MiSalud Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Richard J. Boxer, MD, FACS, to the Board of Directors. Dr. Boxer’s decades of distinguished national healthcare leadership and transformational innovation experience will inform MiSalud’s next steps as it continues to innovate on new high quality, affordable healthcare delivery models and creating cross-border collaborations that build toward a more integrated North American healthcare system. He will also serve as MiSalud Health’s interim Chief Medical Officer.
A nationally recognized figure in healthcare, Dr. Boxer's distinguished career includes service as a former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Democratic and Republication administrations and collaborations with the Department of Health and Human Services on national health policy initiatives. He has advised HHS secretaries, senators, representatives, and governors on critical healthcare matters. His commitment to public health is further underscored by his service on the Board of two Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and as a private citizen representative to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Boxer was the finalist for Surgeon General of the US in 1995 in the Clinton Administration, and a short-list finalist in 2001 in the George W. Bush Administration, being the only American so honored from both sides of the aisle, demonstrating his deep and singular commitment to the patient.
“Having followed MiSalud Health's progress since its founding during the pandemic, I'm deeply aligned with their commitment to creating a more accessible and effective healthcare landscape for all people,” Dr. Boxer said. “Their vision for a truly integrated and collaborative North American system resonates strongly with me, and I look forward to supporting the team as we advance the crucial mission to provide more holistic care across diverse populations”
Dr. Boxer has a proven track record in building and managing large-scale clinical programs, developing innovative healthcare delivery models and ensuring quality of care. As Teladoc’s first Chief Medical Officer, he created the clinical program that enabled the company’s significant expansion and developed the early evidence-based telemedicine guidelines that have become industry standards for quality assurance.
"Dr. Boxer’s visionary insights have consistently translated into impactful improvements in healthcare access and delivery,” said MiSalud Health CEO Bismarck Lepe. “His experience in bringing innovative concepts to scale will be instrumental in realizing MiSalud Health's ambition to create a revolutionary hybrid model of healthcare."
We warmly welcome Dr. Boxer to the MiSalud Health team and look forward to his leadership in guiding our clinical strategy and advancing our commitment to providing effective and patient-centered care.
