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Leadership
Dr. Sohail Masood, Chief Executive Officer
- Graduate, USC School of Pharmacy.
- Completed his residency in Brooklyn, New York.
- Original founder and former owner of Crescent Healthcare, Inc. (CHI)
Home infusion and healthcare company.
- Provided IVIG therapy and nursing to patients in a home care setting
nationally.
- In 1998, CHI purchased the infusion services of Apria Healthcare
which made CHI one of the largest privately owned infusion companies
in California.
- In 2004, Dr. Masood sold the majority interest of CHI.
- In 2010 founded KabaFusion and purchased Home Care Services, a
KabaFusion Company.
- Co-founded MAAS Medical, LLC for the development and manufacturing of advanced infusion systems. Baxter Healthcare Corporation acquired the MAAS Medical's infusion systems product line in 2009.
- Recipient of several awards including the Ernst and Young
Entrepreneur of the Year in Healthcare.
Dr. Michael Rigas, Chief Clinical Officer
- Graduate, USC School of Pharmacy.
- Residency at UC San Francisco.
- Previous key positions:
- Chief Innovation Officer for Pharmaceutical Care at
Geisinger Health System.
- Chief Clinical Officer for VITALine CareSite Pharmacy.
- Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs at Crescent
Healthcare, Inc.
- Spent first ten years of his career as Chief Clinical Pharmacist
in 3 different 200+ bed community hospitals then switched to Home
Infusion Therapy for the last 20 years where he has developed a
significant expertise in the financial and clinical aspects of home
infusion therapy.
Sohail Merchant, Chief Financial Officer
- Certified Public Accountant.
- Previous key positions:
- Chief Financial Officer of SureHealth (owned by Geisinger Health
System)
- At SureHealth he was responsible for coordinating the
financial affairs of nine retail pharmacies, a specialty pharmacy
and a home infusion pharmacy.
- Vice President Managed Care at Crescent Healthcare, Inc.
- CPA at Hutchinson and Bloodgood focussing on Healthcare
clients.
- Instrumental in developing financial solvency department at
HealthNet and represented California Association of Health Plans.
David S Chook, RPh, Vice President, Clinical Services and Regulatory Compliance
- Graduate, University of Arizona School of Pharmacy.
- Over 26 years of home infusion pharmacy experience and over 12 years’ experience as a Corporate Compliance Officer.
- Previous key positions:
- Vice President Pharmacy Services and Regulatory Compliance at Crescent Healthcare, Inc.
- Director of Professional Services and Corporate Compliance Officer at LifeCare Solutions, Inc.
- Director of Professional Services at Home Medical of America.
- Director of Program Systems Development at Nations Healthcare, Inc.
- Initiated the first home infusion pharmacy in the Palm Springs, CA area at Eisenhower Medical Center.
Elizabeth Dreis, Vice President, Managed Care
- Master of Arts, Organizational Management Azusa Pacific University.
- Previous key positions:
- Regional Vice President, Ancillary & Specialty Networks, Anthem Blue Cross.
- Senior Contract Manager, PacifiCare (now owned by United HealthCare).
- Contract Manager, Great-West Life (now owned by Cigna) .
- Responsible for Ancillary Contracting at Anthem Blue Cross in California, Colorado and Nevada.
- Chaired the Enterprise Ancillary Contracting Team for Anthem; identifying contracting strategies and best practices for Anthem’s 14 states.
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