Dr. Eric E. Whitaker Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

Zing Health is a Medicare Advantage insurance company which works to complement clinical care with behavioral health and community care, collaboration with community partners, technology and data analytics. - Zing Health's scalable, repeatable model addresses social determinants of health while controlling healthcare costs. - Co-founded with Health2047.

Chicago, IL, US

TWG Partners consults with existing companies and invests in startups that produce financial results with measurable impact on medically underserved populations.- Founder of Symphonix Health Holdings, Inc. (Medicare Part D) which grew to 48 states over 3 premium years and exited to UnitedHealth Group in January 2016.-Co- Founder and investor, Next Level.

Directs efforts to maintain clinical excellence, operational efficiency and financial stability for West Suburban Hospital and Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital.

Chicago, IL, US

-Led the Urban Health Initiative, a long-term program to improve access to quality care and health outcomes on Chicago’s Southside through patient care, community-based clinical research and medical education. - Led the Southside Healthcare Collaborative which grew from 18 FQHCs to more than 30, and added five community hospital members, improving access.

Providence, RI, US

Advised startups on attracting talent, expanding customer bases, sourcing acquisitions and exiting to strategic acquirers.- Acquisitions advisor to middle-market private equity fund. - Director of portfolio companies Health Payment Systems and Reliant Hospital Partners.

Atlanta, GA, US

Chief executive of cabinet-level agency with 7 regional offices, 3 state labs and 1200 employees with $400,000,000 budget. Agency regulates the state’s health care delivery system including hospitals and long term care facilities as well as staffs the Illinois Healthcare Facilities Planning Board (Certificate of Need Board). The top strategic priorities.

Chicago, IL, US

Taught course in Healthcare Disparities

Responsible for clinical care at Project Brotherhood and Cook County Hospital. - Taught residents in inpatient and outpatient settings. - Served as clinician-researcher in the Collaborative Research Unit of the Department of Medicine.

Developed a barbershop-based holistic clinical model and research program for African American males. - Delivered primary care services, health advice, wellness programs and emotional and spiritual support to thousands of black men.- Awarded the highest award of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems.

Chicago, IL, US

San Francisco, California, US

Executive of 30,000-member organization with staff of 35, which represents 50% of U.S. medical students. - Testified twice before the U.S. Congress on health insurance and minority health issues.- Helped establish the European Medical Student Association.- Served on AMSA Foundation board.

Education record

M.P.H., Health Policy And Management

Ba, Chemistry