Health care who's who.

televised in more than 300 hospitals nationwide. He currently serves as a member of the American Medical Association's Doctors' Advisory Network. He was recently identified by the National Law Journal as one of the leading managed care attorneys in the U.S. and by California Law Business as one of the leading health care attorneys in the U.S.

ROBERT ROSENFIELD Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Century City [phone] Age: 51 Resident of: Los Angeles CHARLES ADAMS Chairman, CEO & President, Chad Therapeutics Inc. Chatsworth [phone] Age: 67 Resident of: Thousand Oaks Native of: Teague, Texas Education: B.A., Baylor University, Waco, Texas (1949); B.S., Baylor University, Waco, Texas (1950)

Adams is the top executive of a medical device manufacturer that specializes in respiratory care products. He has been in the health care industry for 43 years. Prior to joining Chad Therapeutics, he was with Riker Laboratories, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, for 27 years and was vice president, general manager or president for 15 of those years. He was also director of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association for 10 years.

DANIEL ADAMS CEO & President, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Whittier [phone] Age: 51 Resident of: Fullerton Native of: Woodstock, Ill. Education: M.B.A., California State University, Fullerton (1972)

Adams is chief executive officer of this hospital facility located in the eastern portion of Los Angeles County.

H. STEVEN AHARONIAN CEO & President, Facey Medical Foundation Mission Hills [phone] Age: Declined to state Resident of: Northridge Native of: Northridge Education: B.S., American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1966); M.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon (1970)

Aharonian has been medical director of Facey Medical Group since 1985. He has been assistant clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles since 1976.

GLORIA AUSTIN Regional Vice President, FHP Inc. Cerritos [phone] Age: 40 Resident of: Irvine Native of: Salt Lake City Education: B.S. in business management, Pepperdine University, Malibu (1986); Executive M.B.A., University of California at Irvine (1990)

Austin is responsible for FHP's health plan management for Los Angeles and Orange counties -- serving more than 35,000 members. She is a member of the USC Board of Advisors for the School of Public Administration Health Services.

DOUGLAS BAGLEY Executive Director, North/East Network Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 48 Resident of: Santa Monica Native of: Los Angeles Education: B.S., University of California at Los Angeles (1968); M.S., University of California at Los Angeles (1970)

Bagley is the administrator of personal health services for the northern half of Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, High Desert Hospital, four comprehensive health centers, 22 public health centers and two rehabilitation centers. Bagley oversees facilities with a combined annual operating budget of more than $1 billion and a combined staff of some 13,000 employees. He has been a manager for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for 24 years. He has been a board member and officer of many national and local professional organizations, including the American College of Healthcare Executives, National Association of Public Hospitals, California Association of Public Hospitals, Hospital Council of Southern California and National Public Hospitals and Health Institute.

JEFFREY BARBAKOW Chairman & CEO, National Medical Enterprises Inc. Santa Monica [phone] Age: 50 Resident of: Montecito Native of: Los Angeles Education: B.S., San Jose State University (1966); M.B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1968)

Barbakow's principal missions are to establish corporate strategic direction, enhance shareholder value, protect and develop company assets and provide quality, ethical patient care. Since taking the helm of NME in June 1993, he has formed a new management team that had led a restructuring. One year ago, NME faced potentially billions in legal liabilities and was under federal investigation. His team resolved many of the past problems and repositioned the company. Today, NME is in strong financial condition, has settled most of its significant litigation and all federal investigations. In the process, shareholder value has increased by approximately $2 billion. Barbakow began his career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch on Wall Street in May 1969. In 1972, he was transferred to the West Coast to open Merrill Lynch's first investment banking office in Los Angeles, where he was managing director until 1988. In addition to providing financial advisory services for his clients, he managed debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, special strategic assignments and leveraged buyouts.

JAMES BARBER CEO & President, Center of Health Resources/Hospital Council of Southern California Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 39 Resident of: La Canada Native of: Glendale Education: B.A. in psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1976); M.P.H., University of California at Los Angeles (1979)

Barber is chief executive and president of the Center of Health Resources, the overseeing entity that includes the Hospital Council of Southern California and its related organizations, COHR Inc. and the National Health Foundation. Hospital Council of Southern California is the largest metropolitan hospital trade association in the nation, representing more than 250 members.

PETER BASTONE Corporate Executive Vice President & COO, Daniel Freeman Hospitals Inglewood [phone] Age: 37 Resident of: Calabasas Native of: Chicago Education: B.S. in physiologic psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. (1980); M.B.A. and M.P.H., University of California at Berkeley (1982)

Bastone is head of this 360-bed acute care Catholic hospital in Inglewood. He currently serves on the Hospital Council of Southern California as chairman of its board of directors and its steering committee. He is a member of the Committee on Emergency Medical/Trauma Services for the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems.

