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John Iacuone, MD, MBA

Dr. Iacuone has over 40 years of experience in healthcare, including 29 years in private practice and 20 years as an academic professor. He has held executive roles such as Chief Medical Officer for hospitals and health plans. Most recently, he was President and Chief Clinical Officer of Vantage Cancer Care Network, which was acquired by McKesson in 2016 where he remains in the same role. He brings extensive clinical, academic, and executive experience across multiple areas of healthcare.

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John Iacuone, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.P. 6138 Monticello Avenue Dallas, Texas 75214 Cell: 505-220-9973 jjimdmba@hotmail.com EXECUTIVE RESUME Doctor Iacuone is a senior executive with extensive experience in all aspects of healthcare. He has more than 29 years experience in private practice of both general practice and specialty practice in Hematology-Oncology. He has more than 20 years of academic experience as an adjunct professor in Hematology-Oncology at a major medical school in Texas, and as the only Principal Investigator for the Children’s Oncology group NCI grant for West Texas until his retirement from practice in 2006.  Dr. Iacuone served during this tenure as Chief of Staff and as Chief Medical Officer for more than 10 years while practicing at Covenant Health System. Dr. Iacuone then pursued and achieved an M.B.A. at Texas Tech University matriculating Magna Cum Laude in 2007.  Dr. Iacuone transitioned from practice to the full time Executive Director, CMO of a 100 bed Children’s Hospital and manager of an employed fifty-provider specialty group.  Four years later Dr. Iacuone transitioned into the adult healthcare world in the payer space as CMO of a 250,000+-health plan providing Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Commercial plans for the next four years. In addition, he was asked to serve as the CMO for the systems 5 acute care hospitals in addition to his duties at the health plan.  In February of 2014 Dr. Iacuone was recruited and accepted a position to become the Chief Clinical Office of a new provider owned company, providing comprehensive, value based oncology services to payers and patients who are experiencing exponential rises in cancer care costs. Dr. Iacuone, as President and Chief Clinical Officer is responsible for the overall success of Vantage Care Cancer Network, including developing oncology specific intellectual property tools, establishing networks of providers, quality metrics, and financial targets.  After only 2 years McKesson purchased VCCN in March 2016, Dr. Iacuone will remain in his current position now at McKesson Specialty Health. In summary, Dr. Iacuone brings a 360 degree view of how healthcare dollars flow through our complex healthcare system, that uniquely positions him to participate in changing the paradigm in how those dollars are distributed to provide value to consumers, provider and payers for our nations healthcare
ACCOMPLISMENTS 3/2014- 1/2017 PRESIDENT & CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER, VANTAGE CANCER CARE NETWORK, VANTAGE ONCOLOGY NOW IN SAME POSITION AT MCKESSON SPECIALTY HEALTH WHO ACQUIRED VCCN 3/2016. RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPMENT NEW MARKETS, ALL CLINICAL RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE VALUE BASED CONTRACTS WITH PAYERS GROWING VCCN INTO A NATIONAL LEADER IN SPECIALTY ACO CANCER MANAGEMENT. • Lead a team that developed a oncology specific population analytic tool to determine opportunity for a payer to provide value and our providers to manage risk-bearing contract and are developing a oncology specific symptom care coordination tools, and infrastructure to operationalize our risk contracts. We have developed three intellectual property specific tools that will be marketable to providers and health plans. • Has negotiated value-based contracts with payers for total cost of cancer care. • Identified and contracted with core medical groups and established ACO medical directors in each region to lead the value based effort. • Identified several companies as potential investments for VCCN that have developed proprietary products that could help VCCN execute utilizing proprietary products of our risk based contracts for attributed cancer lives. • Lead a team to develop network criteria, bonus metrics and provider manual for membership in IPA • Lead a team to establish achievable intervention metrics to reduce over all cancer care spend for payers and patients • Leading a team to establish a first to market specialty specific dashboard to select high performing providers for the ACO and performance to monitor key performance indicators in near real time to achieve contracted cost and quality targets. VCCN retains all the intellectual property for Carelytics • leading a team to establish the tools to report out on and establish our company as an outcome driven, quality leader in cancer care nationally 1/2011-2/2014 CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, LOVELACE HEALTH PLAN AND HOSPITALS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 COSTR CENTERS, $30M BUDGET 170 EMPLOYEES IN MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. RESPONSIBLE FOR NCQA ACCREDITATION, CMS STARS RATING, HCC PROGRAM, PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT, CREDENTIALS, ALL MEDICAL MAN
