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⚕ Direct operational control of all provider activities at one of the leading healthcare systems serving Veterans across 11 locations, ten community-based outpatient clinics, and a digital telehealth network in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada.⚕ Direct operational control of the Care in the Community program, which administers care outside of the VA system for over 24K Veterans with a budget of $230M and 80 employees⚕ Ensure prompt, considerate, high-quality patient care for over 70K Veterans and 700K visits annually⚕ Forecast and help manage a publicly funded operating budget of $743M and a research budget of $42M in support of the country's third highest funded VA medical center research program.⚕ Provide oversight over 2.7K medical and administrative staff by directly managing service line leaders across multiple locations to set performance standards, meet care goals, implement policy, and make ethical care decisions.⚕ Set strategy and policy as a leadership board member; represent the VA in interactions and partnerships with key stakeholders, including Congressional, Veterans Service Organization, and community leaders.⚕ Implement systems, policies, and procedures to maintain quality and comply with rigorous HIPAA/EHR regulations defined by the Joint Commission (JC) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

I was promoted to lead and restructure underperforming radiology department, addressing long-standing issues of underinvestment and repairing external partnerships while practicing interventional radiology (IR).⚕ Achieved compliance with National Radiology Program Office (NRPO) guidelines by instituting formal processes for technical quality coding of studies, enhancing tracking, transparency, and patient safety.⚕ Collaborated with the Chief of the Emergency Department to improve ED throughput by identifying and addressing constraints within Radiology.⚕ Launched a lung cancer screening program in collaboration with the University of New Mexico and internal VA stakeholders, ensuring guideline adherence, appropriate patient selection, patient tracking, and software support.⚕ Participated in various leadership committees, including the VA Health Care Leadership Development Program (HCLDP) and National Interventional Radiology Advisory Committee contributing to policy development, technology acquisition, and network coordination.⚕ Led interdisciplinary teams to improve Women’s Health services, including equipment upgrades, staffing increases, and process streamlining.⚕ Established a Modernization Committee to update study protocols, acquire new equipment, and incorporate emerging technologies.

⚕Established the first comprehensive IR program for the sole New Mexico level 1a VA facility; set policies, hired staff, and specialized focus in hepatobiliary, venous, and oncologic procedures.⚕Adopted Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) based workflows to serve clinical needs better and provide improved quality and reporting transparency.⚕Scaled up the program to serve 1000k+ patients a year.⚕Served as a member of the National Interventional Radiology Field Advisory Committee for the VA.

I oversaw healthcare system’s lab, radiology, and dental services sections, leading efforts to address backlogs and improve oversight of personnel through restructuring and optimal resource allocation. ⚕ Brought dental section scheduling into compliance with VA Central Office Scheduling directives by establishing new organizational chart, commensurate resource board requests, regularly mentoring service chiefs, redesigning scheduling grids, and labor mapping.

⚕Established and ran private IR practice for outpatient, minimally invasive procedures, establishing all SOPs and creating vascular laboratories and diagnostic ultrasound divisions for primary care physicians, resulting in revenues in excess of $4M.⚕Provided diagnostic radiology services for multiple community-based primary care practices.⚕Rendered locum tenens IR coverage for other hospitals nationwide.⚕Established an independent outpatient vein center and an accredited vascular laboratory.⚕Created radiation safety programs.

⚕Managed a team of interventional radiologists, nurses, radiology technologists, and office staff to care for 3K patients per year in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.⚕Provided education and training with both didactic and hands-on methods to fellows and 31 radiology residents.⚕Coordinated functions of the Interventional Radiology section.⚕Assisted in the multidisciplinary integration of services for the liver transplant program.⚕Served on the Practice Development Committee for the Society of Interventional Radiology.⚕Co-authored a Practice Development Series for the Society of Interventional Radiology⚕Redesigned operations, including education, for the Vascular and Interventional Radiology division⚕Established Weill-Cornell’s first radioembolization program, resulting in new therapies for hepatic, colorectal, and neuroendocrine tumors

⚕Organized all of the daily functions of a vascular and interventional radiology service⚕Acquired the technical skills required to perform the latest minimally invasive procedures⚕Participated in multiple clinical trials of endovascular devices⚕Interacted with industry to cultivate a continued interventional radiology presence in device development.

Resident Physician, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology⚕Resident⚕Utilized multiple diagnostic and therapeutic digital modalities on a daily basis to provide quality care⚕Prioritized and allocate radiology resources for a Level I trauma center⚕Radiology Resident Business Manager⚕Interacted with medical corporations to evaluate products and arrange funding for educational activities⚕President, Hartford Hospital Resident Committee⚕Established a committee to address resident concerns and offer solutions to the administration⚕Member, Hartford Hospital Education Committee⚕Radiology Interdepartmental Liaison⚕Established a monthly lecture series involving physicians from all disciplines of medicine⚕Formulated the integration of other area residencies into Hartford Hospital academic functionsPer-Diem Physician, Department of Neurosurgical/Traumatic Intensive Care, Department of Neurosurgery⚕Communicated complex concepts meaningfully to patients’ families with varying medical sophistication⚕Synthesized information quickly to make critical treatment decisions under severe time constraints⚕Provided first assistance in operating room on neurosurgical cases