SWLA Center for Health Services competitors

International, results oriented professional with experience in public Fortune 100 as well as private equity owned mid-market, venture backed startup and rapid-growth businesses. Global experience across Latin America, China, India, Asia-Pac and Europe. Masters in International Business from Top Tier IR school. Industry experience in healthcare, high tech, mfg & distribution, outsourced services. Specialties: International experience, Spanish language skills, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, SEC, Investor Relations, Debt Placement & Restructuring, Global Tax Planning, Strategic and Operational Planning, Operational Optimization, Change Management & Leadership, Real Estate, Off-shoring/Outsourcing and ERP implementation.

James E. Shmerling was named President and Chief Executive Officer at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on October 1, 2015. For over three decades, Dr. Shmerling has served in management roles in children’s hospitals and is nationally recognized as a leader in issues concerning children’s health and wellness. Prior to joining Connecticut Children’s, Dr. Shmerling spent the last eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Colorado, one of the top ranked children’s hospitals in the nation. Before that, he was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt from 2002 to 2007. He was the Senior Vice President of Methodist Healthcare and President of Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center from 1995 to 2002, and was Le Bonheur’s Chief Operating Officer from 1991 to 1995. He served as the Associate Director of Hospitals at Indiana University Hospitals and Administrator of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children from 1987 to 1991. Dr. Shmerling’s career in children’s hospitals began in the Children’s Hospital of Alabama where he progressed in administrative responsibilities from 1979 to1987, the last of which was as its Associate Administrator. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education from the University of Tennessee in 1976. In 1980, he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Samford University in 1984 and his Doctorate of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1999. Dr. Shmerling is a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE). He is an adjunct faculty member in the Hospital Administration programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Additionally, Dr. Shmerling is active in several national healthcare organizations.

J.P. Gallagher are a Chief Operating Officer at NorthShore and are based in Chicago, Illinois. They have worked as President - Evanston Hospital at NorthShore, Senior Vice President at NorthShore, and Director at ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE. J.p. studied at Princeton University between 1989 and 1993 and The Wharton School between 1997 and 1999.

Richard Lofgren works at UC Health and a Chief Executive Officer at UC Health, Professor at University of Kentucky, and President/CEO at University of Cincinnati Acade and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has worked as VP:Health Care Ops/Chief Clinical at University of Kentucky. Richard works or has worked as FELLOW at Organization of Chinese-Americans Inc. He studied at University of Minnesota School of Public Health and University of Michigan.