CenCal Health, the publicly-sponsored health plan for Medi-Cal in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, announces the appointment of Farid Hassanpour, D.O., to its key leadership position of chief medical officer.
Hassanpour will provide medical leadership to the organization by ensuring medical quality and adherence to professional and ethical medical standards by the health plan and its network of providers.
Hassanpour was most recently the chief medical director at Health Net and California Health & Wellness, both headquartered in Woodland Hills. Prior to this experience, he was medical director at Anthem Blue Cross.
Hassanpour received his undergraduate degree from UCLA, and his medical degree from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. His internship and residency training were accomplished at the University of California, Irvine.
He also holds an MBA degree with a concentration in healthcare management from the Graduate School of Management at UCI.
In addition to the CMO appointment, CenCal Health announced that Dr. Karen Hord has accepted the position of deputy chief medical officer. She had most recently served as interim chief medical officer at CenCal Health.
“I’m confident that with this new clinical leadership team now in place, the health plan is poised to make great strides in 2020,” said Bob Freeman, CenCal Health CEO.