Florida Atlantic University and Memorial Healthcare System Retreat - Attendees

	Doris Alaby, BSN Director of Medical Research Affiliation: MHS, Memorial Healthcare System/Office of Human Research Email: dalaby@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversees the daily operations of MHS clinical research department, working with the physicians, sponsors and research teams to execute clinical trials from start-up activities, regulatory compliance and study maintenance.
	Andres Alvarez, MD, Ph.D. Director, Oncology Research at Memorial Healthcare System Affiliation: MHS, Office of Human Research at Memorial Healthcare system Email: andralvarez@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversees oncology research program for Memorial Cancer Institute.
	Lynn Asseff, MPA Assistant Vice President, Financial Management, Division of Research Affiliation: FAU, Division of Research Email: lasseff@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Responsible for budget construction and management of finances for Division of Research operations and research pillars, treasurer of Florida Atlantic University Research Corporation, which facilities intellectual property for FAU researchers.
	Jon Bandes, Masters in Health Administration Administrative Director of Business Intelligence Affiliation: MHS Email: jbandes@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Designs, develops and supports business intelligence initiatives that enhance operational and strategic initiatives. Responsible for leading, assisting and growing the business intelligence team in all aspects of the business intelligence development lifecycle to ensure daily activities and projects are completed successfully, on time and within budget. Responsible for overall business intelligence data governance, quality, compliance and stability of Memorial's business intelligence platform and structure. Responsible for standards, policies and procedures regarding data management and business intelligence.
	Stella Batalama, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Dean, College of Engineering & Computer Science Affiliation: FAU, College of Engineering & Computer Science Email: sbatalama@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Provides leadership and vision for the College of Engineering and Computer Science and is responsible for managing the academic, administrative and budgetary policies of the college.
	Nina Beauchesne, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Master of Business Administration; Master of Health Sciences Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer Affiliation: MHS Email: nbeauchesne@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: System executive for physician strategies, overseeing business development and recruitment of physicians as well as Memorial Primary Care Services. Additionally, oversees Memorial Physician Group - employed pediatric and adult multi-specialty practice of approximately 350 physicians and support staff. Provides leadership for the system-wide Cardiac Services, Chief Nurse Executive and Community Services.
	Randy Blakely, Ph.D. Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute and Professor Affiliation: FAU, FAU Brain Institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Email: rblakely@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Executive Director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, David J.S. Nicholson Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience, Professor, Department of Biomedical Science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
	Mark Block, MD Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Affiliation: MHS, Thoracic Surgery Email: mblock@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Direct the care of thoracic surgery patients for the Memorial Healthcare System
	Holly Bunn, M.Ed. Chief Learning Officer Affiliation: MHS Email: hbunn@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Chief Learning Officer and Administrator for Organizational Development
	Miriam Campo, BA Assistant Vice President for Research Affiliation: FAU, Office of Sponsored Programs / Division of Research Email: campom@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Oversee the Office of Sponsored Programs at FAU, which includes proposal submissions, contract review and negotiations and award management.
	Leah Carpenter, Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in public administration Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Affiliation: MHS Email: kcarlo@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
	Saima Chaudhry, MD MSHS Chief Academic Officer; Vice President Academic Affairs and DIO Affiliation: MHS, Internal Medicine Email: sachaudhry@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversees the continuum of medical education at MHS; runs three departments, namely Undergraduate Medical Education (approximately 300 medical students per year from local schools including FAU), Graduate Medical Education (14 ACGME and 1 CPME training programs), and Continuing Medical Education (22K credit hours per year at MHS); also served on the Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine and now serve on the Board of the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education).
	Sarah Du, Ph.D. Associate professor Affiliation: FAU, OME/Engineering Email: edu@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Co-director, Center for SMART Health Principal Investigator, Living Devices & Biosensors Lab
	Paula Eckardt, MD Chief of infectious disease Affiliation: MHS Email: peckardt@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Medical director of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship, medical director of the HIV clinic, Chief of Infectious Disease
	Meredith Feinberg, Oncology Services Vice President of Oncology Services MCI Affiliation: MHS Email: mfeinberg@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Vice President of Oncology Services Memorial Cancer Institute Memorial Healthcare System
	Gregg Fields, Ph.D. Executive Director and Professor Affiliation: FAU, Chemistry & Biochemistry/Science Email: fieldsg@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Oversee research collaborations with clinical partners.
	Daniel Flynn, Ph.D. Vice President for Research Affiliation: FAU, Division of Research, FAU Email: flynnd@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Oversee research efforts at FAU.
	Elisa Gaucher, MBA Assistant VP Research Integrity Affiliation: FAU, Division of Research Email: egaucher@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Research compliance areas including IRB
	Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D. Associate Professor - Co-Director of SMART Health Center Affiliation: FAU, Electrical and Computer Science/ College of Engineering and Computer Science Email: Bghoraani@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Research includes developing AI-applications in biomedical applications. Funded projects range from the application of physiology and wearable sensor data in cardiac electrophysiology, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
	Martin Hadida, Master's in Computer Engineering IT Director, Enterprise Data Architect Affiliation: MHS Email: mhadida@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Responsible for the integration, application development and database teams for the information technology department. Works with Vice President of IT to set direction and tactics to achieve departmental goals around enterprise data. Also responsible for developing the analytics strategy for the health system.
