Southern California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee | California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

Chair

Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Maternal-fetal medicine specialty)

Committee Members

Priya Batra, MD, MS OB/GYN, public health specialties	Southern California Permanente Medical Group Chief Physician for the Health Promotion Bureau LA County Department of Health General Obstetrician-Gynecologist (Volunteer), LA County DHS – MLK Jr. Medical Center, Compton Affiliated Adjunct Staff Scientist – RAND Corporation
Natalie Ann Bello, MD, MPH, FACC Cardiology, internal medicine specialties	Associate Professor, Cardiology and Director of Hypertension Research Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Stephanie Bryant, RN, PHN, MSN Public health specialties	Riverside University Health System Public Health, MCAH
Lenorre Clarke, MD, MPP OB/GYN specialties	Riverside University Health
Shareece Davis-Nelson, MD Maternal-fetal medicine specialties	Kaiser Santa Clara
Brandi Sims Desjolais, EdD, MHA Public health specialty	Co-founder and director of the Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Kimberly Durdin, CPM, LM, IBCLC Midwifery, lactation specialties	Co-founder, Kindred Space LA Executive Director, Birthing People Foundation, Inc. Owner, Kimberly Durdin IBCLC
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD Emergency medicine specialty	Medical Director, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Calvin Johnson, MD Anesthesia specialty	Professor, Anesthesiology Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Sharilyn L. Kelly, DNP, RN, NE-BC, C-ONQS, RNC-OB Perinatal nursing specialty	Executive Director, Perinatal Services and Pediatric/Perinatal Palliative Care, Miller Children's and Women's Hospital, Long Beach
Miranda Klassen Patient/family advocacy specialty	Founder/Executive Director, AFE Foundation Investigator, Amniotic Fluid Embolism Registry
Mashariki Kudumu, MPH Public health specialty	Community Advocate
Nathana Lurvey, MD OB/GYN specialty	MLK Community Hospital Chair of bioethics Administrative privileges
Vibha Mahendra, MD Anesthesiology, cardiovascular specialties	Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Kaiser Downey
Nicole Major, MSN, MN, LISW, LCSW, RN Perinatal nursing, social work specialties	University Hospitals - MacDonald Women’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Jennifer McNulty, MD Maternal-fetal medicine specialty	Staff Physician, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Clinical Professor, Department of OB/GYN, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at University of California, Irvine Medical Director, Obstetric Quality and Safety, Huntington Hospital in Pasadena
Arturo E. Mendoza, MD Pathology specialty	Director of Pathology, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital
Mark Meyer, MD Emergency medicine simulation specialty	Kaiser San Diego
Sayida Peprah, PsyD Psychology, doula services specialties	Executive Director, Diversity Uplifts
Brenda Ross-Shelton, MD Maternal-fetal medicine specialty	University of California, Riverside
Erin Saleeby, MD, MPH OB/GYN specialty	Director, Women’s Health Programs and Innovation, LA County Department of Health Services Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Health Sciences Faculty, Obstetrics & Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Kisha Semenuk MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS Perinatal nursing quality and safety specialty	Nurse, Quality & Safety Improvement Consultant Inpatient Clinical Quality - MCH Service Line
Keya Stallings-Saint, MSN, RNC-OB Nursing specialty	Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Ontario Director of Maternal Child Health
Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD Family medicine/addiction specialty	Director of Addiction and Community Medicine at LA General Medical Center Regional Coordinator and Founding Member of the California Bridge Program
Lucy R. VanOtterloo, PhD, RNC, CNS Perinatal nursing specialty	California State University Long Beach Community Perinatal Network in Orange County
Sabreen White, MBA Public health, patient advocacy specialties	HeRCARe (High-Risk Care Access and Resources) Program Director, Women’s Health Center, Riverside University Health System Medical Center

Updated 10/13/25