He engineered the turnaround of an urban, tertiary-care medical center. Bastone took a $35 billion health care corporation that had lost more than $30 million in eight years and produced a $10 million net margin over the past two years. He was instrumental in developing a comprehensive perinatal services program for the Inglewood community by bringing together Daniel Freeman Hospitals, Great Beginnings for Black Babies and the National Health Foundation.

GERALD BOSWORTH CEO, USC University Hospital Los Angeles [phone] Age: 58 Resident of: Glendale Native of: Los Angeles Education: B.S. in public administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1958); M.P.A., University of Southern California (1972)

Bosworth is responsible for the continued development and operations of a new $157-million academic complex on the University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, which opened May 20, 1991. The complex supports the referral practices of the USC medical faculty, meets community needs for a centrally located tertiary care hospital and provides an additional setting for advanced medical research and teaching. The complex contains a 275-bed tertiary care teaching hospital and diagnostic facilities, and an ambulatory care center. He has been a CEO for 20 years in teaching hospitals. He has opened new teaching hospitals at the University of Southern California and Texas Tech University.

MIRION BOWERS CEO & President, Good Samaritan Hospital Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 59 Resident of: Hancock Park Native of: Bascom, Fla. Education: B.A., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla. (1957); M.D., Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. (1963)

Bowers is head of a 408-bed, tertiary-care facility in downtown Los Angeles.

ROBERT BROOK Director of Health Sciences Program, RAND Santa Monica [phone] Age: 51 Resident of: Pacific Palisades Native of: New York City Education: B.S., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. (1964); M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Md. (1968); Sc.D., Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Md. (1972)

Brook led the Health and Quality Group on the $80-million RAND Health Insurance Experiment, and he was co-principal investigator on the Health Services Utilization Study which developed a method to assess appropriateness of care and then applied it to carotid endarterectomy, coronary angiography and endoscopy. He was also the co-principal investigator on the only national study that has investigated, at a clinical level, the impact of DRG's on quality and outcome of acute hospital care. He was co-principal investigator on a joint activity of 12 academic medical centers, the AMA and RAND, the purpose of which was to develop appropriateness criteria and parameters for the use of procedures. He has received many awards relating to the health care industry.

MAX BROWN Senior Vice President, WellPoint Health Networks Woodland Hills [phone] Age: 50 Resident of: Westlake Village Native of: Austin, Texas Education: B.A., University of Texas, Austin (1965); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley (1971)

Brown is responsible for managing all physician and hospital networks for WellPoint Health Networks. He has been on the Advisory Commission/State of Hawaii; developed the country's first health insurance reform program. He has served in positions with the Texas HMO Association, Hospital Council of Southern California and Health Partners Inc.

ZAN CALHOUN Partner in the Health Care Information Technology Practice, Ernst & Young Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 48 Resident of: Rolling Hills Native of: Los Angeles Education: B.S., California State University, Long Beach (1969); M.B.A., California State University, Long Beach (1972)

Calhoun is responsible for this accounting firm's health care information technology consulting practice in the 13 Western states. He has been a health care information technology consultant for 22 years and has worked on projects in four countries. He has been a guest speaker at numerous Harvard University-sponsored seminars on health care information systems. He also co-founded the first consulting group, now the largest independent health care consulting firm in the United States.

ROBERT CARMEN CEO & President, Southern California Healthcare Network Glendale [phone] Age: 48 Resident of: Glendale Native of: Wellington, Ohio Education: B.S. in occupational therapy, Loma Linda University (1969); M.P.A., University of Colorado, Denver (1986)

Carmen is president of Glendale Adventist Medical Center, a 463-bed acute care teaching hospital; president of White Memorial Medical Center, a 377-bed acute care teaching hospital; and chairman of the board of Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care Services, a 214-bed community hospital. He restructured the three hospitals into the Southern California Healthcare Network. That network has been effective in responding to the highly competitive managed care market through cost reductions and development of an integrated physician/hospital organization. The network is now part of a regional delivery system, Pacific Integrated Healthcare, and a statewide health care network, California Health Network.

As CEO and president of the network, Carmen has responsibilities that include hospital operations, consolidation of services and positioning the network competitively in the Los Angeles managed care market.

WILLIAM CASWELL General Manager, Maxicare Health Plans Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 39 Resident of: La Canada Native of: Pasadena Education: B.A. in economics and B.S. in biology, University of California at Los Angeles (1977); M.B.A. and M.P.H., University of California at Los Angeles (1982)

Caswell is accountable for this statewide federally qualified health plan with more than 113,000 members. His additional duties include Medicare, Medi-Cal, PPO/indemnity and ancillary product lines. He is a leader and innovator of the managed care revolution from medical group, health care systems and health plan perspectives.

