Webinar Panelists
Dean H. Gesme Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P., C.P.E.: Assistant Principal Investigator, Cedar Rapids CCOP
Dr. Dean H. Gesme, Jr. is a medical oncologist in private practice with Minnesota Oncology working at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He completed medical training at the University of Iowa in 1977 followed by internal medicine residency in San Francisco and Fellowship in Medical Oncology at the University of Minnesota.
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Medical Management.
Dr. Gesme is past Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and is on the AMA CPT Advisory Panel dealing with physician coding and payment issues.
He has published in leading medical journals such as the Journal of Clinical Oncology and the Journal of Oncology Practice.
John Fox, M.D.: Associate Vice President, Medical Affairs, Priority Health
Dr. John Fox is responsible for medical technology assessment, utilization and case management, physician profiling and pay-for-performance programs at Priority Health, an award-winning HMO and provider of other group and individual health insurance plan options since 1986. He is the author of numerous groundbreaking articles on the use of cost-effectiveness in assessing the benefits of medical services, and the effect of pay-for-performance on health outcomes.
Dr. Fox, also an expert in disease management and preventive health, earned his B.S. degree at the University of Illinois, his M.S. in Health Administration at the University of Wisconsin, and his M.D. at John Hopkins University.