Leadership
Contexture’s executive leadership team, led by CEO Melissa Kotrys, is made up of seasoned executives from Arizona and Colorado. Our board of directors and advisory councils represent a diverse network of healthcare organizations in both states.
Executive Team
Melissa A. Kotrys, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Expertise: Health policy, health information exchange, social determinants of health and interoperability
Melissa A. Kotrys, MPH
Melissa serves as Chief Executive Officer of Contexture, the largest regional health organization in the western United States and the statewide health information exchange (HIE) for both Arizona and Colorado.
Under her leadership, Contexture has become a nationally recognized model for advancing connected health data, aligning diverse stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem to improve individual and community health outcomes. Melissa is known for her ability to bring together hospitals and health systems, health plans, providers, and industry partners to accelerate the effective use of electronic health information.
A respected leader in health data and interoperability, Melissa serves on multiple national and regional boards and advisory councils. Her roles include the Board of Directors for Civitas Networks for Health and The Sequoia Project, as well as board service with the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI) and Employers Council. She also contributes to public policy as a member of Arizona’s State Medicaid Advisory Committee.
Melissa holds a Master of Public Health in Health Policy from The George Washington University and is an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Scott Bennett
Chief Legal Officer & Privacy Officer
Expertise: Compliance, privacy, healthcare, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence law
Scott Bennett
As Chief Legal Officer, Scott Bennett leads the team that provides legal guidance and support to Contexture and oversees the organization’s compliance program.
Before joining Contexture, Scott was a partner at the Phoenix law firm Coppersmith Brockelman. In private practice, Scott helped hospitals, healthcare providers and health technology companies navigate a variety of legal issues, including U.S. and international privacy laws; data breaches; government investigations; litigation; and healthcare-specific laws and regulations like the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.
Scott has earned certifications in both U.S. and European privacy law from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US and CIPP/E).
Scott received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Arizona State University. (Go Devils!)
Outside of work, you are most likely to find Scott hiking on a Phoenix trail, camping in the woods or baking in his kitchen (his specialty is macarons).
Sharon Burdett
Chief Financial & Human Resources Officer
Expertise: Accounting, corporate communications, recruiting, onboarding and training
Sharon Burdett
Overseeing the accounting, administrative, recruitment, onboarding and training aspects of Contexture, Sharon Burdett helps ensure that the organization’s culture aligns with its values.
As a member of the executive leadership team, she helped navigate the merger of Colorado-based CORHIO and Arizona-based Health Current to form Contexture in 2021. The merger created the largest health information exchange in the western United States.
Sharon joined Health Current in 2011 as chief financial officer when the company was known as Arizona Health-e Connection (AzHeC). Sharon earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Prior to joining AzHeC, Sharon was the president of Independent Hydro Developers, an independently owned corporation that developed, owned and operated hydroelectric facilities.
After hours, Sharon enjoys camping and fishing with her family. She also restores classic automobiles with her husband.
Deanna Towne
Chief Information Officer
Expertise: Health IT, strategic planning, security risk assessments, capabilities-based planning, data security, project management, executive IT leadership
Deanna Towne
Deanna Towne oversees Contexture’s team of information technology professionals, as well as the development of new products to meet the needs of the Colorado and Arizona healthcare communities. All of Contexture’s vast IT functions fall within the CIO’s purview -- including network support, security, system administration, server management, data management, development, project implementation and management, and security. She oversees all IT systems required to support Contextures’ objectives and goals, as well as leads the digital transformation of the organization.
She joined CORHIO, Colorado’s largest health information exchange, as CIO in 2019. In 2021, CORHIO formalized a merger with Health Current, Arizona’s HIE, to become Contexture and Deanna assumed the CIO role for the larger organization.
Prior to Contexture, Deanna was the deputy chief customer officer and IT director for the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology. She has also served as the budget director for the Colorado Department of Revenue and the deputy director of the Colorado Governor’s Office of Homeland Security.
