Dr. James Matera is passionate about healthcare and the future of healthcare. He trained in internal medicine and nephrology, boarded by the AOBIM in nephrology. He practiced in a group from 1994-2017, at which time he opened his own small nephrology practice and started the Population Health Program at CentraState. in 2019, he became Sr. Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Centrastate, and holds that title currently. He is focused on reducing variability in medicine as well as re-engaging physicians in medicine. He serves as Asst Clinical Professor of both UNECOM and Rowan SOM and still teaches medical students every Friday on critical thinking and case reviews. In his spare time, Dr. Matera enjoys golf, his grandchildren, and of course gourmet cooking. He won a show on the Food Network in 2018, Cooks vs Cons, where he outcooked 2 professional chefs.