Anthony V. Coletta,
MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Tandigm Health
Anthony V.
Coletta, MD, MBA, is the president and chief executive officer of Tandigm
Health, a groundbreaking joint venture by Independence Blue Cross (Independence)
and Health Care Partners, LLC that will work in tandem with primary care
physicians to create a new paradigm of high-quality, affordable health care in
the Philadelphia region. A board-certified general surgeon and an experienced
health care business leader, Dr. Coletta brings an exceptional depth of
executive and clinical expertise to Tandigm Health.
Dr. Coletta
was previously a senior vice president of Independence where he served as one of
the principal architects of the Tandigm Health business plan. Prior to this, Dr.
Coletta was executive vice president and chief medical officer of Holy Redeemer
Health System in Huntingdon Valley, PA. In this role, he was responsible for
promoting and facilitating communication among Holy Redeemer’s clinical areas
departments to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality care. During his
clinical career, he led the creation in 2000 of Renaissance Health Alliance, a
joint venture between Independence and Renaissance, a large, Philadelphia-based
Independent Practice Association. As one of the founding physicians of
Renaissance, he served as chief executive officer, as well as chairman of the
board.
In addition to
his executive roles, Dr. Coletta was an attending general surgeon for more than
two decades at Bryn Mawr Hospital, as well as an associate clinical professor of
surgery at Drexel University in Philadelphia. During his distinguished clinical
career, he was recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as a pioneer in minimally
invasive surgical techniques and as one of the Top Doctors in the Philadelphia
region.
Since 2007,
Dr. Coletta has volunteered as a surgical missionary to Haiti, traveling to the
island annually with medical supplies and a team of physicians. He is a fellow
in the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Philadelphia Advisory
Board of the National Youth Leadership Forum, Washington,
D.C.
Dr. Coletta
received his bachelor of science degree in chemistry at Georgetown University
and graduated from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in 1979. He completed his
Surgical Residency and a Fellowship in Organ Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital. He attained his master of business administration degree
from the Fox School of Business at Temple University in 2006 with the
distinction of University Scholar.
