Harry J.

Lessig, MD, FACNP, FACNM

78 Kent Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Telephone 215-947-6141
Email lhbb9f74@westpost.net
SUMMARY
A highly motivated, personable, resourceful, positive, diplomatic physician lead
er with significant experience in management, medical billing, design, and teach
ing in diagnostic and therapeutic molecular imaging who has superb writing, pres
entation and leadership skills who is team oriented to create consensus through
building personal relationships and to guide and to motivate physicians to follo
w through on rules, regulations and guidelines seeking to become part of the adm
inistrative division or corporate world of our future medical community. Present
ly I am completing a Master of Health Administration at Seton Hall University to
further refine all needed skills to guide and manage healthcare facilities.

EDUCATION
Seton Hall University (M.H.A.)
Anticipated Completion Spring 2011
Hahnemann University (M.D.) August 1967 - June 1971
Muhlenberg College (B.S.)
September 1964 - May 1967
Temple University
May 1964; June 1965; June 1966
Central High School (B.A.)
January 1961 - December 1964
ADMINISTRATION - DIRECTOR - NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Leadership and Successful Projects
* Philadelphia Veterans Medical Center June 2009 - April 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Formulated, negotiated and implemented the return of the Residency Teaching Pro
gram in Nuclear Cardiology and General Nuclear Medicine
Instituted Procedures and Scheduling for PET/CT Clinical Studies in Oncology
* Deborah Heart and Lung Center November 2004 - September 2008
Browns Mills, NJ
Finalized the PET/CT Program in Cardiology and Oncology through the RFP for the
clinical services, selection of the mobile unit, mobile company and nuclear pha
rmacy, marketed the clinical services, established the cost and revenue centers,
organized the local physicians and medical staff behind the project, assisted i
n obtaining state approval for the mobile unit and successfully implemented this
program for the first 200 cases.
Chairman of Continuing Medical Education Committee creating cost effective educ
ational program for category I AMA credit for the attending staff and completing
a self evaluation program implementing the new rules and regulations to obtain
a 4 year accreditation from the Medical Society of the State of New Jersey throu
gh careful evaluation of all data from the Quality Assurance Committees of Debor
ah Heart & Lung Center to ascertain areas of needed education and improvement.
Conducted a financially successful Florida Chapter FoundationTrip which raised
an additional $25,000
* Elkins Park Hospital January 1979 - July 1997, July 1999 - December 200
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Philadelphia, PA
 Created a very financial successful section of imaging for the hospital
As Radiation Safety Officer designed and enforced a Radiation Safety Education
Program for Nuclear Medicine, invasive and non invasive Radiology and all ancill
ary staff that exceeded the Federal and State guidelines so all inspections were
passed without any citations.
* GE Healthcare December2003 - January 2005
Princeton, NJ
Associate Director of Clinical Research at GE Healthcare involved with the writ
ing of research protocols including design of a program for assessing outcome fo
llowing myocardial perfusion imaging, applications of new PET and neuronal imag
ing in oncology and cardiology
* Capital Health Systems December 2002 - December 2003
Trenton, NJ
Instituted and marketed a successful PET Oncology Program to the referring phys
icians in all divisions of the healthcare facility.
* University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey January 2001 - December 20
02
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Stratford, NJ
Created the Nuclear Medicine Teaching Program for the Radiology Residency and p
erformed all diagnostic and therapeutic Nuclear Medicine Procedures
* Lessig Nuclear Associates March 1997 - December 2002
Newark, DE
Headed and marketed a private practice of Nuclear Medicine, Thyroidology and Os
teoporosis where the office staff was consolidated by 50% and productivity was i
ncreased to compensate for the decrease in personnel with no loss in physician o
r patient satisfaction.
* Episcopal Hospital July 1977 - October 1986
Philadelphia, PA
Formulated and implemented their first Nuclear Cardiology Program, performing
>1000 procedures in the first year
Went from a salaried hospital physician to a private practice - fee for service
physician and changed the patient mix from 43% Medicaid to 23% by marketing Nuc
lear Medicine to the hospital physicians so their private patients from all thei
r offices as well as the Medicaid patients from the local area would use the Nuc
lear Medicine Services at Episcopal Hospital.
Was sensitive to the culture needs of the Latino community through the use of t
ranslators and information printed in English and Spanish
Part of the Teaching Service for the Radiology Residents
* Naval Regional Medical Center July 1975 - June 1977
Philadelphia, PA
Part of the Teaching Service for the Radiology Residents

