About
Dr. Helen DuPlessis is an accomplished physician executive who brings wide-ranging leadership experience and an array of knowledge about public sector health programs to her current role at Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA). She has brought her broad expertise as a strategic and technical advisor to a variety of clients, such as governmental entities positioning themselves for the ever-changing healthcare environment who are in need of aligning or transforming their systems and care delivery. Dr. DuPlessis has also directed a statewide perinatal substance use community system transformation grant, in addition to providing facilitation and project management support to a countywide adverse childhood experiences implementation program.
Before joining HMA, Dr. DuPlessis served as chief marketing officer (CMO) with St. John’s Well Child and Family Center where she provided executive management for integrated medical, behavioral, dental, and pharmacy services in a large network of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FHQCs). Dr. DuPlessis earned her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco; her master’s in public health from UCLA; and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California.
