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Representing a new wave of physicians who
combine medical expertise with management skills, George E. Kikano
has been appointed chairman of the Department of Family Medicine
at the CWRU School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland
(UHC). 
Kikano served as vice chair of family medicine
from 1997 through 2000, at which time he was appointed interim
chairman and director. He has been on the CWRU faculty for 11
years, currently holding the faculty title of associate professor
of family medicine. He is board certified by the American Board
of Family Practice and the American Board of Medical Management.
He earned his medical degree in 1986 at
the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Internship at the
American University Hospital, Lebanon, was followed by a postdoctoral
research fellowship in the CWRU Department of Neurology and residency
in the UHC Department of Family Medicine.
His extensive management training began
shortly after completion of his residency, culminating in the
Certified Physician Executive (C.P.E.) designation of the Certifying
Commission in Medical Management from the American College of
Physician Executives. He currently directs the Primary Care Executive
Fellowship Program at CWRU to train health professionals in leadership
and management skills. He is also the medical director for medical
management at St. Michael Hospital of the University Hospitals
Health System.
Following his residency, he was an attending
physician at UHC and at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and was staff
physician at the Amasa Stone and McGregor Homes (long-term care
facilities for the elderly), all in Cleveland. In addition, he
served as chief medical officer for the Managed Care Support Organization
of the University Hospitals Health System, medical director of
the UHC Family Practice Center and director of clinical affairs
in UHC family medicine.
Kikano has been honored for outstanding
professional achievements. Among his many awards: In 2000, he
was named a fellow by the American College of Physician Executives
and received the Director's Award for Outstanding Achievement
in the UHC Department of Family Medicine; in 1997, the American
Academy of Family Physicians named him a fellow; in 1996, he received
the Kenneth Reeb Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department
of Family Medicine, UHC/Mt. Sinai Medical Center; in 1991, he
received the Research Forum Award of the Society of Teachers of
Family Medicine, the same year he received the Medical Students
Teaching Award in the Department of Family Medicine at CWRU.
Currently, Kikano is the principal investigator
of two research projects: "To Expand the Research Infrastructure
of the Department of Family Medicine" funded by the Health Resources
and Services Administration and "To Prepare Faculty as Academicians
in the 21st Century by Increasing Management and Pedagogical Skills"
funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. He is co-principal
investigator and project director on the study "Increasing Substance
Disorder Screening and Referral Rates in an Independent Practice
Association (IPA)," funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Kikano has published a number of peer-reviewed
articles about medical management, disease prevention and health
promotion and cardiovascular diseases. He is a reviewer for the
journals American Family Physician, American Journal
of Preventive Medicine and The Journal of Family Practice.
He is the president of the Cleveland Academy
of Family Physicians. On the national level, he is an adviser
for faculty participants in the Fundamentals of Management program
of the American Academy of Family Physicians. On the international
level, he is the organizer and guest speaker for the First Annual
Middle East Family Medicine Conference, 2002, which will address
family medicine in the new millennium. He is a consultant with
the American International Health Alliance, which is a partnership
between the U.S. State Department and the Ukranian health.
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