Agreement FUNCTIONS, AND NETWORK CONTRACTING • Initiated a cost containment strategy utilizing narrowing networks and capitation with provider resulting in >$9M in actual reduction in spends in one year • Lead an initiative with our pharmacy team reducing our Part B medical spend by $8M by adding new automation tools, re-negotiating vendor and pharmacy contracts, establishing narrow networks • Negotiated capitated contract for complex imaging, cardiology, radiation therapy that result in a $5M savings • Lead a team that has contracted with >300 providers with >3000 membership for a quality performance payment program including HCC, HEDIS measures for Medicare Advantage members. • Established a first ever physician advisory committee for the health plan to improve payment efficiency to providers, quality outcomes and communication during transitions of care and new initiative from the community physicians. • Co-Chaired the re-admission reduction quality initiative for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarct, and Pneumonia resulting in all Lovelace Hospitals exceeding CMS requirement avoiding over $2M in potential penalties. • As CMO of the Lovelace Hospitals lead the implementation, and education of the medical staff for ICD-10 coding. • Initiated and established a new VP for Case Management at the system level resulting in a system wide integration and standardization of Care Management practice, policies and procedures to reduce variation and improve quality outcomes, and patient satisfaction. 7/2006-1/2011 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF SW FLORIDA, FT. MYERS, FL RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, PHILANTHROPY, GROWTH OF SERVICE LINES, AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE EMPLOYED SPECIALTY MEDICAL GROUPS GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE • Lead our executive team to turn around a $1.5M loss in 2006 to a profitable service line in 2007 with continuous financial performance resulting in $18M net revenue in 2011 • Successful recruitment of pediatric sub-specialist s resulting in 4 new service lines in nephrology, endocrinology, psychiatry, and neurology and doubling the size of employed specialists bottom line performance of $8.3M to the hospitals performance in 2010 • In response to constant bed shortage, Dr. Iacuone worked with the VP of Nursing and Six Sigma team to integrate our medical team into the process. This effort resulted in a $4.3M operating expense reduction and a $13,5 capital expenditure. This integration of the medical staff in our process resulted in our
recognition and presentation at the National Association of Children’s Hospitals in 2009 • Dr. Iacuone lead an initiative resulting in the establishment of a specialty clinic in our neighboring county establishing better access to care and increased market share that opened supported by both employed and independent specialist in 2011. • Dr. Iacuone implemented the first pediatric hospitalist program and the only employed model in the Lee Memorial Hospital System resulting in acceptance by community physicians allowing our hospitalist team manage 100% admissions, including newborns in less than 6 months after implementation of the program. • Dr. Iacuone lead teams that received grants totaling more than $1.5M during his tenure, and as the spokes person for the children’s hospital led an effort to build a new $220M children’s hospital that has broken ground for construction in 2014 7/1977-6/2006 CLINICAL PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICS AND PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY GROUP, CMO OF COVENANT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL DR. IACUONE ESTABLISHED A PRIVATE PRACTICE IN PEDIATRICS AND PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY, TAUGHT MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, SERVED LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN KEY COMMITTEES FOR 3 HOSPITAL INCLUDING CHIEF OF STAFF, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER PART TIME, BOARD OF DIRECTORS FIRST CARE MEDICAID INSURANCE PLAN, AND MANAGED THE NCI CANCER GRANT FOR CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOR WEST TEXAS • Established a very large private general pediatric practice while practicing as the only pediatric hematologist-oncologist from 1977-1995 from Ft. Worth, TX to Albuquerque, NM. Managed over 4000 active patients throughout career • Managed federal, pharmaceutical, and academic grants as principal investigator publishing in peer review articles and authoring chapters in medical textbooks • Lead a coalition of community physicians in the creation of a 77 bed specialty children’s hospital, one of only five in Texas. • As CMO provided support for the development of the 1st Pediatric Trauma Center in Texas, 3rd in US certified by the American College of Surgeons. • As CMO added 3 new service lines in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at Covenant Children’s Hospital.
