Medical Executive Committee
Our Mission
To pursue excellence in patient safety and quality of care through the leadership, development, and support of our medical staff.
Our Vision
SUNY Upstate is an organization with an unwavering culture of quality, safety, cooperation, and collaboration
Our Values
- We serve our medical staff
- We serve our patients
- We embrace constructive accountability
- We succeed as a team
Officers
Name | Department | Title | |
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Stephen Thomas, MD | Medicine (Infectious Disease) | President | ThomStep@upstate.edu |
Ali Khan, MD | Medicine (Hospitalist) | Vice President | KhanAl@upstate.edu |
Housam Hegazy, MD | Medicine (Hospitalist) | Secretary / Treasurer | HegazyH@upstate.edu |
Satish Krishnamurthy, MD | Neurosurgery | Past President | KrishnSa@upstate.edu |
Members at Large
Name | Department | |
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Justin Meyer, MD | Psychiatry | MeyerJ@upstate.edu |
Theresa Waters, MD | Medicine (Cardiology) | WatersT@upstate.edu |
Melissa Schafer, MD | Pediatrics | SchaferM@upstate.edu |
William Lavelle, MD | Orthopedics | LavelleW@upstate.edu |
Jay Brenner, MD | Emergency Medicine | BrennerJ@upstate.edu |
Jeffrey Albright, MD | Surgery (Colo-rectal) | AlbrighJ@upstate.edu |
Jason Wallen, MD | Surgery | WallenJ@upstate.edu |
Adam Thabet, PA | Medicine (Hospitalist) | ThabetAd@upstate.edu |
Theresa Baxter, NP | Medicine (Hospitalist) | BaxterT@upstate.edu |
Tara Wellington, NP | Psychiatry | WellingT@upstate.edu |
Scott Ulberg, MD | Psychiatry | UlbergS@upstate.edu |
Michael Kuhn, MD | Medicine | KuhnM@upstate.edu |
Non-Voting Members
Name | Title | |
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Robert Carhart, MD | Chair, Credentials Committee | |
Matthew Glidden, MD | Chief Quality Officer | GliddenM@upstate.edu |
Lawrence Chin, MD | Dean, College of Medicine | ChinL@upstate.edu |
Beth Erwin, CPCS, CPMSM | Director, Medical Staff Services & Quality Project Management | ErwinE@upstate.edu |
Danielle Katz, MD | Dean, Graduate Medical Education | KatzD@upstate.edu |
Zachary Shepherd, MD | Associate CMO, Associate Medical Director | ShepherZ@upstate.edu |
Melissia Wheeler, NP | Deputy Director Nursing, Advanced Practice Services | WheelerM@upstate.edu |
Mantosh Dewan, MD | President, SUNY Upstate Medical University | DewanM@upstate.edu |
Robert Corona, DO, MBA | Chief Executive Officer | CoronaR@upstate.edu |
Martin Durkin, JD | Chief Campus Counsel | DurkinM@upstate.edu |
Scott Jessie, MSN, RN, NEA-BC | Chief Nursing Officer | JessieS@upstate.edu |
Amy Tucker, MD | Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director | TuckerAm@upstate.edu |
Leslie Kohman, MD | Chief Wellness Officer | KohmanL@upstate.edu |
Event Links
- Dr. Gonzala Bearman,MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA,FIDSA Leadership in Healthcare Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Medicine - A Soccer Enthusiast's Perspective
Comittee Minutes
- Please contact Medical Staff Services
Medical Executive Committee Schedule
2024
- 1/23/24
- 2/27/24
- 3/26/24
- 4/16/24
- 5/28/24
- 6/25/24
- 7/23/24
- 8/27/24
- 9/24/24
- 10/22/24
- 11/26/24
- 12/17/24
Medical Executive Committee meetings are held in person; meetings are held in 1164 WSK or in CC0124 (Community Room); virtual attendance is an option. Meetings are held from 11:30 to 1:30 PM.