Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare) Names Chief Medical Officer

Today, Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare), a leading Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the San Gabriel Valley, announces that Dr. Mitchell S. Kushner has been named its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

Dr. Kushner is a Board-certified Internal Medicine Physician with over 30 years of experience specializing in HIV and communicable diseases. Dr. Kushner comes to ChapCare with over 10 years of senior management experience, having previously been employed as the Medical Director of Community Health for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and as the City of Long Beach Health Officer working with diverse patient populations. While at the County of Los Angeles, he was the Medical Director for the San Gabriel Valley (SPA 3) – ChapCare’s service area.

“Dr. Kushner comes to ChapCare with a diverse set of experiences, which dovetail nicely with our future agency plans – expansion of HIV services, continued integration of medical and behavioral health services, and expansion of homeless health services,” said Margaret B. Martinez, MPH, ChapCare’s CEO. “As we move forward with the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ChapCare expects to work with a broad set of public and private partners to implement these new programs. Dr. Kushner’s experience working in the public and private sector, particularly with vulnerable populations in the San Gabriel Valley, will prove invaluable.”

Throughout his career, Kushner has demonstrated a deep commitment to the health of vulnerable populations. In order to support this vocation, he has held numerous leadership positions and Board and workgroup memberships with local, state and national health care policy and advocacy organizations including the SPA 3 Children’s Planning Council, AID for AIDS International, the Pomona Homeless Consortium Coalitions, and the Southern California Public Health Association, among others.

Dr. Kushner received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and his residency in Internal Medicine was completed at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Kushner also has a Masters of Public Health from the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA).

“I am deeply honored to be named ChapCare’s new Chief Medical Officer,” said Dr. Mitchell S. Kushner, ChapCare’s CMO, “The organization has a track record of providing a comprehensive array of high-quality services to its patients, and I look forward to helping the organization continue to grow as we move forward.”