Charles E. Saunders, M.D., is chairman and chief executive officer of Broadlane. He is based in Broadlane's Dallas office. Prior to joining Broadlane, Dr. Saunders served as president of the Healthcare Global Industry Solutions division of EDS, where he was responsible for leadership of EDS' global healthcare solutions, including strategy, thought leadership, business development and sales. He also served as chief medical officer for Healtheon/WebMD, where he was a key member of the senior management team responsible for growing the company from a start-up to the largest IPO in healthcare history. Prior to that, Dr. Saunders served as a principal of A.T. Kearney/EDS, executive director for San Francisco General Hospital's managed care programs, medical director for the emergency medical services of the City and County of San Francisco and practicing physician and member of the faculty in Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Vanderbilt and the University of Colorado. Dr. Saunders received his doctorate in medicine from Johns Hopkins University and his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California. He is board certified in internal medicine and emergency medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians. |