join us for the inaugural

The University of Toledo

healthcare symposium

april 12, 2024

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The University of Toledo is pleased to announce the inaugural UToledo Healthcare Symposium, presented by Medical Mutual. Join us for this multi-disciplinary conference aimed at educating, engaging, and connecting healthcare professionals and community leaders.

This full-day event will feature relevant sessions and facilitate discussions around topics like healthcare access, social determinants of health, cutting-edge technology impacts and other challenges facing our communities. By bringing together thought leaders in both the medical education and clinical healthcare fields to address these, and other issues, we can positively impact the future of healthcare.

EVENT DETAILS AND registration

Friday, April 12
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Glass City Center
401 Jefferson Ave | Grand Ballroom A
Toledo, Ohio 43604

Thanks to an overwhelming amount of sponsorship and community support we are now able to offer a discounted registration rate:
$19.99 per person
Includes continental breakfast and lunch buffet

RSVP deadline is April 5, 2024

If you are a current student, please use our Student Registration Form.

Registration is now closed

symposium Schedule

7:45 a.m. | Check-in and Continental Breakfast

8:20 a.m. | Welcome

8:30 a.m. | Session 1

9:30 a.m. | Session 2

10:30 a.m. | Break and Networking

10:50 a.m. | Session 3

11:40 a.m. | Session 4

12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote

1:45 p.m. | Session 5

2:30 p.m. | Break and Networking

2:45 p.m. | Session 6

3:45 p.m. | Session 7

4:45 p.m. | Symposium concludes

Session Details mODERATORS AND PANELISTS

Welcome | 8:15 A.M.
Michael Ellis, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Chief Medical Officer, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Opening Remarks | 8:20 A.M.
Jonathon Fauvie, CNP, MPH
Senior Community Affairs, Medical Mutual
Session 1 | 8:30 A.M.
Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH
Secretary of Health, State of Washington
Session 2 | 9:30 A.M.

Moderator:
Wendy Pestrue
Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Greater Toledo

Panelists:
Jen Archer
Director of Community Engagement, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Dilip Das, Ph.D.
Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The University of Toledo
Christine Taylor
Director of Community Affairs, Medical Mutual of Ohio
Session 3 | 10:50 A.M.

Moderator:
Pam Heaton, Ph.D., BSPharm, FAPhA
Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Professor, The University of Toledo

Panelists:
Tiffany Inglis, MD
National Medical Director for Women and Children’s Health, Carelon Health
Patrice McClellan, Ed.D.
President & Lead Strategist, The Ronald Group
Ben White, D.O.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Session 4 | 11:40 A.M.

Moderator:
Robert Smith, MD, Ph.D., FACNP
Professor, Chair of the Department of Neurosciences, The University of Toledo
Panelists:
Deb Flores, LSW, MPA
Chief Executive Officer, Zepf Center

Tanvir Singh, MD
Professor and Service Chief Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director Child Adolescent Unit and Recovery Services
Scott Sylak
Executive Director, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County
Keynote Session | 12:30 P.M.
Gregory Postel, MD
President, The University of Toledo
Steven C. Glass
President and Chief Executive Officer, Medical Mutual
Manish N. Oza, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Medical Mutual
Session 5 | 1:45 P.M.

Moderator:
Michael Ellis, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Chief Medical Officer, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Panelists:
Brenda Akins
Director of Population Health, The Ohio State University
Greg LaManna, MPH
President, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ohio Medicaid
Brad Toft
Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of Greater Toledo
Session 6 | 2:45 PM.

Moderator:
Christopher Cooper, MD FACC, FACP, FAHA
Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and Distinguished University Professor, The University of Toledo
Panelists:
Ritu Chakravarti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor for Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo
Bina Joe, Ph.D., FAHA, FAPS, ISHF
Chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Session 7 | 3:45 P.M.

Puneet Sindhwani, MD
Chair of the Department of Urology, The University of Toledo Medical Center

Dr. Sindhwani will discuss Aquablation treatment for enlarged prostate and HIFU treatment for Prostate Cancer (both minimally invasive surgical options offered at UTMC).

Jennifer Amsdell, MD
Assistant Professor and Director, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Program, The University of Toledo
Alastair Hoyt, MD, FAANS
Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center

Dr. Amsdell and Dr. Hoyt will discuss their findings on treatment for people with Parkinson’s movement disorders.

Zahoor Shah, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, The University of Toledo Medical Center

Dr. Shah will share his work on developing Neuroprotective agents targeting Neurodegeneration associated with Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.

Additional details and speakers will be added as programming for the event is finalized.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE

Steven C. Glass

President and Chief Executive Officer,
Medical Mutual

Mr. Glass, a highly experienced healthcare executive, joined the Cleveland Clinic in 2002 and was named the organization’s Chief Financial Officer in 2005. In that role, he was responsible for the overall financial operations of the Cleveland Clinic and its subsidiaries worldwide. Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic, Mr. Glass was Vice President of Finance for MedStar Health, a large healthcare delivery system in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Mr. Glass earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Towson University in Maryland and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is on the board of directors for the Greater Cleveland Partnership and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, as well as a member of the American Institute of Certified Accountants, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and Healthcare Financial Management Association. Mr. Glass is a past board chair for the Ohio Hospital Association.

