Richard Afable, MD

Dr. Afable is currently the President and Board Chair of Be Well OC, a public-private partnership working to improve the mental health of all residents of Orange County, CA. Be Well OC (www.bewelloc.org) will lead the nation in optimal mental health for all residents.

Dr. Afable is the retired President and CEO of St. Joseph Hoag Health, an Orange County-based integrated delivery system created by the affiliation of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and the Southern California region of St. Joseph Health.

He was also previously the President and CEO of Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach.

Dr. Afable has over 20 years of medical practice experience as a solo, group, and academic practitioner. He was Associate Professor of Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and has had added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine.

Dr. Afable received his BS degree from Loyola University in Chicago and his MD from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. He obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Illinois and a Certificate in Business Administration from Villanova University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer at the University of California, Irvine Merage School of Business in Irvine, CA.