Leapfrog’s Advisory Committees advise the Board and management on issues related to safety, quality and efficiency in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The committees share best practices for quality improvement and strategies to grow participation Leapfrog’s annual Surveys and transparency efforts. Additionally, committee members provide insight on long-term goals and strategic policy issues related to hospitals and ASCs.
Our Advisory Committees do not advise on content, scoring, or public reporting of the Leapfrog Surveys.
Leapfrog Advisory Committees
ASC Advisory Committee
Andrew Weiss, CASC, Virtua Health System
Arnaldo Valedon, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F, MBA, WellSpan Health/WellSpan Health & Surgery Center
Beth Russell, MSN, RN, Knoxville Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Henrietta Smith, RN, MSN, CIC, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jacob Lujano, Reno Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Kimberley Murray, RN, MS, CNOR, Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists
Korie Enscoe, MSN, RN, Allegheny Health Network - Wexford Surgery Center
Kristine Kilgore, RN, BSN, Surgical Care Center of Michigan (AKA Grand Rapids Ophthalmology Surgical Care Center)
Leslie Barrett, CRNA, MBA, Novant Health
Linda Schwimmer, JD, New Jersey Healthcare Quality Institute, (Chair)
Lori Sylvester, MSN, RN, CASC, Riverside Outpatient Surgery Center
Mandy Gerlach, Baptist Health Surgery & Endoscopy Centers
Nicole Vit, RN, BSN, MPH, Constitution Surgery Alliance
Sandy Swiatek, RN, DNP, MSN, Southwest Connecticut Surgery Center
Hospital Advisory Committee
Missy Arwood, DNP-EL, MSN, APRN, CNS-BC, NE-BC, CJCP, CPHQ, HACP, Baptist Memorial Health Care
Mark W. Browne, MD, MMM, FACPE, CPE, Covenant Health
Robert A. Cherry, MD, MS, FACS, FACHE, UCLA Health
Barbara Crawford, MS, RN, NEA-BC, Kaiser Permanente
Betty Chu, MD MBA FACOG, Advocate Health
Pablo Moreno Franco, MD, Mayo Clinic
Gary S. Kaplan, MD, FACP, FACMPE, FACPE, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Raed M. Khoury, MA, MPH, FACHE, Valley Children’s Hospital
Amy Mansue, MSW, Inspira Health
David Mayer, MD, MedStar Health
Richard W. Nesto, MD, FACC, FAHA, FRCP (Edin.), Beth Israel Lahey Health
Thomas Owens, MD, Duke University Health System
Karen Pasquin , MSN, RN, Intermountain Health
Ilan S. Rubinfeld, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCP, FCM, Henry Ford Hospital
William R. Scharf, MD, AdventHealth Clinical
Darrell K. Terry, Sr., MHA, MPH, FACHE, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Stephen Weber, MD, ScM, UChicago Medicine Health System
Susan Zabor, MBA, MSN, BSN, RNC, CSSBB, Schneck Medical Center
Isis Zambrana, RN, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, Jackson Health System