DAVID CHERNOF Senior Vice President & Corporate Medical Director, Blue Cross of California Woodland Hills [phone] Age: 58 Resident of: Chatsworth Native of: Chicago Education: A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (1957); M.D., UCLA School of Medicine (1961)

Chernof's overall responsibility is for medical policy, technology assessment, professional relations and quality assurance. He founded NPPPO - the first physician-based PPO in Los Angeles, and SCIPA - the first IPA in the San Fernando Valley. He is also the founding partner of Western Medical Laboratories. Prior to joining Blue Cross in 1991, he was president of Medical Staff Northridge Hospital. He was also president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association in 1990-91, and trustee of the California Medical Association from 1991 to 1994. He was also chairman of the board of California Kids Foundation.

FRANK CLARK Executive Vice President, Los Angeles County Medical Association Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 59 Resident of: Walnut Native of: Denver Education: B.A. in sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1960)

Clark is head of this 8,800-member voluntary association of doctors in all specialties and oversees a staff of 55.

KENNETH CLARK Director, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center West Los Angeles [phone] Age: 44 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Marblehead, Mass. Education: J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1981); M.H.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1975)

Clark is responsible for all aspects of the department of Veteran Affairs' largest medical center: a tertiary referral teaching center with 1,500 beds and providing more than 400,000 ambulatory care visits annually to veterans residing in Southern California and Southern Nevada. He has been in the health care profession for 20 years, serving as health care administrator for eight VA Medical Centers and as deputy director of the VA's Western Region.

THOMAS COLLINS CEO & President, Memorial Health Services Long Beach [phone] Age: 55 Resident of: Long Beach Native of: Long Beach Education: B.A., California State University at Long Beach (1963); M.A., California State University at Long Beach (1964); Ed.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1982)

Collins serves as head of this $600 million (annual revenues) Southern California health care corporation. He is responsible for the operation of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center and serves as chairman of National Healthcare Services, a for-profit managed care corporation also located in Long Beach. He is the founder and first president of National Healthcare Services, which now has $10 million in annual revenues. He developed and secured licenses for two Southern California HMOs, a reinsurance company and a third-party administration agency serving major self-insured employers on a local and nationwide basis. He received a gubernatorial appointment to serve on the Minority Health Profession Foundation.

FRED DEINDOERFER, PH.D. Chairman & President, International Remote Imaging Systems Chatsworth [phone] Age: 65 Resident of: Northridge Native of: Chicago Education: B.S. in chemical engineering, University of Illinois (1951); M.S. in chemical engineering, Columbia University (1954); Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (1962)

Deindoerfer, while vice president of research and development at McGaw Laboratories, then a division of American Hospital Supply Corp., spearheaded the development of hyperalimentation and the most profitable series of intravenous solutions ever developed. He later co-founded International Diagnostic Technology, the world's first producer of commercial immunofluorescent "in vitro" diagnostic kits, acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim. His next and current venture, IRIS, manufactures and sells proprietary cost-saving image analyzing systems for performing microscopy in clinical laboratories. IRIS is the leader in automated urinalysis with the Yellow IRIS urinalysis workstation used in most medical schools nationwide. It is also the only new venture since Medicare prospective payment was introduced in 1983 to successfully bring a major new clinical laboratory instrument to the market, and to survive and become profitable.

CONSUELO DIAZ CEO, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Downey [phone] Age: 49 Resident of: Montebello Native of: Los Angeles Education: B.A. in history, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1966); M.P.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1989)

Diaz is chief executive of an approved teaching hospital, including acute medical/surgical care, an intensive program of rehabilitation services, and skilled nursing facility. The facility is licensed for 727 beds, has a staff of approximately 2,500, and a gross annual operating budget of $224 million. Prior to joining Los Amigos Medical Center, Diaz had various jobs in the health care industry since 1972.

MICHAEL DOBBS Vice President, Los Angeles Market, Aetna Health Plans of California Inc. Century City [phone] Age: 44 Resident of: Redondo Beach Native of: Carlsbad, N.M. Education: B.S., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. (1972)

Dobbs has 22 years of management experience with Aetna. He is a vice president of Aetna Health Plans of California Inc. and a corporate officer of Aetna's parent company. He is responsible for long-range strategy, planning, marketing and operations for Aetna's 650,000 managed care and indemnity members in Southern California. He has developed an integrated marketing and operations staff in Southern California, concentrating since early 1991 on taking the company aggressively into managed care and HMO delivery systems. His early background includes management of Aetna's HMO, PPO and indemnity operations in the greater Washington, D.C. area. He was involved for five years in the planning and design of provider networks to support Aetna's programs there.

ED EBERHARD Vice President of Sales for Southern California, Foundation Health Corp. Long Beach [phone] Age: 35 Resident of: Newport Beach Native of: Downey Education: Bachelor's degree in Germanic languages and political science, University of California at Los Angeles (1982)

Eberhard oversees all sales activities related to acquisition and retention of standard commercial and G.A. business. He is currently responsible for sales offices in the Southern California region. He has a strong track record for start-up operations and reorganization efforts in sales and service. He opened the Los Angeles and Orange County offices for Foundation Health Corp. In two years, he advanced that operation from being the lowest- to highest-producing office in the company. Foundation Health and its more than 30 affiliates are leading providers of managed health care benefits to more than 3.2 million individuals.

