Physician Leader Profiles

G. Smith, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
OB/GYN
Chief of Staff, Ft. Sanders Hospital
Ft. Sanders Obstetrical & Gynecological Group, P.C.
Knoxville, TN


Dr. Smith is the resident of his medical practice and a member of the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Smith pursued an MBA to develop his business skills. Said Dr. Smith, Through PEMBA, I have gained a better understanding of the business side of medicine. The Physician Executive MBA program has provided him with more opportunities in the medical world and prepared him for his new leadership role.

Valentino Tesoro, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Plastic Surgery
Senior Vice President
Joint Accreditation Commission of Healthcare Organizations
Encinitas, CA


Dr. Tesoro works for the Palomar Pomerado Health System as its Senior Vice President for Quality and Clinical Effectiveness. Previously, he was vice president for Medical Affairs and chief medical officer at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Florida. Dr. Tesoro pursued an MBA to enhance the business skills he felt were crucial to understanding the current health care environment. PEMBA enabled him to identify his leadership strengths and weaknesses and develop a program to continually improve these skills. Dr. Tesoro built lasting relationships with his peers and members of the faculty and added, I enjoyed working with the faculty and cohorts, who were most supportive.

Daniel Weinberg, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Family Medicine
Medical Director
West County Emergency Medical Corporation
Healdsburg, CA


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Blaine Enderson, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Surgery
President, Division Head, Board, Chief of Staff
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Louisville, TN


Dr. Enderson was appointed as Chief of the Medical Staff for the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville in January 2001 and was appointed as the President of the University Physician Associates, a large multi-specialty regional practice association in April 2001. He is a member of the Medical Center's Board of Directors. Prior to these appointments he served as the Chief of the Division of Trauma/Critical Care at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and the Medical Director of Lifestar Aeromedical Services. He also served on the Board of Directors of University Physician Associates as the Chairman of Contract and Finance Committee of UPA and the Security-Treasurer of Eastern Association of the Surgery of Trauma. Dr. Enderson pursued an MBA because of his increasing responsibilities within leadership roles and because of the rapid changes in medicine. The Physician Executive MBA has allowed him to improve his people management skills and acquire a better understanding of overall management issues.

Thomas Zimmerman, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Internal Medicine
President
Center for Internal Medicine
Nashville, TN


Dr. Zimmerman practices medicine as a general internist in Winchester, Tennessee. He has become an active leader in several organizations, including the Care Center Vice President and Board Member of Cumberland Healthcare Group, PLLC, the Physician Advisor at Southern Tennessee Medical Center, and the Chair of the Quality Council at Southern Tennessee Medical Center. Dr. Zimmerman pursued an MBA to enhance his opportunities and eventually obtain a management position in corporate medicine and said, The Physician Executive MBA has provided me with a well-rounded perspective of business issues related to the health care industry.

John Chambers, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
OB/GYN
President
Bradley-Polk OB-GYN Services PC
Cleveland, TN


After graduating from the University of Tennessee Medical School, Dr. Chambers served a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology and three years on the staff of a Navy hospital where he became chief of obstetrics. He moved to Cleveland, Tennessee, in 1976. He has served as Assistant Administrator for Medical Affairs at Bradley Memorial Hospital, as Chairman of the Board of Ocoee Health Alliance, and in various other leadership roles at the hospital. He is currently president of a three-doctor, two-midwife OB/GYN group. PEMBA enabled Dr. Chambers to gain experience in personnel management, negotiation, personal evaluation, and decision-making. Said Dr. Chambers, The Physician Executive MBA enabled me to acquire appropriate knowledge in a format and period of time that would allow me to continue my professional activities and personal life with a manageable level of disruption. It was an invaluable experience.

Walter Folger, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Anesthesiology
Clinician
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY


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Claude Martin, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Orthopedic Surgeon
Director, Regional Affairs
The Canadian Medical Protective Association
Ottawa, ON


Dr. Martin is currently working on his third master's degree, this time in medical education. This program fits nicely with his current responsibilities with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) as a physician educator in risk management and in his responsibilities with stakeholder engagement in the province of Québec. A graduate of McGill University Medical School, he completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Toronto. He practiced as a general community orthopedic surgeon until 1996. Dr. Martin returned to fellowship training at Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts General Hospital in 1996 where he spent one year in the hand and upper extremity fellowship program, followed by an AO Foundation Fellowship in hand and wrist surgery in Bern, Switzerland. He practiced as an orthopedic hand surgeon in the United States and in 1998 obtained his MBA from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He returned to Montréal, Québec in 1999 and became the musculoskeletal director at the Workers' Compensation Board. Family obligations took him to Tel Aviv in Israel, where he obtained his international MBA. Dr. Martin and his family were then relocated to London, England, where he became medical director with a biopharmaceutical company and was involved in clinical trials in North America, South America, and Europe. Upon returning to Canada, he joined CMPA in May 2003.

