Dr. Michael Zema received his Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his post-graduate Internal Medicine training at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Long Island, with subsequent Fellowships in Cardiology at that institution and The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center. He is a distinguished Fellow in the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Clinical Pharmacology among others. Dr. Zema is a Certified Physician Executive of the American Association of Physician Leadership and a Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare. He has been recognized in the past by his peers as being among the top two percent of cardiologists in the New York Metro area, listed as such in New York Magazine for over six consecutive years and more recently, had been listed among the top cardiologists in Tennessee in US News and World Report. Dr. Zema has penned numerous publications in professional medical journals and most recently has authored the book "Modern Healthcare Delivery, Deliverance or Debacle - A Glimpse From the Inside Out."