Deanna received her MBA and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Regis University in economics and politics. She also graduated from the Executive Leaders Program for the Center of Homeland Defense and Security and completed coursework for a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Colorado. She’s also an EMC Certified Expert Cloud Architect and brings Lean/Six Sigma training to her role.
She resides in Castle Rock, Colorado, with her husband, Marc, and young son. In her free time, she loves being outside and spending time with family, including a family dinner every Sunday night. In August 2022, Deanna was honored as CIO of the Year in the Corporate category of the ORBIE awards.
Jackie Sievers
Chief Growth Officer
Expertise: Social determinants of health, strategic planning, health information technology, health data exchange, human services operations, quality assurance, informatics and community resource networks.
Jackie Sievers
Jackie Sievers currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer at Contexture, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing strategic initiatives and expanding the organization’s impact. Previously, Jackie was the Vice President of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Government Affairs at Contexture, leading innovative programs and technologies aimed at improving care quality across Colorado and Wyoming.
She was instrumental in the launch of the Community Resource Network (CRN) in 2020 and has been a driving force behind its continued growth and success. Under her leadership, CRN was featured in the ONC SDOH Toolkit and earned second place in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation SDOH Innovation Challenge. Jackie has shared her expertise at national forums including Civitas Networks for Health, the San Diego 211 CIE Summit, and Alaska’s HIE Summit.
With more than 20 years of experience in human services operations, quality assurance, and informatics, Jackie is a passionate advocate for the secure exchange of whole-person health data. Her background as a former end-user informs her approach to optimizing workflows and enhancing care coordination. Prior to joining Contexture, Jackie served as Chief Operating Officer at Quality Health Network, where she oversaw the Social Health Information Exchange and the CRN initiative.
Jackie is deeply committed to empowering community leaders with the tools and processes they need to streamline efforts, foster collaboration, and improve community health through secure and effective data sharing.
Vice Presidents
Alfritch Anderson Jr
Security
Jennifer Barrett
Business Development
Alex Demyan
Government Affairs – AZ
Brittany Dettler
Solution and Market Development
Glenn Fuss
Human Resources
Lauren Girard
Data Management
Dayton Harbo
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Micah Jones
Legal Counsel
Janeece Lawrence
Project Management Office
Erik Meredith
Application Development & Support
Catelyn Nguyen
Customer Operations & Service Management
Kelly Procopio
Contracts & Grants Administration
Ty Rosensteel
Senior Vice President, Arizona
Cathy Story
Senior Vice President, Colorado
Holly Swierenga
Accounting
Myriah Vandre
Integrations
Brian Van Sickle
Infrastructure & Quality Assurance
Liana Walsh
Marketing & Communications
Board of Directors
Cristen Bates
Deputy Medicaid Director, Director Office of Behavioral Health Initiatives & Coverage, Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF)
Cristen Bates
Cristen Bates is a dedicated public health executive with 20 years of service to the community. She currently serves as the Deputy Medicaid Director and the Office Director for Behavioral Health Initiatives & Coverage and at the Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing (HCPF). In this role, Cristen is implementing statewide behavioral health transformative initiatives to improve the behavioral health access, quality, equity and service provided to Medicaid and CHP+ members, over 1.3 million Coloradans.
She also oversees a multiple federal grants, including the $1B Rural Health Transformation program. She has served as a Senior Health Advisor at HCPF and formerly the Director of Strategy, Policy, and Communications for the state Office of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services. Prior to joining the state Cristen worked in community health and safety net clinics, federal contracting, hospital administration, strategic communications, and patient engagement. She holds degrees from the University of Kansas and George Washington University in psychology, public health, and health IT.Tad Gary
CEO, Mercy Care
Tad Gary
Tad Gary is the CEO of Mercy Care, an Arizona-based managed care organization serving more than 400,000 Medicaid and Medicare members under six governmental contracts. These include AHCCCS Complete Care, Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), Regional Behavioral Health Authority for Maricopa County, Developmentally Disabled, Department of Child Safety Comprehensive Health Plan (DCS CHP), and Medicare Dual SNP contracts.
As CEO, Tad is responsible for all health plan activities for all product lines. He also supports all Mercy Care business development and implementation efforts throughout Arizona.
