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VCMA Annual Installation Gala Banquet

2012 VCMA President Lynn Jeffers, MD presents outgoing 2011 President Stanley Frochtzwajg, MD with an achievement plaque

The 2012 VCMA Installation Gala was a huge success.  Taking place November 9th at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the event combined both socialization and timely discussion.  A political panel consisting of Congressman Elton Gallegly, Senator Tony Strickland, Assemblyman Das Williams and CalPac director Paul Hegyi discussed the best route for physicians to take to successfully interact with the their legislature. 

The Following VCMA Members were installed:

President:                         Lynn Jeffers, Plastic Surgery, Oxnard

President-elect:               Abhay Vaidya, Otolaryngology, Thousand Oaks/Camarillo

Past President:                 Stanley Frochtzwajg, Family Practice, Ventura

Secretary:                         Irwin Grossman, Radiology, Ventura

Treasurer:                         Gerald Murphy, OBGyn, Simi Valley

District I:                            Armin Alavi, Otolaryngology, Ventura

                   Lamar Bushnell, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ventura

                                           Robert Gonzalez, IM/Rheum, Ventura

                                           James Herman, Neurosurgery, Ventura

                                           William Theurer, Radiology, Ventura/Oxnard

District II:                           Colleen Copelan, Psychiatry, Camarillo

                                            Lilia Coppa, Pediatrics, Oxnard

                                            Lee Wan, Ophthalmology, Oxnard

District III:                           Lorne Label, Neurology, Thousand Oaks

                                            Catherine Moses, Radiology, Thousand Oaks

CMA Delegates:                Nicholas Bednarski                                       Robert Lum

                                            Mark Ghilarducci                                         Gerald Murphy

CMA Alternates:                 Lynn Jeffers                                                Abhay Vaidya

Young Phys Reps:             Omega Edwards, Delegate                          

                                             Prashant Verma, Alternate

District V Solo-Small Group Practice Forum Reps:

Arthur Inoshita, Delegate                              Suzanne Fussell, Alternate

District V CMA Trustee:      Ronald Thurston

VCMA members Barry Klein MD, Catherine Moses, MD and Irwin Grossman, MD

Congratulations to the 2012 Ventura County Medical Association Board of Governors and CMA Delegates!

Additional thanks to the installation corporate sponsors, Rolling Oaks Radiology.