Obesity with Associated Comorbidities Steering Committee
Louis Aronne, MD, PC
Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Program Cornell University Christopher Coloian Senior Vice President, Health Services Health Dialog Robert Crocker, MD Chief Medical Officer American Specialty Health Erin Darling Director & Counsel, Public Policy Merck & Co. Inc. Morgan Downey Executive Vice President The Obesity Society Christine Ferguson, JD Director STOP Obesity Alliance Donald Fetterolf, MD Trina Histon, PhD Project Director, Weight Management Initiative Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD Associate Director for Cardiovascular Health Policy and Research National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Harlan Levine, MD Principal Towers Perrin Iris Mabry Senior Advisor, Obesity Initiatives Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Douglas Metz, MD Chief Health Services Officer & Clinical Director American Specialty Health Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH Adjunct Faculty Harvard School of Public Health Gordon Norman, MD, MBA Executive Vice President, Science & Innovation Alere
William Popik, MD
Independent Health Care Consultant Jim Purvis Vice President, QuitNet Healthways Inc. Bruce Pyenson, FSA, MAAA Principal & Consulting Actuary Milliman Jean Range, MS, RN, CPHQ Executive Director, Disease-Specific Care Certification The Joint Commission Susan Riley Michael R. Rosnick, MD Director, Clinical Affairs OptumHealth Care Solutions Tehseen Salimi, MD, MHA Medical Director, Managed Care sanofi-aventis Sarah Sampsel, MPH Assistant Director, Quality Measurement National Committee for Quality Assurance Christobel Selecky Chief Executive Officer LifeMasters Supported SelfCare Inc. Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH Senior VP & Chief Medical Officer Healthways Inc. Jaan Sidorov, MD, chair Sidorov Health Solutions Inc. Victor G. Villagra, MD, FACP President Health & Technology Vector Inc Jerry Vuocolo Director of Healthcare Systems Strategy & Planning Merck & Co. Inc. Dennis White Senior Vice President, Value-Based Purchasing National Business Coalition on Health Obesity with Associated Comorbidities Workgroup
Sharon Arneson
Manager, Health Care Services Regence Blue Shield of Idaho Naomi Braun, MPH, MSW Manager, Content Development HealthMedia Inc. David Brumley, MD, MBA Medical Director Health Management Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Janet Calhoun Vice President, Sales HMC Umar Chouhdry sanofi-aventis Ann Dana Senior Account Executive HMC Erin Darling Director & Counsel, Public Policy Merck & Co. Inc. Fran Donovan Senior Clinical Solutions Developer Silverlink Communications Helene Forte, RN, MS, PAHM VP, Medical Operations, Commercial Division APS Healthcare Inc. Sharon Glave Frazee, PhD VP, Health Informatics & Research Take Care Health Systems Cynthia Hallam Divisional Director, Care Management Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Trina Histon, PhD Project Director, Weight Management Initiative Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute
Keith McGuinness, MS, CPA
President & CEO CalorieKing Wellness Solutions, Inc. Douglas Metz, MD Chief Health Services Officer & Clinical Director American Specialty Health Elaine Mischler, MD Chief Executive Officer Mischler Consultants, LLC Julie Morial, MD Medical Director Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Andy Perez, MD VP, Medical Integrity Healthways Inc. James Pope, MD, FACC Chief Operating Officer Healthways Inc. Patricia Roberts Healthways Inc. Tehseen Salimi, MD, MHA Medical Director, Managed Care sanofi-aventis Sarah Sampsel, MPH Assistant Director, Quality Measurement National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH, chair Senior VP & Chief Medical Officer Healthways Inc. Jaan Sidorov, MD, FACP, CMCE Sidorov Health Solutions, Inc. Karla Strange Mercy Service Manager St. John's Mercy Hospital Chris Wilhide, PhD Director, Clinical Program Development Nationwide Better Health |