Our Fellows
Planetree Fellows
We believe that one person can make a profound difference in how healthcare is delivered. The Fellow in Person-Centered Care Program returns us to those roots by creating a structured program for recognizing individuals who are bringing person-centered care principles to life around the world.

Salam A.M. Nassar
Other
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Anas ALMasri
Quality Management/Improvement Reviewer
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
Enas Abdelkawy
Currently: Senior Consultant for Ascend for Healthcare Solutions, Former Planetree Supervisor
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
Ahmed Abdelkawy
Quality Specialist
King Faisal Medical Complex
King Faisal Medical Complex
Martín Abelleira Linardi
Jefe Seccional Cirugía Hepatobiliopancreática, Hospital Central de las Fuerzas Armadas
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
Takwa Abousalem
Senior Quality Improvement Reviewer
Hamad Medical Corporation - Enaya Specialized Care Center
Qatar
Mahmoud Abuaker
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Abdulrahman Abulaban
Customer Experience Coordinator
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Jill Adolphe
Chair, Planetree Global PFPC, and Founder, Care 2 Collaborate, Canada
Canada
Adil Bashir Ahmed
Former Executive Director at CPESE
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Sara Ghuloom Al Blooshi
Admin Senior Supervisor
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Meshal Saleh Al Juaid
Patient Experience Director
King Faisal Hospital
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Muna A. Rahman S. Al Maslamani
Medical Director
Hamad Medical Corporation - Communicable Disease Center
Qatar
Abdullah Al Mohammed
Customer Experience Manager
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Nasser Saeed Al Naimi
Chief Patient Experience, Director HHQI
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Nadya Al Rauili
Executive Director of Nursing/Midwifery (CF)
Hamad Medical Corporation-Private Nursing Services, Corporate Nursing Department
Qatar
Ayman Al-Nafea
MBA, BCPA, CPXP, CLSSBB, CPM, Acting Operational Excellence Director
Makkah Healthcare Cluster
Saudi Arabia
Muna Al-Rashid
AED Quality
HMC Communicable Disease Center (CDC)
HMC Communicable Disease Center (CDC)
Dr. Majeda Afeef Al-Ruzzieh
Chief Nursing Officer
King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC)
Jordan
Mariam Albaloushi
Senior consultant Maternal Fetal Medicine
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Ahmed Alghamdi
King Faisal, Planetree Supervisor
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Fahad Alhemoudi
General Director, Medical Protocol/ Director, Patient Relations
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
Zeyad Alhiasat
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Amina Ali
Patient Service Director
Children Cancer Hospital Egypt
Children Cancer Hospital Egypt
Dr. Khalid Mohammed AI-Jalham
Director of Ambulatory Care Center
Hamad Medical Corporation - Ambulatory Care Center
Qatar
Alia G. Alkhub
Patient Experience Director
Fakeeh Care
Saudi Arabia
Naseem Almulla
Customer Experience Head
Council of Health Insurance
Saudi Arabia
Salwa Alrawaili
Assistant Exective Director of Nursing
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Alsaeed
Director of Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
International Medical Center (IMC)
Saudi Arabia
Abeer Alsubait
Chief Experience Officer
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
Salman Wasl Althobaiti
Head of Nursing Education & Training and Manager of Patient Family Education
King Faisal Medical Complex
King Faisal Medical Complex
Mubarak Rashed Alyami
Hospital Director
King Faisal Medical Complex
King Faisal Medical Complex
Awad Amayreh
Improvement Manager
Hamad Medical Corporation-Communicable Disease Center
Qatar
Karen Andazola
Associate Director
Planetree International Staff
Planetree International Staff
Leah Aquino Guarin
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Sarai Ardila
Gerente de Experiencia de la Persona
Pacífica Salud
Panamá
Bever Lloyd Asensi
Planetree Coordinator/Physiotherapist
Al Moosa Specialist Hospital
Saudi Arabia
Muna Atrash
A/ Head of Quality Improvement
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
