Will Woodruff, MD & Emilio Cazano, MD

Tacker has been serving as CEO of University Clinical Health (UCH) since May, 2020 and is responsible for formulating and executing UCH’s business strategy and operational plans. She also oversees the partnership between UCH and the University of Tennessee and provides oversight for UCH’s 23 locations. Prior to joining UCH, Tacker was Vice President and Executive Director of UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists and served as Chief Financial Officer for Baptist Medical Group. Notably, Tacker had a 15-year tenure with UT Medical Group, where she rose from staff accountant to Vice President. Tacker is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Medical Group Management Association and the American Medical Group Association.

Kurt Tauer, MD, FACP Chairman

West Cancer Center

7945 Wolf River Blvd Germantown, TN 38138

901-683-0055 westcancercenter.org

In February of 2019, Dr. Tauer was appointed Chairman of West Cancer Center bringing 35 years of experience and success to lead the clinic into the next decade of regional growth. Along with Drs. William H. West and Lee Schwartzberg, Dr. Tauer was one of the original founding partners of West Clinic – joining the small oncology practice in 1985 following the completion of his Fellowship at Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center in New York. His commitment to serving the entire community, regardless of their ability to pay, has been the foundation of West Cancer Center’s growing Community Outreach Program – a program that seeks to encourage education, prevention and early detection among the most impoverished and underserved in the Memphis area. A renowned expert in the study and treatment of lung, breast, prostate, colon and melanoma cancers, Dr. Tauer also serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Panel for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

J. Paul Taylor, MD, PhD Scientific Director and Executive Vice President

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105

901-595-3300

Stjude.org

Taylor joined St. Jude in 2008 as an associate member of the Department of Developmental Neurobiology. There, he established a high-impact research program to identify the fundamental basis of neurological diseases by combining human genetics with cell biological and molecular approaches to identify the fundamental basis of neurological diseases. In 2013, scientists in Taylor’s lab discovered that genetic mutations impacting biological phase transitions are a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. This discovery led to a better understanding of how these mutations can also contribute to cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

Manoucheka Thermitus, MBA Chief Operating Officer

Regional One Health

877 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 901-545-7100 regionalonehealth.org

Thermitus is chief operating officer at Regional One Health, leading clinical and non-clinical operational areas including pharmacy, surgical services, laboratory, imaging, food and nutrition services, environmental services, security and emergency management. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University. She has extensive experience in hospital administration, strategic planning, physician relations and patient experience. Thermitus is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the Tennessee Hospital Association Council on Inclusion and Health Equity, Mid-South American Heart Association Board of Directors, and Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force.

Kevin Todd Chief Financial Officer Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

848 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN 38103 901-287-6030 info@lebonheur.org

Todd joined Le Bonheur as vice president, chief financial officer in June 2013 but has been part of the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare family since 1996. Todd previously served as CFO at Methodist North Hospital (2008-2013) and Methodist South Hospital (20052008). He also worked as director of Finance at Le Bonheur Children’s from 2002-2005. Todd received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Union University in 1993 and has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Memphis. Todd currently serves as treasurer for the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Foundation and as treasurer for UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists. He also serves on the board for Le Bonheur Community Outreach and is an advisor for Le Bonheur Pediatrics.

Tish Towns, FACHE Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Regional One Health

877 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 901-545-7100 regionalonehealth.org

Towns has more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, beginning her career in state government with the Tennessee Departments of Human Services and Health. Towns has served in senior executive roles in community not-for-profit, rural and urban academic delivery settings in Illinois, Georgia and South Carolina. Certified in healthcare management, Towns is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Delegate on the American Hospital Association (AHA) Regional Policy Board 4 and member of ACHE’s Management Series Editorial Board and Memphis Rotary. She is also a member of the THA Board of Directors and the Chair of the THA Council on Inclusion and Health Equity.