Barbara Nabrit-Stephens, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Pediatrics
Medical Director, Care Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Tampa, FL


Dr. Nabrit-Stephens is Vice President for Medical Management for Keystone Mercy Health Plan. Prior to this appointment she served as Chief Medical Officer for United American Healthcare. Dr. Nabrit-Stephens pursued an MBA because she wanted to develop the business skills that would enable her to become competent in negotiations. PEMBA has allowed her to gain more confidence by acquiring business knowledge and by refining her leadership skills. She recommends the program to physicians who want to be agents of change and make a difference in the lives of doctors and patients. Said Dr. Nabrit-Stephens, We are at a time where we, as physicians, need to make changes. Physician leaders are essential in this process. The University of Tennessee's Physician Executive MBA offers these physician leaders a viable option and makes it well worth the consideration.

Arthur Porter, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Radiation Oncology
CEO, Director General
McGill University Health Center
Montreal, PQ


Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dr. Porter's extensive international health care background includes medical practice and business and academic leadership positions in Canada, Europe, Africa, and the United States. He has served as a consultant to the WHO and has worked to establish international medical research and treatment programs in Turkey, India, Yemen, Bahamas, Brazil, and throughout Europe, including opening a state-of-the-art cancer center in the Bahamas and introducing breakthrough radiation therapy concepts. His major academic endeavor relates to the medical uses of radioactive isotopes and the treatment of prostate cancer.

Charles Hankins, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Neonatology
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Director, Community Neonatology Program
Baylor College of Medicine
The Woodlands, TX


Dr. Hankins holds a faculty appointment at the Baylor College of Medicine as an associate professor of pediatrics and newborns. Prior to his appointment he was president of a professional corporation and medical director of an neonatal intensive care unit for Methodist Healthcare in Germantown, Tennessee. As a hospital based physician he felt there was a growing rift developing between the physicians and administration that was being accentuated by responses to managed care issues. Dr. Hankins pursued an MBA because it was the first step to developing better working relationships within the health care setting. PEMBA enabled him to speak a new language and gain a new perspective on thinking globally rather than focusing on specific issues. This new language and perspective will assist him in developing better relationships on a larger scale. The Physician Executive MBA has also provided him with long-term contacts. Said Dr. Hankins, The networking of peers in the PEMBA class has created a real opportunity to grow in multiple professional areas. For example, three members of the original class have served on a state committee for the development of specific TennCare guidelines. I do not believe I would have been nearly as active or valuable to this committee without the business language necessary to translate some medical issues to certain administrative decision makers.

Dwight Bryan, DO, MBA
1998 Graduate
Family Medicine
Clinician
Owner
Maumee, OH


Dr. Bryan is a successful practicing family physician for the last 15 years. He also is the medical director of Mercy Medical Group, which is a 130-physician primary care network in Northwest Ohio. He also is past president of the First district Academy of Osteopathic Physicians, a Board member of the Mercy Health System PHO, a Board member of Mercy Home Care, as well as a member of the physician leadership council of Catholic Healthcare Partners, the 6th largest health care system in the country based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was awarded the Family Physician of the Year Award by St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center and The Ohio University CORE program based in Northwest Ohio. Dr. Bryan, in his own words, entered the Physician Executive MBA to improve my grasp of business concepts to improve my performance as a developing Healthcare Executive. The program has not only helped me in areas of business such as marketing, finance, accounting, and strategic planning, but has also helped me to develop my leadership skills.

Brian Daley, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Surgery
Associate Director and Professor
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville
Knoxville, TN


Dr. Daley is currently an attending surgeon, Division of Trauma and Critical Care at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He is an Assistant Professor of the University's Graduate Medical School's faculty where he was recognized with the faculty teaching award in 1998. He is Director of the Metabolic Support Service, the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Associate Director of Trauma Services. He is an active member of many national professional associations and societies and has a leadership role in regional societies. Dr. Daley has been published in many peer-reviewed books and journals and is currently an editor on the first online interactive medical textbook. He also is the medical director for his practice group of seven surgeons. PEMBA enabled Dr. Daley to make the transition to managing people. Said Dr. Daley, The answers to today's health care problems such as funding, access, resource utilization, and optimization of outcomes depend on a physician who is able to integrate medicine and business. My personal interest is in assuring financial support for academic medicine.

