Lonnie R. Smith, MD, MMM, CPE

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QUALIFICATIONS

Performance-driven professional seeking a position as a Chief Medical Officer in which my extensive experience & expertise in the field of medicine, leadership, & hospital & financial management will contribute to your organization’s success.

Leadership: 16+ years of experience as Chairman of Medical Boards, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Resident helping hospitals succeed in giving optimum patient care and financial leadership.

Operations Management: Supervised over 220 medical staff & recruitment for a 120 bed medical complex. Served on various boards and committees as medical staff leader developing and implementing hospital policies.

Medical Skill: Board Certified in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery with over 28 years of experience. Board Certificate Sleep Medicine ABOto. Supervised over various medical committees to improving patient care and safety working directly with physicians and medical staff.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master of Jurisprudence Healthcare Law, completion date 05/2021

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Certified Physician Executive, 2015

Certifying Commission in Medical Management

Masters of Medical Management, 2013-2014

Marshall School of Business

University of Southern California

Residency, 1987

Department of Otolaryngology, DREW/UCLA

Chief Resident, Department of Otolaryngology, Martin Luther King Medical Center

Internship 1983

Highland General Hospital

Doctor of Medicine, 1982

University of California Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, 1978

University of Southern California

Licensure: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1982; Diplomat American Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 1988; California Medical License Physician and Surgeon, 1983

Affiliations: Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; American Academy of Sleep Medicine; American College of Physician Executives; California Medical Association, Tulare County Medical Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Practice Otolaryngology & Sleep Medicine 06/2019- Present

Lonnie R. Smith, MD Inc./ Lion Sleep Center

Chief Medical Officer Mark Twain Medical Center/Dignity Health 11/2017 – 06/2019

Clinical Director of 5 Rural Health Clinics.

Contract negotiations for all Physician contracts.

Direct Medical Affairs Office.

Direct Radiology Department.

Direct Clinical Laboratory.

Chair Recruitment and Retention Committee.

Direct Physical Therapy Department.

Advise all Medical Staff Departments and Advise Medical Executive Committee.

Attends Corporate Board Meetings as Medical Staff Representative.

Medical Director, Lion Sleep Center 07/2009 – Present

Updating bylaws and company policy to meet the standard and bring the policy to present higher level of care and practice.

Governing Board Bylaws Committee to ensure the Medical Staff Bylaws and the Board’s Bylaws due not conflict.

Previously served on the Quality & Performance Improvement Committee, working to increase efficiency by 20% by working to set and monitor standards and implementing programs to increase national average results by 30% or more.

Vice Chief of Surgery 06/2013 – 05/2014

Duties include assisting with credentialing of surgeons and serve on Bylaws committee. Assist

with Surgery Committee meetings.

President and Board Chairman, Tulare Local Health Care District 01/2011 – 01/2012

Finalized the agreement with USC Urology Group to provide services in our institution. Mediated and improve relations between the Medical Staff leadership (Medical Executive Committee) and the Administration. Helped establish a Rural Health Clinic in Earlimart, CA and Woodville both are underserve areas in our District, and a Federally Qualified Clinic on the West side of Tulare.

Vice Chairman Board of Directors, Tulare Local Health Care District 01/2006 – 12/2011

Helped oversee the construction of the $120 million new tower expansion and recruit the USC Urology Group to our facility to provide world class Robotic Surgery to the District’s patients.

Chief Of Staff, Tulare Regional Medical Center 07/2004 – 11/2006

Involved with and recognized for a highly successful bond campaign to raise $85 million to build a new medical tower for replacement of the hospital.

Revamped the Peer Review Process, resulting in a more efficient and fair process eliminating a backlog of cases.

Formed the first Interdisciplinary Peer Review Committee, resulting in increased participation of Physicians in Peer Review.

Chaired the disciplinary review of a very popular successful Internal Medical Physician. Worked out an equitable resolution to help the physician maintain privileges and improve his patient care, all in the name of patient safety.

Served as the liaison between the medical staff and the Governing District Hospital Board.

President Tulare County Medical Society 01/2003 – 12/2004

Improved membership numbers by %25 through successful recruitment retention programs, along with involving outlying areas more in the societies business.

Outreached and recruited physicians from outlying areas, increasing their participation, and resulting in a more representative membership of the counties physicians.

Vice Chief Of Staff Officer, Tulare District Hospital 7/2002 – 6/2004

Served on the Recruitment and Retention Committee, and the Chairman Credential Committee to oversee the credentialing of present and new applicants’ medical memberships.

Achieved an excellent review of our process by the Joint Commission of Accreditations.

CEO & Medical Director, California Sleep Diagnostics, INC 12/2006- present

Charitable Efforts: Medical Doctor, Tulare High School Football; Coach, Marathon Walk Team, Leukemia Lymphoma Society; Regional Commissioner, American Youth Soccer Organization; Board of Directors PAL Tulare.

Previous Experience

Chairman of Surgery, Tulare District Hospital

Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Otolaryngology, Drew/UCLA MLK Medical Center

Director of Division of Otolaryngology, San Bernardino County Medical Center

Diamond Bar ENT & Eye Medical Group

Leadership Development Courses

Three Faces of Quality 12/2012

Managing Physician Performance 09/2012

Essentials of Health Law 08/2012

Strategic Thinking and Decision Making 07/2012

Physician in Management-Quality 07/2012

PIM- Valuable Communication Skills 07/2012

PIM- Marketing 07/2012

Techniques in Financial Decision Making 05/2012

PIM- Finance in Health Care Organizations 01/2012

PIM- Effective Physician Leadership 01/2012

Benefits Realization 06/2014

Clinical Decision Support 06/2014

The CMO-CIO Partnership 06/2014

Communication, Change Management

And Training 06/2014

Controlled Medical Terminology

And Semantics 07/2014

Electronic Prescribing 07/2014

Science of High Reliability 07/2014

Influence for Physician Leaders 08/2014

Ethical Challenges of Physician Leaders 08/2014

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