Gregory Postel, MD

President,
The University of Toledo

Dr. Gregory Postel was named the 18th president of The University of Toledo during a special Board of Trustees meeting on March 3, 2021, after serving as interim president since July 6, 2020.
Dr. Postel has more than 25 years of experience with academic medical center and university operations, governance, clinical care, teaching and the support of research.
In addition to an accomplished career as an academic interventional neuroradiologist, Dr. Postel served 18 years as chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and held the positions of vice dean for clinical affairs and chairman of the board at University Medical Center in Louisville. He was the founding board chair and later CEO of University of Louisville Physicians. Dr. Postel served as interim president of UofL in 2017-18 and also spent four years as its executive vice president for health affairs.
A graduate of the College of Wooster and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Dr. Postel completed a residency in radiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic Foundation.

EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE

Umair A. Shah,’96 MD, MPH

Secretary of Health,
State of Washington

Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, was appointed Secretary of Health for the great State of Washington by Governor Jay Inslee in December 2020. He is the first Asian-American physician of South Asian descent to serve in this leadership role in the history of Washington, home to over 7.6 million people.
His appointment came at a difficult time amid the severe winter wave of COVID-19 and only a few days after arrival of vaccines into the state. In assuming this leadership position at the nationally respected Washington State Department of Health, Dr. Shah made the transition from fighting the pandemic on the front lines of response in Texas as Executive Director and Local Health Authority for Harris County Public Health (HCPH) – serving the nation’s 3rd largest county with nearly five million people.
Dr. Shah earned his BA (philosophy) from Vanderbilt University; his MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences; and completed an Internal Medicine Residency, Primary Care/General Medicine Fellowship, & MPH (management), at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He also completed a global health policy internship at World Health Organization headquarters in Switzerland.
Upon completing training, Dr. Shah began a distinguished twenty-year career as an emergency department physician at Houston’s Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center. Following his passion, he started his formal public health journey in 2003 as Chief Medical Officer at Galveston County’s Health District before joining HCPH to oversee its clinical health system and infectious disease portfolio. Under his leadership, the agency won numerous national awards including Local Health Department of the Year from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the nation’s 3,000 local health departments.
For his work, he has received numerous awards including the distinguished Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for creativity in public health; APHA’s Public Service Award for Outstanding Service in Emergency Health; and the NACDS Foundation’s Excellence in Patient Care Award.

Dr. Manish N. Oza

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer,
Medical Mutual

Dr. Manish Oza is Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. He is responsible for the strategy and execution of Medical Mutual’s medical management and pharmacy operations.
Dr. Oza joined Medical Mutual in 2024. He most recently served as Lead Physician Executive for Clinical Strategy and Business Development for Payer, PBMs and Providers at Amazon. Among his achievements were designing new Medicare and commercial offerings in partnership with multiple payers, leveraging Alexa and other wearable technology for real-time disease management, and moving payers and providers to value-based contracting.
Prior to Amazon, Dr. Oza spent 14 years with Anthem, where he launched market-leading solutions such as Concierge Cancer Care, Virtual Second Opinion and LGBTQ+ advocacy. He also developed Medicare and Medicaid product solutions and oversaw Anthem’s emergency room utilization efforts.
Dr. Oza earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Boston University. He then attended the Boston University School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He holds a Master of Medical Management degree with a concentration in Healthcare Informatics, Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety from Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. Oza is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and an Amazon Web Services certified cloud practitioner. He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
As a sports enthusiast and Boston native, Dr. Oza is a fan of the Celtics, Patriots and Bruins.

FEATURED SPEAKER

Tiffany inglis,’02 MD

National Medical Director for Women and Children’s Health, Carelon Health

Tiffany Inglis, MD, is the Clinical Medical Director in Population Health, focused on maternal child and women's health. She is responsible for supporting analytics, program development, and partnerships around programs that target supporting women, children, and families. Before she was in her current role, she was the Director of Medical Operations at Elevance Health in the Commercial Ohio market. Prior to joining Elevance Health, she practiced medicine as an obstetrician/gynecologist in the Central Ohio area where she resides. She cared for people in urban, rural, and incarcerated settings. Dr. Inglis earned her medical degree from Medical College of Ohio and her bachelor of science from The Ohio State University. She enjoys spending time with her family and as a former college athlete continues to remain active.

Additional speakers and Panelists

Brenda Akins

Director of Population Health, The Ohio State University
Jennifer Amsdell, MD

Assistant Professor and Director, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Program, The University of Toledo
Jen Archer

Director of Community Engagement, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Ritu Chakravarti, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo
Chris Cooper, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA

Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and Distinguished University Professor, The University of Toledo
Dilip Das, Ph.D.

Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The University of Toledo
Deb Flores, LSW, MPA

Chief Executive Officer, Zepf Center
Michael Ellis, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Chief Medical Officer, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Pam Heaton, Ph.D., BSPharm, FAPhA

Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Professor, The University of Toledo
Alastair Hoyt, MD, FAANS

Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Bina Joe, Ph.D., FAHA, FAPS, ISHF

Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Greg LaManna, MPH

President, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ohio Medicaid
Patrice McClellan, Ed.D.

President & Lead Strategist, The Ronald Group
Wendy Pestrue

Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Greater Toledo
Zahoor Shah, PH.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Education & Research, The University of Toledo
Puneet Sindhwani, MD

Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology and Transplantation, Kenneth A. Kropp Endowed Professor of Urology, Chief Male Reproductive Health, Director, Renal Transplantation, The University of Toledo Medical Center
Tanvir Singh, MD

Professor and Service Chief Department of Psychiatry, Medical Director Child Adolescent Unit and Recovery Services
Robert Smith, MD, PH.D., FACNP

Professor, Chair of the Department of Neurosciences, The University of Toledo
Scott Sylak

Executive Director, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County
Christine Taylor

Director of Community Affairs, Medical Mutual of Ohio
Brad Toft

Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of Greater Toledo
Ben White, D.O.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Toledo Medical Center