HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Hope Presentation - Wealthy City Council Meeting Slide DeckWealthy Villariasa
Director Radiation Oncology at City of Hope Orange County
Irvine Cancer Center
•Wealthy has worked in healthcare for the past 24 years, with the last 13 years
serving in leadership
•He completed his master’s in HealthCare Administration from USC Sol Price in
May 2021
•Wealthy has been with the City of Hope Orange County for almost two years as
the director of the Radiation Oncology department at Lennar Foundation Cancer
Center
•Before joining the City of Hope Orange County, he worked at Long Beach
MemorialCare for 11 years
•Wealthy has a clinical background and is also a Radiation Therapist earning his
degree from Loma Linda University
•Wealthy enjoys spending his spare time with his family including his wife
Jennifer, and their two children Ashley (21 yrs. Old), and Nicholas (18 yrs. Old).
He and his wife also enjoy taking their Sheepadoodle “Fozzy” on walks around
the neighborhood and at local parks
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