Michael Siegel, M.D. named acting chief medical officer of Health Net.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 1996--Health Net, California's second largest health maintenance organization (HMO), today named Michael Siegel, M.D. acting chief medical officer (CMO). Dr. Siegel will assume the CMO's duties immediately. Dr. Siegel has held senior medical management positions with Health Net since July 1992, most recently as vice president, Medical Affairs for Southern California. Prior to Health Net, Dr. Siegel was a practicing physician in the Los Angeles area, specializing in pediatrics and pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. oncology. He was also assistant medical director of the Hawthorne Community Medical Group in Hawthorne, CA. Dr. Siegel graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . He received his medical degree from Tufts University, Boston, MA. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. Dr. Siegel completed his residency training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. "CHOP" has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine in recent years. and at the University of California, San Francisco . He is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission School of Medicine. Health Net is the largest subsidiary of Health Systems International, one of the largest health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in the United States. It serves more than 1.9 million full-risk HMO and Administrative Services Only (ASO) members in nine states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Washington. It also owns Preferred Health Network, Inc. (PHN), a preferred provider organization pre·ferred provider organization n. Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan. (PPO) network with 4.8 million members in 36 states. For five years in a row, HSI or QualMed, Inc., a predecessor company to HSI, has been included on Fortune Magazine's list of America's 100 fastest growing companies. CONTACT: Health Net, Woodland Hills David Olson, 818/719-6978 |
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