SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Jess Mandel, M.D., a board certified pulmonologist, will review the development and execution of COVID-19 surge planning at UCSD and in San Diego County at a 7 p.m., meeting on Wednesday, June 9, sponsored by the Beth Israel Men’s Club. Additionally, he will discuss the collaborations that developed with hospitals and health care workers in Imperial County and northern Baja California. He will also review the current state of COVID19 in the county and its likely course in the future.
Mandel treats patients with a variety of respiratory conditions. He has treated many patients with COVID-19 and led efforts to assist health care professionals in Tijuana during the pandemic. As the Kenneth M. Moser Professor of Medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Mandel trains medical students, residents and fellows. He has authored two textbooks and a number of scholarly articles related to pulmonary and critical care medicine as well as medical education.
Mandel was voted a “top doc” by the San Diego County Medical Society/San Diego Magazine in 2019 and has won multiple teaching awards. He is active in several leadership roles with the American Thoracic Society, including serving as chair of their international conference. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling. He is a member of Congregation Beth Israel.
This program is open to the entire San Diego community, both men and women. Temple or Men’s Club Membership is not a requirement to participate.
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Preceding provided by Beth Israel Men’s Club