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William W. Pinsky, MD |
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William W. Pinsky, M.D. is Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at the Ochsner Health System. Dr. Pinsky received his M.D. at St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1973, and served a residency in Pediatrics and a post-doctoral fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Ochsner in 1999, Dr. Pinsky's career had been university based in an academic career in Pediatric Cardiology. Dr. Pinsky is a Professor on the faculty of the University of Queensland School of Medicine, as well as the Head of the Ochsner Clinical School, University of Queensland. Dr. Pinsky served as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Wayne State University and Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer for the Detroit Medical Center. |
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Prior positions at the Detroit Medical Center included President of Coordinated Healthcare (the managed care subsidiary responsible for all managed care activities at the Medical Center), Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, President of the Ambulatory Division, and Chief Executive of Sinai Hospital. Dr. Pinsky served as the Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Tulane University School of Medicine as well as serving on the faculty in the departments of Pediatrics, sections of Pediatric Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine and University of Nebraska. Dr. Pinsky is the former Chair of the Pediatric Cardiology Section of the American College of Cardiology, in addition to serving on the Executive Committee of the Cardiology Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Pinsky is the past-President of the Alliance of Academic Independent Medical Centers, and former member of the Board of the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Pinsky serves on the Workforce Board Committee of the American Hospital Association, and is the President and Founder of the Racing for Kids Foundation. A 501C (3) organization that utilizes professional motor sports to promote the healthcare needs of children and children’s hospitals. |
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