Dr. Ikeda has 30 years of experience as a practicing medical doctor and physician executive. As a Senior Consultant with MHU, he leads survey teams that conduct audits of California commercial HMOs, and he played a key role in the development of the California Department of Managed Health Care Technical Assistance Guide.

Dr. Ikeda spent 15 years with Harriman Jones Medical Group in Long Beach, first as a practicing pediatrician and then as the group’s Medical Director of Managed Care. He supervised all facets of the group’s medical operations, which provided care to 70,000 managed care lives at three clinics and two hospitals.  Dr. Ikeda joined MHU in 2001. That same year, he shifted his professional focus to the pharmaceutical industry, accepting the Outcome Research Manager position at Pharmacia Corporation. He currently serves as Director, Regional Medical & Research Specialist at Pfizer, Inc., where he explores research opportunities and communicates scientific information regarding Pfizer’s pain portfolio.

Dr. Ikeda is Board Certified in pediatrics and licensed to practice medicine in California. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of California, Irvine, and received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Connecticut, School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Ikeda earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Princeton University, where he graduated with honors.