IBM Executive, Martín J. Sepulveda, M.D., M.P.H. Joins TransforMED Board of Managers

LEAWOOD, Kan. – TransforMED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, today announced a new member of its governing board. Martín J. Sepulveda, M.D., M.P.H., IBM Fellow and vice president of Integrated Health Services for IBM, joined the TransforMED Board of Managers effective March 1. During his 3-year tenure on the board, Sepulveda will advise TranforMED on matters of importance to large employers related to the value of primary care and the patient-centered medical home model of care.

Sepulveda has long dedicated himself to educating large U.S. employers about the benefits of providing employees health coverage that values a strong primary care foundation. He currently leads IBM's global wellness programs and health benefit plans aimed at keeping IBM employees healthy. He also has worked with business and government leaders to share lessons from IBM’s experience and success.

“Dr. Sepulveda has a profound understanding of the U.S. health care system and how primary care can improve it,” said Terry McGeeney, M.D., MBA, president and CEO of TransforMED. “His contributions to TransforMED will be instrumental in helping large employers understand how patient-centered primary care can lower health care costs and result in a healthier workforce.”

Sepulveda is an honorary member of the AAFP. He also is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the American College of Preventive Medicine. He serves on the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine’s Population Health and Public Health Practice Board, the Board of Directors of the Employee Benefits Research Institute, the Board of Advisors to the School of Public Health at the University of Iowa, the Board of the National Business Group on Health, and chairs the Global Health Benefits Institute.

Sepulveda received his M.D. and M.P.H. degrees from Harvard University, completed internal medicine residency at the University of California San Francisco Hospitals and Clinics, internal medicine fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, occupational medicine residency at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.