Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> February 17, 2000
P. CHRISTIAN HESTER is an Executive Director with Warburg Dillon Read,
responsible for coverage of healthcare information technology companies
with a specific focus on healthcare-related Internet concerns. Prior to
joining WDR, he spent seven years at Salomon Smith Barney as a Senior
Analyst and later as Vice President in the firm's Healthcare Services
Research Group covering healthcare services and information technology
companies. Mr. Hester began his career as a member of Salomon Smith
Barney's Healthcare Investment Banking Group. He received his
Bachelor's degree in American History from Princeton University. Profile
TWST: You've written that the healthcare industry stands to benefit morethan any other from the proliferation of the Internet. Why is this so?
Mr. Hester: The healthcare system in the United