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WHO WE ARE - DR. PETER SPITZER

Peter brings together a distinguished career in medicine, healthcare, IT and business — skills and expertise which he has applied to manage and advise numerous leading firms in medical technology.

Peter has a real-life perspective that comes from operational experience in a number of senior positions as GM, CIO, CTO, and CSO. He understands the customer role from his work at Texas Children’s Hospital as well as the provider role from his tenure at Aspeon, Dendrite International, Ameritech Healthcare, and American Medical International.

Peter’s counsel has been sought by healthcare leaders such as Glaxo-SmithKline, Eclipsys, WellPoint, ProtoCare Sciences, UniHealth America, Dendrite International, and InfoMedics, as well as divisions focused on healthcare of Ameritech, Sybase, IBM, and AT&T. Peter has helped them develop systems for electronic medical records, healthcare administration, and enterprise management, which are in use around the country.

Recognized as a leader in healthcare technology, Peter has chaired the Medical Informatics Forum for the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), founded and chaired several committees for Health Level 7, contributed to the Institute of Medicine's Computer-Based Patient Record Study, Computer-based Patient Record Institute, and AHRQ.

Peter received his M.D. degree with honors from Harvard Medical School as the youngest member of his graduating class. He also holds an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, an MBA from UCLA, and a BS in Bioelectrical Engineering from MIT. He is a Fellow of the Health Information Management and Systems Society and a recipient of the HIMSS Clinical Systems Award. An actual native of Transylvania, Peter lives in the Los Angeles area, where he enjoys tennis and science fiction.

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