– 2021-22 board officers and ‘Outstanding Award’ recipients honored
A person smiling for the camera Description automatically generated with low confidence(Inland Empire, CA.) – The San Bernardino County Medical Society (SBCMS) will welcome its 129th President at its upcoming Officers’ Installation on June 24, 2021. Kristina Roloff, D.O., MS, MPH, FACOOG, obstetrician and gynecologist with Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Group, Inc. will be sworn in as the society’s president at a historic home in Redlands, California. Close to 200 guests are expected to gather for a circus-themed reception with live youth acrobatic entertainment and a brief program.
Robert Wailes, M.D., California Medical Association (CMA) President-Elect will conduct the swearing-in of President Roloff and each Executive Committee officer. In addition to Dr. Roloff, officers to be sworn-in include:
– Javier M. Sánchez, M.D. – President Elect, Family Medicine, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Redlands, CA
– Tarek Moqattash, M.D. – Vice President, Internal Medicine, Apple Valley, CA
– William Jih, M.D. -– Secretary, Family Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
– Rahul Nayyar, M.D. – Treasurer, Radiologist and CEO Choice Medical Group, Apple Valley, CA
– Christopher Tsai, M.D. – Immediate Past President, Urologist, San Antonio Urology Medical Group, Upland, CA
Dr. Roloff said, “It’s an honor to take on the role of SBCMS President, especially this year, as we emerge from the pandemic and re-evaluate the best ways to provide top quality health care and treatment equity for every single patient. The medical society is a treasure trove of resources, advocacy, policy transformation and practice management support for every physician group whether solo or very large academic groups and across all specialties. I’m so proud to lead the effort to collaborate with such a dedicated group of providers who hold the passion and purpose to bring wellness to our community.”
Seven individuals will be recognized with the presentation of the Outstanding Physician and/or Citizen Awards:
Eric R. Hansen, D.O., FAAFP, Family Practice – Presidential Award
Michael A. Sequeira, M.D., Public Health Officer, San Bernardino County – Presidential Award
Damodara Rajasekhar, M.D., Pediatrician – Nicholas P. Krikes, M.D. Outstanding Contribution
to the Medical Society
Roger D. Seheult, M.D., Internal and Pulmonary Medicine – William L. Cover, M.D. Outstanding Contribution to Medicine
Alex Z. McDonald, M.D., Family and Sports Medicine – Merlin A. Hendrickson, M.D. Outstanding Contribution to the Community
Javier M. Sánchez, M.D., Family Medicine – Merlin A. Hendrickson, M.D. Outstanding Contribution to the Community
Jarrod McNaughton, MBA, FACHE, CEO Inland Empire Health Plan – Outstanding Citizen Award
The annual Ronald P. Bangasser, M.D. Medical Student Scholarship for $2,500 will be presented to medical student Japhet Amoah, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Class of 2023.
The following sponsors are generously supporting the event:
Platinum: Burrage Mansion/The Rochford Foundation, NORCAL Group/ProAssurance, Providence St. Mary Medical Center Medical Staff and Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Group, Inc.
Gold: Choice Medical Group, Mercer, San Antonio Regional Hospital and Medical Staff, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and Victor Valley Global Medical Center Medical Staff
Silver: Aledade, Cooperative of American Physicians, Kaiser Permanente San Bernardino County Area and Vituity.
Bronze: Arrowhead Orthopaedics, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Barstow Community Hospital Medical Staff, California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine, Desert Cities Dialysis and Redlands Community Hospital
The ceremony will also pay tribute to recently retired members who have given many years of dedicated service to medicine, to the Society and to patients throughout the Inland Empire.
SBMCS Endorsed Business Partners to be recognized include: NORCAL Group/ProAssurance and Mercer.
SBCMS Premiere Business Partners include: Citizens Business Bank; Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP); D-1 Merchant Services; Outpatient Call Solutions (OCS); PatientPop; and Thakur Law Firm, APC.
SBCMS Preferred Business Partners include: Aledade; Manifest Medex / Inland Empire HIO; and NetServe Systems, Inc.
ABOUT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY (SBCMS)
Established in 1878, SBCMS is the eighth largest medical society in California and the component society of the California Medical Association (CMA). SBCMS’ mission is to promote the science and art of medicine, the care and well-being of patients, the protection of the public health and the betterment of the medical profession. SBCMS is a non-profit, 501 (c) (6) organization.
SBCMS and CMA combine to form the strongest physician membership organization in the state for medical doctors (M.D.s), doctors of osteopathy (D.O.s), residents and medical students. Together they represent a
comprehensive program of legislative, legal, regulatory, economic and social advocacy. Programs provide members with necessary support to establish and maintain successful medical practices, which lead directly to a higher quality of medical care with greater and more equitable access for California patients.
The SBCMS office is located at 1859 W. Redlands Blvd., Redlands, CA. 92373. More information is available by visiting www.sbcms.org, calling 909-273-6000 or emailing aelsner@sbcms.org.
KRISTINA ROLOFF, D.O., D.O., MS, MPH, FACOOG – SBCMS President
Dr. Kristina (Kristy) Roloff is a maternal medicine physician (MFM) attending at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Colton, California, currently part of the team with Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology Group, Inc. She received her degree in Osteopathic Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences in 2006 and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology in 2010. After a brief time as an ObGyn attending, she completed her MFM fellowship at ARMC in 2015. She was the first fellow to complete the program and is now Associate Program Director.
Dr. Roloff completed a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in community health science from UCLA in 2015. She stays engaged in research and is currently investigating interventions to reduce primary cesarean deliveries and prevent transfusion in delivered mothers.
She has served as a popular medical office host for the SBCMS White Coat job shadow program in partnership with Reach Out, donating her time and talent to mentoring high school and community college students. She also has been a key participant in communicating the importance of ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) upon a child’s physical and mental development and appeared in a public service announcement produced by First 5 San Bernardino, The Children’s Network and San Bernardino County Medical Society. Dr. Roloff also serves as a member of the District II Delegation to the CMA’s House of Delegates.
Dr. Roloff followed a non-traditional path to medicine. Her undergraduate degree from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, is in Earth and Planetary Science. She earned a master’s degree in Astronomy from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., where she was a member of the team that launched MOST, Canada’s first microsatellite, which functioned for 12 years, measuring oscillations of nearby stars.
Dr. Roloff stays active with her family, as she and her husband follow the accomplishments of her three children, ages 15, 13 and 10.
