At the Belmont Collaborative for Health Systems Innovation, our Fellows play a pivotal role in advancing our mission to transform healthcare systems worldwide. Collectively they include passionate healthcare executives, technology experts, industry leaders and changemakers who bring diverse skills and perspectives to our projects and research. Beyond sharing their expertise, our Fellows actively participate in teaching medical students and shaping an innovative platform designed to revolutionize how healthcare professionals learn. Meet the dedicated individuals driving the future of global health innovation.
How to Engage
Healthcare Organizations
Pilot innovations, test solutions and collaborate on system transformation.
Industry Partners
Bring expertise, technology and resources to healthcare challenges.
Faculty and Researchers
Translate research into real-world impact.
Students
Participate in innovation projects and experiential learning opportunities.
Funders and Philanthropic Partners
Support initiatives that improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery.
Education
Health Systems Science is essential for the future of healthcare, equipping medical, nursing, and other healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to navigate complex systems, improve patient outcomes, and drive meaningful change. At the Belmont Collaborative for Health Systems Innovation, we are passionate about interprofessional education, ensuring that students from all healthcare disciplines learn together to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and patient-centered care.
Our faculty are nationally recognized experts in educating health system team members at all levels—from students to seasoned professionals. We are dedicated to providing innovative, tailored education and are available to support your learning needs, whether through curriculum development, workshops, or mentorship.
Research
Research is a vital part of transforming healthcare, and we offer students numerous opportunities to engage in meaningful scholarly work. Whether you are interested in improving healthcare delivery, studying the impact of AI, or exploring innovative models of care, we welcome your curiosity and contributions.
If you’re looking to get involved, reach out to us—we are eager to collaborate!
Current Projects
- What do learners need to know about the business of medicine?
- What do residents need to know about the business of medicine?
- Effect of pharmacy benefit management on self-insured employers.
- The use of AI-empowered scoring systems on assessing resilience during natural disasters.
- Hypertension in at-risk populations: using large data models to improve outcomes.
Advisory Board
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Tim Allen
Advisory Board Member | Principal, Arete Strategics
Email: tim@aretestrategics.com
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Ashleigh Bennett
Advisory Board Member | Healthcare and Higher Education Strategy Lead, Avande
Email: ashleigh.bennett@avanade.com
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Bruce Brandes
Advisory Board Member | Senior Advisor, Stryker, Inc.
Email: brucebrandes1@gmail.com
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Mark Cherney
Advisory Board Member | Managing Director, The Cherney Group
Email: cherneymg@gmail.com
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Cynthia Church
Advisory Board Member
Email: cynthiapchurch@gmail.com
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Teodoro Forcht-Dagi
Advisory Board Member
Email: tfdagi@gmail.com
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Becky Fox
Advisory Board Member | Founder and Executive Advisory, Vital Circle
Email: becky.fox@vitalcircle.health
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Anthony Harris
Advisory Board Member | Global Medical Director, WHS, Amazon
Email: dranharr@amazon.com
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David Jarrard
Advisory Board Member | Senior Fellow | Chairman, Jarrard, Inc.
Email: djarrard@jarrardinc.com
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Katie Kaney
Advisory Board Member | Advisor: VOX Telehealth; Author
Email: kkaney@voxtelehealth.com
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Meredith Karney
Advisory Board Member | Senior Vice President, Operations, Traversal Health
Email: meredithkarney@gmail.com
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Ken Leonczyk, Jr.
