Dr Peter Catts MB BS FRCS FRACS FACS
Dr Catts is a retired general surgeon who had been in specialist private practice from 1971 to 2001. Dr Catts has an interest in medical politics and a passionate desire to preserve professional independence through private medical practice. He is well known to surgeons who were involved in the dispute, which followed the introduction of Medicare in 1984 when he was Chairman of the NSW Committee of the Australian Association of Surgeons. The breakdown of the public hospital system in NSW led to his study of, and commitment to, the principles of “Total Quality Management” (TQM). Since that time, Dr Catts has been NSW President and Federal President of the Australian Small Business Association. In 1998 he was the Chairman of Fund-Raising for the Australian Doctors’ Fund in NSW. He is currently a Director and Treasurer of the Australian Doctors’ Fund. Also in the past he has been a Board Director of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and was a member of the Board of Directors of South Western Sydney Area Health Service for ten years until July 1998. Dr Catts led a syndicate of his fellow doctors who took over the ownership, management and redevelopment of Holroyd and The Sydney Private Hospitals and subsequently Longueville Private Hospital and three private hospitals in Melbourne, namely; Essendon, Mountain District and Malvern Private Hospitals. Dr Catts is primarily responsible for the core values and beliefs promoted through the doctor ownership model. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA).
Dr Lionel Chang MB BS FRACS
Dr Chang is a specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery and became an investor in Holroyd Private Hospital in 1994 and was subsequently appointed to the Board of Directors. He is a substantial shareholder in WorkCare Medical Pty Ltd, which has a strategic alliance with Holroyd Private Hospital. His service on an extensive range of medical committees in capacities such as chairman, secretary and treasurer has made him a most valued member of the Board. This knowledge, together with his experience gained from his investment businesses, has added to the effectiveness of the Board. Amongst his many appointments to medical and other organisations he has been president of the Australian Chinese Medical Association and the representative of plastic surgery on the NSW state committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Chang provides critical input to the Board on matters of marketing, alliances and investment strategy.
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Dr Andrew Mitterdorfer MB BS FRACS
Dr Mitterdorfer joined the Board of Kaizen in 1995 as a foundation director. He has an investor interest and is a doctor user. His desire is to ensure that there is first class medical quality at the hospital, that the hospital is “doctor friendly” and to improve the marketing of the hospital. As chairman of the operating suite committee, Dr Mitterdorfer is able, at first hand, to monitor the efficiency of the operating theatres, be aware of the anaesthetists and surgeons equipment requirements and be aware of, and immediately act upon, complications or adverse outcomes. He is chairman of the urology committee at The Sydney Private Hospital. As deputy chairman of the medical advisory committee, his role is to ensure compliance with the hospital’s budgetary requirements and financial planning; ensure the appropriate credentialing process of the practitioners; and aid in organising general practitioners affiliations to the hospital through GP training courses. Dr Mitterdorfer is a graduate of the University of Sydney and holds a fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He has a keen interest in the complete range of closed and open urological procedures and is one of the leading renal transplant surgeons in Sydney.
Dr John Estell
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