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42 LISTS 75 academic medical center CFOs to know | 2022 By Zoe McClain B y combining patient care, education, and research and inno- vation, academic medical centers play a valuable role in the healthcare system today. Here are 75 CFOs of academic medical centers and health systems across the country. Note: Members of this list do not pay and cannot pay for inclusion. Con- tact Laura Dyrda at ldyrda@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments on this list. Ryon Andersen. Associate Executive Director of Financial Oper- ations of North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.). Mr. Andersen is an integral leader of North Shore University Hospital's financial department. e 756-bed hospital includes more than 4,000 physicians and serves as the teaching hospital for the Donald and Bar- bara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Laurence Appel. CFO of University of Illinois Hospitals & Clinics (Chicago). Mr. Appel became CFO of University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics in 2018, overseeing the system's financial department. He works with the system's leadership to update long-range forecasting and plan- ning. Mr. Appel also has experience as the senior director of strategic finance and budget for the system and as executive director and control- ler of the Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Northwest Community Hospital. Nick Barto. Senior Vice President and CFO of BJC HealthCare (St. Louis). Mr. Barto is responsible for the long-term success of BJC HealthCare's finances, managed care, payer strategy, revenue cycle, sup- ply chain and treasury. e health system has nearly $6 billion in net revenues and employs over 32,000 individuals. Mr. Barto joined BJC in 2018 aer spending time as CFO for enterprise business lines at Catholic Health Initiatives in Englewood, Colo. Dave Belkoski. Senior Vice President of Financial and Systems Ser- vices and CFO of Piedmont Augusta (Augusta, Ga.). Mr. Belkoski oversees finances for Piedmont Augusta, previously known as Universi- ty Health Care System prior to their partnership with Piedmont effective March 2022. Piedmont Augusta comprises 581 beds across three hospi- tals as well as other inpatient and outpatient services, nursing facilities, prompt care facilities and rehabilitative care services. Gary Bie. Vice President of Health System Finance and Strategy and CFO of Stony Brook Medicine (Long Island, N.Y.). Mr. Bie joined the four-hospital Stony Brook Medicine in 2011 as CFO aer serving as the executive vice president for finance at Nassau Health Care Corp., in East Meadow, N.Y. While there, he led the team that recorded the first sur- plus for Nassau Health in 2009. Mr. Bie also has experience as the vice president of finance and chief restructuring officer for Bethpage, N.Y.- based Episcopal Health Services. Francine Botek. Senior Vice President of Finance of St. Luke's Uni- versity Health Network (Bethlehem, Pa.). Ms. Botek has spent nearly 20 years with St. Luke's University Health Network. She joined the sys- tem as vice president of finance in August 2000 and became the senior vice president of finance, overseeing revenue management, policy and integration, reimbursement and payer contracting in 2018. Michael Breslin. Group Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of NewYork-Presbyterian (New York City). Mr. Breslin became CFO of NewYork-Presbyterian in 2018. He is responsible for the financial mat- ters at the health system, including revenue cycle, budgeting, reimburse- ment and cost accounting. Mr. Breslin has previous experience as senior vice president of finance at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist and CFO of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Dawn Bulgarella. President and Interim CEO UAB Health System and CFO of UAB/Ascension St. Vincent's Alliance (Birmingham, Ala.). Ms. Bulgarella has more than 25 years of operations and finance experience. She oversees the health system's $3 billion annual budgets and is instrumental in developing the strategic plan for optimized per- formance across UAB Medicine. She has previous experience with a "Big Four" international accounting and consulting firm and is now engaged as a member in multiple organizational boards and board-level com- mittees. It was announced in June that, following the departure of UAB Health System's former CEO, Ms. Bulgarella will also serve as interim CEO. Kevin Burns. Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Business Of- ficer of Houston Methodist. Mr. Burns is responsible for the financial services and activities for Houston Methodist. He joined the health sys- tem in 2012 aer serving as CFO of University Medical Center in Tuc- son, Ariz., for eight years and CEO of the system for two years. He has experience with facilities management, supply chain services, budgeting and financial reporting. Jacqueline Cabe. CFO of UW Medicine (Seattle) and Vice President for Medical Affairs of the University of Washington. Ms. Cabe has spent more than three years as CFO of UW Medicine and vice presi- dent for medical affairs at the University of Washington. In this role, she oversees the financial success of the health system, which includes 300 locations. Ms. Cabe has previous experience as a partner with KPMG. Doug Coffman. Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of WVU Medicine (Morgantown, W.Va.). West Virginia University Health Sys- tem named Mr. Coffman CFO in 2015, aer he served as vice president of finance and CFO of United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va. Classified as the state's largest health system and largest private employ- er, WVU Medicine comprises 17 hospitals and five specialty institutes. Ray Coto. Vice President and CFO of UHealth of University of Mi- ami (Fla.) Health System. Mr. Coto joined the University of Miami Health System in 2020 to oversee the financial department as CFO. He is the former COO of Molina Healthcare, based in Long Beach, Calif., and was interim CFO and administrative director of corporate finances at Nicklaus Children's Health System in Miami. In addition to the role of CFO, Mr. Coto is a board member for the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Dennis Dahlen. CFO of Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mr. Dahlen became CFO of Mayo Clinic in 2017 aer spending nearly two decades in financial management at other health systems. He has previous expe- rience at Phoenix-based Banner Health, where he rose to the position of senior vice president and CFO, aer spending time in financial leader- ship roles at both Lutheran Health System and Concord Health Services. At Mayo, he is responsible for the financial success of the system's three hospital campuses. Robin Damschroder. Executive Vice President and CFO of Hen- ry Ford Health System (Detroit). Ms. Damschroder has more than 27 years of experience as a leader in healthcare. She became executive vice president and CFO of Henry Ford Health System aer founding a healthcare consulting and advisory business firm. She also has experi- ence as COO of the west market for Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. Stephanie Daubert. CFO of Nebraska Medicine (Omaha). Ms.