RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - Key Persons
Alyssa Mixon, DO, MBA, helps patients with pain, muscle weakness, and other cancer-related issues.
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- Executive Director, UVA Health Foundation Senior Associate Vice President, Health System Development
In this role, Karr leads a team of 50 to achieve UVA Health's goal of $1 billion in the recently launched Honor the Future campaign, and works in partnership with University and UVA Health leadership and volunteers to inspire donors to higher and deeper levels of philanthropic engagement in health.
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- Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
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- President and Interim CEO of the UVA Physicians Group
- President and Interim CEO, UVA Physicians Group
As president and interim CEO of the UVA Physicians Group, Saavedra works with leaders and teams to drive continuous improvement in the quality and value of the care we provide. He is responsible for ensuring UVA Health is responsive to local, regional, and national health needs and policy.
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- Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
Murray works with the EVP and the senior leadership team on a broad range of strategic priorities and initiatives. He joined UVA Health in 2015 as an administrative fellow and has held a number of leadership positions.
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- Director, Clinical Operations
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- Certified Public Accountant
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer, UVA Health
- UVA Health 's Chief Financial Officer
Lischke oversees all health system finance, consolidated financial reporting, treasury, and revenue cycle management. He serves as the health system senior executive representative to the University. Lischke also represents UVA Health on various boards.
Douglas E. Lischke serves as UVA Health's Chief Financial Officer. He began his career at UVA in 2015 as UVA Health's first ever Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to that, Doug was the Associate Vice President for Financial Services and Controller for Wake Forest Baptist Health, where he held various finance roles over his 16 year tenure.
Doug is an active Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Healthcare Finance Professional and a Certified Information Technology Professional with over 25 years of financial management experience.
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- Chief Operating Officer, Department of Pediatrics
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- Interim Chief Executive Officer of UVA Community Health
Erik Shannon currently serves as interim chief executive officer of UVA Community Health. Shannon has more than 30 years of healthcare experience leading organizational and operational strategy, including strategic planning, operational improvement, restructuring and reorganization, financial planning, and physician practice management.
Erik Shannon currently serves as interim chief executive officer of UVA Community Health. UVA Community Health includes an integrated network of outpatient services across Culpeper and Northern Virginia, together with UVA Culpeper Medical Center, UVA Haymarket Medical Center, and UVA Prince William Medical Center.
Shannon came to UVA Community Health from his role as partner at Grant Thornton, a global consulting and advisory services firm, where he helped lead the transition work to integrate UVA Community Health into UVA Health after UVA Health became the full owner of the regional health system in July 2021.
Shannon has more than 30 years of healthcare experience leading organizational and operational strategy, including strategic planning, operational improvement, restructuring and reorganization, financial planning, and physician practice management. Along with overseeing day-to-day patient care operations, Shannon is partnering with UVA Community Health's senior leadership team and several internal teams to continue the work to integrate UVA Community Health into UVA Health.
Ryan serves as the ninth president of the University of Virginia. A respected and accomplished educator and legal scholar, he earned his law degree from UVA and previously served on the School of Law faculty for 15 years.
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- Physician in Chief for UVA Children 's and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Jason Lineen - Chief Strategy Officer
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- Chief Strategy Officer
- UVA Health 's Chief Strategy Officer
As UVA Health's Chief Strategy Officer, Lineen provides executive counsel and leadership for UVA Health's strategic planning efforts, service line expansion, and transformation initiatives, including structuring strategic affiliations, mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.
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- Chief External Affairs Officer
Siciliano leverages her strategic leadership and strong relationships with elected officials and teams at the federal, state, and local levels to support UVA Health's mission and goals.
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- Chief Operating Officer, School of Medicine
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- Chief Ambulatory Operations Officer
Bennett will provide leadership and oversight for clinical ambulatory practice operations, representing over a million annual visits.
As UVA Health's Chief Ambulatory Operations Officer, John provides leadership and oversight for clinical ambulatory practice operations representing over a million annual visits and growing. The goal is to create a more unified ambulatory structure to provide the best patient care and outstanding service. Along with patient care, John aspires to create an environment that improves the satisfaction of our providers and team members. Improving patient access and efficiency in our clinics is a top priority.
John previously served as Chief Executive of Ambulatory Services for PeaceHealth, a not-for-profit healthcare system with hospitals, medical clinics, and laboratories located in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. Before PeaceHealth, he worked for over two decades at Providence St. Joseph Health, a national Catholic, not-for-profit health system. He held various leadership roles there, including Chief Executive of the system's Southern California region, overseeing four area physician groups.
John received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and his master's degree, emphasizing healthcare administration, from West Virginia University. Following that, John was an administrative fellow at the Cleveland Clinic. He has expertise in market growth strategies, physician practice management, joint ventures, and optimizing financials and performance.
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- Chief Quality Officer for Children 's Services
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- Chief Executive Officer, UVA Health / Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Virginia
Kent is responsible for overseeing all UVA Health operations and reports directly to the President. A researcher, educator and physician, he is an internationally recognized leader in academic medicine.
