InCharge with interests in healthcare, IT and real estate. Prior to that, Andrews was managing director of The Martin Companies and led the firm’s healthcare investment activities. He also held leadership roles at Cogent Healthcare, Essent Healthcare, InPhact and Arcon Healthcare. He currently serves on the boards of Care Team Connect, Shareable Ink, Lincor Solutions and SmartPatient and on the advisory board of Nashville Capital Network. Anne Sumpter Arney Member Bone McAllester Norton PLLC 511 Union St., Suite 1600 Nashville 37219 615.238.6360 bonelaw.com A third-generation lawyer and active community leader, Arney represents businesses and health care professionals in a variety of corporate, operational and regulatory matters. A frequent guest speaker on health care and corporate law related topics for industry and professional associations, Arney also advises both health care and non-health care entrepreneurs on how to start, grow, operate and sell their businesses. Carlos L. Arteaga, MD Associate Director for Clinical Research; Director, Breast Cancer Program; Director, Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies; & Director, VICC Research Network Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center 2220 Pierce Ave. 682 Preston Research Building Nashville 37232-6838 615.936.3524 vicc.org An internationally renowned physician-scientist and prolific author, Arteaga leads the prestigious Vanderbilt National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer SPORE grant and is one of Stand Up to Cancer’s Dream Team investigators. He will take the reins of the American Association of Cancer Research as the national organization’s 2014-15 president. Arteaga also serves on the scientific advisory board for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation. A medical oncologist by training, Arteaga joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University in 1989. Jordan Asher, MD CMO & Chief Integration Officer MissionPoint Health Partners 523 Mainstream Drive Nashville 37228 615.284.5700 missionpointhealth.org In his role with MissionPoint, Asher focuses on clinical integration among providers, facilities and other partners within the care delivery platform. Previously, he was physician network executive for Saint Thomas Health Services where he focused on creating and implementing physician alignment strategies. He was in private practice for 13 years and served as medical director for a large multispeciality group. He is a member of the American College of Physician Executives and the American Society of Hypertension. He completed his medical training at Vanderbilt.
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Brent Atkinson VP, Operations Tennessee Medical Association 2301 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37212 615.385.2100 tnmed.org Atkinson has been with TMA since 2005 overseeing accounting, operations management and human resources functions for the state’s professional organization for physicians. He was named to the executive leadership team at the end of 2012. Atkinson holds an undergraduate degree in accounting and business management and a graduate degree in finance. Ralph C. Atkinson, III, MD President Nephrology Associates, PC 28 White Bridge Road, Suite 300 Nashville 37205 615.356.4111 tnkidney.com Board certified in internal medicine and nephrology, Atkinson became president of the 29-physician nephrology practice in 2012. He is a former chief-of-staff for Centennial Medical Center and is currently medical director for the CMC Kidney Transplant Program. Atkinson serves as medial director of the Ature Dialysis Program for Fresenius Medical Care and the FMC Lawrenceburg dialysis clinic. He joined Nephrology Associates in 1991. Mark Awh, MD Founder & President Radsource, LLC 8 Cadillac Drive, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.376.7500 radsource.us An authority on magnetic resonance imaging, Awh was a founder of Radsource, a joint venture between United Surgical Partners International and Imaging Specialists, PLLC, in 2001. Awh oversees the imaging management company, which offers services ranging from interpretation to developing multisite imaging centers. Prior to founding Radsource, Awh served as director of MRI at Saint Thomas Hospital and as president of one of the nation’s largest radiology private practices.
B Rahn Bailey, MD Immediate Past President National Medical Association Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry Meharry School of Medicine 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 615.327.6606 mmc.edu Bailey joined the Meharry faculty in 2008 to revitalize the Psychiatry Department, which has grown steadily under his leadership. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, completed residency at the University of Texas – Houston and his fellowship at Yale. He is double board certified in general psychiatry
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and in forensic psychiatry and has extensive expertise in forensic cases including establishing competency to stand trial, child custody cases, clinical malpractice, insanity, fitness for duty, and malpractice. Bailey is the immediate past president of the National Medical Association, which represents more than 50,000 AfricanAmerican physicians. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Ben Baker COO CareHere 5141 Virginia Way, Suite 350 Brentwood 37027 615.221.5901 carehere.com Baker, who co-founded CareHere in 2004, is the former president of Precision Data Management Systems, which markets information technology consulting services. He is a certified master black belt in the Six Sigma quality management process pioneered by General Electric. CareHere runs more than 130 on-site healthcare clinics in 20 states. Jeff Balser, MD, PhD Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Dean Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1161 21st Ave. S. D-3300, MCN Nashville 37232 615.936.3030 medschool.vanderbilt.edu A Vanderbilt School of Medicine graduate, Balser joined his alma mater as an associate dean in 1998 and was named chair of VUMC’s Department of Anesthesiology three years later. In 2004, he became the chief research officer, leading expansion that moved Vanderbilt into the top 10 in NIH funding. In October 2008, Balser became the 11th dean of the School of Medicine since its founding in 1875 and was named associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs. Eight months later, he took the role of vice chancellor upon the retirement of Harry Jacobson, MD, who hand selected Balser as his successor. Lee Barfield Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.6202 bassberry.com Barfield has been a member of the firm since 1978 and is in the litigation and healthcare industry practice areas of Bass, Berry & Sims. He has defended hospitals, doctors and nurses in medical malpractice cases and has counseled healthcare providers on hospital operational issues, child abuse reporting, fraud and abuse and other regulatory issues. A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, he is an adjunct professor of health law for his alma mater.
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