Mark J. Peters
 Mark
J. Peters, MD,
CPE, has served
as President
and Chief Executive
Officer at East
Jefferson General
Hospital in Metairie,
Louisiana, since
2002.
Dr. Peters joined
East Jefferson
General Hospital
in 2000 as Senior
Vice President/
Medical Director.
He had previously
been Chief Medical
Officer/Vice
President of
Medical Services
at Upper Valley
Medical Center,
a not-for profit
healthcare system
in Troy, Ohio.
Dr. Peters received
his medical degree
from Ohio State
University in
1978 and served
as Chief Resident
during his Family
Practice Residency
at Miami Valley
Hospital in Dayton,
Ohio. He is also
a member of American
College of Physician
Executives, achieving
his certification
in 1999.
Dr. Peters has
served as the
Chairman of the
Metropolitan
Hospital Council
of New Orleans
since 2006. He
has also served
as a board member
of the Louisiana
Hospital Association
since 2006. Dr.
Peters also lends
his healthcare
expertise as
a board member
of the Jefferson
Economic Development
Corporation (JEDCO)
and Greater New
Orleans, Inc.
(GNO Inc.).
Dr. Peters is
a leading advocate
of healthcare
reform in Louisiana,
serving as Chairman
of the Coalition
of Leaders for
Louisiana Healthcare
(COLLAH), developing
a healthcare
reform plan for
the greater New
Orleans Region.
This plan is
currently being
shared with key
leaders locally,
regionally and
federally.
 
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