Patient Safety Initiative Leadership

Michael Abrams
President and CEO
Ohio Hospital Association

Michael Cuffe, M.D., MBA
EVP and Chief Clinical Officer
HCA Healthcare

Kevin Dishman, M.D.
SVP, Chief Medial and Quality Officer
Stormont Vail Health

Lee A Fleisher, M.D.
Emeritus professor, former chair of anesthesiology and critical care
University of Pennsylvania
Former CMS CMO and Director
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (2020-2023)

Karen Frush, M.D.
Senior Principle
Vizient Safe and Reliable

Mary Ann Fuchs, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-FAAN
SVP, Chief Nurse Executive
Centra Health

Tejal Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., CPPS
Chief Safety and Transformation Officer
Press Ganey Associates LLC

Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N.
President and CEO
Wellspan Health

Janet Liang
Executive Vice President
Kaiser Permanente

Gregg Meyer, M.D., M.S.C.
President, Community Division and EVP, Value Based Care
Mass General Brigham

Elizabeth Mort, MD., MPH
Chief Medical Officer
The Joint Commission

Julie Quirin
SVP and Chief Operating Officer
Saint Luke’s Health System

Todd Shuman, M.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
SSM Health

Sam Watson, M.S.A., MT (ASCP), CPPS, CAE
SVP, Patient Safety and Quality
Michigan Health and Hospital Association

Amy Adome, M.D., M.P.H.
SVP and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Sharp
Healthcare

Aricka Dawson, R.N.
Labor and Delivery Charge Nurse
Memorial Hermann Healthcare

Amanda Edwards, P.A.
Physician Assistant
WakeMed

Mary Ann Fuchs, PhD, R.N.
SVP, Chief Nursing Executive
Centra Health
AHA Board Member

Tracey Hoke, M.D., M.Sc.
Chief of Quality and Performance Improvement
University of Virginia Healthcare

Mary Law, M.S.N., R.N.
VP for Quality
AtlantiCare Health System

Wilhelmina Manzano, M.A., R.N., NEA-BC, FAAN
Group SVP, Chief Nursing Officer, COO for Perioperative Services
New York-Presbyterian

Erik Martin, D.N.P., R.N.
VP for Patient Care Service
Norton Healthcare
President
American Organization of Nursing Leaders

James Moses, M.D., M.P.H.
SVP, Quality, Safety and Excellence
Corewell Health

Lynn Simon, M.D., M.B.A.
President, Health Care Innovation and Chief Medical Officer
Community Health Systems

Stephen Weber, M.D.
EVP and Chief Medical Officer
University of Chicago Hospitals

Ena Williams, Ph.D., R.N.
SVP and Chief Nursing Officer
Yale-New Haven Health

Robyn Begley D.N.P.
CEO, AONL
CNO, Workforce

Marie Cleary-Fishman, B.S.N., M.S., M.B.A.
Vice President
Clinical Quality AHA/HRET

Akin Demehin, M.P.H.
Senior Director
Quality and Patient Safety, Policy

Chris DeRienzo, M.D., M.P.P.
SVP and Chief Physician Executive, AHA
President, AHA Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)

Nancy Foster
Vice President
Quality and Patient Safety, Policy

Kristin Preihs, M.P.H.
Director
Clinical Quality and Funded Partnerships AHA/HRET

Ben Wise
Senior Program Manager
Clinical Quality and Funded Partnerships AHA/HRET