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James F. Byrne, M.D.: Chief Medical Officer

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Responsibilities
James Byrne, M.D., is responsible for all Priority Health clinical departments and programs. He is responsible for strategic planning, particularly as it relates to clinical and health care provider-related issues. He also leads development and coordination of clinical programs and is actively involved in the community with respect to health care provider relationships and education of employers and consumers.

Work experience
Jim is board certified in family medicine. In 1977, he opened a family practice in Holland, Michigan. In 1986, he became medical director for LakeShore HMO in Holland, Michigan. The organization subsequently merged with Butterworth HMO to form Priority Health. In 1993, he transitioned out of his clinical practice to become the full-time medical director of Priority Health. He was named chief medical officer in 1997.

Education
Residency - Family Medicine
Ventura County Medical Center
Ventura, California

Internship (Rotating)
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan

M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

M.S., Administrative Medicine
University of Wisconsin

B.S.
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Licensure/certification/associations
  • State of Michigan, Physician and Surgeon, 1971 to present
  • American Board of Family Practice, 1976 to present
  • Member, American Academy of Family Physicians

Last modified 03/21/08