DENVER, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Kidney
Care, a division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), and a leading provider
of kidney care services in the United
States, welcomes Francesca Tentori, MD, MCSI as medical
director of Outcomes Research and member of the Office of the Chief
Medical Officer on DaVita's physician leadership team.
"As the newest member of the office of the chief medical
officer, Francesca brings years of experience both in the delivery
of high-quality dialysis care and outcomes research in kidney
disease," said Allen R. Nissenson,
MD, FACP, chief medical officer for DaVita
Kidney Care. "Francesca will be a key player in our effort
moving toward integrated care and continuing to deliver
industry-leading patient-focused outcomes."
Dr. Tentori graduated from the University of Milan and is board certified in Internal
Medicine and Nephrology. She spent ten years as a research
scientist at Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, where she
worked on the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study and led
the development of patient centered research area. Prior to her
time at Arbor Research Collaborative, she acted as assistant
medical director for quality management at Dialysis Clinic Inc. Dr.
Tentori was a member of the American Society of Nephrology's
comparative effectiveness task force, as well as the American
Association of Kidney Patients' medical advisory board. Dr. Tentori
is currently an Adjunct Instructor in medicine at Vanderbilt
University.
Dr. Tentori is passionate about conducting research that impacts
the lives of patients and their families by addressing questions
that are relevant to them and including them in the research
process. She has stated, "Through my work, I aim to produce
assessments of the patient experience and quality of life that
serve as key components of the delivery of quality of care." She
will be a great addition to the DaVita Village.
To learn more about the DaVita physician leadership team, visit
DaVita.com/providers.
About DaVita Kidney
Care
DaVita Kidney
Care is a division of DaVita 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 December 31, 2016,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,350 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 188,000 patients. The company
also operated 154 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.
Contact Information
Media:
Lindsey
Robinson
Lindsey.Robinson@DaVita.com
(720) 401-5616
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SOURCE DaVita Kidney Care