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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 25, 2004
 
WERTHEIM APPOINTED TO MEDICAL BOARD
 

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Chris Wertheim, an experienced public advocate and successful executive recruiter, has been appointed to the Arizona Medical Board. Ms. Wertheim fills a temporary position that was left vacant when longtime Board member Ronnie R. Cox, Ph.D., an Army Reserve Colonel, was called back to active service. Dr. Cox currently serves in Iraq.

Ms. Wertheim has been an executive recruiter with Witt/Kieffer, Ford, Hadelman, Lloyd for twelve years and specializes in recruiting senior management for managed care organizations across the country. She has successfully completed executive search assignments for a broad range of positions including chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief medical officers and medical directors.

Ms. Wertheim is a current and founding board member of the Institute for Mental Health Research, a board member of Sunnyslope Village Revitalization working for affordable housing, past board chair of the Northside Job Training Center and past board member of the Sunnyslope Village Alliance. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kent State University.

"Governor Napolitano made an excellent decision to appoint Ms. Wertheim," said Board Executive Director Barry A. Cassidy, Ph.D., P.A.-C. "She will be a valuable asset to this Board while Dr. Cox honorably serves his country in another capacity."

 

The Arizona Medical Board is comprised of 12 members, including four public members and eight physicians. Board members are appointed by the Governor and may serve up to two five-year terms. The Board is responsible for licensing and disciplining over 15,000 medical doctors in Arizona. For more information on the Board or to obtain information on a licensee, see the Board’s website at http://www.azmdboard.org.