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Satori World Medical has built a team of expert Board Certified physicians who are recognized leaders in their sub-specialty field. Together with our Chief Medical Officer, Satori’s Medical Quality Advisory Board continuously monitors and evaluates clinical procedures and guidelines to ensure that Satori Global Network™ hospitals and physicians follow our established Standards of Excellence.
Charles M. Cutler, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Cutler recently retired from the position of Chief Medical Director for National Accounts at Aetna where he was responsible for the clinical strategy and clinical sales team that serves Aetna’s largest customers. In that role he developed new programs to meet the needs of self insured plan sponsors, such as a medical tourism pilot program. Prior to assuming this role, Dr. Cutler was the National Medical Director for Quality and Clinical Integration at Aetna, responsible for national quality strategy, accreditation, patient safety activities, quality measurement and improvement, and integrating clinical activities across Aetna’s portfolio of products (medical, dental, disability, behavioral health and pharmacy). He also provided clinical leadership for quality related programs, such as pay for performance and selective provider networks. He served on Aetna’s Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force, the NCQA Standards Committee, and the Ambulatory Quality Alliance.
He was previously the Chief Medical Officer at the American Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC, and was responsible for clinical aspects of health care policy, chronic disease initiatives, development of collaborations of health plans and other stakeholders to improve quality of care. There, he led national initiatives to improve chronic disease care including partnerships with professional organizations and the development of local partnerships with health plans, medical societies and public health organizations. He provided clinical and health plan operations guidance to staff responding to and drafting health care legislation on the federal and state level. At AHIP he served on Aetna’s external advisory committee on race and ethnic disparities. He has served on the editorial boards and published a number of articles in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Cutler has extensive experience in all phases of health care operations, health plan benefit design and administration, health care policy, and managing relationships between health plans, employers, regulators, physicians, physician organizations and other health care constituencies having served in senior leadership positions in various health care organizations, including Prudential HealthCare, Harvard Community Health Plan of New England, Rhode Island Group Health Association and has previously served on NCQA’s Committee on Performance Measurement.
David G. Jaimovich, M.D.
Dr. Jaimovich is the President and Founder of Quality Resources International. As the former Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for International Accreditation Services for Joint Commission Resources (JCR) and Joint Commission International (JCI), Dr. Jaimovich realized the need to develop quality and performance improvement programs and patient safety initiatives as they relate to accreditation and improving the safety of patients in the hospital setting. He has overseen the development of these programs worldwide, and has worked closely with governments and healthcare agencies on 5 continents. His particular interest is in physician engagement of patient safety and quality in the hospital environment. He has presented at many state, national, and international meetings on such topics as performance improvement, accreditation operations, standards development and disaster preparedness. In addition, he has published numerous books and articles, and written chapters on Pediatrics, Transport Medicine, Healthcare Quality and Standards.
Dr. Jaimovich is a board-certified pediatric specialist. After receiving his medical degree from University Autonoma de Guadalajara Medical School, Dr. Jaimovich completed his pediatric fellowships at Rush Medical College Division of Critical Care and Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Jaimovich is an associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois, and an honorary professor of Pediatrics at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where he received the 1999 Gold Medal for Clinical Excellence in the Medical Field. He serves as co-chair of the Bioterrorism Pediatric Task Force for the Illinois Department of Emergency Medical Services. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2004 Ron W. Lee, M.D. Excellence in Pediatric Care Award, and the Top Doctors of Chicago Award for years 2001 through 2004 and Top Doctors in America in 2005.
John G. Finkenberg, M.D., A.A.O.S. Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery
Dr. John Finkenberg received his MD degree at the University of California Los Angeles, did his Orthopedic Residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and his Spine Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland under Dr. J. Kostuik (President, North American Spine Society) and Dr. R. Davis and has had a distinguished career in Orthopedics and Spine Surgery in San Diego. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and has Fellowship Training in Advanced Spinal Reconstruction Surgery. Dr. Finkenberg has had numerous honors and awards, research grants, extensive publications and several inventions and patents in the field of Orthopedics.
Leland B. Housman, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C. Specialty: Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Leland Housman received his MD degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, did his General Surgery Residency at the University of California San Diego, his Fellowship in Cardiopulmonary Surgery at the University of Oregon Medical School under Dr. Albert Starr, and has had a long and distinguished career in Cardiac Surgery in San Diego. He is Board Certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Surgeons and the International Cardiovascular Society. Dr. Housman is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical School and has an impressive and extensive list of awards and publications.
Louis J. Levy, M.D., A.A.O.S. Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Louis Levy received his MD degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, did his Orthopedic Surgical Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas and has had a long and distinguished career in Orthopedic Surgery in San Diego. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, the California Orthopedic Association and the Western Orthopedic Association. Dr. Levy has held numerous leadership positions and is a published researcher and clinical investigator.
Jeffrey K. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.P. Specialty: Cardiology, Invasive/Interventional
Dr. Jeffrey Williams received his MD degree from Hahnemann University, did his Residency in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital, San Diego, his Fellowship in Cardiology at Mercy Hospital and has had a distinguished career in the practice of invasive/interventional cardiology in San Diego and as Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSD Hospital/Medical Center. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and certified by ABIM in Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Williams is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and is a published researcher.
Michael Buskirk, D.D.S. Specialty: Dentistry
Dr. Michael Buskirk received his D.D.S. degree at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and is in private practice of General Dentistry in La Mesa, California. He has been Dental Director of Sycuan Dental Clinic, Mercy Dental Clinic and on Dental Staff of Scripps Hospital and Mercy Hospital, San Diego. He is a member of the San Diego County Dental Society, the California Dental Society, the American Dental Society and the San Diego Implant Mini-Residency Study Club.
José Ramiro López, M.D. Specialty: Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Dr. J.R. López received his M.D. degree from the Military Medical School, Lomas de Sotelo, Mexico D.F., did his Internal Medicine Residency at Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens/Cornell University Affiliated in New York, his Cardiology Fellowship at Saint Francis/Catholic Medical Center Long Island, New York and has had a distinguished career in the practice of internal medicine and cardiology. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and co-founder and Medical Director of Access Baja, first USA/Mexico HMO based in the US to be licensed by the State of California. Dr. López has presented at many conferences, received many awards and has been frequently heard on the radio and TV programs “Medicina del Milenio.”
For more information on Satori’s Quality Assurance Program™, please contact our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ron Johnson at r.johnson@satoriworldmedical.com
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