In nearly 20 years of cleft palate and lip surgery, Allan Perry, Jr., MD, gives underserved kids a chance to live like everyone else, often on his own dime.

Orange County oncologist Philip Di Saia, MD, has spent a career improving the odds for his patients.

James Slater, MD, followed a long path to get his Proton Research Center running.

Los Angeles gastroenterologist Ethelred Carter, MD, maintains strong ties to his Jamaican alma mater by sponsoring college educations for kids without another way up.

Los Angeles County Medical Association Member Serineh Voskanian, MD, returns to work in the hospital where she volunteered as a child.

After a circuitous path, Charles McElwee, MD, settled in Southern California to become a leader and a steadfast advocate for physicians' causes.

Troy Elander, MD, is challenged at home and abroad, performing the first corneal transplant in Uganda and serving as a leader of organized medicine.

A creative side has propelled Los Angeles surgeon and researcher Hillel Laks, MD, to the heights of cardiothoracic surgery.

Robert Pugach, MD, advocates for physicians through organized medicine and for urology patients by cultivating innovative therapies.

Ventura County Medical Association Member David Harris, MD, an adventure junkie, shares tales of voyages and family life.

San Bernardino pediatrician Marti Baum, MD, is happiest helping the underserved and paving the way for the next generation of socially minded physicians.

Ron Greeno, MD, helped develop the field of hospital medicine and is looking forward to future advancements with excitement.

Between private urology practice, surgical innovation, research and advocacy, Alexander Gershman, MD, stays busy and likes it.

As an anesthesiologist, actor and advocate, Jeffrey Glaser, MD, is working to create better lives for patients, doctors and others.

Delmer Henninger Jr., MD, operates two sleep labs and advocates for a better understanding of "one third of our lives."

A contemporary artist, Randal Haworth, MD, is also a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who provides charity care abroad.

Gary Proffett, MD, a Ventura County hospice physician, sees patients through their final days and nurtures families during the process.

Santa Monica psychiatrist Elizabeth Galton, MD, fights for the mentally ill through political action and leadership positions in organized medicine.

Riverside family practitioner Vien Doan, DO, fulfills a lifelong dream by organizing medical missions to his homeland of Vietnam.

Apple Valley ER doctor David Bolivar, MD, gives back to his native Colombia by building a school in the heart of the jungle.

Riverside infectious disease specialist Steve Larson, MD, a longtime soldier in the battle against HIV/AIDS, relishes improvements in patient survival.

Loma Linda University Medical Center's Sean Bush, MD, teaches physicians how to treat snakebites and the public how to prevent them.

OCMA member Sudeep Kukreja, MD, is a devoted medical missionary. He's traveled to India, Brazil, Kenya, Morocco and beyond to help children.

Riverside family physician Tarek Mahdi, MD, launches an organization dedicated to educating physicians on dealing better with end-of-life care.

Donald J. Kurth, MD, sees medicine and political action as intertwined in his effort to improve fates for addicted people.

By offering special incentives, radiologist Danny Chang, MD, is increasing mammography screening rates at Kaiser in Riverside and beyond.

Tarzana dermatologist Daniel Gross, MD, says his three roles as a doctor, musician and actor keep him hopping and helping patients better.

Los Angeles physician Alexander Kaplan, MD, helps ex-gang members and formerly troubled teens change their lives by removing their tattoos.

After joining the relief effort in Louisiana, Donald Sharps, MD, can see how important teamwork is in the local mental health system.

By operating San Bernardino's La Salle Medical Associates, Albert Arteaga, MD, is following his father's advice to look out for the less fortunate.

Riverside pediatrician Robert Duncanson, MD, has been devoted to children’s health for 40 years. He now treats grandchildren of his earliest patients.