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The Founder/Chairman of IADRF
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Dr. Ronald E. Henderson has a background that includes:
- His knowledge as a longtime physician
- His administrative experience as a businessman, chief executive officer, and founder or cofounder of several health-related entities
- His insights and commitment as a patient who was diagnosed several years ago with an autoimmune disease
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| An obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Henderson was the founder and longtime chief executive officer of Henderson & Walton Women's Center in Birmingham, Alabama, which he led to become the largest freestanding obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) practice of its type in the nation. Dr. Henderson served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jefferson County (Alabama) Medical Society, president of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and a member of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association.
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| As a member of the governing board for Alabama's public health system, he was instrumental in reorganizing the Alabama Department of Public Health. He was a cofounder of a professional liability insurance company (Mutual Assurance Society of Alabama, now ProAssurance on the New York Stock Exchange) and a cofounder of one of the first freestanding surgery centers in the Southeast (Birmingham Surgical Center, more recently known as HealthSouth Outpatient CareCenter).
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| In 1985, he founded a health maintenance organization (Southeast Health Plan); and in 1992, he founded a physician practice management company (MediSphere Corporation, Inc., more recently known as MediSphere Health Partners, Inc.).
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When Dr. Henderson was establishing IADRF in 2002, he also was putting the finishing touches on a book he wrote on his own autoimmune disease experience and his plans for IADRF. The book is Attacking Myasthenia Gravis: A Key in the Battle Against Autoimmune Diseases
If you would like to purchase this book, please Select one of the following Options:
1) Send your Check or Money Order for $30.00 to:
IADRF
68 Cross Creek Drive East
Birmingham, AL 35213
2) Pay by Credit Card through our "Donations Page". Donate $30 or more and receive a Free Copy of this book.
All profits from the sale of this book go to IADRF.
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