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honored during AOF’s 2018 Honors Gala held decrease the cost of care for beneficiaries Claudia Villalpando Leon, MSPA ’06, DO ’12 ,
Friday, Oct. 5 in San Diego, California. and the taxpayers. completed her anesthesiology residency at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at
Shida Saam, DO ’94 , celebrated the 20th Habib Sedeghi, DO ’00 , appeared on the Houston, Texas, followed by a one-year
anniversary of her private practice, Your Family “Megyn Kelly Today” television show on Jan. 15 cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship at
Care Center, which operates two locations to discuss his book, The Clarity Cleanse, and Duke University in Durham, N.C. She is now
in Santa Ana and Irvine, CA in October. his work as “Healer to the Stars.” a staff cardiac anesthesiologist in private
Dr. Saam is board certified in Family Practice practice in the Los Angeles, CA area.
and Geriatrics. Sarah Strube, PA ’94, DO ’07 , has been a
hospitalist for eight years at St. Mary Medical Barbara Walker, DO ’84 , assumed the role of
Jesus Sanchez, DO ’04, MSHPE ’04 , Associate Center in Long Beach, CA, working within the President for the American Association of
Professor and Vice Chair of NMM/OMM, led graduate medical education department - Osteopathic Examiners in April; an
an OMT workshop on the shoulder including Internal Medicine residency program, an organization that supports the distinctiveness
everything from diagnosing to treatments affiliate of UCLA. “I am a fellow in the and integrity of osteopathic medical licensure.
during the Student American Osteopathic American College of Physicians as well as a She has also served on the North Carolina
Academy of Sports Medicine Western certified hospitalist. I’ve had a wonderful time Medical Board since 2013 and has been a
Regional Conference, which was hosted teaching our future internists and currently am trustee of the American Osteopathic
Jan. 20 on the WesternU campus by working on my eighth publication.” Association since 2007.
WesternU’s Sports Medicine Club.
Craig Tham, DO ’14 , is doing primary care Robert Warren, DO ’01 , transitioned from his
Shawna Scully, DO ’99, and Blake Busey, DO ’11 , and lots of OMT at the Adventist Creekside role as chief medical officer of WesternU’s
pioneered the Chronic Migraine Procedural Clinic in Happy Valley, Oregon. “I urge all Patient Care Centers to the newly developed
Program for the Department of Primary Care DO students to pay attention in your role of Executive Director for Patient Care
at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in OP&P classes. These skills will make a Centers/Chief of Clinical Integration on Jan.
El Paso, Texas, providing Botulinum Toxin world of difference to your patients and 1st. This new role comes as a result of the
injection therapies. This program has provided to your job satisfaction!” University taking over full administration of
significant relief for chronic migraine suffers the Patient Care Center.
while improving access to specialty services Michael Tran DO ’15 , is headed to the
and increasing productivity for the primary Cleveland Clinic for a vascular medicine Melinda Weiss, DO ’13 , recently began
care providers. Dr. Busey has trained 5 clinics fellowship the summer of 2018. working as an OB/GYN with the Little
in the Department of Primary Care and Susan Tran, DO ’11 , is working as a family Company of Mary Medical Group in Evergreen
presented the process and lessons learned practice physician with Stanford Health Care Park, Ill. In September, she was the “Featured
at the USAFP National Conference with in their Collaborative Primary Care office in Provider” on the company’s website
the goal to expand this program across Los Gatos, CA. (http://lcmhealthnews.org/), where she shared
the Department of Defense and further


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