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Bay Area in Brief
The Bay Area of Northern California is anchored by San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, but many charming smaller communities also exist in its vast expanse, which includes the San Francisco Bay and Santa Cruz Mountains. Close to Napa and Sonoma Valley, residents enjoy scenic beauty and many options for cultural, educational and recreational enrichment.

The Bay Area File
  1. Education. The public and private schools throughout the Bay Area have an outstanding reputation for educational excellence.
  2. Real Estate. The great diversity of housing choices in the Bay area include city lofts, single family homes and suburban dream homes. While home prices are above average in San Francisco, many deals can be found in the outlying areas.
  3. Family. The Bay Area is a great place to raise a family, given its countless child-friendly activities and the sense of community abounding in many neighborhoods.
  4. Culture. Few areas in the world rival the cultural scene of the Bay Area, which includes famed arts establishments, cuisine and areas for ethnic enrichment.
  5. Recreation. The Bay Area's climate and topography lend themselves to just about any outdoor activity, from surfing and boating to golfing and hiking.
  6. Weather. Climate conditions can vary widely throughout the Bay Area; those in the south and east have hot summers and mild winters, while those in the north see mild temperatures (and more clouds) year-round.
Bay Area Fun Fact
The town of Yerba Buena was founded in 1835; a dozen years later, shortly before California became a state, its name was changed to San Francisco.

Learn More About the Bay Area
 
Meet the IPC management team in the Bay Area, CA.

  • Steve Peterson, FACHE

    Steve Peterson

    Executive Director

    (510) 525-8980
    speterson@ipcm.com
    Steve Peterson joined IPC in July 2004 after nearly two decades working in the Las Vegas healthcare market. Before his arrival at IPC, Steve held positions as a hospital CEO and executive with several other diverse healthcare businesses including an EMS provider and large health insurance company. In addition to managing the Las Vegas market for IPC, Steve is also responsible for IPC's practice operations in Northern California. He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Indiana University School of Medicine and was previously certified as a nuclear medicine and x-ray technologist. Steve has extensive experience working with physician providers, payers, hospitals and government regulators.

  • Andrew Assalian

    Assalian Photo

    Director of Business Development

    (510) 525-8980
    aassalian@ipcm.com
    Andrew Assalian joined IPC in February 2007 with over 15 years of experience in the bio-medical field.  His diverse work experience includes medical practice development, project management and scientific research.  Prior to joining IPC, Andrew established Natural Medicine Works, a family medicine practice with multiple offices in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a former project manager for Immunex Corporation, now Amgen, working to usher experimental drugs through clinical trials.  Andrew started his biomedicine career performing scientific research into DNA vaccines at the prestigious Wistar Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.  Andrew received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science in Syracuse, New York.

  • Janice Knight

    Janice Knight

    Director, Operations

    (510) 525-8980
    jknight@ipcm.com
    Janice Knight joined IPC as Director of Business Development in October 2002 and was promoted to Director of Operations in February 2007. Prior to joining the Bay Area management team, Janice  worked with On Call Physicians Medical Group since November 2001 as practice manager and administrator. She has over 20 years of sales, marketing and management experience in a variety of different markets. Janice received her Bachelor in Social Welfare from Humboldt State University. Her senior fieldwork led her into a position with social services and discharge planning at both an acute hospital and long term/extended care facility.
Meet your recruiter for the Bay Area, CA.

Babette Heller

Babette Heller

Regional Manager of Physician Staffing

Direct: 888-354-6280
Office: 888-456-2472
bheller@ipcm.com
Babette Heller is a pioneer hospitalist recruiter who joined IPC in 1999, while the company was in its infancy. A Regional Manager of Physician Staffing, she has nearly 25 years of healthcare recruitment experience. Before her tenure with IPC, Babette gained valuable experience as a physician recruiter with Kaiser Permanente of Southern California, where she hired predominantly primary care physicians. Babette joined Kaiser after 10 years with CIGNA as its physician recruiter in Southern California. She began her career in healthcare recruitment at the National Medical Enterprises. Babette received her BA in sociology. from UCLA. She is an active member of the ASPR.