Sheldon Selig King

Background

King, Sheldon Selig was born on August 28, 1931 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Jeanne (Fritz) King.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1952; Master of Science, Yale University, 1957.

Career

Administrative intern Montefiore Hospital, New York City, 1952, 1955. Administrative assistant Mount Sinai Hospital, 1957—1960, assistant director, 1960—1966, director planning, 1966—1968. Executive director Albert Einstein College Medicine-Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, 1968—1972.

Assistant professor Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1968—1972. Director hospitals and clinics University Hospital, associate clinical professor University California, San Diego, 1972—1981. Acting head division health care science, department community medicine University California School Medicine, 1978—1981.

Associate vice president Stanford University, 1981—1985, clinical associate professor community, family and preventive medicine. Executive vice president Stanford University Hospital, 1981—1985, president, 1986—1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1989—1994, Chief Executive Officer, 1989—1994. Executive vice president Salick Health Care, Inc., 1994—1999, president eastern region, 1996—1998.

Interim director University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1995. Interim chief operating officer INFOHEALTH Management Corporation, 1999—2000, board directors, since 2000. Principal Creative Intellectual Commerce, since 2001.

Member administrative board Council of Teaching Hospitals, 1981—1986, chairman administrative board, 1985. Preceptor George Washington University, Ithaca College, Yale University, University Missouri, City University of New York. Chairman health care committee San Diego County Immigration Council, 1974—1977.

Advisory council California Health Facilities Commission, 1977—1982. Chairman ad hoc board advisors American Board Internal Medicine, 1985—1991. Member executive committee St. Joseph Health Systems, 1990—1994.

Acting chairman American Health Properties, since 1996. National advisory committee Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, 1998—2010. Trustee Carondelet Foundation, Carondelet Health Systems, Tucson, since 2003, chairman, 2009—2010.

Member health care advisory council TLContact Inc., 2003—2008. Member advisory council Precyse Solutions, Inc., 2004—2008. Member executive advisory council The Beryl Companies, since 2006.

With United States Army, 1952-1955.

Achievements

• Sheldon Selig King has been listed as a noteworthy Medical center administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors hospital county San Diego and Imperial Counties, 1974-1977, treasurer, 1976, president, 1977. Board directors United Way San Diego, 1975-1980, B'rithMilah Board, Volunteer Hospitals American, 1990-1994, member Executive Committee, 1991-1993. Member Accreditation Council for graduate medical education, 1987-1990, Prospective PaymentAssessment Commission, 1987-1990, Institute of Medicine, since 1988.

Member of national advanced.com. Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, since 1998. With Army of the United States, 1952-1955.

Fellow American College Health Care Executives, American Public Health Association, American Hosp.Assn. (governing county Metropolitan section 1983-1986, county on finance 1987, house of deals 1987-1989), California Hospital Association (trustee 1978-1981), American PodiatricMed. Association (project county 2000 1985-1986), Healthcare Research and Devel.Inst.

(board directors, chairman 1993-1997).

Connections

Married Ruth Arden Zeller, June 26, 1955 (divorced 1987). Children: Tracy Elizabeth, Meredith Ellen, Adam Bradley. Married Xenia Tonesk, 1988.

Father:

Benjamin King

Mother:

Jeanne (Fritz) King

Spouse:

Xenia Tonesk

Spouse:

Ruth Arden Zeller

child:

Tracy Elizabeth King

child:

Meredith Ellen King

child:

Adam Bradley King