WakeMed Congratulates Physician Leadership Academy Graduates

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 9, 2022) – WakeMed is proud to announce the second cohort of graduates from the WakeMed Physician Leadership Academy. The providers were honored and recognized on May 5, 2022, by executive and medical staff leadership during a formal dinner and graduation ceremony. The academy is sponsored by WakeMed Medical Staff Leadership and is led by the Chief Medical Officers and Organizational Development.

The program was designed to prepare physicians and Advanced Practice Providers with the knowledge and skills to effectively lead in a complex health care system. The program requires a 12-month commitment with four-hour monthly meetings. Participants, which includes both providers from WakeMed Physician Practices as well as independent community providers, completed leadership coursework, experiential developmental assignments, and received self-assessments for feedback and coaching. The cohort also completed departmental projects focused on improving clinical outcomes as well as enhancing the patient and family experience at WakeMed.

Congratulations to the 2022 Physician Leadership Academy graduates:

• Ndidi Azikiwe, MD, WakeMed General Surgery
• Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG, WakeMed OB/GYN
• Andrey Belayev, MD, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic
• Kevin Davidson, MD, WakeMed Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
• Sarah Dusel, PA-C, WakeMed Hospital Medicine
• Sarah Gessner, MD, MPH, Wake Forest Pediatric Associates
• Catherine Glazer, MD, FACEP, WakeMed Urgent Care
• Elizabeth Gooding, MSN, CRNA, American Anesthesiology of NC
• Christina Karr, PA-C, WakeMed Heart & Vascular
• Amantia Kennedy, MD, WakeMed OB/GYN
• Rachel Lipner, DO, HMDC, Transitions LifeCare
• JB Lykes, MD, MPH, FAAP, WakeMed Pediatric Intensivists
• Andrew McBride, MD, Raleigh Radiology Associates
• Amirreza Motameni, MD, WakeMed General Surgery
• Robert Nunoo, MD, WakeMed General Surgery
• Branson Page, MD, Wake Emergency Physicians, PA
• Peter Peregrin, PA-C, Wake Emergency Physicians, PA
• Jennifer Phifer, MD, WakeMed Primary Care
• Michael Ruffolo, MD, WakeMed Wake Orthopaedics
• Mike Salisbury, MD, Wake Emergency Physicians, PA
• Brandon Schoonover, PA-C, WakeMed Advanced Practice Provider Program

About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed is a not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. WakeMed’s 970-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, including three full-service hospitals, seven emergency departments, a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital, more than 80 physician offices and Wake County’s only Level I Trauma Center. WakeMed’s mission-driven team includes more than 10,300 employees, 1,000 volunteers and 1,300 affiliated physicians, along with the more than 580 physicians and providers with WakeMed Physician Practices – all representing the best minds and the biggest hearts and the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or follow WakeMed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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