MARGARET CARY, MD MBA MPH
Veterans Health Administration
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
202-273-8517 Mobile 202-403-1966
margaret.cary@va.gov – maggicary@aol.com
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2006-present Special Advisor, Medical-Surgical Services
2003-2006 Deputy Chief Business Officer, Veterans Health Administration
2006-present Associate Professorial Lecturer in Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
2002-2003 Chief Medical Officer, Colorado Business Group on Health
2000-2002 Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Vox Medica
1991-2003 Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, U of CO School of Medicine
2000 Vice President, Acueity, Inc.
1994-2000 Regional Director, US Department of Health and Human Services
President, Cary Communications International
Private Medical Practitioner, Denver
Medical Director, Rose Medical Center at the Coliseum and at South Federal
Co-Director, Emergency Department, Mammoth Hospital, California
1981-1983 Private Medical Practitioner, Santa Rosa and Mammoth Lakes, California
EDUCATION1989 Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Colorado, Denver
1978-1981 Internship and Residency, Family Practice, University of California, San Francisco, Community Hospital of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California
1978 Doctorate of Medicine (MD), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1974 Master of Public Health (MPH), University of California, Los Angeles
1972 Bachelor of Arts (BA, Zoology), University of California, Santa Barbara
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE
1987, 94, 01 Recertified by the American Board of Family Practice
1982 Fellow, American Academy of Family Practice
1981 Certified by the American Board of Family Practice
1983 Colorado Medical License #25571
1979 California Medical License #AC84162
AWARDS AND HONORS
Who’s Who in Health Care 1995-2000 , The Denver Business Journal
The Telemedicine 200: Who’s Who in Telemedicine Policy and Programs
Colorado Bio/Medical Venture Center, for improving communications between biomedical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Alumni Recognition Award, University of Colorado at Denver, 1994
Margaret E. Eckhardt Memorial Award for Outstanding Service, Institute of International Education, 1994
Outstanding MBA Graduate, University of Colorado, Denver, 1989
Girl Scouts Mile High Council, Women’s Leadership Circle, Woman of Distinction
Beta Gamma Sigma, National Honor Society in Business and Management
RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Coauthor, Definitive text on organizational development and implementation of telehealth, Telemedicine and Telehealth: Principles, Policies, Performance and Pitfalls
Biological Sciences interview panel, Gates Cambridge Scholarships, http://trust.gatesscholar.org
Truman Scholarships interview selection panel, www.truman.gov
Board of Directors, American Humane Association
Policy Advisory Council, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Executive Advisory Board, Center for Health Administration, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Colorado, Denver
2001-2003 Advisory Board, Global Health Initiative, University of Colorado
Strategic Advisory Board, Micromedex
1996-present Governor’s Task Force on the Columbine High School Tragedy
1996-2000 Specialist Advisor, Military Health Services (MHS2025), member of the group redesigning the Military’s healthcare system for 2025
1995-1999 National Action Plan on Breast Cancer— Information Action Council
1994-2000 Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (DHHS)
1994-2000 Leading Regional Director for Telemedicine (DHHS)
1995-1999 Advisory Board, Colorado Bio/Medical Venture Center
1995-2000 Advisory Board, Government Technology Institute
1995 Policy Review Group, Telemedicine Action Report, Western Governors’ Assn.
1995 Telecommunications and Health Care Task Force, State of Colorado
1995 Finalist, International Health and Medical Film Competition
1994 Panelist, KRMA-TV, “Colorado Insight: The National Health Care Debate”
1993-1994 Co-Anchor/Researcher, KBDI-TV, Denver, “The Health Care Puzzle”
1988-1994 Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners , appointed by Governor Romer
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications include coauthoring Telemedicine and Telehealth: Principle, Policies, Performance and Pitfalls (Springer 2000), an essay in the Washington Post, a chapter in Women in Medicine and Management: A Mentoring Guide; a column in The Denver Business Journal; and articles in The Examiner, newsletter published by the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners; Colorado Medicine, journal of the Colorado Medical Association; The Advocate, newsletter of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association; and The Prism, the Alliance of Professional Women newsletter.
Dr. Cary has spoken extensively on the future of health care, public health and healthcare technology, the changing physician-patient relationship, physician-patient communication, healthcare leadership, healthcare quality, healthcare communications and reimbursement strategies, patients as partners, telemedicine/telehealth, licensing physicians and regulating medical care and women’s health.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of Medicine of Washington, DC
American College of Physician Executives
International Women’s Forum/Women’s Forum of Washington, DC
National Association of Science Writers