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57 campaign to advance life-saving breakthroughs. Additionally, Dr. Na- bel's research on cardiovascular gene transfer has been a significant contribution to the field of medicine. She has won numerous awards, including the Kober Medal from the Association of American Physi- cians and the Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Nabel also serves on many boards, in- cluding that of Medtronic. Daniel Napierkowski, MD. President and Cleveland Clinic Mary- mount Hospital (Garfield Heights, Ohio). Dr. Napierkowski is presi- dent of 315-bed Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital. He also served as president of Euclid Hospital from May 2015 until July 2019. Dr. Na- pierkowski started at Cleveland Clinic as an anesthesiologist in 1997 before assuming leadership roles. He is a former chairman of regional practice anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic. Brian Nester, DO. President and CEO of Lehigh Valley Health Net- work (Allentown, Pa.). Dr. Nester has served as president and CEO of the eight-hospital Lehigh Valley Health Network since 2014. Before his current role, he held numerous administrative positions within the non- profit health system, including chairman of the emergency department and senior vice president for physician hospital network development. Dr. Nester is a member of the health system's board of trustees and the healthcare and pharmaceutical management program advisory board at Columbia University in New York City. Janice Nevin, MD. President and CEO of Christiana Care Health System (Wilmington, Del.). As president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, the largest health system in Delaware, Dr. Nevin empha- sizes value-based care. One of her many accomplishments is developing Carelink CareNow, a data-driven platform that addresses patients' so- cial, behavioral and medical needs. Dr. Nevin is also a founding partner of eBrightHealth, an alliance of health systems and hospitals to increase access to affordable healthcare in Delaware. In 2017, she was inducted into the Delaware Women's Hall of Fame. Dr. Nevin is on many boards, including the Delaware Business Roundtable Executive Committee. Kurt Newman, MD. President and CEO of Children's National Health System (Washington, D.C.). Under the leadership of Dr. New- man since 2011, Children's National Health System has transformed into an organization that focuses on patient-centered care, research, op- erations and clinical care. He has fostered partnerships with other health systems, and government and community entities. Dr. Newman joined Children's National in 1984 as a surgical fellow and was later promot- ed to surgeon-in-chief and senior vice president. He published a med- ical memoir in 2017 and serves on the Children's Hospital Association Board of Trustees, in addition to other boards. Steven Packer, MD. President and CEO of Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula. Dr. Packer, an internal medicine phy- sician, is president and CEO of 258-bed nonprofit Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula. e hospital's network includes outpatient facil- ities, satellite laboratories, a mental health clinic and a short-term skilled nursing facility. Before accepting his current position in 1999, he was chief of staff and medical director at the hospital. Joseph Pepe, MD. President and CEO of Catholic Medical Center (Manchester, N.H.) and President and CEO of GraniteOne Health (Wolfeboro, N.H.). Dr. Pepe has served as president and CEO of Cath- olic Medical Center, a large health system with 330 beds and 40 phy- sicians, since January 2012. He also has served as president and CEO of GraniteOne Health, a network of New Hampshire-based hospitals that includes more than 4,000 employees and 950 physicians, since 2017. In January, GraniteOne signed a letter of intent to combine with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health. Dr. Pepe was CMO and vice president of medical affairs at Catholic Medical Center for more than 12 years before becoming its CEO. Daniel Podolsky, MD. President of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas). Since becoming president of the medical cen- ter in 2008, Dr. Podolsky has aimed to keep it at the frontier of science. He previously served as a medical professor at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, chief of gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital and chief academic officer of Partners HealthCare in Boston. One of Dr. Podolsky's key achievements is the development of South- western Health Resources, a health system that includes 31 hospitals, 300 clinics and 2,600 physicians. Roy Proujansky, MD. Executive Vice President and Chief Opera- tions Executive of Nemours Delaware Valley (Wilmington). As executive vice president and chief operations executive of Nemours Delaware Valley, a nonprofit children's health organization that treats nearly 250,000 children annually, Dr. Proujansky is responsible for all clinical operations at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Nemours duPont Pediatrics and prevention efforts in the Delaware Valley. He joined the Nemours team in 1989 and has held several po- sitions since. He most recently served as executive vice president of patient operations and COO. Clint Purvance, MD. President and CEO of Barton Health (Lake Tahoe, Calif.). Dr. Purvance is president and CEO of Barton Health, a nonprofit healthcare system that serves South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and its surrounding communities. He was CMO of Barton Health for eight years before assuming his current role in 2015. Dr. Purvance has prac- ticed emergency medicine at Barton Memorial Hospital since 1999. In addition to his role with Barton Health, he serves on the Hospital Coun- cil of Northern and Central California's board of directors. Paul Ramsey, MD. CEO of University of Washington Medicine (Seat- tle). Dr. Ramsey is the CEO of UW Medicine, which treats nearly 3,700 patients each year in four states, and executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine. His research focuses on assessing physicians' clinical competence. Dr. Ramsey has received many awards, including the Robert G. Petersdorf Endowed Chair in Medicine and the Distinguished Teacher Award. Additionally, he has served on numerous national committees and is a member of several organizations, including the Association of American Physicians. Marsha Rappley, MD. Vice President of Virginia Commonwealth University Health Sciences and CEO of VCU Health System (Rich- mond). As Vice President of Virginia Commonwealth University Health Sciences, Dr. Rappley is responsible for the 4,100 students that attend the four health sciences schools. She also serves as CEO of VCU Health, which includes five schools, an academic medical center and a children's hospital. Dr. Rappley previously served as dean of Michigan State Uni- versity's College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, where she ex- panded the medical school's service across the state, doubled research funds and increased endowments. Additionally, she serves as chair of the board of directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges and on its research advisory panel. David Reich, MD. President and COO of Mount Sinai Hospital and President of Mount Sinai Queens (New York City). Dr. Reich has served as president and COO of Mount Sinai Hospital, a 1,134-bed tertiary care facility, and president of Mount Sinai Queens, which in- cludes 500 physicians from 40 specialties, since 2013. He also was chair of the department of anesthesiology for 10 years and president of the medical board from 2011 to 2012. Dr. Reich has published more than 200 articles, and his research interests include neurocognitive outcome aer thoracic aortic surgery. Jonathan Ringo, MD. Senior Vice President, President and COO of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. As an executive leader of Sinai Hospital, Dr. Ringo oversees operations at the 500-bed independent teaching and research hospital. He also serves as senior vice president for LifeBridge