Crash Course on Life After Residency Part II: Planning Your First Few Years

Monica Schwarz Josten, MD

My name is Monica Schwarz Josten and I’m a general pediatrician in the Bay Area. I work for Palo Alto Medical Foundation as a Float Pediatrician in outpatient general pediatrics. I help to cover different pediatricians’ panels when they are out on extended leave and I also have been doing a lot of telehealth and shifts in the pediatric respiratory clinic during COVID. I grew up just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah and then went to Tulane University in New Orleans, LA for college where I studied biochemistry. I went back to Utah to attend the University of Utah Medical School and then came to Stanford for pediatrics residency. I love general pediatrics because of the continuity of care and the relationships we get to build with families. I have a 4 month old daughter who has taught me as much about pediatrics as residency did. My husband is finishing his anesthesiology residency so when we aren’t talking about medicine, we love to be outside and do any and all outdoor activities together!

Jessica Gold, MD

Dr. Gold is a Pediatric Hospitalist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Dr. Gold’s academic interests include exploring the challenges facing women physicians in academic settings. She is a 2020-21 Faculty Research Fellow at the Clayman Institute for Gender Studies at Stanford. Her current projects include an examination of gender differences in language used in faculty evaluations of pediatrics residents, as well as a qualitative analysis of breastfeeding trainees’ experiences pumping at work. She developed and directs the New Parent Elective for the pediatrics residency program at Stanford, which provides an educational experience for residents who are new parents while allowing them to spend additional time at home with their newborns. She is a member of the Women in PHM Steering Committee.

Lauren Steele, MD, FAAP

Dr. Steele is a pediatrician for Open Door Community Health Centers in Eureka, CA. She originally hails from Denver, CO, attended medical school at Mount Sinai in New York, and eventually made it to the great state of California to complete residency at UC San Diego. Dr. Steele was a Chief Resident at UCSD and moved to Humboldt County in 2017 to practice general pediatrics in a rural setting. In the fall of 2020 Dr. Steele moved back to San Diego to practice general outpatient pediatrics. She and her husband have two children and love hiking and exploring coastal Northern California in their free time.

Janice Kim, MD, MPH, FAAP

As a general pediatrician, Dr. Kim works with families to optimize the health of their children. She is committed to working across traditional silos to improve the health of individuals and communities with particular interests in the areas of newborns/nursery, obesity/healthy lifestyles, toxic stress, positive parenting, early childhood, and the patient experience within the health care system. She received her medical training at UC San Diego School of Medicine and UC Los Angeles Pediatrics Residency program and public health education at the T. H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health. She continues to work in both outpatient in and inpatient settings throughout the Bay Area. Having found a home working with other compassionate and committed pediatricians, she serves as the Communications Director/Secretary and CME and Mental Health committee member for AAP California Chapter 1 and the District CATCH (Community Access to Child Health) Facilitator at the national level.

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Speaker for Establishing and Maintaining Self-Care:

Hailey Nelson, MD, FAAP, IBCLC

Dr. Hailey D. Nelson is a Complex Care Pediatrician in the Charlie Mitchel Children’s Clinic at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, CA. She is the Director of Continuity Clinic and Core Faculty for the Pediatric Residency Program. She received her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her internship and residency were at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. She completed a chief year and also served as the AAP representative for her program. She received a certificate in public health from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Nelson recently became a board certified lactation consultant. Dr. Nelson is currently faculty for the AAP ECHO Group on COVID-19 Infection Control. She is also the lead physician for her clinical team on an AAP QI Project for Safe Sleep. She is the co-chair of the Clinical Learning Environment and Wellness Committee at VCH and enjoys helping others find and maintain their joy in medicine. She started resident Wellness Week to provide activities and resources to her residents. Outside of the hospital, she maintains wellness by spending time with her husband and three children. Her family enjoys nature and biking as well as arts and crafts, particularly slime making.

Nelson Branco, MD, FAAP

Dr. Branco is originally from Massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Boston University, followed by an MD at the Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Oakland. After finishing his residency, he and his wife Nell moved to Shiprock, NM and worked for the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation for three years. After returning to California in 2001, he practiced at the Marin Community Clinics and also worked for the Pediatric After Hours Clinic and at Marin General Hospital as a Pediatric Hospitalist. In 2005, Dr. Branco joined Tamalpais Pediatrics and became the managing partner in 2006. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF and helps the direct the outpatient
experience for the UCSF Pediatrics Clerkship site in Marin.

Dr. Branco has been an FAAP and an active member of our chapter for many years. He has served as co-chair of the Young Physicians and CME committees, as well as Member at Large for the North Coast region. At the AAP National level, he is a former member of the Committee of Native American Child Health and the current chair of the Indian Health Special Interest Group. In addition to his AAP and UCSF duties, Dr. Branco is the chair of the Meritage Medical Network Board of Directors and serves on the Marin General Hospital Finance Committee. He is also a member of the UCSF Clinically Integrated Network Board. Nelson and his wife Nell have three children and live in Marin. When he isn’t working, sending emails or attending meetings, he enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, traveling and reading. He can regularly be found on the roads and trails of Marin on a bike, or riding in a charity event somewhere.

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Yvonne Brouard, MD, FAAP

Dr. Brouard is a board certified pediatrician practicing at Sutter Gould in Modesto. She trained at the University of Pittsburgh and at UCSF Medical Center, completing her training as Chief Pediatric Resident at San Francisco General Hospital. She also received a Masters degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley, concentrating in infectious disease. She is especially interested in preventive medicine, breastfeeding, and developmental /behavioral pediatrics. She lives in Modesto with her husband of 32 years, has three grown children and loves music and nature.

Mika Hiramatsu, MD, FAAP

Monica Schwarz Josten, MD

My name is Monica Schwarz Josten and I’m a general pediatrician in the Bay Area. I work for Palo Alto Medical Foundation as a Float Pediatrician in outpatient general pediatrics. I help to cover different pediatricians’ panels when they are out on extended leave and I also have been doing a lot of telehealth and shifts in the pediatric respiratory clinic during COVID. I grew up just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah and then went to Tulane University in New Orleans, LA for college where I studied biochemistry. I went back to Utah to attend the University of Utah Medical School and then came to Stanford for pediatrics residency. I love general pediatrics because of the continuity of care and the relationships we get to build with families. I have a 4 month old daughter who has taught me as much about pediatrics as residency did. My husband is finishing his anesthesiology residency so when we aren’t talking about medicine, we love to be outside and do any and all outdoor activities together!

Robert Kadas, MD

Bio coming soon…

Harvey Kaplan, MD, FAAP

Dr. Kaplan received his Bachelor’s in Biology at NYU. Afterwards, he attended New York Medical College for his MD Degree. Following this, he held an internship at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco. Briefly after this, he served as the Captain of the United States Air Force Medical Corps at Lockbourne Air. Then, he completed his residency in Pediatrics from Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Kaplan then went on to receive a NIH Fellowship in Allergy-Immunology from the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco.

During his pediatric career, Dr. Kaplan served as the Chief of Pediatrics at the San Mateo Medical Center. He was the Medical Director for the Children’s Sexual Abuse Forensic Evaluation Center and also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor od Pediatrics at the Stanford School of Medicine.

Dr. Kaplan also served as a chairman for the First Conference on Child Abuse in San Mateo County. He also was involved with the first hospital based multi-disciplinary team on child abuse in San Mateo County. Dr. Kaplan has additionally serves as a consultant to USRA for the National Child Abuse Training Grant. He has served as a representative of the San Mateo Medical Society to the CMA Invitational Child Abuse Conference in Palm Springs.

During retirement, Dr. Kaplan has participated in a variety of professional society memberships. He has been a Senior Fellow with AAPCA1 and has also been involved with the San Mateo Medical Association. Dr. Kaplan also served on the Member Council on Child Abuse and Neglect within AAP. Currently, he contributes to the AAPCA1 Newsletter and is also involved in creating the AAP Section on Senior Members Newsletter.

Along with this, Dr. Kaplan served as a member on the board of directors of CASA in San Mateo County. Additionally, he worked as a Medical Advisor for CASA’s “Healthy Futures” program. Currently, he serves as a member of CASA’s Governance and Strategic Planning Committees.

Other than this, Dr. Kaplan is a current member of the Sequoia Health Care District Grants Committee and a member of the San MAteo County Pediatric Death Review Team. He serves as the commissioner and chair of the First Five Commission of San Mateo County. Currently, he is a Public Member of the Programs Operations Planning Committee and a member of the Early Childhood Mental Health Committee.