BERNARD FERRARI Director, McKinsey & Co. Inc. Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 46 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Rochester, N.Y. Education: A.B., University of Rochester, New York (1970); M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, New York (1974); J.D., Loyola University School of Law, Los Angeles (1985); M.B.A., Tulane University School of Business, New Orleans (1986)

Ferrari is the director in the firm and co-head of worldwide health care practice. He serves hospitals, physician group practices, health care financing, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology clients.

CARL FITCH SR. CEO & President, Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills [phone] Age: 52 Resident of: Simi Valley Native of: St. Louis Education: B.S., St. Louis University, St. Louis (1964); M.H.A., Xavier University, Cincinnati (1972)

Fitch is chief executive officer of an acute care hospital and two skilled nursing facilities. Some of his accomplishments include establishing an effective relationship between the medical center's board and its physician, increasing operational effectiveness, and overseeing managed care strategies and hospital financial turnarounds.

JEFFREY FLOCKEN Vice President of the Institutional Services Division, UniHealth America; CEO & President, Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge [phone] Age: 40 Resident of: Northridge Native of: Long Beach Education: B.S., California State University, Northridge (1976); M.P.H., University of California at Los Angeles (1978)

Flocken oversees all health care delivery affiliates in the San Fernando Valley for Burbank-based UniHealth, including strategic planning and total operations for Northridge and Valley hospitals.

REGINALD FRIESEN President & Medical Director, Huntington Provider Group Pasadena [phone] Age: Declined to state Resident of: San Marino Native of: Winnipeg, Canada Education: M.D., University of Manitoba, Canada (1971)

Friesen is president of Huntington Provider Services, which manages a 140,000-member IPA with 600 primary care physicians and 5,000 specialist physicians.

JOHN FUNK CEO & President, PPO Alliance Woodland Hills [phone] Age: 52 Resident of: Westlake Village Native of: Phoenix Education: B.S. in chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, Ore. (1963)

Funk is head of PPO Alliance, one of California's largest preferred provider organizations. In this position, he oversees strategic planning and the company's financial, operations and administrative functions. As CEO and president for seven of the company's 10 years of operation, he has guided its growth and development from a developer of custom provider networks to an organization whose current statewide group health and workers' compensation networks are available to more than 1.3 million Californians. In addition, he has piloted the company's move into more sophisticated managed health care programs, such as EPOs and HMO look-alikes. He is currently a member of the national board of directors of the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations, as well as a past president of that organization's Pacific Chapter.

JAMES GARRISON President, Pacific Federal Insurance Corp. Glendale [phone] Age: 44 Resident of: Glendale Native of: Culver City Education: B.S. in finance, California Coast University, Santa Ana (1989)

Garrison has worked in the insurance industry since 1972. He has been president of Pacific Federal Insurance Corp. since 1990. Prior to joining Pacific Federal, he worked at various companies, including Marsh & McLennan Inc., Saliba/Charter Group Inc., The Planning Corp., Benefit Panel Services and Massachusetts Mutual. He is also a member of various professional organizations.

ROBERT GATES Director of Health Services, Los Angeles County Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 53 Resident of: San Juan Capistrano Native of: San Diego Education: B.A. in government, University of Redlands, Redlands, Calif. (1962); M.P.A., Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. (1963)

Gates is responsible for one of the nation's largest health systems, including six hospitals, six comprehensive health centers and 39 health centers. He is a director of a wide range of public health programs, including environmental health, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment, communicable disease control and AIDS programs.

EDWARD GEEHR Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, UniHealth America Burbank [phone] Age: 45 Resident of: La Canada Flintridge Native of: Syracuse, N.Y. Education: B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. (1971); M.D., Duke University, Durham, N.C. (1976)

Geehr is responsible for quality and outcomes management strategies and information systems at UniHealth America. In addition, he oversees CareAmerica Health Plans and collaborates closely with UniHealth's for-profit divisions to develop and manage primary care and multi-specialty medical group networks. Prior to joining UniHealth in 1990, he served as senior vice president and chief operating officer at Albany Medical Center in New York. He has received appointments as a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Albany Medical College and as an associate clinical professor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He serves on the boards of directors for CareAmerica Health Plans, CliniShare and San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. He is also affiliated with the American Medical Association, Los Angeles County Medical Society, American College of Physician Executives, Wilderness Medical Society and American College of Medical Quality.

ROGER GREAVES Chairman, CEO & President, Health Net Woodland Hills [phone] Age: 57 Resident of: Calabasas Native of: Los Angeles Education: A.B. in social science, California State University at Long Beach (1962)

Greaves oversees a companywide staff serving 2,000 employer groups in 46 counties statewide. He also oversees relationships with 23,000 physicians and 385 hospitals. He joined Health Net in 1982 as president. He directed the company's growth to its current position as the state's second-largest HMO, with 1.2 million members.

