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22 research interests within emergency medicine, including the treatment of hemorrhagic shock, cardiac resuscitation and emergency medical ser- vices in the pre-hospital environment. John D. McConnell, MD. CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Dr. McConnell became the first CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in 2008. As CEO, he oversees the clinical, research and academic enterprise for Wake Forest Baptist. Previously, he served as executive vice president of health system affairs at the Uni- versity of Texas Southwestern in Dallas since 2003. Dr. McConnell, a urologist, held a variety of clinical and administrative positions while at UT Southwestern, such as urology department chair, prostate disease center director, vice president for clinical programs and executive vice president for administration. Michael McDermott, MD. President and CEO of Mary Washington Healthcare (Fredericksburg, Va.). Aer completing his residency at Bal- timore-based University of Maryland Medical System, Dr. McDermott began practicing radiology with the Radiologic Associates of Fredericks- burg in 1997. From 2008 to 2014, he served as medical director of Med- ical Imaging of Fredericksburg, and in 2015, he took on his current role of Mary Washington Healthcare president and CEO. Dr. McDermott is board-certified in diagnostic and vascular and interventional radiology. Sonia Mehta, MD. CEO and CMO of Loretto Hospital (Chicago). Dr. Mehta has served as CEO of Loretto Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, since 2012. Previously, she was CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System Medical Group. Additional prior roles include chief of ambulatory services at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., and practicing physician for Elk Grove, Ill.-based Alexian Brothers Health System, now called Amita Health. Dr. Mehta holds an MBA from Evanston, Ill.-based North- western University's Kellogg School of Management, and she earned her medical degree from NHL Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad, India. Nanette Mickiewicz, MD. President of Dominican Hospital (San- ta Cruz, Calif.). Dr. Mickiewicz, an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist, became Dominican Hospital's first physician CEO in 2007. Previously, she served as CMO of Dominican, which is part of San Francisco-based Dignity Health. In addition to her current role, Dr. Mickiewicz serves on the hospital's board of directors. Redonda Miller, MD. President of the Johns Hopkins Hospital (Bal- timore). In May, Dr. Miller became the first female president of Johns Hopkins Hospital in its 127-year history. Prior to her appointment, she served as vice president of medical affairs for Johns Hopkins Hospital and senior vice president of medical affairs for the Johns Hopkins Health System. She has also held positions at the Johns Hopkins School of Medi- cine, including assistant dean for student affairs and vice chair for clinical operations in the department of medicine. A founding editor of the Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review Book, Dr. Miller has twice been named to e Daily Record's list of Maryland's Top 100 Women. Bruce Murphy, MD, PharmD. CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital (Little Rock). Dr. Murphy co-founded Arkansas Heart Hospital in 1995. Aer leaving to start his own medical practice, Dr. Murphy returned to Ar- kansas Heart Hospital in 2011 to serve as CEO and has led the organi- zation since then. Dr. Murphy was in private practice for interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular intervention for a total of 28 years. His career has focused on developing new techniques in both fields, as well as teaching. Dr. Murphy has trained physicians from more than 30 countries at Arkansas Heart Hospital, and he initiated the hospital's car- diology fellowship training program with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD. President of Brigham and Women's Health Care (Boston). Dr. Nabel, a cardiologist and biomedical researcher, has served as president of Brigham and Women's Health Care since 2010. In addition, she serves as a professor of medicine at Boston-based Har- vard Medical School, and in 2015, she was appointed chief health and medical advisor to the National Football League. Previously, she served as director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute from 2005 to 2009. During her time there, she established centers of excellence in developing countries to fight cardiovascular and lung disease. Dr. Na- bel's work on molecular genetics of cardiovascular diseases has led to 17 patents and more than 250 scientific publications. Brian Nester, DO. President and CEO of Lehigh Valley Health Net- work (Allentown, Pa.). Dr. Nester has served as president and CEO of Lehigh Valley Health Network since November 2014. ere, he over- sees three full-service hospitals with five campuses, a children's hospi- tal, an employed physicians group with nearly 1,000 members and 11 outpatient health centers. He also serves as chairman of the board of the Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization and is a board member of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, and he also continues to practice as a board-certified emergency physician at LVHN. Before stepping into his current role, he served as chief strategy officer of LVHN since 2011. Dr. Nester first joined the health system in 1998 from an academic position in emergency medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Janice Nevin, MD. President and CEO of Christiana Care Health System (Wilmington, Del.). Dr. Nevin was appointed president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System in 2014. Under her leadership, the health system achieved Magnet accreditation and is one of only 15 major teaching hospitals in the United States to be named to Truven Health Analytics' list of Top 100 Hospitals in both 2015 and 2016. Since joining the health system in 2002, Dr. Nevin has held a variety of lead- ership roles, including CMO, chief patient safety officer and chair of family and community medicine. In addition to her current role, Dr. Nevin also serves on the board of directors of the United Way of Dela- ware and the Delaware Community Foundation. Kurt Newman, MD. President and CEO of Children's National Health System (Washington, D.C.). Dr. Newman's tenure with Chil- dren's National Health System spans more than 30 years. He first joined the health system in 1984 as a surgeon, eventually becoming surgeon- in-chief and senior vice president for the Joseph E. Robert Jr. Center for Surgical Care in 2003. Dr. Newman played a lead role in the creation of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Chil- dren's National in 2009, and he served as the institute's founding vice president. Prior to becoming Children's National's CEO, he held various roles in prominent medical societies, such as member of the board of commissioners of the Joint Commission, member of the board of gov- ernors of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and chair of the Surgery Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. John H. Noseworthy, MD. President and CEO of Mayo Clinic (Roch- ester, Minn.) In his role as Mayo Clinic president and CEO, which he has held since 2009, Dr. Noseworthy oversees Mayo Clinic's research, clini- cal and educational operations across five states. Prior to his current ap- pointment, Dr. Noseworthy served as chair of Mayo Clinic's department of neurology, medical director of the department of development and vice chair of the Mayo Clinic Rochester executive board. A board-certi- fied neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis, Dr. Noseworthy is also a professor in the department of neurology. He is the author of more than 150 research papers, chapters, editorials and several books, including the three-volume textbook Neurological erapeutics: Principles and Practice, now in its second edition. He also served as editor-in-chief of Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.