Ken Yamaguchi

Dr. Ken Yamaguchi currently serves as a professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Yamaguchi recently retired from Centene Corporation after 7 years as an Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer. During his tenure at Centene, he continued clinical work as part-time faculty at Washington University. Yamaguchi and has been named as a Top Doctor in America by Castle Connolly for nearly 25 years, and in 2014, he received the Ann Donner Vaughn, Kappa Delta Award, considered the premier international achievement for lifetime work in orthopedic research. Dr. Yamaguchi has also been active in medical device innovation. He has worked with Zimmer-Biomet Corp and Tornier Corp (Stryker Medical) to help develop highly successful joint replacement systems for both the shoulder and elbow.