VINCENT GUINAN CEO & President, St. Vincent Medical Center Los Angeles [phone] Age: 56 Resident of: Pasadena Native of: New Jersey City, N.J. Education: B.S. in commerce, St. Louis University, St. Louis (1966); Master's degree in hospital administration, St. Louis University, St. Louis (1968)

Guinan is CEO and president of St. Vincent Medical Center, St. Vincent Dialysis Corp. and St. Vincent Foundation. He is past president of California Association of Catholic Hospitals Political Action Committee and is currently CEO and president of St. Vincent Medical Meals-On-Wheels, which serves 1,700 meals per day to home-bound persons.

FRANCES HANCKEL Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach [phone] Age: 49 Resident of: San Pedro Native: Harrisburg, Pa. Education: B.A., Skidmore College, N.Y. (1976); Sc.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. (1985)

Hanckel is responsible for all day-to-day direction of this academic medical center with 30,000 annual admissions and an annual budget of $250 million. Hanckel is responsible for keeping staff, physicians and administration focused on quality and cost-effectiveness. She initiated the Long Beach Roundtable, a coalition of public- and private-sector institutions and professional organizations devoted to reviewing and responding to economic and political aspects of health care reform. She also participated in a Long Beach Chamber of Commerce project to develop a small-employer health insurance package.

PAUL HARGIS Administrator, Shriners Hospital Los Angeles [phone] Age: 46 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Battle Creek, Mich. Education: B.A. in hotel, restaurant & institutional management, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. (1972); M.H.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1975)

Hargis has been the senior administrative officer of a 60-bed, pediatric hospital specializing in free orthopedic and burn care for 13 years and is part of an international system of hospitals. For 14 years, he has been a consultant and surveyor of ambulatory facilities and hospitals throughout the U.S. with a voluntary accreditation organization and on faculty. He is a fellow in American College of Healthcare Executives. He established a comprehensive outreach program in a four-state area and Northern Mexico to provide community-based outpatient care. He also coordinated a $36-million replacement facility while monitoring continued, uninterrupted hospital operations. He spearheaded a patient recruitment program leading to a 300-percent increase in patient utilization over a seven-year period. He was appointed by the governor to the State of California National Child Health Board, on which he served from 1989 to 1993. He is a board member of various foundations supporting child welfare.

CHARLES HARRISON Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co. Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 52 Resident of: Pasadena Native of: Santa Monica Education: B.S., University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1968); M.B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1969)

Harrison is the partner-in-charge of this accounting firm's health care consulting practice for Southern California, Hawaii and Southern Nevada. He has assisted health care organizations for more than 25 years and provided strategic, audit, reimbursement and operational consulting and litigation support to private- and public-sector clients.

WILLIAM HAUG CEO & President, Motion Picture & T.V. Fund Woodland Hills [phone] Age: 45 Resident of: Santa Paula Native of: Topeka, Kan. Education: B.A., Washburn University, Topeka, Kan. (1969); C.A.S., University of Minnesota (1975)

Haug is responsible for overall direction and strategy for health and human services provided to more than 500,000 entertainment industry members.

JANE HURD Partner, Korn/Ferry International Long Beach [phone] Age: 49 Resident of: Long Beach Native of: Trumann, Ark. Education: B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. (1966); M.P.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1981)

Hurd's responsibilities include recruiting top health care executives and physician executives for hospital systems, managed care companies, health care product and service companies, and physician organizations. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, she was chief executive officer of Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. She is past chairman of the Hospital Council of Southern California and the founding board member of Child Health Corp. of America. She is a current board member of Los Angeles Visiting Nurses' Association, Vista Hospital Systems and the Genetics Institute.

W. MARK JASPER President, BPS Healthcare Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 44 Resident of: San Marino Native of: Chicago Education: B.S., Northern Illinois University at Dekalb, Ill., (1971); M.P.H., University of California at Los Angeles (1976)

Jasper is responsible for overall performance of the company's managed health care business. He is scheduled to become chairman of the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations in January 1995.

HUGH JONES Executive Vice President & Regional Manager, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program Pasadena [phone] Age: 53 Resident of: La Canada Native of: Pomona Education: B.A., Central Methodist College, Fayette, Mo. (1963); M.B.A., University of Dallas, Texas (1973); HMO management, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1976)

Jones is responsible for overseeing a medical care program that provides health care to more than 2.1 million members from Bakersfield to San Diego.

RONALD LEE CEO & President, Lee Pharmaceuticals South El Monte [phone] Age: 42 Resident of: San Marino Native of: Downey Education: B.S. and B.A. in finance, University of Denver, Colo. (1973); M.B.A. in finance, Harvard Business School, Boston (1975)

Lee is CEO and president of Lee Pharmaceuticals.

