Renée-Marie Stephano, JD

Chief Executive Officer
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Renée-Marie Stephano, a luminary in the realm of global healthcare strategy, is the Chief Executive Officer of Global Healthcare Accreditation where she brings 20 years of international experience in strategy, service development, and business development expertise to GHA’s expanding global client base.

Exceptionally skilled therapists awarded and certified by the most famous medical research universities around the globe, experienced by the most complicated cases they are here to help our patients. We’ve come together, united by our passion for working critically—and with curiosity, integrity and camaraderie.

Karin Jay

President of Global Strategy
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Bill Cook

Director of Business Development & Operations
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Claudia Jorgenson. MSN, RN

Director of Clinical Operations
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Janice Halkovich, MSN, RN

Associate Clinical Director
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Dr. Paul Van Ostenberg

Chairman of the Standards Committee
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Board of Advisors

Karen Timmons

Chairman, GHA Advisory Board
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Ms. Timmons is an internationally known expert in accreditation, healthcare quality and safety processes, having previously served as CEO of Global Healthcare Accreditation from its inception in 2016 through March 2022. Ms. Timmons was also President and CEO of Joint Commission International (JCI), Chief Operating Officer of The Joint Commission, and Global Patient Safety Officer for Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

Heitham Hassoun, MD

Vice President and Medical Director, International
Cedars-Sinai
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Amy Villalobos

Chief Operations Officer
CBHS Health Ltd Austrailia
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Dr. Nizar Zein

Former Chairman, Global Patient Services
Cleveland Clinic
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Muna Almuallen

Former Director of Global Benefits
Flour
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Laurent Pochat-Cottilloux

CEO
AXA Life & Health Reinsurance
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Dr. Hady Hedaya

Senior Executive Manager Healthcare Services
Bupa Arabia
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Fahad Altamimi, MD

Medical Director
Orchid Medical Company
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Dr. Somporn Kumphong

GHA Executive Director Asia-Pacific region
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Chip Burgett

Managing Director
Quandary Healthcare Solutions
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Dr. Erik Fleischman

Former International Medical Director
Bumrungrad International Hospital
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Susan Frampton, PhD

President
Planetree International
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Aileen R. Killen, RN, PhD, CPPS

Global Head of Healthcare Risk Consulting
American International Group (AIG)
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Prof. Anupam Sibal

Group Medical Director
Apollo Hospitals
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Larry Boress

Former President & CEO
Midwest Business Group
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Dr. Omar Shalabi

Division Head for the Central & Western Regions, Management Population Health Division
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)
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Joseph Zhao

Deputy General Manager
Beijing Saint Lucia Consulting Pty Ltd
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Advisory Task Force

Cheryl Larson

President and CEO
Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH)
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Heather Saunders

Director of Infection Control for the Office of Population Health
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Tracy Watts

Senior Partner
Mercer
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Richard Davis

Client Strategist
NY Mellon Wealth Management
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Kathleen Schulz

Global Innovation Leader, Organizational Wellbeing
Gallagher
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Geoffrey Nagle

Chief Revenue Officer
AXA Partners
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Mohannad Kusti

Corporate Medical Director
Pivot Onsite-Innovations
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Surveyors & Consultants

Amal Vimala

GHA Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Anne Rooney

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Bill Cook

Director of Business Development & Operations
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Bonnie Eve Zdraveva, RN

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Carol Gilmore

Technical Assistant of the Argentine National Ministry of Health
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Claudia Jorgenson. MSN, RN

Director of Clinical Operations
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Dr. Arati Verma

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Dr. Mohamed Fathy Osman

GHA Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditaion
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Dr. Paul Van Ostenberg

Chairman of the Standards Committee
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Dr. Somporn Kumphong

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Dr. Thomas Kozlowski

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Gloriana Gómez

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Janice Halkovich, MSN, RN

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation
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Kelly Jenkins

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Rhonda Anderson

GHA Surveyor and Consultant and Healthcare Consultant for RMA Consulting
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Sherry Kaufield

Medical Quality and Safety Officer at the United Nations
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Soraia Angiuoli

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Stephen Shearer

Surveyor/Consultant
Global Healthcare Accreditation® (GHA)
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Gary Heaven
Brenda Johnson
Bronny James
Joanna Koslov
Margaret Conar
Freddie Steward