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Sven Gierlinger, Chief Experience Officer at Northwell Health

Sven Gierlinger

Chief Experience Officer
Northwell Health

Brian Carlson, Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer at Cleveland Clinic

Brian Carlson

Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer
Cleveland Clinic

Julie Kennedy Oehlert, Chief Experience Officer at ECU Health

Julie Kennedy Oehlert

Chief Experience Officer
ECU Health

Aamer Ahmed, Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at Tampa General Hospital

Aamer Ahmed

Vice President and Chief Experience Officer
Tampa General Hospital

Judith Wolfe, Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center

Judith Wolfe

Chief Medical Officer
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center

Nicole Rossol, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Stony Brook Medicine

Nicole Rossol

Chief Patient Experience Officer
Stony Brook Medicine

Mary Jane McNally, Chief Patient Experience Officer at William Osler Health System

Mary Jane McNally

Chief Patient Experience Officer
William Osler Health System

Eugene Scioscia, Chief Experience Officer at Allegheny Health Network, Inc.

Eugene Scioscia

Chief Experience Officer
Allegheny Health Network, Inc.

Dr. Eric Leroux, Chief Quality Officer at Eisenhower Health

Dr. Eric Leroux

Chief Quality Officer
Eisenhower Health

Kristy Gay, Chief Experience Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

Kristy Gay

Chief Experience Officer
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

Carol Lewis, Chief Patient Experience Officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Carol Lewis

Chief Patient Experience Officer
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Dean Miner, Ambulatory Chief Informatics Officer at ECU Health

Dr. Dean Miner

Ambulatory Chief Informatics Officer
ECU Health

Toi Valentine, SVP, Chief Strategy Officer at LifeStance Health

Toi Valentine

SVP, Chief Strategy Officer
LifeStance Health

Alan Dubovsky, Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer at Cedars-Sinai

Alan Dubovsky

Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer
Cedars-Sinai

Seanna-Kaye Denham, Chief Operating Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals

Seanna-Kaye Denham

Chief Operating Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals

Kayla Carey, Chief Operating Officer at Ambulatory Anesthesia Care

Kayla Carey

Chief Operating Officer
Ambulatory Anesthesia Care

Dawn Robbins, System Associate Vice President, Patient Experience at Baptist Health

Dawn Robbins

System Associate Vice President, Patient Experience
Baptist Health

David Weisman, CXO at NYC Health Hospitals/Queens

David Weisman

CXO
NYC Health Hospitals/Queens

Tom Tull, VP,Chief Experience Officer at Ballad Health

Tom Tull

VP,Chief Experience Officer
Ballad Health

Christina Bowen, Chief WellBeing Officer at ECU Health

Christina Bowen

Chief WellBeing Officer
ECU Health

Angel McCullough, Chief Nursing Officer at Trinity Health Mid Atlantic East

Angel McCullough

Chief Nursing Officer
Trinity Health Mid Atlantic East

Susan Osborne, Division VP of Patient Experience at HCA Healthcare

Susan Osborne

Division VP of Patient Experience
HCA Healthcare

Erin Shipley, Vice President of Consumer Experience at Cooper University Health Care

Erin Shipley

Vice President of Consumer Experience
Cooper University Health Care

Barb Bobula, Vice President, Patient Experience at Allegheny Health Network, Inc. Allegheny Health Network, Inc. Logo

Barb Bobula

Vice President, Patient Experience
Allegheny Health Network, Inc.

Swati Mehta, National Director of Quality & Performance at Vituity

Swati Mehta

National Director of Quality & Performance
Vituity

Jenn Wells, AVP of Customer Experience and Brand Strategy at Hancock Health Hancock Health Logo

Jenn Wells

AVP of Customer Experience and Brand Strategy
Hancock Health

Rachel Hitt, Medical Director, PX for TMIN, Chief of Breast Imaging, Tufts Medical Center at Tufts Medicine Integrated Network

Rachel Hitt

Medical Director, PX for TMIN, Chief of Breast Imaging, Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medicine Integrated Network

Christina Musser, Senior Director, Virtual Care & Patient Experience at St. Luke's University Health Network

Christina Musser

Senior Director, Virtual Care & Patient Experience
St. Luke's University Health Network

Marisa Schwartz, Senior Regional Medical Director, Hospital Medicine East Region at St. Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus

Marisa Schwartz

Senior Regional Medical Director, Hospital Medicine East Region
St. Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus

Farzana Hoque MD, MSHA, MRCP, FACP FRCP, Regional Medical Director, Physician Patient Experience at SSM Health St. Louis

