The Committee includes representatives from departments and organizations within Sentara and EVMS.
Members of the Committee will provide non-binding strategic advice and informed guidance to the institute's activities. They will implement the strategic direction set forth by the joint governance board, build community partnerships, evaluate and approve research projects submitted by the faculty, and establish the institute's standards and compliance. Suggested members for the council are:
From EVMS
- C. Donald Combs, PhD, Vice President and Dean, School of Health Professions
- Elias Siraj, M.D., Director, Strelitz Diabetes Center
- Brynn Sheehan, PhD, HADSI
- Cynthia C. Romero, MD, Director, The M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health
- O. John Semmes, PhD, Director, Leroy T. Canoles Cancer Research Center
- Richard M. Bikowski, MD, Quality Officer for EVMS Medical Group
- Marybeth Hughes, MD, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncology
- Jiangtao Luo, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Assistant Director, EVMS-Sentara Healthcare Analytics and Delivery Science Institute
- Sunita Dodani MBBS (MD), MSc, PhD, FAHA, Founding Director HADSI & Chair- Steering Committee
From Sentara
- Michael Hooper, M.D., Vice President of Medical Affairs
- David A Torgerson, Vice President Enterprise Analytics
- Kathie Zimbro, PhD, Director, Sentara Quality Research Institute
- Sam Owens, Director, IT, Sentara Healthcare
- John Brush, MD, Sentara Cardiology Specialists
- David Baran, MD, System Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Sentara Heart Transplant
- Meredith Strand, Director, Cancer Program at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- Kristi Morgan, DNP, RN, CCRN, Manager, Analytics Services/Clinical & Business Intelligence
