Faculty

Ahmad Kilani, MD, MBA, MLS, MSIT, ACPA-C
Associate Medical Director, Revenue Cycle Management
Cleveland Clinic
Vice President of Operations, American College of Physician Advisors

Melanie Bender, BSN
Nurse Manager, Utilization Management
Cleveland Clinic

Sandi Gartin, MSN
Nurse Manager, Utilization Management
Cleveland Clinic

Meana Gerges, MD
Staff, Department of Hospital Medicine
Cleveland Clinic

Nathan Hart, PA
Department of Hospital Medicine
Cleveland Clinic

Nicholas Libertin, MD
Physician Advisor, Revenue Cycle Management
Staff, Center for Emergency Medicine

Sumana Narasimhan, MD
Physician Advisor, Revenue Cycle Management
Staff, Center for Pediatric Endocrinology
Cleveland Clinic

Ritu Prasad, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV
Vice President, Case Management, Utilization and Physician Advisor Services
MedStar Health
Chief of Staff, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Deborah Samoson
RCM Executive Administration
Cleveland Clinic

Patrick Schmitt, DO
Physician Advisor, Revenue Cycle Management
Staff, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Ahmed Abuabdou, MBBS, MBA, ACPA-C
President, American College of Physician Advisors
Hospital Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR

Scott Ceule, MD,FACP, FAAP, ACPA-C
Vice President of Education, American College of Physician Advisors
Lead Physician Advisor, The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS

David M. Johnson MD, MBA, CPE
CMO, Devoted Health Plan

Tiffany Fergusun, LMSW, ACM, ACPA-C
Board Director, American College of Physician Advisors
CEO, Phoenix Medical Management
Phoenix, AZ

Andrew Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC, CCDS, ACPA-C
Board Director, American College of Physician Advisors
CMO & VP Care Progression & Documentation Excellence
Premier Health
Dayton, OH

Jodi-Ann Chin, MD
Hospital Medicine

Paul Ford, PhD
Neurological Institute

Thomas Martin, MD
Hospital Medicine

Robert McDaniel
Executive Director, Patient Access Support Services

Daniel Medve
Director Finance

Suzanne Miller, MSN RN
Director, Utilization Management

Kevin Perry, MD
Physician Advisor, Revenue Cycle Management

Michelle Schill
Director of Clinical Denials

Michael Taylor, MD
Physician Advisor, Revenue Cycle Management

Lisa Yerian, MD
Executive Vice President Chief Clinical & Operational Improvement