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The HCIF Clinical Advisory Committee is composed of physician, nurse, and quality leaders from the region's hospitals and health systems. The Committee's role is to identify the region's patient safety priorities and make recommendations for the projects, programs and improvement collaboratives that drive the goals of the Partnership for Patient Care. The Committee provides important clinical guidance to the HCIF Board of Directors and staff to address the patient care challenges facing hospitals and health systems. 

 
 

Charles Wagner, MD (Chair)
Medical Advisor to Patient and Resident
Safety Initiatives
Holy Redeemer Health System
 
 
Denise Murphy, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety
Main Line Health
 
Michael Apkon, MD, MBA, PhD
Senior Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
 
 
 
Charles Orellana, MD
Medical Director
Clinical Care Associates of the
University of Pennsylvania Health System
 
 
Victor Caraballo, MD, MBA
Senior Medical Director
Independence Blue Cross
 
 
 
James F. Pelegano, MD, MS
Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety
Jefferson School of Population Health
 
 
Eric Dobkin, MD
Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety
Crozer-Keystone Health System
 
 
 
Stanton Smullens, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Jefferson Health System
 
 
Susan L. Freeman, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer
Temple University Hospital
 
 
 
Ronni Solomon, JD
Executive Vice President/General Counsel
ECRI Institute
 
 
John Kelly, MD
Chief of Staff /Chief Patient Safety Officer
Abington Memorial Hospital
 
 
 
 
Jerry Zuckerman, MD
Interim Chief Quality Officer
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Einstein Medical Center-Philadelphia