2019 Research Forum

Presenter Profiles

Ronald Crandall MS IV Department: Radiology

Samir Salameh MD R3 Department: Internal Medicine Medical School: Damascus University, Syria Hometown: Homs, Syria Next Stop: Remain in Bakersfield to work at Kern Medical in the Department of Medicine

Simmer Kaur MD R2 Department: Internal Medicine Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine College: California State University, Fullerton Hometown: Orange County, CA Next Stop: Finishing Internal Medicine residency and applying for Hematology-Oncology Fellowship

Medical School: Ross University of School of Medicine College: Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate: Tulane University School of Medicine Hometown: Benbrook, TX Next Stop: Computational Radiology Research

Faculty Presenter Profile

Royce H. Johnson, MD, FACP Royce Johnson, MD, FACP is the Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease in the Department of Medicine at Kern Medical. He also serves as Director of the Tuberculosis Clinic, Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Employee Health Physician, and Associate of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Kern Medical. Additionally, he is the Medical Director of the Valley Fever Institute, dedicated to fighting the battle against Valley Fever in Kern County. Dr. Johnson has been with Kern Medical since 1975, where he served as Vice Chair in the Department of Medicine until 1987. He also served as Director of Pulmonary Function Laboratory and Respiratory Therapy Service, and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from 1975-1979. He was a Private Practice physician with Kern Faculty Medical Group and was Chair in the Department of Medicine for 11 years. Dr. Johnson also served as the Director of Kern Medical’s Cancer Registry/Program for 16 years. He has been Director of Hansen’s Disease Clinic since 2001 and has been Director of Quality in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Johnson has been a Professor of Medicine with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA since 1992. Dr. Johnson has been awarded “The Best Doctors in America” on 8 separate occasions. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Cocci Study Group Infectious Disease Association of California, and received the American Red Cross-Kern Chapter Health Care Hero Award. He continues to be apart of lectures, publications, conferences and trials.