Namedropper 9-7-08

KELLY KEITHLY

  Yuma resident Kelly Keithly was named the 2008-08 chairman of the American Seed Trade Association's board of directors during the organization's 125th annual convention.

  Keithly, who is the founder and president of Keithly-Williams Seeds based in Holtville, Calif., previously served as president of the California Seed Association. He also has held other positions within ASTA, including chairman of the Vegetable and Flower Seed Division, vice president of the Western Region and director at large.

  Founded in 1883, ASTA's membership consists of approximately 750 companies involved in seed production and distribution, plant breeding and related industries in North America. Its mission is to enhance the development and free movement of quality seed worldwide.

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DR. MARALI NALLURI

  Marali Nalluri, M.D., a gastroenterologist, has joined the Yuma Gastroenterology Medical Practice and can be reached at 344-4325.

  Dr. Nalluri is a graduate of the Gunter Medical College, Vijayawada University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed an internal medicine residency at Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa., and a fellowship at Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Rochester, Minn. He is board certified in internal medicine.

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SALVADOR "SAL" ALONZO, NP

  Nurse practitioner Salvador "Sal" Alonzo has joined the staff of Yuma Ear, Nose and Throat and can be reached at 783-4476. He holds a master's degree in family nursing practice from Arizona State University.

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DR. DREW PAULSON

  Drew Paulson, M.D., has joined the staff of the Southwest Emergency Physicians. A graduate of Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, he completed an emergency medicine residency at Synergy Medical Education Alliance in Saginaw, Mich.