Position:
Founder at Valu-Care, LLC, Director of Quality at Carolinas Healthcare System/Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Member at American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member at Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member at European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Member at Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Member at Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member at Surgical Infection Society, Member at American College of Medical Quality, Member at Lillehei Surgical Society, Member at Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Society, Board of Directors, Scientific and Technical at Heineman Medical Research Foundation, Honorary Member at Academia Nacional de Medicina de Costa Rica, Editor at HSR Proceedings in Intensive Care and Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Editor at Journal of Thoracic Disease, Editor at The Scientific World Journal-Cardiology, Editor at Case Reports in Surgery
Location:
Charlotte, North Carolina
Work:
Valu-Care, LLC
- Delaware since Mar 2013
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Founder
Carolinas Healthcare System/Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
since Apr 2009
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Director of Quality
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- School of Medicine since Jul 2011
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Clinical Professor of Surgery
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- www.aats.org since May 2012
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Member
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- www.sts.org since Jan 2007
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Member
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- www.eacts.org since Feb 2008
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Member
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- http://stsa.org/ since Jan 2009
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Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine
since Jan 2003
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Member
Surgical Infection Society
since Apr 2007
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Member
American College of Medical Quality
since Sep 2006
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Member
Lillehei Surgical Society
- www.lilleheisurgicalsociety.org since Jan 2013
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Member
Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Society
- Minneapolis, MN since Jan 2011
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Member
Heineman Medical Research Foundation
since Apr 2010
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Board of Directors, Scientific and Technical
Academia Nacional de Medicina de Costa Rica
- San Jose, Costa Rica since Feb 2012
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Honorary Member
HSR Proceedings in Intensive Care and Cardiovascular Anesthesia
since Jan 2009
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Editor
Journal of Thoracic Disease
- http://www.jthoracdis.com/ since Apr 2013
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Editor
The Scientific World Journal-Cardiology
- http://www.tswj.com/editors/cardiology/ since Sep 2011
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Editor
Case Reports in Surgery
- http://www.hindawi.com/crim/surgery/editors/ since Aug 2012
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Editor
MACS Foundation
- Charlotte, North Carolina Area Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
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Board of Directors
Carolinas Healthcare System
2010 - Jun 2012
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Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Institute for Quality, Analytics, and Innovation
Jun 2007 - Sep 2010
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Founder
William Beaumont Hospital
1998 - 2004
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Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Children's Hospital of Michigan
1995 - 1998
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Cardiac Surgeon
Education:
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business 2007 - 2008
Certificate, Medical Management
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1994 - 1995
Yale University School of Medicine 1991 - 1994
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 1986 - 1991
Wayne State University School of Medicine 1982 - 1986
MD, Medicine
University of Michigan 1978 - 1982
BS, Microbiology
Skills:
Performance Management, Outcomes Research, Healthcare, Strategy, Clinical Research, Medicine, Surgery, Critical Care, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Healthcare Information Technology, Quality Improvement, Healthcare Management, Informatics, Medical Education
Awards:
Scholarship: Advanced Leadership in Health Care
AATS-Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Certifications:
Healthcare Management, University of Michigan-Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Thoracic Surgery, ABTS
General Surgery, ABS
Surgical Critical Care, ABS