Background
Ondra, Stephen Louis was born on March 23, 1957 in Belleville, Illinois, United States. Son of Duane Thomas and Shirly Mae (Etling) Ondra.
Ondra, Stephen Louis was born on March 23, 1957 in Belleville, Illinois, United States. Son of Duane Thomas and Shirly Mae (Etling) Ondra.
Doctor Ondra began his post-secondary education at the United States. Military Academy, but he was injured in a training accident. Doctor Ondra graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. Recovering from injuries, he re-entered military service in the Army and completed his doctorate at Rush Medical College.
During his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he specialized in spine surgery and reconstruction in both neurosurgery and orthopedics.
HCSC is the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma New Mexico, and Montana. lieutenant is the fourth largest health insurer in the nation and is the nation’s largest not for profit mutual health insurer. In his role, Doctor Ondra is responsible for the strategy and oversight of medical policies, medical management, pharmacy, quality improvement and performance measurement programs.
He also serves as a key national spokesperson for the company and health policy advocate for policyholders.
Before joining HCSC in April 2013, Doctor Ondra was Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He also served as the interim Chair for the Department of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
He continues to be an adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He was appointed as Senior Health Policy Advisor for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on May 10, 2009.
In 2010, he was assigned to the Executive Office of the President, where he served until February 2012.
At the White House, Doctor Ondra served in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, as the health information technology co-Chair of the National Science and Technology Council. At the White House, Doctor Ondra also served on the Implementation Deputies Group for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acting. Prior to his appointment to the Administration by President Obama, Doctor Ondra was a Professor of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University, and he chaired the Medical Device and Technology Committee at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Doctor Ondra has also worked with the Department of Defense as the Chairman of the Defense Spinal Cord Board and Spinal Column Injury Program, and the Defense Spine Blast Injury Program.
In partnership with other faculty at Northwestern, he pioneered new surgical procedures and the use of available motion analysis technology to assess treatment of spinal surgery patients. ~ The Guiding Committee of the Health Care Payment Learning Action Network ~ Board of Trustees, Louis West. Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Transformation ~ America"s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Core Quality Measurement Task Force ~ Health Care Transformation Task Force ~ Board of Directors, TriWest Healthcare Alliance ~ Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security ~ Board of Trustees, Illinois Wesleyan University Doctor Doctor Doctor Ondra served on the Veterans Affairs group in the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team.
He provided advice to the Obama-Biden Campaign on Health Policy and Veteran’s Policy.
Major United States Army, 1984-1994. Served in Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm, 1990-1991. Member American Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons, Congress Neurological Surgery, Michigan Association Neurological Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Cynthia Ann Rochon, September 2, 1993. Children: Stephanie Lynn, Katherine Maria, Marissa Rose.