William 'Willie' Warren Brien is the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer of

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. Previously, he was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Director of the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center and also served as the Chief of Staff at

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. He was elected as a Council Member of the City of Beverly Hills in 2009 and became Mayor of

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in March, 2012.

Biography

He was elected to the Beverly Hills City Council in 2009. Prior to being elected to the council, he served on the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Beverly Hills Board of Education. Brien received his medical degree from the

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and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Los Angeles County/USC School of Medicine. A lifelong Beverly Hills resident, Brien joined the Cedars-Sinai medical team in 1991. He currently serves on the California Health Policy and Data Advisory Commission and the California Orthopaedic Association Board of Directors and is a fellow of the

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. Board-certified in orthopedic surgery and as a medical examiner, he is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Rancho Los Amigos Research Award, the Philip D. Wilson Research Award at Cornell University, and the Otto Aufranc Research Award from the Hip Society. Through his research efforts, he seeks to improve surgical treatment of femur fractures as well as of hip and knee replacements. He has presented nearly 100 scientific papers and exhibits and has authored numerous articles and abstracts. Brien was President of the Beverly Hills Board of Education from 1999 to 2003. In 1998, he was appointed to the Recreation and Parks Commission, later serving as the vice-chairperson. He also has served as president of the Beverly Hills Little League and the Beverly Hills Optimist Club. He was an assistant commissioner for AYSO Region 76, a member of the Southern California chapter of the Arthritis Foundation's board of directors, and is active in the United Jewish Fund. Since 2016 Brien has been vice president of medical operations and chief clinical officer at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in

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. The position required him to resign his seat on the Beverly Hills City Council.

Milestones

In August 2010, the Beverly Hills City Council paid tribute to Senator

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on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Thomas' widow Betty Kuchel and daughter Karen Kuchel accepted a proclamation from Councilman Brien at the August 17th council meeting.

Family

Brien is the grandson of

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, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and a former governor of California. Willie Brien was born to Nina ("Honey Bear") Warren Brien, the Chief Justice's youngest daughter and Stuart Brien, M.D., a Beverly Hills obstetrician and gynecologist. Willie and his wife, Connie Agnew, also a physician, have four children named Willie Jr., Brent, Kelly and Ashley who attended Beverly Hills schools. Willie Jr. graduated from

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and

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, Brent graduated from

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and the

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, Kelly graduated from the

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, and Ashley graduated from

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in 2016.

References

External links

Medical Director, Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center and Executive Vice-Chairman, Department of SurgeryBeverly Hills Council Members - Dr. William Warren Brien2012-2013 Site to Promote the re-election of Willie Brien to The Beverly Hills City CouncilFacebook Page for Willie Brien
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