Our team of more than 23,000 is driven by our mission to improve health in Ohio and across the world through innovation in research, education and patient care. The foundation of our new strategic plan is centered on our ambition, mission, vision and values.

Youre looking at one of the best hospitals in the country.Were proud that U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked Ohio State #1 of Columbus hospitals, and weve spent 29 consecutive years on the U.S. News Best Hospitals list. On the 2021-2022 list, we're nationally ranked in 10 out of 15 adult specialties and recognized as high-performing in 13 out of 17 common procedures and conditions.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is continuously setting the standard for world-class care. Its important to us that you understand how to evaluate a quality health care experience and make the right choice for you and your family. That's why we are dedicated to being transparent about our service record.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine is consistently ranked among the top 40 medical schools in the United States and among the top 15 public universities. The colleges innovative curriculum places students in clinical settings from the start of their first year. We are one of the few schools in the world to offer five dual medical degrees: MD/PhD, MD/MBA, MD/JD, MD/MHA and MD/MPH.

More than 60 accredited graduate and residency programs train more than 800 residents and fellows each year. In addition, users in approximately 150 countries access our web-based continuing medical education training programs each year.

One of the nations leading academic health centers, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center offers health care services in virtually every specialty and subspecialty in medicine. Thousands of patients come to us each month for treatments and services they cant find anywhere else. Our clinical areas of distinctiveness are Cancer, Heart, Neurology, Transplantation, Diabetes, Musculoskeletal, Digestive Diseases and Critical Care. At Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, were driving breakthrough health care solutions to improve peoples lives.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical was selected as a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Track-1 ACO for the Jan. 1, 2018, program start date. Access the participation waiver protection sought as part of the application process.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is a proud part of one of Americas largest and most comprehensive universities. On the universitys main Columbus campus, more than 56,000 students are able to choose from 14 colleges, 175 undergraduate majors and 240 masters, doctoral and professional degree programs. Ohio State is consistently ranked as Ohios best and one of the nations top-20 public universities.

The universitys research innovations have attained world-class status, particularly in critical areas such as global climate change, cancer, infectious disease, neurosciences, advanced materials and ag-bio products that feed and fuel the world.

Dr. Andrew Thomas serves as the interim co-leader and chief clinical officer for the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. He is responsible for all patient care services and medical staff administration. Previously, Dr. Thomas served as medical director of University Hospital and associate dean for Graduate Medical Education. He has been involved in university projects including the implementation of electronic health records, root cause analysis for safety events, patient satisfaction, clinical efficiency, simulation training, professionalism and physician health.

An internationally recognized head and neck cancer researcher, surgeon and leader in academic medicine, Dr. Carol R. Bradford became the dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and vice president for Health Sciences at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in 2020. She is also the Leslie H. and Abigail S. Wexner Deans Chair in Medicine and a professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

Jay Anderson is responsible for leading the execution of the vision, strategy and overall performance for all clinical enterprise operations including all seven hospitals, as well as the ambulatory services division. He is an established health system leader with significant experience in performance improvement, quality and operations.

Chief Administrative Officer, Hospital Division As chief administrative officer for the Hospital Division of the Ohio State Health System, Elizabeth Seely focuses on the operational success of University Hospital, East Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, Harding Hospital, the Brain and Spine Hospital and Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital. She was executive director of East Hospital from 2007 to October 2017. Previous to that, Elizabeth served for 16 years at University Hospital in various leadership positions including associate executive director. She earned her MHA from The Ohio State University.

Matthew Albers serves as key legal counsel for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the academic health enterprise. He is a key member of the senior leadership teams for the Office of Legal Affairs and the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. Matthew provides enterprisewide legal guidance on issues related to the academic health enterprise, including business ventures, health care services, scientific research and discovery as well as medical education.

Frank Aucremanne works with senior leaders of the university and the medical center to ensure that space assignment, maintenance, planning, design, development and renovations are collaborative and well-integrated among all academic, research and clinic spaces in the medical center, the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and our seven health science colleges.

Dr. Jacalyn Buck is the chief nursing officer for the Ohio State Health System. In this role, she oversees nursing strategy and operations for more than 5,200 nurses throughout University Hospital, East Hospital, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, Ohio State Harding Hospital, the Brain and Spine Hospital and Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital. She has been in nursing at Ohio State since 2002.

Dr. Dan Clinchot oversees undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, continuing medical education and graduate and research education (collaboratively with the vice dean for Research), as well as educational programs in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and educational centers and offices, including Diversity and Inclusion, Medical Education, Student Life, Curriculum and Scholarship, Geriatrics and Interprofessional Aging Studies and the Clinical Skills Education and Assessment Center.

As chief strategy and transformation officer, Jennifer Dauer is responsible for driving all aspects of strategy for the organization as well as structuring strategic affiliations, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships. She identifies and pursues new growth and business development opportunities for the health system and the health science colleges, drives partnership discussions with key internal and external stakeholders and facilitates discussions across the health system and the university that encourage collaboration with each other and across multiple parties.

As executive director, Dennis Delisle is responsible for ensuring the operational success of the hospitals and their seamless integration into the health system, guided by the overall medical centers strategic plan and its specific priorities for talent and culture, health and well-being and resource stewardship. He holds certifications as a Lean Master, Six Sigma Black Belt, Change Agent and Project Management Professional. Hes also a trained Baldrige Examiner through Pennsylvanias performance excellence program and is credentialed as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

As vice president of Advancement for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the health science colleges, Michael Faber is responsible for the performance of all aspects of advancement for the Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, the seven health science colleges, more than 20 research institutes and multiple ambulatory care sites.

Dr. William Farrar is a surgical oncologist who was appointed CEO of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in August 2019. He also serves as medical director of the Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center and director of medical credentialing at The James. On The James medical staff since the hospital opened in 1990, Dr. Farrar is in the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program at the OSUCCC. He was rated among the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction in 2017, and is a 16-time recipient of the Best Doctors in America honor.

Considered an international expert in voice and swallowing disorders, Dr. Arick Forrest was named vice dean of Clinical Affairs and president of The Ohio State University Physicians, Inc. (OSUP) in 2017 andmedical director of Ambulatory Services for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in 2011. He is also president of the Faculty Group Practice. Dr. Forrest co-established the Voice and Swallowing Disorders Clinic at Ohio State in 1994.

As chief quality and patient safety officer, Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser provides leadership and oversight of quality and patient safety across the multiple business units of the Wexner Medical Center. He engages extensively in collaboration with nursing leadership, hospital administrative leadership and quality program leadership to provide operational management, financial management and leadership functions with focus on pay-for-performance programs including CMS and managed-care based programs.

Skip Hidlay is chief communications and marketing officer for the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and the seven health science colleges, responsible for internal communications, external marketing, digital content, media relations and public relations. A brand marketing and communications strategist, Skip has more than 20 years of experience as an executive leader in health care and the media.

Kris Kipp is the executive director of Clinical Services and the chief nursing officer at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Kris has more than 30 years in nursing and clinical operations leadership, including critical care and emergency/trauma.

Dr. Cheryl Lee was named chief health equity officer for the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center on an interim basis in July 2021. Shes also responsible for and serves as interim director for the Center for Health Equity as part of the universitys RAISE initiative. As chair of the Department of Urology and the Dorothy M. Davis Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Dr. Lees clinical professional focus is dedicated to improving the care of patients with bladder cancer through advocacy, education and research.

With The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center since 2000, Dan Like, MHA, was named chief administrative officer of Ambulatory Services in 2020. Prior to that, he was executive director of Ambulatory Services since 2008 after serving as business manager of Information Technology and director of Strategic Planning and Business Development. He leads the operations and further growth and development of Ohio States Ambulatory Services that includes more than 50 physical locations around the greater central Ohio area, totaling more than one million square feet, with 1.7 million outpatient visits per year.

Executive Director of Clinical Operations, Neurological Institute Executive Director, Ohio State Harding Hospital Amanda Lucas is executive director of Clinical Operations for the Ohio State Neurological Institute and executive director of Ohio State Harding Hospital. In these roles, she oversees all of the administrative aspects of the core neurological clinical areas (Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health) across the hospitals (Brain and Spine Hospital, Harding Hospital, Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital and Talbot Addiction Medicine) that serve patients in our neurological service line and the associated multidisciplinary clinics including stroke, spine and related neurological conditions.

Dr. Leon McDougle is professor of Family Medicine with tenure and the Wexner Medical Centers first chief diversity officer. He directs several workforce diversity programs including the MEDPATH Postbaccalaureate Program. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He provides service for the Association of American Medical Colleges as faculty for the Healthcare Executive Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program, Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar.

As chief scientific officer, Dr. Peter Mohler leads all research operations across the medical center, which includes research strategy, operations, space and facilities, research finances, compliance and research initiatives. He also directs the teams that generate and disseminate best practices for interdisciplinary research and innovation across our health science enterprise. With Ohio State since 2011, Dr. Mohler researches the mechanisms underlying abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure in children and young adults with the goal of designing new therapies for diseases at the level of the individual and the population.

Executive Director, Civic and Community EngagementAs executive director of Civic and Community Engagement, Beth NeCamp is responsible for leading the efforts at the Wexner Medical Center and the health sciences colleges to expand our relationships and engagement with our community and civic organizations. She develops and implements programs, initiatives and events that foster greater community and corporate citizenship among our faculty, staff and students. Beth has been with the Wexner Medical Center for more than 20 years.

Dr. Andrea Pfeifle is Ohio States first associate vice chancellor for Interprofessional Practice and Education for our seven health science colleges and the Wexner Medical Center. She has an impressive and extensive career in education, working to advance interprofessional education and teaching collaborative practice models across medical and health science education programs for more than 25 years.

Dr. Raphael Pollock is an internationally renowned cancer surgeon with more than three decades of experience as a research scientist. He joined the Department of Surgery at Ohio State in 2013 after being recruited from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he had worked for 31 years. At Ohio State he has held several important positions, including vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Surgery, director of the Division of Surgical Oncology, director of the Sarcoma Research Laboratory, surgeon-in-chief for the OSUCCC and surgeon-in-chief for The Ohio State University Health Care System. He was appointed director of the OSUCCC in November 2017.

Dr. Tom Ryan is a national expert on cardiac ultrasound and co-author of Feigenbaums Echocardiography, the leading textbook in the field of cardiovascular ultrasound. Under his leadership, the Heart and Vascular Center team brings innovative discoveries and devices to patients, being the first in the country to implant the worlds smallest pacemaker. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Echocardiography, of which he is a former president.

Chief Information Officer The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Phyllis Teater is the chief information officer for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, with responsibility for information technology across the medical centers three-part mission of patient care, teaching and research. She has been with the medical center for more than 25 years, and has been instrumental in the adoption and rollout of the medical centers ambulatory and inpatient electronic medical records as well as with significant enhancements in the technology support for research IT services and technology for education.

Rachit Thariani provides strategic and operational leadership for the home and post-acute care division, a key element of Ohio States overall health platform. He oversees a portfolio of programs and services designed created to build a better continuum of care that meets people where they are so that Ohio State can provide a more convenient and accessible health care experience thats also more personal and connected. With Ohio State since 2004, Rachit has served as chief population health officer, interim chief strategy officer and chief planning officer for the Wexner Medical Center.

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