Re: YourDoctor.com Management Team
From: Rafael Haciski MD (haciski@earthlink.net)
Wed May 31 21:57:24 2000
Having visited the YourDoctor.com site and read the home page, including the
description:
"We represent virtually every major institution for advanced medicine in the
United States. Together we represent a tremendously influential and
dedicated group of doctors working toward a common goal. YourDoctor.com is
the most ambitious project ever undertaken by the medical community."
only one thought comes to mind:
....resistance is futile....you will be assimilated.....
--
Rafael Haciski, MD FACOG
Gynecology and Infertility Associates
Baltimore, MD
410-825-0020
web......http://www.IVF-MD.com
e-mail..GIA@IVF-MD.com
> From: james connerth <babydoc@apex.net>
> Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 08:05:27 -0500
> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@forum.obgyn.net>
> Subject: YourDoctor.com Management Team
>
> http://yourdoctor.com/management.htm
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> Management Team
>
> Steven Berkowitz President and CEO
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> Steven Berkowitz is an accomplished senior executive who brings exceptional
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> skills and talents to the YourDoctor.com team. He joins YourDoctor directly
> from IDG Books, where he was President and Publisher. Mr. Berkowitz is
> credited with creating, delivering and branding one of the world’s largest and
> most recognized content domains, the Dummies books. Under his guidance, these
> books expanded from alternative technical manuals into required reference
> works on a broad range of topics. Mr. Berkowitz also oversaw the publication
> of the following brands: 3-D Visual, Bible, Cliff Notes, Frommer's, Betty
> Crocker's, Weight Watchers, Webster's New World, and a number of others.
>
> Mr. Berkowitz joined IDG Books (NASDAQ IDGB) in 1994 as chief financial
> officer, quickly rose to chief operating officer, and was made president and
> publisher in 1996. In his five years with IDGB, Mr. Berkowitz led an
> aggressive companywide expansion that increased net revenue from $49.2 million
> in 1994 to $141.5 million in 1998, making IDGB one of the fastest-growing
> publishers in the United States. Mr. Berkowitz led the IDGB executive team in
> its Initial Public Offering during the Spring of 1998, and the company
> outperformed projections for the 6 consecutive quarters up to his joining
> YourDoctor. Mr. Berkowitz also led the recent IDGB acquisition of several
> other well known publications, including Cliff Notes and Frommers. Prior to
> joining IDGB, Mr. Berkowitz was publisher at both MIS:Press and M&T Books,
> which IDGB acquired in 1997. Before that, he held the position of Director of
> Business Planning and Vice President of Finance at MacMillan Publishing
> Company, and Manager of Accounting and Business Planning at Paramount
> Pictures, Inc. Mr. Berkowitz received his degree in accounting from the State
> University of New York, Albany.
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> Under Mr. Berkowitz’s guidance, the entire focus of IDG Books was to create
> and deliver content which enriched people’s lives. This content came directly
> from the most recognized and respected experts, which made it accurate and
> trusted, yet it was presented in a fashion understandable to the layperson.
> With these beliefs and philosophies at the core of the YourDoctor.com project,
> Mr. Berkowitz brings the perfect skill set into play.
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> James G. Norman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Founder, Chairman of the Board
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> Dr. Norman is a well-known and widely respected academic surgeon, heralded as
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> one of America's brightest young medical stars. In 1996, Dr. Norman founded
> EndocrineWeb.com <http://www.endocrineweb.com> , a comprehensive website
> devoted to his specialty, in part to educate doctors and patients about a
> novel surgical procedure he had developed for the treatment of parathyroid
> disease. Over the past three years, the critical success of this site, along
> with Melanoma.net <http://www.melanoma.net> and BreastDoctor.com
> <http://www.breastdoctor.com> , has broadened Dr. Norman's vision and
> crystallized his sense of how patients use the Internet to access healthcare
> information. Today, with more and more patients appearing in doctor's offices
> with inaccurate or misleading information obtained from the Internet, Dr.
> Norman has leveraged his unique skill set and founded YourDoctor.com in an
> effort to bring trusted, accurate healthcare information to patients in all
> areas of medicine direct from its source.