Tad has held multiple leadership roles during his more than 20-year career in health care and social services. Tad is a member of the Mercy Housing, Mountain Plains Board and a Trustee of the Vitalyst Health Foundation. He was also appointed to the State of Arizona Opioid Review Council and to the Phoenix Police Review and Implementation Ad Hoc Committee. Tad is the former president of the Arizona Counselors Association and former President of the Institute for Mental Health Research EpiCenter, serving adolescents experiencing their first episodes of psychosis.
He earned his master’s degrees in counseling and education and has completed executive education in finance and accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.Patrick Guffey, MD
Chief Informatics and Outcomes Officer, UCHealth | Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Patrick Guffey, MD
Patrick Guffey is Chief Informatics and Outcomes Officer at UCHealth, a 15 hospital system in Colorado and the surrounding states. In this role he leads UCHealth’s informatics, quality and clinical intelligence strategy, including decision support, EHR optimization, quality measurement and improvement. He is a former Chief Medical Information Officer for Children's Hospital Colorado and continues to practice as an anesthesiologist.
Patrick is board certified in clinical informatics, the former chair of Epic system's steering board for pediatric anesthesiology, past president of the Colorado Chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society and Chair of the board for Contexture, the largest HIE in Colorado and Arizona. Patrick's work with Epic centers on the use of perioperative protocols to improve safety and outcomes. Patrick serves as the Medical Director and Board member of the Anesthesia Quality Institute's Patient Safety Organization where he helped develop the first national, specialty specific, reporting system for adverse events. He is also a former member of the Children's Hospital Association's Patient Safety Team. His research interests center on application of the Electronic Health Record and Clinical Informatics to improve quality, safety and outcomes. Patrick is particularly interested in using Lean principles, informatics and strong safety cultures to drive highly reliable patient care.Patrick Gordon
CEO, Rocky Mountain Health Plans (United)
Patrick Gordon
Patrick Gordon is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) in Colorado, a UnitedHealthcare Company. Patrick has led reform efforts in the Colorado market for practice transformation, payment reform and technology adoption to help make the healthcare system work better for everyone.
Patrick has been accountable for an array of payment reform, health data exchange and behavioral health services integration initiatives in Western Colorado. He also led the implementation of the Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative project in western and northern Colorado. Patrick provided oversight of the Medicaid, Full Benefit
Medicare/Medicaid Eligibles, and CHP+ programs supported by the health plan, as well as the CMS Innovation Center’s Comprehensive Primary Care initiative.
Patrick has led several strategic initiatives for RMHP’s stakeholders, including the Colorado Beacon community demonstration, the design and implementation of an aligned payment arrangement with the State of Colorado and physicians to achieve Triple Aim objectives. Further, he served on the Colorado State Innovation Model (SIM) Practice Transformation and Multi-payer Collaborative work groups. Prior to joining RMHP, Patrick held various positions within the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing related to policy development and program management.Steve Hess
Chief Administrative Officer, UCHealth
Steve Hess
Steve Hess is the chief administrative officer for UCHealth, a nationally recognized, nonprofit health care system with operating revenue of $10 billion and a workforce of more than 37,000 people. UCHealth includes 15 Colorado hospitals, including the state’s only academic medical center, with over 2,500 inpatient beds and more than 200 clinic locations in Colorado, southern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
Mr. Hess is responsible for the management of several enterprise services, including information technology, ambulatory access, contact center, imaging, lab, infusion, respiratory care, capacity management and other support services.
Previously, Mr. Hess was the chief information officer for UCHealth.
