"We are privileged to have an accomplished healthcare leader, who bringsto our organization a wealth of experience and specific expertise in themanaged care industry," says Michael A. Muchnicki, President and ChiefExecutive Officer of Touchstone Health. "I am extremely pleased that Dr.London has chosen to continue his career at Touchstone Health, where he canput his vast knowledge to work for our members."
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In his new role, Dr. London will be responsible for the corporateoversight of the medical management strategy and medical policies ofTouchstone Health. "I look forward to working with the team at TouchstoneHealth to provide excellent service for our physician network and ourmembers," says Dr. London. "Touchstone Health has played a positive role inthe New York market and I look forward to furthering the growth anddevelopment of the company."
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Dr. London has broad managed care experience, having served as CorporateVice President of Quality and as Vice President of Medical Management atOxford Health Plans of NY/NJ/CT during Oxford's successful corporateturnaround. Most recently, Dr. London was Vice President and Medical Directorof Flagship Global Health, a physician-founded, membership-based internationalcompany whose core business is the delivery of medical quality. Dr. Londonalso served at the Lenox Hill Hospital as acting Chief Medical Officer and asVP/Medical Director of the Lenox Hill Healthcare Network.
In recognition of his extensive consulting experience, Dr. London wasrecently named Executive of the Year (2008-2009) in healthcare consulting byCambridge Who's Who.
Before becoming a physician executive, Dr. London had extensive clinicaland academic research experience. He graduated from Cornell University with aB.A. in History and he earned his M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.After completing his internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian MedicalCenter, Dr. London did post doctoral research in renal physiology and aclinical nephrology fellowship at Yale University. Dr. London holds an M.B.A.from Columbia University and is board certified by the American Board ofInternal Medicine.
About Touchstone Health
Touchstone Health, headquartered in New York City, is an HMO focused onthe Medicare market. Touchstone Health currently has 11,000 Medicarebeneficiaries in the Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Orange, Westchester,Broome, Chenango, Delaware & Onondaga counties. Benefits are available toanyone enrolled in both Medicare Part A and B and continue to pay theirMedicare applicable premiums.
Touchstone Health is a privately held company owned and advised by, amongother investors, Lehman Brothers Venture Capital, Essex Woodlands HealthVentures and Steven Wiggins. The company was founded in 1998 by a group of
neighborhood physicians to bring personalized health care to New York.Touchstone Health prides itself on its local focus and customer service.
For more information about Touchstone Health, please visit the company'swebsite at www.touchstone-health.com .Contacts: Jill M. Tobin Touchstone Health HMO, Inc. 14 Wall Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-294-6996 [email protected] Rene Macapinlac Touchstone Health HMO, Inc. 14 Wall Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10005 212-294-1647 [email protected]
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