Steven Waldman

Background

About Steven Waldman

As an entrepreneurial-spirited physician leader, I have 25+ years of experience propelling new and innovative student-centric healthcare education programs, developing clinical sites, and building new healthcare delivery systems benefiting the underserved. With a trifecta of professional degrees in medicine, law, and business, I am uniquely positioned to drive growth and lead innovation in academic, nonprofit, and for-profit business ventures. My career trajectory has been defined by my passion for empowering student success and building innovative new medical education and healthcare programs that are fiscally sound and yield superlative clinicians. I currently serve as the Founding Dean of a new rural 4-year medical school campus for the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, St. Joseph. I also hold dual titles as Professor of Anesthesiology and Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics. ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP • Led strategic initiatives for the UMKC School of Medicine, where I grew class size, research, and donations. • Secured private donation for the largest academic department at UMKC School of Medicine. • Awarded $7M federal HRSA grant as Principal Investigator. • Awarded $150K grant for international clinical research. • Raised $40M in funds for scholarships. • Deep expertise leading accreditations for LCME, ACGME, Joint Commission, HLC, WASC, and AACME. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP I have extensive executive-level experience launching nonprofit and for-profit organizations. • Launched and built the largest national ACCME accredited nonprofit for pain management education. • Founded and led a Physician/Hospital Organization (PHO), growing to $200M+ in revenues. • Propelled nationally recognized physician practice from start-up to $27M. • Founded and led a Joint Commission hospital from start-up to $85M, retiring debt within 17 months of opening. SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Authored 52 textbooks on interventional pain management and medical education. • Published 240+ peer-reviewed scientific, clinical, and research articles. • Expanded rural healthcare access with the addition of 14 rural primary care practices and 4 hospitals. • Drove 100% increase in MD student class size. • Participated in $304M capital campaign and funded 4 needs-based scholarships of $10M each. • Wrote 100+ successful grant requests. • Served as both academic and clinical department chair, as well as program director.