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Columbia, SC 29230
Summary
- Dr. Jon Belsher is the former Chief Medical Officer for MedSpring Urgent Care, an aggressively expanding, for-profit company founded in 2011, with growth to over 35 centers across five large metropolitan markets including a joint venture with prestigious Partners HealthCare in Boston, MA. Currently, Dr. Belsher serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer for UCI Medical Affiliates in Columbia, South Carolina.
For Jon, increasing healthcare access and decreasing costs for consumers is a continual motivator to keep pushing the envelope. He finds his work in healthcare to be extremely rewarding as it allows him to play a major role in the improvement of large numbers of lives through quality healthcare service offerings.
Additional positions held by Dr. Jon Belsher include Staff Intensivist and Assistant Professor with Scott & White Healthcare; Director of Medical Operations for the start-up and for-profit company, WhiteGlove Health; and Chief Medical Officer for Extensor Health, a company focused on delivering specialist care via telemedicine.
After receiving his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Texas Southwestern, Dr. Jon Belsher completed his residency at the world renowned Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Scottsdale, AZ, and fellowship at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN. During this time, Dr. Belsher was awarded “Teacher of the Year” twice and the prestigious “Chief Fellow.”
Clinical Expertise
- Healthcare management, Leadership, Clinical research, Patient safety, Public policy, Public speaking, Healthcare technology/informatics, Nasal fractures, Allergies, Bladder calculi, Urinary tract infections, Andrology , Bronciolitis, Head, eye, ear, nose and throat emergencies, Sinusotomy, Laryngeal surgery, Snake bites, Physical medicine, Whiplash injury, Birth defect and fetal treatment, Gastrointesintal radiation oncology, Wound management, Bacterial infections
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2005 - 2007
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2005
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Family Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- IL State Medical License 2012 - 2020
- MA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
- GA State Medical License 2012 - 2016
- CT State Medical License 2012 - 2015
- AZ State Medical License 1999 - 2012
- MN State Medical License 2006 - 2010
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsProphylactic endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients undergoing endoscopy for upper GI hemorrhage.Ahmer Rehman, Remzi Iscimen, Murat Yilmaz, Hasrat Khan, Jon Belsher
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2009-06-01 - 274 citationsFresh-Frozen Plasma and Platelet Transfusions Are Associated With Development of Acute Lung Injury in Critically Ill Medical PatientsHasrat Khan, Jon Belsher, Murat Yilmaz, Bekele Afessa, Jeffrey L. Winters
Chest. 2007-05-01 - 59 citationsFatal multiorgan failure due to yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease.Jon Belsher, Margo A. Brinton, Joseph DellaValla, Robert V. Ridenour, Robert S. Lanciotti
Vaccine. 2007-12-05
Press Mentions
- Telemedicine Could Trump Economic Development for Driving Community BroadbandDecember 5th, 2017
- Jon BelsherNovember 16th, 2017
- Fresenius Medical Care Makes Strategic Investments in Care CoordinationJune 27th, 2014
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External Links
- Professional Overviewhttp://JonBelsher.com
- Ideamenschhttps://ideamensch.com/jon-belsher/
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonbelsher
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