All Entries in the "Physician Profile" Category
Physician Profile: Rishi Manchanda, M.D., M.P.H.
Rishi Manchanda has been making his mark as a socially responsible physician. Well-versed in both local and international health issues, he is making bold moves to improve the health of underserved communities through local and international advocacy.
Dr. Manchanda is a primary care physician in south central Los Angeles. He is an internist, pediatrician, HIV specialist [...]
Physician Profile: Margaret Wacker, M.D.
Margaret Wacker M.D., Ph.D. joined the board of directors of Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles in 2006 but her interest in peacemaking has deep roots.
During the second world war Margaret’s parents were among the leading scientists in Washington DC. Margaret’s chemist mother led government’s effort to create synthetic rubber. Margaret’s father, a theoretical physicist, worked [...]
Physician Profile: David Pepper, M.D.
A student member of PSR, David Pepper M.D. attended medical school at the University of Iowa. After completing his residency at UCSF-Fresno in Family Medicine, in 1992 he joined the faculty, and in 1997 assumed medical oversight for the asthma education and management program.
Working with Kevin Hamilton, a noted respiratory therapist, the pair noticed that [...]
Physician Profile: Nancy Gibbs M.D.
Nancy Gibbs’ social conscience was formed growing-up in south Chicago during the turbulent years of the civil rights struggle. She recalls the rampant prejudice and, by today’s standards, unthinkable experiences such as going to a restaurant with black friends and not being seated.
Nancy attended Michigan State University for undergraduate studies and Loyola-Chicago for medical school [...]
Physician Profile: Drs. Judith and Donald Broder
Judy Broder believes she attended her first protests while still in the womb and attributes her social consciousness to her progressive New Jersey household. Her physician father and feminist mother encouraged her to pursue a medical education at a time when only a handful of women were admitted to medical school. She entered the College [...]
Physician Profile: Ed Chung, M.D.
We are pleased to announce a new member of our staff here at PSR-LA, Dr. Edward Chung, who is volunteering his time as a fulltime intern. He is a graduate of Brown University, both undergraduate and medical school, and completed an emergency medicine residency with Long Island Jewish Medical Center, affiliated with the Albert Einstein [...]
Physician Profile: Curren Warf, M.D.
Curren serves as medical director of the high risk youth program and adolescent medicine fellowship program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Hearing Curren describe his work, I came to see that adolescent medicine, by definition, requires a diverse set of skills. Perhaps most important among these skills is social awareness as so many teen afflictions [...]
Physician Profile: Neal Baer, M.D.
Dr. Neal Baer is this year’s recipient of PSR-LA’s Socially Responsible Medicine Award to be presented at PSR-LA’s Gala Dinner, October 26 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
A true Renaissance man, Dr. Baer achieved graduate degrees in education and sociology from Harvard University and, in 1996, received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Baer’s [...]
Physician Profile: Joel Shapiro, M.D.
In 1979, after hearing Dr. Jack Geiger speak on the medical response to nuclear war, Joel Shapiro joined PSR. He was a student of family medicine and pediatrics at Tufts University in Boston at the time and was deeply inspired by Geiger’s talk. Soon he was studying the same presentation and delivering it to high [...]
Physician Profile: Usha Raj, M.D.
In 1998, Usha Raj, M.D. ventured into the backcountry of Nepal to deliver 45 boxes of crucial medical supplies for children. Her actions prevented early nutritional blindness and helped thousands. In November, 2001, when Dr. Raj was presented with information by PSR-LA about neonatal unites using DEHP products, she acted immediately. Bringing the information to [...]
Physician Profile: Anne O’Meara, M.D.
Anne O’Meara is a gynecologic oncologist who is in full time practice at the University of Southern California/ LA County Hospital. She grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in a family of 6. Her father is a Philosophy professor, and her mother has a Masters in theology and works as a spiritual director. [...]