Francine Gaillour, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Internal Medicine
Consultant CEO
IDX Systems Corporation
Bellevue, WA


Dr. Gaillour is a business and leadership consultant, assisting healthcare executive teams and entrepreneurs in developing market and communication strategies to maximize their impact and growth. She is a Principal of The Gaillour Group and Founder and Executive Director of Creative Strategies in Physician Leadership. Dr. Gaillour's experience spans over twenty years in health care delivery and health care technology business management. Before launching The Gaillour Group she was Medical Director and Senior Vice President of Research and Development for HBS International and Medical Director of PHAMIS/IDX. Dr. Gaillour received her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

Gregory Preston, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Pediatrics
Medical Director/Vice President
Cook Chidrens' Health Plan
Mansfield, TX


Dr. Preston became the Medical Director of Cook Children's Health Plan in 2005. CCHP is a business unit of an integrated delivery system that includes a children's hospital, pediatric home health care agency, and a pediatric medical group. CCHP is dedicated to managing access to health care for those who need it most. Previously, he served in a variety of leadership roles at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

Marcia Coleman, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
OB/GYN
Vice President, US Medical Communications
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Merion Station, PA


Dr. Coleman was in the Global Medical Affairs department of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Following her PEMBA experience she was promoted to Vice President for U.S. Medical Communications. For four years she designed, implemented, and managed a team of field-based scientists who worked with investigators and customers. She has recently changed responsibilities and now handles all GMA functions which intersect with the commercial U.S. business. She recently retired.

Robert Haralson, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Orthopedic Surgeon
Chief Medical Officer
Clinch Valley Medical Center
Chicago, IL


Dr. Haralson is the Chief Financial Officer of Clinch Valley Medical Center. Prior to accepting his current appointment Dr. Haralson served as the Medical Director of Southeastern Orthopedics, Maryville Surgical Center, and the Physicians Hospital Organization. Dr. Haralson wanted to pursue an MBA because he was always interested in administrative medicine. With the emergence of managed care, Dr. Haralson felt that he did not have the business knowledge needed to discuss and negotiate with managed care administrators and policy makers. He chose PEMBA because of its location and requirement of only four campus visits per year. Dr. Haralson believes non-physicians have taken over medicine, making decisions based on business concepts instead of for the sake of the patients. He believes physicians need to gain back that control. PEMBA enables physicians to speak the same language as the health care organizations. Without the Physician Executive MBA Dr. Haralson believes he would not have been able to take that leap into administration. Said Dr. Haralson, An increasing number of doctors are beginning to earn their MBAs. I think it is absolutely essential for us to regain control of medicine for our patients.

Paul Broadstone, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Orthopedic Surgeon
President
Spine Surgery Associates
Chattanooga, TN


Dr. Broadstone serves as President and Chairman of the Board for the Orthopedic Institute of Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition, he serves as a board member of Siskin Hospital for physical medicine and serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Broadstone pursued an MBA to obtain a working knowledge of the business world. Like many other physicians, he wanted a better understanding of the other side of medicine. He realized that he would need to become more active in the processes that were shaping managed care. He could have pursued a less formal form of learning, but he also wanted a degree to indicate that he had been exposed to this training and as a building block later in his career if he decided to become less clinical and more of an administrator. PEMBA appealed to him because he preferred a program that was geared to medicine and the business world as he knew it. The commonality of the student population made the learning process smoother and less antagonistic. Said Dr. Broadstone, Although that is not the true world, I wanted to learn in a more protected environment that catered to my perceived needs and not have to sort through a lot of business processes to get to what is applicable to medicine. Through the Physician Executive MBA I was able to enhance my leadership skills and obtain knowledge of the processes and systems approach to medicine.

Kenneth Steiner, MD, MBA
1998 Graduate
Emergency Medicine
President
The Family Medical Center, P.C.
Brielle, NJ


Dr. Ken Steiner specializes in emergency medicine and manages a large multi-specialty group in Central New Jersey. He also works as a consultant to American Bio-Medica Corporation, the manufacturer of onsite drug screening kits. Dr. Steiner pursued an MBA to become professionally polished and to make the shift from solo practitioner to the business side of medicine. The PEMBA program appealed to him because the curriculum and faculty were very impressive. The Physician Executive MBA has provided a broader scope in the area of customer satisfaction and has allowed him to consider other opportunities such as research grants, FAA medical exams, and consulting. Furthermore, he has developed lifelong friendships and contacts with people of national prominence in business and medicine. Said Dr. Steiner, To further yourself in medicine one needs to add more professional training, and there is nothing better than the PEMBA program.