Matthew Scheidler

Matthew Scheidler currently serves as the Medical Director at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, overseeing utilization management for a large custom account with over 300,000 members since March 2020. Prior to this role, Scheidler was a Physician Advisor at Optum, focusing on utilization management for a two-hospital healthcare system and advising on process improvement. Experience also includes positions as a Hospitalist at various hospitals, a Cardiology Fellow and Internal Medicine Resident at Albany Medical Center, and an Occupational Health Physician with Delta Locum Tenens. Anesthesiology residency was completed at Loyola University Medical Center. Scheidler earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame.