California Summit Speakers

Anshu Abhat MD, MPH
Director of Patient Engagement, Office of Patient Access
Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County

Kamar Braish MS, RHIA
Director Health Information Management Services
Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Maria Caban Alizondo PhD, RHIT, FAHIMA
Director, Health Information Management Services
UCLA Medical Center

Darren Dworkin
Senior Vice President of Enterprise Information Services and Chief Information Officer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Diana McWaid MS, Med, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CRC
Assistant Director, Education and Training
Kaiser Permanente

Melany Merryman RHIA, BA, MSL
Director, Health Information Management & Clinical Documentation Improvement Departments
Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Linda Rader RHIT
Operations Manager, Health Information Management
Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Esther Tolentino RHIT, CPHI, CHTS-IS, CHTS-PW
Director Health Information – Technology
Adventist Health