Board Of Directors
Leadership FAQ
- Chapter Board of Director meetings are held face to face two times annually: March, and November. Additional conference calls may be scheduled.
- Councilors are expected to attend all meetings
- They will also communicate with constituents in their Districts regularly to advise of activity and seek input from members.
- They will educate members about the value of Chapter and national membership. Including specific results ACC yields for its’ members.
- Serve as a Key Contact in your District
- Assist members in contacting legislators and responding to “legislative alerts.
- Enlist Support for State Legislative Issues which may affect Cardiovascular Practice
- Contact Legislators with the Chapter’s position on legislation.
- Attend Chapter Annual Meetings
- Encourage members in your District to attend.
District Map
District I - Position Open
Gerald Bourne, MD. FACC District 2
Chief of Cardiology; Kaiser Permanente; Vallejo Medical Center
(707) 651-2755 | Profile
District 3 - Position Open
Andrew Dublin, MD, FACC District 4
Interventional Cardiology at John Muir Health, Walnut Creek
(925) 937-1770 | Profile
Matthew Solomon, MD, PhD, FACC District 4, Quality Chair
Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente East Bay, Cardiology Division
(510) 752-6474
Profile | Disclosure
District 4 - Position Open
District 4 - Position Open
Celina M. Yong, MD, FACC District 4
Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist at Stanford University and Palo Alto VA Medical Center
Risheen Reejhsinghani, MD, FACC, District 5
Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Chidambaram “Chad” Rammohan, MD, FACC, District 5
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease. Sutter Health
(650) 404-8300 | Profile
Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC, FACP
Clinical Researcher and Professor of Medicine at Stanford
Connor O’Brien, MD, FACC, District 5
Cardiologist and Critical Care Specialist, UCSF Health
(415) 353-1007
Profile
Teresa Daniele, MD District 7; Government Relations
University Cardiovascular Center, UCSF
(559) 320-0545
Profile | Disclosure
District 8 - Open
District 9 - Open
Neil E. Doherty, III, M.D., FACC District 10
Citrus Valley Cardiology Medical Group
(626) 857-73440 Profile
Ramin Ebrahimi, M.D., FACC District 10
Cardiologist, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
(310) 824-7707 Profile
Joe Ebinger, MD District 10
Director, Clinical Analytics, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute
(262) 227-5893
Profile | Alternate: Open
Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC District 10
Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center
(310) 94-7121 Profile
William K. Averill, MD, FACC District 10
Cardiologist, Torrance Memorial Health Co-Chair Govt. Relations
(310) 326-5142 Profile
District 10 - Open
Thomas C. Kim, MD, FACC District 11
Cardiologist, St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group
(714) 543-5555 Profile
John D. Baker MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI District 11; Prevention
Invasive/Interventional Cardiologist, Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
(714) 956-9788 Profile
Vinoy S. Prasad, MD, FACC District 12
Interventional Cardiologist, Loma Linda University
(909) 558-4200 Profile
Padmini Varadarajan, MBBS, FACC District 12
Cardiologist, Loma Linda University Medical Center
(909) 558-4756 Profile
Nassir Azimi, MD, FACC, FSCAI District 13
Interventional Cardiologist at La Mesa Cardiac Center
(619) 462-9353
Profile | YouTube Video
Luke Oakley, MD, FACC District 13
Cardiologist, Naval Medical Center, San Diego