Position:
President-elect, designate at Southern Medical Association, Member, Hospital Quality of Care Committee at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi, Member at Mississippi Physician Workforce Advisory Board, Board Member at U of A Capstone Foundation, Member, Board of Visitors at College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama, Chief Medical Officer at North Mississippi Health System
Work:
Southern Medical Association
- Birmimgham, Al since Nov 2012
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President-elect, designate
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi
since Jun 2012
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Member, Hospital Quality of Care Committee
Mississippi Physician Workforce Advisory Board
since Jun 2012
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Member
U of A Capstone Foundation
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa since Jul 2011
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Board Member
College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama since Jun 2010
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Member, Board of Visitors
North Mississippi Health System
- Tupelo, Mississippi since Jan 2009
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Chief Medical Officer
Alabama Power Company
2008 - Jun 2011
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Independent Consultant - Alabama Power
UAB College of Medicine
2008 - 2010
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Associate Clinical Professor
BCBS of Alabama
2008 - Sep 2010
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Member, Quality Committee
Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation
2007 - Sep 2010
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Board Chairman
Ascension Health
2006 - 2008
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Chair, Informatics Council
Ascension Health
2006 - 2008
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Chair, Task Force on Disclosure of Unanticipated Outcome and Medical Error
St. Vincent's Health System
2006 - 2008
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Chief Medical Officer and SVP
Southern Perioperative Services
1996 - 2008
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CEO
Carraway Methodist Medical Center
2005 - 2007
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Medical Staff President
UAB Department of Anesthesiology
1986 - 1996
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Division Chief
Education:
The University of Alabama School of Law 1998 - 2001
J.D., Law
Samford University 1993 - 1995
M.B.A., Business
University of South Alabama, College of Medicine 1976 - 1980
M.D., Medicine
University of Alabama 1972 - 1975
B.S., Chemistry
Skills:
Healthcare Management, Healthcare, Hospitals, EHR, Patient Safety, Clinical Research, Informatics, HIPAA, Physician Relations, Quality Improvement, Physicians, Surgery, Healthcare Information Technology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Board Certified
Awards:
Winner 2012 National Baldrige Award
Baldrige Organization, Department of Commerce