Craig B. Garner

Craig is an attorney and health care consultant, specializing in issues surrounding modern American health care and the ways it should be managed in its current climate of reform. Between 2002 and 2011, Craig was the Chief Executive Officer at Coast Plaza Hospital, a general acute care hospital providing services to the City of Norwalk and surrounding communities in Southeast Los Angeles County.

Craig is the founder of a health care sustainability non-profit, Not So Much Foundation. Last fall, he published his book called Hospital Stay, a guide for patients and family members who find themselves in the confusing confines of a hospital environment.

Craig serves on the advisory board for the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Opera, and the Board of Visitors of Seaver College at Pepperdine University.

Craig regularly writes specialized articles for publications such as The Huffington Post, PBS This Emotional Life, and Hospital Stay. In January 2012 Craig will be teaching a Hospital Law course at Pepperdine University School of Law.