Stanley J. Pappelbaum, M.D. is the managing partner of Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates.  Dr. Pappelbaum’s expertise spans over three decades of experience at the national level in consulting and senior management, as well as academic and private practice medicine.  Dr. Pappelbaum is well known for his expertise in contemporary and comparative healthcare financing and delivery systems. Stan serves on the boards of several for-profit public and private companies.  In addition, he is involved with several not-for-profit community-based organizations.  - More
E-Mail Dr. Pappelbaum: spappelbaum@gmail.com

Searle Wm. Turner, M.D. is a co-founder and partner of Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates. Dr. Turner's expertise spans over 30 years of experience in private practice medicine, as well as experience as a senior executive in complex not-for-profit health systems. Dr. Turner is well known for his strategic expertise in contemporary healthcare delivery systems. Dr. Turner is able to draw on a breadth of experience and keen insight to design and implement strategic change in complex healthcare organizations. - More
E-Mail Dr. Turner: rockiturner@aol.com

Ronald C. Whiting is an associate of Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates. He has over 15 years of experience as a healthcare manager and consultant in the areas of strategic planning, program development, business analysis, and management and organization development. He specializes in working with key stakeholders to develop strategic business plans to focus and guide activity. Mr. Whiting is skilled at designing and implementing healthcare specific change processes, effectively gathering and translating a wide variety of data into meaningful information. His has distinctive competence in the process of graphically capturing complex issues so that they can be effectively communicated and implemented. - More
E-Mail Mr. Whiting: rwhiting@rcwhiting.com

Dr. Stanley Pappelbaum has been the managing partner of Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates, a national healthcare consultancy, based in Del Mar, California, adjacent to San Diego since June 2000. Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates advise hospital, medical group, health insurance, and governmental healthcare clients throughout the United States.

From February 1996 to June 2000, Dr. Pappelbaum was affiliated with ScrippsHealth in San Diego, California.  ScrippsHealth is a five hospital not-for-profit system with 2,500 affiliated physicians. As of July 2000, it had annual revenues of $1 billion and employs 10,000 San Diegans.

Dr. Pappelbaum joined Scripps in 1996 as Chief Transformational Officer in charge of creating and implementing Scripps’ strategic vision of the future. In 1997, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1999, he was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer. He resigned to return to consulting in June 2000.

From 1969 to 1984, Dr. Pappelbaum taught and practiced Pediatric Cardiology at the University of California, San Diego and at San Diego Children’s Hospital where he was Chief of Pediatric Cardiology from 1972-1978.

From 1985 to 1995, he was the managing partner of Professional Health Consulting Group in Del Mar, California, a national company of physician executives who analyzed and managed change for complex not-for-profit healthcare systems clients throughout the United States.

Dr. Pappelbaum’s expertise spans over 15 years of experience in academic and private practice medicine in California urban and rural communities as well as over 10 years experience as a senior executive in complex not-for-profit health systems. He is well known for his expertise in contemporary and comparative healthcare financing and delivery systems.

Dr. Pappelbaum currently holds teaching appointments as Clinical Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and as Adjunct Faculty, Division of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University.

Dr. Pappelbaum completed his undergraduate work at McGill University, Montreal and received his medical degree from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, in Vancouver. He completed his residency in pediatric medicine at Montreal Children’s Hospital of McGill University and did graduate studies in cardiovascular physiology and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned an Master's degree in management (health option) from MIT.

Dr. Pappelbaum is Board Certified by the American boards of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology. He is a certified Physician Executive of the American College of Physician Executives. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physician Executives. He is a retired member of the San Diego County Medical Society, and the California Medical Association. He is an active member of the American Medical Association.

Dr. Pappelbaum is a past chair of the Medical Quality Subcommittee of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CALPERS). He is a past chair of both the National Committee on Child Health Financing and the National Council on Pediatric Practice of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He was a consultant member of the non-partisan National Leadership Commission on Healthcare in the 1980’s based in Washington, D.C. chaired by then Former Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter.

In addition, Dr. Pappelbaum was a trustee of Scrippshealth, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Foundation of Medicine and Science and Catholic Healthcare West. He was a member of the Health Care Systems Governing Council for the American Hospital Association. He was a board member of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation.

Dr. Pappelbaum has authored numerous articles and publications covering a wide range of healthcare and clinical issues. He is a well-known speaker and retreat facilitator on healthcare issues.

Dr. Pappelbaum’s primary objective is to provide a strategic framework for successful change, especially involving physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies, in order to enhance patient access and affordable quality care.

Searle Wm. Turner, M.D. is a co-founder and partner of Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates. Dr. Turner's expertise spans over 25 years of experience in private practice medicine in California urban and rural communities as well as experience as a senior executive in complex not-for-profit health systems. He is well known for his strategic expertise in contemporary healthcare delivery systems. Dr. Turner is able to draw on a breadth of experience and keen insight to design and implement strategic change in complex healthcare organizations.

From February 1996 to June 2000, Dr. Turner was the Senior Vice President, Health System Development for ScrippsHealth in San Diego, California.  ScrippsHealth is a multi-hospital, not-for profit system with 2,500 affiliated physicians. As of July 2000, it had annual revenues of $1 billion and employed 10,000 San Diegans. It also has two skilled nursing facilities and a home health agency. Dr. Turner was in charge of creating and implementing Scripps' strategic vision.

From 1985 to 1995, Dr. Turner was a partner in Professional Health Consulting Group of Del Mar, California, a national company of physician executives who analyzed and managed change for complex not-for-profit healthcare system clients throughout the United States.

From 1969 to 1984, Dr. Turner taught and practiced Pediatric Cardiology at the University of California, San Diego and at San Diego Children's Hospital. Dr. Turner currently holds teaching appointments as Clinical Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. He received a Masters of Health Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

Dr. Turner completed his undergraduate work at San Diego State College and received his medical degree from Baylor University in Houston, Texas. He completed his residency in pediatric medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, and did a clinical and research fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine.

Ronald C. Whiting
From 1996 through 1999 Mr. Whiting served as Senior Director for Strategic Development at Scripps Health, a large complex integrated healthcare delivery system in San Diego, California. At Scripps he was actively involved in strategic planning activities related to health system development, hospital/physician partnerships, and market based competitive assessments.

From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Whiting worked as a consultant with Professional Health Consulting Group, a national company of physician executives who analyzed and managed change for complex not-for-profit healthcare systems clients throughout the United States.

From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Whiting worked at Sharp Healthcare, a large complex integrated healthcare system in San Diego, California where he was actively involved in managing and leading physician education programs, Sharp's Integrated Healthcare Consulting Workshops, and physician and management executive education programs.

Mr. Whiting has also worked in a variety of other industries, including such organizations as General Dynamics, Sony Corporation, and the United States Navy. He holds an M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, California.