Leadership Team

Larry serves as Chief Executive Officer of CCHP, a health plan wholly owned by the Chinese Hospital Association. Prior to this role, Larry was the Chief Financial Officer for the San Francisco Health Service System and has held various senior leadership positions within CCHP and Chinese Hospital, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Information Officer, and interim CEO.

Throughout his career on the West Coast, Larry has excelled in senior management roles, including start-up CEO of Puget Sound Health Partners and leadership positions with The Regence Group (now Cambia Health Solutions), Premera Blue Cross, Group Health Cooperative, and Kaiser Permanente. Larry’s extensive experience in diverse health plans has equipped him to enhance CCHP’s offerings and expand services to better serve the community.

A San Francisco native, Larry was born at Chinese Hospital and graduated from Lowell High School. He holds an MPH in Health Policy and Management from Columbia University and a B.S. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University. Larry also actively contributes to the community by serving on the boards of True Sunshine Preschool Center, Yee On Tong Benevolent Association, and Chinese Community Health Resource Center. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking and coaching competitive youth volleyball.

In his leadership at CCHP, Larry is a practitioner of servant-leadership, committed to providing vision, guidance, and resources that empower staff to deliver exceptional service to members. His vision is to strengthen CCHP’s role as a trusted healthcare provider, fostering a supportive environment where innovation and compassion meet the evolving needs of the community.

Dr. Pretzlaff serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Chinese Hospital and CCHP.  He has over thirty years’ experience as a physician and has spent the last dozen years as a Chief Medical Officer along with other executive leadership roles.  Beginning in 2014, Dr. Pretzlaff served as the Chief Physician Executive for Dignity Health in Nevada where he helped lead their three hospitals in the Las Vegas service area along with leadership of their multispecialty medical group and population health efforts. Recently, Dr. Pretzlaff has worked as the Chief Medical Officer for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Los Angeles and Lodi Memorial Hospital in Northern California.

Dr. Pretzlaff earned a degree in Philosophy at Michigan State University prior to obtaining his MD from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Following medical school, Dr. Pretzlaff trained in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care eventually becoming Chief of Critical Care Medicine for the UC Davis Children’s Hospital. He later earned an MBA from California State University – Sacramento.

Leaving the bedside for leadership roles Dr. Pretzlaff has always maintained his focus on improving the lives of patients through an unrelenting focus on improving quality and access to care.  Dr. Pretzlaff asserts that “Access to quality, affordable healthcare should not be a challenge for patients. It should be an expectation.”

When not working Dr. Pretzlaff enjoys travel, music and occasionally going out dancing with his wife, Diana. He is also an avid sailor when time and weather permit. He is very much excited about fulfilling the vision that created his position with Chinese Hospital and CCHP.

Sylvia is nationally recognized HR leader with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and hospital industries. A recipient of the HRO CHRO of the year award, Sylvia leverages her extensive expertise to design and implement robust employee engagement and well-being programs, driven by a passion for creating positive workplace cultures.

Sylvia excels in aligning HR strategies with organizational goals, ensuring successful initiatives that enhance employee performance and contribute to overall business success. Holding a master’s degree in Human Resources Development and an undergraduate degree in Organizational Leadership, Sylvia embodies a strong commitment to fostering excellence and driving sustainable growth within organizations.