Prior to joining UCHealth, Mr. Hess was the chief information officer for Christiana Care Health System, one of the country’s largest health care providers.Heidi Kemmer
COO, UHC Community Plan, UnitedHealthcare
Heidi Kemmer
Heidi Kemmer has been the chief operating officer for the United Healthcare Community Plan in Arizona since April 2020. She’s a seasoned managed care executive with over 25 years in the industry, holding a number of positions in network contracting and provider service, operations, and health plan leadership. This includes serving as regional contract and area manager for John Deere Health, vice president of operations and executive director for the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan in Tennessee, national director, community and state provider experience leading several national initiatives impacting provider service and operations; and director, west region operations supporting UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Hawaii, Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona with operations oversight and regulatory change management.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University in Kansas and a dual-degree master’s in business (MBA) and healthcare administration from the University of Iowa. Heidi is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, is active in her local church and community, and enjoys supporting Arizona sports teams. Heidi and her husband, Karl, have lived in Phoenix since 2014, after relocating from Tennessee.Josh Lee, MD
SVP, Chief Information Officer and Chief Health Information Officer, TMC Healthcare
Josh Lee, MD
Dr. Josh Lee is the lead strategist for information, data and technology for TMC Health. He oversees all aspects of the Information Services department; develops and implements short- and long-range plans to meet current and future information needs of the organization. He is responsible for all technical and application infrastructure but also oversees our long-term data management strategies as TMC Health continues on its journey to being a learning health system.
Prior to joining TMC Health, he was the Physician Executive at the Banner- University Medical Group in Tucson. Before coming to Tucson, Dr. Lee served as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Health Information Officer positions with Loyola University Health System; Chief Information Officer at the Keck Medicine of USC; and Chief Medical Information Officer at the University of California San Diego Health System.
Dr. Lee has held academic positions with University of Arizona, Loyola University of Chicago, University of Southern California, and University of California, San Diego. He graduated from the University of California at San Francisco and completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard College.
He is board certified in internal medicine and has an active clinical practice in the TMC One Medical Group of TMC Health. Dr. Lee completed his training in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.Sophia Meharena, DO
Director of Clinical Outcomes, Every Child Pediatrics
Sophia Meharena, DO
Dr. Meharena has been caring for patients at Every Child Pediatrics since 2011 and sees patients at the Aurora office. She began her role as Director of Clinical Outcomes in May 2020. She recieved her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry from Mount Holyoke College, followed by her medical education at Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed her residency at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).Uche Olekanma, MD, MBA
Vice President Clinical Operations for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Arizona
Uche Olekanma, MD, MBA
Uche Olekanma, MD, MBA, is Vice President, Clinical Operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona since July 2022, where he provides clinical expertise and strategic direction to senior leadership, community leaders, providers, and plan members. In this role, Dr. Olekanma oversees clinicians and medical directors and reports to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Cara Christ.
Dr. Olekanma previously served as Executive Medical Director at Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), where he oversaw the strategic direction of clinical management programs in Retail, Commercial, and Government Programs in BCBS of IL, MT, NM, OK, and TX.
Prior to joining the health insurance industry, Dr. Olekanma practiced Internal Medicine in the Midwest for more than 20 years.
Dr. Olekanma earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at University of Port Harcourt Nigeria. He is also Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He has an MBA from Lake Forest and recently completed an Executive Leadership program at Emory University.Anna Rasmussen
AVP, Network Integrity, HealthONE
Anna Rasmussen
Anna has a Masters in Economics from the University of Denver, a PhD in Health Services Research from University of Colorado and 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her areas of expertise include data analytics, hospital network optimization, and process improvement.
In her current role as AVP of Network Integrity, Anna leads division-wide efforts to increase HCA HealthONE in-network retention and improve continuity of care. Her current scope of work includes managing the system’s Emergency Room follow-up program, improving transitions of care across inpatient and outpatient settings, and evaluating performance across key network optimization priorities.
Prior to her current role, Anna has been leading the Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) for the HCA HealthONE hospitals. The HTP objectives include improving patient outcomes through care redesign, ensuring appropriate care in appropriate settings, and promoting value-based care delivery model. Under Anna’s leadership, the HTP has been fully implemented and scaled across six HCA HealthONE facilities.
Anna has also worked at Kaiser Permanente Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado in a variety of settings including research, clinical operations, and strategy management. Anna is very passionate about improving value-based care delivery through the re-design and implementation of large, multidisciplinary clinical improvement initiatives focused on advancing the excellence of patient care and the patient experience.
