The KGI MSPA Program Advisory Board (PAB) is composed of physician associate educators and members of the local healthcare community. Through this important collaboration, the PAB provides input on program and curricular development; acts as a liaison between the program and clinical practice by sharing current standards and emerging clinical trends; offers recommendations on how to achieve the program’s stated goals; assists in identifying clinical sites and employment opportunities; and provides feedback on the effectiveness and success of activities related to program goals.
The Program Advisory Board meets at least once per year. Members are nominated by KGI administrators and SHS faculty and staff.
- Hrayr Basmajian, MD – Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Premier Orthopaedic & Trauma Specialists; Orthopaedic Trauma Medical Director for Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
- Brett Bergman, MBA, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA – Physician Associate in Interventional Radiology, Regional Director of Advanced Practice for Kaiser Permanente Southern California
- Gregory Christie, PA-C – Retired Physician Associate, Former Advanced Practice Provider Los Angeles City Fire Department, Former Vice President of Operations for Marque Medical Inc./Marque Urgent Care
- Ji (CJ) Chun, MPAS, PA-C, BC-ADM – Physician Associate in Endocrinology, Director of Training & Operations at Corcept Therapeutics
- Leah Dixson, PA-C – Director of Outreach & Priority Care Services, Desert Oasis Healthcare
- Beth Donovan, PA-C – Quality Transformation Manager, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)
- Don Garcia, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Clinica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero
- Kenneth Granados, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C – Physician Associate in Psychiatry, Vituity
- Gail Knight, MD – Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Rady Children’s Health
- Lawrence Kong, MD – Thoracic Surgeon, Kaiser Permanente
- Jason Laird, DMSc, MBA, MHS, PA-C – Senior Medical Science Liaison, AbbVie
- Kristin Neal, PA-C, MPH – Retired Physician Associate, Former Chief Operations Officer, Optum
- Lakshmi Savitala-Damerla, DMSc, PA-C – Associate Director Pediatric Heme/Onc and Adult Sarcoma, Cedars-Sinai
- Jeffrey Shapiro, MD – Internist, Emanate Health
- Dennis Tankersley, DMSc, PA-C, CAQ Emergency Medicine – Director of Medical Services, All Valley Urgent Care Calimesa