2017 Concurrent Sessions

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Dr. Elana Schrader
Chief Medical Officer, FloridaBlue
Dr. Elana Schrader is Florida Blue’s chief medical officer. Schrader is responsible for the
development of the overarching clinical strategy for Florida Blue and leading clinical
activities including care management, health promotions and wellness, pharmacy, quality
and clinical retail health initiatives. Since joining Florida Blue, Schrader has served in a
number of innovative and transformational leadership roles. Most recently, she served
as vice president of product where she was accountable for the design and development
of new health solutions and the management of the product portfolio for commercial
business. Prior to joining Florida Blue, Schrader served as the medical director for
Columbia/HCA Memorial Hospital and had a private practice in internal medicine in Ponte
Vedra Beach, Fla. Schrader is active in civic and community organizations.
Recently named an honoree for the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2016 Women of
Influence, Schrader is a graduate of the 2007 class of Leadership Jacksonville and has
served as Florida Blue’s executive leader of the Women’s Initiative Network. She was
the 2015 and 2016 chairperson for the American Cancer Society’s Jacksonville Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer event. Schrader holds a B.A. from Barnard College of
Columbia University. She received her medical training at Albert Einstein College of
Medicine and trained in internal medicine at The New York Hospital of Cornell Medical
College and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She completed a postdoctoral
research fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian College of Medicine, and is a graduate
of the Advanced Management Program at the University of Chicago, Booth School of
Business, Class of 2011.
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