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Ancel J. Rogers - Associate Professor of Surgery

Background
Ancel J. Rogers
Education

Stanford University 1973 -1975
Stanford, CA
Bachelor of Science (Physics)

University of California 1971 - 1973
Berkeley, CA (Mathematics)

Junipero Serra High School 1967 - 1971
Gardena, CA

Medical Education
Harvard Medical School 1975 - 1979
Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine
Residencies

University of Pittsburgh Medical School 1985 - 1988
Pittsburgh, PA
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Henry T. Bahnson, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman

University of Texas Medical School 1981 - 1985
Houston, TX
General Surgery
Stanleya Dudrick, MD
Professor and Chairman


University of Texas Medical School 1985
Houston, TX
Trauma Chief Resident

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1979 - 1981
Beverly Hills, CA
General Surgery
Leon Morganstern, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman

Fellowships

Royal Brompton National 1991 - 1992
Heart & Lung Hospital
London, England
Senior Cardiac Surgery Registrar
Sir Magdi Yacob, FRCS
Professor

University of Texas Medical School 1985 - 1986
Ingleheim-Boerhringer Research Fellow
Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX
Cardiac Transplant Research
Denton Cooley, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman

University of Texas Medical School 1983 - 1984
Senior Research Fellow
Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation
Houston, TX
Transplantation Immune Suppression Research
Barry D. Kahan, MD, FACS
Professor

Licensure

California Physician & Surgeons 1980
License (#G43151)

National Board of Medical Examiners 1980

Federal Licensure Examination 1983

Texas Physician & Surgeons 1983
License (#G4047)

Board Certifications

Certified by the American Board of Surgery 1990
(#35232)
Re-certified 1999

Certified by the American Board of 1994
Cardiothoracic Surgery
(#5560)

Re-certified 2003

Certifications


Advanced Cardiac Life support 2006

Advanced Trauma Life Support 2005

Qualified Medical Evaluator 2003
(#950209)

Advanced Trauma Life Support 1999

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Surgery 2006
Western University of Health Sciences

Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery 2003
UCR/UCLA Biomedical Sciences Division

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery 2005
UCLA Medical School

Clinical Instructor Surgery 1984
University of Texas Medical Center

Affiliations

San Bernardino County Medical Society 2006-present

Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons 2004-present

Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2004

California Society of Industrial Medicine 2003
and Surgery

Consultant- African American Health Institute 2006-present
of San Bernardino , Ca.

Harvard Medical School Dean's Council 2000-2005

Harvard Radcliffe Club of Southern California 2002-present
Board of Directors, Orange County V.P.

National Medical Association Chapter
President ( Riverside/ San Bernardino , Ca). 2-2007

Vines Medical Foundation Board of Directors 2001

Environmental Protection Advisory Committe 1997-2000
Moreno Valley

California Thoracic Society 1999

National Medical Association 1994

Diplomate of the American College of Surgeons 1994

Hospital Appointments

St. Bernardine's Medical Center 2001
San Bernardino, CA

Parkview Community Hospital 1997
Riverside, CA

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center 1994
Apple Valley, Ca.

Victor Valley Community Hospital 1994
Victorville, CA

Riverside Community Hospital 1993
Riverside, Ca.

Academic Honors and Awards

Victor Valley African American Chamber of Commerce 2006
Presidents Award

Harvard Medical School Benjamin Waterhouse Fellow 2004

Juniperoo Serra High School Alumnus of the Year 2003

National Medical Fellowship 1979

Harvard University Scholarship 1979

Stanford Physics Scholarship 1973-1975

Mathematics Honor Student 1971-1973
University of California, Berkeley

California State Scholarship 1971
Recipient

Honor Student 1967-1971
National Honor Society
Authored and Funded Grants
California Medical Association Grant "Health Care Disparities: Finding Solutions." 2004
Featured Speaker Presentations

1. Western University Health Sciences, Health Policy Fellowship Seminar Series -- Vulnerable Populations. "Premature - The Ultimate Penalty for Health Care Disparities." Pomona, California, 2007.

2. National Medical Association 7th annual Symposium. Community Initiatives to Remedy Health Care Disparities. Riverside, California, 2006.

3. California Medical Association Foundation 2005 Sumitt: " Accessing the Legislature and Media for Change." San Francisco, CA, November 2005.

4. National Medical Association Fall Symposium "Health Care Disparities: Finding Solutions." La Sierra University, October, 2005.

5. African American Health Initiative Forum "Health Care Disparities - A Surgical Perspective" May 2005.

6. California Medical Association Foundation Ethnic Minority Physician Organization Section Annual meeting: "Accessing the Legislature and Media for Community Change" November, 2005.

7. National Medical Association, Region VI Conference " Health and Health Care Disparities in Underserved Communites." Palm Springs, CA, May 2003.

8. National Medical Association Annual Symposium " Access Denied II: A Path to Higher Education for Underrepresented

Last Updated:05/27/2009