Executive Team Member Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary, Ccm, Sleep Division
Participated in leading the rapid expansion of our Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep division. In 2011 our healthcare system employed 6 physicians and APPs (NPs and Pas) and by the end of this fiscal year we expect to be over a 100 pulmonary, critical care and sleep providers (approximately 40 physicians and 60 APPs). In addition, participated in formulating and executing the development of our division concept of Centers of Excellence with each COE having a Chief and an Administrative Program Manager who work collaboratively with our physician group to build and executive strategic initiatives, deliver value to our patients and win in the marketplace. Our COEs span the breadth of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep medicine with COEs centered on Critical Care, General and Preventive Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Interventional Pulmonary Medicine and Advanced Lung Disease (comprising our ILD, Pulmonary Hypertension and Sarcoid populations). In addition, we have an active clinical research department averaging 10-15 active clinical trials at any given time. Our clinical operations now directly oversee hospital and/or outpatient based services at Atlanta, Fayette, Henry, Newnan, Mountainside, Cobb and Kennestone markets.