Congratulations to the Cedars-Sinai caregivers Mary C. Adams, RN 1 listed below on being honored through the Circle of Friends program. We thank them for their Mecca Adams, RN 1 outstanding care and concern for our patients and Melinda A. Adams, RN, BSN, RNC 3 their families. Natasha Adamski 2 Stephanie Abad, RN 1 Kenneth W. Adashek, MD, FACS 48 Shirley B. Abatay, RN 3 Christina L. Adberg, MD 3 Sadeea Q. Abbasi, MD 1 Gabrielle L. Adem, RN, BSN 2 Shadi Abdelnour, MD 1 Myriam N. Affognon, RN 1 Coleen J. Abelarde, RN, BC, BSN 2 Elham Afghani, MD, MPH 2 Roland Abella, RN 1 Afshin Afrashteh, MD 2 Nara Abouchian, LVN 1 Hamed Afshari, RN 1 Azieb T. Abraham, CP 1 David E. Aftergood, MD 13 Harmik Abrahamian, RN 1 Massoud H. Agahi, MD 5 Cheryl L. Abrazado, RN 3 Keith L. Agre, MD 20 Tatiana T. Abrekov, RN, BSN 1 Kevin M. Aguila, RN 1 Krystianne N. Abrenica, RN 6 Edward P. Aguilar 1 Rachel Abuav, MD 18 Eloisa R. Aguilar, CP 2 Irene A. Abutin, CP 1 Ericson A. Aguilar, Sr. 1 Emelia Achampong, CP 2 Janice M. Aguilar, RN 1 Anne L. Ackerman, MD, PhD 3 Mil Mirasol L. Aguilar 1 Marie K. Acorda Reece, RN, MSN, 9 ANP-BC, CCTC Nelson D. Aguilar 1 Felicitas M. Acosta 6 Paul Y. Aguilar 1 Frank L. Acosta, Jr., MD 2 Tatiana Aguilar 1 Monique R. Acosta, RN 2 Margarito G. Aguirre 1 Prince Acquah, RN 1 David B. Agus, MD 1 Bessie Adams 3 Daniel D. Agyemang 1 Caleb Adams 2 Julianne Ahdout, MD 1 Kimberly B. Adams, RN, BSN 1 Sonu S. Ahluwalia, MD 9 *Deceased For more information, contact Sarah Vexelman at (323) 866-7785. Maryam Ahmadian, RN 5 Lorilee C. Alfeche 1 Jamil Ahmed, CP 2 Ehsan Ali, MD 5 Shahzad Ahmed, MD 1 Nabilah A. Ali, PA-C 2 Thomas G. Ahn, MD 2 Thais Aliabadi, MD 2 Mary Jane L. Ahorro 2 Ziba Alieva 1 Ohara Aivaz, MD 6 Evelyn V. Alino, RN, BSN 1 Annie Aivazian, RN 2 Hasanian A. Al-Jilaihawi, MD 1 Arash Akhavein Mohammadi, MD 1 Arie L. Alkalay, MD 4 Mona Akhlaghi, RN, BSN 1 Rebecca Allegretto, RN, MSN, ACNP- 2 BC Nelli A. Akopyan, RN 2 Carrie M. Allen, LCSW, ACM 1 Mohammed A. Alam 1 Howard N. Allen, MD, FACP, FACC 10 Jonna T. Alaman, CP 1 Jason J. Allen 1 Sandra P. Alarcon 1 Daniel C. Allison, MD, MBA, FACS 39 Simon P. Alarcon, CP 1 Alison A. Almario, RN, BSN, OCN 3 Alexandriah N. Alas, MD 1 Teresita G. Almario, CP 1 Anne L. Alayon, RN 1 Lynn B. Alper, RN 1 Joselito B. Alba, CP 2 Katherine Altholz 1 Hilary L. Albert, RN 2 Kimberly A. Alva, NP 1 Evelyn A. Albovias, RN 1 Erica A. Alvarado, RN, BSN 2 Jeffrey I. Alcala, LVN 1 Gloria M. Alvarado 3 Breana N. Alcantara 1 Maria C. Alvarado 2 Kathleen Alcoran 1 Mary H. Alvarado 1 Ria Aldanese, RN, BSN 3 Diannah M. Alvarez 1 Kaelian L. Aldrich, RN 3 Thelma Alvarez-Sajor, RN 1 David Alessi, MD, PC 1 Bethel V. Alvaro, RN, BSN 1 Carolyn J. Alexander, MD 3 Marlene A. Alves, RN 1 Dawn M. Alexander, RN 