Background
Bischel, Margaret DeMeritt was born on November 8, 1933 in Moorhead, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Connie Magnus Nystrom and Harriett Grace (Petersen) Zorner.
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Margaret DeMeritt Bischel
Edit Profilephysician Managed care consultant
Margaret DeMeritt Bischel, American Physician, managed care consultant. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine, National Board Medical Examiners. Fellow American College Physicians (California Governor's advisor since 1993); member American College Physicians Executives, American College Medical Quality, National Association Physician Hospital Orgns., National Association Managed Care Physicians, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, U. Oregon, Portland, 1965.
Career
Resident, straight medical intern, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1965-1968;
National Institutes of Health fellow nephrology, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1968-1970;
assistant professor renal medicine, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1970-1974;
assistant professor, instructor medicine, University of Southern California, 1968-1974;
instructor nephrology, East Los Angeles City College, 1971-1974;
director medical education, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1974-1978;
director nephrology section, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1977-1980;
president medical staff, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1974-1988;
founding member, medical director, director medical services, Lutheran Health Plan, Park Ridge, 1983-1987;
clinical associate professor medicine Abraham Lincoln School Medicine, University of Illinois, 1975-1980;
senior consultant, Parkside Associations, Inc., Park Ridge, 1986-1988;
private practice, Chicago, 1974-1988;
physician, Buenaventura Medical Clinic, Ventura, California, 1989-1994;
medical director, Buenaventura Medical Clinic, Ventura, California, 1992-1994;
principal, Apollo Managed Care Cons., Inc., Santa Barbara, California, since 1988. Trustee Lutheran Health Care System, Park Ridge, 1986-1990, Unified Medical Group Association, Seal Beach, California, 1993-1994. Honorary lifetime staff member Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge.
Member formulary committee HealthNet, 1992-1994, medical advising committee TakeCare, 1993-1994, quality assurance committee PacifiCare, 1993-1994. Member doctor's advisory network American Medical Association, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College Physicians (California Governor's advisor since 1993). Member American College Physicians Executives, American College Medical Quality, National Association Physician Hospital Orgns., National Association Managed Care Physicians, Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Raymon DeMeritt, 1953 (divorced 1958). 1 child, Gregory Raymon. Married John Bischel, 1961 (divorced 1964).
Married Kenneth Dean Serkes, June 7, 1974.
