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A doctor with nearly six years of experience in internal medicine and hospital medicine within the Stanford Health Care system has been appointed to the newly created position of chief medical officer for Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare.
Dr. David Svec previously served as a clinical assistant professor of medicine for Stanford Health as well as saw time in the Tri-Valley as medical director of the hospitalist team at Stanford-ValleyCare, according to hospital officials.
“I’ve enjoyed working with this community since 2015, and I look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with an exceptionally qualified team to develop new initiatives,” Svec said in a Stanford Health statement announcing his appointment last week.
“In addition to my clinical work, my research and scholarly interests have focused on delivering high-value care through quality improvement projects,” he said “In the teaching area, we have already developed a physician assistant student rotation where students can learn with our Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare hospitalist team, and an internal medicine rotation as well. This is just the beginning.”
In his new role, Svec will help guide the clinical mission of Stanford-ValleyCare, including the development of innovative programs, monitoring outcome measures and developing and implementing improvement plans, hospital officials said.
“David is hardly a newcomer to Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare, having been instrumental in the development of the hospitalist program over the past three years. He will continue to serve as a hospitalist while taking on additional responsibilities within his new role,” Stanford-ValleyCare president Scott Gregerson said.
“David has already contributed significantly to our organization, and I am confident his impact will be further enhanced as we work together to broaden the reach and scope of services we provide in the growing Tri-Valley area,” Gregerson added.
Svec lives with his family in Mountain View but they are planning to relocate to the Tri-Valley because they love the area. “We are all excited to join the community,” he said.
He is board-certified in internal medicine, completed his residency at Stanford University and received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Svec has also received awards at the Stanford School of Medicine, including the 2016 David A. Rytand Clinical Teaching Award, the 2016 Lawrence Mathers Award: Exceptional Commitment to Teaching/Active Involvement in Medical Student Education and the 2014 Arthur L. Bloomfield Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
