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SLO - Central Coast IC Support Group Group Contact: Ann LaRose (805)464-0564 or thewildwildwest@yahoo.com This new IC support group hopes to provide support to patients along the Central California coast.. from King City (to the North) down to Santa Barbara (in the South). Meetings will be in San Luis Obispo, CA.

San Diego - Bruce Kahn MD Dr. Kahn is the Director for Graduate Medical Education (OB/GYN) at the Scripps Clinic, as well as am Assistant Clinic Professor at the Uniformed Services Univ. of Health Sciences (Bethesda, MD). He is an OBGYN who also has a strong interest in treating interstitial cystitis. He has collaborated on a variety of IC research studies with Dr. Lowell Parsons. He appeared in the ICN Guest Lecture series. Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley 3811 Valley Center Dr. MC S99 San Diego CA 92130 Phone: 858-764-9080 Web Page: http://www.scrippshealth.org/Doctors.aspx?ID=1390 Date Added: Complimentary

San Diego - C. Lowell Parsons MD Dr. C. Lowell Parsons specializes in caring for patients who have interstitial cystitis (IC). Internationally recognized as a leading physician and researcher in IC, he has developed major new diagnostic tools and treatments for the disease and has published over 200 medical journal articles and textbook chapters. At his clinic at UCSD, Dr. Parsons has treated more than 6000 patients who have IC. His UCSD laboratories pursue a number of research studies aimed at identifying the causes of IC and finding effective new treatments for it. The innovative IC treatments available in Dr. Parsons� UCSD clinic include multi-modal oral treatment plans tailored for each individual patient to achieve relief of symptoms and to prevent disease progression. For treatment of IC, Dr. Parsons� clinic also offers intraurethral and intravesical instillations of new medications. UC - San Diego Medical Center 200 W. Arbor Dr. San Diego CA 92103 Phone: 619-543-2628 Web Page: http://urology.ucsd.edu Date Added: 02/12/07

San Diego - Emily Lukacz MD This is an NIDDK/ICCRN funded IC research center. For information on their current studies, please contact Marianne Chenoweth RN at 858-657-6825 University of California San Diego 9350 Campus Point Dr. 2A La Jolla CA 92037 Phone: 1-800-926-UCSD Web Page: http://ucsd.photobooks.com/directory/profile.asp?setsize=10&dbase=main&pict_id=1484396

San Diego - San Diego IC Support Group The S.D. Interstitial Cystitis Support Group is sponsored by C. Lowell Parsons, M.D., Division of Urology, U.C.S.D. Medical Center. The Group meets the first Sunday of February, April, June, October, and December - 1:30PM to 3:00PM in the Coral Room (near cafeteria) at Thornton Hospital , which is part of the UCSD Medical Center Campus, 9300 Campus Point Drive in La Jolla , CA 92037 . There is no charge to attend the Support Group, although UCSD charges a $1-per-hour parking fee. For more information, call: Cathy Salazar-Martiarena at (858) 672-2249 or Terry Ward at (619) 266-2701. Date Added: 09/28/09

San Francisco - Heidi Kanofel PT Pacific Center for Pelvic Pain & Dysfunction 1199 Bush St., Suite 650 San Francisco CA 94109 Phone: 415-441-5800 Web Page: http://www.jweissmd.com Date Added: 01/27/07 Listing Expiration: 01/27/08

San Francisco - Jerome Weiss MD Dr. Weiss is one of the elder statesmen of the pelvic pain movement. He founded the Pacific Center for Pelvic Pain & Dysfunction, has been featured at a wide variety of professional conferences and has appeared in the ICN Guest Lecture Series to discuss his approach to treating pelvic floor dysfunction. Pacific Center for Pelvic Pain & Dysfunction 1199 Bush St., Suite 650 San Francisco CA 94109 Phone: 415-441-5800 Web Page: http://ww.jmweiss.com

San Francisco - Lizanne Pastore PT MA COMT Lizanne Pastore has over 20 years of physical therapy experience in the fields of neurology, sports, and chronic pain, and she is a certified orthopedic manual therapist, with strong skills in soft tissue, nerve and joint mobilization. Her approach also integrates her expertise in somatic psychology, which can help in pain management. She stays updated with current research and techniques in pelvic floor dysfunction, and as a private practitioner, she attends to her patients in a quiet and caring atmosphere. Lizanne Pastore PT MA COMT 1824 Noriega St., Suite 7 San Francisco CA 94122 Phone: 415-504-8772 Web Page: http://www.lizannepastore.com Date Added: 01/10/08 Listing Expiration: 01/10/09