The Central Coast Medical Association (CCMA) has named Dr. Priti Gagneja as president of the 2021 Board of Directors.
Dr. Gagneja has been a member of the Central Coast Medical Association since 2010. She has also been active with CCMA’s state affiliate, the California Medical Association, where she has worked on policies and legislation that affect physicians and patients.
Dr. Gagneja was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. After high school, she went abroad for studies and received her bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery, and doctor of medicine degrees with honors from Rajiv Gandhi University in Bangalore, India. She completed her internship in general medicine and preventative medicine there and then returned to the U.S.
Dr. Gagneja was an internal medicine resident at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and was chief resident of internal medicine her final year. After residency, she joined Sansum Clinic where she currently practices internal medicine.
In addition to her involvement with the Central Coast Medical Association, Dr. Gagneja is a part of the American College of Physicians and is a 4-H Alumni. She lives in Santa Barbara with her husband, Dr. Salman Haq, and their three children.
The Central Coast Medical Association is a 600-physician member organization that includes physicians of all specialties throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. For more, visit www.CCMAHealth.org.