Our Expert Panel brings together leaders who have shaped Patient Blood Management programs across diverse health systems. These clinicians, administrators, and advisors contributed directly to the development of the Exec Guide and Exec Corner, offering the real-world experience, evidence expertise, and strategic insight that inform every section of this resource.
Sherri Ozawa, MSN, RN
National Director of Operations and Delivery, Patient Blood Management, hc1, USA; Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
Douglas Tavares, MBA
Healthcare Economist and Professor;
Adjunct Professor of Business and Mentor in Residence at Florida Southern College; Founder and CEO at Vision Business Institute, FL
Guilherme Rabello, MBA
Professor in HealthTech and Healthcare Innovation;
Head of Innovation, Institututo do Coração, São Paulo, Brazil;
PBM Coordinator, ABHH, Brazil
Ryan Lett, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina SK, Canada;
Physician Lead for PBM
Contributors
Matt Warner, MD; Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Medical Director, Mayo Clinic PBM program, MN
Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD, FAHA, FASE; Professor of Anesthesiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell; Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Director, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Northshore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Becky Rock, RN; Nurse Clinician, Patient Blood Management Program, Collaborative Immunology Program, SCIg Home Infusion Program, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
Steven M. Frank, MD; Professor, Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine; Director, Johns Hopkins Health System Blood Management Program, MD
Jeffrey M. Aber, MBA; Strategic Planning Executive; former VP of Strategic Planning at Broward Health and Associate VP of Strategic Planning at the University of Miami Health System, FL
Gary V. Catarella, MBA, MT(ASCP);VP of Operations, Advocate Health, Charlotte, NC
Edward J. Peterson, MBA, MT (ASCP); VP of Laboratory Services, Memorial Healthcare System, FL
Daryl Kor, MD; Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Joseph Thomas, BSN, RN; National Director, Strategic Partnerships, Hemosonics
Randy Henderson, Director, Keck Medical Center of USC & USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Richard Melseth, Special Projects, Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, Inc.
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