Medical Board of California - Members of the Medical Board and Executive Staff

Current membership is 17, however, effective August 1, 2008, the Medical Board will have 15 members - 8 physicians and 5 public members appointed by the Governor; 1 public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and 1 public member appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.

Medical Board of California
Officers

President: Richard D. Fantozzi, M.D.
Vice President: Cesar Aristeiguieta, M.D.
Secretary: Hedy Chang

Name:	Classification:	Appointing Authority:	Appointment Date:	Term Expiration:
Richard D. Fantozzi, M.D., President	Physician	Governor	10-15-01	06-01-09
Cesar Aristeiguieta, M.D., Vice President	Physician	Governor	07-29-04	06-01-08
Hedy Chang, Secretary	Public	Governor	07-29-04	06-01-08
Steve Alexander	Public	Governor	06-29-01	06-01-08
Gary Gitnick, M.D.	Physician	Governor	04-13-00	06-01-10
John Chin, M.D.	Physician	Governor	09-08-06	06-01-10
Shelton Duruisseau, Ph.D.	Public	Governor	07-29-04	06-01-08
Reginald Low, M.D.	Physician	Governor	08-11-06	06-01-09
Mary Lynn Moran, M.D.	Physician	Governor	07-29-04	06-01-08
Janet Salomonson, M.D.	Physician	Governor	08-11-06	06-01-09
Gerrie Schipske, R.N.P., J.D.	Public	Senate Rules Committee	06-01-07	06-01-11
Barbara Yaroslavsky	Public	Speaker of the Assembly	11-15-03	06-01-11
Ronald H. Wender, M.D.	Physician	Governor	12-19-00	06-01-08
Frank V. Zerunyan, J.D.	Public	Governor	10-19-06	06-01-10
Vacant	Physician	Governor
Vacant	Physician	Governor
Vacant	Public	Governor

Executive Staff

Barbara Johnston, Executive Director
Kimberly Kirchmeyer, Deputy Director
Candis Cohen, Public Information Officer
Deborah Pellegrini, Chief of Licensing
Renee Threadgill, Chief of Enforcement
Linda Whitney, Chief of Legislation

To contact a member of the Board or Executive Staff, please write or call:

Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA  95815
(916) 263-2389 phone
(916) 263-2387 fax