Patient Safety Centers of Excellence
The Doctors Company’s Patient Safety Centers of Excellence provide specialty-specific resources for agents and their clients. Each Center of Excellence includes access to an industry expert for that specialty as well as articles, presentations, guidelines, and continuing medical education (CME) courses.
To contact a Center of Excellence expert, call (800) 421-2368 and then the extension listed below:
Centers of Excellence Contacts
| Specialties | Patient Safety Risk Manager | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia/Pain Management | Julie Brightwell | x5165 |
| Cardiology*/Cardiovascular Surgery/Interventional Cardiology | Debra Davidson | x5820 |
| Dental and Oral Max | Nichole Pieters | x3194 |
| Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care | Deborah de Quevedo | x6379 |
| ENT - Oto/Head/Neck Surgery* | Lisa McCorkle | x5182 |
| Gastroenterology | Carol Murray | x5181 |
| General Surgery* | Dana Faber | x1319 |
| Hospitalists | Matt Graham | x6381 |
| Internal Medicine/Family Practice | Debbie Hill | x3867 |
| Neurosurgery*/Neurology | Shelley Rizzo | x5804 |
| OB/GYN | Patient Safety | (800) 421-2368, Option 4 |
| Oncology* | Tamela Morgan | x5185 |
| Ophthalmology | Stacy Hogan | x1878 |
| Orthopedics | Eric Cleckler | x3049 |
| Pathology | Susan McQueen | x3044 |
| Pediatrics | Patti Ellis | x3190 |
| Plastic Surgery*/Dermatology | Kathleen Stillwell | x4254 |
| Psychiatry | Nicole Franklin | x4302 |
| Radiology | Julie Song | x3894 |
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Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs) **Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), see specialty area of practice. **Midwives (CNMs and CMs), see OB/GYN. **Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs), see Anesthesia. |
Julie Brightwell | x5165 |
