Dr. Wilson Pedreira, executive director of the Oncology and Hematology Center of the Albert Einstein Philanthropic Society in Brazil provides insights into the innovative healthcare model implemented in this cutting edge cancer center, which proudly stood as the first of its kind outside the US to integrate the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Network in 2014.
Given that you previously held high-level positions among leading diagnostic focused companies, such as Grupo Fleury and Grupo Delfin, which rationales counted towards your decision to come back to the medical and clinical setting and take over the helm the Oncology and Hematology Center of the Albert Einstein Philanthropic Society?
"In 2016, Brazil’s overall inflation rate reached 19.8 percent, but the quality of services accessible to our patients is far from increasing at the same pace as their cost."
