User:Inabendis

Ina Karen Bendis AKA InaKaren Bendis Born May 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY to Freda Eleanor (nee Burg) Bendis and Charles Bendis. EDUCATION Attended Brooklyn Ethical Culture School (pre-K to 8), Brooklyn, NY; graduated June 1960. Attended Hunter College High School (grades 9-12), NY, NY; graduated June 1964. Attended Cornell University (1964-68), Ithaca, NY; graduated June 1968 with B.S. in [1] Biochemistry and [2] Ecology and Evolution. Attended Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Sue Golding Graduate Division (1968-73), Bronx, NY; graduated August 1973 with Ph.D. in Molecular Biology (preceptor: Dr. Lucy Shapiro) and subsequently engaged in Post-Doctoral Fellowship research there in Biochemistry (preceptor: Dr. Julius Marmur). [Published research papers and book chapter to follow.] Attended U.C.S.F. School of Medicine (1973-76), San Francisco, CA; graduated June 1976 with M.D. Attended Stanford University Medical Center (1976-81), Stanford, CA for Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary Disease Fellowship; Board Certified (Lifetime) ABIM Internal Medicine in 1979 and Pulmonary Diseases 1981. Attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business Stanford Sloan Program (1995-96); graduated with M.S. in Management. Attended Concord Law School, Los Angeles, CA (2002-06); graduated Valedictorian with Highest Honors June 2006. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Entered solo private practice (El Camino Hospital) 1980; closed private practice June 2000; practice emphasized Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, medical evaluation of Psychiatric patients, medical-legal consultation, EKG and PFT interpretation, continuing education, medical organization management (CA medical license current as of this writing 02/2016). Served as a founding Board Member of Family Medical Clinic of El Camino IPA, Inc., c. 1993. Taught Stanford University Medical Students as Clinical Faculty Member c. 1982 to 2000; currently Clinical Professor of Medicine (Emeritus); also taught Stanford Continuing Education in Business Management; also taught upper level undergraduate course "Biology of Aging" at Santa Clara University. Served as Director of Medical Affairs, Pacific Health Alliance, Inc.(1993-95), Burlingame, CA. Served as Interim CEO to Benchmark Inc (1996-97), Sacramento, CA. Served as Contract Physician to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and USMEPCOM Department of Defense (various dates 2001-10). Entered private practice of Real Estate Brokerage c. 2002 (CA DRE license current as of this writing 02/2016). Entered private practice of Law 12/2006 (CalBar license current as of this writing 02/2016). PUBLIC SERVICE (Elected) Member, Santa Clara Unified School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 2, Santa Clara, CA (2006-14). NONPROFIT VOLUNTEERISM (partial list) Member, Scientific Advisory Board, The Gorilla Foundation, c. 1990-2000. Member, Governing Board, Family Medical Clinic IPA, Inc., c. 1993-94 Member, Advisory Board, The Anasazi Foundation, c. 1995-2014. Membership Officer and Member of the Executive Committee and Governing Board, The Triple Nine Society, a 501(c)(7) social nonprofit, Alexandria, VA (2011-16; currently still serving as of this writing 02/2016). Member, Governing Board, The Triple Nine Society Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit subsidiary of TNS, Alexandria, VA (2011-16; currently still serving as of this writing 02/2016).