Key Personnel

Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)
Chicago, IL

John R. Combes, MD (Principal Investigator, On the CUSP: Stop BSI)
Senior Fellow, HRET
President and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance

Stephen C. Hines, PhD (Principal Investigator, On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI)
Vice President, Research

Barb Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
Vice President of Clinical Quality

Tina Adams
Clinical Content Development Lead

Deborah Bohr, MPH
Senior Director, Special Projects

Jasmine Davis
Research Specialist

Kristina Davis, MS, MPH
Research Specialist

Marchelle Djordjevic, MBA
Associate Director

Mari Franks, MPPA
Program Manager

Gabriela Gracia, MSc
Program Manager

Louella Hung, MPH
Program Manager

Mariana Lesher, MS
Senior Data Analyst

Keesha Mwangangi
Research Specialist

M. Kathleen O’Shea
Research Specialist

Jenna Rabideaux
Research Specialist

Justin St. Andre
Research Manager

Denise Shannon
Contract Support Specialist

Paul Tedrick
Research Specialist

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Baltimore, MD

Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD (Co-Principal Investigator, On the CUSP: Stop BSI)
Professor of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine
Director, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Senior Vice President, Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sean Berenholtz, MD, MHS, FCCM
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Sarah Cosgrove, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Antibiotic Management Program
Johns Hopkins University

Julius Cuong Pham, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Anesthesia/Critical Care Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Molly Federowicz, MA
Senior Research Coordinator
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Christine Goeschel, RN, MPA, ScD
Director, Patient Safety and Quality Initiatives
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Manager of Operations
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Lisa H. Lubomski, PhD
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Jill A. Marsteller, PhD, MPP
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Dale Needham, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Melinda D. Sawyer, MSN, RN, CNS-BC
Assistant Director of Patient Safety
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

David Thompson, DNSc, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kristina Weeks, MHS
Research Associate
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Bradford Winters, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology and Surgery
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Rhonda Wyskiel, RN, BSN
Senior Research Coordinator
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality
Lansing, MI

Sam Watson, MSA
Executive Director

Mallory Doan, MS
Data Analytics Manager

Jodie Elsberg MS, MBA
Project Coordinator

Christine George, BSN, RN, MS
Director, National Projects

Steve Levy, MBA
Director of Operations

Marie Masuga, RN, MSN, BSN
Project Coordinator

Barbara Meyer Lucas, MD, MHSA
Project Consultant

Amanda Seaman
Project Assistant

Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD
Director, Buehler Center on Aging
Buehler Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Derek Jarvis
Research Study Programs Coordinator
Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Division of General Medicine
University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor
Research Scientist
Ann Arbor VA Medical Center

M. Todd Greene, PhD
Program Manager
Patient Safety Enhancement Program

Christine Kowalski, MPH
Project Manager
HSRD Center of Excellence

Sarah Krein, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Division of General Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, MI

Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Infection Prevention and Control

Extended Faculty Leaders

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Shawn Boynes, CAE
Senior Director of Education

Martinez Brown
Education Program Manager

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Kimberly Belaunde
Senior Manager of Education

Jennifer Bright, MPA
Executive Director

Scott Flanders, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan

Tammy Lundstrom, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Premier Health Partners

Melanie Young
Policy and Strategic Initiatives Director

Society of Hospital Medicine

Greg Maynard, MD, MSc
Senior Vice President

Wendy Nickel
Associate Vice President
Center for Hospital Innovation and Improvement