DENVER, Aug. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Kidney
Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA),
and a leading independent provider of integrated health and kidney
care services in the United
States, welcomes Jeffrey Allen
Giullian, MD, MBA, as a vice president of medical affairs
and member of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, DaVita's
physician leadership team. Dr. Giullian will hold the position of
national group medical director and will also be the clinical
leader for the Hospital Services Group.
"Jeff has been an integral and passionate leader in our
educational program for chronic kidney disease patients," said
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP, chief
medical officer for DaVita Kidney
Care. "In addition, we expect his work with our hospital
services group will identify ways we can better serve patients with
acute kidney injury and help standardize practices in our hospital
settings."
Dr. Giullian graduated from Vanderbilt
University where he trained in both transplantation and
nephrology. He is currently a member of the board of directors for
the Renal Physician Association (RPA). He is vice chairman of the
healthcare payment committee for RPA and advisor to the American
Medical Association's relative value unit utilization committee. In
the past, he was chairman of medicine at a community hospital in
Denver. Dr. Giullian has been a
group medical director at DaVita since 2014 and was a practicing
nephrologist for eight years in Denver.
Dr. Giullian has stated "care delivery can be value-based and
streamlined by focusing on operational efficiency and
partnerships." His aim is to improve best practices and work with
others in the healthcare community to provide value based
healthcare for all patients. Dr. Giullian also has a passion for
increasing patient education and public understanding of chronic
kidney disease and has spoken over 250 times both in lectures and
at national meetings.
About DaVita Kidney
Care
DaVita Kidney
Care is a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a
Fortune 500® company that, through its operating divisions,
provides a variety of health care services to patient populations
throughout the United States and
abroad. A leading provider of dialysis services in the United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats patients with chronic
kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney Care strives to improve patients'
quality of life by innovating clinical care, and by offering
integrated treatment plans, personalized care teams and convenient
health-management services. As of June 30,
2016, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,293 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 185,000 patients. The company
also operated 127 outpatient dialysis centers located in 11
countries outside the United
States. DaVita Kidney Care
supports numerous programs dedicated to creating positive,
sustainable change in communities around the world. The company's
leadership development initiatives and social responsibility
efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare,
Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
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