Position:
Chair at Midwest Healthcare Network (VISN 23) Cancer Care Community of Practice, Chair, Field Advisory Committee Oncology at Veterans Health Administration, Director, Chemotherapy Safety Initiative at VISN 23 - Upper Midwest Health Care Network, Committee Member at ASCO, Physician at Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Location:
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Work:
Midwest Healthcare Network (VISN 23) Cancer Care Community of Practice
since Feb 2011
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Chair
Veterans Health Administration
since 2009
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Chair, Field Advisory Committee Oncology
VISN 23 - Upper Midwest Health Care Network
since 2007
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Director, Chemotherapy Safety Initiative
ASCO
since 1992
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Committee Member
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
since 1983
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Physician
CaEHR
2009 - 2011
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Subject Matter Expert
National Cancer Institute
2009 - 2010
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Subject Matter Expert for caEHR
Nechama - Jewish Response to Disaster
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
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President
Department of Veterans Affairs
1977 - 2009
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Physician
Veterans Health Administration
1982 - 2008
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Physician
National Center for Patient Safety
2003 - 2007
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Director of Patient Safety Center of Inquiry (PSCI)
Education:
University of Washington School of Medicine 1980 - 1982
Fellow, Hematology-Oncology
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1969 - 1973
BA, Biology
John F. Kennedy High School 1968 - 1969
Webster City High School 1966 - 1968
Skills:
Healthcare, Patient Safety, EHR, Informatics, Healthcare Information Technology
Awards:
Civil Servant of the Year
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System