California Pacific Medical Center President and CEO Elected President of American Gastroenterological Association.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--June 19, 2002 Martin Brotman, M.D., Brings Nearly Four Decades of Gastroenterological Expertise to Position Martin Brotman, M.D., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of California Pacific Medical Center California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, academic medical centers in Northern California. The Medical Center is a combination of three of San Francisco's oldest medical institutions: Pacific Presbyterian Hospital, Children's Hospital , has been elected the 96th president of the prestigious American Gastroenterological Association The American Gastroenterological Association is a medical association of gastroenterologists. About 14,000 scientists and physicians are members of the organization, which was founded in 1897 and is the oldest medical association in the United States. (AGA). AGA was founded in 1897 and is the oldest non-profit specialty medical society in the country. Membership is comprised of approximately 12,000 gastroenterologic physicians and scientists throughout the world engaged in clinical practice, research and education. Brotman has been practicing medicine in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden for 35 years, specializing in internal medicine and gastroenterology gastroenterology Medical specialty dealing with digestion and the digestive system. In the 17th century Jan Baptista van Helmont conducted the first scientific studies in the field; William Beaumont published his own observations in 1833. -- the branch of medical science concerned with study of the physiology and pathology of the stomach, intestines and related structures such as the esophagus, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. He was Chief of Gastroenterology at California Pacific California Pacific can refer to either:
n. Abbr. IBD Any of several incurable and debilitating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by inflammation and obstruction of parts of the intestine. Center. Brotman has contributed to AGA for more than 20 years, serving on various committees and as Treasurer. In 1993 he became the Founding Chairman of the AGA Foundation (now The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition), raising $29 million over his six-year tenure for support of AGA's education and research missions. Brotman received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba Location The main Fort Garry campus is a complex on the Red River in south Winnipeg. It has an area of 2.74 square kilometres. More than 60 major buildings support the teaching and research programs of the university. Faculty of Medicine, and completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. About California Pacific Medical Center California Pacific Medical Center, a Sutter Health affiliate, is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, teaching medical centers in Northern California. We are a tertiary referral center providing access to leading edge medicine while delivering the best possible personalized care. We provide a wide variety of services, including acute, post-acute and outpatient hospital care; home care and hospices services; preventive and complementary care; and health education. Through our medical education program and our research institute, physicians at California Pacific Medical Center are able to bring health care innovation to the bedside. |
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