Mark Kishel, Chief Medical Officer
Mark Kishel, MD, is a seasoned physician executive with over 30 years of healthcare experience. Throughout his career he has served in a number of executive physician leadership positions, ranging from group practice to hospitals and HMOs and major insurance carriers.
In these capacities, Dr. Kishel served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and HMO Georgia, Inc. (BCBSGA). During his tenure at BCBSGA, Dr. Kishel achieved significant results in reduction of the medical loss ratio, while responsible for medical management, quality, provider contracting, pharmacy benefits, medical policy, utilization and disease management, medical information systems, demand management and behavior health. Major achievements also included posting the first profitable year for HMO Georgia, NCQA accreditation, URAC accreditation, and obtaining NRC and JD Powers Medstat awards for quality. He founded the Center for Healthcare Improvement, a joint research and teaching venture with the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Kishel also served as the National Medical Director and Regional Medical Director for a variety of medical groups, delivery systems, insurance carriers and hospitals. He is experienced in medical operations, technology assessment, clinical quality and resource utilization, network development, new product development, insurance company interfaces, contracted services, cost targeting, medical staff affairs, leadership development and strategy.
Dr. Kishel received his medical degree from SUNY after completing his bachelor degree in mathematics, with honors from Lehigh University. He completed his pediatric residency from Boston University and Boston City Hospital. Dr. Kishel also completed the Executive Leadership Forum at Duke University and the Berkeley Health Care Executive Program from the University of California. He is board certified in Pediatrics.
Dr. Kishel has published articles on financial incentives, physician behavior and clinical testing. He has served on the boards of various healthcare organizations and is a member of the Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He currently serves as a Director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, and ADAM, Inc. a publicly traded company offering health care solutions.
