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Medical Care Technologies Inc. Appoints Distinguished Pediatrician as Senior Medical Advisor
Acclaimed Addition to Executive Team for Launch Preparation of Shenzhen Clinic
BEIJING, Nov 13, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Medical Care Technologies Inc. MDCE 0.00% , a growing American company providing children's healthcare services and Western healthcare products distribution in China, today announced the appointment of Dr. Richard M. Rheinbolt, MD, FAAP, MPA to the post of Senior Medical Advisor. The appointment follows an extensive global search.
Dr. Rheinbolt will work closely with the Company's recently appointed Chief Operating Officer, Joe Hall, in crafting the clinical guidelines, protocols and best practices for the health center operation in Shenzhen, China.
"With the team we have now, and once the final capital is put in place, it's 'all systems go' towards the construction and eventual launch of our Shenzhen clinic," said President Luis Kuo.
A thoroughly experienced pediatrician and administrator, Dr. Rheinbolt's illustrious career has taken him across the United States, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Central America. From the barrios of Mexico and Guatemala's Indian communities, to Philadelphia's Children's Hospital, Dr. Rheinbolt has dedicated the last 40 years to the care of children.
After graduation from medical school, Dr. Rheinbolt began his pediatric training at the University of Texas, San Antonio and has held residency appointments at Oklahoma Children's Memorial Hospital and Scott & White Hospital at Texas A & M School of Medicine. A Masters in Public Health with an emphasis in Maternal and Child Health was completed at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he subsequently served as Teaching Fellow for 2 years. Dr. Rheinbolt served in primary care, urgent care and emergency medical positions at a number of institutions including Baptist Hospital of Miami, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Associates of Florida, Appalachian Regional Health Care, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, and Clinica Cristiana of Guatemala, among others. He has provided healthcare for children and adults with special and developmental needs at Boston Children's Hospital's Wrentham State School, at Mansfield Ohio's Raintree Center, in Guatemala, in Mexico City, and in Philadelphia. Recently, Dr. Rheinbolt served as research associate of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Miami, and was the principal investigator reviewing federal funding of State Maternal and Child Health programs while at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Rheinbolt holds specialty certifications from the American Boards of Pediatrics and Preventative Medicine and is certified in Neonatal Resuscitation, Pediatric Advanced Cardiac and Advanced Trauma Life Support. He is a member of the American College of Preventive Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Rheinbolt is licensed to practice in the states of Arkansas, Ohio, and North Carolina, as well as in Guatemala.
"Dr. Rheinbolt's combination of practical pediatrics and health center planning is the perfect complement to Joe Hall's impressive background in healthcare administration. If there's such a thing as a 'dream team' in this business, we've got it!" commented CEO Ning Wu.
