Gary Levin

Speaking Topics: Learn more No Topics Selected. Target Audience: Learn more No Audiences Selected. Offering: Learn more Over 40 years of clinical patient care in a variety of settings from private solo practice to single specialty and large multi-specialty practice. Leadership positions in medical associations. Founder of health information exchange and proponent for electronic medical records. Early in my career I was a general practitioner and then specialized in Ophthalmology. I served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam conflict. I speak to patient advocacy groups, mentor younger physicians, and have innovative ideas about health care financing, and the effects of disruptive technology which actually increase cost rather than reducing cost.

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Biography: 12/2011
Gary M. Levin MD
Early life: Raised in Southwestern Connecticut (Fairfield County)
Undergraduate Education: University of Connecticut B.A. Chemistry,Physics,Life Sciences
Graduate Education and Medical Training:
George Washington University School of Medicine Washington,DC
Postgraduate Training:
Henry Ford Hospital
UC San Diego
Albany Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology:Cataract glaucoma lasik macular degeneration

Military: U.S. Navy
Clinical Medicine: total 40 years
Director, Emergency Medical Services, UCSD/Mercy Medical Center
General Medicine 1971-1974
Riverside Community Hospital/Parkview Community Hospital 1979-1993
Desert Regional Medical Center 1995-2000
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital 1995-2000
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany Georgia 1993-1995
Hollis Eye Center
Semi-retired: 2008
California Eye Physicians, Schultz Eye Clinic, Evans Medical,
Locum tenens Medical Doctor Associates, U.S. Army Fort Stewart, GA 2009-2010
Academic Appointments:
USC-Doheny Eye Foundation: Attending, Clinical Instructor
Loma Linda University Department of Ophthalmology: Clinical Assoc Professor
Resident Supervision V.A. Medical Center, Loma Linda California
Leadership Positions:
President Tricounty Eye Society 1986
Board of Trustees, California Academy of Ophthalmology 1987
Chairman Ophthalmology Section, Department of Surgery Riverside Community Hospital 1987
Chairman, CME and Library Committee (Established CME Accreditation for Category I certified attendance of participants) 1987
Founder's Club Riverside Health Education Center at Riverside Community Hospital 1984-1987
Joint Venture Riverside Community Hospital/Outpatient Surgery Center (now closed) 1988
Medical Director Eye Lab at Riverside Community Hospital 1984-1988

Relevant Background in HIT, HIE,

2006-2008
Regional spokesperson for Riverside Regional Health Information Exchange) (now Inland Empire Health Information Exchange) and ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (David Brailer, MD)
Coordinated formative meetings with SBCMS and RCMA, about Inland Empire Regional Health Information Exchange
Liason CALRHIO, now Cal-eConnect.
Promotional and Educational meetings for hospitals and physicians, advanced interest of potential stakeholders, marketing, Online Newsletter and RHIO blog (2005)
Vendor Demonstrations for Software/Hardware Solutions for Interoperability and Connectivity.
Comparison evaluation of other RHIOs and HIEs, Santa Barbara, Indiana, Long Beach.

Collaborator in Founding of SERMO.com, a physician only social network (founded 2007) User base 150,000 (approx.)
This exclusive social media network requires medical licensure to join. There are multiple categories based upon area of specialty practice, practice management, political commentary, non-clinical commentary, surveys, humor,technology,ethics, case files, and more. In addition to factual matters and case discussions it offers light hearted banter and humor much like twitter and/or facebook. It also facilitates uploading of attachments such as documents, links and images.
Content Development: Web George Washington University Cancer I nstitute, Mesothelioma and Asbestos (marketing for Kazan attorney in asbestos litigation). Health and Wellness Articles, Nutrition and Eye Health,
Health Train Express blog. In existence since 2005 started as a social network for news and information about a regional health information exchange HealthTrainExpress . Guest blogger at KevinMD, BetterHealth.
Founder and CEO of Clinical Information Exchange, a consulting firm for adopters of electronic medical records, and health information exchanges
Founding principal of the Inland Empire Health Information Exchange collaborative
Participant in Health 2.0 annual symposium 2007-current. Supporter of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge
ONC investing in Developer Challenge
Previous Winners of

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