to county paid housestaff.

All county-paid residents are required to pay union dues. Residents have the choice of being "agency fee" members who pay the required 1.35% in dues or "active" (full dues-paying) members who pay 1.5%. Active members are allowed to cast votes on contract settlements, delegate elections, etc. all members of the bargaining unit whether they are "agency" or "active," receive every benefit that the CIR negotiates. CIR Southern California Office: 310-632-0111

Click here to download the current Memorandum of Understanding

Your CIR Delegates at Harbor for 2006-2007 are:
Richard Newell, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Chapter President
Anje Van Berckelaer, M.D., Family Medicine, Chapter Vice President
Saganya Karuppana, M.D., Family Medicine
Edwardo Torres, M.D., Internal Medicine
Anika Moore, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology
Seth Brindis, M.D., Pediatrics
Leshar McGhee, M.D., Psychiatry

Your CIR Delegates at Harbor for 2007-2008* are:

Sriram Shamsunder, M.D., Internal Medicine

Shipra Bansal, M.D., Family Medicine

Medell Briggs, M.D., Emergency Medicine

Suganya Karuppana, M.D., Family Medicine

Alexander Berk, M.D., Emergency Medicine

Sonia Ceballos, M.D., OB/GYN

Atnita Rowhani, M.D., Pediatrics

Department Representative: Hossein Samadi, M.D., Psychiatry

* Delegates take office on May 1, 2007.