2021 Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors comprises world leaders representing academia, basic science, private practice physicians, health systems, public policy and the business community.

David Carmouche, MD
President
President Ochsner Health Network
Senior VP, Community Care
Ochsner Health System
Board Committees: Executive, Compliance, Personnel
Bryan Batson, MD
President Elect & VP, Administration
Chief Executive Officer
Hattiesburg Clinic
Board Committees: Executive, CME, Personnel
Robert M. Carey, MD
VP Development
Professor of Medicine; Dean Emeritus
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Board Committees: Executive, Research/Publications
Anna Thomas
Secretary
Vice President
The Kinetix Group—Healthcare Consultancy
Board Committees: Executive, Compliance
Alex Cohen, MD
Treasurer
Chief Medical Officer
Genesis Healthcare System
Board Committees: Executive, Finance
E. G. “Nick” Ulmer, MD
Centers of Excellence President
Vice President Clinical Integration
Director of Case Management
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Board Committees: Centers of Excellence/Membership
Richard Schuster, MD, MMM
Past President
Co-Director, Global Health Leadership and Administration
University of Haifa
Board Committee: Centers of Excellence/Membership
Amy Amick
President and Chief Executive Officer
SPH Analytics-Healthcare IT Analytics and Population Solutions
Board Committee: Finance
Steve Combs, MD
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Ballad Health Medical Associates
Board Committee: Centers/Membership
Michael Caplan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Piedmont Internal Medicine
Board Committee: CME
Carlos Ferrario, MD
Co-Founder
Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Board Committee: Executive
Len Fromer, MD
Executive Medical Director Group
Practice Forum, The Kinetix Group—Healthcare Consultancy
Board Committee: Nominations/Awards
David Hanekom, MD
President & CEO
David S Hanekom, LLC
Board Committee: Personnel
Virginia Howard, PhD
Professor, School of Public Health
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Board Committee: Research/Publications
Daniel Lackland, DrPH
Professor of Epidemiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Board Committee: Research/Publications
Michael Lischke, EdD, MPH
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Board Committee: CME
Michael Moore, MD
Co-Founder
Director of CME
SOVAH Health
Board Committees: Executive, CME
Peg O’Connell, JD
Consultant
Board Committee: Nominations/Awards
Ross Simpson, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Board Committee: Research/Publications
Steve Smith, PharmD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy
Associate Director Center for Integrative CV & Metabolic Disease
University of Florida
Board Committee: Research/Publications
Kevin Weinstein
President and Chief Growth Officer
Azara Healthcare
Board Committee: Strategy
Dave Zook, JD
Chair
Faegre Drinker Consulting—Healthcare and Public Policy
Committee: Compliance