• Initiated and implemented in collaboration with the department of Pediatrics Texas Tech University an allopathic pediatric residency for 4 residents in 2006 • Participated in the development of a Medicaid Managed Care Pilot program in Texas utilizing clinical pathways, analysis and utilization management resulting in a profit in every year of the 5 year pilot Education: 2005-2007 Rawls Business School, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, M.B.A., Health Care Management 1975-1977 Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, Research Fellow, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 1973-1975 Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, Internship and Residency in Pediatrics 1969-1973 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Doctor of Medicine 1966-1969 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (No degree conferred) Medical Licenses: 2014, State of Pennsylvania, Active, MD453560, 11/29/14-12/31/8 2012, State of Oklahoma, Active, 28818, 02/01/2013-1/31/2016 2011, State of New Mexico, Active, MD2011-05445 7/1/2011-7/1/2018 2010, State of Florida, Active ME 106138 1/9/2010-1/31/2018 1977, Present, State of Texas, Active - E7627 5/30/2008-5/31/2018 1977, State of Ohio, 35.04247 Inactive 12/1976-12/1979 1973, State of Indiana, 01024886A 8/4/1971-10/31/2017 2015, State of Alabama, MD.34847 1/1/2016-12/31/2017 Certifications: 1980, Sub-Board of American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, #489 1978, American Board of Pediatrics, #021850 SPEX, 11/19/2015 Passed
Academic Appointments: 1995-2006, Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center 1997-1995, Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center Hospital Appointments: 2013-2014, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, Lovelace Women’s Hospital 2013-2014, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, Lovelace Westside Hospital 2013-2014, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, Lovelace Medical Center 2010-2011t, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, the Children’s Hospital of SW Florida, and Cape Coral Hospital, Ft. Myers, Florida 1999-2006, Active Staff Privileges, Covenant Lakeside Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1999-2006, Active Staff Privileges, Covenant Children’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1992-1999, Active Staff Privileges, Methodist Children’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1977-1999, Active Staff Privileges, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1977-1992, Active Staff Privileges, Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1977-2006, Active Staff Privileges, University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX Lecturer: 2005, National Presentation Health Net, Sickle Cell Management for RNs 1995-2001, American Cancer Society, Parent Teaching Conference, Austin, TX, Acute Leukemia’s 2013, ACA Impact: Expanding you Clinic to close Medical Gaps and provide greater access to care in tomorrow’s health care environment, Word Congress, Orlando, Florida, 2/20/1013 2013, HRs transforming role: The corporate financial impact: Evaluate Culture and Strategy to Align Employee Health Decisions with a Broad Workforce “People Plan”, World Congress, Orlando, Florida 2/22/2013 2015, Presentation at CAPG 12th Annual Healthcare Conference, San Diego, CA “Capitation in Oncology Specialty Care: Who’s doing it and why it Works 2015, Risk Matters, Spring 2015, “How Vantage Cancer Care Network is Taking On Risk in Specialty Care” 2015, VCCN Value Based Oncology Care, Alabama Cancer Care Fall Quality Conference, Birmingham, Alabama 2016, Health Finance Management Association, Oncology Technology and Oncology Medical Home to manage Cancer Risk in a Value Based World, Memphis, TN 2016, Coalition of Hematology Oncology Physicians, VCCN Value Based Tools to Participate in Risk Base Cancer Carve Outs with Payers, Dallas, TX .
