In his new role, Dr. Friedlander will focus on the medical strategy of UHS’ behavioral health facilities, including thought leadership, oversight of medical staff and utilization management, the for-profit hospital operator said in a news release.
Previously, Dr. Friedlander spent nine years as CMO for Aetna’s behavioral health unit. He was also corporate medical director for Penn-Friends Behavioral Health Systems in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., and, before that, director of outpatient clinic and adolescent inpatient care at Friends Hospital, a UHS-owned behavioral health facility in Philadelphia.
Dr. Friedlander earned his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and an MBA from Old Westbury-based New York Institute of Technology. He is a board-certified and practicing psychiatrist.
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