Clinical Leadership Forum
Monday, April 13 - Wednesday, April 15, 2026
The Clinical Leadership Forum brings together physician leaders, nurse executives, care team directors, and operational strategists to explore the evolving role of clinical leadership in today’s complex healthcare environment. This dedicated program highlights how top organizations are strengthening clinical governance, advancing quality and safety, and elevating the voice of clinicians within systemwide strategy.
Through forward-looking discussions and real-world case studies, participants will examine emerging models for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovations in care delivery, approaches to workforce resilience, and the leadership capabilities required to guide teams through continuing change. The forum provides a space for candid dialogue on what’s working, what’s not, and where clinical leadership must go next to drive sustainable performance across hospitals and health systems.

FORUM AGENDA
SPEAKERS

Ije Akunyili
MD, MBA, MPA, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer
Jersey City Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health

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

Jeffrey Cohen
MD, FACS, FASCRS, CPE
Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Operating Officer
Hartford HealthCare

Paula Correa
DNP, MBA, RN, CEN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, High Point Medical Center

Dennis L. Disch
MD, MMM, CPHQ
Vice President, Hospital-Based Specialties, Illinois and Wisconsin Divisions
Advocate Health

Peggy Duggan
MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, and Chief Medical Officer
Tampa General Hospital

Shaker M. Eid
MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE, SFHM
Associate Vice President, Medical Operations
Memorial Hermann Health System

Frederick L. Greene
MD, FACS
Medical Director, Cancer Data Services
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

Amrita Gupte
MD, MPH, MBA
Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
Mount Sinai Queens

Julie Holt
RN, MSN, CENP
Vice President, Patient Care Serivces and Chief Nursing Officer
The Christ Hospital

Muhammad Owais Khan
MD, MBA, CPE, CHCQM, FAAFP, FHM
Chief Medical Officer and Designated Institutional Official
Three Crosses Regional Hospital

John Krueger
MD, MPH
Undersecretary, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer
Chickasaw Nation Department of Health

Lien Le
MD, MBA
Vice President Hospital Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer
Tampa General Hospital

Denise Mills
MN, RN
Director, Perianesthesia Services, St. Joseph Medical Center
CommonSpirit Health

Mara Nitu
MD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children, IU Health

Nadeem Rahman
MD
Vice Chair for Enterprise Outreach, Intensive Care and Resuscitation, Integrated Hospital Care Unit
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Andrea Saenim
MBA
Vice President, Operations, Medical and Surgical Specialties
Northwestern Medicine Health Network

Monica Schiller
MBA
Vice President, Operations, Clinical Services Lines and Ambulatory Services
Children's Minnesota

Adrienne Schultz
MSN, RN, HN-BC, NEA-BC
Vice President, Administration and Chief Nursing Officer
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center and Aurora Medical Center Burlington, Advocate Health

Mayank K. Shah
MD, MBA, FAAFP
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Condell Medical Center
Advocate Aurora Health

Michele Szkolnicki
MEd, BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Sriram Vissa
MD, FACHE, FACP, FSHM, CPE
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs
SSM Health DePaul Hospital

Jodie Wegmiller
MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Patient Care Services
OhioHealth

Anthony P. Weiss
MD, MBA, MSc
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Joy White
DNP, MBA, RN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP
Vice President and Chief Nursing & Operations Officer
Legacy Health

Robert D. Winfield
MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Chief, Acute Care Surgery
University of Kansas Medical Center

Elham Yousef
MD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Clinical Integration, Standardization and Specialty Care
Hackensack Meridian Health



