Honors and Distinctions: 2010, “Top Doctor in United States” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Consumer Research Council 2006, “Top Doctor in United States” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Consumer Research Council 2006, “Top Doctor in Texas” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Monthly 2005, “Top Doctor in Texas” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Monthly 2005, “Three Wishes”, Award Recipient, NBC Television Series 1996, “Silver Stirrup” Award, American Cancer Society, for Service and Leadership in Cancer Research 1979,” Outstanding Teaching Faculty” Award, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center 1978, “Outstanding Teaching Faculty” Award, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center

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  • 1. John Iacuone, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.P. 6138 Monticello Avenue Dallas, Texas 75214 Cell: 505-220-9973 jjimdmba@hotmail.com EXECUTIVE RESUME Doctor Iacuone is a senior executive with extensive experience in all aspects of healthcare. He has more than 29 years experience in private practice of both general practice and specialty practice in Hematology-Oncology. He has more than 20 years of academic experience as an adjunct professor in Hematology-Oncology at a major medical school in Texas, and as the only Principal Investigator for the Children’s Oncology group NCI grant for West Texas until his retirement from practice in 2006.  Dr. Iacuone served during this tenure as Chief of Staff and as Chief Medical Officer for more than 10 years while practicing at Covenant Health System. Dr. Iacuone then pursued and achieved an M.B.A. at Texas Tech University matriculating Magna Cum Laude in 2007.  Dr. Iacuone transitioned from practice to the full time Executive Director, CMO of a 100 bed Children’s Hospital and manager of an employed fifty-provider specialty group.  Four years later Dr. Iacuone transitioned into the adult healthcare world in the payer space as CMO of a 250,000+-health plan providing Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Commercial plans for the next four years. In addition, he was asked to serve as the CMO for the systems 5 acute care hospitals in addition to his duties at the health plan.  In February of 2014 Dr. Iacuone was recruited and accepted a position to become the Chief Clinical Office of a new provider owned company, providing comprehensive, value based oncology services to payers and patients who are experiencing exponential rises in cancer care costs. Dr. Iacuone, as President and Chief Clinical Officer is responsible for the overall success of Vantage Care Cancer Network, including developing oncology specific intellectual property tools, establishing networks of providers, quality metrics, and financial targets.  After only 2 years McKesson purchased VCCN in March 2016, Dr. Iacuone will remain in his current position now at McKesson Specialty Health. In summary, Dr. Iacuone brings a 360 degree view of how healthcare dollars flow through our complex healthcare system, that uniquely positions him to participate in changing the paradigm in how those dollars are distributed to provide value to consumers, provider and payers for our nations healthcare
  • 2. ACCOMPLISMENTS 3/2014- 1/2017 PRESIDENT & CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER, VANTAGE CANCER CARE NETWORK, VANTAGE ONCOLOGY NOW IN SAME POSITION AT MCKESSON SPECIALTY HEALTH WHO ACQUIRED VCCN 3/2016. RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPMENT NEW MARKETS, ALL CLINICAL RELATED ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE VALUE BASED CONTRACTS WITH PAYERS GROWING VCCN INTO A NATIONAL LEADER IN SPECIALTY ACO CANCER MANAGEMENT. • Lead a team that developed a oncology specific population analytic tool to determine opportunity for a payer to provide value and our providers to manage risk-bearing contract and are developing a oncology specific symptom care coordination tools, and infrastructure to operationalize our risk contracts. We have developed three intellectual property specific tools that will be marketable to providers and health plans. • Has negotiated value-based contracts with payers for total cost of cancer care. • Identified and contracted with core medical groups and established ACO medical directors in each region to lead the value based effort. • Identified several companies as potential investments for VCCN that have developed proprietary products that could help VCCN execute utilizing proprietary products of our risk based contracts for attributed cancer lives. • Lead a team to develop network criteria, bonus metrics and provider manual for membership in IPA • Lead a team to establish achievable intervention metrics to reduce over all cancer care spend for payers and patients • Leading a team to establish a first to market specialty specific dashboard to select high performing providers for the ACO and performance to monitor key performance indicators in near real time to achieve contracted cost and quality targets. VCCN retains all the intellectual property for Carelytics • leading a team to establish the tools to report out on and establish our company as an outcome driven, quality leader in cancer care nationally 1/2011-2/2014 CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, LOVELACE HEALTH PLAN AND HOSPITALS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 COSTR CENTERS, $30M BUDGET 170 EMPLOYEES IN MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. RESPONSIBLE FOR NCQA ACCREDITATION, CMS STARS RATING, HCC PROGRAM, PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT, CREDENTIALS, ALL MEDICAL MAN