Advisory Board Member | Senior Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships, Optum
Email: ken.leonczyk@optum.com
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Elizabeth Lewis
Advisory Board Member | Physician/Founder, MedVest Hub
Email: drealewis@dr-lewis.com
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Ron Loeppke
Advisory Board Member | Fellow | Vice Chairman Emeritus, U.S. Preventative Medicine (USPM)
Email: ron.loeppke@belmont.edu
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Ed Marx
Advisory Board Member | Chief Executive Officer, Marx Advisory
Email: ed@marxadvisory.com
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Molly McCarthy
Advisory Board Member
Email: mollykmccarthy@gmail.com
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Katherine Meese
Advisory Board Member | CEO Humargin Group, Award Winning Researcher & Author, Humargin Group
Email: kmeese@humargin.com
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Jared Meggs
Advisory Board Member | Fellow | Chief Operating Officer, Mebanewood
Email: jared@mebanewood.com
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Azfar Mir
Advisory Board Member | Managing Partner, A.I. MIR LLC
Email: mir@ai-mir.com
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David Nace
Advisory Board Member | Chief Medical Officer, Innovaccer
Email: david.nace@innovaccer.com
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Jon Price
Advisory Board Member | Senior Advisor / Portfolio Manager, Brown Advisory
Email: jprice@brownadvisory.com
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Christopher Redlich
Advisory Board Member | Chairman, Healing Healthcare
Email: credlich@mac.com
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Sherif Sakla
Advisory Board Member | Owner, The Sakla Law Firm, APLC
Phone: 504-636-7720
Email: ssakla@lawmedic.com
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Email: ssakla@lawmedic.com
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Warren Skea
Advisory Board Member | Fellow | Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Axenic Health Solutions
Email: whskea@gmail.com
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Michael Stamatinos
Advisory Board Member | Managing Partner, Omorfi, Inc., Founder, Advancing Healthcare Innovation Consortium
Email: michael@michaelstamo.com
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Rebecca Whitehead
Advisory Board Member | Nashville Market Leader, The Gunter Group
Email: rebeccaw@guntergroup.com
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Senior Fellows
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Paul Barach
Senior Fellow
Email: pbarach@gmail.com
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Johnny Huard
Senior Fellow | Chief Scientific Officer, Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Email: jhuard@sprivail.org
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David Jarrard
Board Member | Senior Fellow | Chairman, Jarrard, Inc.
Email: djarrard@jarrardinc.com
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Raj Pruthi
Senior Fellow |Chief Medical Officer, Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
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Monica Wehby
Senior Fellow | Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Peyton Manning Children's Hospital
Email: mwehby@goodmancampbell.com
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Amy Zolotow
Senior Fellow | Executive Advisor - Strategic Partnerships, Prosneus
Email: amy.zolotow@gmail.com
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Global Fellows
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Sanjaya Bhatia
Global Fellow | UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Email: bhatia1@un.org
Office Location: Republic of Korea
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Office Location: Republic of Korea
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Danielle Esler
Global Fellow | Public Health Physician, National Critical Care and Trauma Centre (NCCTRC); Chief Medical Officer, Misti
Email: danielle.esler4@gmail.com
Office Location: Australia & United States
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Office Location: Australia & United States
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Rok Fink
Global Fellow | Associate Professor of Environmental Health, University of Ljubljana
Email: rok.fink@zf.uni-lj.si
Office Location: Slovenia
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Office Location: Slovenia
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Marco Foracchia
Global Fellow | Chief Information Officer, Azienda USL di Reggio Emilia, IRCCS
Email: marco.foracchia@ausl.re.it
Office Location: Italy
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Office Location: Italy
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Aad Liefveld
Global Fellow | Chief Growth Officer, Pace Clinical | Advisory Board Member, Link2Trials; Member, BEAMER project team
Email: AadLiefveld@paceclinical.com
Office Location: Belgium
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Office Location: Belgium
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Koji Mori
Global Fellow | Professor, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Email: kmori@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Office Location: Japan
Office Location: Japan
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Alejandro Rossano
Global Fellow | General Director, Grupo Médico Rossano
