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John Orona | Staff Writer After six months without its own public health officer in the midst of a pandemic, Nevada County on Thursday announced Dr. Scott Kellermann will fill the role, starting New Year’s Day. “I look forward to engaging in public health in Nevada County, particularly with an immunization campaign to end the current COVID-19 pandemic,” Kellermann said in a press release. “I look forward to giving back to Nevada County the kindness and generosity that has been shown to me.” Kellermann has extensive history in Nevada County public health, practicing family medicine for two decades in a Nevada City outpatient facility that grew into the Western Sierra Clinic, and previously serving as chief of staff at Sierra Nevada Hospital. ....
FROM A RELEASE: Beginning January 1, 2021, long-time Nevada County physician and former chief of staff for Sierra Nevada Hospital, Dr. Scott Kellermann will be joining the County of Nevada as Public Health Officer. While Dr. Kellermann will begin his role as Public Health Officer on the first, his contract will formally come before the Nevada County Board of Supervisors at their January 12th meeting to officially appoint him to the vital public health role. Kellermann is well known locally for his work in Uganda, where he founded a hospital, nursing school and development program. Dr. Kellermann received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine with a Master’s in Public Health and Master’s in Tropical Medicine. He was an intern at USC/LA County Hospital and a Family Practice resident at UCLA. Currently, Dr. Kellermann is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and an assistant clinical professor at California Northstate Universit ....