2018 Research Forum

Resident Presenter Profiles

Jorge Almodovar MD Department of Surgery Medical School: American University of the Caribbean College: University of Southern California Hometown: Valencia, CA Next Stop: Florida Hospital, Orlando FL

Andrew Fischer MD Department of Emergency Medicine Medical School: Jefferson Medical College College: University of California, Berkeley Hometown: San Diego, CA Next Stop: ER Physician at both Tri-City Medical Center, Oceanside, CA and Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA

Rajinder (Nikky) Kaur PharmD Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Tanya Anand MD MPH MT(ASCP) Department of Surgery Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine College: Loma Linda University Hometown: Diamond Car, CA Next Stop: Surgical Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery/ Trauma Fellowship, University of Arizona

Pharmacy School: Thomas Jefferson University College: University of California, Los Angeles Hometown: Riverside, CA Next Stop: Remain in Bakersfield to work in the Kern Medical Pharmacy

Faculty Presenter Profile

Everardo Cobos, MD, FACP Chair, Department of Medicine & Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology Dr. Everardo Cobos, MD, FACP, is a specialist in hematology and oncology who joined Kern Medical as Chair of the Department of Medicine in September of 2016. Dr. Cobos earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas-El Paso and his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio. He completed his internship at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso and subsequently served as a U.S. Army general medical officer in South Korea.

He completed his Internal Medicine residency and hematology-oncology fellowship at Letterman Army Medical Center. He underwent additional specialized training in bone marrow transplantation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle. Dr. Cobos is a board-certified diplomat in Clinical and Applied Thrombosis, Hemostasis and Vascular Medicine and holds lifetime board certifications in hematology, oncology and internal medicine. He received the President’s Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Clinician awards from the Texas Tech University School of Medicine, and was named Hispanic Physician of the Year in Lubbock. He holds memberships in a range of professional organizations and serves on numerous academic, professional and civic boards on the local, state and national levels.