Senior Fellows

The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) invites Individuals from health care organizations, research institutions, and academic, business or government settings to become an HRET Senior Fellow.

Founded in 1944, HRET, is a not-for-profit organization involved in research and education addressing salient health management and policy issues. HRET 's unique affiliation with the American Hospital Association (AHA) allows us to respond and deliver evidence-based solutions to the daily challenges health care leaders face or will face in the future, with one ultimate goal: to change how health care is delivered and to improve the system for those who use it. HRET collaborates with health care, government, academic, business, and community organizations across the United States to conduct research and disseminate findings that shape the future of health care.

HRET Senior Fellows build upon the scholarly efforts of the HRET team and partnering organizations and individuals who support our mission to "transform health care through research and education." Senior Fellows contribute to the knowledge base of health services research and support its application to management and practice.

To learn more about senior fellow appointments and opportunities, please click here.

Current Senior Fellows

Jason Adelman, MD, MS
Patient Safety Officer
Montefiore Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

David Bernard, MD, FACP, FRCP (UK)
Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer
Beth Israel Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Michael Bilton, MA
Executive Director
Association for Community Health Improvement

Richard L. Buck, MD, MPH, FACPM
Independent Health Care Strategist and Advisor
Medical Leadership Institute

Tony Burke
President & CEO
AHA Solutions, Inc.

Joanne Campione, MSPH, PhD
Director of Clinical Measurement Services
NC Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety
North Carolina Hospital Association

Douglas A. Conrad, PhD
Professor of Health Services
University of Washington

John R. Combes, MD
President & COO
Center for Healthcare Governance

Scott J. Ellner, DO, MPH
Director of Surgical Quality
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Andrew N. Garman, PsyD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Health Systems Management
Rush University

Gregory Makoul, PhD
Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President for Innovation
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Barry Patel, Pharm.D.

David J. Shulkin, MD
President-elect and COO
Morristown Memorial Hospital

Sunil K. Sinha, MD, MBA, FACHE
VP, Medical Affairs
Bon Secours

Kim Streit
VP, Health Care Research and Information
Florida Hospital Association

Sam R. Watson
SVP, Patient Safety and Quality
Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Steven Witz, PhD, MPH
Director, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
Purdue University

Kathie S. Zimbro, PhD, R.N.
Director, Clinical & Business Intelligence & Quality Research Institute
Sentara Healthcare

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