3 Angel S. Amador, CP 3 Karen M. Alexander 3 Felipe S. Amador, CP 3 Michael J. Alexander, MD, FACS 65 Jose S. Amador, CP 1 Minnette E. Alexander, CP 2 Laura Amador 1 *Deceased For more information, contact Sarah Vexelman at (323) 866-7785. Michelle E. Amarillas, RN, CEN, MICN 6 John B. Andrews, MD 22 Sonia E. Amaya 1 Patricia G. Andrews 2 Caridad S. Amberg, RN 1 Paulina Andujo, RN, BSN, CMSRN, 1 ONC Deborah Ambrose, RN 2 Adrian D. Ang, RN 1 Farin Amersi, MD 86 John Ivan M. Ang 1 Adeline R. Amiana 1 Mario D. Angel, LT 1 Carol M. Amico 1 Jeffrey T. Angeles, MD 1 Mahul B. Amin, MD 6 Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH 21 Rouhangiz Aminzadeh 1 Stephanie L. Anger, RN 1 Victor Amira, MD 1 Daniel Anguiano, LVN 1 Talia N. Amiri, RN 1 Ellen Anifantis, LCSW 11 Vincent C. Amos 1 Alagappan Annamalai, MD 8 George An 1 Mohammad A. Ansari, MD 4 Kapil K. Anand, MD 5 Kimberly M. Antezana 2 Neel Anand, MD 52 Renette Grace D. Antonio, RN 5 Paula J. Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN 60 Jisha Antony, RN, BSN, CCRN 1 Carlos Anaya, MD 4 Thomas Apostle, DO 2 Justin Andersen, CN 2 Gary R. Appel, RN, PCCN 3 Alexandra L. Anderson, MD 1 Elizabeth Applebaum 2 Angela K. Anderson, CP 1 Carey A. Aprahamian, RN 2 Carol D. Anderson 1 Nicole N. Apsay, RN, BSN 1 Gail V. Anderson 2 Jay Q. Aquino, LVN 1 Latika L. Anderson 1 Francisco A. Arabia, MD 2 Nabulungi A. Anderson, RN 1 Mane Arabyan 1 Peter G. Anderson, RN 2 Angelica Araiza 1 Sandra E. Anderson, RN 1 Maryben Alice R. Aranas 1 Ronald M. Andiman, MD 12 Jose C. Araujo, RN, CEN 2 Daniela Ando 1 Monique F. Araya, MD 1 John P. Andreas, RN 2 Valerie Araya, RN 1 Anatasia Andrew, RN 1 Teresita W. Arcalas, CNII 1 *Deceased For more information, contact Sarah Vexelman at (323) 866-7785. Bergit Arctander, RN, BSN, CN II 2 Joan L. August 3 Moshe Arditi, MD 1 Mark J. Ault, MD 11 Cynthia Arevalo 1 Caden Austin, CNII 2 Pedrina Arguera, CP 8 David A. Austin, MD 22 Roberto S. Arias 1 Johana E. Avalos 1 Joel-Ryan A. Armamento, RN 1 Esperanza H. Avenente, RNC, BSN 1 Christine T. Armbruster 1 Irina Avidon, PharmD 1 Gaspar D. Armenta Casasola 1 Jacqueline A. Avilez 2 Natividad C. Armstrong, RN, MSN 1 Glemma D. Avoungnassou 1 Judith L. Arnett 1 Meredith L. Axtell, CCRC, CCRP 2 Harriet U. Aronow, PhD 2 Lilia G. Ayap, RN 9 Joel A. Aronowitz, MD 6 Carolyn E. Aydin, PhD 1 Martin Arreguin 1 Moris Aynechi, MD, DMD 1 Steven K. Arrighi 1 Walid S. Ayoub, MD 11 Rene Arriola 1 Valentina Ayvazova, RNC 2 Claudia Arrue, RN 2 Loreta Ayvazyan, RN, BSN, CCRN 1 Rebecca A. Artadi 1 Nadereh Azad, RN 3 Roy Artal, MD 1 Susan Azad, MD 1 Dalila Arteaga, CP 1 Babak Azarbal, MD 30 Maria Theresa P. Arugay 1 Yalda Azarmehr, MD 6 Jennifer B. Arussi 1 Paul C. Azer, MD 5 Jamie Asada, PT, DPT 1 Ali