GREENBRAE, May 18, 2010

Marin Healthcare District CEO, Lee Domanico, announced veteran Marin Cardiologist Joel Sklar, MD has joined the District as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Sklar has been practicing medicine in Marin since 1982 and is currently Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of the Marin Heart Institute at Marin General Hospital. Since 1986 he has been an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine where he has more than 35 publications relating to cardiac imaging and cardiac rehabilitation. Dr. Sklar is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology. He is committed to patient centered care, balancing the best of high-tech procedural medicine with the basic concepts of wellness and prevention.

In his role as Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sklar will be responsible for medical quality and medical staff relations for Marin General Hospital. "We are delighted to have Dr. Sklar join our Executive Management Team. He has a tremendous amount of respect and widespread support from both the medical staff and MGH employees as well. We look forward to his assistance in growing Marin General Hospital into the kind of hospital Marin expects and deserves" said District CEO, Lee Domanico in making the announcement.

Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts before attending medical school at University of California San Diego. He completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at University of California San Diego and University of Colorado. Dr. Sklar has been named numerous times to "best cardiologists" lists in San Francisco Magazine, Bay Area Consumer Checkbook and Best Doctors in America. Dr. Dr. Sklar also serves as Chairman of the Board for Bank of Marin and Bank of Marin Bancorp. Sklar and his family now reside in Kentfield.

About Marin General Hospital

Marin General Hospital, opened in 1952, is an acute care, 235 bed, not-for-profit and locally governed Hospital. As the only full-service acute care hospital in Marin County, its major services include the area’s only trauma center, cardiac, and neurological surgery programs, labor and delivery services, and comprehensive cancer care center. Its Marin Cancer Institute, which specializes in breast, prostate, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal cancers, has been awarded nine out of nine possible commendations by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission10 on Cancer. The hospital is committed to providing a variety of healthcare programs and services to the entire community, including workshops and health education seminars on a wide array of topics.

To learn more about Marin General Hospital and its services, visit our website at www.maringneral.org. For physician referral, visit our website or call the Marin General Health Line at 888-99-MY-MGH (888-996-9644).

Contact:
Hatti Hamlin
Office & Mobile: 925-872-4328
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Jamie Maites
Director of Communications
Office: 415-925-7424
Mobile: 240-506-8556
maitesj@maringeneral.org

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