Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Bobeck S. Modjtahedi, MD, quoted in Medscape about health risks linked to diabetic retinopathy
August 4, 2020
SCPMG ophthalmologist and researcher Bobeck Modjtahedi, MD, shared results of a study presented at the 2020 virtual meeting of American Society of Retina Specialists.
JAMA features viewpoint on population genomics co-authored by David Grossman, MD
July 30, 2020
David Grossman, MD, of Washington Permanente Medical Group, and Eric Larson, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, published a peer-reviewed viewpoint in JAMA about the potentially powerful implications of population genomics for the future of health care.
Nancy Gin, MD, sheds light on how COVID-19 is transforming health care delivery
July 27, 2020
In an opinion piece for MedPage Today, Nancy Gin, MD, chief quality officer for The Permanente Federation, describes how COVID-19 has given health care a much-needed transformational jolt.
Deborah A. Cohen, MD, offers tips for healthier eating in The Washington Post
July 24, 2020
Southern California Permanente Medical Group research scientist Deborah Cohen, MD, shares with The Washington Post key steps people can take to boost their nutrition.
Edward M. Ellison, MD, shares how Permanente physicians fight inequity during COVID-19
July 24, 2020
Edward M. Ellison, MD, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, addresses the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latinx communities.
Federation CIO Ed Lee, MD, discusses the need for telehealth flexibility
July 23, 2020
The Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, tells Politico that Permanente physicians need to adjust telehealth use to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ebbs and surges.
Permanente physician-researcher quoted in national media about results of COVID-19 vaccine trial
July 16, 2020
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, led by Lisa A. Jackson, MD, of Kaiser Permanente’s Washington Health Research Institute, reports on promising results in the phase 1 trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, discusses path ahead after latest COVID-19 surge with WebMD
July 15, 2020
In a wide-ranging interview with WebMD chief medical officer John Whyte, MD, MPH, Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, shares updates on how Kaiser Permanente is responding to the latest COVID-19 surge.
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, tells Modern Healthcare video-first visits are here to stay
July 14, 2020
Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, shared his views on “video-first” medical care in a wide-ranging interview with Matthew Weinstock, managing editor of Modern Healthcare, for the publication’s “Check Up” video series.
Stephen Parodi, MD, says reinstituting interventions needed to reduce COVID-19 spread in California
July 9, 2020
Citing record numbers of COVID-19 cases in California’s hospital system – including 800 patients hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente medical centers in California – Stephen Parodi, MD, told CNN International that it’s time to reinstate some of the coronavirus safety measures that had been lifted in recent weeks.