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Healthcare Executive Dr. Thomas Wenkart Joins Targeted Medical Pharma's Board of Directors
[March 11, 2014]

Healthcare Executive Dr. Thomas Wenkart Joins Targeted Medical Pharma's Board of Directors


LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)--

Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB:TRGM) today announced that Dr. Thomas Wenkart, Chief Executive and Chairman at Macquarie Health Corporation, has joined the company's board of directors.

A nationally respected expert in healthcare, medical and hospital administration in Australia, Dr. Wenkart established Macquarie Health Corporation in Sydney, Australia, in 1976. His organization owns and operates eleven private hospitals in Australia, and is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services.

Dr. Wenkart is a graduate of the Sydney University School of Medicine. In 1976, he established the Health Care Research Institute and the Wenkart Foundation, which supports the Arts and Health Sciences with the credo of "community benefits in the shortest possible time." In 2007, the Wenkart Foundation established the Wenkart Chair of Endothelium Medicine at Sydney University and the Centenary Institute. Dr. Wenkart has a unique understanding and interest in medical computing, electronic health records, biomedical technology, and videodermoscopy systems. In 2003, he acquired Derma Medical Systems in Austria.

"We are very pleased to have Dr. Wenkart join our company. He brings a great deal of healthcare and business experience to our board," said Dr. William Shell, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Science Officer at Targete Medical Pharma. "His expertise in operations and management systems will help the continued growth and execution of strategic initiatives of our company in the United States and abroad."



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About Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc.


Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based biotechnology company that develops medical foods for the treatment of chronic disease, including pain syndromes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, obesity, sleep and cognitive disorders. The company also develops a line of dietary supplements designed to support health and wellness. The company manufactures 10 proprietary medical foods, and recently launched its first dietary supplement, Clearwayz™. The products are sold directly to physicians and pharmacies in the U.S. The company also is developing nutrient-based systems for oral stimulation of progenitor stem cells that differentiate into neurons, red blood cells and pituitary hormones including IGF-I.

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