McLeod Health is pleased to announce the graduates of the 2024 Physician Leadership Academy. The participants were honored during a graduation ceremony on January 8, 2025.

The Physician Leadership Academy is an educational program designed to prepare physicians for leadership roles within their practice and the health system. With the rapid changes in healthcare, physician leadership and collaboration within a healthcare system are critical to providing high-quality, efficient care to our community. Physician-led and integrated health systems like the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic are often cited by our peers as models for future healthcare delivery systems. It is impossible to imagine an integrated system without meaningful physician leadership.

To promote these qualities within its own organization, McLeod developed the Physician Leadership Academy. Under the guidance of McLeod Health Chief Medical Officer C. Dale Lusk, MD, the program’s curriculum included seminars by regionally and nationally recognized experts on a variety of topics such as Change Management, Emotional Intelligence, Healthcare Finance, Quality & Safety, and Team Building.

The McLeod Health Physician Leadership Academy Class of 2024 included: David Atkinson, MD; Morganne Beard, MD; Scott Berry, MD; Hans Blunck, MD; Glorimar Caldera, MD; Colin Canham, MD; Marc Comianos, DO; Lauren Ellis, DO; Ann Everman, MD; William Gammon, MD; Brendan Griesmer, MD; Mu En Hu, DO; Billy Jackson, MD; Nicholas Jebaily, MD; Matthew Kellner, MD; Merritt King, MD; Abhijit Mahalingashetty, MD; Kushagra Maini, MD; Faisal Majeed, MD; Adam Mandel, DO; Joseph Marmora, MD; Michael Mitchell, MD; Eric Nabors, MD; Kerolos Rizk, DO; Sonya Saadati, DO; Leonard Schwartz, DO; Roopak Sekhon, MD; Craig Selander, MD; Brandon Sloop, MD; Michael Sperling, MD; Brian Thacker, DO; Pinky Vaidya, MD; Michael Wingfield, DO; Sandra Zelonis, MD; Elizabeth Hicks, and Louise Tilton.