Executive Bios

Gilbert Burgos, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer

Mike Koziara
Chief Financial Officer

Jelka Petrovic
Chief Marketing Officer

Jeanne Dunk
General Counsel

Gilbert Burgos, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer

Gilbert Burgos, MD, MPH, joined Care Choices in May 2003 as Chief Medical Officer, and is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the Care Choices medical affairs area including pharmacy and medical management.

Prior to joining Care Choices, 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 healthcare 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, with a concentration in Health Policy and Management.

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

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Mike Koziara, Chief Financial Officer

Michael Koziara has been with Trinity Health since 1997, serving as Director of Managed Care Services for Mercy Health Services for two and a half years prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Care Choices in April 2000. As Director of Managed Care Services, his accomplishments included the coordination of system-wide managed care system strategies, as well as management of a system-wide best practices operational work group. As CFO, he is responsible for all financial reporting, as well as financial planning & analysis, underwriting, and provider network development and contracting. Before joining Trinity Health, Mike was Director of Finance and Administration at Allegiance, LLC, a physician hospital organization, and also served as Healthcare Audit Manager with Coopers & Lybrand in Detroit. Mike also spent several years in the oil business in both Michigan and Texas.

Mike received his bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, and his masters of accountancy degree from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has a wide array of audit and finance experience as well as managed care leadership.

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Jelka Petrovic, Chief Marketing Officer

Jelka Petrovic is Chief Marketing Officer of Care Choices, and is responsible for providing strategic and executive leadership and oversight of the sales, account management, product development, agent relations, marketing and communication activities for Care Choices HMO and Preferred Choices PPO.

Jelka comes to Care Choices with over 25 years experience in the healthcare field in both the payor and provider segments. Prior to joining Care Choices in 2004 as Director of Product Development and Marketing, Jelka was Director of Sales and Account Management for HealthPlus of Michigan. Previously she was with the Detroit Medical Center, where she held the position of Director, Marketing, Enrollment and Customer Service, in the Managed Care Division. In this capacity she led the development of their PHO supported products. Jelka started her career at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan where she gained experience in operations, finance and marketing, rising to the position of Manager, Corporate Key Accounts.

Jelka holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Wayne State University as well as numerous professional designations related to the healthcare insurance industry.

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Jeanne Dunk, General Counsel

Jeanne Dunk joined Trinity Health in June 2002 as General Counsel to Care Choices and Assistant General Counsel to Trinity Health, bringing with her 17 years of legal experience. Jeanne has private practice experience (serving multiple clients in the healthcare practice groups at the Dykema Gosset and Foster Swift law firms), and in-house experience (at Computer Sciences Corporation, the Detroit Medical Center and the Henry Ford Health System). Jeanne focuses her legal practice in the areas of managed care law and intellectual property/information systems law.

A member of the American Health Lawyers Association, Jeanne serves as an arbitrator and mediator on healthcare and information technology issues. She also is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys, the State Bar of Michigan (and its sections on Health Law and Computer Law), and the Detroit, Oakland, and American Bar Associations.

Jeanne is a frequent speaker locally and nationally, with a particular emphasis on managed care and information technology law. She also is a published author, most recently through participation with a group of lawyers who authored the American Health Lawyers Association’s 2001 Managed Care Handbook.

Jeanne received her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Michigan State University. She graduated from The Detroit College of Law with a Juris Doctor degree.

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