HAL LIEBERMAN CEO & President, HemaCare Corp. Sherman Oaks [phone] Age: 45 Resident of: Camarillo Native of: Brooklyn, N.Y. Education: B.A., City University of New York, New York City (1971); Master in Hospital Administration, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1974)

Lieberman is chief executive officer of a publicly held specialty blood service and blood product company, including blood-based biopharmaceutical research and development. He has a 27-year career in health care facility administration, diagnostic imaging services marketing and sales, specialized medical service corporational management.

J. ROBERT LISET Chairman of the Health Care Department, Musick Peeler & Garrett Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 49 Resident of: Pasadena Native of: Fall River, Mass. Education: A.B., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (1967); J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (1970)

Liset concentrates his practice in the area of administrative litigation involving health care issues, and he has been actively involved in hospital corporate matters. He has placed particular emphasis on health planning, government program reimbursement cases, fraud and abuse investigations, medical staff disciplinary matters, preferred provider organizations and contracting and development of alternate delivery systems. He has spoken both nationally and internationally to health care groups on a variety of topics. He has also served as a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Committees on Policy and Reimbursement, the American Hospital Association Task Force on Health Planning, the Los Angeles County AIDS Task Force and several other committees and boards concerned with the health care industry. He was a lecturer at the UCLA Graduate School of Public Health for seven years.

JAMES LUDLAM Partner, Musick Peeler & Garrett Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 83 Resident of: Pasadena Native of: Portland, Ore. Education: B.A., Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. (1936); LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (1939); J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (1969)

Ludlam is a partner at Musick Peeler & Garrett in the firm's health care department. He has been involved in many health care-related organizations and has received several special awards since 1966.

MICHAEL MADDEN CEO & Administrator, Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank [phone] Age: 51 Resident of: Pasadena Native of: Milwaukee Education: B.S. in psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1966); Master's degree in hospital and health administration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1968); Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston (1985)

Since 1993, Madden has been the administrator and CEO for Saint Joseph Medical Center, a 500-bed acute care facility which also has a 149-bed skilled-nursing facility, an Occupational Health Center and Home Health/Hospice Program. It is the only California health care institution in the Sisters of Providence Health System of Seattle, Wash.

Prior to joining Saint Joseph, he was executive vice president, Central Michigan Region of Sisters of Mercy Health Corp. in Farmington Hills, Mich. from 1985 to 1993. Before that, he was CEO and president of Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital in Detroit from 1979 to 1985; administrator of Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va. from 1976 to 1979; and administrator of Leigh Memorial Hospital in Norfolk, Va. from 1974 to 1976. He is chairman of the Los Angeles Integrated Delivery Network of Catholic Hospitals and a member of the board of directors of the California Association of Catholic Hospitals.

DOUGLAS MANCINO Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Century City [phone] Age: 45 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Cleveland Education: B.A., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (1971); J.D., Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (1974)

Mancino is a partner in this law firm's health department and is responsible for major clients and transactions throughout the U.S. He is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys and vice chairman of the Exempt Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section. He has written many columns, articles and books relating to different aspects of the health care industry.

ROBERT MARGOLIS CEO & Managing Partner, Health Care Partners Medical Group Downtown Los Angeles [phone] Age: 48 Resident of: Rolling Hills Native of: Rolling Hills Education: B.A., Rutgers University, Brunswick, N.J. (1967); M.D., Duke Medical Center, Durham, N.C. (1971)

Margolis, as CEO, has built this medical group from a start-up to one of the largest and most prestigious groups in Los Angeles.

RICHARD MASTALER President, Unilab Corp. Tarzana [phone] Age: 48 Resident of: Rancho Palos Verdes Native of: Miami Education: B.S. in business administration, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. (1968); Master's degree in health care administration, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1972)

Mastaler has 22 years of experience in managed health care, including involvements with HMOs, PPOs, indemnity insurance, clinical reference laboratories and hospital administration for both profit and non-profit organizations. He integrated managed care concepts into clinical reference lab settings, restructured marketing and sales operations to penetrate new market segments, integrated automation and new organization to hold down operational costs since becoming president of Unilab this year. He developed Preferred Health Network into the third-largest non-risk managed care company in the nation, with 2.6 million members, while he was CEO and president of that company from 1987 to 1994. He merged that company with QualMed to form a multi-product managed care company. In addition, he managed QualMed Health & Life Insurance Co. as president from its purchase to a fully licensed insurer in 34 states with multi-product capability. Mastaler also helped found and develop the Managed Care Division for Human Inc., which now generates $1.5 billion in annual revenues and has more than 1.4 million members. He managed large hospital health care organizations at the executive level for 11 years, working closely with the medical staffs in program development. He developed CompPro California, an integrated workers' compensation network/managed care company; he founded Managed Health Ventures, Inc., a managed care consulting firm; and he restructured the marketing and sales division of Florida's largest HMO.

