EVERY MONTH, we give health care thought leaders 17 minutes — the average duration of a physician-patient visit — to engage medical professionals and students on any of the VITALS topics: Value-based, Innovation, Technology, Advocacy, Leadership, Service.
VITALS | Visionary Health Leadership in Action is presented by NEOMED in collaboration with University Hospitals. The monthly health leadership speaker series features a diverse range of experiences by innovative leaders in the medical sector. Speakers range from regional University partners — public, private and health care systems — to national peers, alumni and thought leaders, each discussing leadership challenges and solutions in their respective health care sectors past, present and future.
NEXT SPEAKER
Noon, Thursday, April 2
James Voos, M.D.
Head team physician, Cleveland Browns
Chair, Departments of Orthopedics, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Noon, Thursday, April 2, via Zoom
Free CME credit is available
Attendees: Claim your CME credit for the April 2 VITALS
Sign-in methods: Visit eeds.com or use the eeds mobile app. 20LIMB is the activity code for this presentation.Speaker archive
Sessions marked with an asterisk are available for CME
James Voos, M.D.
Head team physician, Cleveland Browns; Chair, Departments of Orthopedics, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University
Earlier VITALS speaker videos
An asterisk denotes a session for which CME is available.
| Speaker Click on a speaker's name to view the presentation on YouTube. |
Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| John Cianca, M.D. | President, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) | Houston, Texas |
| Matthew Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. | Investigator, Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals, and co-director of The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre | Cleveland, OH, and Oxford, UK |
| Rahul Damania, M.D. ('16) | Associate staff in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and the Director of academic advising at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| David Sylvan, M.B.A. | Chief strategy, innovation and marketing officer of University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH |
| James Stoller, M.D., M.S., FCCP, FAARC, ATSF | Professor and Chairman, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Samson Global Leadership Academy Endowed Chair Senior Associate Dean for Academics – Cleveland Clinic – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | Cleveland, OH |
| Michael D. Hogue, Pharm.D., FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP | Executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), | Washington, D.C. |
| Amol Soin, M.D. (’02) | Entrepreneur and interventional pain management physician with Ohio Pain Clinic | Dayton, Ohio |
| Nancy L. Gantt, M.D., MAMSE, FACS | Breast Program Director, Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center, Bon Secours Mercy Health | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Kristi Artz, M.D., FACLM | Vice President of University Hospitals Connor Whole Health | Cleveland |
| Katie Passaretti, M.D. | Vice President and Chief Infection Prevention Officer, Advocate Health | Columbus |
| William Hicks II, M.D. | Vascular Neurologist and Vice President of Neurosciences at OhioHealth | Columbus |
| Theodoros (Ted) N. Teknos, M.D. | President and Scientific Director for the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland |
| Rishi P. Singh, M.D. | Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Cleveland Clinic Martin North and South Hospitals | Cleveland |
| Mehdi Shishehbor, D.O., Ph.D., M.P.H. | President of the Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute at University Hospitals | Cleveland |
| Theresa Michele, M.D. (’91) | Director of the FDA’s Office of Nonprescription Drugs | Washington, D.C. |
| Laura L. Adams | Senior Advisor, National Academy of Medicine | Boston |
| Patricia M. DePompei, RN, M.S.N. | President, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital | Cleveland |
| Scott Becker, J.D. | Founder and publisher of Becker’s Healthcare | Chicago |
| Lee Vermeulen, B.S.Pharm, M.S., FCCP, FFIP |
CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy | Washington, D.C. |
| Shelly Senders, M.D. | Founder and CEO of Senders Pediatrics | South Euclid, Ohio |
| James Kravec, M.D. | Chief Clinical Officer at Mercy Health Lorain and Youngstown | Youngstown, Ohio |
| John Langell, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. | President, Northeast Ohio Medical University | Rootstown, Ohio |
| Airica Steed, Ed.D, RN, M.B.A., FACHE | President and CEO of The MetroHealth System | Cleveland |
| Sara Whittingham, M.D. | Anesthesiologist, clinical professor, Air Force veteran and IronMan finisher who lives with Parkinson’s disease. | Cleveland |
| Crystal Mackall, M.D. (’84) | Founding Director of the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy | Stanford, California |
| Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D. | Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Jessica Sublett, J.D., LLM | President and CEO of Bounce Innovation Hub | Akron |
| Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., FCCM | Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer and Veale Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Clinical Transformation at University Hospitals | Cleveland |
| Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., (’90) | Former Director, Ohio Department of Health | Columbus |
| Kendalle Cobb, M.D. | Associate Chief of Staff, Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland |
| Daniel I. Simon, M.D. | President, Academic & External Affairs and Chief Scientific Officer, Ernie and Patti Novak Distinguished Chair Healthcare Leadership, University Hospitals Health System | Cleveland |
| Princess Ogbogu, M.D. | Chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital | Cleveland |
| Michael Forbes, M.D., FAAP, FCCM | Chief Academic Officer, William H. and Rebecca D. Considine Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research at Akron Children’s Hospital | Akron |
| Frank Beck, D.D.S., FAAHD | Interim Inaugural Dean, The Bitonte College of Dentistry and Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, NEOMED | Rootstown |
| Yoleetah Ilodi, M.D. | Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, NEOMED | Rootstown |
| Jonathan Lee | Founder and CEO of Signature Health | Cleveland |
| Bernhard Fassl, M.D. | Director of the Center for Global Health Innovation at NEOMED | Rootstown |
| Forrest Faison III, M.D. | Vice Admiral (ret.), 38th Surgeon General, U.S. Navy | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| Tom Vo, M.D. (’96), M.B.A. | CEO and Chairman of the Board, Nutex Health. | Houston |
| Frank Papay, M.D. (’84) | Chairman, Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland |
| Rita Horwitz, R.N. | President & CEO, Better Health Partnership | Cleveland |
| Donald A. Malone Jr., M.D. | President, Cleveland Clinic Ohio Hospitals and Family Health Centers | Cleveland |
| Nancy Schlichting, MBA | President and CEO of Henry Ford Health System | Detroit |
| Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D. | Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| Scott Knoer, Pharm.D., M.S., FASHP | EVP/CEO American Pharmacists Association | Washington, D.C. |
| Edward Barksdale Jr., M.D. | President of the American Pediatric Surgery Association. | Cleveland |
| Art Papier, M.D. | Co-founder and CEO of VisualDx | Rochester, N.Y. |
| Karen Knudsen, Ph.D. | CEO of the American Cancer Society | Philadelphia |
| Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy | Founder of The Kennedy Forum | Brigantine, N.J. |
| Mehool Patel, M.D. (’98) | Associate Chief Medical Officer, IBM | Akron |
| Hal Paz, M.D. | Chancellor for Health Affairs, OSU; CEO, Wexner Medical Center | Columbus, Ohio |
| Cliff Megerian, M.D. | CEO, University Hospitals Health System | Cleveland |
| Toyin Ajayi, M.D. | Chief Health Officer at CityBlock Health | New York City |
| Mark Paul | President of Stryker’s Neurovascular Division | Fremont, Calif. |
| William H. Considine, M.S. | CEO Emeritus of Akron Children’s Hospital | Akron, Ohio |
| Rajeev Venkayya, M.D. (’91) | President, Global Vaccine Business Unit at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. | Cambridge, Mass. |
Contact
Tonya Strong-Charles
Email: tcharles@neomed.edu
VITALS
Health-leadership speaker series presented by NEOMED in collaboration with University Hospitals

