BIOGRAPHYCraig S. Stern, RPh, PharmD, MBA, FASCP, FASHP, FICA, FLMI, FAMCP, FCPhA, CSPDoctor of Pharmacy, a Masters in Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts all (USC). Dr. Stern received his Bachelors degree with a major in Astronomy and Physics, and subsequently worked in cancer research in the Cancer Research Project at the USC School of Medicine. Professor of Pharmacy at USC, UCSF, and Western U of Health Science. Previously, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the UCLA, and a Research Associate in the Department of Cardiology of the Wadsworth VA in Los Angeles, in addition to continuing affiliations with multiple universities, teaching Health Care, Managed Care, Clinical Therapeutics and Business Courses.Director of Pharmacy and internal consultant on pharmacy operations and clinical pharmacy programming for Republic Health Corporation. Consulted to integrated health systems and major multi-hospital corporations in the areas of pharmacy operations and productivity enhancement. Formed Pro Pharma Pharmaceutical Consultants, Inc. in 1986 as independent consultants to multi-hospital corporations, payers, and providers with special emphasis in Managed Care. The practice focuses on the Design and Management of Pharmacy Benefits, Integration of Pharmacy and Medical Benefits, Data Analysis, Strategic Analysis/Planning and Implementation, and the Management of Pharmacy Risk for Provider Groups. Authored over eighty various publication, and is a nationally known speaker in the areas of Clinical Therapeutics, Managed Care, Healthcare Industry Trends, and Strategic Analysis. He is Immediate Past Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy (JMCP), a prior Director on the Board of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), and the current Chair of the California Pharmacy Association Editorial Review Committee for their journal the California Pharmacist.Specialties: Consultant to HMOs, physician groups, self-insured companies, unions, insurance companies, and multi-hospital corporations, specializing in integrating clinical and financial benefit management, reforming patient care operations and clinical practice; strategic analysis, forecasting and strategic implementation; management of pharmacy risk and educational intervention with provider groups and integrated health care networks.