Southern California Permanente Medical Group Archives

Kevin P. Stiles, MD, discusses dialysis options during COVID-19 pandemic

September 18, 2020

The regional chief of nephrology with Southern California Permanente Medical Group discusses dialysis options for people with kidney disease, including at centers and in the home.

‘Forbes’ features Permanente physician Afif El-Hasan on air pollution disparities report

April 27, 2020

More than 14 million people living in communities of color are subject to high levels of air pollution because “areas with cleaner air tend to be more expensive to live in,” Afif Haitham El-Hasan, MD, a pediatrician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, told Forbes.

Kalvin Yu, MD: Protecting people from the misuse of antibiotics

January 10, 2017

As the chief integration officer of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kalvin Yu, MD, leads groundbreaking research on antibiotic stewardship programs, aimed at reducing the risk of antibiotic resistance among pathogens and stopping the rise of dangerous “superbugs.”