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ELEVATE is proud to collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, including patient experts, advocates, doula groups, community leaders, payers, policymakers, health system leaders, clinical researchers, quality improvement and safety specialists, and national and international professional societies. Together, we amplify patient and community priorities, creating impactful and evidence-based change.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH
<\/strong>Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
 
David Badway, MD
<\/strong>Vice Chair, Community Practices
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 
Jeanette Bauchat, MD, MS
<\/strong>Chair, Intersociety Committee
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)
 
Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN
<\/strong>Quality Improvement Facilitator
Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative, PA PQC
 
Christy Cozby
<\/strong>Executive Director
MAYA Organization
 
Karen Crowley, DNP, APRN-BC, WHNP
<\/strong>Vice President of Nursing
Association of Women\u2019s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
 
Nancy Cupps, MSN, RNC-OB
<\/strong>Regional Director of Women\u2019s Service Line
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Secretary\/Treasurer
Association of Women\u2019s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Pennsylvania Section
 
Nicholas Degregorio, MD, MMM, FACP<\/strong>
Associate Vice President, Medicaid Services
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan
 
Amber Edmunds
<\/strong>Director of Civic Engagement
MAYA Organization
 
Marja Fox
<\/strong>Facilitator: Growth, Strategy, Innovation
ELEVATE Project and Summit
 
Ron George, MD, FRCPC
<\/strong>Vice President
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)
Professor & Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
 
Gabriella Gosman, MD
<\/strong>Vice President Medical Affairs
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Women\u2019s Hospital
Associate Executive Director and Chief of Medical Affairs
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
 
Lily Higgins, MD, MBA, MS
<\/strong>Network Medical Director, Keystone First
Corporate Chief Medical Officer
Population Health, Medical Services
AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania, Keystone First
AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
 
Karen Jefferson, DM, CM, FACNM   
<\/strong>Director, Professional Practice and Policy
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
 
Rachel Kacmar, MD
<\/strong>Vice Chair
Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
 
Emily Katz, MPH
<\/strong>Executive Director
Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (PACMO)
 
Ruth Landau, MD
<\/strong>Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Past President
SOAP Centers of Excellence Committee Chair
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia<\/em>
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Grace Lim, MD, MSc
<\/strong>Principal, ELEVATE Project
Co-Chair, ELEVATE Summit
Chief of Obstetric & Women\u2019s Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee Women\u2019s Hospital
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Liaison to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)
 
Sharee Livingston, DO, FACOG
<\/strong>Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Lititz
Doula and Patient Advocate
Diversifying Doulas, Inc.
 
Annmarie Lyons, MHS
<\/strong>Vice President
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Women\u2019s Health Service Line and Physician Services
Executive Administrator
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women\u2019s Health
 
Lisa Manetta, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ
<\/strong>Director of Quality Improvement & Innovation
Patient Safety Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee Women\u2019s Hospital
 
Emily McGahey, DM, MSN, CNM, FACNM
<\/strong>Clinical Director, The Midwife Center
Board Member, American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP
<\/strong>Co-Chair
Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative, PA PQC Advisory Committee
Medical Officer of Reproductive Health
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Division of Maternal, Child, and Family Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill Mhyre, MD
<\/strong>Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Dola S. Thompson Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Section Editor for Obstetric Anesthesiology, Anesthesia & Analgesia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tami Minnier, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN
<\/strong>Senior Vice President, Health Services Division
Chief Quality Officer and Operational Excellence Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Sara Nelis, RN, CCE
<\/strong>Project Manager
Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative, PA PQC
Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Mark Neuman, MD, MSc
<\/strong>Co-Principal, ELEVATE Project
ELEVATE Project Steering Committee
Director, Research Partnerships
University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Nixon, MD
<\/strong>President
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)

Gregory Palleschi, MD<\/strong>
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), Board of Directors
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell
Director, Obstetric Anesthesia Northwell Health Central Division

Cheryl Parker, CRNA
<\/strong>Chair, Kentucky Chapter of the Association of Women\u2019s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

Vivian Petticord, DNP, RNC, CNL
<\/strong>Director of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Women\u2019s Health Service Line

May Pian-Smith, MD, MS
<\/strong>ELEVATE Project Steering Committee
Past President, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)
Board of Directors, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)

Flint Porter, MD
<\/strong>American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Medical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Intermountain Health
Professor, University of Utah Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Past Chair, Guidance Committee, ACOG

Beth Quinn, RNC, MSN-MNN
<\/strong>Senior Director of Women\u2019s Health Operations
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Megan Rosenstein, MD
<\/strong>Director from Community Practice
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)

Rachel Somerstein, PhD, MFA
<\/strong>Patient Expert, Community Representative
Associate Professor of Journalism, SUNY New Paltz
Author, Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section<\/em>

Susanna Stanford
<\/strong>Co-Chair, ELEVATE Summit
ELEVATE Project Steering Committee
Patient Expert
Clinical Human Factors Group

Sara Straesser, MD
<\/strong>Assistant Site Chief
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Altoona
Medical Director
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Altoona Surgery Center

Sabrina Torres, CD, CBS
<\/strong>Patient Expert
Patients R Waiting, Diversifying Doulas Initiative                               

Cristina Wood, MD, MS
<\/strong>Associate Professor and Faculty Anesthesiologist
Medical Director of Anesthesiology
Colorado Fetal Care Center
Section Chief OB\/GYN Anesthesiology
University of Colorado Medicine

Melissa Young, MSN, RNC-OB
<\/strong>Director of Women\u2019s Health Operations
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Women\u2019s Health Service Line
Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Doula Program

Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA
<\/strong>ELEVATE Project Steering Committee
Professor, Anesthesiology (Clinical)
Chair, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia
ASA Alternate Director for California
Past President, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)
Past President, California Society of Anesthesiologist (CSA)
Chair, CSA Foundation for Education
ASA Liaison to ACOG CC-OB
Vice Chair, ASA Committee on Quality Management and Departmental Administration
Chair, ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Obstetric Anesthesia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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