	Javad Hashemi, Ph.D. Associate Dean Affiliation: FAU, Engineering and Computer Science Email: jhashemi@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Managing research activities in College of Engineering and Computer Science
	Kathleen Houseknecht, Attorney at Law Assistant General Counsel Affiliation: MHS, Legal Department Email: khouseknecht@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Attorney at Law
	Buket Huber, MBA Vice President Corporate Development Affiliation: MHS Email: bhuber@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Vice President Corporate Development
	David Kian, JD General Counsel Affiliation: FAU, Office of the General Counsel Email: dkian@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Responsible for supervising and managing all legal matters affecting Florida Atlantic University
	Judyta Kociolek, MSN Clinical Research Nurse/Interim Director of CRU Operations Affiliation: FAU, DOR/CRU Email: jkociolek2017@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Responsible for all aspects of research operations for human subjects research trials to assure the highest standards of clinical trial execution and good clinical practices.
	Myles Lathrop, JD Assistant General Counsel and Export Control Officer Affiliation: FAU, OGC Email: lathropnm@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Assistant General Counsel and Export Control Officer
	Audra Lazarus, JD Senior University Counsel, Health Affairs Affiliation: FAU, Office of the General Counsel Email: alazaru1@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Serves as primary legal counsel to the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, and Student Health Services
	Laurie Martinez, Ph.D., MBA, MSN, RN Assistant Professor Affiliation: FAU, College of Nursing Email: lauriemartin2017@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Teaching and research
	Matthew Muhart, BS in Accounting and MBA Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Affiliation: MHS Email: mmuhart@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Currently oversees the following areas: Strategy, Value Based Care/ACO’s and Clinically Integrated Networks, Health Plan Operations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Intelligence, Process Improvement, Marketing, Managed Care Contracting and Government Relations.
	Rebecca Napier, MBA Chief Operating Officer FAU Health; Senior Assoc Dean Finance and Administration COM Affiliation: FAU, FAU Health Email: napierr@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Oversees the operations of FAU Health; Finance and Administration for Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
	Marc Napp, MD Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Affiliation: MHS, MHS Medical Affairs Division Email: mnapp@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversees GME, Research, Medical Staff division and physicians, Emergency Management, and Quality.
	David Newman, Ph.D. Associate Faculty and Biostatistician College of Nursing Affiliation: FAU Email: dnewma14@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Biostatistician
	Dimitris Pados, Ph.D. Acting Executive Director I-SENSE; Schmidt Professor EECS Affiliation: FAU, I-SENSE and EECS/Engineering and CS Email: dpados@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Schmidt Eminent Scholar Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, Acting Executive Director, FAU I-SENSE, Director, FAU Center for Connected Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence
	Iani Patsias, MD, FACC Transplant Cardiology Affiliation: MHS, cardiology Email: ipatsias@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Transplant cardiology, mechanical circulatory support devices, pulmonary hypertension and high risk OBGYN
	Julie Pillitsis, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. Dean and Vice President of Medical Affairs Affiliation: FAU, Schmidt College of Medicine Email: jpilitsis@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at Florida Atlantic University. Oversees the college’s innovative medical student and graduate medical education programs in partnership with a consortium of five regional hospitals.
	Candace Pineda, MBA, BSN, RN, TCRN Trauma Administrative Director Affiliation: MHS, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Email: canpineda@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversite of level 1 Trauma Center: Trauma Center Performance Improvement, Research, Injury Prevention, Education and Outreach
	Monica Puga, Masters of Science in Nursing - FNP Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Affiliation: MHS Email: mpuga@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Nurse Residency/Fellowship, Workforce Development, Regulatory, Population Health, System Command Center/Transfer Center
	Luis Raez, MD Chief Scientific Officer and Medical Director Memorial Cancer Institute Affiliation: MHS Email: lraez@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Leads Memorial Cancer Institute
	Jonathan Roberts, MD Medical Director Interventional Cardiology Research and Education, Program Director Cardiology Fellowship Affiliation: MHS Email: jonathanroberts@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Direct Cardiac Cath Lab Research, Program Director for Cardiology Fellowship, working with all of the fellows to complete a scholarship project.
	Janet Robishaw, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Research and Chair, Department of Biomedical Science Affiliation: FAU, Biomedical Science/Medicine Email: jrobishaw@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Oversees research operations in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
	Arthur Ross, MD, MBA Retreat Facilitator Affiliation: MHS
	Ari Sareli, MD Chief Physician Executive (MPG) and Chief of Critical Care (MHS) Affiliation: MHS, MPG Critical Care Email: asareli@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversees all MPG physicians, 39 intensivists and nine APPs in critical care
	Candi Sareli, MD VP and Chief Medical Research Officer Affiliation: MHS Email: csareli@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversight of MHS Office of Human Research
	Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D. Senior Associate Vice President, Research Affiliation: FAU Email: kscarpinato@fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Oversees FAU Research
	Jeffrey Sturman Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer Affiliation: MHS, Information Technology Email: jsturman@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Oversee the MHS IT Department, Patient Access Center, Telehealth Program and Clinical Engineering.
	Nithya Sundararaman, M.A., M.S., MBA Director of Research Operations Affiliation: MHS Email: nsundararaman@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Study startup and operations
	Larry Toll, Ph.D. Professor Affiliation: FAU, Biomedical Sciences/School of Medicine Email: ltoll@health.fau.edu Job Resonsibilities: Opioid research
	Scott Wester, FACHE President and Chief Executive Officer Affiliation: MHS Email: swester@mhs.net Job Resonsibilities: Overall responsibility for the continued growth of the Memorial Healthcare System. Develop a relationship with outside organizations, including the medical community, referring physicians, the media and medical academia. Continue the vision and mission to provide healthcare and medical education to the community and identify any needs. Provide leadership and support to over 14,000 employees and continue to cultivate and maintain a positive and family culture.