>
> Dr. Norman graduated with highest honors from Oral Roberts School of Medicine
> where he was the president of his class. His recent promotion to full
> Professor at the University of South Florida has made him one of the youngest
> to achieve this rank in the Florida State University system. He holds the rare
> combination of academic appointments in both Surgery and Internal Medicine.
> Prior to his recent departure to run YourDoctor.com, he was the Director of
> Endocrine Surgery and Director of the Pancreas Study Group. He is a member of
> more than 30 medical and surgical societies and has received many honors
> including election to Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. His dedication
> to teaching is apparent by his nomination as "Teacher of the Year" at USF from
> 1991 through 1994. In 1997 he was named "Faculty of the Year". Dr. Norman has
> published more than 200 scientific articles and 15 books and book chapters
> since 1991, and has produced a handful of instructional surgical videos while
> maintaining a very busy clinical practice. He is recognized as one of the
> world' s foremost experts in acute pancreatitis and is recognized worldwide
> for is innovations in parathyroid surgery which is revolutionizing the
> treatment of this disease. He is an invited speaker worldwide on these topics
> and regularly provides peer-review for related articles for dozens of major
> medical journals. Dr. Norman recently led a team of 74 teaching hospitals in
> the U.S., Canada, and Europe in conducting the largest clinical trial ever for
> a new treatment for pancreatic disease. Dr. Norman has received over $2.4
> million in government and industry research grants over the past 5 years,
> which has helped drive one of the most productive research laboratories at his
> university. His research efforts have been awarded 3 U.S. and foreign patents
> with another 6 pending.
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> Robert L. Parry, M.D., F.A.C.S. Vice President, Executive Editor.
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> Dr. Parry, a well recognized pediatric surgeon in Los Angeles, has a keen
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> interest in and a broad knowledge of the rapidly changing field of Internet
> healthcare. He brings a unique engineering, medical and business background,
> combined with an ability to communicate effectively across these disciplines,
> to the YourDoctor.com executive team.
>
> Dr. Parry received a BS degree in electrical engineering and a BA degree in
> biology, with distinction, from Cornell University in 1981 and graduated from
> the Cornell Medical School in 1985. He completed his internship and residency
> in general surgery at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) from 1985 to
> 1993. During that period he also served as a General Medical Officer for the
> United States Marine Corps from 1986 to 1988 and as a surgical research fellow
> at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1990 to 1991. He completed his
> pediatric surgical fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 1996. Dr.
> Parry was Division Head, Pediatric Surgery at NNMC from 1996 to 1998 and was
> deeply involved in the military's telemedicine and electronic medical record
> development during that time. He is a Commander in the United States Navy
> (inactive reserve) and has a number of military decorations including the Navy
> Commendation Medal. Dr. Parry has been involved in numerous healthcare
> Internet projects and business startups since 1993, including being a
> co-founder of Lion Reef Software (Vesalius.com <http://www.Vesalius.com> ) and
> GetStartedHere.com. Dr. Parry is presently an Assistant Professor of Surgery
> and of Cell and Neurobiology at the University of Southern California. He
> teaches gross anatomy to the first year medical students at USC and has been
> recognized by both the students and faculty for his innovative use of
> technology in teaching. His principal clinical interests are in dialysis
> access and renal transplantation in children. He has numerous professional
> publications in both the clinical and technical fields and has lectured to a
> wide variety of audiences both in the United States and abroad. He is an
> active member of the Regents Committee on Informatics for the American College
> of Surgeons and an elected member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor
> society. Dr. Parry is currently on leave from his clinical practice to devote
> all his energies to the YourDoctor.com project.
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> Gordon Segersten. Vice President of Sales
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> Gordon Segersten is a seasoned sales and business development executive who
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> brings his leadership and extensive experience from the healthcare information
> systems sales, marketing and business development arena to the YourDoctor.com
> team. Mr. Segersten has held sales management positions in some of the
> nation’s leading clinical information software companies. He transitions to
> YourDoctor.com directly from Oceania, Inc., a provider of clinical software
> systems to large-scale health care enterprises.
>
> At Oceania, Mr. Segersten most recently led the business development and sales
> activity for the company as Vice President. While at Oceania, Mr. Segersten
> led and guided the team that won the contract with the U.S. Department of
> Defense for use of Oceania products and services throughout the Military
> Health System. Mr. Segersten was also responsible for the product sale that
> led to Oceania winning the prestigious Hammer Award which is bestowed on
> companies that have successfully participated in Vice President Al Gore’s
> National Partnership for Reinventing Government.
