Leadership

February 26, 2008

Vincent M. Riccardi, MD, MBA

Vincent Riccardi has been educated, trained and served as a faculty member at six medical schools, including Harvard, Baylor College of Medicine and UCLA. His research and teaching have focused on health care delivery, clinical communication and genetic disorders. He has a national and international reputation characterized by capability, dedication and integrity.

He has been involved in the full breadth of medical practice.* Leadership roles in both private practice and academia.
* A specialty pediatrician and internist, involved with all ages, newborns to elderly.
* Commitment to the whole-person, holistic, approach of genetics.
* The entire gamut of medical decision-making as a neurofibromatosis specialist.He has first-hand experience with managed care, the business of medicine, the economics of laboratory diagnostics and specialty-based comprehensive evaluations.

* Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree received in 1993
* Performing the managed care activities of a Medical Director, as well as Utilization Review, Quality Assurance and Credentialing
* He is especially well-read in the literature of health care reform, patient rights and medical consumer advocacy.

He developed, implemented and operated innovative health care delivery systems.

* The Colorado-Wyoming Regional Genetics Program, now in its 34th year.
* The Baylor College of Medicine Neurofibromatosis Program, begun in 1978.
* He pioneered the use of computers and telecommunications to provide health care information directly to medical consumers.
* He has been a key contributor to the founding and functioning of disease-specific patient advocacy groups, including the Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation and The Neurofibromatosis Institute.

He has been a medical consumer: Treatment and rehabilitation for a broken neck.