Email: alexrossano@yahoo.com
Office Location: Mexico
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Office Location: Mexico
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Kathyann Sandiford
Global Fellow | Founder and Managing Director, KTG Health Group LLC
Email: kesandi@icloud.com
Office Location: United States, United Kingdom, Caribbean
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Office Location: United States, United Kingdom, Caribbean
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Perihan Şimşek
Global Fellow | Associate Professor, Trabzon University, School of Applied Sciences, Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management
Email: psimsek19@hotmail.com
Office Location: Turkey
Office Location: Turkey
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Ismail Tayfur
Global Fellow | Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Education and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
Email: ismailtayfur@yahoo.com
Office Location: Turkey
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Office Location: Turkey
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Simeon Wong
Global Fellow | Founder & Executive Career Coach, Elevate.Strategy
Email: simeon.wong@gmail.com
Office Location: Canada
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Office Location: Canada
Fellows
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Eric Abbott
Fellow | Solutions Director, CX Healthcare Practice, Cisco Systems
Email: abbottericb@gmail.com
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Cyrus Bahrassa
Fellow | Founder and CEO, Ashavan
Email: Cyrus@ashavan.co
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Bryan Brooks
Fellow | Distinguished Professor and Director, Baylor University
Email: bryan_brooks@baylor.edu
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David Brown
Fellow | Chief Executive Officer, VOX Telehealth
Email: david@voxtelehealth.com
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William Cance
Fellow | Former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, American Cancer Society
Email: cancew@gmail.com
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Steve Carbonara
Fellow | Founder & Chairman, Patients First Foundation
Email: steve@patientsfirstfoundation.org
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Brian Cashin
Fellow | Vice President, Teamworthy Ventures
Email: brian.cashin@aya.yale.edu
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William Cloud
Fellow | System Chief Medical Officer, Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation
Email: william.cloud@bmhcc.org
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Allen Craig
Fellow
Email: allencraigpmi@gmail.com
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Corey Cronrath
Fellow | Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health Cooperative
Email: corey.cronrath@mhc-tn.org
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Paul D'Alessandro
Fellow | Chief Creative and Technical Officer, HaiMirai Co., LTD, Tokyo
Email: paul.dalessandro@gmail.com
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Derek Dedeker
Fellow | Principal, Frist Cressey Ventures
Email: ddedeker@fcventures.com
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Weldon Diana
Fellow | Director, Clinical Strategy, Pearl Health
Email: weldon.diana@gmail.com
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Natalie Dickson
Fellow | President & Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Oncology
Email: ndickson@tnonc.com
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Steven Ditto
Fellow | Senior Health Sector Executive & Compliance Advisor, Ditto and Associates
Email: scditto2000@gmail.com
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Aaron Epstein
Fellow | Area Vice President, Qventus
Email: epsteinaarond@gmail.com
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Michael S. Fenster
Fellow | Chief Executive Officer, BridgeMed.Health, LLC; Adjunct Professor of Culinary Medicine, University of Montana College of Health & UM Medicine; Faculty, University of Montana, Missoula College Culinary Arts Program
Email: doc@bridgmed.health
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Silvana Fischman
Fellow | CEO & Founder, Chai Class Consulting
Email: silvana@chaiclassconsulting.com
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John Frownfelter
Fellow | Chief of Clinical Strategy, RhythmX AI
Email: jfrowny@gmail.com
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Justin Gerding
Fellow | Environmental Public Health Professional
Email: Justin_Gerding@Outlook.com
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Marc Goldstone
Fellow | Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Wellpath, LLC
Email: mgoldstone@wellpath.us
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Hays Green
Fellow | Chief Operating Officer, TAP Health MSO
Email: jhaysgreen@gmail.com
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Scott Griffith
Fellow | CEO, Founder & Managing Partner, SG Collaborative Solutions, LLC
Email: scott@sgcspartners.com
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Shaminder Gupta
Fellow | Chief Medical Officer, Monogram Health
Email: shaminder.gupta@monogramhealth.com
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Curt Harris
Fellow | Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor at Augusta University
Email: cuharris@gmail.com
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Timothy Hatch
