Clinical Advisors
John C. Alexander, MD Chief, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Evanston, IL
Gunnar B. Andersson, MD, PhD Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL
John L. Andreshak, MD Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Spine Services Warrenville, IL
Matthew Brengman, MD Richmond Surgical Group Richmond, VA
David Caminear, DPM, FACFAS Section Chief, Podiatric Surgery, Hospital of Saint Raphael New Haven, CT
Sally Carty, MD Division of General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
Youngran Chung, MD Pediatric Pulmonologist, Children’s Memorial at Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL
John Clark, MD Director, Arrhythmia Center, Akron Children’s Hospital Akron, OH
Timothy Connall, MD Connall Cosmetic Surgery Tualatin, OR
Peter Cotton, MD Gastroenterologist, Medical Director, Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
Krista Curell Director, Patient Safety and Risk Management, University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL
Nicholas Daly Chief, Podiatric Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group Fremont, CA
Maureen Damitz Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL
Steven G. Docimo, MD Chief, Department of Urology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Kaht Dorward, MD Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Permanente Medical Group San Francisco, CA
Dennis S. Durzinsky, MD Cardiovascular Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group Oakland, CA
Charles Dye, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL
Garo Emerzian, DPM, FACFAS Podiatric Surgeon, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Morton Grove, IL
Dennis H. English, MD Medical Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Womancare Associates Pittsburgh, PA
Barry Eppley, MD Eppley Plastic Surgery, Carmel, IN
Jennifer Felske, MD Podiatric Surgery, Sports-Med Wheaton, Carol Stream, IL
John Feng, MD Surgeon, Crystal Springs Surgical Associates San Mateo, CA
Dorothy R. Ferraro, RN, MS, CD, ANP, CNOR, RNFA Director, Long Island Bariatric Center Levittown, NY
Stephen J. Ferzoco, MD Associate Surgeon, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA
Kathy Fleming, RN, MSN Wall, NJ
Robin Fortman, NP Cardiology Department, Clinical Research Coordinator, DuPage Medical Group Winfield, IL
John Freedman, MD Department of Anesthesiology, The Permanente Medical Group, Santa Rosa, CA
William R. Furman, MD Professor and Associate Chief of Staff, Department of Anesthesia, University of North Carolina Hospital Chapel Hill, NC
Kristine Gleason Quality Leader, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
Murray J. Goodman, MD, FACS Orthopedic Surgeon, Salem Orthopedic Surgeons, INC. Salem, MA
Robert Grant, MD Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
Steve Grant, MD Assistant Clinical Professor in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT
Cynthia Gronkiewicz, RN, MS, APN, AE-C River Forest, IL
David A. Guthman, MD, FACS Physician, Department of Urology, Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL
Margaret Hickey, RN, MS, MBA Nurse Practitioner, Back and Spine Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL
Ivor Hill, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
Cynthia Hinojosa, NP Department of Cardiology, Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL
Elaine E. Huber, MD Medical Director and President, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Somerset Medical Center Somerville, NJ
Emran R. Imami, MD, FACS Physician, General Surgery, Brevard Surgical Associates Melbourne, FL
Irfan Imami, MD, FACS Surgeon, Vascular Surgery, Brevard Surgical Associates Melbourne, FL
Kenneth C. Ip, MD Ophthalmology, The Permanente Medical Group San Francisco, CA
Nora T. Jaskowiak, MD Assisant Professor of Surgery, Director, Breast Surgical Oncology Program, University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL
Douglas M. Kahn, DO Pulmonary Disease, Danbury Hospital Danbury, CT
Robert M. Kass, MD Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Health System Los Angeles, CA
Molly A. Katz, MD Director of Risk Management, Obstetrics and Gynecology, OHIC Insurance Co. Cincinnati, OH
Colman R. Kraff, MD Opthalmologist, Kraff Eye Institute Chicago, IL
Alan Krohn, PhD Psychologist/Psychoanalyst, Ann Arbor, MI
Renee Lantner, MD Allergist, Western Springs, IL
Michael R. Lauer, MD Cardiology, Electrophysiology, The Permanente Medical Group Santa Clara, CA
Elliot Levine, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weiss Hospital Chicago, IL
