CARDIOVASCULAR CORE - Key Persons

Vice President, Nursing Professional Development and Workforce Management, MedStar Health, and Chief Nursing Officer, MedStar Ambulatory Services and MedStar Medical Group

Jamie S. Padmore

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Vice President, Academic Affairs

Jeffrey A. Matton

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Senior Vice President, Integrated Operations

Jeffrey Dubin

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Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Jennie P. McConagha - SVP

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Chief of Staff
Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Senior Vice President

Jennifer Redmond Boyd

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Vice President, Talent and Organizational Effectiveness

Jennifer Semel

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Vice President of Medical Affairs, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

Jessica McLain

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Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer

Jill Donaldson - SVP

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Senior Vice President
President, MedStar Harbor Hospital

Jim Welsh

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Vice President of Primary Care, MedStar Medical Group

Jocelyn Chisholm Carter

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President, MedStar Family Choice

Jocelyn Gelineau

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Manager / Communications and Retention / MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

Jody Gilbert

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Associate Director / Quality and Patient Safety / MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

Joel N. Bryan - Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer, VP

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Chief Investment Officer
Treasurer
Vice President

John Lock

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Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Transformation Officer

John Rockwood - SVP

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Senior Vice President
President, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

Katherine T Hamilton

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Neurology & Headache Medicine

Kenneth A. Samet - CEO, President

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Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Executive Leadership Team
President

MedStar Health President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth A. Samet is responsible for a $7.3 billion not-for-profit, healthcare delivery system. With almost 40 years of experience in healthcare administration, Samet provides strategic oversight and management for MedStar Health-the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, comprised of 10 hospitals, a comprehensive network of health-related businesses that includes ambulatory, home health, a large multispecialty physician network, and an insurance product with approximately 170,000 members. MedStar Health has large research and innovation platforms and one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the country. In addition, MedStar Health is one of the region's largest employers, with more than 32,000 associates and 4,000 affiliated physicians, serving more than a million patients and their families each year. MedStar Health is proud to be the long-standing clinical and medical education partner of Georgetown University. Prior to becoming MedStar Health's president and chief executive officer in January of 2008, Samet served as president and chief operating officer of MedStar Health from 2003-2008; and as the system's first chief operating officer since MedStar Health's inception in 1998. Samet has dedicated his career to health care. He received his master's degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan in 1982. Samet served as president of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, one of the nation's largest tertiary care hospitals, in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2000. From the mid-1980s to 1990, Samet held a variety of leadership positions with the Medlantic Healthcare Group, which merged with Helix Health in 1998 to create MedStar Health. Samet is presently a member of the board of directors of a number of organizations to include: Greater Washington Partnership, Economic Club of Washington, Georgetown University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles), the Greater Washington Board of Trade and United Way of the National Capital Area. He has held leadership positions on the boards of the American Hospital Association (AHA), District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) and Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), and served on the board of visitors for the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Samet is also a past board member of the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors, where he received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1980 and an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2012 following his commencement address to the school's graduating class. In 1996, the American College of Healthcare Executives named Samet the national Young Healthcare Administrator of the Year. More recently, Samet was honored with the Anti-Defamation League 2015 Achievement Award, and in 2021 the B'nai B'rith Charles S. Lauer National Healthcare Award.

Kenneth M Lee

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Cardiology

Kerry Richard

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Senior Vice President and Executive Deputy General Counsel

Kevin P. Kowalski

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Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy

Krystal C. Maloni

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Vascular Surgery

Larry L. Smith

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Vice President, Risk Management

Lauren M Maragh

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Internal Medicine

Leigh Ann Curl

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Chief of Orthopedics, MedStar Harbor Hospital

Lisa M. Boyle - SVP

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Senior Vice President
President, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Liz Joseph

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Associate Director / Human Resources / Onboarding / MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Loretta Young Walker - CHRO, EVP

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Chief People Officer
Executive Vice President
Member of the Executive Leadership Team

LynnMarie Verzino - SVP

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Chief Nursing Officer
Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Senior Vice President

M. Joy Drass - COO, EVP

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Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President
Member of the Executive Leadership Team

Mark Russo

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Head and Neck Surgery & Otolaryngology

Mary-Michael Brown

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Vice President of Nursing Practice Innovation

Matt Kelly

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Chief Executive Officer, JBG SMITH

Meghan Shaver

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Corporate Director

Melissa Ann Yadao

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Orthopedic Sports Medicine / Book an / Appointment

Michael A. Randolph

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Internal Medicine - Baltimore

Michael Benjamin Lee

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Cardiology

Michael C. Sachtleben

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Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Washington Region

Mike Varner

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Vice President, Brand Marketing & Strategy

Mimi Novello - SVP

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Senior Vice President
President and Chief Medical Officer, MedStar St. Mary 's Hospital

Nathan Barbo

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Senior Vice President of Operations

Nathan Barbo, FACHE, serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. In this role, he provides executive leadership across clinical, operational, and administrative departments of MedStar Franklin Square. Nathan also partners with colleagues across the MedStar Health system to seamlessly integrate service lines and operations for better patient care. Before joining MedStar Franklin Square, Nathan was the Vice President of Operations at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and previously served as the Director of Operations at Digestive Disease Associates. An alumnus of the University of North Carolina, Nathan earned a Master of Healthcare Administration with a concentration in Finance. His undergraduate degree is in Healthcare Management from the Ohio State University, where he also studied Economics. Nathan is a board-certified Fellow in Healthcare Administration by the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a board member with I AM MENtality, Essex Community Development Corporation, and the United Way of Central Maryland's Baltimore County RUN Board. In addition, he volunteers with Honor Flight, Summit Maryland, and Cornerstone Community Housing. In recognition of his professional impact and community involvement, the Baltimore Business Journal selected Nathan for their 2023 "40 Under 40" list.