Dr. J. Gregory Gaitan has been elected 2009 president of the Santa Barbara County Medical Society.
The 500-physician member organization, which promotes quality health care in the community and provides a countywide referral service for the public, includes physicians of all specialties throughout the county. Gaitan has been an active member of the society for 14 years and succeeds as president Dr. Richard Ponce of Sansum Clinic Pesetas.
Gaitan, a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has practiced in Santa Barbara County since 1994. He received his bachelor’s degree from UCSB and his medical degree from UCLA, where he received the Most Outstanding Student in Medicine Award. He completed his residency at Children’s Hospital & Research Center in Oakland. He practices at Sansum Clinic, where he is past chairman of the Pediatrics Department. Gaitan currently serves as pediatrics chairman at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. He is fluent in English and Spanish. He resides in Santa Barbara with his wife, Michelle, and their three children.
Jennifer Goddard represents Sansum Santa Barbara.