Position:
Founder at Masai Wellness and Weight Loss, Medical Director, Senior Products, Central Florida at Humana, Clinical Assistant Professor at University of South Florida (USF) - Tampa, Founder at PennyDoc.com, Owner at Vastaco LLC
Location:
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Work:
Masai Wellness and Weight Loss
since May 2009
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Founder
Humana
since Mar 2009
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Medical Director, Senior Products, Central Florida
University of South Florida (USF) - Tampa
since 2008
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Clinical Assistant Professor
PennyDoc.com
since Oct 2006
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Founder
Vastaco LLC
since Mar 2006
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Owner
Tampa Family Health Centers, Inc
Apr 2008 - Mar 2009
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Medical Director
Rush University Medical Center
Jul 2004 - Mar 2008
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Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Jul 2004 - Mar 2008
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Voluntary Attending Physician
Catholic Health Partners
Jul 2004 - Mar 2008
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Attending Physician
Centro de Salud Esperanza
Jul 2004 - Mar 2008
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Medical Director
Saint Anthony Hospital
2004 - 2008
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Staff Physician
Centro de Salud Esperanza a/k/a Esperanza Health Center
2004 - 2008
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Medical Director
Cook County hospital
Jul 2003 - Jun 2004
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Chief Medical Resident
John H. Stroger, Jr Hospital of Cook County
2000 - 2004
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Resident/Chief Resident
Rush University/Cook County Hospital
Jun 2000 - Jun 2003
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Resident Physician (Postgraduate)
Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, the Bahamas
1996 - 2000
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Senior House Officer, Obstetric and Gynecology
Education:
Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de La Habana 1990 - 1996
MD, Medicine
Instituto Pre-Universitario Andrei Grechko 1987 - 1990
BS, General Science
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial School 1983 - 1987
ELTA International School 1978 - 1983
Skills:
Medicare managed care issues, medicare coverage determination issues, full-risk managed care practice oversight, medicare risk adjustment (MRA), utilization management, peer review, credentialing, quality improvement plan writing and implementation, medical education, health disparities and clinical medicine, Proficient in Interqual criteria application and software use, Clinical staff management
Interests:
Healthcare Quality Improvement, Healthcare Management, Clinical Teaching, Diabetes Management, Chronic Disease Management, Patient Self-Management