Professional:

My healthcare perspective is broad and deep. And not just because I once removed $420 from someone’s stomach!

• As a practicing gastroenterologist, I understand front-line care from many angles.

• I am a proven leader adept at motivating physician colleagues, fostering collaboration, and inspiring excellence.

• Having managed clinical operations for a large specialty practice, I know what happens behind the scenes and how large healthcare systems work.

• I see the central role digital technology plays in care. I’ve served on our Epic team, built new software-based processes, and implemented new virtual care programs.

• Through serving on national committees, writing clinical practice guidelines, and my own research, I’ve worked to advance my field of practice.

Ideas and Beliefs:

I’ve never worn a bowtie. But I am a stereotypical professor in that I love to explore and share ideas, especially related to the factors shaping current and future clinical practice. Several of my peer-reviewed essays consider the opportunities and challenges of quality measurement, value-based payments, academic clinical practice, virtual care, and digital health.

I believe healthcare is ultimately about organizing and supporting people to care for themselves and for others. That the best care integrates body and mind. And that we must harness digital technology in ways that support compassionate healing.

Personal:

I’m a twin who coincidentally married a twin. Our family lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

According to Meyers-Briggs, I’m an INTJ, apparently the rarest personality type of all. Perhaps that explains my idealism, curiosity, and drive to help make our world better.

Besides time with family and friends, I am interested in meditation practice, reading non-fiction, music, and sports. Away from home, I love visiting New Orleans and swimming in the ocean.