Management Committee

Management Committee

 

Drew Baldwin, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, Director Quality
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Cass Bilodeau, RN, BSN, (chair)
STEMI Coordinator/Regional clinical Liaison
Kadlec Medical Center
Richland, WA

Ryan Foresman, MD
Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Harrison Medical Center
Bremerton, WA

J. Richard Goss, MD, MPH
Director, Quality Improvement; Medical Director
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Geoff Harms, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Central WA Medical Center
Wenatchee, WA

Susan Hecker, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Surgery
St. Joseph Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Tacoma, WA

Dennis Hoover, Pharm.D.
Administrative Director
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Yakima, WA

Eric J. Lehr, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Cardiovascular Surgery
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA

James McCabe, MD
Interventional Cardiology
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Chelle Moat, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Care Management
Premera Blue Cross
Mountlake Terrace, WA

Daniel Mumme, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Multicare Tacoma General Hosptial
Tacoma, WA

Michael E. Ring, MD, FACC, FHRS
Electrophysiologist, Medical Director Heart Rhythm Service
Multicare Health System
Tacoma, WA

Tariq Salam, MD, FACC, FSCAI (vice chair)
Interventional Cardiology
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Spokane, WA

Mandya Vishwanath, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Northwest Heart & Lung Surgical Assoc.
Spokane, WA

 

Special Advisors to COAP

Nancy Fisher, RN, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Region X
Seattle, WA

Dan Lessler, MD, MHA
Chief Medical Officer, Medicaid, PEB
Washington State Health Care Authority
Olympia, WA

Julie McDonald, RN, BSN, CPHQ 
Director, Clinical Analytics
Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett
Everett, WA

Elizabeth Peterson, RN, BSN, MPH 
Regional Director, Quality & Systems Improvement
American Heart Association
Seattle, WA

Richard C. Phillips, MD, MS, MPH
Cardiac Surgeon, Retired
Everett, WA

Terry Rogers, MD, FACP
CEO
Foundation for Health Care Quality
Seattle, WA

Gyula Sziraczky
President
ARMUS Corporation
San Mateo, CA

Richard W. Whitten, MD, MBA, FACP
Contractor Medical Director, VP Health Polidy
Noridian Healthcare SOlutions
Fargo, ND

Staff

Shilpen Patel, MD
Medical Director

Charles Maynard, PhD
COAP Statistician

Jeannie Collins-Brandon
Program Director