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Robert Kritzler

Robert Kritzler MD

Healthcare Technology
Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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Dr. Kritzler has been in his present position since April 2006. He received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University in 1973 and his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1977. He completed a pediatric residency at Babies Hospital, NYC (now Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital) followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins. After that training Dr. Kritzler remained on the Hopkins pediatric faculty until 1985.

At that time he joined Kaiser Permanente as Chief of pediatrics for the Baltimore expansion. He remained at Kaiser Permanente until rejoining Hopkins in 2006. At Kaiser Permanente , Dr. Kritzler held a number of senior medical administrative positions including Baltimore Medical Director ( 1996-2001, 1988-1993) , Chief Operating Officer of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical group (1993-1996), and Associate Mid-Atlantic Regional Medical Director for various other functions ( utilization, contracting, compliance, regional services)(2001-2006). He remains a clinical consultant to Kaiser Permanente.

Johns Hopkins Healthcare is the Hopkins entity that administers a number of health plans representing about 350K members (Priority Partners, USFHP, and EHP).These plans serve various populations including; Medicaid, Tricare, and commercial. At JHHC, Dr. Kritzler is part of the executive leadership team with a concentration in areas pertaining to medical management, pharmacy management, quality, and resource use and strategic benefit design. Dr. Kritzler also serves the health system in various capacities advising on care management, ambulatory care, drug utilization, PCMH, ACO, and medical IT.
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