Parkland names Chief Strategy/Integration Officer
Physician brings vast leadership experience to new position
Esmaeil Porsa, MD, MPH, CCHP-P, CCHP-A, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Integration Officer at Parkland Health & Hospital System. In this new role, Dr. Porsa will collaboratively lead efforts to improve the integration of care delivery systems, including ambulatory, acute and post-acute care. Improving coordination of care across all of Parkland’s services is a critical area of focus and will lead to improved outcomes and efficiency while also improving the experience for patients and providers. Dr. Porsa will oversee the implementation of Parkland’s strategic plan and prioritization of initiatives aimed at improving the way the health system delivers care to best meet the needs of patients, their families, providers and the community.
Dr. Porsa most recently served as Parkland’s Interim Chief Medical Officer. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President for Academic and Professional Affairs and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Parkland. In that role, he oversaw the Medical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education divisions and represented medical and house staff interests with Parkland’s administrative leadership. In addition, he served as Parkland’s Medical Director for Adult Medical Services for Jail Health, where he was responsible for overseeing the health and well-being of the Dallas County jail’s inmate population.
“With his medical acumen, extensive administrative experience and focus on improving the quality and efficiency of care, Dr. Porsa has the expertise to lead Parkland’s strategic planning efforts for the next critical phase of our growth,” said Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, Parkland’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “His commitment to healthcare excellence will enhance Parkland’s efforts to set the standard for public academic health systems across America and to best meet the needs of our patients, their families and the communities entrusted to our care.”
Dr. Porsa received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School in San Antonio. He completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston where he also served as a Chief Medical Resident in 1996. As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UTHSC-Houston, Dr. Porsa completed an MPH degree in epidemiology as well as a fellowship program in primary care at the UTHSC-Houston Medical School. He recently completed a Leadership Fellows program with the Texas Hospital Association and is currently enrolled in an MBA program with the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Porsa has a special interest in the management of tuberculosis, particularly in the correctional population. He has published several articles in this area and has participated as expert scientist in national meetings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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