Biography of Dr. Mike Magee

Mike Magee, MD., is a physician, speaker and author known for his leadership in connecting health and environmental issues, corporate social responsibility and championing a holistic vision for health system reform in the U.S.

He is the author of eight books, including "Health Politics: Power, Populism and Health."

He launched "Health Commentary" in 2007 after several years as host of the popular multimedia program "Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee," which included a weekly video examining megatrends and "hidden stories" in health care. The award-winning program produced more than 180 videos on topics ranging from obesity to global warming for an audience of more than 200,000 subscribers. The programs are still available for viewing at HealthPolitics.org.

In his role as host of Health Politics, Dr. Magee articulated a new vision of health populism—advocating a system in which "the people and the people caring for the people" have equal responsibilities and are vested together in health outcomes. Dr. Magee continues to share his views on these topics at HealthCommentary.com.

In 2006, Dr. Magee started the Healthy Waters initiative to raise awareness and generate action on issues related to water—an essential part of health living. He began touring the country in 2007 to spread this important message.

Dr. Magee spent 13 years as a country doctor in rural New England before assuming progressive academic and leadership posts, including senior vice president of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and Director of the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative. He served formerly as a Senior Fellow in the Humanities to the World Medical Association; a David Rockefeller Fellow; Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College and a Master Scholar at New York University School of Medicine. He is currently a member of the National Commission for Quality Long Term Care, chaired by former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. He is also a senior fellow in health policy at the Center for Aging Services Technology.

Dr. Magee has provided testimony to Congress and has consulted for the American Medical Association, the American Association of Medical Colleges and the American Hospital Association. As a health advocate, he has appeared on "The Today Show," "CBS Morning News" and "Larry King Live." Among topics Dr. Magee has addressed in the media are healthy aging, family health, health care reform, patient advocacy, research and discovery, and the importance of the patient-physician relationship.

Dr. Magee's other books include "The Best Medicine," "The Book of Choices," "Positive Leadership," "All Available Boats," "Positive Doctors in America," "Health Politics: Power, Populism and Health," and "Healthy Homes."

Born on January 20, 1948, Dr. Magee is the son of a house-callmaking doctor and one of 12 children. He attended medical school in Syracuse, NY, and did his surgical residency at the University of North Carolina.

PRESENTATIONS

Style
Mike Magee’s message is inclusive, participatory, open and committed to 21st Century visioning and consensus building. A natural and accessible communicator, he is as valued for his keynote addresses, which challenge and promote cooperation and unity rather than division, as he is as
a moderator of major panels. He is able to bridge deep divisions and skillfully draw out audience participation. Comfortable in his own skin, his message is at once informative, personal and hopeful.

Major Topic Areas:

Health Care Transformation
Beginning with an analysis of major mega-trends, including Aging, Consumerism and the Internet, preferable futures are explored which include moving health care from information to behavioral modification, advantaging virtual connectivity and technology to unite the people with their care teams, multi-generational lifespan health planning beginning at birth, and the inclusion of non traditional sectors in the health care space.

Positive Leadership
Drawing on three decades of experience, along with personal narratives as one of 12 children, the line is drawn between positive leaders and negative leaders. Their values, tactics, short and long term impacts, life balance issues, and management styles are presented. Case studies are used to reinforce principles and provide interactivity. Social responsibility and recent theories on corporate empathy scales are addressed.

Healthy Waters
An overview of water policy positions today’s environmental issues for what they are - the premier health issues of the day. Developed in concert with the UN, WHO and EPA, this multimedia presentation places water in its proper context, as our planet’s most valued and threatened resource. The impact on water of Agriculture, Industry, Urbanization, Disasters, Population Growth, War, and Disease points to the need for Integrated Water Resource Management, Corporate Social and individual responsibility.