Dennis P.H. Mihale, MD MBA CHCQM, is an ER physician, healthcare executive and chief medical officer who has been delivering care for over 35 years. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at Upward Health and is an Assistant Professor at University of South Florida Medical School. Prior to joining Upward Health, he served as the Chief Medical Officer of Consolidated Health Plan, where he was responsible for developing the medical management strategy and creating a Patient Centered Medical Home strategy. He has also served as the CMS Physician Champion for ICD-10 in Florida, founded and led two managed care companies and has served as Chief Medical Officer or Medical Director to more than 15 companies. Dennis’s biomedical and healthcare technology experience includes working with the IBM Watson Center, NASA’s Technology Transfer Team, SMRxT and PatientKeeper. He serves on the advisory boards for Datacys and Revasurrant, and other healthcare technology companies. Dennis received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from SUNY Buffalo, an M.D. from the University of Miami School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from the University of South Florida. He retired as a Major from the US Army Reserve MC. His awards include CEO of the Year: Tampa Bay Forum; Entrepreneur of the Year: USF College of Business Administration; Physician Business Leader of the Year: Medical Business Journal and is a Fellow of the National Science Foundation.