Academic Medical Center Leadership
Monday, April 28 - Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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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FIRESIDE CHATS
SPEAKERS
Alex Barkan
MD, MBA, FACS
Vice Chairman and Surgery Director, Bariatrics
Richmond University Hospital
Abigail Caudle
MD, MHCM
Vice President, Procedural and Therapeutic Medical Operations
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Robert Corona
DO, MBA
John B. Henry Professor of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Chief Executive Officer
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Carlos Cuevas
Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Health and Hospital Affairs
The State University of New York
Dennis Delisle
ScD, FACHE
Executive Director, University Hospitals, Brain and Spine Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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 Quality Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
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
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Yuan Luo
PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI
Chief AI Officer
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Christopher McLarty
DNP, ACNP-BC
Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Grou
Northwestern Medicine
Lance McMahon
PhD
Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Michael Pfeffer
MD, FACP
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor
Stanford School of Medicine
Giovanni Piedimonte
MD
Vice President, Research, Institutional Official, and Research Integrity Officer
Tulane University
Mohammed Quadri
MD, MBA
Vice President, Strategy, Academics, Research and Innovation
Hackensack Meridian Health
Sarosh Rana
MD, MPH, FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor; Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Chief Obstetrical Transformation Officer
University of Chicago Medicine
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
T.Y. Alvin Liu
MD
Endowed Professor and Inaugural Director, James P. Gills Jr. MD and Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center
Johns Hopkins Medicine