Permanente anesthesiologist James Healzer, MD, brings a passion for patient safety and physician peer review to his appointment to the Medical Board of California.

Permanente nephrologist Leonid Pravoverov’s fascination with kidney disease led him to a national leadership role that is driving quality improvements in end-to-end renal care across Kaiser Permanente.

Grace Firtch, MD, shares her journey as a transgender woman and the innovative care she helped create for other trans individuals at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California.

Hung C. Tran, MD, shares his journey to becoming a physician leader and the challenges of treating children with cancer during a pandemic.

Todd Sachs, MD, medical director of Operations for Southern California Permanente Medical Group, highlights the role of an integrated care system in addressing pandemics.