MAX BOTTICELLI

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Max Botticelli has been unwaveringly involved in Hawaii’s healthcare industry for more than five decades, and has been at the forefront in advancing the state of healthcare in the islands for many years. He, along with a few colleagues, founded the University Health Alliance as a way of influencing the quality of care that is delivered in Hawaii. Today, Max runs key positions in the third largest commercial health insurer in Hawaii with more than 1,500 employees. He is firmly dedicated to saving people’s lives both in and out of business. Max has been a member of a number of community healthcare institutions over the years and currently sits on the board of directors of Waikiki Health Center. Max believes that a key ingredient to running a successful organization and managing hundreds of employees is to have a common goal and unity in direction. “You start out with a really good mission and a really good set of values and you find some people who believe in those things too and then you just work really hard to achieve your goals, keeping in mind your mission and your values and your vision,” he said. Greater Good Radio brings to you Max Botticelli, president and chief executive officer of University Health Alliance, where he talks about the foundation of UHA and their mission in providing quality healthcare to Hawaiians, especially the disadvantaged. Listen to this interview and find out more. BIO: CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA: Date of Birth: 10 December 1931 Marital Status: Married Place of Birth: Fenton, Michigan PRESENT POSITIONS: DATE: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman 8 October 1996-Present UHA EDUCATION: Undergraduate: Michigan State University 1949-1952 Medical School: Wayne State University 1952-1956 College of Medicine POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: Internship: Queen’s Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii July 1956-June 1957 Residency: Monterey County Hospital, August 1957-June 1958 Salinas, California Fellowship: Fellow in Medicine, Mayo Foundation July 1958-October 1961 Rochester, Minnesota CERTIFICATION: DATE: Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 31 January 1963 PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: U.S. Army Medical Corp November 1961-June 1963 Private Practice August 1963-December 1985 PROFESSIONAL OR TEACHING APPOINTMENTS: 1971-1973 Associate Director, Hawaii EMCRO (Experimental Medical Care Review Organization) 1972-1974 Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1974-1986 Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1974-1976 Coordinator, 3rd- and 4th-Year Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1973-1977 Coordinator, Council on General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1977-1990 Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1981-1990 Associate Program Director, Primary Care Internal Medicine Track, University of Hawaii Integrated Medical Residency Program 1981-1986 Consultant to Queen’s Medical Center for Development of the Queen Emma Clinic 1986-1995 Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1995-present Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii School of Medicine 1986-1994 Director, Queen Emma Clinic 1991-1992 Acting Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine 1992-1995 Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A.