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- Associate
- Chief Medical Officer
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- Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Badeau works with leaders across UVA Health to ensure that all marketing and communications initiatives align and support strategic goals. Her work focuses on developing multi-channel marketing and communications strategies to keep UVA Health ‘top of mind' for patients seeking exceptional and compassionate care.
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- Chief Administrative Officer
- Chief Administrative Officer, UVA Health
Southerland oversees, directs, and implements critical initiatives for UVA Health, serving a key leadership role in our Northern Virginia strategy. She has been with UVA Health since 2007, most recently serving as General Counsel and Chief of Staff for UVA Physicians Group.
Mary Frances Southerland, JD, MBA, serves as Chief Administrative Officer for UVA Health.
Mary Frances oversees, directs, and implements critical initiatives for UVA Health and is a key member of the senior leadership team. Her primary area of focus is providing oversight and leadership for the Northern Virginia strategy. Mary Frances previously served as General Counsel and Chief of Staff of UVA Physicians Group (UPG). She joined UPG in 2007, providing executive oversight in a variety of roles for the organization.
Before joining UPG, Mary Frances worked in private law practice in Charlotte, N.C. She received her undergraduate degree in Journalism & Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD and MBA from Campbell University.
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- Dean, UVA School of Medicine / Chief Health Affairs Officer, UVA Health
Kibbe is a clinician, researcher, and highly respected educator. As dean and chief health affairs officer, she leads the School of Medicine faculty in all four missions, including clinical strategy and growth, expansion of research in collaboration with other UVA schools, the promotion of educational programs of the highest caliber, and developing partnerships with our community.
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- Chief Financial Officer for the University of Virginia Medical Center
- Chief Financial Officer, Medical Center
- Chief Financial Officer, UVA Medical Center
Mike Marquardt currently serves as chief financial officer for the University of Virginia Medical Center. In this role, Mr. Marquardt is responsible for the financial operations of the hospital and clinics, including financial reporting, decision support, planning and analysis, budgeting, procurement, and purchasing.
Mr. Marquardt previously served for five years as chief of staff to the executive vice president for health affairs, overseeing the health system corporate office and coordinating activities across the health system entities, university departments, and external partner institutions. Mr. Marquardt also worked as the director of special projects for the chief medical officer and senior associate dean for clinical affairs. Before joining UVA, Mr. Marquardt worked as a senior research analyst at The Lewin Group, a health services consulting company, focusing on healthcare provider public reporting and quality improvement.
Mr. Marquardt earned a master of business administration (MBA) degree and a master of public health (MPH) degree from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business and studied chemistry and health policy as an undergraduate at Duke University. Mr. Marquardt is a certified healthcare financial professional (CHFP) by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Cipriano advocates for growing nursing's influence on healthcare policy and leads efforts to advance the role and visibility of nurses. Her 40-plus-year career has focused on improving the safety and efficiency of care.
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- Chief Medical Officer and Chair of Surgery
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- Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
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- Chief Information and Technology Officer ( CITO )
Parkin serves as Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO). She joined UVA Health in 2015.
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- President, Clinical Staff
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- Associate Chair for Education, Department of Pediatrics
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- Associate
- Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
- Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education, Designated Institutional Officer
- Co - Director of UVA 's Division of Endocrinology
Kirk became the associate dean for Graduate Medical Education in 2006. She and her staff oversee the training and education of more than 770 residents and fellows in 107 UVA-sponsored programs.
Kirk is also co-director of UVA's Division of Endocrinology. Learn more about the conditions she treats.
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- Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, School of Medicine
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- Ambulatory Director, Women's and Children 's Services
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- Chief of Quality and Performance Improvement
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- Chief Diversity & Community Engagement Officer
Downs is UVA Health's leading voice on diversity, equity, and inclusion. He guides efforts to ensure an inclusive, optimal, and respectful learning, training, and working environment.
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- Research Park Building 415
- Research Park Building 500
- Research Park Building 545
UVA Fontaine Research Park Building 415 offers specialty clinics as well as imaging and lab services. This building is located off route 29 with the convenience of ample parking and easy access. Schedule appointments with the individual clinic.
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- Administrator for UVA Cancer Center
Veronica Brill, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, currently serves as Interim Chief Nursing Officer. Joining UVA Health in 2000, Veronica has had an impressive tenure, holding a variety of leadership roles across the patient care continuum. Veronica offers strong operations leadership to this interim role, as well as a background in nursing.
As administrator for UVA Cancer Center, Veronica has gained extensive experience in strategic planning and management. She has overseen cancer treatment clinics across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Veronica consistently infuses business priorities with an emphasis on enhancing the patient experience. She also focuses on developing care teams to meet high levels of excellence.
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- Chief Executive Officer
- CEO of the University of Virginia Medical Center
- Chief Executive Officer, UVA Medical Center
Horton collaborates with leaders, physicians, faculty, and team members to achieve the best possible care for patients. She brings more than a decade of academic medical center experience.
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- Interim Lead, Children 's Services