OHANA ONE - Key Persons
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- Attorney / Bregman Law Group
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- Vice Chair Pediatric Urology / Cedars - Sinai Medical Center
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- Pediatric Anesthesiologist
- Physician 's Assistant
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- President
- in Los Angeles ) Assisting Dr Santos Remotely With His Patient 's Exam
Eight years ago, I met Pedro Santos, a plastic surgeon born in Mozambique. Like others, he had grown frustrated and found himself adrift in his education due to the lack of education and training resources. After protesting the poor working conditions and pay for doctors in Mozambique, he was relieved of his duties so I would meet with him at remote locations. I could see the fire in Pedro's eyes, and I knew he could become a powerful agent of change.
For three years we worked with government officials to get Pedro accepted back into the system. With the assistance of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair Pedro's re-entry was finally secured. Incredibly, he was chosen to run the plastic surgery unit in a new hospital built in Matola, 45 minutes outside the capital. However, Pedro had failed the African COSECA certification boards twice, and a third failure would mean a return to training.
David Kulber, MD, FACS, is board certified in both hand and plastic surgery. As a longtime member of Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, his practice covers the full spectrum of plastic, reconstructive, hand and aesthetic surgery. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in european and medical history, he pursued his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School.
He completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
He is the director of the Plastic Surgery Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a member of the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center, and a professor of plastic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Kulber is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He has been appointed a board examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Vice President for the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF), and a grant review board member for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Through his commitment to research Dr. Kulber has been involved in countless studies involving stem cell-based bone and soft tissue regeneration, innovative surgical approaches to arthritis in the hand, structural improvements in breast reconstruction and the use of plasma to help heal joints. He has been awarded nearly two dozen research grants, published more than 115 papers and abstracts, and presented his findings nationally and internationally. He has appeared on half a dozen television shows as a subject matter expert.
In association with Mending Kids International and now Ohana One Dr. Kulber has undertaken numerous medical missions to Africa to help children who otherwise would not get the medical care they need and train local surgeons in cutting edge surgical techniques.
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- Immediate past President
- Anesthesiologist at Cedars - Sinai
Since 2002 Dr. Michele Dee has been an attending Anesthesiologist at Cedars-Sinai. Throughout her tenure, Michele has cared for patients from infancy to adulthood as one of the handful of board certified Pediatric Anesthesiologists in her group. Within Beverly Anesthesiology, the anesthesiology group at Cedars, she currently acts as the Scheduler for her group and shares duties managing the Cedars operating rooms and anesthesia daily staffing. She is faculty member of the Cedars Sinai Anesthesia Residency Program, teaching anesthesiology residents and student nurse anesthestists on a daily basis. She was an integral part of the Cedars COVID Airway team during the year of the pandemic, and coordinated donations of PPE to help healthcare workers in need of equipment. Additionally, Dr Dee is the Director of Anesthesiology at Cove Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center primarily focused on pediatric reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Dee completed five years of general surgery residency and a year-long Pediatric Trauma Surgery Fellowship before transitioning to Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Dee's awareness of the global state of practice combined with her passion for teaching has led her to participate in a number of international surgical missions for pediatric surgery. During these mission trips, a large portion of her work has involved teaching the anesthesiology staff including Anesthesia Physicians, Anesthesia Physician Residents, and Nurse Anesthestists.
This work led Dr. Dee to co-found Ohana One International Surgical Aid, which focuses entirely on Surgical and Anesthesia Care and Education. She believes that global health outreach is of vital importance, and has conviction that it is our collective role to share intellectual resources with countries short on staff to care for complex anesthesia and surgical patients.
When not working Dr. Dee enjoys surfing, skiing, outdoor activity and spending time with her four children, two of whom have traveled to Africa on surgical missions. She is an active member of her community, having served on the Board of the American Youth Soccer Organization and the Parent Board of every one of her children's schools. She has been a soccer coach and referee, and is an active Patroness in the Peninsula Chapter of the National Charity League.
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- Member of the Ohana Team
- Surgical Consultant
Originally from Saint Petersburg, FL, Eva is currently an integrated plastic surgery resident at the University of Southern California. Growing up in an international home with a mother from Nigeria and a father from the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, she has always had an interest in global health and health equity. As an undergraduate at Duke University, she obtained a Certificate in Global Health and later in medical school completed the combined MD/MPH program at the University of Miami. Eva is thrilled to be a part of Ohana One, furthering her impact in the reduction of global disparities through surgery and education.
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- Sun Valley, Idaho / Private Investor
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- Managing Director / Mack Financial Group
Jaxon Baum is passionate about the potential to shape the future of global health with medicine and technology. He graduated from the University of California - Los Angeles with a BS in Physiological Sciences and is currently working to concurrently obtain his MD and MPH degrees from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. Though he is still open to many specialties, Jaxon hopes to become a surgeon.
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- Director - Writer - Producer
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- Digital Health Consultant, Urologist
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- Plastic Surgery Physician 's Assistant / Cedars - Sinai Medical Center
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Ohana Team
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- Co - Founder and Managing Partner / St. Cloud Capital, LLC
- Founder and Senior Managing Partner of St. Cloud Capital
Marshall S. Geller is a founder and senior managing partner of St. Cloud Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity fund formed in December 2001. He has spent more than 40 years in corporate finance and investment banking, including 21 years as a senior managing partner of Bear, Stearns & Co. with oversight of all operations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Hong Kong, and the Far East. Mr. Geller is currently on the board of directors of COR Capital LLC, Wright Investors' Service Holdings, Inc., GP Strategies Corporation, and UCLA Health System and is on the board of governors of Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Mr. Geller also serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Business & Economics at California State University, Los Angeles.