JOHN MCDONALD CEO, Mullikin Medical Enterprises Long Beach [phone] Age: 61 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Pittsburgh Education: B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1957); J.D., Western State University, Irvine (1980)

McDonald is CEO of Mullikin Medical Enterprises, a pre-paid health care management company which -- through its ownership of Pioneer Hospital, a fully integrated acute care facility and its affiliates Mullikin Medical Center and Mullikin Independent Physician Association -- organizes and manages medical groups in integrated health care delivery systems which offer professional and institutional health care services.

GENE MCGREVIN CEO & President, Syncor International Corp. Chatsworth [phone] Age: 51 Resident of: Duluth, Ga. Native of: Pittsburgh Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Pittsburgh, Penn. (1965); M.B.A., Wharton Graduate School of Finance & Commerce, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1967)

McGrevin was appointed director, CEO and president in February 1989. Previously, he founded Everest Health Care Inc. in 1987, where as its CEO and president, he concentrated on management consulting and investment opportunities in start-up and growth companies. Prior to that, he was executive vice president and board member of VHA Enterprises Inc. of Dallas, Texas, where he established a long-term strategic direction for the Home Healthcare, Ambulatory Medical Care, Physician Services and Consulting Services businesses. He also held executive positions with Danline Inc. Johnson & Johnson, Citicorp Systems Inc. and Cummins Engine Co. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County.

SHERWIN MEMEL Chairman of the Health Law Department, Manatt Phelps & Phillips West Los Angeles [phone] Age: 64 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Buffalo, N.Y. Education: B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1951); J.D., University of California at Los Angeles (1954)

Memel is chairman of the health law department, which has 11 health care attorneys. He also has responsibility for coordinating numerous other lawyers in other departments who work on health care matters. He has represented health care entities for many years, and is recognized as a founder of and a leading expert in the field of U.S. health law. He has represented a broad cross section of the health care field. He is the founding member and past president of the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, a founding member of the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys, a member of the American Bar Association's Forum Committee on Health Law, a member of the National Health Lawyers Association and of the American Society of Law and Medicine. A former member of the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance, the state licensing entity for physicians and other health personnel, he was its first non-physician president. He taught health law at the University of California at Los Angeles in both the Graduate School of Business Administration and in the School of Public Health. He is currently teaching a legal course at the University of Southern California for the Master's Program in Public Administration. Memel has been in the forefront of assisting health care clients nationwide to cope with the rapidly changing health care business environment. He is working extensively on vertically integrated health care delivery organizations.

FREDERICK MEYER Chief Operating Officer, Southern California Healthcare Systems Pasadena [phone] Age: 55 Resident of: San Marino Native of: Tacoma, Wash. Education: B.A., Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. (1962); M.B.A., San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif. (1969)

Meyer is COO of the parent company of Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, two skilled-nursing facilities, a medical foundation and two for-profit subsidiaries which primarily provide outpatient services and home care. That parent company and its operating subsidiaries have total combined assets of $360 million and combined annual revenues of $310 million. He was president of Methodist Hospital in Arcadia from 1983 to 1985; executive vice president of Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco from 1976 to 1984; chairman of the board of the Hospital Council of Southern California in 1991; and board member of the hospital council from 1987 to 1992.

STEVE MONAGHAN Chief Operating Officer, Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp. West Hills [phone] Age: 42 Resident of: West Los Angeles Native of: Tupelo, Miss. Education: B.S., Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. (1975); M.B.A., Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. (1978)

As chief operating officer, Monaghan is responsible for this corporation's operations in California and Utah.

WALTER MULLIKIN Chairman & President, Mullikin Medical Enterprises Long Beach [phone] Age: 76 Resident of: Artesia Native of: Provo, Utah Education: B.S., University of Utah, Salt Lake City (1941); M.D., University of Utah, Salt Lake City (1945)

Mullikin helps to establish policies for the integration of hospital and physicians to provide high-quality but affordable medical services. He is the former founder and director of Cerritos Valley Bank in Norwalk, founder of Mullikin Medical Centers and Pioneer Hospital and one of the founders and directors of Unified Medical Group Association.

DWIGHT MUSE President, Managed Care Information Systems Inc. Calabasas [phone] Age: 42 Resident of: Newbury Park Native of: Mesa, Ariz. Education: B.S. in accounting, California State University, Northridge (1974); M.B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1993)

Muse is president and chief operating officer of Managed Care Information Systems Inc. He is the founding partner of a developer and marketer of hospital-based executive information and decision support systems. He has more than 17 years experience in health care financial management.

MAKOTO NAKAYAMA CEO & President, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center San Gabriel [phone] Age: 53 Resident of: Torrance Native of: Los Angeles Education: Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1966); M.B.A., Pepperdine University, Malibu (1989)

Nakayama is CEO of this 271-bed acute care hospital. He provided leadership for a major turnaround of the hospital when it was on the brink of defaulting on its bonds. He is affiliated with a major health care system and integrated hospital with physicians.

