Leapfrog Expert Panelists
Bar Code Medication Administration Expert Panel
Christina Michalek, BSc Pharm, RPh, FASHP, Institute for Safe Medication Practices (Chair)
Anne Bane, RN, MSN, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Valerie Gooder, PhD, RN, Weber State University
Connie L. Saltsman, PharmD, MBA, CPHIMS, SHIMSS, HCA Healthcare
Complex Surgery Expert Panel
Justin Dimick, MD, MPH, University of Michigan Health System (Chair)
Michael Belkin, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel J. Boffa, MD, Yale University School of Medicine
Andrew Ibrahim, MD, MSc, University of Michigan
David S. Jevsevar, MD, MBA, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD, Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
Richard Shemin, MD, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Scott Steele, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, University of Michigan
Computerized Physician Order Entry Expert Panel
Joanna Abraham, PhD, Washington University
David Bates, MD, MSc, Harvard University
David Classen, MD, The University of Utah
Christopher Longhurst, MD, UC San Diego Health
Diane Seger, RPh, Partners HealthCare System
Culture of Safety Expert Panel
Sara Singer, MBA, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine
Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACP, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Timothy Vogus, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Diagnostic Excellence Expert Panel
Robert El‐Kareh, MD, MPH, MS, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Kelly Gleason, PhD, RN, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Kenneth Michelson, MD, MPH, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Vinita Parkash, MBBS, MPH, Yale University School of Medicine
Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
Hand Hygiene Expert Panel
Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA, Virginia Commonwealth University
John Boyce, MD, Boyce Consulting LLC
Emily Landon, MD, University of Chicago Medicine
Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, CIC, Columbia School of Nursing
ICU Physician Staffing Expert Panel
Thomas Bleck, MD, FCCM, Northwestern University
Meeta Prasad Kerlin, MD, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania
Craig Lilly, MD, FCCM, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Maternity Care Expert Panel
Elliott Main, MD, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (Chair)
Jennifer Bailit, MD, MPH, MetroHealth Medical Center
Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement
Jeffrey Ecker, MD, Harvard University
Kimberly D. Gregory, MD, MPH, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Holly Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Yale University School of Nursing
Nursing Workforce Expert Panel
Lesly Kelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, Arizona State University
Eileen Lake, PhD, MSN, MA, BSN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania
Matthew McHugh, PhD, RN, JD, MPH, CRNP, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania
Jack Needleman, PhD, FAAN, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Danielle Olds, MPH, PhD, RN, CIC, University of Kansas
Amy Stimpfel, PhD, MS, BSN, New York University
Outpatient Surgery Expert Panel
Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN, Association of perioperative Registered Nurses
Lisa Ishii, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Oliver D. Schein, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Tracey L. Stierer, MD, FAASM, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Elizabeth C. Wick, MD, University of California San Francisco
Lee A. Fleisher, MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Former CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Pediatric Care Expert Panel
Denise Dougherty, PhD, Independent Consultant
Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Sara Toomey, MD, MPH, MPhil, MSc, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Karen Wilson, MD, MPH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Patient and Family Caregiver Expert Panel
Martin Hatlie (co-Chair)
Susan Sheridan (co-Chair)
Rosie Bartel
Steven Coffee
Desiree Collins Bradley
Steven Faust
Carole Hemmelgarn
John James
Armando Nahum
Beth Daley Ullem
Safety Grade Expert Panel
David Bates, M.D., Harvard University
Kathy McDonald, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Matthew D McHugh, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., R.N., C.R.N.P., F.A.A.N., University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H., Stanford University
Doris Peter, PhD, Consultant
Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.M., University Hospitals
Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H., University of California, Davis
Sara Singer, Ph.D., Stanford University
Arjun Srinivasan, M.D., CAPT U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tim Vogus, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University