Richard F. Afable.

Richard F. Afable, MD, MPH, FACP, is president and chief executive officer of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, in Newport Beach, Calif., Orange County's only independent, not-for-profit hospital. Hoag is a 409-bed, acute care hospital. Afable previously served as executive vice president and chief medical officer at Catholic Health East, the largest not-for-profit health care system on the East Coast, and was part of their senior management team, which guides the strategic operation and management of the health system. Before joining Catholic Health East, Afable was the founder and president/CEO of Preferred Physician Partners (PPP), a physician practice management company that supported physician groups and provider networks. Prior to hospital administration, Afable was in private practice in Chicago, specializing in internal medicine and geriatrics. Afable received his BS degree from Loyola University in Chicago and an MD from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. He obtained his MPH degree from the University of Illinois School of Public Health and a certificate in business administration from Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

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