CEDARS-SINAI - Key Persons

Abby Feinman

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Member of the Board of Directors

Adam Selkowitz

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Member of the Board of Directors

Andrew Ortiz - CHRO, SVP

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Chief Human Resources Officer
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Cedars
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Health Net, Inc

Andy Ortiz is senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Cedars-Sinai, where he is responsible for the strategy and implementation of human resources policies and programs. His work in developing a talent-driven culture helps balance growth initiatives and operational efficiencies to ensure that Cedars-Sinai remains a world-class healthcare organization. Reporting to the CEO, Andy serves as a trusted advisor to colleagues on the executive team, ensuring that initiatives align with Cedars-Sinai's mission, vision and goals. In his leadership capacity at Cedars-Sinai, Andy chairs the organization's Retirement Committee and is a member of the Executive Diversity & Inclusion Council. He supports the Board of Directors by staffing the Executive Personnel (compensation) Committee and the Nominating & Governance Committee. Andy joined Cedars-Sinai in 2016 after serving as senior vice president and chief people officer at Health Net, Inc. during its merger with Centene Corporation. At Health Net, Andy was responsible for strategy, policy development and administration of all aspects of human resources, including compensation, benefits, performance management and rewards, staffing, equal employment and diversity, leadership and talent development, organization effectiveness and change management. Prior to rejoining Health Net, Andy was the chief human resources officer at Western Dental Services/Brident and senior vice president of organization effectiveness for Warner Bros. Entertainment Group. He has held numerous leadership roles in a variety of industries, including healthcare, entertainment, financial services and automotive. Andy earned a Master of Arts in organizational leadership from Woodbury University and a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from California State University, Fullerton. He is a certified executive coach from the Hudson Institute of Coaching and a member of the International Coaching Federation. Andy proudly serves on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, which provides services to more LGBT people than any other organization in the world.

Ari Engelberg

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Member of the Board of Directors

Arthur J. Ochoa

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Healthcare Executive
Senior Vice President, Advancement / Chief Advancement Officer
Senior Vice President, Advancement and Chief Advancement Officer

Arthur J. Ochoa, JD About Us Our Leadership Arthur J. Ochoa, JD Arthur J. Ochoa is an accomplished healthcare executive, attorney and civic leader. As senior vice president of Advancement and chief advancement officer, he leads Cedars-Sinai's community engagement and development teams as well as co-leading its health equity efforts. He joined Cedars-Sinai in 2001. Prior to that, Ochoa practiced transactional and tax law for individual, corporate and nonprofit clients at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Irell & Manella LLP. In his time between college and law school, Ochoa began his career as an advocate and policy analyst in Washington, D.C. Ochoa's leadership roles include serving as board chair of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, an international professional organization dedicated to research and education in the field of healthcare fundraising. He is board president of Marlborough School, which was founded in 1889 and is the oldest independent girls' school in Southern California. Ochoa is also a board member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, a board member of UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza), a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts, a member of Yale Law School's Tsai Leadership Program Advisory Council and an honorary trustee of the Mexican American Bar Foundation. He is a past board chair of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, which is an historically Black graduate institution, and a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. He is also a past board chair of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, a past board president of The Center for Early Education, a past member of the Yale Law School Association's Executive Board and a past chairman of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee. Ochoa lectures frequently on topics that include strategic communications, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Previously, Ochoa served as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Judaism (now American Jewish University). He has received awards and recognition from a number of organizations, including Charles R. Drew University, National Medical Fellowships, the National Hispanic Health Foundation, the Mexican American Bar Foundation and Boy Scouts of America. Ochoa earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Southern California (cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and a juris doctor degree from Yale Law School.

