Newswise — ALEXANDRIA, VA-The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the new officers of its Board of Directors, to begin their tenure in January 2012. The Board of Directors represents the leadership of some of AMGA’s most prominent member medical groups.
Chair: Robert E. Nesse, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic Health SystemChair Elect: Michael W. Bukosky, M.S.H.a, FACMPE, Chief Executive Officer, University of Louisville PhysiciansSecretary: Howard B. Graman, M.D., FACP, Chief Executive Officer, PeaceHealth Medical GroupTreasurer: Linda Leckman, M.D., FACS, Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare; Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Medical GroupAt-Large Member: Donn E. Sorensen, M.B.a., FACMPE, Chief Operating Officer, MercyImmediate Past Chair: Scott D. Hayworth, M.D., FACOG, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mount Kisco Medical GroupPresident and Chief Executive Officer: Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., CAE, American Medical Group Association
Robert E. Nesse, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic Health SystemDr. Nesse is CEO of Mayo Clinic Health System. He currently serves as a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees, as well as the Mayo Health System Board of Directors. Since joining Mayo Clinic Rochester in 1980, Dr. Nesse has been active in education as the residency program director for family practice (1984-1990) and was vice chair of the Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine from 1990 to 1996. Previous to his current position, he was President and CEO of Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, a member of Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dr. Nesse was a member of the John Deere Clinic Development Committee and was on the steering committee which developed the Institute for Clinical Systems Integration in Minneapolis. He served on the ICSI Board from 1993 to 2003. In 1996, Dr. Nesse joined the Mayo Clinic Rochester Board of Governors and served as Vice Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2003. He has served as chair of the strategic plan coordination for Mayo Clinic Rochester and as a member of the Board of Mayo Management Services Inc. and Mayo Collaborative Services Inc. In October 2003, the American Academy of Family Physicians selected him as the Robert Graham Physician Executive of the Year. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Nesse received his B.a. degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and attended the Wayne State University School of Human Medicine, receiving his M.D. degree. his residence training was at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan and he is board-certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Nesse is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Mayo Medical School.
Michael W. Bukosky, M.S.H.a., FACMPE, Chief Executive Officer, University of Louisville PhysiciansMr. Bukosky has more than 30 years of strategic and operational experience in the healthcare industry. He has served in senior leadership roles in some of the nation’s largest and most prestigious multispecialty group practices. Currently he serves as CEO at University of Louisville Physicians, the clinical practice association for the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky. among the responsibilities of his position, he serves as the senior business leader; manages the integration of the PSCs into a unified, collaborative and highly effective faculty group practice; develops new organizational, management and operations structures; and builds the processes and supporting infrastructure required for an integrated group practice. Prior to this position, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, at the Carle Clinic Association. Prior to joining Carle Clinic Association in 2001, he served as Executive Director for Scott and White Clinic in Temple, Texas. while there, Bukosky was responsible for day-to-day operations for the entire clinic and led group practice acquisition and development strategy which significantly expanded the clinic’s service area. mr. Bukosky received his B.S. in Business Administration from King’s College and his Master of Science degree in Healthcare Administration from Southwest Texas State University. He is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Group Practice Administrators, a member of the Medical Group Management Association, and has been a contributing member of AMGA’s Public Policy Committee. An active community member, mr. Bukosky has served in numerous leadership roles on the City of Temple Capital Improvement Task Force, Leadership Temple, Central Texas Youth Softball and Ralph Wilson Youth Club. He has served as the president of Temple Junior College Foundation, Vice Chair of Governmental Affairs for the Temple Chamber of Commerce and Adjunct Professor at Southwest Texas State University.
Howard B. Graman, M.D., FACP, Chief Executive Officer, PeaceHealth Medical GroupDr Graman is CEO of PeaceHealth Medical Group, a 700-provider multispecialty group with operations in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. He is helping to lead the transformation of a 9-hospital healthcare system with regionally distinct medical groups into a single medical group with closer integration into the hospital system. for the 5 years prior to this position, he served as Chair of Primary Care and Regional Medicine at Carilion Clinic, in Roanoke, VA, as an integral part of Carilion’s senior management team. there he was engaged in transforming a traditional hospital system with employed physicians into a physician-led multispecialty “Clinic Model” organization. before being recruited to Carilion, Dr Graman was at Cleveland Clinic where he served in roles as Medical Director of Cleveland Clinic Strongsville, a family health and surgery center and then as Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston. Dr Graman joined The University of Vermont as a clinician educator in the division of general internal medicine in 1978 after completing his residency at the University of Michigan and serving 2 years in a medical shortage area as part of the National Health Service Corps. at UVM, his focus was in practicing and teaching medicine with a specific academic interest in the doctor-patient relationship. He helped create and taught in UVM medical school’s interviewing course and was instrumental in bringing the use of videotaped interactions into residency training. Dr. Graman has also trained physicians nationally to teach interviewing skills in their respective institutions and has served as a consultant for several large medical groups by providing seminars to their employed physicians on doctor-patient communication skills as a Fellow of the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare.