In her free time, Anna enjoys traveling, reading Agatha Christie, and spending time with her family.Michael Reagin
EVP, Chief Technology Officer, Banner Health
Michael Reagin
Michael Reagin joined Banner in June 2024, bringing more than 27 years of experience leading innovation, information technology and digital strategy for top-ranked health care organizations. He joined Banner from Sharp Healthcare where he was senior vice president and chief information and innovation officer. Michael has been on the forefront of identifying and implementing strategies to improve health care quality, patient experience, efficiency and safety utilizing technology throughout this career including serving as chief information officer for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, as well as corporate vice president and chief information officer for Sentara Healthcare/Optima Health Plan.
Michael has received numerous recognitions including the 2023 SoCal Orbie CIO in HealthCare, Becker’s 2023 Hospitals and Health System CIOs to Know, Top 100 Chief Information Officers (2015, 2019 and 2020), the CIO 100 Middle East in 2015 as well as Health IT and Imaging Magazine’s Top 25 Most Innovative People in Health Care IT. He’s a certified healthcare chief information officer through the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.April Rhodes
CEO, Granite Mountain Behavioral Healthcare
April Rhodes
April Rhodes, MBA, LAMFT is the Co-Founder and Principal of The Stile Group, a consultancy focused on leadership and professional development, practice optimization, stakeholder strategy, and delivering innovative healthcare solutions across key markets. She is widely recognized for her forward-thinking leadership and her ability to transform systems through integrated, whole-person care and value-based approaches.
With over two decades of experience at the forefront of healthcare and human services management, April has led large-scale operations, advanced access to coordinated care, and championed efforts to reduce fragmentation across systems. Her work includes integrating behavioral health into primary care, hospital systems, and justice settings, as well as developing mobile crisis response models that meet individuals where they are. She also guided teams and operations through a multi-year public health emergency, maintaining continuity of care and organizational resilience during a time of widespread disruption.
April holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona and a Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy from Arizona State University. She is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.
She currently serves as Board Chair for Contexture, the health information exchange for Arizona and Colorado, and as President of the Yavapai College Foundation Board. April is also a member of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Board of Directors and a Flinn-Brown Fellow through the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership.Alexis Sgouros
VP, Analytics Services and Finance Data & Analytics, Kaiser Permanente
Alexis Sgouros
Alexis Sgouros is vice president of analytics service delivery. He leads the IT organization’s analytics delivery team, which supports enterprise analytic platforms and tools, as well as develops and maintains key data assets for the analytic community. He partners with the health plan and care delivery technology services in engaging with stakeholders across the organization, as well as with the chief data office and digital team to align on data technology strategy for Kaiser Permanente.
Since joining Kaiser Permanente in 2001, Alexis has worked in the Northern California, Southern California and Colorado markets and worked his way up through the organization. His past roles include vice president care delivery analytics and Colorado information officer; executive director for IT service and delivery in the Northern and Southern California regions, where had accountability for all business engagement and operations in the 14 hospital areas in Southern California and the 24 hospitals in Northern California; area technology leader at the San Diego Medical Center; and project manager and programmer within the medical record space.
A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Alexis spent five years working with biotechnology companies bringing new products to clinical trials and to market prior to joining Kaiser Permanente.
Alexis serves on the advisory council of the Colorado School of Public Health. In his spare time, he enjoys staying active and is an avid runner and cyclist. He's married to Marnie, and they have two children.Mike Stahl
CEO, Hilltop Community Resources
Mike Stahl
Mike has worked in a variety of leadership positions within Hilltop for the past sixteen years. Before Hilltop, he worked five years for NeuroCare in California, in neurobehavioral programs for adults with brain injuries. Mike is a graduate of Grand Junction High School. He has an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Regis University. Mike started at Hilltop in 1993, coordinating the development of Hilltop’s youth programs.
Mike has been very active in our community, serving on a number of boards including: Grand Junction Economic Partnership, Mesa County Community Corrections, Quality Health Network; Western Health Care Alliance, Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce and Colorado West Mental Health Psychiatric Hospital.