DAVID NELSON Chief Operating Officer, Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale [phone] Age: 46 Resident of: Glendale Native of: Glendale Education: B.S. in accounting, Pacific Union College, Angwin, Calif. (1970)

Nelson oversees the daily operations of Glendale Adventist Medical Center, a 463-bed major teaching hospital. As the hospital's second-highest-ranking executive, he works closely with the president in planning, formulating policies, developing long-range goals and directing and coordinating additional hospital activities. He has progressive experience in advancing management positions in the health care industry. He has served as a senior health care executive at community hospitals and major medical centers throughout the state, including San Joaquin Community Hospital, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, White Memorial Medical Center and Loma Linda University Medical Center.

CLYDE ODEN JR. CEO & President, Watts Health Foundation Inc. Inglewood [phone] Age: 49 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: San Diego Education: B.S., University of California at Berkeley (1966); MOpt, University of California at Berkeley (1967); O.D., University of California at Berkeley (1968)

Oden has served as CEO and president of Watts Health Foundation since 1979. He is responsible for the overall direction of this large, non-profit comprehensive health care organization which provides services to families in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties. Watts Health Foundation is the parent organization for a number of health services: United Health Plan, a federally qualified HMO with nearly 100,000 members; an inpatient and outpatient substance abuse program, a health education center and a school-based health clinic. Currently, the organization has 850 employees and an annual operating budget that exceeds $200 million. His responsibilities also include organizing and implementing programs designed to improve the health status of the community via a homeless health care program, a comprehensive substance abuse program, two community health centers, a health education center, an adult day health care center, AIDS education project and a school-based health clinic. He is administratively responsible for the day-to-day activities of an ambulatory health care system with a major role in the planning and implementation of its prepaid health plan program, and the development of a federally qualified HMO application. He is also directly responsible for the administrative functions of data processing, marketing, registration and records, consumer relations and plant management operations. He writes grant proposals, contract proposals with federal and state agencies and is chief negotiator for management in the establishment of the first union contract covering 250 employees. He has been involved with many professional health-care related associations.

WILLIAM PARENTE CEO & President, Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center Santa Monica [phone] Age: 52 Resident of: Glendale Native of: Brooklyn, N.Y. Education: A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. (1964); M.P.A, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (1972)

Parente is CEO of this $100 million hospital corporation. He is past chairman of the Hospital Council of Southern California and chairman elect of the California Association of Hospitals & Health Systems.

LINDA PFEFFER President, Aerobics & Fitness Association of America Sherman Oaks [phone] Age: 50 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Flushing, N.Y. Education: A.S. in nursing, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. (1964)

Pfeffer is administrator of this association with more than 60,000 members worldwide, holding 1,600 educational workshops per year and publishing a wide selection of fitness education resources. After 18 years in nursing and management, she founded the association, which has introduced exercise standards and guidelines and professional certification to the unregulated fitness industry. In 1993, she created the AFAA Fitness Practitioner, a new career in preventive fitness.

RONALD PHELPS CEO, Brotman Medical Center Culver City [phone] Age: 48 Resident of: Rancho Palos Verdes Native of: Cut Bank, Mont. Education: B.S. in business administration, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont. (1968); M.B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1969)

Phelps, as CEO, is responsible for operations at this 450-bed facility, strategic planning and implementation of policies and procedures. He led the dramatic turnaround of Brotman Medical Center from its near insolvency to high profitability. He secured a $30-million credit facility for potential hospital acquisition.

THOMAS PRISELAC CEO & President, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center West Los Angeles [phone] Age: 43 Resident of: Los Angeles Native of: Pittsburgh Education: B.A. in biology, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Penn. (1973); Master's of Public Health, Health Services Administration & Planning, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh (1975)

Priselac is CEO and president of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is responsible for leading strategy formulation for action by the board of directors. He is also in charge of overseeing operations for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and its related medical services organizations, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation and Cedars-Sinai Health Services.

BRYAN ROGERS CEO & President, Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Glendora [phone] Age: 37 Resident of: Irvine Native of: Newport Beach Education: B.H.S., Duke University, Durham, N.C. (1983); M.P.H., University of California at Los Angeles (1985)

Rogers held leadership roles with the Hospital Council of Southern California and is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives.

NOAH ROSENBERG Attorney, Rosenberg & Kaplan Beverly Hills [phone] Age: 44 Resident of: Sherman Oaks Native of: New York City Education: B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. (1972); J.D., Loyola University of Los Angeles (1980)

Rosenberg advises physician and hospital clients in all facets of health care law, including, but not limited to, private and governmental third-party payor contracting, development and implementation of alternative health care delivery systems, hospital/physician joint ventures of all types and business and corporate matters. He frequently lectures to hospital, physician and employer groups on diverse subject areas relating to the design, development and administration of alternative health care delivery systems, hospital/physician joint ventures and capitation contracting. He has served as host of the Hospital Satellite Network's "Executive Options," which was