Gabrielle Levine, MD Ambulatory SUIT Lead, General Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group Walnut Creek, CA
Paul L. Ludmer, MD, FACC Cardiology, Cardiovascular Consultants Oakland, CA
Duane A. Lundeberg, MD Otolaryngologist, Columbia Otolaryngology Group Portland, OR
David Magilke, MD Otolaryngologist, Columbia Otolaryngology Group Portland, OR
Thomas H. Mahn, MD, FACC Cardiologist, Milwaukee, WI
Suketu Mansuria, MD Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Marc Marcum, MD General Surgeon, Surgical Care Associates Louisville, KY
Phyllis D. Marx, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Medical Group Skokie, IL
Steven J. Mash, MD Orthopedic Surgeon, Good Samaritan Hospital Lemont, IL
Carol McCloskey, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery Program, Magee-Womens Hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
Rodrigo Nehgme, MD Congenital Heart Institute, Arnold Palmer Hospital Orlando, FL
Joel B. Nelson, MD Chairman, Department of Urology, Co-Director, Comprehensive Prostate and Urologic Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Stephanie Nicholas, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology, Womancare Associates Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher Ng, MD Surgeon, Minimially Invasive Urology Institute Los Angeles, CA
Edith A. Nutescu, PharmD Clinical Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
Lynn Oertel MS, ANP, CACP Clinical Nurse Specialist, Anticoagulant Management Services, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
Jennifer Ogilvie, MD Endocrine Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Kim Petrella, RN Nurse Educator, Christiana Care Health System Wilmington, DE
Timothy Pittinger, MD Director, Minimially Invasive Surgery, Akron Children’s Hospital Akron, OH
Laurie Pon, PharmD KaiserHealthConnect Pharmacy Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente Oakland, CA
Dix Poppas, MD Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University New York, NY
Vivek Prachand, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL
Jay Prystowsky, MD Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
Arthur Puff, MD Medical Director, Clinical Affairs, Optum Health Golden Valley, MN
Allen Putterman, MD SC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Chicago, IL
Joseph Ramieri, MD Chair, Department of Obstectrics and Gynecology, Atlantic Health Morristown, NJ
Jennifer Rauworth Director of Patient Experience, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
Pamela Ro, MD Pediatric Cardiologist, The Heart Center at Columbus Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH
Todd K. Rosengart, MD Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, SUNY Stonybrook School of Medicine Stony Brook, NY
Paul Rottler, MD Plastic Surgeon, Kirkwood, MO
Marc Rubin, R.Ph. Pharmacist, Suburban Asthma Consortium Oak Brook Terrace, IL
Terri Ryan, RD, CDE Certified Diabetes Educator, Lakewood, CO
Scott Sample, DO, FACC Interventional Cardiology, Billings Clinic Billings, MT
Ron Shapiro, MD Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
Cindi Shea, RN Winthrop Harbor, IL
Jason Solomon, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Carmichael, CA
David H. Song, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, and Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL
Albert Spaw, MD, FACS Medical Director, Metabolic Surgery Center, Baptist Hospital Nashville, TN
Sherman C. Stein, MD University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Rama Venu, MD Gastroenterologist, Section of Gastroenterology, Aurora Health Care Burlington, WI
David Voellinger, MD Surgeon, Southeast Bariatrics Charlotte, NC
Paul Wang, MD Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA
Jonathan Waters, MD Chief, Anesthesia, Magee-Womens Hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
William Welch, MD Chief, Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
Stephanie Whyte, MD Mobile Clinic Physician, Mobile C.A.R.E. Foundation Chicago, IL
T. Thomas Wilkinson, MD Richland, WA
David Winchester, MD General Surgeon, NorthShore University HealthSystem Evanston, IL
Ann Wittkowsky, PharmD, CACP, FASHP Director of Anticoagulation Services, University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, WA
David Woodard, MD Surgeon, Association General Surgeons Winfield, IL
Michael Yang, MD Opthalmologist, Beverly Hills, CA
Eric Yue, MD Total Joint Committee Chairman, Department of Orthopedics, The Permanente Medical Group Sacramento, CA
Evan Zahn, MD Director, Cardiology, Miami Children’s Hospital Miami, FL
