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About CenCal Health > Board
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Rene Bravo, M.D.
Provider Classification - Physician (SLO Medical Society
Represnetative) |
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Dr. René Bravo is a pediatrician,
having lived and practiced pediatrics here on the
Central Coast since 1986. A graduate of the University
of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Dr.
Bravo did his internship and residency at Stanford
University Medical Center.
A longtime advocate for children and families, Dr. Bravo
is currently in private practice in San Luis Obispo.
Active in many community endeavors, he has served as the
Chief of Pediatrics at Sierra Vista and French
Hospitals. He was the past Chief of Staff at SLO
General Hospital.
Locally, Dr. Bravo has served on many community boards
including leadership positions in the American Cancer
Society, the Partnership for the Children of San Luis
Obispo County and the San Luis Obispo County Foundation
for Public Libraries (past-President). He is past
Chairman of the State of California’s Medical Drug Use
Review (DUR) Board in Sacramento appointed by Gov.
Wilson to help design, develop and implement the
nation’s largest DUR program for the State’s MediCal
recipients. Dr. Bravo is especially
passionate about children's health issues and has served
as President of the Partnership for the Children of San
Luis Obispo County and assisted in the initial vision
and development of the Clinic de Tolosa Dental Clinic in
Paso Robles serving low income families. He currently
serves on the San Luis Obispo County Children and
Families Commission (First Five Commission). First Five
has been a powerful vehicle to affect children's health
and welfare as they work with various entities in the
community. He was the founding President of the
Children's Health Initiative of San Luis Obispo County,
bringing together a widespread coalition of private,
public and government organizations to found and support
a universal health care network for all children in San
Luis Obispo County.
Dr. Bravo is a Diplomate of the American Board of
Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
A family man, Dr. Bravo lives in San Luis Obispo with
his wife and their five sons.
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