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Kurt P. Sligar, MD, MHA
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Kurt Sligar is an executive with over 15 years of leadership positions in a variety of healthcare organizations. He brings management experience in operations, strategic planning, acquisitions, restructuring, business startup and clinical program development. He is a nationally recognized healthcare consultant and has developed healthcare informatics and biotech startups.

Dr. Sligar served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. BCBSMA is New England's largest health insurer with over 2.3 million members.

Prior to joining Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Dr. Sligar served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Catholic Health Initiatives, a 72-hospital system based in Denver, Colorado. Previously he was Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Catholic Healthcare West, a 30-hospital system headquartered in San Francisco. He also served as Chief Medical Officer for Sutter Health System in Northern California. He practiced neurology before beginning his administrative career.