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Name: Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD

Position: Program Director

Email: Mary.R.Cooper@jefferson.edu

Contact Number(s):

215-503-0174

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Email: enroll@jefferson.edu

Contact Number(s):

215-951-2800

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Our Healthcare Quality & Safety (HQS) program is supported by expert faculty who not only teach in the program, they assist with student capstone projects, offer career and professional advice, and are active researchers and practitioners.

Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD

Associate Professor
Program Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety
Program Director, Healthcare Administration
Program Director, Operational Excellence
Interim Program Director, Population Health Email Mary Reich Cooper 215-503-0174
Celeste Chamberlain, PhD, MS, BSN, CPHQ

Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor
Associate Program Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety (Curriculum) Email Celeste Chamberlain 215-955-0174
Ellen L Guarnieri, RN, MHSA, CPHQ, FACHE

Associate Program Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety (External Programs)
Adjunct Instructor Email Ellen L Guarnieri 215-503-0174
Andrew Kopolow, MPA, MSW, CPHQ, PMP, CLSSMBB, FNAHQ

Assistant Program Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety (Curriculum) Email Andrew Kopolow 215-503-0174
Francis Colangelo, MD, MS, FACP

Assistant Program Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety (External Programs) Email Francis Colangelo 215-503-0174
Barbara Benson Yody, MGA, CSSBB

Adjunct Instructor
Email Barbara Benson Yody
Rebeca Almanza, MBA, LPN, CPHQ

Adjunct Instructor Email Rebeca Almanza
Michael Anderson, MSIS, CSSMBB

Associate Program Director, Operational Excellence
Email Michael Anderson
Bruce Bernstein, PhD

Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor Email Bruce Bernstein 215-503-0174
Tracy L. Carlino , DNP, RN, MAOM, NEA-BC, CPHQ

Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor
Email Tracy L. Carlino
Donald E Casey Jr., MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FAHA, DFAAPL, CPE, DFACMQ

Adjunct Professor Email Donald E Casey Jr. 215-503-0174
Charisse Coulombe, MS, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS

Adjunct Instructor Email Charisse Coulombe
Jana A. Dajani, MPH, LSSCBB

Adjunct Instructor Email Jana A. Dajani
Makaila Davis, MS

Adjunct Instructor Email Makaila Davis
Anthony Dawson

Adjunct Instructor Email Anthony Dawson
Maria Dee

Adjunct Instructor Email Maria Dee
Dennis R Delisle, ScD, FACHE

Adjunct Assistant Professor Email Dennis R Delisle 215-503-0174
Preston Dogan , MHA, CLSSGB

Adjunct Instructor Email Preston Dogan
Carrie Donovan, MSAS, CPHQ

Adjunct Instructor Email Carrie Donovan 215-503-0174
Leigh Elko, MS, LSSGB, PMP, RRT

Adjunct Instructor Email Leigh Elko
Jose Gonzalez, MD, JD, MSEd, MS, MS

Adjunct Instructor Email Jose Gonzalez
Claudia E Gregor, MEd

Adjunct Instructor Email Claudia E Gregor 215-503-0174
Denise Hammel, RN-BC, MSN, CPHIMS, CLSSBB

Adjunct Instructor Email Denise Hammel 215-503-0174
James Harrop , MD, MS

Professor of Neurological Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Email James Harrop 215-955-7000
Sherri Hobbs-Messick, MSM, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS

Adjunct Instructor Email Sherri Hobbs-Messick
Alison Hong, MD

Assistant Program Director, Operational Excellence
Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor Email Alison Hong
Bhushan Karle, PMP, MHP, DTM, CPHQ, CPXP, CPHIMS

Adjunct Instructor Email Bhushan Karle
Robert D. Lieberthal, PhD

Adjunct Instructor Email Robert D. Lieberthal
Lawrence Magras , MD, MBA

Adjunct Instructor Email Lawrence Magras
Taisha Mathieu Percy, DHAc, MA, MHS

Adjunct Instructor
Email Taisha Mathieu Percy
Lynne M Matthews, PhD, MS, BS, CISA

Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor Email Lynne M Matthews 215-503-0174
Salvatore M. Moffa , MD. MBA

Adjunct Instructor Email Salvatore M. Moffa
Joseph M Montella, MD, MS-HQS, CPE, CPHQ

Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor Email Joseph M Montella 215-503-0174
David B Nash, MD, MBA

Founding Dean Emeritus
Dr. Raymond C. & Doris N. Grandon Professor in Health Policy Email David B Nash 215-955-6969
Chika Odioemene, MS-HQS, MSN, NP-BC, RN, CPPS, LSSMBB

Adjunct Instructor Email Chika Odioemene
Lenard L Parisi, RN, MA, CHPQ, FNAHQ

Adjunct Instructor Email Lenard L Parisi 215-503-0174
Laurel Pickering, MPH

Adjunct Instructor Email Laurel Pickering
Maima Radcliffe, MPH, CPH, PMP

Adjunct Instructor Email Maima Radcliffe
Rashean Ramsue, MS

Adjunct Instructor
Email Rashean Ramsue
Jean Marie Rocha, MPH, RN

Adjunct Instructor Email Jean Marie Rocha
Calie Santana, MD, MHS

Adjunct Instructor
Byron Scott, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAPL

Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor Email Byron Scott 215-503-0174
Stanton N Smullens, MD, FACS

Emeritus Professor of Surgery Email Stanton N Smullens 215-503-0174
Terry Lynn Stafford, PhD, EJD, MS, RN, CPHQ, CHCQM, PCC

Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor Email Terry Lynn Stafford 215-503-0174
April M. Taylor , MS, HA, FACHE, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB, CPPS

Adjunct Instructor Email April M. Taylor
Nicholas A. Thompson, MPH, PMP

Adjunct Instructor Email Nicholas A. Thompson
Dakota Trent, MLTCA

Adjunct Instructor Email Dakota Trent
Chizoba Ugwummadu, MD, MSc, MS-HQSM, FACP

Adjunct Instructor
Andrew Wierzbieniec, MHSA

Adjunct Instructor Email Andrew Wierzbieniec 215-503-0174
Marcia V Wilkof, PhD

Adjunct Instructor Email Marcia V Wilkof 215-503-0174
Megan Zakrewsky, MBA, PMP

Adjunct Instructor Email Megan Zakrewsky
Karen P Zimmer, MD, MPH, FAAP

Adjunct Instructor Email Karen P Zimmer 215-503-0174

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