Bloustein School, ACHE-NJ Inaugural Healthcare Symposium, Bios

April 21, 2022
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This event will be presented in-person and live-streamed.
Register at 
https://go.rutgers.edu/mha22register
The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Cook Campus Center | 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ on the campus of Rutgers University.
Total of 4.5 ACHE credits available for in-person registration only.

Panel 1 – Heathcare Crisis Management

Co-moderators

Sparta Mark

Mark Sparta, FACHE, President & CHE, Hackensack University Medical Center & Executive Vice President, Population Health, Hackensack Meridian Health

Huzaifa Shakir, MD, MHA, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Panelists

Reg Blaber, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Virtua Health

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John Bonamo, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and CMO, RWJ Barnabas Health

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Dan Varga, MD, Chief Physician Executive, Hackensack Meridian Health

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Carl Kirton, DNP, MBA, RN, ANP, Chief Nursing Officer, University Hospital

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Betty Sheridan, RN, BSN, MA, NEA-BC, FACHE, Chief Administrative Officer, Inspira Health

Lewis Rubinson, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Morristown Medical Center/Atlantic Health.

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Panel 2 – Behavioral Healthcare

Moderators

Robert Kley, Vice President/COO, MHANJ.

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Alexandra Doll, MHA Student, Bloustein School, Marketing & Business Development Manager, Norris McLaughlin

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Carol Brush, MHA Student, Bloustein School, Health Educator, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

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Panelists

Don Parker, President/CEO, Carrier Clinic, Hackensack Meridian Health

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Russ Micoli, Vice President, Behavioral Health Services, Virtua Health

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Tara Chalakani, PsyD, Deputy CEO, Preferred Behavioral Health Group

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Aakash Shah, MD, MBA, MSc, White House Fellow and Physical, Hackensack Meridian Health

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Frank Ghinassi, President and CEO, Rutgers Health University Behavioral Health Care

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Panel 3 – Leadership

Moderators

Cathy Bennett, JD, President and CEO, New Jersey Hospitals Association

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Alexandra Doll, MHA Student, Bloustein School, Marketing & Business Development Manager, Norris McLaughlin

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Nisha Desai, MHA Student, Bloustein School

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Panelists

Amy Mansue, President, Inspira Health Network

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Bill Arnold, President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick

Mark Stauder, President of the Hospitals and Health Services Divisions, and Chief Operating Officer of Health System, Hackensack Meridian Health

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Shereef Elnahal, MD, President and CEO, University Hospital.

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