Azizzadeh, MD 2 Lucy S. Ascenzi 1 Michel Babajanian, MD, FACS 5 Arash Asher, MD 63 Goar Babakhanyan, CP 5 Sandra Asimbaya Keane 1 Traci V. Babcock, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC 3 Leonard B. Asin, DPM 1 Pamela P. Babila, RN, BSN 1 Regina Astilla, RN, BSN 2 Hyun W. Bae, MD 13 Ashley N. Atmospera, RN, BSN 2 George Baghdassarian 2 William M. Audeh, MD 40 Shirin Bagheri, MD 4 Laura G. Audell, MD, MS 25 Mamadu J. Bah 1 *Deceased For more information, contact Sarah Vexelman at (323) 866-7785. Suadu Bah, RN 1 Lea C. Banton, RN 1 Parveneh Bahmani, MD 3 Emy-Rose P. Baquiran 1 Esther Baik, MD 14 Nancy N. Barahona 2 Amerine Bailey, RN 1 Dulce T. Baranda, MSN, RN-BC 1 Charlotte A. Bailey 2 Garen Barani 1 Rebeccah A. Baird, RN, BSN 1 Shrinath Barathan, MD 5 David E. Baires 2 Anita Z. Barberena 1 C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA 97 Anca M. Barbu, MD 5 Wilfredo P. Bajao, CP 1 David Barcay, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, 3 FCCP Ronaldo T. Bajo, CP 1 Tommasina Barila, RN 1 Ravneet Bajwa, MD 2 Siamak Barkhordarian, MD, FACS 4 David Baker 1 Adam Barley 1 Paula T. Baker, MA, CCC-SLP 1 Beverly A. Barlongo, RNC, BSN 4 Susan Baker, MD 1 Moshe Barnajian, MD 1 Kiumars Bakshandeh, MD 1 Jennifer J. Barnes, CN 2 Sam Bakshian, MD 1 Terry Barnes 2 Guita Balakhane, MD 3 Irene K. Barnett, MD 12 Lilit Baldjyan, RN, MSN 3 Achilles V. Barolo 1 Dwight L. Baldoman, PT, OCS, COMT, 2 Eli M. Baron, MD 31 CLT Nathan J. Ball, RN, BSN 1 Paula A. Barondess, CNMT 3 Robert H. Baloh, MD, PhD 2 Andrew R. Barquera 2 Tessie M. Baltazar, RN 2 Gladis A. Barravecchio 3 Mark Bamberger, MD 29 Daniel A. Barreda 1 Babak R. Bamshad, MD 27 Todd A. Barrett, MD 1 Shahriar Bamshad, MD 2 Diana Barrientos 1 Tina G. Ban, RN 12 Joel D. Barron, MD, MSPH 1 Ilana Banafsheian 1 Tranell V. Barron, RN 2 Marife N. Banda 1 Rachel Barroso, RN 1 Lorelei W. Bangate, CHAA, PAR1 9 Cynthia Barter, RNC 1 Peyman Banooni, MD 4 Donnabel Bartolo Wilson, CHAA 2 *Deceased For more information, contact Sarah Vexelman at (323) 866-7785. Sarah B. Barukh 1 Gary S. Bellack, MD, FACO 6 Kaylan A. Basacker, RCIS 1 Ami Ben-Artzi, MD 1 Rowena S. Bascon Abdon, RN, BSN, 2 Brandon R. Benavidez, RN 2 MSN Reva K. Basho, MD 6 Robert M. Bencangey, RN, MSN, CEN 2 Benjamin Basseri, MD 9 Leon I. Bender, MD 25 Eraj Basseri, MD 1 Martin Bender 2 Menedra T. Bates 1 Sylvia C. Bendimez 1 Shakyla F. Bates, RN 1 Scott Bengtson 1 Vanessa M. Batiste 1 Sara Benham, MS, OTR-L 1 Thelma J. Batres 1 Latesha M. Benjamin, CP 2 Stephanie D. Battle 1 Anat Ben-Shlomo, MD 10 Jennifer Batugo*, RN, BSN, PHN 1 Brian M. Benway, MD 7 Adam H. Bauer, MD 1 George Berci, MD 5 Bruce Baumgarten, MD 5 Peiman Berdjis, MD 17 Jana Baumgarten, MD 8 Arash Bereliani, MD, FACC 8 Maria Elena T.