>
> Over the years Mr. Segersten has established trusted relationships with key
> executives in some of the largest, most well known health care systems in the
> U.S. His widespread network also includes executives in several of the leading
> companies that serve the healthcare industry and spans extensively into the
> rapidly emerging internet healthcare space.
>
> Mr. Segersten’s philosophy of “always putting the customer first” and
> providing high quality, professional service while building trusting
> relationships has been the cornerstone to his success. Mr. Segersten’s blend
> of sales and business development experience combined with his extensive
> knowledge of the healthcare market and well-established network will offer a
> significant contribution to the YourDoctor.com team’s collective goal calling
> for an aggressive growth plan.
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> Bettina J. Steffen, M.D., Vice President of Business Development
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> Bettina Steffen, MD, is a Business Development executive who brings to
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> YourDoctor.com twelve years experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical
> industries. Dr. Steffen joins YourDoctor directly from Oceania, Inc., a
> provider of clinical information systems to large-scale health enterprises.
>
> At Oceania, Dr. Steffen led efforts in Product Management and Business
> Development. As Director of Business Development for Clinical Research at
> Oceania, Dr. Steffen provided product definition, and secured strategic
> partnerships for this operating unit in its mission to simplify clinical
> trials through information technology. In her Product Management role, Dr.
> Steffen provided leadership for Oceania’s Internet initiative in the clinical
> documentation and electronic patient record market.
>
> Dr. Steffen received her MD from Stanford University Medical School, and
> performed her residency at Stanford University Medical Center. During her time
> at Stanford, Dr. Steffen conducted research on immune trafficking of
> lymphocytes in animal models of CNS infectious and autoimmune diseases.
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> Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Steffen was a consultant with Mercer
> Management Consulting, Inc. In that role, she provided strategic market
> analyses for several pharmaceutical corporations, and developed a product
> strategy for a financial services information technology company.
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> Douglas S. Reintgen, M.D., F.A.C.S. Executive Editor - Oncology.
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> Dr. Reintgen is one of the true leaders of American medicine and is among the
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> best-known cancer experts in the U.S. For the past 10 years he has served as
> the Program Leader of the Cutaneous Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center,
> and Professor of Surgery at the University of South Florida. Moffitt Cancer
> Center has recently been designated by the National Institutes of Health as a
> Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of 50 worldwide, and the only hospital in
> Florida with such designation, in large part due to the groundbreaking work of
> Dr. Reintgen and his associates. Dr. Reintgen is also the Associate Director
> of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program at Moffitt Cancer Center and has
> gained notoriety for his revolutionary minimally invasive treatment of breast
> cancer. Dr. Reintgen has been named by several prestigious consumer advocacy
> groups as one of the best cancer doctors in the country, one of the best
> melanoma doctors in the country, and is on an elite list of Better Homes and
> Garden's "10 best breast cancer surgeons in the United States".
>
> Dr. Reintgen graduated from Duke University School of Medicine with highest
> honors and has been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He
> performed his surgical training at Duke University and spent two years in a
> basic science laboratory developing skills he has used throughout his career
> to find new and innovative ways to treat cancer.
>
> Dr. Reintgen's expertise is general oncology and his productivity can be
> summarized by a curriculum vitae which includes nearly 300 publications,
> including recent articles and invited editorials in the New England Journal of
> Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He has received
> many governmental and industry grants for his cancer research. He is currently
> the principal investigator on a multi-million dollar research study sponsored
> by the U.S Government to examine the new technique of sentinel lymph node
> surgery for breast cancer, a technique which he had a primary role in
> developing. Dr. Reintgen has also been awarded a grant from the National
> Institutes of Health concerning sentinel lymph node surgery for breast cancer
> and is conducting two industry-sponsored national clinical trials studying
> lymphatic mapping for melanoma and breast cancer, which have budgets of over
> $5 million. He is one of the most in-demand speakers in the country and is
> known worldwide for his contributions to oncology and the treatment of
> melanoma and breast cancer, including his seminal work as the prime mover in
> the field of radioguided surgery and sentinel lymph node surgery.
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> Kimberly A. Bergstrom, Pharm.D. Vice President, Content Integration.