  • 3. Agreement FUNCTIONS, AND NETWORK CONTRACTING • Initiated a cost containment strategy utilizing narrowing networks and capitation with provider resulting in >$9M in actual reduction in spends in one year • Lead an initiative with our pharmacy team reducing our Part B medical spend by $8M by adding new automation tools, re-negotiating vendor and pharmacy contracts, establishing narrow networks • Negotiated capitated contract for complex imaging, cardiology, radiation therapy that result in a $5M savings • Lead a team that has contracted with >300 providers with >3000 membership for a quality performance payment program including HCC, HEDIS measures for Medicare Advantage members. • Established a first ever physician advisory committee for the health plan to improve payment efficiency to providers, quality outcomes and communication during transitions of care and new initiative from the community physicians. • Co-Chaired the re-admission reduction quality initiative for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarct, and Pneumonia resulting in all Lovelace Hospitals exceeding CMS requirement avoiding over $2M in potential penalties. • As CMO of the Lovelace Hospitals lead the implementation, and education of the medical staff for ICD-10 coding. • Initiated and established a new VP for Case Management at the system level resulting in a system wide integration and standardization of Care Management practice, policies and procedures to reduce variation and improve quality outcomes, and patient satisfaction. 7/2006-1/2011 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF SW FLORIDA, FT. MYERS, FL RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, PHILANTHROPY, GROWTH OF SERVICE LINES, AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE EMPLOYED SPECIALTY MEDICAL GROUPS GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE • Lead our executive team to turn around a $1.5M loss in 2006 to a profitable service line in 2007 with continuous financial performance resulting in $18M net revenue in 2011 • Successful recruitment of pediatric sub-specialist s resulting in 4 new service lines in nephrology, endocrinology, psychiatry, and neurology and doubling the size of employed specialists bottom line performance of $8.3M to the hospitals performance in 2010 • In response to constant bed shortage, Dr. Iacuone worked with the VP of Nursing and Six Sigma team to integrate our medical team into the process. This effort resulted in a $4.3M operating expense reduction and a $13,5 capital expenditure. This integration of the medical staff in our process resulted in our
  • 4. recognition and presentation at the National Association of Children’s Hospitals in 2009 • Dr. Iacuone lead an initiative resulting in the establishment of a specialty clinic in our neighboring county establishing better access to care and increased market share that opened supported by both employed and independent specialist in 2011. • Dr. Iacuone implemented the first pediatric hospitalist program and the only employed model in the Lee Memorial Hospital System resulting in acceptance by community physicians allowing our hospitalist team manage 100% admissions, including newborns in less than 6 months after implementation of the program. • Dr. Iacuone lead teams that received grants totaling more than $1.5M during his tenure, and as the spokes person for the children’s hospital led an effort to build a new $220M children’s hospital that has broken ground for construction in 2014 7/1977-6/2006 CLINICAL PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICS AND PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY GROUP, CMO OF COVENANT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL DR. IACUONE ESTABLISHED A PRIVATE PRACTICE IN PEDIATRICS AND PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY, TAUGHT MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, SERVED LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN KEY COMMITTEES FOR 3 HOSPITAL INCLUDING CHIEF OF STAFF, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER PART TIME, BOARD OF DIRECTORS FIRST CARE MEDICAID INSURANCE PLAN, AND MANAGED THE NCI CANCER GRANT FOR CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOR WEST TEXAS • Established a very large private general pediatric practice while practicing as the only pediatric hematologist-oncologist from 1977-1995 from Ft. Worth, TX to Albuquerque, NM. Managed over 4000 active patients throughout career • Managed federal, pharmaceutical, and academic grants as principal investigator publishing in peer review articles and authoring chapters in medical textbooks • Lead a coalition of community physicians in the creation of a 77 bed specialty children’s hospital, one of only five in Texas. • As CMO provided support for the development of the 1st Pediatric Trauma Center in Texas, 3rd in US certified by the American College of Surgeons. • As CMO added 3 new service lines in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at Covenant Children’s Hospital.
