Timothy Kasprzak, MD, MBA, has been named as the chief medical officer at McLaren Oakland hospital, located in the heart of Pontiac. A fellowship-trained oncologic diagnostic radiologist by training, Dr. Kasprzak has spent the past several years in leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility, including previously serving as a CMO, resulting in a track record of successful growth and progress.
He assumes the position previously held by interim CMO Dr. Ronald Shaheen, who stepped into the role upon the retirement of longtime McLaren Oakland CMO Dr. Steven Calkin.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to serve the Oakland community and McLaren system in this role,” he said. “We look forward to addressing ongoing challenges while growing and leading healthcare initiatives in Oakland County and the City of Pontiac.”
A CMO role is responsible for the implementation and oversight of all clinical services delivered within McLaren Oakland, including regional facilities and specialties.
Dr. Kasprzak will act as the liaison between the medical staff and hospital leadership to ensure that clinical quality and patient experiences are unparalleled, while continuing to evolve to meet the challenges of the changing healthcare landscape.
This marks a homecoming for Dr. Kasprzak, who has spent the majority of his professional career in Cleveland. He was born in Dearborn, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan – Dearborn, his medical degree from Wayne State University, and completed his residency training at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center in Dearborn.
About McLaren Oakland
McLaren Oakland is a 318-bed medical center that provides primary and specialty healthcare services to the greater Pontiac and Oakland County community. Founded in 1953, McLaren Oakland has grown to a comprehensive medical community that includes outpatient facilities in Clarkston and Oxford, in addition to an inpatient hospital in Pontiac providing a range of clinical services including emergency and trauma care, cardiology, cancer services, minimally invasive robotic surgery and orthopedic services. With a network of more than 300 physicians, McLaren Oakland owns a network of employed physician offices throughout Oakland County and a nursing home in Lake Orion. McLaren Oakland is a Level II verified trauma center and an accredited stroke center. McLaren Oakland offers ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, and transitional year, in addition to a CPME accredited podiatry program.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a fully integrated health network committed to quality evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, an employed primary care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 630,000 lives, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 49 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive centers in the U.S. McLaren has 26,000 employees and more than 52,500 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 350 facilities serving the entire Lower Peninsula of the state of Michigan along with a portion of the Upper Peninsula.