Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Jack Der-Sarkissian, MD, answers question on personal wellness in U.S. News & World Report
March 23, 2021
Report explores 17 questions that patients should be asking at a doctor’s visit.
Tatjana Kolevska, MD, discusses breast cancer screenings during COVID-19 with New York Times
March 19, 2021
The medical director for the Kaiser Permanente’s Excellence in Cancer Care program says doctors have worked aggressively to ensure that patients get screened safely during the pandemic.
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, shares how COVID-19 catapulted health care into the future at SXSW Online
March 17, 2021
The Permanente Federation co-CEO calls for more post-pandemic technological and structural innovation during a virtual panel.
Kate Koplan, MD, discusses the success of Kaiser Permanente’s National Total Joint Replacement Initiative
March 15, 2021
National Permanente Quality Leader Kate Koplan, MD, tells Managed Healthcare Executive that patient centricity and physician leadership facilitated a dramatic increase in same-day discharges of total hip and knee replacement patients.
Comilla Sasson, MD, shares her experience on the front lines of COVID-19 with CNN
March 10, 2021
The Permanente emergency medicine physician offers her first-hand account of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic across 8 states.
Matthew Daley, MD, discusses impact of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine with The New York Times
March 8, 2021
Matthew Daley, MD, a pediatrician with the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, sheds light on how the latest COVID vaccine can provide a huge boost to vaccinating Americans.
Margaret Ferguson, MD, writes about vaccinating children for COVID-19 in Modern Healthcare
March 3, 2021
The Colorado Permanente Medical Group president and executive medical director says there are compelling reasons to pursue the immunization of children, including to alleviate their suffering and achieve herd immunity.
Matthew Daley, MD, shares hopes for 3rd COVID vaccine with CNN and Washington Post
March 2, 2021
The Permanente pediatrician, a member of an FDA vaccine advisory panel, commented on how the recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine can aide in ending the pandemic.
Roberta Doucet, MD, of SCPMG tells personal COVID-19 story at virtual town hall
March 2, 2021
Roberta Doucet, MD, an anesthesiologist with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, joined a panel of community experts to discuss safety protocols and COVID-19 pandemic trends at “URU The Right to Be” town hall.
Stephen Parodi, MD, calls third COVID-19 vaccine a “huge game changer” on CNN International
March 2, 2021
Permanente infectious disease leader Stephen Parodi, MD, underscores the importance of the recently authorized 1-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.