Kevin M. Fickenscher, M.D., CPE, FACPE, FAAFP

Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Dell Services

Kevin M. Fickenscher, M.D., CPE, FACPE, FAAFP serves as the Chief Strategy and Development Officer for Dell Healthcare Services (NYSE: DELL) on a global basis.  Dell, Inc. $59.2B in revenue and serves as a major information technology resource for all industry segments.  Within healthcare, Dell is the #1 provider of services and hardware ranging from management consulting, information integration, outsourcing to hardware management for clients based throughout the world.  Prior to his current position, Dr. Fickenscher served as the Executive Vice President for International Healthcare and, previously, as the Chief Medical Officer for Perot Systems which was acquired by Dell in November 2009.

Dr. Fickenscher is a physician executive and leader with extensive experience in strategic and operational development in complex healthcare organizations.  He has provided leadership for various organizations related to technology and information management, organizational transformation and development, physician management, health policy analysis, leadership development, clinical quality and resource/care management, among other areas. Dr. Fickenscher is considered to be a dynamic, visionary leader in healthcare throughout the world.

Previously, he has served as the National Director and Partner for Clinical Transformation within the Global Health Solutions Group at Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC).  In addition, he has served as the Chief Medical Officer for a number of healthcare organizations, including: WebMD Corporation (NASDAQ: HLTH), Catholic Healthcare West—a regional healthcare system based in San Francisco, California; and, Aurora Health Care—an integrated health system in eastern Wisconsin.

Early in his career, Dr. Fickenscher pursued an academic career and served as the founder of The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, a nationally recognized program dedicated to rural health service, research, and policy analysis, and as the Assistant Dean and President/CEO of the Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, one of six campuses for the MSU College of Human Medicine.

Dr. Fickenscher exhibited leadership skills early in his career when he served as the President of the American Medical Student Association.  In addition to his career positions, Dr. Fickenscher is a past member of Health Research and Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, and recently served as a member of the AHA Task Force on Hospital Governance charged with identifying best practices in hospital governance for the healthcare industry.  He is a past member of the Providence Health System Board of Directors, the Catholic Health Initiatives Board of Stewardship Trustees, the Sisters of Charity Board of Directors, the Catholic Health Corporation Board (also, the first lay Chairperson of the Board), the Daou Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ: DAOU] Board, and the Health Forum Board of Directors.  He has served as the President of the National Rural Health Association and in multiple other capacities with numerous national, state and local organizations.  Dr. Fickenscher currently serves on the Board of Directors of Skylight Healthcare Systems, an information management company providing in-room communication and connectivity services for healthcare organizations.

In May 2007, Modern Healthcare ranked Dr. Fickenscher as No. 12 among The 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare, 2007.  He is a regular participant in discussions, debates, and presentations related to the future of healthcare throughout the world, including testimony before the U.S. Congress and participation in a variety of international healthcare forums.  Dr. Fickenscher was awarded a Kellogg National Fellowship [1985], served as the Health Advisor to the 1988 Biden for President Campaign, named one of six Emerging Leaders in Healthcare for 1991, selected as a Regional Finalist for The White House Fellows Program, selected as a Recipient, North Dakota Leadership Award of Excellence; and, served on the Clinton healthcare task force reform efforts.

Dr. Fickenscher graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 1978, obtained his family medicine training at the Residency Program in Social Medicine at Montefiore Hospital in The Bronx, New York, and through the University of North Dakota.  He obtained his Family Practice Board-certification in 1982, and is a Certified Physician Executive and Fellow with the American College of Physician Executives and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.