Announcing Salute to Excellence Dinner Gala 2023!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
2023
5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
TAGLYAN CULTURAL COMPLEX, HOLLYWOOD
MEET LIVER HEALTH FOUNDATION 2022 HONOREES
Liver Health Foundation thanks our 2022 honorees, sponsors, attendees, and most importantly liver patients for an exciting and exquisite “Salute to Excellence Dinner Gala.”
Rohit Kohli, MD, MS, FAASLD, NASPGHAN-F
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition,
Director, George Donnell Society for Pediatric Scientists
Associates Endowed Chair in Liver & Intestinal Research, Children’s Hospital LA Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar) Keck School of Medicine, USC
Presented by Dr. Yuri Genyk:
YURI S. GENYK, MD
Surgical Director, Liver & Intestinal Transplant, CHLA,
Keck School of Medicine, USC
Nicholas N. Nissen, MD, FACS
Director of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery,
Liver Transplantation, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Presented by Dr. Kambiz Kosari:
KAMBIZ KOSARI, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Surgery, Department Of Surgery
Hepatopancreatobiliary and Liver Tranaplantation Surgery
Comprehensive Tranplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Irene K. Kim, MD FACS
Associate Professor Surgery
Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Accepted by Ms. Jacqueline Harris:
Jacqueline Harris, MSN, FNP-C, APRN, CCTC
Nurse Manager, Liver/Small Bowel Transplant,
UCLA Health
David K. Imagawa MD, PhD
Suzanne Dykema Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Cancer,
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery,
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs, Dept of Surgery, UC, Irvine
Presented by Dr. Fady Kaldas:
Fady M. Kaldas, MD, FACS
Associate Professor Surgery, Kelly Lee Tarantello Chair in Liver Transplantation,
Co-Director, UCLA Heart-Liver Disease Program,
Director, UCLA Adult Liver Transplant Service
Director, UCLA Multi-Organ Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Program, Dept of Surgery Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Mr. Thomas Mone
Chief External Affairs Officer
Vice President
OneLegacy Foundation Operation
Presented by Dr. Prasad Garimella:
Prasad Garimella, MD
Chief Executive Officer, OneLegacy
Andrew Baird MSN, RN CCTC
Liver Transplant Coordinator II, UCLA Health
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Accepted by Ms. Janet Gripshover:
Janet Gripshover, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Manager, Liver/Small Bowel Transplant,
UCLA Health
Ms. Molly Clark
Biliary Atresia Patient
Liver Patient Advocate
Presented by Dr. Rohit Kohli:
Rohit Kohli
MD, MS, FAASLD, NASPGHAN-F
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Chef Sharone Hakman
Celebrity Chef
Founder organic food line,
Chef Hak’s
Thank You 2022 Sponsors
Thank you for your support in honoring and recognizing the importance of the California based Liver Health Foundation. We are appreciative of your partnership and support and are committed to the liver community in California.
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