Fellow | District Administrator, Alabama Department of Public Health
Email: Hatch.Timothy123@gmail.com
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Nick Hicks
Fellow | National Account Manager, CV Remote Solutions
Email: nick.hicks@cvremotesolutions.com
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Edmund Jackson
Fellow | Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, UnityAI
Email: edmund.jackson@unityai.co
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Louis Joseph
Fellow | Former Group VP of Practice Operations, HCA Healthcare
Email: ljoseph@comcast.net
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Dwayne Keller
Fellow | Senior Vice President, Kaufman Hall
Email: dwayne.keller@kaufmanhall.com
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Marissa Lee
Fellow | Senior Advisor, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Email: *Disclaimer - my work with the University does not present the views of the Federal government
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Ron Loeppke
Board Member | Fellow | Vice Chairman Emeritus, U.S. Preventative Medicine (USPM)
Email: ron.loeppke@belmont.edu
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Sylvie Leotin
Fellow | Founder, Equify Health; Scholar & Speaker
Email: sylvie@equifyhealth.com
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Mark Mahler
Fellow | Principal, Mahler Consulting
Email: dmmahler@gmail.com
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Jared Meggs
Board Member | Fellow | Chief Operating Officer, Mebanewood
Email: jared@mebanewood.com
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Deepak Mital
Fellow | Clinical Professor, University of Illinois Chicago
Email: dmital@uic.edu
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Justin Mooneyhan
Fellow | Senior Vice President, Information Technology, SALT Dental Partners
Email: mooneyhanj@gmail.com
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Joey Nelson
Fellow | Founder, Quagga Health
Email: joey@quaggahealth.com
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Thomas Ozburn
Fellow | President and CEO, Centennial Medical Center
Email: thomas.ozburn@hcahealthcare.com
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Reginald Ramsey
Fellow | Vice President, Partner Success, Intuitive Health
Email: reggie.ramsey@outlook.com
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Bruce Ramshaw
Fellow | Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Caresyntax
Email: bruceramshawmd@gmail.com
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Patrick Rork
Fellow
Email: pmrork92@gmail.com
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Juan Sanchez
Fellow | Former Chief Academic Officer, HCA Healthcare
Email: juan.sanchez@belmont.edu
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Yair Saperstein
Fellow | Founder and CEO, AvoMD; Hospitalist, Mount Sinai Hospital
Email: ysyair@gmail.com
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Gökçe Sargut
Fellow | Associate Professor, College of Business, Governors State University
Email: gsargut@govst.edu
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Corey Scher
Fellow
Email: coreyscher@gmail.com
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Aashish Shah
Fellow
Email: aashish.shah@healthtrustpg.com
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Nupur Shah
Fellow | Emergency Medicine Physician & Clinical Informaticist
Email: nupur.shah@utexas.edu
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Lisa Shock
Fellow | Clinician Catalyst
Email: lisa.shock@gmail.com
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Richard Singerman
Fellow | Program Director, HealthTech Net
Email: richardsingerman@gmail.com
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Warren Skea
Advisory Board Member | Fellow | Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Axenic Health Solutions
Email: whskea@gmail.com
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Reed Smith
Fellow | Chief Consumer Officer, Ardent Health Services
Email: reed.smith@ardenthealth.com
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Chase Spurlock
Fellow | Founder and CEO, Decode Health
Email: chase@decodehealth.ai
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Jim Stefansic
Fellow | Senior Director of Corporate Development, Cumberland Emerging Technologies
Email: jstefansic@cet-fund.com
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J'annine Sullivan
Fellow | Healthcare Consultant
Email: sullivanjannine@gmail.com
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Jamie Swann
Fellow | CEO, Einra
Email: jamie@einra.co
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Katie Swenson
Fellow | Enterprise Executive Director, Surgical Specialties, Digestive Health Clinical Program; Military Caregiver Resource Group Co-Chair
Email: katie@beyondtheblade.org
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Eric Thrailkill
Fellow | Ambassador, HLTH Community; Executive Director, US Operations, ECHAlliance; Founder, Allee Advisory Services
Email: eric.w.thrailkill@gmail.com
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Stacey Woodroof
Fellow | Managing Member, HealthCare Pink, LLC
Email: sdwoodroof@gmail.com
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Daria Yang
Fellow | President, Chief Executive & Brand Strategy Partner, Safion Advisory Partners, LLC
Email: daria@safionpartners.com
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