Marc Tunzi, MD, Assistant Family Medicine Residency Director Appointed Natividad Medical Center Chief of Staff 06-08

Marc Tunzi, MD, Assistant Family Medicine Residency Director was appointed Chief of Staff at Natividad Medical Center beginning July1, 2006 through Jul 1, 2008. Dr. Tunzi replaces Dr. John Jameson who previously held the position. The Chief of staff position is by majority vote of the medical center medical staff every two years.

Dr. Tunzi, a native of Spreckles, received his medical degree from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine residency in 1987 at Valley Medical Center in Fresno. He spent the following six years with Indian Health Services in Montana and Migrant Health Services in Idaho before joining the faculty staff of the Natividad Family Medicine Residency Program in 1993. Dr. Tunzi was Director of the Residency Program from 2000-2005 and currently serves as Assistant Director.

Dr. Tunzi holds a clinical professorship with the Family and Community Medicine Department at UCSF School of Medicine.

Dr. Tunzi was honored with a KSBW  2005 Jefferson Award for providing nine years of medical care to the Green Gold Inn Medical Clinic in Salinas.

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