The 5th Annual Ellison Pierce Symposium
Positioning Your ORs For The Future
April 30 - May 2, 2009

Ruben J. Azocar, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center

Timothy J. Babineau, M.D.
President and CEO, Rhode Island Hospital

Martin Batt, AIA, RIBA
Managing Partner, Martin Batt Architects, LLC

Maureen Broms, R.N., M.S.
Vice President of Health Care Quality and Patient Safety, New England Baptist Hospital

Kenneth H. Cohn, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
Surgeon in private practice
Director, Cambridge Management Group

Ann K. Edwards
Director, Health Industries Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Mauricio Gonzalez, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Vice-Chairman of Clinical Affairs, Boston Medical Center

Diane Gulczynski, R.N., M.S., C.N.O.R.
Senior Vice President for Clinical Operations, New England Baptist Hospital
Chief Nursing Office, New England Baptist Hospital

Linda J. Heffner, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston Medical Center

Paul Hendessi, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Associate Residency Program Director, Boston University School of Medicine
Director of Gynecology, Boston Medical Center

Michael W. Kahn, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Ambulatory Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Paul Levy, C.E.O.
President and CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Keith P. Lewis, R.Ph., M.D.
Course Co-Director
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center

Eugene Litvak, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Care and Operations Management
Director, Program for Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery
Boston University Health Policy Institute
Adjunct Professor of Operations Management, Harvard School of Public Health

Stephanie S. Lovell
Vice President and General Counsel, Boston Medical Center

David B. McAneny, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Section of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, Boston Medical Center

William McDonough, M.P.A.H.
Managing Principal/Executive Broker, Integro Insurance Brokers

Denise J. Mehegan, R.N., C.P.H.Q., C.R.M.
Director of Regulatory Compliance, Boston Medical Center

Lisa A. O’Connor R.N., B.S.N., M.S., NEAA-BC
Vice President Nursing, Boston Medical Center

Rafael Ortega, M.D.
Course Co-Director
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine
Vice-Chairman of Academic Affairs, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center

James Petros, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center

Robert S. Poston, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Medical Center

Ronald Schouten, M.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Law & Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital

Michael Stone, M.D.
Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, Boston Medical Center

Masai Sung
Manager, Health Industries Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Susan Peterson, B.A.M., M.S.M.
Administrative Manager, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center

It is the policy of the Boston University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education that faculty disclose to program participants any real or apparent conflict of interest. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any discussion of unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed.