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15 and CMO of the hospital, Dr. Sharma works with physician leaders and administrators on advancing programs and initiatives for quality care. He has previous experience as vice president and COO of Progressive Emergency Physicians and chair of the department of emergency med- icine at West Islip, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital and Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Victory Memorial Hospital. Gulshan Sharma, MD. Vice President, CMO and Clinical In- novation Officer of University of Texas Medical Branch (Gal- veston). Dr. Sharma is the vice president, CMO and clinical innovation officer at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. As part of the University of Texas System, UTMB Health has hospitals on three campuses and a network of clinics. Dr. Sharma also holds the position of director of pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine and is the Sealy and Smith Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine at UTMB Health. Robyn Strosaker, MD. Vice President and CMO of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (Cleveland). Dr. Strosaker serves as the medical director of provider credentialing and verification organization at University Hospitals in addition to her role as vice pres- ident and CMO of UH Cleveland Medical Center, a 1,032-bed tertiary medical center. She has experience as the medical director of inpatient services at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and has a special interest in general pediatrics, autism and pediatric hos- pital medicine. A pediatric physician, Dr. Strosaker continues to practice medicine in the division of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Gregory Thompson, MD. CMO and Director of Medical Ed- ucation of Gundersen Health System (La Crosse, Wis.). Dr. Thompson is responsible for Gundersen Health System's medical staff and medical education as the nonprofit health system's director of med- ical education and CMO. The health system's 325-bed teaching hospi- tal includes a level 2 trauma and emergency center, and is designated the western academic campus for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Thompson spent 20 years practicing pulmonary medicine and critical care at Gundersen before being named CMO in 2013 and director of medical education in 2014. Thomas Tracy Jr., MD. CMO of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. Dr. Tracy was named CMO of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Medical Group in August 2016, responsible for a medical staff of 1,100-plus phy- sicians and providers. Prior to joining Penn State, Dr. Tracy served in a variety of leadership roles at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University and Providence-based Lifespan, including CMO and senior vice presi- dent for medical affairs at Lifespan's Miriam Hospital; he also spent time as interim senior vice president and CMO of Rhode Island Hospital. A pediatric surgeon, Dr. Tracy served as the first surgeon-in-chief of Lifes- pan's Hasbro Children's Hospital and was chair of the American College of Surgeons Advisory Council of Chairs from 2011 to 2013. Bruce Vanderhoff, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of OhioHealth (Columbus). Dr. Vanderhoff joined OhioHealth in 1996 and became senior vice president and CMO in December 2008, responsible for systemwide initiatives to transition healthcare delivery to value-based care through clinical integration. He oversees the health system's efforts to advance the physician leadership program and the OhioHealth Research & Innovation Institute, as well as ensure organi- zation alignment around patient safety and quality. A family physician by training, Dr. Vanderhoff spent time in private practice before joining OhioHealth and serves as a clinical professor of family medicine at Ath- ens-based Ohio University. Brent E. Wallace, MD. CMO of Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City). Dr. Wallace oversees physician relations, medical affairs, post-graduate medical education and physician contracting as the CMO of Intermountain Healthcare. He is also responsible for emergency pre- paredness and co-leads the hospital-based clinical programs for quality improvement. A family medicine physician, Dr. Wallace spent 26 years practicing medicine in Roy, Utah, and served as medical director of Intermountain Home Care prior to taking on his current role. He also served as president of the medical staff and chief of the family practice department at Ogden, Utah-based McKay-Dee Hospital. William Waters, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Tanner Health System (Carrollton, Ga.). In his current role as ex- ecutive vice president and CMO of Tanner Health System, Dr. Waters focuses on risk management, health information management, medi- cal affairs and credentialing as well as clinical operations. He oversees the medical staff at the four-hospital health system and the more than 25-practice Tanner Medical Group. He previously provided care as an intensivist for the 12-bed intensive care unit at Tanner Medical Cen- ter-Carrollton (Ga.). He also laid the groundwork for growing the health system's critical care services. In 2006, he received the Georgia Hospital Association's Hospital Hero Award for his work as a hospitalist. Stephen Weber, MD. Vice President for Clinical Effectiveness and CMO of University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Weber is the vice president of clinical effectiveness and CMO of UChicago Medicine, responsible for the hospital's clinical staff, which includes 900 physicians of the University of Chicago Physicians Group. An internal medicine and infectious disease physician, Dr. Weber's research interests include infec- tion prevention and managing healthcare-associated infections. Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Weber has an interest in the connection between public policy and infection prevention at hospitals. Robert J. Weil, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of Cath- olic Health Initiatives (Englewood, Colo.). Catholic Health Ini- tiatives named Dr. Weil senior vice president and CMO in August 2016 to provide strategic clinical and cultural leadership to the health system. Prior to joining CHI, Dr. Weil was chief medical executive of northeast- ern Pennsylvania at Geisinger Health System, where he gained experi- ence with service-line expansion and providing value-based care. In his current role, Dr. Weil oversees CHI's Institute for Research and Innova- tion as well as manages clinical service lines and physician enterprise. Joseph Weinstein, MD. CMO of Steward Health Care System (Boston). Dr. Weinstein serves as CMO of Steward Health Care System, overseeing the clinical staff across the physician-led health system. Stew- ard comprises 36 community hospitals as well as a network of 26 urgent care centers and 42 preferred skilled nursing facilities. Dr. Weinstein is an internal medicine physician with board certification in cardiovascular disease and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Since 1987, Dr. Weinstein has focused his practice on providing quality cardiovascu- lar care in southeastern Massachusetts. Patrice Weiss, MD. CMO of Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.). In addition to her role overseeing the medical staff at Carilion Clinic as CMO, Dr. Weiss is chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Carilion Clinic and professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at Blacksburg, Va.-based Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has experience as the chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gy- necologists' patient safety and quality improvement committee. Prior to joining Carilion Clinic, Dr. Weiss spent time as vice chair of education, research and academic compliance at Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Val- ley Hospital and medical director of risk management for Lehigh Valley Physician Group. David Wessel, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Hospital and Specialty Services at Children's National Health System (Washington, D.C.). In addition to serving as executive vice president and CMO of hospital and specialty services, Dr. Wessel is the Ikaria Distinguished Professor of Critical Care Medicine at Children's National Health System as well as a professor of anesthesiology, critical care medicine and pediatrics at The George Washington University in

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