Farzana Hoque MD, MSHA, MRCP, FACP FRCP

Regional Medical Director, Physician Patient Experience
SSM Health St. Louis

Paul Kuzmickas, Director of Safety, Quality, and Patient Experience at Cleveland Clinic

Paul Kuzmickas

Director of Safety, Quality, and Patient Experience
Cleveland Clinic

Kopitzee Parra-Thornton, Service Area Director Patient Experience at Providence

Kopitzee Parra-Thornton

Service Area Director Patient Experience
Providence

Ashleigh Kamencik Wright, Program Director, System Patient Experience at Houston Methodist

Ashleigh Kamencik Wright

Program Director, System Patient Experience
Houston Methodist

Yasir Khalid, Director, People-Centred Care and Health Justice at William Osler Health System William Osler Health System Logo

Yasir Khalid

Director, People-Centred Care and Health Justice
William Osler Health System

Kathy Denton, Director Patient Experience at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kathy Denton

Director Patient Experience
MD Anderson Cancer Center

William Purcell, Director of Patient Experience at Allegheny Health Network, Inc.

William Purcell

Director of Patient Experience
Allegheny Health Network, Inc.

Grace Paschall, Administrative Director, Consumer Experience at Cooper University Health

Grace Paschall

Administrative Director, Consumer Experience
Cooper University Health

Erica Steed, Director, Patient Experience at Wellstar Health System

Erica Steed

Director, Patient Experience
Wellstar Health System

Amberlee Fay, Director, Office of Patient Experience at UK HealthCare

Amberlee Fay

Director, Office of Patient Experience
UK HealthCare

Sarah Larsen, Area Director of Patient Experience at Providence

Sarah Larsen

Area Director of Patient Experience
Providence

Ashley Ackerman, System Director, Patient Experience at Baptist Health Baptist Health Logo

Ashley Ackerman

System Director, Patient Experience
Baptist Health

Tracy Plume, Director of Nursing at Sharp HealthCare

Tracy Plume

Director of Nursing
Sharp HealthCare

Kerrie Fullen, Director of Patient Experience at Norton Healthcare Norton Healthcare Logo

Kerrie Fullen

Director of Patient Experience
Norton Healthcare

Alicha Curry, Director of Clinical Operations, Primary Care at Providence Medical Group

Alicha Curry

Director of Clinical Operations, Primary Care
Providence Medical Group

Ryan Finch, Director Organizational Experience at Holzer Medical Center

Ryan Finch

Director Organizational Experience
Holzer Medical Center

Lisa Sator, Director of Experience Support Services at Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System)

Lisa Sator

Director of Experience Support Services
Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System)

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Nazanin Sabrina Ziaee

Director of Operations
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Tyler Gegen, System Executive Director, Patient Experience at UnityPoint Health UnityPoint Health Logo

Tyler Gegen

System Executive Director, Patient Experience
UnityPoint Health

Patricia Litkowski, Medical Director of Patient Experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Patricia Litkowski

Medical Director of Patient Experience
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Leslie Ridall, Medical Director of Patient Family-Experience at Children's Hospital Colorado

Leslie Ridall

Medical Director of Patient Family-Experience
Children's Hospital Colorado

Michael DeCicco, Director of Patient Experience and Culture at NYU Langone Health

Michael DeCicco

Director of Patient Experience and Culture
NYU Langone Health

Kevin Gwin, Executive Director, Patient Experience at UT Medical Center

Kevin Gwin

Executive Director, Patient Experience
UT Medical Center

AyTasha Hanton, Director, Patient Relations at NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals Logo

AyTasha Hanton

Director, Patient Relations
NYC Health + Hospitals

Tiffany Delgado-Bickley, Patient Experience System Manager of Language Services at RWJBarnabas Health

Tiffany Delgado-Bickley

Patient Experience System Manager of Language Services
RWJBarnabas Health

Natalie Zuniga-Georgy, Senior Consultant, Patient Experience Systems at Houston Methodist

Natalie Zuniga-Georgy

Senior Consultant, Patient Experience Systems
Houston Methodist

Terrell Williams, Program Manager at Houston Methodist

Terrell Williams

Program Manager
Houston Methodist

Richard Eke, Project Specialist, System Patient Experience Operations at Houston Methodist

Richard Eke

Project Specialist, System Patient Experience Operations
Houston Methodist

Tiah Wingate, Sr. Analytics Coordinator, Patient Experience at Akron Children’s Hospital