Linda Leckman, M.D., FACS, Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare; Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Medical GroupDr. Leckman is Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare and Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Medical Group. she has been with Intermountain Healthcare since 1996 where, as chief executive officer of the medical group, she is responsible for clinical practices of 770 employed primary and secondary care physicians, including approximately 2950 support staff. Other services include pharmacies, occupational medicine, urgent care and retail based clinics. Dr. Leckman is also responsible for the development of system-wide programs of “best practice” in regard to community-based clinical care delivery in primary care, behavioral health, and oncology. Prior to joining Intermountain Healthcare, Dr. Leckman was a general surgeon in private practice at Alta View and Cottonwood Hospitals in Utah. Professional associations have included the AMA, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Association of Women Surgeons, American College of Physician Executives and the Utah State Physicians Licensing Board (1995-2004). Dr. Leckman received a B.a. In history from the Texas Christian University and her M.D. from the University of New Mexico.
Donn E. Sorensen, M.B.a., FACMPE, Chief Operating Officer, Mercy ClinicMr. Sorensen is Chief Operating Officer at Mercy Clinic, which has 28 hospitals and 1,400 physicians in several states, including Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. He was formerly Executive Vice President of St. John’s Health System in Springfield, Missouri. He joined St. John’s Health System in January 2000 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. John’s Clinic, a 470 physician multispecialty group practice in Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. mr. Sorensen began his career in healthcare at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also served as the Administrator, Secretary/Treasurer of the Center for Urological Treatment and Research in Nashville, Tennessee; Administrator of the Ochsner Clinic of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Vice President of Practice Operations for Premier Practice Management, Inc. in San Diego, California. He has been published in the Missouri Medicine Journal, Physician Executive, and twice in the Medical Group Management Association Connexion. mr. Sorensen is a member of the American Medical Group Association; a member and fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. He is an advocate and supporter of AMGA serving on the Board of Directors, and Past Chair of the AMGA CAO/COO Council. his dedication to the Springfield community has been and is currently demonstrated by his leadership and involvement in various organizations such as: The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors; Missouri State University – Mountain Grove, Advisory Board; Missouri State University, Adjunct Professor, School of Business; Junior League of Springfield, Advisory Board; Springfield Public Schools Foundation, Board of Directors; Sigma Iota Epsilon, Zeta Lambda Chapter, The Kitchen Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors; and Make a wish Foundation, Board of Directors
Scott D. Hayworth, M.D., FACOG, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mount Kisco Medical GroupDr. Hayworth has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG), a 270-physician multispecialty medical group, since 1996. Prior to joining MKMG in 1988, he was Chief Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Hayworth is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In addition, he is Head of the Board of Directors of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester; a member of the Foundation Board of Northern Westchester Hospital; and President and a member of the Board of Directors of Bedford Physicians’ Risk Retention Group. his many other organizational leadership roles include being Chairman for District II of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of ACOG’s national executive board; serving as one of nine physicians on the national advisory board for Aetna Insurance; and serving as a Senior Advisor at Arsenal Capital Partners. He has served on the Board of Directors of Community Mutual Savings Bank and as a Consulting Editor for Contemporary OB/GYN . his writings have been published in various medically-related magazines. Dr. Hayworth received his a.B. in Biology from Princeton and received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1984. Honors include “Best Doctor” listings in New York and Westchester magazines, the Best Doctors in America publication, and America’s top Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Hayworth was the 2002 recipient of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District Service Award.
Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., CAE, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Medical Group AssociationDr. Fisher is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). Dr. Fisher has been CEO of the organization (formerly the American Group Practice Association, Inc.) since October 1980. Dr. Fisher also serves as Chairman of the Board of AMGA’s subsidiary Anceta, a health informatics company engaged in the development and utilization of a national data warehouse comprised of comprehensive, longitudinal patient healthcare information. Other AMGA-related offices include the Secretary of the American Medical Group Foundation and President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Medical Group Corporation. Prior to becoming the CEO of AMGA, Dr. Fisher served as the first Executive Director of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Fisher is very active in other organizations, in particular those dealing with health care. He serves as immediate past chair and a member of the Board of Directors of the American International Health Alliance; a member of the American Association of Medical Society Executives; a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives; and a member of the American Society of Association Executives. He was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Alliance Bank. Dr. Fisher earned a B.S. in Biology/Chemistry from Millsaps College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Anatomy from the School of Medicine of the University of Mississippi. He is a Certified Association Executive as designated by the American Society of Association Executives.
The American Medical Group Association represents medical groups, including some of the nation’s largest, most prestigious medical practices, independent practice associations, and integrated healthcare delivery systems. AMGA’s mission is to improve health care for patients by supporting multispecialty medical groups and other organized systems of care. More than 117,000 physicians practice in AMGA member organizations, providing healthcare services for 110 million patients in 49 states (nearly one in three Americans). Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AMGA is the strategic partner for these organizations, providing a comprehensive package of benefits, including political advocacy, educational and networking programs, publications, benchmarking data services, and financial and operations assistance. amga.org
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