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Welcoming the Physician Leadership Program Class of 2023

The Health Management Academy is excited to announce the Physician Leadership Program (PLP) Class of 2023, which includes 35 aspiring physician leaders from leading health systems (LHS) across the country.

The PLP is a nine-month immersive program that prepares physicians for executive leadership at our nation’s LHS. Curriculum focuses on business acumen, diverse team management, executive presence, and the industry landscape, with retired health system C-suite executives and other healthcare experts leading seminars and workshops.

Since 2014, the program has trained the next generation of physician leaders and boasts a national network of more than 400 alumni.

The Health Management Academy would like to express appreciation to each participant’s health system physician mentor who nominated them for the program.

Interested in nominating a rising leader? Contact us at LDprograms@hmacademy.com or click here for more information.

Physician Leadership Program (PLP) Class of 2023


Andrea AbbottMedical Director for Cancer Quality and Comprehensive Breast Program MUSC Health

Alison BartfieldMedical Director, Senior Strategy Service Line; Interim

Nicole BerwaldMedical Director Staten Island University Hospital (site CMO), Northwell Health

Kevin G. BillingsleyChief Medical Officer Yale Cancer Center, Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale New Haven Health

Aba BlackVice Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Yale General Medicine); Associate Program Director (Yale Primary Care Program), Yale New Haven Health

Samuel M. BrownVice President for Research Intermountain Health

Elizabeth BuiskerVP/CMO SCL Health Medical Group - Western Colorado, Intermountain Health

Evan CoreyChair of CHMG Executive Council Cone Health

Himani DivatiaMedical Director, Patient Experience ChristianaCare

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Leslie A. EilandMedical Director of Telehealth & Patience Experience Nebraska Medicine

Ed FehringerVice-Chair of Research - UNMC Orthopedics and Vice-Chair of Well-being - UNMC Orthopedics Nebraska Medicine

Maryellen Flaherty-HewittInterim Section Chief of General Pediatrics/Medical Director of Pediatrics Primary Care Yale New Haven Health

Jeff D. Howard Jr. Executive Medical Director of General Surgical Specialties and Robotic Surgery Norton Healthcare

Rich KellyVice President of Medical Specialties Service Line Advocate Health

Philip LampteyMedical Director, Urgent Care Service Line Cone Health

Nathalie Majorek Executive Medical Director Intermountain Health

Richard MartinelloSenior Physician Director, Infection Prevention Yale New Haven Health

Tabatha MatthiasHospital Medicine Associate Division Chief; NMC Physician of the Day Co-Lead; and NMC Acute Care Medical Director Nebraska Medicine

Stephanie MavesLocal Practice Management Committee Chair, Ozaukee County WI Advocate Health

Megan E. MickleyDirector, Pediatric Center; Division Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine ChristianaCare

Mustafa MuftiInterim Chair and Director of Psychiatry Residency Training Program ChristianaCare

Geoffrey S. NadzamChair, Department of Surgery - Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine Yale New Haven Health

Hetal PatelVice President Cone Health

Fenna PhibbsAssociate Chief of Staff, Heart and neuroscience Segment Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Timothy J. PursleySVP, Chief Clinical Officer, AdventHealth Multi-State Division AdventHealth

Mahliqha QasimyarMedical Director, Patient Safety Nebraska Medicine

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Tiffany C. RandolphNon-Invasive Cardiologist, Director of the Advanced Hypertension Clinic Cone Health

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Robert RoswellCo-Director Cardiology and Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion Northwell Health

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Ali SalimChief, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery Mass General Brigham

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Rachel C. SisodiaChief Quality Officer Mass General Brigham

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Christoffer SpojaChief Medical Officer Intermountain Health

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Mason TurnerSenior Medical Director for Behavioral Health Intermountain Health

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Giridhar VedalaVP, Regional CMO of Memorial Hermann Woodlands Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Memorial Hermann Health System

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Kaveeta Vinaya KumarPhysician Operations Director - Ambulatory Practices Women's Health ChristianaCare

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Rami ZebianChief Medical Officer MUSC Health