  • 5. • Initiated and implemented in collaboration with the department of Pediatrics Texas Tech University an allopathic pediatric residency for 4 residents in 2006 • Participated in the development of a Medicaid Managed Care Pilot program in Texas utilizing clinical pathways, analysis and utilization management resulting in a profit in every year of the 5 year pilot Education: 2005-2007 Rawls Business School, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, M.B.A., Health Care Management 1975-1977 Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, Research Fellow, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 1973-1975 Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, Internship and Residency in Pediatrics 1969-1973 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Doctor of Medicine 1966-1969 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (No degree conferred) Medical Licenses: 2014, State of Pennsylvania, Active, MD453560, 11/29/14-12/31/8 2012, State of Oklahoma, Active, 28818, 02/01/2013-1/31/2016 2011, State of New Mexico, Active, MD2011-05445 7/1/2011-7/1/2018 2010, State of Florida, Active ME 106138 1/9/2010-1/31/2018 1977, Present, State of Texas, Active - E7627 5/30/2008-5/31/2018 1977, State of Ohio, 35.04247 Inactive 12/1976-12/1979 1973, State of Indiana, 01024886A 8/4/1971-10/31/2017 2015, State of Alabama, MD.34847 1/1/2016-12/31/2017 Certifications: 1980, Sub-Board of American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, #489 1978, American Board of Pediatrics, #021850 SPEX, 11/19/2015 Passed
  • 6. Academic Appointments: 1995-2006, Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center 1997-1995, Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center Hospital Appointments: 2013-2014, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, Lovelace Women’s Hospital 2013-2014, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, Lovelace Westside Hospital 2013-2014, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, Lovelace Medical Center 2010-2011t, Administrative Medical Staff Privileges, the Children’s Hospital of SW Florida, and Cape Coral Hospital, Ft. Myers, Florida 1999-2006, Active Staff Privileges, Covenant Lakeside Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1999-2006, Active Staff Privileges, Covenant Children’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1992-1999, Active Staff Privileges, Methodist Children’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1977-1999, Active Staff Privileges, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1977-1992, Active Staff Privileges, Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, TX 1977-2006, Active Staff Privileges, University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX Lecturer: 2005, National Presentation Health Net, Sickle Cell Management for RNs 1995-2001, American Cancer Society, Parent Teaching Conference, Austin, TX, Acute Leukemia’s 2013, ACA Impact: Expanding you Clinic to close Medical Gaps and provide greater access to care in tomorrow’s health care environment, Word Congress, Orlando, Florida, 2/20/1013 2013, HRs transforming role: The corporate financial impact: Evaluate Culture and Strategy to Align Employee Health Decisions with a Broad Workforce “People Plan”, World Congress, Orlando, Florida 2/22/2013 2015, Presentation at CAPG 12th Annual Healthcare Conference, San Diego, CA “Capitation in Oncology Specialty Care: Who’s doing it and why it Works 2015, Risk Matters, Spring 2015, “How Vantage Cancer Care Network is Taking On Risk in Specialty Care” 2015, VCCN Value Based Oncology Care, Alabama Cancer Care Fall Quality Conference, Birmingham, Alabama 2016, Health Finance Management Association, Oncology Technology and Oncology Medical Home to manage Cancer Risk in a Value Based World, Memphis, TN 2016, Coalition of Hematology Oncology Physicians, VCCN Value Based Tools to Participate in Risk Base Cancer Carve Outs with Payers, Dallas, TX .
  • 7. Honors and Distinctions: 2010, “Top Doctor in United States” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Consumer Research Council 2006, “Top Doctor in United States” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Consumer Research Council 2006, “Top Doctor in Texas” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Monthly 2005, “Top Doctor in Texas” Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Monthly 2005, “Three Wishes”, Award Recipient, NBC Television Series 1996, “Silver Stirrup” Award, American Cancer Society, for Service and Leadership in Cancer Research 1979,” Outstanding Teaching Faculty” Award, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center 1978, “Outstanding Teaching Faculty” Award, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Science Center