Position:
Medical Director IL, MO, IN at WellCare, Co-Founder at Alexis and Zoe
Work:
WellCare
since Feb 2010
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Medical Director IL, MO, IN
Alexis and Zoe
since Jan 2006
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Co-Founder
Starke Memorial Hospital
May 2001 - Jun 2010
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Emergency Room Physician
Physician Management Consultants
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010
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Senior Medical Consultant
Community Hospital
Apr 2008 - Feb 2010
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Urgent Care Physician
Managed Health Services
2007 - 2008
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Vice President Medical Affairs
Beachfront Development, LLC
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
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Partner
United Health Group
2006 - 2007
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Medical Director Evercare
Evercare
Oct 2006 - Aug 2007
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Medical Director for Chicago
Centene Corporation
Aug 2006 - Apr 2007
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VP, Medical Affairs for Indiana
Molina Healthcare
Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
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Medical Director for Indiana
Methodist Hospitals
Jul 1998 - Dec 2005
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Physician
Methodist Hospitals
Jul 1998 - Jul 2002
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Faculty, FM Residency Program
Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1998 - 1999
Fellowship, Academic Medicine
University of Ibadan 1986 - 1992
MBBS, Medicine
FEGO
Purdue University
Skills:
Hospital costs:streamline patient flow processes, decrease average length of stay, decrease throughput times: admissions and discharges, improve ED processes, minimize laboratory and radiology turnaround times, obtain buy-in from the medical staff, create lines of communication between hospital and physicians, identify and align hospital and physician economic goals, educate physicians on documentation and hospital reimbursement, build physician loyalty to the hospital brand
Interests:
Healthcare financing, costs, Healthcare quality and hospital management