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- Member of the Ohana Team
- Resident
- Surgical Consultant
Marvee Turk is a resident in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Southern California. Marvee developed an early commitment to the intersection of scientific inquiry and civic engagement. She earned her BA in Anthropology at Dartmouth, where she studied the rehabilitation of acid violence victims in South Asia. She then attended Harvard Medical School, where she conducted both clinical and basic science research on the utility of face transplantation in the catastrophically disfigured. Now, as a surgical resident at one of the nation's largest safety-net hospitals, Marvee continues to appreciate the power of surgical sciences as a tool for health equity. She is currently a Global Surgery Fellow at Operation Smile, where she helps to generate evidence in support of equitable access to cleft care worldwide. Finally, she is also currently pursuing a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology at the Harvard Chan School, where she hopes to develop the skillset to expand her impact at the population level.
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- Member of the Ohana Team
- Physician Relations
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- Member of the Ohana Team
- Surgical Consultant
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- Compliance Coordinator
- Member of the Ohana Team
Ohana Makuna means family awards and these are awards we are proudly giving to our mentee family for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence
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- Surgeon
- in Mozambique ) Using Smart Glasses With His Patient Exam
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- Senior Partner
- Senior Partner / McKinsey & Company
- Senior Partner in McKinsey 's San Francisco Office
Robert Uhlaner is a Senior Partner in McKinsey's San Francisco Office and is the global co-leader of the Firm's Strategy and Corporate Finance practice. In that role, he has primary responsibility for the Finance and M&A service lines.
Robert's clients primarily include established companies in the health care, high-tech, and industrial sectors. He has pioneered approaches to strategic diligence, growth through programmatic M&A, and the design and implementation of restructuring programs.
Previously, Robert drove the transformation of Microsoft's finance organization and M&A capability - starting as an advisor, and then as Corporate Vice president for Strategy, Planning and Analysis. In that role, he was responsible for the FP&A, Corporate Strategy and Venture Integration groups.
Robert has a Doctorate in Economics with fields in Finance and Econometrics, a Masters in Finance from the Haas Business School, and a Bachelors in Mathematics and Economics, all from the University of California at Berkeley. He has published on topics include M&A best practices and corporate finance topics in Harvard Business Review and the McKinsey Quarterly.
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- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Registered Nurse (RN) with 20+ years of experience and specialty in plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery, and complex wound care. The last 10 years in a cross-functional leadership role with an emphasis on management, research, and global health resulting in the implementation of new workflows and protocols.
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- Biomedical & Logistics Coordinator
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- Chairman at DSL Construction
- Chairman at DSL Construction / Co - Trustee, Don Levin Trust
- Chairman of the Board of the DSL Construction Corporation
Thomas D. Gordon is the Chairman of the Board of the DSL Construction Corporation and a co-trustee of the Don Levin Trust.
In his previous role as Executive Vice President of Cedars-Sinai Health System for 22 years, Tom oversaw the organization's Medical Network of primary care and specialist physicians. One of Tom's many roles was Chief Executive Officer of Cedars-Sinai Medical Network Services, a management services organization that handles the administrative functions of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, Cedars-Sinai Health Associates (IPA), Cedars-Sinai Inpatient Specialty Practices, California Heart Center, Tower Hematology Oncology, Los Angeles Cardiology Associates, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Center, Santa Monica Orthopedic Group, Valley Internal Medicine and Santa Monica Gastroenterology. The Medical Network, which covers a wide geographic area in Southern California, consists of more than 1,000 physicians, providers and specialists, serves over 150,000 fee-for-service and managed care patients, and employs over 1,900 staff.
Tom began his medical management career in 1988 as a consultant to the Medical Group of Beverly Hills. Within a year he became the group's Chief Executive Officer. Five years later in 1993, Tom oversaw the medical group's merger into the Cedars-Sinai Health System.
Tom obtained a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1971. After graduating from UCLA, he pursued graduate studies in Business Administration, with an emphasis on management. During his professional career, Tom has enjoyed management responsibilities in such diverse industries as screen-printing, advertising, retail auto services and consulting. He founded and was a principal in a graphics company and immediately before his affiliation with the Medical Group of Beverly Hills, he founded a management and marketing consulting firm.
Tom is dedicated to serving the entire health care community and sits on a variety of boards including the Professional Advisory Council for the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Partners Bank of California and The Brentwood School. Tom remains a consultant to the President of Cedars-Sinai Health System, and has served as an active member of the Medical Group Management Association and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Tom teaches a course on Leadership in the Executive MPH Program, and has been a preceptor in the graduate program in Health Policy and Management for over twenty-five years, from which he has had the privilege of recruiting over twenty MPH graduates. He is also a guest lecturer at UCLA's Anderson School of Business. Tom has been a keynote speaker for many conferences and executive retreats at the local and national levels on topics related to leadership and management, change management, culture building, training and motivation, and managed care. Tom has been married for forty-seven years, has two married daughters and five grandchildren.