About the AmeriDoc Team

Meet the people responsible for keeping AmeriDoc a trusted and timely resource for managing all aspects of your health.

David E. Lindsey, President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Wei Li, Chief Technology Officer

Ross Thompson, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel

Stefanie Manley, Director of Physician Network

Muhammad Emran, M.D., Medical Director

Tonya Sims, N.D., Medical Director of Naturopathic Network

 

David E. Lindsey, President and Chief Executive Officer

David Lindsey has a passion and gift for growing companies.  In 1982, he graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington and began a career in healthcare with American Fidelity Assurance.  David Lindsey is one of the leading experts in designing and implementing Limited Medical Health Care Programs in the US.

In 1994, David formed a company called United Specialty Benefits that designed and sold unique low cost health care programs to the uninsured market. In 2000, United Specialty Benefits changed its name to USNow as it now had grown into a National provider of limited medical plans in 48 states.

He recently sold USNow to Pan-American Life Insurance Company in July of 2009. USNow, when sold, was the third largest Limited Medical provider in the nation with over $80,000,000 in annualized premium. He has written articles in over 20 publications for major insurance magazines and online resources.

In 2008, David started a national telemedicine and telehealth company called AmeriDoc  (www.ameridoc.com). With AmeriDoc, David is working with national Health Insurance Carriers and TPA’s to deliver a true cost savings feature to their clients. AmeriDoc is currently investing in state-of-the-art technology, priority doctor network and 24-hour administrative platform.  AmeriDoc is leading the marketplace to be first to utilize their new video consultation platform that will service millions of clients nationwide. 

Dr. Wei Li, Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Wei Li is responsible for the AmeriDoc information systems design and architecture, as well as software development and implementation. Dr. Li has over 15 years of practical experience in the design, development and implementation of business-critical, scalable information systems and software solutions. In 2008 Dr. Li founded Healthcare Technology Innovation Consulting where he initiated the design and implementation of the telehealth platform that now allows AmeriDoc to provide telephone, e-consultations and web-based video consultations to members nationwide.

Previously Dr. Li was the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at NationsHealth, Inc. At NationsHealth Dr. Li designed and implemented an end-to-end solution that allowed NationsHealth to grow a Medicare Part B DME business from start-up to $80 million in revenue in just two years. The system designed and built by Dr. Li manages sales, document collection and imaging, patient records, customer service, inventory, shipping and billing.

Wei also designed and implemented the Part D Enrollment and Benefit Management System at NationsHealth.  This web based CRM solution provides a high quality and efficient platform to manage Medicare beneficiary enrollment and member services for the Medicare Part D program. Automated processes and built-in data integrity helped to improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, allowing the company to bring in $15 million annual profit from the insurance service business section.

Prior to NationsHealth Dr. Li was involved with pioneering the e-prescribing industry by turning handheld computers into formulary driven prescribing devices for use by physicians at the point of care.

Dr. Li received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Miami. Dr. Li got his Master of Engineering from Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and received his B.E. from University of Science and Technology of China.

Ross Thompson, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel

Mr. Thompson has twenty-four years of experience as a practicing attorney in Texas with a primary focus on insurance and health law. His chief responsibility aside from regulatory compliance has been to design, develop and manage the contractual and working relationships with our vendors, service suppliers and sales distribution systems. Concomitantly, Mr. Thompson has been tremendously involved in strategic planning, product and client development, contract negotiation, sales and marketing. He received a B.B.A. in Business Management from The University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law.

Prior to joining AmeriDoc, Mr. Thompson was General Counsel for Pan-American Benefits Solutions, Inc. , a Pan-American Life Insurance Group company, and a designer, wholesale marketer and administrator of group health insurance products, sold through a national distribution of independent brokers in 43 states.

Mr. Thompson has served both the private and public sectors in a variety of leadership and managerial roles. As Deputy General Counsel to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, he had chief responsibility for all litigation matters; and was a member of the Executive Committee, Tax Policy Committee, Texas Advisory Group, Multi-State Tax Association, and was a speaker on behalf of the State of Texas at national association conferences.

He also served as Managing Attorney for The Home Insurance Company where he was responsible for Texas-based litigation, providing a defense for individuals and corporations sued in products liability, premises liability, and legal malpractice cases. Prior to working for The Home, Mr. Thompson gained a vast amount of litigation experience working for private law firms representing a multitude of insurance carriers, in both first and third party matters, with a concentration in the area of defending legal and medical malpractice cases, representing attorneys, doctors and hospitals.

Stefanie Manley, Director of Physician Network

Stefanie has over 10 years of experience in the medical field working as a nurse and laboratory supervisor.  She has worked in many clinical areas such as pediatrics, family practice and urgent care. Stefanie attended Northeast Texas Community College and Williams Career College from 1999 to 2001.

Prior to working with the AmeriDoc management team Stefanie helped reconstruct a family practice/urgent care center. Stefanie helped organize the implementation of electronic medical records, digital x-ray’s and an array of new laboratory testing to the clinic. Stefanie also created the protocols for new procedures being performed in house such as a colonoscopy, gastroscopy and sonograms.  Within 3 years, the clinic had doubled their daily patient consultations and tremendously improved the patient’s quality of care.

Stefanie joined the AmeriDoc team as the Director of Network Management in July of 2010. She is responsible for all physician recruitment and oversees all operations within the network. Stefanie has successfully recruited many physicians who are now in leadership roles within the company.  Each day Stefanie works one on one with the patients and physicians to insure the best experience possible for our members.

Muhammad Emran, M.D., Medical Director

Dr. Emran is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician with certifications in Emergency Medicine including Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Through his extensive experience in electronic health records, e-prescribing, and traditional clinic visits, he has promoted the use of technology to enhance clinical care through telemedicine.
 
He is licensed in 17 states including Arkansas, Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming with additional state licenses being processed. As the Medical Director of AmeriDoc since 2010, he has provided leadership on safely expanding the scope of clinical care for telemedicine patients. His primary roles include guiding physicians who are interested in joining the consulting network nationwide. He was voted the 2011 Physician of the Year at a national telemedicine conference in Arizona.
 
He maintains a clinical practice in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, and Occupational Medicine. His affiliations include EmCare, HCA, Aurora Health Care, and Concentra. He also consults with the Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute to review specific cases of inpatient medical care. Every month, he mentors high school and college pre-med students in his community by offering career shadowing opportunities in healthcare.

Tonya Sims, N.D., Medical Director of Naturopathic Network

Dr. Tonya Sims received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Seattle University in 1998, and a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in 2004. She then completed certifications in several disciplines, including Intravenous Nutrient, Pharmaceutical, CranioSacral, and Natural Hormone Therapies. She is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Washington and California, and maintains active practice in several locations. 

She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Texas Association of Naturopathic Physicians.  She has also served as college faculty, providing medical science instruction.  Dr. Sims believes in the importance of disease prevention, supporting the body’s inherent healing mechanisms, and addressing the root causes of disease to restore optimal health.  She enjoys helping men, women, and children with a wide variety of health conditions.  She brings both compassion and experience to her role as Medical Director of Ameridoc’s Naturopathic Doctors Network.