Baylorhealth.edu: Speakers Bureau

Speakers Bureau

Joel T. Allison, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer, Baylor Health Care System

Mr. Allison’s career includes more than three decades in health care management. He has been with Baylor since 1993. His primary responsibility as President and CEO of BHCS is to help Baylor attain its vision “to be trusted as the best place to give and receive safe, compassionate, quality health care.”
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Gary Brock
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Baylor Health Care System

Mr. Brock provides operational oversight of all of the Baylor Medical Centers and HealthTexas Provider Network, as well as for corporate services including nursing, strategic planning and business development, information services, managed care, health and wellness, clinical services departments, and consumer affairs.
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Neil S. Fleming, PhD, CQE
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, STEEEP Global Institute

Dr. Fleming is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the STEEEP Global Institute, which leverages Baylor Health Care System’s success in health care quality improvement to assist other health care organizations in improving quality and reducing costs.
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Bradley M. Leonard, MD, MBA, FACC
Chief Medical Officer, STEEEP Global Institute

Dr. Leonard serves as Chief Medical Officer for the STEEEP Global Institute. He has also served as the BHCS Physician Lead for the Cardiovascular Service Line as well as Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President for Medical Affairs at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano (THHBP) from its opening in January of 2007 until 2011.
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John B. McWhorter, III
President, Baylor University Medical Center and Senior Vice President, Baylor Health Care System

Mr. McWhorter is responsible for the leadership and management of a 1025-bed not-for-profit academic hospital with $960 million in net revenue, and more than 5,500 employees and 1225 medical staff members.
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Brett D. Stauffer, MD, MHS
Director of Clinical Decision Support and Hospitalist, Baylor Health Care System

Dr. Stauffer, a former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellow, has led a variety of BHCS efforts focused on technology improvement and care of patients with chronic disease, including development of order sets and improvement of care transitions for patients with heart failure.
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Dora Bradley PhD, RN-BC
Vice President of Nursing Professional Development, Baylor Health Care System

Dr. Bradley, who has more than 25 years of experience in staff development, continuing education, and academic education, oversees activities related to nursing professional development, research, policy and procedures, student affiliations, and electronic health record education for BHCS.
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Carl E. Couch, MD, MMM, FAAFP
President, Baylor Quality Alliance

Dr. Couch serves as the President of Baylor Quality Alliance, a clinically integrated organization of employed physicians, independent physicians, hospitals, and other providers of care whose mission is to improve quality and reduce the overall cost of care for the patients and communities served by BHCS.
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Don Kennerly, MD. PhD
Associate Chief Quality Officer, Baylor Health Care System

Dr. Don Kennerly serves as Associate Chief Quality Officer for BHCS and was recently Vice President of Patient Safety and Chief Patient Safety Officer for 16 Baylor Health Care System hospitals and 150+ HealthTexas Provider Network ambulatory care facilities.
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Andrew L. Masica, MD, MSc
Vice President of Clinical Innovation, Baylor Health Care System

In addition to his role as Vice President for Clinical Innovation, Dr. Masica is a practicing internal medicine physician, leads the clinical decision support resource for BHCS, and has an operational role focused on implementation of evidence-based practices into BHCS clinical initiatives.
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Cathy Pierce, RN
Training Manager, Baylor Health Care System

Ms. Pierce is responsible for the development of curriculum and education materials to improve the patient perception of the care delivered throughout Baylor Health Care System. She works with all levels of caregivers to provide evidence-based tools and tactics to improve the patient experience.
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James Walton, DO, MBA
Vice President of Network Performance, Baylor Quality Alliance

Dr. Walton's career includes more than two decades in health care management, clinical practice, health care equity, and research related to community health improvement. He has led health care equity improvement throughout Baylor Health Care System hospitals and HealthTexas Provider Network.
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David J. Ballard, MD, MSPH, PhD, FACP
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Baylor Health Care System

As Chief Quality Officer and Executive Director of the BHCS Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, as well as president of the STEEEP Global Institute, Dr. Ballard is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating clinical quality improvement initiatives across Baylor.
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Paul Convery, MD, MMM
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Baylor Health Care System

Dr. Convery's leadership experience includes health care quality improvement, patient safety, health equity, clinical informatics, research, medical education, physician leadership development, managed care, the organized medical staff, and medical group operations.
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Cliff T. Fullerton, MD
Vice President, Chronic Disease Institute, Baylor Health Care System

Dr. Fullerton has expertise in a variety of subjects, including health care quality improvement, chronic disease management, patient-centered medical homes, electronic health record implementation, and transitions in care.
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Rosemary Luquire, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Baylor Health Care System

Dr. Luquire joined BHCS as senior vice president and corporate chief nursing officer in January 2007 and is responsible for overseeing both strategic and operational issues that impact nursing practice and patient care across 16 facilities.
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Terri Nuss, MS, MBA
Vice President of Patient Centeredness, Baylor Health Care System

Ms. Nuss is responsible for the direction and execution of all activities related to serving patients, families, and colleagues. She also directs patient satisfaction data analysis and oversees training to help leaders and staff understand how service affects the experience and outcomes of care for patients.
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Marisa Valdes, RN, MSN, CPHQ
Director of Performance Measurement and Reporting, Baylor Health Care System

Ms. Valdes directs the execution of performance reporting for clinical and patient centeredness efforts to fulfill the BHCS vision to be the best place to give and receive quality compassionate health care.
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