Arthur M. Townsend IV, MD, MBA, FACOG, LSSC, CPHQ Interim President and CEO

HealthChoice, LLC

1661 International Place Dr., Suite 202 Memphis, TN 38120 901-478-0533

Arthur.Townsend@ myhealthchoice.com

Dr. Townsend has been interim President and CEO of HealthChoice, LLC since September 2020. He has also been Vice President and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare since July 2016. Before assuming roles at Methodist and HealthChoice, he was a practicing OB/GYN hospitalist at Methodist Germantown Hospital and continues to be the program director. Before launching the hospitalist program, he ran a successful OB/GYN private practice for 17 years. He has been a clinical faculty member of the UTHSC OB/GYN department since 1994 and held multiple medical staff leadership positions at Methodist, including Medical Staff President and Chief of Staff. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of multiple national and local medical organizations. Dr. Townsend received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, completed his OB/GYN residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Haslam College of Business from the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Renee Trammell

Senior Vice President for Business Growth and Post-Acute Care Operations

Regional One Health 877 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 901-545-7100 regionalonehealth.org

Trammell serves as Senior Vice President for Business Growth and Post-Acute Care Operations at Regional One Health. She is a proven health care leader, having worked in the field since 1986 in areas including hospital administration/operation, business development, contract negotiations, budget development and management and leadership of highperformance teams that consistently achieve goals and objectives. Trammell has dual master’s degrees from the

University of Memphis, in Health Education and Counseling Psychology. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce and the Harbor Town Community Association and has held active memberships with the Healthy Memphis Common Table, Memphis Business Group on Health, Greater Memphis Employee Benefits Council, Mid-South Workers Compensation Association and the Medical Group Management Association.

UMichael Ugwueke, DHA, MPH, FACHE President and Chief Executive Officer

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

1211 Union Ave., Suite 700

Memphis, TN 38104 901-478-0520 methodisthealth.org

Ugwueke is president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, a $2 billion six-hospital integrated system. He joined MLH in 2007 as CEO of Methodist South Hospital, later serving a dual role for Methodist North Hospital before advancing to system chief operating officer. Ugwueke was named Modern Healthcare’s 2012, 2018 and 2020 Top 25 Minority Executives in the Nation and CEO of Distinction from Tennessee Hospital Association. He is a 2021 recipient of the Baldrige Foundation Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award. Ugwueke earned a bachelor’s degree from Shaw University, a master’s degree Emory University and a doctorate from the Medical University of South Carolina.

Lisa Usdan, MD President

Memphis Medical Society Investigator

CNS Healthcare

6401 Poplar Ave, Suite 420

Memphis, TN 38119

901 843-1045 www.cnshealthcare. com

Dr. Usdan is a general endocrinologist practicing at the Memphis VA Hospital. She is also an investigator for the Memphis office of CNS Healthcare where she works on a variety of clinical trials. Her area of interest is in the treatment of patients with diabetes and obesity. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She will serve as the 2023 President of the Memphis Medical Society.

VJoseph P. Vaughn, MBA, FACHE Executive Director

Memphis VA Health Care System

1030 Jefferson Avenue

Memphis, TN 38104 901-577-7201 www.memphis.va.gov

Vaughn began his career with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2005. He was appointed as Executive Director of the Memphis VA Health Care System on January 30, 2022. He has overall responsibility for the medical, administrative, and support operations of a 1A tertiary care facility delivering medical care, treatment, and services within a 220-bed inpatient facility and nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics covering 53 counties in West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and Northern Mississippi. During his service in the United States Navy from 1983-1993, Mr. Vaughn completed four Mediterranean deployments and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, and National Defense medal. Mr. Vaughn is a native of Durant, Mississippi and received his Master of Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives.

Tennessee Health Science Center. She is the immediate past president of the Bluff City Medical Society, the premier organization for physicians of color in the Memphis metropolitan area, and a subsidiary of the National Medical Association. Dr. Washington is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. In 2022, she received the MLK Luminary Award from the City of Memphis for her community education efforts.

