Academic Medical Center Leadership Forum
Monday, November 2 - Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Academic medical centers play a defining role in U.S. healthcare, advancing discovery, training future clinicians, and setting the pace for clinical excellence nationwide. As anchors of innovation and education, they influence care delivery far beyond their own walls. Today, however, these institutions face intensifying financial strain, workforce instability, rapid technological change, and rising expectations to deliver equitable, community-centered care at scale.
This leadership forum brings together senior executives from leading academic medical centers for a candid, peer-driven discussion on the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of academic medicine. Participants will exchange practical insights, tested strategies, and forward-looking perspectives on sustaining mission, strengthening performance, and extending impact in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.
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Forum Agenda
Speakers

Jose Azar
MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Quality And Clinical Service Line Officer
Hackensack Meridian Health

Thomas Diller
MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer - Population Health Services Organization
AdventHealth

Aaron Hajart
MS, ATC, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Community Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health

Shadi Jarjous
MD, MBA, SFHM, FACP
Chief, Hospital Medicine Division and Vice Chair, Operations, Emergency and Hospital Medicine Department
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Jefferson Health

Jody K. Reyes
FACHE, MSBA, RN
Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Enterprise
University of Iowa Health Care

Angela Lalas
MBA, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Loma Linda University Health Hospitals; Executive Vice President, Finance
Loma Linda University Health

Matthew Lester
MBA, MHA, CPA
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Operating Officer
Medical College of Wisconsin

Shawn Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
American Academy of Family Physicians

Mark G. Moseley
MD, MHA
President, USF Tampa General Physicians; Executive Vice President
Tampa General Hospital
Stephanie Prechowski
MBA, MSN, RN
Associate Chief Operating Officer, Emergency, Psychiatry, and Surgical Services, Adult Hospitals
Michigan Medicine
Stephen Savas
MBA
Executive Vice President and Chief, System Development and Strategic Initiatives
Mount Sinai Health System

Elaina Schnoebelen
MSN, CCRN-K, NEA-BC, CPPS
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Clinical Officer
Kindred Chicago North

Antwan Williams
Assistant Vice President, Orlando Health; Chief Operating Officer
Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital




























