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Detail page for Hiserote Named Physician-in-Chief at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical CenterHiserote Named Physician-in-Chief at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
Before joining Kaiser Permanente, Hiserote served as chair of primary care at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo. In that role, she was responsible for the oversight of all four years of osteopathic medical training and the Touro University Medical Center, according to her Kaiser biography.
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Patton’s love of science and desire to help others led her to her medical career. She received her medical education from Touro University California in Vallejo, where she graduated with honors. She earned a master of science in physician assistant studies and a master of public health.
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Given the current evidence for psychedelic “microdosing,” the risks may outweigh the benefits for many people. This is because there is compelling theoretical evidence to suggest prolonged and repeated microdosing may cause valvular heart disease (VHD), and only weak survey evidence that it provides the benefits microdosers typically seek, such as enhanced cognition, or relief from depression and anxiety.
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As a teenager in the 1990s, Kelan Thomas started reading Aldous Huxley. The novelist is credited with helping to coin the term “psychedelic,” and his books and essays asked big questions about mysticism, dystopia, and perception. Thomas went on to study pharmacogenetics, a field that investigates how genetics influence drug response. He’s now an associate professor of pharmacy sciences at Touro University in Vallejo, California.
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Dr. Jay Shubrook, professor of the Primary Care Department at Touro University, California, noted that all GLP-1 drugs, as pharmacological agents, can have side effects.