John Zweifler, MD, MPH
John Zweifler, MD, MPH is a family physician with more than 30 years of experience in medical leadership and education, as well as clinical practice caring for rural and underserved populations. He currently has multiple part-time positions including being the Medical Director for Central Valley Medical Providers (MedPRO) in Fresno County where he champions value-based approaches that improve quality and reduce cost by emphasizing team-based approaches and digital solutions that increase access for patients, support transitions of care and promote patient and provider satisfaction. He is also currently a Medical Consultant with the Fresno County Health Department where he assists in implementing practical policies that advance population health approaches to improving the health of communities and reducing health disparities by systematically addressing social determinants.
Dr Zweifler volunteered for decades with the Fresno San Joaquin Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange, where he continues to work. In 2023 he wrote a successful grant that funds low barrier access to medication assisted treatment for individuals with substance use disorders that incorporates telehealth and team-based approaches.
Dr Zweifler offers his clinical and administrative expertise as a physician consultant with the Terry Group.
Dr Zweifler’s background includes a number of leadership roles in medical education and clinical management. He was formerly the Designated Institution Official and Medical Director for Clinical Integration and Graduate Medical Education for Adventist Health Hanford, and prior to that was Chief of UCSF-Fresno's Family and Community Medicine Department and Director of it’s residency program. Previous positions include Regional Medical Director for Adventist Health Plan in Kings County, where he guided reductions in admissions of 5-10% per year and readmissions 10-20% year, while going from "worst to first" in HEDIS quality scores amongst Healthnet MediCal managed care plans in California: Chief Medical Officer for Adventist Health Community Care which has 40 rural health clinics and more than 600,000 annual patient visits in Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties; Deputy Medical Executive for the California Department of Corrections; and medical director for several community health centers in Michigan and California.
Curriculum vitae
Terry Group Affiliation
Dr. Zweifler is a physician consultant with The Terry Group.
John Zweifler, MD, MPH
Physician Consultant
john.zweifler@terrygroup.com
The Terry Group
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