Medical Education: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry from Mount Holyoke CollegeBrian Turner, MPH
Chief Operations Officer, Diversus Health
Brian Turner, MPH
Born and raised in Colorado, Brian earned an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Colorado - Boulder and a master’s degree from the Colorado School of Public Health. He has dedicated his career to leading transformative nonprofits in behavioral health, education, and public health sectors.
He most recently served as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Solvista Health, a nonprofit community behavioral health center providing integrated mental health, substance use, and primary care across nine rural locations in Colorado’s upper Arkansas Valley. His prior roles include Deputy Director for the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, President for the Colorado Public Health Association, Director of Mental Health First Aid Colorado, and Development Director for an international NGO working in secondary and higher education.
Brian’s volunteer roles include serving on the Board of Directors for the Caring for Colorado Foundation, the Colorado Health Facilities Authority, the Lake County Community Foundation, and Contexture, a multi-state health information exchange.Sonny Varadan
CIO, Sonora Quest Laboratories
Sonny Varadan
Sonny Varadan is the Chief Information Officer at Sonora Quest Laboratories, Arizona’s leading provider of diagnostic information services. Mr. Varadan is an established executive with decades of experience leading companies through the monumental opportunity shift technology has created.
As the CIO, Mr. Varadan will meld operations and innovation, while keeping the focus on enhancing the patient experience, making it easier and more convenient for customers to navigate through their journey with Sonora Quest – from scheduling appointments to get their blood drawn, to securely obtaining and understanding their test results on SonoraQuest.com. His focus will be to implement data analytics and machine learning processes to enable decision support systems and automation to assist healthcare providers with population health management for improved patient outcomes.Michael White, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Valleywise Health
Michael White, MD
Michael D. White, MD, MBA, is an accomplished physician executive with extensive experience leading clinical operations, academic medicine and healthcare strategy within large, complex health systems. As the current President and Chief Executive Officer for Valleywise Health, Arizona’s public teaching hospital and safety-net health system, he collaborates closely with executive leadership, physician partners, and clinical teams to guide the organization’s strategic direction and advance its mission of providing exceptional care without exception.
Since joining Valleywise Health in 2019 as Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. White has been a key member of the executive leadership team during one of the most significant periods in the organization’s history. Working alongside executive leadership, he has helped guide Valleywise Health through the opening of its state-of-the-art medical center, the expansion of specialty and behavioral health services, continued growth of graduate medical education programs, and initiatives to strengthen clinical quality, patient safety, operational performance, and the overall patient experience. He has also played an integral role in strengthening strategic partnerships with District Medical Group and the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance, reinforcing Valleywise Health’s position as Arizona’s premier public teaching health system.
Prior to joining Valleywise Health, Dr. White served as Chief Academic Officer for CHI Health in Omaha, Nebraska, where he provided executive leadership for academic medicine, physician education, and clinical innovation across a large, multi-state health system. He also serves as Associate Dean for Technology and Informatics at the Creighton University School of Medicine, helping advance medical education through innovation and technology.
A practicing interventional cardiologist, Dr. White is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to improving patient outcomes while fostering collaboration among physicians, caregivers, and healthcare leaders to build stronger, more integrated healthcare organizations.
Recognizing that today’s healthcare leaders must possess expertise beyond clinical medicine, Dr. White earned his Master of Business Administration from Creighton University in 2019, complementing his medical training with formal education in strategy, finance, organizational leadership, and healthcare operations.
As both a physician and healthcare executive, Dr. White is committed to ensuring Valleywise Health fulfills its mission of providing exceptional care without exception, every patient, every time, while advancing innovation, improving access to care, and strengthening the health of the communities it serves.
Dr. White earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology, Doctor of Medicine, and Master of Business Administration from Creighton University. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Creighton University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Duke University.
Advisory Councils
Contexture invites our HIE community and stakeholders to guide and advise on services, policy and programs through an Advisory Council framework. Contexture has these volunteer Advisory Councils at this time: Arizona HIE Advisory Council, Colorado HIE Advisory Council, and the Contexture Policy Advisory Council.
