August 19, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Amanda Flores-Witte
aflores@alamedaalliance.org
510-747-6214
Jan McClure
jan@iacunato-mclane.com
888-356-6406(ext. 88)
Pan Brings Depth of Experience in Clinical, Health care Management and Teaching to Position
Alameda, Calif., August 19, 2008 -- Wayne T. Pan, MD, PhD, MBA, has been named chief medical officer (CMO) for the Alameda Alliance for Health. In this role, Dr. Pan will provide leadership and direction for the organization’s medical services programs. His responsibilities will extend from quality improvement and utilization management to disease management and evidence-based medical practice management.“As CMO, Dr. Pan will make sure that the Alliance consistently delivers managed care services in a caring way that enhances the health and well-being of our members,” said Ingrid Lamirault, CEO of the Alliance. “Dr. Pan’s breadth of experience in the public and private sectors makes him a perfect fit with our commitment to deliver quality health care services which takes a back seat to our need to meet financial targets. We're thrilled to have someone of his unique experience in the Alliance family.”
Dr. Pan’s health care experience includes clinical, managerial and consulting positions. He was the medical director at the Health Plan of San Mateo prior to coming to the Alliance in 2005 as associate medical director. He left the Alliance in 2007 to join L.E.K. Consulting as a health care consultant. He then served as interim medical director at the San Francisco Health Plan. He rejoined the Alliance in July 2008 as CMO. Dr. Pan has also practiced and taught orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Pan received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University. He was selected for a Medical Scientist Training Program scholarship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he completed his MD and PhD degrees concurrently. He recently graduated from The Wharton School with a Masters of Business Administration and continues to be involved in their executive MBA teaching program at Wharton West as an adjunct assistant professor in marketing. He is active in numerous local organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, mentor programs for the San Jose Unified School District for students interested in the health profession and has participated in sports medicine missions to China.
About the Alliance
Established in 1996, Alameda Alliance for Health is a local, not-for-profit, state-licensed health plan committed to making high quality health care services accessible and affordable to lower income residents in Alameda County. The Alliance is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of its members and currently provides comprehensive health care services to more than 92,000 Alameda County residents through programs that include Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, Alliance Group Care and its Medicare Advantage Plan, Alliance CompleteCare.
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