Who are our graduates?
They are some of the brightest leaders across the U.S. They are people like you who wish to engage in a rigorous course of study while retaining work and life responsibilities. They are people like you who wish to continue a practice-focused career rather than the academic career sought by most PhD students.
What are they saying?
100% of graduates who rated our program, rated their overall education experience as ‘excellent.’
Meghan McCarthy, DSc
System Director of Community Health, PeaceHealth
Cheris Kline, DSc
Senior Product Manager, TriZetto Healthcare Products
Henry Thompson, DSc
CEO, Community Health Center of Richmond, NY
Robert Peterson, DSc
CEO, Millinocket Regional Hospital, ME
Jennifer Strahan, DSc
Vice President Operations, ABOUT Healthcare
Douglas Whitman, DSc
Program Lead, Master of Health Administration Program/Assistant Professor of Health Administration, Webster University
Edward Sharpless, DSc
Founder and President, Sharpless
Michael Griffin, DSc
CEO & President, Ascension DePaul Services of New Orleans
Jeremy Lyman, DSc
CEO, Blue Mountain Hospital
Michael Malaise, DSc
Sr VP of Communications and External Relations, Parkland Hospital
Cardwell Feagin, DSc
Chief Operating Officer, Viva Health
Armika Berkley, DSc
Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Jon Law, DSc
District Chief Strategy Officer, El Paso County Hospital District DBA University
Grant Tribble, DSc
President and Chief Operating Officer, Benson’s Inc.
Mark Lombardi, DSc
SVP, Provider Strategy and Partnerships, Thyme Care
Tara Dixon, DSc
Mentor/Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program (Mentor), SCORE Mentors/Expanding the Bench
Isabell Pacheco, DSc
Chief Administrative Officer, Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN)
Gemini O. Majkowski, Col, USAF, BSC, DSc
IMA to the Commander, 711 Human Performance Wing and Chief, Air Force Biomedical Science Corps Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Leon E. Moores, DSc
Pediatric Neurosurgery System Medical Director, Inova Physician Enterprise
Christi G. Pierce, DSc
COO, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
Michael A. Wiechart, DSc
President and Chief Operating Officer, TeamHealth Inc.
Naof Alansary, DSc
Director, Healthcare Management Program, The University of Dammam
Khanhuyen Vinh, DSc
Principal, Partners in Healthcare Solutions
Patrick Falvey, DSc
Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Health
Preston Simmons, DSc
University of Washington Foundation Board - Emeritus Status, University of Washington
Lucas Higman, DSc
Partner, Press Ganey
John R. Lovett, DSc
National Director, Clinical Development, Benchmark Human Services
Mark Slyter, DSc
President & CEO, Arizona East Valley Market, Dignity Health
Alfonso Gatmaitan, DSc
President, AWG Advisors
Shawn Ulreich, DSc
Chief Nurse Executive and SVP Clinical Operations, Corewell Health
Yanni Yu, DSc
Product Director, HEOR, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Joseph Webb, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Nashville General Hospital
Faraz Ahmed, DSc
COO, Saint Luke's Physician Group, St. Luke's Health System
Cindy Reistroffer, DSc
Senior Consulting Manager, Press Ganey
Tom McDougal, DSc
CEO and Founder, Badlands, LLC
Emily Koudelka, DSc
Director, Finance and Business Development, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Kenneth Cochran, DSc
Managing Director, Delivery Systems, Health Management Associates
Polly Davenport, DSc
SVP Ministry Market Executive Ascension IL, Ascension
Kerry Gillihan, DSc
Past President, Home Care Services Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timothy Harlin, DSc
CEO, Centurion Health
Thomas Hunt, III, DSc
VP/Chief Physician Executive, Musculoskeletal Institute, Lee Health
Joseph John, DSc
Executive Administrator and Vice President, Surgical Services, Emory Health Care
Rick Wallace, DSc
Program Director & Professor, Health Organizations Administration, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK
Barbara Guerard, DSc
Senior Vice President, Peoples Health
Raymond Snead, Jr., DSc
Chief Financial Executive, Galloway Consulting
Mary Temm, DSc
President, Temm & Associates, Inc.
Kathleen Adams, DSc
Director, Revenue Cycle Solutions, Warbird Consulting Partners
Mark Anderson, DSc
James Burkhart, DSc
Vice President of Business Development, Capital Growth Medvest
Forrest Daniels, DSc
CEO, Rhode Island Free Clinic
Edward Heath, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Virginia Razo, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Curry Health Network
John McWhorter, III, DSc
Senior Vice President and COO, OhioHealth
Lisa Jones, DSc
Past Vice President of Clinical Services, Owensboro (Ky.) Health
Vance Chunn, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Cardiology Associates of Mobile, Inc.
