AHA Health Systems Committee 2023 Leadership Committee Roster
AHA Health Systems Committee leads the AHA Health Systems by providing guidance on key policy and advocacy
Chair-Officers
2023 Chair
Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., PhD (Region 2)
President and CEO
Montefiore Medicine
Bronx, NY
2023 Chair-Elect
Christopher (Chris) Howard (Region 9)
President and CEO
Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, CA
2023 Past Chair
Robert (Bob) C. Garrett, FACHE (Region 2)
CEO
Hackensack Meridian Health
Edison, NJ
AHA Board Liaison
Marc Boom, M.D., FACP, FACHE (Region 7)
President and CEO
Houston Methodist
Houston, TX
Committee Members
Term Expires 2023
Jeffrey (Jeff) Flaks (Region 1)
President and CEO
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, CT
Anne Klibanski, M.D. (Region 1)
President and CEO
Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA
Richard (Rich) J. Liekweg (Region 6)
President and CEO
BJC HealthCare
Saint Louis, MO
Jason Little (Region 4)
President and CEO
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Memphis, TN
Timothy (Tim) Pehrson (Region 7)
President and CEO
INTEGRIS Health
Oklahoma City, OK
Kevin Sowers, MSN, RN, FAAN (Region 3)
President, Johns Hopkins Health System
EVP, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Term Expires 2024
Albert (Bo) Boulenger, MPA (Region 4)
President and CEO
Baptist Health South Florida
Coral Gables, FL
A. Wesley Burks, M.D. (Region 3)
CEO
UNC Health
Chapel Hill, NC
David Dill (Region 4)
Chairman and CEO
LifePoint Health
Brentwood, TN
Bill Gassen (Region 6)
President and CEO
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, SD
William (Bill) Robertson (Region 9)
CEO
MultiCare Health System
Tacoma, WA
Chris Roth (Region 8)
President and CEO
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, ID
Term Expires 2025
Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, CNAA (Region 2)
President and CEO
WellSpan Health
York, PA
Matthew (Matt) Heywood (Region 5)
CEO
Aspirus, Inc.
Wausau, WI
Tim McManus (Region 4)
President – National Group
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, TN
Cliff Megerian, M.D. (Region 5)
CEO
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
Brian Nester, D.O., FACOEP (Region 2)
President and CEO
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA
Christopher (Chris) O’Connor (Region 1)
President and CEO
Yale New Haven Health
New Haven, CT
Lisa Shannon (Region 6)
President and CEO
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN
Mohan Suntha, M.D. (Region 3)
President and CEO
University of Maryland Medical System
Baltimore, MD