American physician, former chief of aerospace medicine
Jon L. Belsher is an American physician and executive.[ 1] [ 2] He is the incumbent president and chief executive officer of UCI Medical Affiliates.[ 3] [ 4]
Belsher has also served as an advance representative for the White House during the Bush administration .[ 5]
Previously, he was a chief medical officer of MedSpring.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Early life
He received his education from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School .[ 9] After completing his medical degree in 1998, Belsher completed his residency from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine .[ 10] [ 11]
He was awarded the title of 'Chief Fellow' while doing fellowship at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.[ 12]
Career
Belsher has served as the chief of aerospace medicine for the Arizona Air National Guard ’s 162nd Fighter Wing .[ 13] He has also served as a lieutenant colonel and during that time he was second-in-command of the largest Air National Guard Medical Group in the United States.[ 14]
He was part of the team which founded MedSpring Urgent Care in 2011.[ 15] [ 12] Belsher as part of MedSpring facilitated shift towards affordable urgent care centers instead of hospital emergency rooms.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] As a chief medical officer, he helped expand MedSpring in Illinois.[ 19] [ 20]
Publications
Belsher, Jon L.; Gay, Peter; Brinton, Margo; DellaValla, Joseph; Ridenour, Robert; Lanciotti, Robert; Perelygin, Andrey; Zaki, Sherif; Paddock, Christopher; Querec, Troy; Zhu, Tuofu; Pulendran, Bali; Eidex, Rachel B.; Hayes, Edward (5 December 2007). "Fatal multiorgan failure due to yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease" . Vaccine . 25 (50): 8480– 8485. doi :10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.08.061 . PMC 7115366 . PMID 18023511 .
Khan, Hasrat; Belsher, Jon; Yilmaz, Murat; Afessa, Bekele; Winters, Jeffrey L.; Moore, S. Breanndan; Hubmayr, Rolf D.; Gajic, Ognjen (May 2007). "Fresh-Frozen Plasma and Platelet Transfusions Are Associated With Development of Acute Lung Injury in Critically Ill Medical Patients". Chest . 131 (5): 1308– 1314. doi :10.1378/chest.06-3048 . PMID 17400669 .
Rehman, Ahmer; Iscimen, Remzi; Yilmaz, Murat; Khan, Hasrat; Belsher, Jon; Gomez, Javier Fernandez; Hanson, Andrew C.; Afessa, Bekele; Baron, Todd H.; Gajic, Ognjen (June 2009). "Prophylactic endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients undergoing endoscopy for upper GI hemorrhage" . Gastrointestinal Endoscopy . 69 (7): e55 – e59 . doi :10.1016/j.gie.2009.03.002 . PMC 2737482 . PMID 19481643 .
References
^ McNeill, Rachel (September 27, 2013). "Health care reform spurs urgent care centers" . KPRC .
^ Dinges, Gary. "Work starts soon on 2nd Wheatsville location" . Austin American-Statesman .
^ "Riley Fellows Archive" . Diversity Leaders Initiative .
^ "Columbia Regional Business Report - November 23, 2020" . Issuu . 23 November 2020.
^ Smith, Kelly (April 23, 2019). "UCI Medical Affiliates Completes New Executive Leadership Team" .
^ Ura, Alexa (August 29, 2014). "Texas Hospitals Say They've Lost Insured Patients to Urgent Care" . The New York Times .
^ "Austin urgent care clinic to enter Houston market" . Bizjournals.com . Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ Fenner, James (October 12, 2013). "Early Vaccinations Recommended by CDC Amidst Shutdown Chaos" .
^ "Dr. Jon L. Belsher MD" . Health.usnews.com . Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "Dr. Jon Belsher, MD – Columbia, SC | Pulmonology on Doximity" . Doximity .
^ "Dr. Jon Belsher Critical Care Medicine. West Lake Hills TX" . doctor.webmd.com .
^ a b "Boston Business Journal: People on the Move: PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION HEALTH CARE APRIL 6, 2017" . Bizjournals.com . Archived from the original on 2017-04-10.
^ "Guam kicks off major training exercise" . 162nd Wing .
^ "Vigilant Guard Guam 2010" . www.162wing.ang.af.mil .
^ "Jon Belsher, MD" . Modern Healthcare . June 3, 2019.
^ Ura, Alexa (August 29, 2014). "Texas Hospitals Say They've Lost Insured Patients to Urgent Care" . The Texas Tribune .
^ "Patients are flocking to urgent care clinics. Now hospitals are, too" . Crain's Chicago Business . May 12, 2017.
^ Russell, John (9 October 2015). "Why there are so many urgent care clinics everywhere" . chicagotribune.com .
^ "Texas' MedSpring expands into second market: Illinois" . Modern Healthcare . December 30, 2010.
^ "Chicago's First 'MedSpring' Opening in Lake View" . Lake View, IL Patch . January 25, 2013.