Personal Statement:
I believe that CTAF is very important because by evaluating new and emerging medical technologies through evidence-based information in an open forum we can help improve patient quality of care and safety, which is what being a physician is all about. Being a Member of the Blue Shield of California Board and Foundation has given me the opportunity to participate.

Current Occupation:
Private practice at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles

Education:
National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Medical School. 
Internal medicine and clinical pharmacology at Tulane University and the Ochsner Medical Foundation. 
Endocrinology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego

Professional Affiliations:
President of the California Hispanic-American Medical Association
Los Angeles Medical Association, the California Medical Association
American Medical Association
Charter Board Member of the National Association of Physician Broadcasters.
Clinical Laboratory Improvements Advisory Committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Care Financing Administration.
Working Group on Medical Licensing for the Council on Graduate Medical Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Related Activities:
Since 1988, Dr Lifshitz has been the health reporter for the Univision TV Network. She is  currently the medical editor of "Primer Impacto," Spanish-language television's highest-rated news magazine. In addition to hosting a weekly health program on the Univision Radio Network, she is the author of "Mamá Sana, Bebé Sano", the first bilingual guide to pregnancy and childbirth.