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This edition of the CEO’s List highlights the outstanding recent accolades and accomplishments of our colleagues across UVA Health. We are incredibly proud of how these individuals and teams continue to achieve the goals of UVA Health’s 10-year Strategic Plan. Please join me in recognizing their efforts and awards.

With gratitude,
K. Craig Kent, MD
Chief Executive Officer, UVA Health

Hoos Building Bridges UVA Health Awardees

The Hoos Building Bridges Award is a testament to the collaborative spirit among UVA team members, recognizing their remarkable efforts in establishing cross-disciplinary partnerships and fostering success across Grounds. On June 27, President Ryan celebrated the achievements of nine individuals and two fantastic teams who have excelled in building bridges within the University. I am very pleased to share that two of the selected individuals and the two teams were from UVA Health.

Individual Winners
Kate Bakich, Administrator, HIT Service Management| Kate demonstrated exceptional leadership skills during Phase 1 of the UVA Community Health project and the acquisition of our three Northern Virginia and Culpeper community hospitals. Despite challenging circumstances and tight deadlines, Kate dedicated extensive time and effort to ensure the smooth transition and integration of new UVA Health team members.

Brendon Coll, CPA, School of Medicine Controller | In July 2022, UVA transitioned from Oracle to Workday Financials. Brendon actively collaborated with School of Medicine stakeholders and Finance partners for over 18 months to optimize the system transition, financial processes, and reporting.

Teams
HIT Team: Liz Strickland, IT Analyst Senior, EMR Trainer; Joanne Casey, Ambulatory Builder - Provider Advisor/Builder Dyad; and Justin Bryant, Epic Provider Trainer, BS, HSA | This UVA Health HIT team developed SmartStart, SmartChart, and the builder dyad programs to enhance collaboration between providers and the IT department. Through these initiatives, physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) can utilize the Epic EMR and other supporting technologies more effectively and efficiently, resulting in improved patient care.

MC Interdisciplinary Team: Dustin Money, ECMO Specialist; Kathleen Henahan, PT, Clinician 4; Garry Gellert, PT, DPT; Michelle F. Dawson, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN, Critical Care Nurse Practitioner and Director of APP Education and Fellowships; Dr. Nick Teman, Associate Professor of Surgery; and Michael Gelvin, MPS, MBA, CCP, Director, Perfusion & ECMO Services | This interdisciplinary team collaborated to develop guidelines for providing progressive mobility to patients who have been connected to an ECMO machine through their femoral artery. ECMO is a medical device used to deliver oxygen around a patient's body. Through early mobility, deconditioning is decreased, and patients can maintain their ability to move independently.  UVA Health is one of the national leaders in this innovative way of saving lives and delivering care.

Read more about our UVA Health award winners and congratulate them when you see them!

Melina R. Kibbe, MD

Congratulations to our esteemed colleague Melina R. Kibbe, MD, Dean of UVA School of Medicine and Chief Health Affairs Officer, on her recent recognition by Virginia Business as an inspiring female leader in the Commonwealth. Amongst a pool of nearly 300 nominations, Dean Kibbe stood out as one of the 37 remarkable women selected for this prestigious "Women in Leadership" list. Since assuming her role in 2021, Dean Kibbe's exceptional leadership is making a significant mark on our institution. Her mentorship and visionary approach have driven advancements in medical education, research, and clinical care. Under her guidance, our organization has thrived, fostering innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Furthermore, her role as the editor in chief of JAMA Surgery has led to a notable increase in the journal's impact factor this year, a significant achievement amidst a challenging climate for academic journals.  JAMA Surgery maintains its prestige as the number 1 journal in all of surgery.  We take great pride in Dean Kibbe’s accomplishments and well-deserved recognition as an inspiring female leader in the Commonwealth, nationally, and internationally!

Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD

Dr. Howard Goodkin, Shure Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at UVA Health, was recently personally recognized by the President and CEO of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), Dr. Thomas J. Nasca. Dr. Nasca sent me an email expressing his deep appreciation for Dr. Goodkin's invaluable contributions. AGCME, an organization responsible for accrediting and ensuring the quality of over 13,000 graduate medical education (GME) programs and 800+ sponsoring institutions nationwide, relies on nationally prominent and expert physician leaders who selflessly volunteer their time and energy for peer review. Dr. Nasca relayed that Dr.Goodkin had displayed an unwavering commitment to the ACGME's mission – this is in addition to Dr. Goodkin's many and significant responsibilities at UVA Health. Thank you, Dr. Goodkin, for your leadership of the Department of Neurology and for all that you do for UVA Health.

Kidney Transplant Team

I would like to extend my sincere appreciation and recognition to the outstanding members of the Kidney Transplant Team at UVA Health. Over the past fiscal year, this team's accomplishments have been nothing short of extraordinary, including reaching the milestone of performing the 3,000th adult kidney transplant. Their efforts have resulted in UVA Health experiencing its most successful year to date for kidney and pancreas transplants. This includes 215 successful surgeries with the outcomes surpassing national benchmarks, over 1,400 new referrals to the program, and nearly 400 patients listed for transplant. Moreover, they have developed practices that are at the leading edge such as utilizing hepatitis C+ and COVID+ donors, exploring innovative organ preservation techniques, as well as novel methods of immunosuppression. Thanks to the entire team, including physicians, surgeons, APPs, specialized nurses, HLA lab staff, dieticians, medical assistants, social workers, office and clerical staff, administrators, and the selfless organ donors who make these transplants possible. Your invaluable contributions are making a profound difference in the lives of our patients. Keep up the phenomenal work!

UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center

In 2021, UVA Health embarked on a significant journey to integrate UVA Community Health into the UVA Health system, aligning with the UVA Health 2022-2032 Strategic Plan. This integration has united four medical centers as well as their outpatient services and two medical groups into one cohesive health system, driving patient-centered care and fostering collaboration. Achieving the final phase of integration in June 2023, UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center successfully migrated to the UVA Health instance of Epic and other IT systems, marking a pivotal step towards the realization of a One UVA Health Team. The tireless efforts of our dedicated team members deserve high praise. They seamlessly integrated 265 IT applications, impacted 4,698 individuals, and successfully trained 3,958 team members, investing a staggering 30,000 hours into this endeavor. I would like to extend special recognition to the Health Information Team, whose exceptional work earned them the impressive “Good Install” award from EPIC for their tremendous success in this installation. Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in this monumental achievement, which has already enhanced the patient experience while enabling our providers and care teams to deliver care more efficiently.

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