Nicole Washington, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Regional One Health

877 Jefferson Avenue

Memphis, TN 38103

901-545-7100 regionalonehealth.org

Washington serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Regional One Health. She oversees all human resources functions including benefits and wellbeing, compensation and HRIS, HR business advisory, organizational development, and talent acquisition. Washington has over 18 years of comprehensive leadership experience in the human resources field, working in diverse industries including health care, gaming, consumer services and manufacturing. Prior to her current role, she served as the Director of Employee Relations and Vice President of Human Resources for Regional One Health. A graduate of Tennessee State University, Washington obtained her bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources Management as well as certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

Jacquelyn Whobrey MSN, RN, CMSRN, NEA-BC

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Washington, MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Methodist Le North Hospital

3960 New Covington Pike

Memphis, TN 38128

901-516-5200 methodisthealth.org

Dr. Washington is chief medical officer for Methodist Hospital North and clinical assistant professor for University of

Chief Nursing Officer Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett

2986 Kate Bond Rd. Bartlett, TN 38133 901-820-7000 www. SaintFrancisBartlett. com

Whobrey joined Saint Francis Bartlett in 2020 having previously served as vice president and chief nurse executive at Community Howard Regional Health. She joined Community Health Network in February 2016 as director of critical care services after a 13-year career in nursing that began at the bedside as a medical surgical nurse and grew into 9 years of leadership roles spanning medical surgical, medical-psychiatric units, and critical care. Whobrey is board certified as a Nurse Executive and holds her certification in medical surgical nursing.

There are two Certified Family Law Specialists actively representing clients in Memphis.

Both are named Rice.

NBTA certification is a credential earned by judicial recommendation, trial experience, review of the lawyer’s cases, endorsement by other lawyers and rigorous examination. In the United States, 135 Lawyers have achieved this certification in Family Law.

For information about divorce, go to aboutdivorce.com. To talk to a lawyer about divorce call 901.526.6701.

Michael Wiggins, DBA, FACHE President

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

848 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN 38103

901-287-6030 info@lebonheur.org

Wiggins was appointed president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in 2019. He formerly served as senior vice president of Clinical Operations and the Northern Market, and administrator for Children’s Medical Center in Plano, Texas. Before that, he served as vice president of operations at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also holds a Doctor of Business Administration from Liberty University. Wiggins is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the board for the Children’s Hospital Alliance of Tennessee.

Candace Wilder

Chief Operating Officer

West Cancer Center

7945 Wolf River Blvd

Germantown, TN 38138

901-683-0055 westcancercenter.org

Before being appointed Chief Operating Officer, Wilder was Vice President of Operations for West Cancer Center. She joined West Cancer Center as Director of West Clinic’s Comprehensive Breast Center in 2012 where she managed staffing and operations for the two breast center locations. Prior to joining West, Wilder served in leadership roles at the Memphis Heart Clinic (MHC) and aided in the transition as MHC merged with the West Clinic in 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a Bachelor of Science in communications.

InCharge Healthcare 2023 Company Index

Merrell Lynch 27

Baptist Memorial Health Care 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36

Bluff City Advisory Group 29

Butler Snow 18

Campbell Clinic 7, 10, 34 Greg Campbell Photojournalist 31

Church Health 29, 32, 34

Clearly MD 13, 20

The Conrad Pearson Clinic, PC 16 Consolidated Medical Practices of Memphis 13, 33

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 11, 15, 16, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 32, 36, 40

Midsouth Imaging 11, 38

Midsouth MGMA 10, 21

Neurology Clinic 21

OrthoSouth 23, 24

Peds East 28

Health Choice 39

Hunt & Associates 22

Lakeside Behavioral Health System 2, 12, 20, 24

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital 14, 18, 20, 28, 39, 42

Regional One Health 10, 14, 15, 22, 26, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40

Rice Law Firm 41

Saint Francis Bartlett 24, 40 Saint Francis Memphis 12, 15, 19, 29, 30, 34

Semmes Murphey, PC 10, 25, 27

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 16, 19, 26, 30, 34, 39

Mays & Schnapp Pain Neurospine Center 17, 34

McDonald Murrmann Center for Wellness and Health 19, 30

Memphis Jewish Home and Rehab 11, 27, 28

Memphis Medical Society 14, 15, 16, 40

Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association 35

Memphis Radiological, PC 20

Memphis VA Healthcare System 40

University Clinical Health 14, 21, 36

University of Tennessee Health Science Center 10, 12, 28, 36

Waller Law Firm 13

West Cancer Center 16, 20, 33, 36, 37, 38, 42

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