Barry D. Pressman

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Co - Chair, Department of Imaging

Bruce Gewertz

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Chairman, Department of Surgery

Bryan Croft

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Cedars - Sinai in 2010 As Vice President of Operations
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Cedars - Sinai Medical Center / Chief Executive Officer, Cedars - Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Bryan Croft leads the day-to-day operations of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, overseeing all service line and clinical support services with the goal of ensuring the delivery of high-quality, effective and efficient patient care. He also serves as CEO of Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital. Croft joined Cedars-Sinai in 2010 as vice president of Operations and was promoted to senior vice president of Operations in 2017. He has been instrumental in advancing Cedars-Sinai's operations and developing clinical programs and services, working collaboratively with department chairs, senior management and medical staff. His leadership accomplishments include operational and strategic oversight of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center, the planning process for the Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital replacement facility, and expansion and establishment of new clinical programs. Prior to Cedars-Sinai, Bryan served as vice president of Operations for Houston Methodist Hospital, and before that was vice president of Operations for The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, was a board member of the American College of Healthcare Executives' Greater Houston and Southern California Chapters, and served on the Regent's Advisory Council in Honolulu. He recently served as a board member of the Alumni Association of the Trinity University Department of Health Care Administration. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Tech University and a master's degree in health care administration from Trinity University.

Christine Albert

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Chairman, Department of Cardiology

Clement Yang

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Member of the Board of Directors

Clive Svendsen

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Director, Regenerative Medicine Institute

Craig Kwiatkowski

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Senior Vice President of Enterprise Information Services / Chief Information Officer
Senior Vice President of Enterprise Information Services and Chief Information Officer

Craig Kwiatkowski leads Technology Operations and Enterprise Information Services at Cedars-Sinai, overseeing clinical technology and day-to-day information technology strategy for the Cedars-Sinai Health System. Kwiatkowski has held several leadership roles at Cedars-Sinai since joining the organization more than a decade ago. Early in his tenure at Cedars-Sinai he served as executive director of Applications Systems, where he was responsible for the direction and management of key applications systems, including inpatient, ambulatory and outpatient department areas. Most recently, Kwiatkowski served as vice president and associate chief information officer of Applications, overseeing the entire enterprise application portfolio. Kwiatkowski is a past recipient of the Cedars-Sinai President's Award and has also been honored with a Cedars-Sinai Friend of Nursing Award and an American Drug Stores Excellence in Customer Service Award. Prior to Cedars-Sinai, Kwiatkowski held clinical and operational roles at University Chicago Medical Center including as Director of Drug Information and leading the Pharmacy Informatics Program. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from the College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Dan Theodorescu

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Director, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center Institute ( SOCCI )

David Frishberg

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Chairman, Department of Academic Pathology

David Kaplan

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Vice Chair

David Lee

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Member of the Board of Directors

David M. Wrigley - CFO, EVP

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Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President
Cedars - Sinai As Vice President of Finance
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Cedars - Sinai Health System

As executive vice president and chief financial officer, David Wrigley will have responsibility for financial planning and reporting, revenue cycle, treasury, financial operations, capital structure/planning, risk management, corporate compliance, ventures and technology transfer. Wrigley joined Cedars-Sinai as vice president of Finance in 2014, became senior vice president and chief financial officer of CSMC in July 2017 and promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of CSHS in July 2022. Before joining Cedars-Sinai, Wrigley served in several senior financial management positions in healthcare, including system vice president of Finance for Presence Health in Chicago and manager of Healthcare Practice for KPMG. Wrigley has been active in the Healthcare Finance Management Association and on the board of Holy Family Medical Center in Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Illinois State University and is a certified public accountant. David M. Wrigley About Us Our Leadership David M. Wrigley

David R. Marshall

Dr. Marshall previously served as system chief nursing and patient care services executive for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health). During 36 years with UTMB Health, Dr. Marshall made major contributions to the academic health sciences center. He was part of the leadership team that led UTMB Health back from Hurricane Ike after it devastated the Gulf Coast in 2008. In the hurricane's aftermath, Dr. Marshall served as an important public face and voice of confidence for the hospital, keeping patients and the community informed about progress to restore services. And he led the effort for UTMB Health to regain Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2012, an achievement that has been sustained since that time.