Every four years, Minnesota Physician Publishing compiles a list of the 100 most influential health care leaders in Minnesota. Readers of Minnesota Physician are invited to nominate colleagues whose outstanding work in health care should be acknowledged in a special issue of the newspaper.
The University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business is proud to recognize the 15 alumni, faculty and advisors honored in the August 2008 edition of this prestigious list. These and the others profiled in the list were chosen because they exemplified the spirit of inspiration and leadership across the spectrum of clinical care, health care policy, research and management.
John Allen, MD, Health Care UST MBA ’01
Medical Director for Quality, MN Gastroenterology; Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Board Chairman
Mary Brainerd, UST MBA ’79
President & CEO, HealthPartners
Julie Brunner, JD, Health Care UST MBA Advisory Board member
Executive Director, MN Council of Health Plans
Charles Fazio, MD, MS, Physician Leadership College faculty
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Medica
Carol Grabowski, MD, Physician Leadership College ’06
Medical Director of Radiation and Oncology, Abbott Northwestern Hospital- Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
Allen Horn, MD, Health Care UST MBA ’05
President, CentraCare Clinic
Phillip Kibort, MD, Executive UST MBA ’98, Physician Leadership College faculty
Chief Medical Officer & VP of Medical Affairs, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Robert Meiches, MD, UST MBA ’93, Physician Leadership College faculty
CEO, Minnesota Medical Association
Margaret Perryman, FACHE, UST MBA ’78
President & CEO, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Peter Person, MD, Health Care UST MBA ’99, Physician Leadership College faculty
CEO, SMDC Health System and Essentia Health
Terence Pladson, MD, FACPE , Health Care UST MBA ’99
President & CEO, CentraCare Health System
Jeffrey Schiff, MD, Health Care UST MBA ’05
Medical Director for Minnesota Health Care Programs, MN Dept. of Human Services
Jon Thomas, MD, Health Care UST MBA ’01
President, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialty Care of MN
Michael Trangle, MD, Physician Leadership College, ’00
Vice President of Medical Affairs, Regions Hospital, HealthPartners
David Wessner, MHA, Health Care UST MBA Advisory Board member
President & CEO, Park Nicollet Health Services
The University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business educates students and working professionals to become effective, ethical business leaders and to be constructive contributors to society. Through undergraduate and graduate degree programs, executive training, and professional development the Opus College of Business provides a relevant, personal education to help students achieve their personal and professional goals.
