Lee Newcomer
Director/Board Member at MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
Net worth: 2 M $ as of 30/03/2024
Profile
Lee N.
Newcomer, MD, age 71, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2022.
Dr. Newcomer is a medical oncologist with a career spanning clinical medicine, health care administration and payer management.
The majority of his career was with UnitedHealth Group.
He was their Chief Medical Officer from 1991 to 2001.
He returned in 2006 to lead an initiative combining clinical, financial and program management experts to focus on cancer care and departed UnitedHealth Group in March 2018.
This team was the first to complete an episode payment program for cancer treatment and it created the first commercial cancer database combining clinical and claims data.
From April 2018 to the present Dr. Newcomer has been working as a principal at Lee N.
Newcomer Consulting.
Prior to his work at UnitedHealth Group Dr. Newcomer practiced medical oncology for nine years in Minneapolis and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is a former Chairman of Park Nicollet Health Services (HealthPartners), an integrated system of physicians and hospitals based in Minnesota with national recognition for its leadership in quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.
He is a director at Myriad Genetics, Inc. and Cellworks Group Inc. Dr. Newcomer earned his MD degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine.
His clinical training included an internal medicine residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a medical oncology fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine.
He completed a Master of Health Administration from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1990.
Dr. Newcomer was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive experience and background in the health care sector.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC.
0.08% | 10/04/2024 | 72,850 ( 0.08% ) | 2 M $ | 30/03/2024 |
| 08/04/2024 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 30/03/2024 |
Lee Newcomer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 24/09/2019 |
| COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/02/2022 |
Cell Works Group, Inc.
 Cell Works Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cell Works Group, Inc. engages in designing therapeutics with engineering precision. It also offers drug development and recycling and repurposing services. The company was founded by Shireen Vali, Pradeep Fernandes and Taher Abbasi in June 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 16/10/2018 |
Intervention Insights, Inc.
 Intervention Insights, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Intervention Insights, Inc. provides health information services. It develops information services to support community oncologists as they research genomics based treatment strategies. The firm enables the oncology care team to more efficiently access and considers relevant, up-to-date medical evidence to support the appropriate utilization of molecular diagnostics, and targeted therapeutics. The company was founded by Gerald Callahan and James Kevin McCurren in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MI. | Director/Board Member | 27/05/2019 |
Oncology Ventures LLC
 Oncology Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Oncology Ventures LLC (Oncology Ventures) is an venture capital fund founded in 1900 by Benjamin Freeberg. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Lee Newcomer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Park Nicollet Health Services
 Park Nicollet Health Services Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Park Nicollet Health Services provides healthcare services. It operates Methodist Hospital, Park Nicollet Clinic, the Park Nicollet Foundation, and Park Nicollet Institute. It offers services such as vision correction, cancer treatment, rehabilitation, and plastic surgery. The company is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN. | Chairman | 02/01/2013 |
Vivius, Inc.
 Vivius, Inc. Managed Health CareHealth Services Vivius, Inc. develops transaction model and Web based technology for consumer healthcare. It also provides personalized health care plan system and software. The company was founded by Howard L. Wizig in 1999 and Minneapolis, MN. | Founder | 27/09/2009 |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
UnitedHealthcare, Inc.
 UnitedHealthcare, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc., UnitedHealthcare, Inc. is a health care company based in Edina, MN. UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The private company offers a full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.5 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. Additionally, UnitedHealthcare provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities. The company also offers dual special needs plans that combine the benefits of both Medicare and Medicaid into one simple health plan. UnitedHealthcare is working with state and local health departments and the CDC to provide updates about coronavirus (COVID-19) and information on how to access care, resources, and support. The company was founded by Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol and Brian Thompson has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
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Training of Lee Newcomer
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Wisconsin | Graduate Degree |
| UNMC College of Medicine | Doctorate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC. | Health Services |
| MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. | Health Technology |
| COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 7 |
|---|---|
Biotheranostics, Inc.
 Biotheranostics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Biotheranostics, Inc. develops and provides diagnostic, prognostic and predictive tests that support physicians in the treatment of cancer patients. It has commercialized two proprietary, highly differentiated products focused on early stage breast cancer and all metastatic cancers, Breast Cancer Index (BCI) and CancerTYPE ID (CTID). The company was founded by Thomas M. Baer in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Services |
Cell Works Group, Inc.
Cell Works Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cell Works Group, Inc. engages in designing therapeutics with engineering precision. It also offers drug development and recycling and repurposing services. The company was founded by Shireen Vali, Pradeep Fernandes and Taher Abbasi in June 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
UnitedHealthcare, Inc.
UnitedHealthcare, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc., UnitedHealthcare, Inc. is a health care company based in Edina, MN. UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The private company offers a full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.5 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. Additionally, UnitedHealthcare provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities. The company also offers dual special needs plans that combine the benefits of both Medicare and Medicaid into one simple health plan. UnitedHealthcare is working with state and local health departments and the CDC to provide updates about coronavirus (COVID-19) and information on how to access care, resources, and support. The company was founded by Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol and Brian Thompson has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Commercial Services |
Vivius, Inc.
Vivius, Inc. Managed Health CareHealth Services Vivius, Inc. develops transaction model and Web based technology for consumer healthcare. It also provides personalized health care plan system and software. The company was founded by Howard L. Wizig in 1999 and Minneapolis, MN. | Health Services |
Park Nicollet Health Services
Park Nicollet Health Services Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Park Nicollet Health Services provides healthcare services. It operates Methodist Hospital, Park Nicollet Clinic, the Park Nicollet Foundation, and Park Nicollet Institute. It offers services such as vision correction, cancer treatment, rehabilitation, and plastic surgery. The company is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN. | Health Services |
Intervention Insights, Inc.
Intervention Insights, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Intervention Insights, Inc. provides health information services. It develops information services to support community oncologists as they research genomics based treatment strategies. The firm enables the oncology care team to more efficiently access and considers relevant, up-to-date medical evidence to support the appropriate utilization of molecular diagnostics, and targeted therapeutics. The company was founded by Gerald Callahan and James Kevin McCurren in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MI. | Technology Services |
Oncology Ventures LLC
Oncology Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Oncology Ventures LLC (Oncology Ventures) is an venture capital fund founded in 1900 by Benjamin Freeberg. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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