Faculty
Get to know the thought leaders who create content that’s based on years of validated research, diverse experience, and leadership development expertise.
Stephen Beeson, MD
CEO & Founder
Clinician Experience Project by Practicing Excellence
As a successful family medicine physician, medical group leader, and physician coach, Dr. Stephen Beeson’s career has pioneered an approach to both the patient and clinician experience with demonstrated transformative results. Dr. Beeson is the author of two national best-selling books, “Practicing Excellence: A Physician’s Manual to Exceptional Healthcare” and “Engaging Physicians: A Manual to Physician Partnership.” Dr. Beeson has traveled across the country working with hundreds of health care systems to help engage, enroll and develop physicians to lead.
As the former Physician Director for the Sharp Experience at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, in San Diego, Dr. Beeson helped improve physician performance in patient satisfaction from the sixth percentile to above the ninetieth percentile nationally, while the Medical Group was recognized nationally with four Honoree Acclaim Awards from the AMGA as well as the Malcolm Baldrige Award.
Dr. Beeson founded the Clinician Experience Project in 2013 and currently leads the development of clinician-designed curriculum within the Project.
FACULTY
Mark Shapiro, md
Hospitalist
Providence Medical Group – Sonoma County
Host & Producer of Explore The Space podcast; lead clinical faculty for the CEP
Content: hospital medicine, team collaboration, patient experience
STEFANIE SIMMONS, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician
Vice President of Patient and Clinician Engagement, Envision Physician Services
Lead clinical faculty for the CEP
Content: emergency medicine, high performing teams, clinician well-being
NEIL GOKAL, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine Physician
Medical Director of Clinical Education, Southwest Medical Part of OptumCare
Content: patient experience, clinical leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion
Jo Shapiro, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Content: clinician well-being
Jacquelyn M. Bowers, MD
Director of Emergency Services OLHS, North LA
Ochsner Health System
Content: well-being
Corey Feist, JD
President & Co-Founder
Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation
Content: well-being
Alicia Gonzalez, MD
Medical Director of Emergency Medicine
Marian Regional Medical Center
Content: well-being
Susan Leggett-Johnson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician Leadership and Burnout Prevention Coach, DEI & Belongings Implementor
PeakPath, LLC
Content: team collaboration
Amruti Borad, DO
Clinic Medical Director, Provider Well-Being Working Group Director
UC San Diego Health
Content: team collaboration
Katie Lydon, RN
Senior Director
NorthBay Healthcare
Content: team collaboration
Pantea Vahidi, RN
Healthcare Consultant, Founder
Compassion Clinic
Content: team collaboration
Mark Hertling
CNN Analyst, Speaker, Leadership Consultant
Leadership Consultant
Content: team enhancement leadership program
Dan Weberg, RN
Vice President, Transformation Services Clinical Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Ascension
Content: nursing excellence
Tim Porter-O'Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
Senior Partner, Health Systems Tim Porter-O’Grady Associates, Tucson, AZ
Clinical Professor, Emory University, Nursing
Content: nursing excellence
Megan Funari, MD
Neonatal Hospitalist Co-Chair OHSU Well-Being Leadership Team
Oregon Health & Science University
Content: peer support
Shikha Jain, MD, FACP
Hematology and Oncology Physician | Assistant Professor of Medicine, division of Hematology and Oncology
University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago
Content: diversity, equity, and inclusion; patient experience
Michael L. Weaver, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician | President & CEO
Mission Vision Project KC
Content: diversity, equity, and inclusion; patient experience
RANA AWDISH, MD FACP FCCP
Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Specialist
Medical Director, Care Experience Director,
Henry Ford Health System
Author of “In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope”
Content: clinician well-being, clinical leadership
LISA MACLEAN, MD
Director of Physician Wellness
Henry Ford Health System
Content: clinician well-being, clinical leadership
CHARBEL SALEM, MD
Nephrologist
Chief Medical Officer,
King’s Daughters Health System
Content: telehealth
SHERRY KROLL, MD, MBA, FACP, CPE, CPXP
Medical Director of Patient Experience
Hartford Healthcare Medical Group
Content: telehealth
DIKE DRUMMOND, MD
Family Practice Physician
Founder & CEO, TheHappyMD.com
Author of “Stop Physician Burnout: What to Do When Working Harder Isn’t Working“
Content: clinician well-being, high-performing teams
DIANE W. SHANNON, MD, MPH, ACC
Primary Care Physician
Clinician Coach, DianeShannon.com
Author of “Preventing Physician Burnout: Curing the Chaos and Returning Joy to the Practice of Medicine“
Content: clinician well-being
MARY SUE EASMEIL, CPXP
Chief Client Success Officer
Clinician Experience Project by Practicing Excellence
Content: leadership, patient experience
BLAINE C. BRACKETT
Client Success Consultant
Clinician Experience Project by Practicing Excellence
Content: leadership, patient experience
RENEE OINONEN, RN, BSN
Senior Consultant
Clinician Experience Project by Practicing Excellence
Content: nurse leadership, patient experience, quality and safety
RENEE K DVERSDAL, MD
Hospitalist
CMO of Vave Health; Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
Content: hospital medicine
PADDY BARRETT, MD
Cardiologist
St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Content: clinician well-being, resilience, burnout
ALISON TOTHY, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Chief Experience and Engagement Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Content: patient experience, clinician well-being, service recovery
GABE CHABERNEAU, MD
Family Physician Physician
Providence Health & Services | Founder & CTO, Fluent Systems
Content: scribe utilization, EHR optimization
DANIEL L. MELTZER, MD, MPH, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician
Chief Medical Officer, Healthwise
Content: patient experience, safety, clinical leadership
LARRY MCEVOY, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
President & CEO, Epidemic Leadership
Content: clinical leadership, high-performing teams, quality and safety
CHRISTOPHER GILLIGAN, MD
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Specialist Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Content: opioid and pain management
MARTY SCOTT, MD
Senior Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety Officer
Grady Health System
Content: safety and high reliability
MARK WEISMAN, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Content: EHR utilization and optimization
RICHARD SENELICK, MD
Neurologist
Editor In Chief, Encompass Health Press
Content: end-of-life care
Toluwalase Ajayi, MD
Palliative Care Physician
Medical Director, Scripps Health
Content: end-of-life care
Liz Edelstein, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
University Of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Content: end-of-life care
Deborah Schiff, MD
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Content: end-of-life care
Darla Adams, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Southwest Medical, Optum
CONTENT: Telehealth patient communication
Carolyn Gorman, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
CONTENT: Telehealth patient communication
Katie Ryder, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
CONTENT: Telehealth patient communication
Jacqueline C. Shepard-Lewis, MD
Adult and Family Medicine Physician
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
CONTENT: Telehealth patient communication
Shankar Sridhara, MD
Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
CONTENT: Telehealth patient communication
Justine Suba-Cohen, DO
Adult Family Medicine Physician
Southwest Medical, Optum
CONTENT: Telehealth patient communication
Chrissy Quartuccio-Carran, DO
Family Medicine Physician Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program
The Valley Health System, part of OptumCare
CONTENT: resident well-being
Stephanie Cao, MD, PGY-2
Family Medicine Resident Physician
The Valley Health System, part of OptumCare
CONTENT: resident well-being
Speaking
Practicing Excellence speaking events and workshops are designed to mobilize leaders and and clinicians in the enhancement and development of the patient experience, team collaboration, and organizational leadership. Find out more about speaking formats, topics, and programs.