Betty Mortensen, DSc
President, Innovative Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Holly Jarek, DSc
Consultant Pediatroc Long Term Care, Holly Jarek Consulting
Deana Nelson, DSc
Senior Vice President of Administration and Corporate Priorities, Lakeland Regional Health
Ian McFadden, DSc
President and CEO, The Hospital Guide
Tiffany Cabibbo, DSc
Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Nittany Health System
Stephen Cullen, DSc
Chief Strategy & Operations, Aero Smart Communities
Timothy Attebery, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Cardiovascular Associates of America
William Breen, DSc
CEO and Co-Founder, Honeycomb Management Services, LLC
Rita DiLeo, DSc
Professor, University of Scranton
Dawn Ahner, DSc
SVP and Chief Financial Officer, Summa Health
Keith Brady, DSc
Founder and Principal - KDB Healthcare
Phillip Mazzuca, DSc
CEO, Williamson Medical Center
Charles Hagood, DSc
Managing Partner, Press Ganey Consulting
William Tuttle, DSc
Assistant Professor, Health Administration, Baptist College of Health Sciences
Muhammad Al-Midani, DSc
CEO and Owner, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Center
Terry Knight
Chief Development Officer, VIVA Health
Neil Thornbury
CEO, T.J. Regional Health
Ginger Biesbrock
EVP Care Transformation, MedAxiom
Ginger Henry
Chief Operations Officer, Baptist Medical Center South
Roland Shapley
Assistant Professor, Texas State University
Sean Prados
Principal, Prados & Associates
Tom Ozburn
CEO, TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Suzanne Garber
Chair of the Board, Board Director, CEO, Houwzer
Rochelle Richards
CEO, Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine
Teresa Zyczynski
Director - Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Kemberly Blackledge
Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, Nashville General Hospital
Warren Smedley
Vice President, Petauri-Kinect
Kena Norris
Executive Director, Children's Community Physician Association (CPPA)
Wafick-Mohamed
Executive Director, Patient Research Quality and Regulatory Compliance, Stanford Health Care
Neel Pathak
Program Director, Executive Healthcare MBA Program, Creighton University's Heider College of Business
Khalid Al-Khalifa
Deputy CEO, King Hamad University Hospital - Bahrain
Wendy Smith
Managing Director, Managed Care Reinsurance at Aon
Cesar Landeros
Chief Financial Officer, Center for Family Health & Education
John Walsh
Chief Administrative Officer, University of Louisville Health
Kofi Cash
Senior Executive, CashGroup
Charles Lee
Healthcare Administrator, Naval Hospital Pensacola
Shannon Burger
Chief Executive Officer, Cempa Community Care
Michael Chua
Assitant Professor, Global Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Jolynn Suko
Regional Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, SSM Health
Shane Pilcher
Administrative Director, Chief Information Officer, Siskin Hospital
Sanober Ajani
Department Adiministrator, GI Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ryan Allen
Chief Information Security Officer, UAB Hospital
Perry Ann Reed
COO and SVP, Nicklaus Children's Health System
Ishwari Venkataraman
Principal, Adira Management Consulting
Cory Onward
Chief Operating Officer, Damien Center
Jason Kimbrell
Chief Executive Officer, HCA Florida Palms West Hospital
Keyla Cooper
Director for Administration, Chief Resource Management, Defense Health Agency
Miranda Sedillo
Chief Operations Officer, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless
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“This degree is the best return on investment for an executive with an MHA.”
— John McWhorter, Health System COO (DSc Alumnus, 2012)
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“I believe it to be an excellent learning experience that improved my ability to make evidence-based decisions.”
— Joseph Webb, Hospital CEO (DSc Alumnus, 2013)
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“The DSc credentials allow me as a physician to be considered for administrative health system posts. These same credentials allow my voice to be heard around the board table.”
— Thomas Hunt, III, MD, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery (DSc Alumnus, 2014)
Faculty & Staff
Jane Banaszak-Holl, PhD
Department Chair and L.R. Jordan Chair in Health Services Administration
SHPB 530E
205-934-1735
Nancy M. Borkowski, DBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA
Distinguished Professor
SHPB 554
205-996-2336
Scott Buchalter, MD
Chief, Quality, Planning and Strategy, UAB Health System
SHPB 650C
205-996-5732
Leandra Celaya, MSc
Assistant Professor and Director of Operations, Executive Doctor of Science (DSc) in Healthcare Leadership Program
SHPB 555
205-934-3588
Phil Cendoma, PhD, MSHA, MBA, FACHE
Assistant Professor
SHPB 550E
205-996-1422
Patrick A. Grusenmeyer, ScD, FACHE
Associate Professor
SHPB 550B
205-996-5773
Leslie W. Hayes, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatric- Critical Care and MSO for Childrens of AL
SHPB 650C
205-638-9387
Kristine Ria Hearld, PhD
Professor and Director, PhD in Administration-Health Services Program
SHPB 563
205-934-1670
Larry R. Hearld, PhD
Professor
SHPB 557
205-934-0976
S. Robert Hernandez, DrPH
Distinguished Professor
SHPB 530F
205-934-1665
Steven Howard, PhD, MBA
Director, M.S. in Healthcare Administration (Executive), Associate Professor
SHPB 590B
205-934-1677
Amy Y. Landry, PhD
Howard W. Houser Endowed Professor in Health Administration,
Director, Executive Doctor of Science (DSc) in Healthcare Leadership Program
SHPB 556
205-996-7767
Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE
Professor
SHPB 580E
205-934-2710
John McWhorter, III, DSc
Credentialed Course Instructor
COO, OhioHealth
SHPB 553
205-934-3588
Michael A. Morrisey PhD
Professor Emeritus, UAB Health Policy and Organization
RPHB 330
205-934-6041
Bisakha "Pia" Sen, PhD
Professor and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Endowed Chair in Health Economics at UAB
RPHB 330R
205-975-8960
Kimberly Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
UAB Family and Community Medicine
205-996-6508
Jeff M. Szychowski, PhD
Professor and Chair of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at UAB
RPHB 327J
205-975-9135