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> Dr. Bergstrom is Vice President, Content Integration responsible for content
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> management and consistency throughout all disease centers within this very
> large Website. She also serves as an executive editor and is the primary
> liaison between our thousands of physician editors and authors and the
> in-house programmers and engineers.
>
> Prior to joining YourDoctor, Inc, Dr. Bergstrom was Vice President, Disease
> Management at OnCare, an oncology-focused physician practice management
> company responsible for Disease Management activities including guideline
> development, regional medical policy committees and clinical information
> systems development. Prior to joining OnCare, Dr. Bergstrom was Director of
> Pharmacy at Mt. Zion Medical Center of UCSF. Dr. Bergstrom received her Doctor
> of Pharmacy degree at the University of California, San Francisco and
> completed both a Clinical Residency and Pharmacy Administration Residency at
> UCSF.
>
> Dr. Bergstrom is currently contributing editor to the "Textbook of
> Therapeutics: Drugs and Disease Management", a core curriculum in
> post-graduate Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medical Schools. She has published over
> 20 articles and book chapters on cancer therapeutics, biotechnology, and
> disease management.
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> Dominic Butera. Vice President of Finance.
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> Dominic Butera brings 14 years of broad-based financial management, leadership
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> and implementation experience to YourDoctor including business planning,
> acquisition analysis, business integration and financial systems development.
>
> Prior to joining YourDoctor, Mr. Butera was Director of Finance at IDG Books
> where he was responsible for all aspects of corporate and strategic planning.
> While at IDG, Mr. Butera also led the financial efforts during IDG Books
> successful public offering in July 1998.
>
> Previous to IDG Books, Mr. Butera was Director of Financial Planning at The
> 3DO Company, a technology licensor and software developer. At 3DO, Mr. Butera
> led the strategic planning group as well as the financial side of business
> development activities. Immediately prior to joining 3DO, Mr. Butera served as
> the Director of Treasury Operations at ComputerLand Corporation where he was
> responsible for strategic planning, corporate cash management, and banking,
> vendor and investor relations. In addition, Mr. Butera also served as the
> primary liaison with investment banking community on acquisitions and
> dispositions.
>
> Mr. Butera holds a BS in Business Administration from the University
> California at Berkeley and is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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> Stephan Dolezalek Founding Board Member, Corporate Counsel.
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> J. Stephan Dolezalek has recently joined Vantage Point Venture Partners from
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> Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP, a major national law firm with a
> concentration on the representation of emerging technology companies,
> particularly in the Silicon Valley. Mr. Dolezalek was a Senior Partner and
> past Managing Partner of Brobeck's Palo Alto, California office and was
> Chairman of the Firm's Life Sciences Practice Group. Having practiced in the
> Silicon Valley for 15 years, Mr. Dolezalek represents a significant number of
> biotechnology, pharmaceutical and internet clients. Representative clients
> include IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pharmacyclics, Inc., Baxter Healthcare
> Corporation, Portal Software, Inc., and One Touch Systems, Inc. Mr. Dolezalek
> also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Matrix Pharmaceutical,
> Convergence Pharmaceuticals, and The Molecular Medicine Institute. Mr.
> Dolezalek received his bachelor's degree in 1979 and Juris Doctorate in 1982
> from The University of Virginia.
>
> Eric S. Poff, B.A., M.S. Vice President of Software Development
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> Mr. Poff is a seasoned software development and engineering executive who has
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> nearly twenty years experience developing software solutions to complex
> business problems. For the past seven years, he has focused his efforts on
> software technology solutions specifically for the healthcare industry. Mr.
> Poff joins YourDoctor.com directly from Oceania, Inc., a provider of clinical
> information systems to large-scale health enterprises. At Oceania, he held
> the position of Director of Systems Integration responsible for several
> large-scale development and integration projects with government and civilian
> clients.
>
> Mr. Poff’s expertise includes developing decision support systems for Outcomes
> measurement built on complex, large-scale acute care databases. He has also
> held the position of Director of Software Development for a leading contract
> research organization, building data analysis systems for the collection and
> analysis of data for clinical trials.
>
> Mr. Poff holds a B.A. degree in Zoology and a M.S. in Computer Science both
> from the University of New Hampshire where he has also previously held a
> faculty teaching position.
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