Kevin Bozic
Kevin Bozic, MD, MBA, whose practice studies new techniques and technologies to allow improved function and quality of life following joint replacement surgery, has been named a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
He serves as assistant professor in residence in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF.
Bozic completed the AAOS Leadership Fellows Program in 2004-2005, and has served on the AAOS Coding, Coverage, and Reimbursement Committee and the Evidence Based Practice Committee since then.
After finishing his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Bozic, realized that although he felt well trained in the technical aspects of orthopaedic surgery, he knew very little about the business of medicine. He took off two years from medicine to pursue a full-time MBA at Harvard Business School. Bozic believes that his business education has helped him become a better physician and a better leader.
"My business education gave me a different perspective on health care delivery than I was taught during my medical training," he said. "Physicians are faced with numerous challenges in today's marketplace. There is greater competition, a renewed focus on consumerism, and a demand for more accountability among health care providers. We are confronted with higher practice expenses and declining reimbursements. But in the midst of these pressures, it is critical that we remain focused on our primary goal: to deliver high-quality orthopaedic care to our patients. I view the challenges faced by organized health care today as an opportunity to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery in the United States."
Bozic completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program in 1999, before going on to pursue his MBA at Harvard Business School. He then completed a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush Medical Center in Chicago in 2002. In 2006, Bozic was awarded the prestigious Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award for his work in evaluating resource utilization in total joint replacement, which ultimately led to major health policy changes within the Medicare program.
He is widely published in peer-reviewed publications, textbooks, case studies and reviews on subjects related to clinical orthopaedics, health policy, and healthcare economics.
Founded in 1933, the AAOS is the preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world.
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