Spokesperson - Jerry Penso, MD, MBA

To request an interview with Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, please email together2goal@amga.org or call (703) 838-0033.

Dr. Jerry Penso joined the AMGA in September 2012 as Chief Medical and Quality Officer and was named President of the AMGA Foundation in 2015. In his role at AMGA, Dr. Penso works to design, develop, and implement AMGA's initiatives related to quality management and research on behalf of the membership. He oversees efforts of AMGA's philanthropic arm, the AMGA Foundation, including the Measure Up/Pressure Down® and Together 2 Goal® campaigns, and he plays a key role in quality initiatives of AMGA Analytics for improving population health through comparative clinical analytics. He contributes to setting goals and objectives in concert with AMGA's organizational strategic plan and serves as a member of the association's Strategic Planning Team.

Prior to joining AMGA, Dr. Penso served as Medical Director, Continuum of Care, for Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group (SRSMG) in San Diego. He previously practiced as a family physician with Sharp Mission Park Medical Group in north San Diego County for more than 14 years. Sharp HealthCare is the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in San Diego and a 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. Dr. Penso coordinated pay-for-performance initiatives and chronic disease management, and SRSMG has been recognized as a top-performing group in the California Pay for Performance program since 2005.

Dr. Penso has received numerous awards, including the Mead-Johnson Award for Graduate Education in Family Practice. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the San Diego County Medical Association, and the California Medical Association. He received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from San Diego State University.