Academic Medical Center Leadership Forum: Becker's Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting

Academic medical centers are central to our healthcare delivery ecosystem. With the dual focus on education and patient care, these unique institutions are hubs of innovation and discovery. But there are challenges ahead. C-suite teams must navigate rising costs, workforce shortages, growing health disparities and technology integration, to provide essential services and thrive in the future. Join this elite event with speakers from the top academic medical centers across the U.S. who will share their bold ideas and exciting strategies to transform healthcare.

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Ahmed Abuabdou
MD, MBA
Chief Clinical Officer and Cancer Service Line Director
UAMS Health

Alex Barkan
MD, MBA, FACS
Vice Chairman and Surgery Director, Bariatrics
Richmond University Hospital

Romy Block
MD
Division Chief, Endocrinology
NorthShore University HealthSystem

Abigail Caudle
MD, MHCM
Vice President, Procedural and Therapeutic Medical Operations
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Robert Corona
DO, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Carlos Cuevas
Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Health and Hospital Affairs
The State University of New York

Dennis DeLisle
ScD, FACHE
Executive Director
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, University Hospital & Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital

Robert Eardley
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
University Hospitals Cleveland

Micah Eimer
MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Cardiology Division
Northwestern Medicine

Lawrence Furnstahl
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Oregon Health & Science University

Amir Ghaferi
MD, MSc, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Physician Enterprise; Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Jay S. Grider
DO, PhD, MBA
Chief Physician Executive
University of Kentucky

Richard Isaacs
MD, FACS
Dean, Senior Vice-President of Medical Affairs, and Chief Academic Officer
California Northstate University College of Medicine

Edward Kim
MD, MBA
Vice Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope; Physician-in-Chief
City of Hope Orange County

Alexa Kimball
MD, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Christopher Longhurst
MD
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Digital Officer and Executive Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation
UC San Diego Health

Yuan Luo
PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI
Chief AI Officer and Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Trevor Martin
Chief Information Security Officer
UW Health

Mary Martin
Interim President and Chief Operating Officer
Duke University Hospital

Christopher McLarty
DNP, ACNP-BC

Lance McMahon
PhD
Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Mick Merritt
Chief Operating Officer, Signature Services
Penn Medicine

Matt Morton
Executive Director and Chief Information Security Officer
University of Chicago

Robin Oliver
Chief Strategy Officer
Adventist Health

Aytekin Oto
MD, MBA
Dean, Clinical Affairs and Chief Physician
University of Chicago Medicine

Michael Pfeffer
MD, FACP
Chief Information Officer and Associate Dean
Stanford Health Care and School of Medicine

Giovanni Piedimonte
MD
Vice President, Research, Institutional Official, and Research Integrity Officer
Tulane University

Tipu Puri
MD, PhD
Associate Chief Medical Officer
University of Chicago Medicine

Mohammed Quadri
MD, MBA
Vice President of Strategy, Academics, Research and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian Health

Sarosh Rana
MD, MPH, FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor; Chair, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Chief Obstetrical Transformation Officer
University of Chicago Medicine

Marty Sargeant
Chief Executive Officer, Keck Medical Center
University of Southern California

Gurmeet Sran
MD
Chief Clinical Data Science Officer
CommonSpirit Health

David Steinberg
MD
Department Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Executive Medical Director, Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital
University of Utah Health

Patrice Weiss
MD
Chief Medical Officer, Prisma Health Medical Group, Midlands and Chief Academic Officer
Prisma Health

Nygel Williams
MHA, CHFP
Executive Director, Physical Therapy Program
Washington University School of Medicine

I. Academic Medical Centers: Thriving in Care, Research and Innovation	8:50 AM - 9:30 AM
I. Building Tomorrow’s Healthcare Titans: Growth Secrets of Academic Medical Centers	9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
I. The Next 5 Years of Academic Medicine: Driving Results in Patient Care and Clinical Education	11:35 AM - 12:15 PM

I. Implementing Holistic, Patient-Centered Care Models in Academic Medical Settings	8:50 AM - 9:30 AM
I. Fostering a Culture of Research, Care and Innovation at AMCs	10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
I. Bridging Gaps and Fostering Growth at Academic Medical Centers	1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
A. AI in Healthcare: Big Ideas and Risks for the Next 5 Years	2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
B. Semi-Keynote Interview - Dr. Cliff Megerian, CEO at University Hospitals	3:25 PM - 4:00 PM

I. Academia + Clinical Excellence: Elevating Patient Care and Medical Education	9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
A. Keynote Interivew - Michael Dowling, President and CEO at Northwell Health	10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
I. Where Clinical Leaders See the Future of Academic Medicine and Innovation	11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
B. Doing the Inevitable: How Health Systems Are Stopping Data Breaches	3:25 PM - 4:00 PM