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52 health system in New Jersey with more than 2 million patient visits annu- ally and a staff of over 20,000. He leads the system's Quality Council and Quality Forum and manages the improvement of system quality and safe- ty programs. Dr. Bonamo previously served as CEO and president of RW- JBarnabas affiliate Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. He began his career as an obstetrician and gynecologist at a private practice. Michael Born, MD. President and CEO of SwedishAmerican (Rock- ford, Ill.). In 2017, Dr. Born became president and CEO of Swedis- hAmerican, a division of Madison, Wis.-based UW Health. Since then, he has announced a $36 million investment into two new clinics and is managing a $130 million project to build a new women's and chil- dren's tower. Dr. Born also served as CMO and chief quality officer at SwedishAmerican from 2013-17, and before that practiced emergency medicine for 25 years. Eric Bour, MD. CEO of Piedmont Newton Hospital (Covington, Ga.). Dr. Bour has served as CEO of Piedmont Newton Hospital, a 97-bed community hospital with over 600 employees and 250 physicians, since 2017. Prior to his current role, Dr. Bour was president of Simpsonville, S.C.-based Hillcrest Memorial Hospital and Simpsonville (S.C.) Medi- cal Campus. During his time there, he improved quality and safety. He practiced as a general and bariatric surgeon for nearly 30 years before entering hospital administrative roles. Akram Boutros, MD. President and CEO of e MetroHealth Sys- tem (Cleveland). As president and CEO of e MetroHealth System, Dr. Boutros is a primary leader and public representative of the health system. Under his leadership, the hospital broke ground this year on a new 270-room, 11-floor hospital and announced a $60 million invest- ment into three apartment buildings with shops, restaurants and other amenities to help revitalize its Cleveland neighborhood. Dr. Boutros has had numerous previous roles in leadership: president of BusinessFirst Solutions, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of St. Francis Hospital, and executive vice president, CMO and COO of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y. In 2018, he was named a Top 30 Leader of Northeast Ohio by Cleveland Magazine. Warren Browner, MD. CEO of Sutter Health's California Pacific Med- ical Center (San Francisco). As CEO of California Pacific Medical Cen- ter, Dr. Browner leads a team of 12,000 physicians who care for a popu- lation of roughly 3 million people. Since he assumed his role in 2009, the hospital has worked to improve quality, be more efficient and address ongoing problems in the healthcare industry. roughout his career, Dr. Browner has researched longevity, frailty and osteoporosis. Additionally, he is a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. John Brumsted, MD. President and CEO of University of Vermont Health Network and CEO of University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington). Dr. Brumsted assumed the role of president and CEO of UVM Health Network and CEO of UVM Medical Center, a 122-bed hospital with 1,400 employees, in 2012. Before that, he served in several other leadership roles at the institution: CMO, chief quality officer and interim CEO. He also has prior experience as senior associate dean for clinical affairs at the UVM Larner College of Medicine also in Burling- ton. Dr. Brumsted is certified in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as reproductive endocrinology and infertility. omas Buchholz, MD. Medical Director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center (San Diego). Dr. Buchholz is the medical director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, a cancer care program that can treat up to 1,200 patients annually. As medical director, he is responsi- ble for leading all clinical activities, programs and research. Outside of his leadership role, he runs a clinical practice of his own. He has made significant contributions to the medical field with his breast cancer research. Before becoming medical director, Dr. Buchholz held many leadership positions at e University of Texas MD Anderson Center in Houston. He also served as the co-chair of the Breast Cancer Steering Committee of the National Clinical Trials Network, part of the National Cancer Institute, for six years. Joseph Cacchione, MD. Executive Vice President, Clinical and Net- work Services for Ascension (St. Louis). Dr. Cacchione serves as ex- ecutive vice president of clinical and network services for Ascension. He previously was CEO of Ascension Medical Group and led Ascension Michigan. Prior to joining Ascension, he was chairman of operations and strategy for the Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleve- land Clinic. ere, he successfully led the onboarding of 700 physicians from independent practices. He is a member of the board of trustees of the American College of Cardiology. David Carmouche, MD. President of Ochsner Health Network; Se- nior Vice President of Community Care of Ochsner Health System; and Executive Director of Ochsner Accountable Care Network (New Orleans). Dr. Carmouche assumed the roles of president of Ochsner Health Network, senior vice president of Ochsner Health System and executive director of Ochsner Accountable Care Network in 2017. He manages a healthcare system with over 4,500 physicians of 90 different specialties. Dr. Carmouche has many responsibilities: population health programs, clinical integration, insurance products, and data and analyt- ics development. He joined the team with 19 years of healthcare leader- ship experience. Most recently, Dr. Carmouche was the executive vice president of external operations and CMO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, where he improved patient care quality and cost. Patrick Cawley, MD. CEO of MUSC Health and Vice President for Health Affairs of the Medical University of South Carolina (Charles- ton). As CEO of MUSC Health and vice president for health affairs of the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Cawley manages all clinical matters at the health system. Under his leadership, MUSC has expanded with a new children's hospital, several ambulatory sites and more clinical affiliates and joint ventures. Additionally, MUSC has been recognized for its safety, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, in- tegration of telehealth technologies, and patient-centered care. Previ- ously, Dr. Cawley served as CMO of MUSC Medical Center, where he was responsible for the quality and safety of patient care and oversight of clinical service lines. Dr. Cawley is a past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine. Albert Chan, MD. Vice President and Chief of Digital Patient Expe- rience for Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.). Dr. Chan is vice pres- ident and chief of digital patient experience at Sutter Health, a system that partners with 12,000 physicians and provides care for more than 3 million people. He is responsible for the networkwide digital transfor- mation of healthcare services. He manages the translation of the latest telehealth technologies into patient experiences and clinical workflow. He also leads the Sutter Health My Health Online initiative, which he helped launch. Dr. Chan previously conducted research on the effects of point-of-care decision support in hypertension management. John Chessare, MD. President and CEO of Greater Baltimore Medi- cal Center HealthCare. Under the leadership of Dr. Chessare, Greater Baltimore Medical Center HealthCare has improved health outcomes, boosted patient and staff satisfaction, and reduced wait times and profit maximization. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the system's 342-bed main hospital, employs around 3,900 team members and re- ports around 23,000 admissions annually. Dr. Chessare has also been involved in the implementation of the health system's computerized physician order entry. Before joining GBMC, Dr. Chessare served as president of then-Caritas Christi Health Care System's Caritas Nor- wood (Mass.) Hospital and as senior vice president for quality and pa- tient safety of the Caritas system.