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group purchasing and emergency department/pediatric product line management experience. He holds a doctorate in public health sciences from the University of Illinois School of Public Health and a Master of Public Health degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.
Thomas Ratliff, MD Chief Medical Director Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation 80 Humphreys, Ste 220 Memphis, TN 38130 901.722.0561 www.bostonbaskin.com Dr. Ratliff has served as the Chief Medical Director of Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation since 2011. He attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School with residency and fellowship training at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. Dr. Ratliff has received numerous awards to include a National Defense Service Medal and voted Physician Leader of the Year at St. Francis Bartlett Hospital. In addition, he is the proud recipient of America’s Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America Awards since 1996. He has been part of the Mid South community for over 15 years and strives to provide expert, professional, compassionate care using advanced technology in the fight against cancer.
Walter Rayford, MD PhD President, Bluff City Medical Society The Urology Group 6027 Walnut Grove, Suite 300 Memphis, TN 38120 901.767.8158 A Urologic Oncologist, Dr. Rayford has ascended to president of Bluff City Medical Society, a chapter of the National Medical Association (NMA). He also serves as Chair of Urology (NMA), Director of Mid-South Men’s Health Symposium, and hosts the radio talk show “Let’s Talk about Health.” In 2012 he became President and CEO of Q-Leap Health Inc., which uses innovation and technology to eliminate healthcare disparities.
Doug Reiselt Vice President and Chief Information Officer Baptist Memorial Health Care 350 North Humphreys Blvd. Memphis, TN 38120 901.227.5310 doug.reiselt@bmhcc.org Reiselt is Baptist Memorial Health Care’s vice president and chief information officer—overseeing the organization’s information technology department. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University. A 15-year Baptist colleague, Reiselt worked for Mississippi State University and Hewlett Packard before coming to Baptist. In his spare time, he serves as a member of the FedEx Institute of Technology Advisory Board.
Stephen C. Reynolds President and CEO Baptist Memorial Health Care 350 North Humphreys Blvd. Memphis, TN 38120 901-227-5117 stephen.reynolds@bmhcc.org
health administration from the Washington University School of Medicine. Outside of work, he is board secretary of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., past chair of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, chair of Memphis Tomorrow, and he serves on the University of Memphis Board of Visitors and the Trezevant Manor board.
Brad Robertson Chief Financial Officer Saint Francis Hospital 5959 Park Avenue Memphis, TN 38119 901.765.1805 saintfrancishosp.com In 2010, Robertson became Chief Financial Officer of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis. He served as CFO of Saint Francis Hospital – Bartlett for two years prior. He has extensive experience in the field, working at Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, TX, Self Regional Healthcare in South Carolina and Health Alliance & Wellmont Health Systems in Bristol, TN. He is a Diplomate in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Fellow with The Advisory Board Company, and a Member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Robertson serves as a Board Member of the Church Health Center and the MidSouth eHealth Alliance.
James L. Robinson. III, PsyD Chief Executive Officer Methodist South Hospital 1300 Wesley Drive Memphis, TN 38116 901.516.3085 www.mlh.org Robinson became the CEO of Methodist South Hospital in September 2012. Prior to joining Methodist, he served 20 years in the Veterans Administration system. He joined the VA in 1992 as a clinical psychologist and moved through the VA leadership ranks in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia before taking on the CEO position at the Memphis VA Medical Center in 2009. Jay earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Georgia and a PsyD from the Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology, which is associated with The College of William and Mary, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University.
Marilynn Sasportas Robinson Senior Vice President Saint Francis Healthcare 5959 Park Avenue Memphis, TN 38119 901.765.1805 saintfrancishosp.com Robinson is Senior Vice President at Saint Francis Healthcare, responsible for marketing, governmental affairs, customer service, business outreach, continuing medical education, volunteers and communications, working at both hospitals in the Saint Francis system for 20 years. A native New Yorker, she received her BA, cum laude, from Harvard-Radcliffe College, and her Master of Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health. An ordained minister who co-pastors an AME Church with her husband, Robinson serves as Board Chair of The Circles of Success Learning Academy and is on the boards of The Works, Inc., United Way, The Women’s Foundation, the local Cancer Society, and The Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee.
Carol Ross-Spang Senior Vice President of Human Resources Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 1211 Union Ave., Suite 700 Memphis, TN 38104 901.516.0754 www.mlh.org Ross-Spang is senior vice president of Human Resources. She joined Methodist in 2000 as vice president of Human Resources and was promoted to her current role in 2001. In 2003, she was awarded the Methodist Healthcare Sherard Award as Executive of the Year for her work in leading the organization’s human capital strategies. Ross-Spang serves on the board and executive committee for the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, and as Vice President of the Poplar Pike Arts Guild and remains active as a graduate of Leadership Memphis (Class of 1999).
S Steve J. Schwab, MD Chancellor The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Hyman Administration Building 62 S. Dunlap, Suite 220 Memphis, TN 38163 901.448.4796 sschwab@uthsc.edu Dr. Schwab is a licensed and board certified nephrologist and internist. In 2006, he was appointed executive dean for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), which has major sites in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville. Named UTHSC Chancellor in 2010, Schwab is ensuring that UTHSC remains the primary training center for the state of Tennessee’s health care professionals and advances its mission to enter the top quartile of Academic Health Science Centers in clinical care, research and education.
Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, FACP Medical Director West Cancer Center President and Chief Medical Officer, ACORN Research, LLC 100 N. Humphreys Blvd. Memphis, TN 38120 901.683.0055 www.westclinic.com Dr. Schwartzberg is senior partner and Medical Director at West Cancer Center. He also serves as President and Chief Medical Officer for ACORN Research, LLC. He is a Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology, he received his medical degree in 1980 from New York Medical College and completed his fellowship training in medical oncology and hematology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he also served as Chief Medical Resident. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the journal Community Oncology and the website OncologySTAT.com and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Supportive Oncology.
Reynolds is Baptist Memorial Health Care’s president and CEO. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University and a master’s degree in
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