FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

President
Mahesh K. Shetty MD;FRCR;FACR;FAIUM
Clinical Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director
Woman's Clinic for Breast
and Gynecological Imaging & Pink Door Imaging Center

Patron
Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairman & Managing Director
Biocon Limited
Bangalore, India

Board of Trustees
Ron Somers
President
US-India Business Council
Washington D.C.

Jennifer Garza
CEO Edinburg Regional Medical Center/Edinburg Children's Hospital
Edinburg, Texas

Mrs. Mona Parikh PHR, MBA
Sr. Human Resources Business
Partner

Mr Andrew Novarini
CEO, Cypress Station Branch
Bank of Houston

Kelli Cohen MD
General and Pediatric Radiologist

Eric S. Greisel J.D.
General Legal Counsel


PROGRAM ADVISOR

Loretta A. Hanser
Director of Imaging Services
Mammography, CHP Radiology
Harris County Hospital District

Regional Directors
Mrs. Trishna Dey [Asia]
Ms. Esther Biira [Africa]
Dr Adhmer Longatto [S.America]
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MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chair
Mahesh Shetty MD;FRCR;FACR;FAIUM
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Members
Dr. Steve Sener
Former President
American Cancer Society

R. Sankaranarayanan
Chief of Cancer Screening Group
International Agency for Research on Cancer,
WHO
Lyon, France

Saraswati Sukumar MD
Barbara B.Rubenstein Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Britt-Marie Ljung, MD
Professor of Clinical Pathology,
Director of Cytopathology
UCSF, California

Dr Usha Menon MD; FRCOG
Professor and Director
Gynecological Cancer Research Center
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Institute of Women's Health
University College London

Dr Edmundo Mauad
Director
Barretos Cancer Hospital,
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Peter Dempsey MD; FACR
Professor of Radiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Terri Pustilnik MD
Gynecology Oncology of Houston

Dr Diljeet K. Singh, MD, DrPH
Co Chair of MAC

Dr Wei Yang, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.R.
Professor
Deputy Chairman, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair and Director of Clinical Research

Dr Neerja Bhatla MD, FICOG
A/Professor, Dept of Ob-Gyn, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,
Vice President, AOGIN,
Inaugural President, AOGIN-India,
Organising Chairperson, AOGIN 2010

Dr Jill Donnelly
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Herford Hospital, UK

Dr Martin M. Matzuk M.D., Ph.D.
Stuart A. Wallace Chair
Professor of Pathology and Immunology

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PUBLIC AWARENESS COUNCIL

Mrs. Susan Rafte
Chair of the PAC

Mrs. Sathya Saran
Co-chair,
Editor DNA,
Former Editor, Femina,
Mumbai, India

Ms. Lucy Noland
Co-chair,
News Anchor,
KNBC,
Los Angeles

Sharda Cherwoo
Partner
Ernst & Young

  
 


Mrs. Juanita Romans
Founder and President, The Romans Group		  
 
     
  Mrs. Juanita Romans brings over 30 years of experience in healthcare planning and operations. She spent seven years as CEO of Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center and two years as Central Market Leader where she was responsible for the Texas Medical Center, Northeast and Southeast campuses of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. The Central Market accounted for 1,667 inpatient beds, 58,000 annual admissions and 8,000 employees generating $3.5 billion in gross patient revenues in FY 2009. Prior to becoming CEO and Central Market Leader, Ms. Romans was the first woman Senior Vice President for the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System and was responsible for the strategic direction, operational excellence and growth of several departments.

Notable Accomplishments:

  • Served on the Memorial Hermann Hospital System Board
  • Consistently achieved a positive bottom line with 4-6 percent margin
  • Delivered 3 percent year over year growth in an exceedingly competitive    market
  • Developed a 20 year, $250 million master facility plan to accommodate     growth for within the Texas Medical Center campus
  • Improved quality indicators to consistently exceed national benchmarks    on CMS Core Measures and UHC Mortality Index
  • Fostered and developed the University of Texas Medical School    relationship through the negotiation of a new 30-year academic    affiliation agreement, 3 year annual operating agreement, and    construction of new models of collaboration and growth
  • Achieved 3 straight years of top 20 rankings in the University    HealthSystem Consortium ranking of Academic Medical Centers and    Teaching Hospitals annual assessment of quality data
  • Repositioned the hospital to become an award-winning, nationally    renowned Level 1 Trauma Center delivering the highest quality and    service

    • Honors and Accolades:

  • Texas Executive Women "Women on the Move" Honoree - 2005
  • Solucient/Thomson Top 100 Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks -     2005-2007
  • Solucient/Thomson Top 100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement     Leaders - 2006-2007
  • American Society of Healthcare Engineers, Vista Award (campus    restoration following Hurricane Allison) - 2007
  • American Heart Association, Coronary Artery Disease Performance    Achievement Award - 2007-2009
  • VHA Award for Clinical Excellence - 2007
  • TMF Health Quality Institute, Health Care Quality Improvement Award     of Excellence - 2007
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center, Pathway to Excellence     organization - 2008
  • The Living Bank, Celebrate Life Gala Honoree - 2009
  • US News & World Report, America's Best Hospitals (rankings in    Urology, Kidney Disease, Pediatric Kidney Disease and Rehabilitation)


    • Memberships and Boards:

  • Newfield Exploration-Board Member
  • Center for Houston's Future-Board Member
  • The Good Samaritan Foundation-Board Member
  • Texas Hospital Association-Board Member
  • University HealthSystem Consortium-Board Member
  • American College of Healthcare Executives-Member
  • Greater Houston Partnership-Member
  • Texas Association of Public and Non-Profit Hospitals-Member
  • Texas Executive Women-Member
  • Voluntary Hospital Association-Member
  • Houston Baptist University-Former Board Member
  • Save our ERs-Former Board Member
  • The Houston Ballet-Former Board Member

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