MPMG is governed by a thirteen physician Board of Directors which determines all Group strategies, priorities, and policies. The Board is supported by a dedicated management staff and six standing Committees: Medical Policy, Quality Management, Credentials, Finance and Audit, Executive, and a Physician Compensation Committee. Numerous MPMG physicians participate in these important committees and ensure the Group's continued success.

Front Row: Drs. George Cohen, Lisa Dyer, John Chow and Sue Arakaki.    Middle Row: Drs. Linda Oberstein, Jennifer Bock-Hughes, Brian C. Roach, Patricia Dailey, Leslie Kim and Dirk Baumann.      Back Row: Dr. James Ferrara.      Not Pictured:  Drs. Bertram Solomon and Bernard Steyer

George Cohen, M.D., Chair, (Cardiology) has served as a Board member since 1994. Dr. Cohen is Chair of the Executive Committee and earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College.

James Ferrara M.D., Treasurer (Pediatrics) has been an MPMG Board member since 2002. Dr. Ferrara is an active participant of the Physician Compensation Committee, Executive Committee, and Chair of the Finance Committee. Dr. Ferrara received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Bernard Steyer, M.D., Secretary, (Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine) has served as a Board member since 1998. Dr. Steyer is an active participant in the Executive Committee and earned his medical degree from Temple University.

Sue Arakaki, M.D., (Family Practice) has been an active MPMG Board member since 2005. Dr. Arakaki is currently a member of the Physician Compensation Committee. Dr. Arakaki received her medical degree from the University of California Davis.

Dirk Baumann, M.D., (Vascular Surgery) has served as a Board member since 2005. Dr. Baumann is an active participant in the Quality Improvement and Executive Committee. Dr. Baumann earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

Jennifer Bock Hughes, M.D., (Otolaryngology) has been an MPMG Board member since 1999. Dr. Bock Hughes is an active participant in the Physician Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee, and has previously served on the Medical Policy Committee as both a member and chair. Dr. Bock Hughes earned her medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine.

Leslie Kim, M.D., (Orthopedics) has been an MPMG Board member since 2007. Dr. Kim is an active participant in the Medical Policy Committee and earned his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine.

John Chow, M.D., (Internal Medicine) has been an MPMG Board member since 2006. Dr. Chow serves on the Finance Committee and received his medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in Albany, New York.

Lisa Dyer, M.D., (Obstetrics and Gynecology) has been an MPMG Board member since 1996. Dr. Dyer is currently a member of the Physician Compensation Committee. Dr. Dyer earned her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine.

Patricia Dailey, M.D., (Anesthesiology) has been an MPMG Board member since 2004. Dr. Dailey earned her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University.

Linda Oberstein, M.D., (Internal Medicine) has been an active MPMG Board member since 2006. Dr. Oberstein was Chair of the Credentials Committee and now serves as Medical Policy Committee Chair. Dr. Oberstein received her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York.

Bertram Solomon, M.D., Chair Emeritus, (Internal Medicine) served as Chair of the MPMG Board of Directors from 1994 - 2007.  Dr. Solomon serves on the Executive, Finance and Medical Policy Committees.  Dr. Solomon earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco.

Last Reviewed:  October 2008