DR. PETER GEORGE SPITZER, MD
Osteopathic Medicine at Barrington Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Managing Director at Spitzer & Associates

Information Technology and Services

Spitzer & Associates since Jan 2001 - Managing Director Providence Health & Services Jun 2009 - Feb 2010 - Chief Medical Information Officer for California Equigene Research 2005 - 2005 - Mentor/Advisor InfoMedics 1996 - 2005 - Consultant, Board of Advisors Member Fiume Wines 2001 - 2001 - Acting Chief Operating Officer Aspeon 2000 - 2000 - General Manager, US Services and CTO Dendrite International 1999 - 2000 - VP Strategic Systems Ameritech 1993 - 1994 - Chief Science Officer for Ameritech’s Health Connections and Knowledge Data Divisions Knowledge Data Systems/Ameritech 1993 - 1994 - Chief Science Officer (Acting) University Hospital of North Norway/Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine 1991 - 1991 - Assistant Visiting Professor of Medical Informatics Baylor College of Medicine 1988 - 1990 - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Texas Children's Hospital 1988 - 1990 - Chief Information Officer American Medical International, Inc. 1981 - 1987 - Assistant Viced President Professional Healthcare Systems Inc. (Now Keane Healthcare) 1981 - 1987 - Assistant Vice-President, AMI Massachusetts General Hospital 1978 - 1980 - Research Fellow, Laboratory of Computer Science

University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management 1984 - 1986
MBA, Executive MBA ProgramThesis on "Information Technology as a Strategic Tool." Youngest member of graduating class; more than a decade younger than average age. One of the top students (there was no official ranking). Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1975 - 1980
MS, EE & Computer ScienceWrote M.I.T. Master’s thesis on computer-aided diagnosis, using advanced statistical decision theory, in 3.5 days; completed the entire Master’s thesis project in a month. Completed all of the coursework and thesis towards a PhD, but decided not to wait the additional year that would have been required in order to take the written and oral Ph.D. qualifying exams. Harvard University 1980
MD (cum laude), MedicineIn top 5% and youngest member of Harvard Medical School graduating class. First one ever accepted into the Harvard-M.I.T. Division of Health Sciences and Technology (H.S.T.) without having first graduated college (started after 2nd year at M.I.T.); was 7 years younger than the average age of entering H.S.T. class; 1/3 of H.S.T. class already had Ph.D.s prior to entering the program. Honors dissertation on computer aided diagnosis and outcomes research. Simultaneously enrolled in bachelor's, master's and medical doctor degree programs through the Harvard-M.I.T. Division of Health Sciences and Technology (and working on three theses), while also working in two significant part-time positions at M.G.H. and the Peter B. Brigham Hospital. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1979
BS, Bioelectrical EngineeringSimultaneously enrolled at Harvard Medical School and MIT graduate school. National Merit Scholar. Winner of the Lunden Leadership Grant. Minored in Economics. At M.G.H., developed a general-purpose statistical package for use in evidence-based outcomes research, with extensive mechanisms for dealing with missing variables. Wrote portions of a word processor, to help with thesis formatting.

* Rapid development of comprehensive strategie and business plans, * Due diligence and vetting of investment, alliance and M&A opportunities, * Developing lasting and profitable strategic alliances, * Business process reengineering, including (re-)design of improved policies, processes, technology, and resources, and the related change management, * Temporary executive services, including managing operations for start-ups, IT departments, product development teams, and consulting teams

Winner of the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Clinical Systems Award,, Graduated Harvard Medical School cum laude (with honors)., Winner of the Lunden Leadership Grant., SmithKline National Fellow in Clinical Perspectives. , National Merit Scholar

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