Tiah Wingate

Sr. Analytics Coordinator, Patient Experience
Akron Children’s Hospital

Molly Lloyd, Patient Experience Data Management Specialist at Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Children’s Hospital Logo

Molly Lloyd

Patient Experience Data Management Specialist
Akron Children’s Hospital

Chavely Rodriguez, Patient Experience Lead at New York-Presbyterian

Chavely Rodriguez

Patient Experience Lead
New York-Presbyterian

Patricia Litkowski, MD, Medical Director of Patient Experience, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Patricia Litkowski

MD, Medical Director of Patient Experience, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Tina Hunter, ï‚§System Executive Director of Patient Experience at Prisma Health

Tina Hunter

ï‚§System Executive Director of Patient Experience
Prisma Health

Melina Masihi, Director, Clinical Program / Advisor at Stanford Health

Melina Masihi

Director, Clinical Program / Advisor
Stanford Health

Meredith Platzke, Director Patient Experience at RWJBarnabas Health RWJBarnabas Health Logo

Meredith Platzke

Director Patient Experience
RWJBarnabas Health

Tiffany Zimmerman, Vice President, Patient Experience Services at OSF Healthcare

Tiffany Zimmerman

Vice President, Patient Experience Services
OSF Healthcare

Kerry Sloyan, Director, Patient Experience Eastern Region at OSF Healthcare

Kerry Sloyan

Director, Patient Experience Eastern Region
OSF Healthcare

Lisa Oller, Patient Experience Central Region at OSF Healthcare

Lisa Oller

Patient Experience Central Region
OSF Healthcare

Carrie Boelens, Director, Patient Experience Western Region at OSF Healthcare

Carrie Boelens

Director, Patient Experience Western Region
OSF Healthcare

Lyn Saculles, Director, Patient Experience at UCLA Health

Lyn Saculles

Director, Patient Experience
UCLA Health

Desiree Conway, Director of Patient and Caregiver Experience at Providence

Desiree Conway

Director of Patient and Caregiver Experience
Providence

Christian Bigwater, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Sage Memorial Hospital

Christian Bigwater

Chief Patient Experience Officer
Sage Memorial Hospital

Ashley Nelson, Strategic Advisor, Nursing at NRC Health

Ashley Nelson

Strategic Advisor, Nursing
NRC Health

Eva Bautista, Director at Community Medical Center at RWJBarnabas Health

Eva Bautista

Director at Community Medical Center
RWJBarnabas Health

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Sam Weiner, MD, MMM

Senior Vice President Ambulatory Services Chief Medical Officer
Virtua Medical Group

Desi Rosenfield, President at Lapin International

Desi Rosenfield

President
Lapin International

Lara Burnside, Co-Founder, Executive Coach, CXO at CSE Leadership, LLC

Lara Burnside

Co-Founder, Executive Coach, CXO
CSE Leadership, LLC

Mike Huppe, Chief Client Officer at Propio Language Services

Mike Huppe

Chief Client Officer
Propio Language Services

Alex Altman, COO at Protoqual

Alex Altman

COO
Protoqual

Jennifer Baron, Chief Experience Officer at NRC Health

Jennifer Baron

Chief Experience Officer
NRC Health

Dr. Michael Pitt, Co-founder & CEO at Q-rounds

Dr. Michael Pitt

Co-founder & CEO
Q-rounds

Piotr Baczynski, Chief Executive Officer at MetaCoach

Piotr Baczynski

Chief Executive Officer
MetaCoach

Chrissy Daniels, Chief Experience Officer at Press Ganey

Chrissy Daniels

Chief Experience Officer
Press Ganey

Tyler Allen, President of Patient Experience & Growth Solution at RLDatix

Tyler Allen

President of Patient Experience & Growth Solution
RLDatix

Jennifer Carron Passon, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Sodexo

Jennifer Carron Passon

Chief Patient Experience Officer
Sodexo

Stephen Beeson, Founder at Practicing Excellence

Stephen Beeson

Founder
Practicing Excellence

Amber Maraccini, VP, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences at Medallia

Amber Maraccini

VP, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences
Medallia

Dr. Harris Baden, CEO, Co-Founder at Ripple Health AI

Dr. Harris Baden

CEO, Co-Founder
Ripple Health AI

Joy Avery, SVP, Clinical Strategy at CipherHealth

Joy Avery

SVP, Clinical Strategy
CipherHealth

Michael Gaines, AVP, Health Systems at Assort Health

Michael Gaines

AVP, Health Systems
Assort Health

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