Jolie Limon, MD, FAAP

Board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Jolie Limon joined Valley Children’s Healthcare as a pediatric hospitalist in 2000. She is Chief of Pediatrics, VP of Academic Affairs and DIO, for Valley Children’s Pediatric Residency Program, Affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine.

With more than 20 years’ experience in her hospitalist medicine, Dr. Limon’s areas of expertise include leadership, residency training, advocacy, interprofessional education and simulation. She has been active in program development over the last decade and played a key role in the development of Valley Children’s Interprofessional Simulation Program. In 2015, she was charged with starting a new pediatric residency program for Valley Children’s Healthcare and welcomed the inaugural class in July 2017. In 2016 she was awarded the AAP CPTI Advocacy Training Grant and she currently holds a position on the AAP National Committee on Education.

She participates and serves on the following Valley Children’s committees: Medical Executive Committee as a voting member; Medical Staff Education Committee, Chair; Simulation Program Steering Committee, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Multispecialty Peer Review Committee; and Evidence-based Medicine Committee. She is also the Medical Director for the Fresno County Office of Education (FCOE) and is working on bringing a comprehensive adolescent health service to the local schools.

Dr. Limon’s academic appointments include: Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)-Fresno; Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine; and Associate Clinical Professor (Affiliate), Stanford School of Medicine.

Dr. Limon has received various awards for her teaching efforts, including the Clinical Pearls Teaching Award from the residents(2008, 2010-2013); Resident Education Teacher of the Year Award, Valley Children’s Hospital (2009, 2014); Board of Trustees Meritorious Service Award, Enterprising Programs, Valley Children’s Hospital (2010, 2012); Excellence in Medical Education, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Induction, UCSF School of Medicine (2013); and Alpha Omega Alpha, Induction as Honored Alumni UCSF School of Medicine (2015).

Her passions are teaching, mentoring young physician leaders and developing new programs for the organization and the community. Her current community work is focused on the Hinds Hospice Board of Directors and work in local schools with FCOE, bringing awareness and services around adolescent health and reproductive services. Her scholarly work is focused on interprofessional education and collaborative practice on which she has presented at both national and international conferences on the topic.

She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Hospital Medicine, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, and Academic Pediatric Association.

Dr. Limon received her medical degree from UCSF School of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at University of California, Davis Medical Center, where she served as chief resident and was awarded the Pediatric Residency Leadership Award three consecutive years.

In her free time, she enjoys exercising, reading, traveling and spending time with her husband and two teenage sons.

Bob Turbow, MD, JD

Dr. Turbow is a practicing neonatologist and has current board certification in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. His medical education and training include University of Southern California School of Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, University of Colorado, and University of California-Irvine. He also attended Santa Clara University School of Law and is a member of the California State Bar. He is Chief Patient Safety Officer at three hospitals on the Central Coast of California. Since completing his Just Culture certification in 2012 and High Reliability certification in 2016, he has trained hospital leadership, including board members, presidents, COO/CNE’s, and directors/managers/supervisors. He has also introduced the Just Culture and High Reliability principles to thousands of hospital employees.

Dr. Walker has been an outpatient and hospitalist pediatrician in Santa Cruz, CA since 2002 and will also be the pediatric medical director for a new pediatric hospice program in Santa Cruz County starting fall of 2019. She is originally from rural Oregon but attended college at Stanford University majoring in biology and feminist studies. She attended medical school at Columbia University in New York City and then returned to California for her pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Oakland. That was followed by a chief resident year in which she was part of the emerging pediatric hospitalist program. She has a long-standing interest in children’s issues, women’s issues and social justice. She worked with the children of migrant farm workers as an adolescent and volunteered for a year prior to medical school as a development volunteer at a nonprofit organization called Los Ninos in Mexico. She has been very active in local pediatric care, serving as Chair of Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz Pediatric Quality Improvement Committee for 2 years, Chair of the Dominican Hospital Pediatric Service for 2 additional years and as Pediatric Medical Director for Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz for 3 years. In addition, she has been a proud AAP member since 1995 and was part of the AAP Chapter 1 Board as Member at Large for the Monterey Bay region for 2 terms, in 2005 and again in 2010 and was AAP Chapter 1 Vice President for 2 years beginning in 2017.

She adores spending time with her children, Ben and Anna, and shuttling them to activities and enjoys reading, music, hiking and running.