Care Choices Announces Chief Medical Officer

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 16, 2003 - Care Choices has appointed Gilbert Burgos, MD, MPH, as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Burgos will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for Care Choices medical affairs area including pharmacy and medical management.

In making the announcement, William Alvin, President and CEO of Care Choices, said, "Dr. Burgos brings a wealth of knowledge about medical management and health-care operations from his wide-ranging experience with health plans and physician relations."

Most recently, Dr. Burgos served as Senior Vice President/Medical Director for Vista Health Plan in Florida, where he had responsibility for integrating the medical operations of three merged health plans. His health care leadership experience also includes serving as Executive Director, Medical Resource Management, for Kaiser Permanente in Rockville, Md.; as Chairman, Department of Adult Medicine, for Humana/Mitchell-Trotman Medical Group, in Washington, D.C.; and as Associate Medical Director for Humana Health Plan in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Burgos earned his bachelor's degree from Fordham University and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He holds a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.

He is board certified in internal medicine, and is a Board Certified Physician Executive through the American College of Physician Executives.

Dr. Burgos and his family reside in Novi.