The CMA Council on Legislation formulates policy recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding sponsored legislation or positions on anticipated major legislation affecting physicians. The council generally meets twice a year in person, with telephone conference calls, as needed, to address amended legislation.
2011-2012 Roster
| Ruth Haskins, M.D. Chair Folsom, At-Large | Kenneth Blumenfeld, M.D. Vice Chair San Jose, At-Large | |||
| Rodney Borger, M.D. Colton, At-Large | Leonard Caputo, M.D. Hollister, At-Large | |||
| Samuel Fink, M.D. Tarzana, At-Large | Man-Kit Leung, M.D. San Francisco, At-Large | |||
| Robert Meredith, M.D. San Diego, At-Large | Suketu Sanghvi, M.D. San Francisco, At-Large | |||
| Paul Yost, M.D. Seal Beach, At-Large | ||||
| William T. Tseng, M.D. La Mesa, District I | Rebecca Patchin, M.D. Riverside, District II | |||
| William Callahan, M.D. Aliso Viejo, District III | Michael Borok, M.D. Northridge, District IV | |||
| Douglas Cannon, M.D. San Luis Obispo, District V | Thomas Daglish, M.D. Visalia, District VI | |||
| Steven Kmucha, M.D. Daly City, District VII | Steven Fugaro, M.D. San Francisco, District VIII | |||
| James Hanson, M.D. Oakland, District IX | Irina deFischer, M.D. Petaluma, District X | |||
| Anthony Russell, M.D. Sacramento, District XI | Nikan Khatibi, D.O. Loma Linda, Resident and Fellow Section | |||
| Sharon Levine, M.D. Oakland, Very Large Group Practice Forum | Thomas Ormiston, M.D. Davis, Large Group Practice Forum | |||
| Joanna Tan, M.D. Yorba Linda, Medium-Size Group Practice Forum | Patricia Austin, M.D. Walnut Creek, Solo and Small Group Practice Forum | |||
| TBD Academic Practice Forum | Jose Arevalo, M.D. Sacramento, Administrative Medicine Practice Forum | |||
| Mary Jess Wilson, M.D. Sacramento, Government-Employed Practice Forum | Lisa Ellis, M.D. Roseville, Hospital-Based Practice Forum | |||
| TBD Golden State Medical Association | Damodara Rajasekhar, M.D. Apple Valley, Organized Medical Staff Section | |||
| Michelle Tom, M.D. Dana Point, Young Physicians Section | Satinder Swaroop, M.D. Fountain Valley, Ethnic Medical Organization Section | |||
| J.C. Pickett, M.D. Napa, Consultant | Tricia Hunstock Santa Rosa, CMA Alliance Representative | |||
| Nancy Schneider Stockton, CMA Alliance Representative | Phillip Hinderberger San Francisco, CAPLI Representative | |||
| Richard Thorp, M.D. Paradise, CALPAC Board Chair | Rachel Hogan La Jolla, Medical Student Representative | |||
| Maryann Eckhout Napa, Medical Executives Conference | James Hay, M.D. Del Mar, President | |||
| Paul Phinney, M.D. Carmichael, President-Elect | James Hinsdale, M.D. San Jose, Immediate Past President | |||
| Luther Cobb, M.D. Eureka, Speaker of the House | Theodore Mazer, M.D. San Diego, Vice-Speaker of the House | |||
| David Aizuss, M.D. Encino, Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees | Steven Larson, M.D. Riverside, Board of Trustees | |||
| Staff Coordinator: Nikki Ragsac (916) 551-2567 nragsac@cmanet.org |