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
* Burlington County Medical Society 2006 - Present
Location, NJ
Positions: President 2008 - to present; President Elect 2007- 2008;
Treasurer 2006 - 2007.
* Board of Directors American College of Nuclear Medicine 2006 - Pres
ent
Hazelton, PA
Position: Chairman of the Board
* American College of Nuclear Medicine 2004 - 2005
Hazelton, PA
Position: President
* American College of Nuclear Medicine 1995 - 1997, 2003 - 2005
Hazelton, PA
Position: Program Chairman
* Society of Nuclear Medicine 1989 - 1998
Reston, VA
Position: National Trustee
* Greater New York Chapter, Society of Nuclear Medicine 1977 - 198
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New York, NY
Position: President (1987 - 1989),
Program Chairman for Annual Meetings (1977 - 1984)
* Episcopal Hospital 1977 - 1986
Philadelphia, PA
Position: Medical Executive Committee (1977 - 1986)
Joint Conference Committee (1978 - 1982)

REGULATORY COMMMITTEES
* Radiation Safety Officer designed and enforced a radiation safety education pr
ogram for nuclear medicine, invasive/interventional cardiology general and invas
ive radiology and all ancillary hospital staff and served as Chairman of the Rad
iation Safety Committee which enforces federal and state guidelines on radiation
exposure and education at all hospitals.
* Chairman Continuing Medical Education Committee at Deborah Heart & Lung Center
creating responsible cost effective educational programs for the attending staf
f and completing a self evaluation of the program with implementation of the new
rules and regulations to obtain a 4 year accreditation. In this capacity sifted
through data from Quality Assurance Committees of our hospital to ascertain are
as of needed education and improvement. Also serve a member of the Medical Socie
ty New Jersey (MSNJ) CME Committee that is charged with accrediting hospitals wh
o wish to grant educational credit hours to their physicians needed in the licen
sure process. A member of the MSNJ hospital survey team evaluating CME programs
for MSNJ accreditation.
* Member Intersocietal Council for Accreditation of Nuclear Laboratories which p
romulgates national standards required of all nuclear laboratories seeking accre
ditation which bears on the ability to bill insurance companies for patient serv
ices. Hospitals at which I worked have been so accredited.
* Chairman Medical Audit Committee help design quality of care programs
* Co-Chairman Medical Utilization Review Committee enforced physician utilizatio
n of hospital beds based upon their chart documentation
* Associate Director of Clinical Research at GE Healthcare involved with the wri
ting of research protocols including design of a program for assessing outcome f
ollowing myocardial perfusion imaging, applications of new PET and SPECT tracers
for diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease, and opportunities for neuronal imaging in
oncology and cardiology

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
* Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania May 2009 - Present
Nuclear Medicine - Nuclear Cardiology
Position: Assistant Clinical Professor
* Philadelphia Veterans Medical Center June 2009 - April 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Position: Chief of Nuclear Medicine
* Deborah Heart & Lung Center June 2005 - September 2008
Browns Mills, NJ
Position: Director Nuclear Medicine Department
* GE Healthcare December 2003 - January 2005
Princeton, NJ
Position: Associate Director of Clinical Research Nuclear Medicine
* Elkins Park Hospital January 1979 - July 1997, July 1999 - December 200
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Philadelphia, PA
Position: Director of Nuclear Medicine
* Capital Health Systems December 2002 - December 2003
Trenton, NJ
Position: Nuclear Medicine Physician
* Mercy Catholic Medical Center April 2002 - February 2003 Darby, PA
Position: Nuclear Medicine Physician

* South Jersey Radiology Associates January 2002 - December 2002

Virtua Hospitals
Voorhees, NJ; Marlton, NJ; Berlin, NJ
Position: Nuclear Medicine Physician
* University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey January 2001 - December 20
02
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Stratford, NJ
Position: Nuclear Medicine Physician
* Lessig Nuclear Associates March 1997 - December 2002
Newark, DE
Position: Director
* Episcopal Hospital July 1977 - October 1986
Philadelphia, PA
Position: Chairman, Department of Nuclear Medicine
* Naval Regional Medical Center July 1975 - June 1977
Philadelphia, PA
Position: Head of Nuclear Medicine Department

PUBLISHED RESEARCH AND WRITING

* 7 scientific papers and 3 chapters in books - additional information available
upon request
MAJOR STRENGTHS
* Superb people skills
* Team building
* Critical project analysis and implementation
* Understanding and implementation of all the diverse governmental, hospital and
medical specialty rules and regulations
* Excellent clinical diagnosis and patient management skills.
References supplied on request.