Hala Awadh Almuways
Patient Experience Director & Person Centered Care Director
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital (PMAH)
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital (PMAH)
Kimberly Barrieault
Language of Caring
Language of Caring
Andrea Matheus Basgal
Planetree Coordinator
Association for Assistance to Disable Children (AACD)
Brazil
Diane Betkoski
Former Director of Planetree Svs
Former Contacts
Former Contacts
Claudia Blanco Gonzáles
Coordinadora de Atención al Usuario - Clínica Chicamocha
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
Autumn Bollinger
Language of Caring
Language of Caring
Orla Brandos
VP Patient Care Services/CNO
Newport Hospital
Newport Hospital
John-Conrad Buen
Program Manager
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
USA
Luiz Guilherme Calderon
College President - Terzius College
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
María Inés Caminos
Jefa de Calidad y Experiencia del Paciente
Sanatorio Finochietto
Argentina
Abigail Campos
Director
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
USA
Dina M. Carter
Chief Experience Officer
NYC Health + Hospital | Lincoln
USA
Diana Cristina Castellanos Uribe
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Ana María Castillo Gutiérrez
Líder de la Agencia de Calidad
Agencia de Calidad, Seguridad y Cuidado Centrado en las Personas
Agencia de Calidad, Seguridad y Cuidado Centrado en las Personas
Giovanna Chacón
Subdirectora Médico Administrativa
Fundacion Valle De Lili
Fundacion Valle De Lili
Rana Chedid
BSN, MSN, Associate Executive Manager and Person Centered Care Coordinator
Bellevue Medical Center
Lebanon
Lauren Clifford
Program Manager, Care Experience
NYC H+H Central Office
NYC H+H Central Office
Priscila da Silva Correa
Hospital Architect and Specialist in Eng. clinic – Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brazil
María Carolina Cabrera Correal
Physician and surgeon, Specialist in Comprehensive Management of Health Services. Specialist in Epidemiology
Colombia
Mariana Costa
Specialist in Medical Clinic and Pain Management Post-Operative Recovery and Ambulatory Surgery Coordinator
Sanatorio Finochietto
Sanatorio Finochietto
Romeo Costillas
Former Project Coordinator
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Anissa Crooms
Care Experience Program Manager
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
USA
Fabian Andres Torres Cuellar
Intensive Medicine Department Staff Physician
Las Condes Clinic
Chile
Martha Lucia Cárdenas R
Gerente de Bienestar Médico
Agencia de Calidad, Seguridad y Cuidado Centrado en las Personas
Agencia de Calidad, Seguridad y Cuidado Centrado en las Personas
Seanna-Kaye Denham
Patient Experience Officer (PXO)
NYC H+H Kings County
NYC H+H Kings County
Gayle DiLorenzo
CPXP, Care Experience Officer
Gotham Health
USA
Maria do Carmo da Silva Freitas, MSc, MBA
Assistant Director
CIIR - Centro Integrado de InclPlanetree USAo e Reabilitacao
Brazil
Leisson Domingues Pinheiro
Manager of Quality, Safety and PCC Practices
CIIR - Centro Integrado de Inclusão e Reabilitação
CIIR - Centro Integrado de Inclusão e Reabilitação
Soledad Andrea Ulloa Duarte
Directora de Calidad
Centro Odontológico Padre Mariano
Chile
Janet Dugan
Principal
Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson (NBBJ)
Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson (NBBJ)
Janet Durand Baquero
Medical Case Manager, Senior consultant Planetree ALC
Planetree América Latina Central
Planetree América Latina Central
Mohamed Elgohary
Training & Staff Development Manager
Almoosa Specialist Hospital
Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud Elrefaey
Health Informatics Student
United Arab Emirates
Abir Elsayed
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
Neveen Fathy Ahmed
Quality Improvement Officer
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Lucélia Ferreira Lima Bastos
Assistant Manager - Hospital Municipal Dr. Moysés Deutsch
Hospital M'boi Mirim
Hospital M'boi Mirim
Barbara A. Foote
Program Manager, Care Experience
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
USA
Susan Frampton
President Emeritus
Planetree International Staff
Planetree International Staff
Joana Freitas, MBA
Senior Manager, Global Experience Office
Fresenius Medical Care
Brazil
Nereo Ambion Garcia, Jr.
Head of Risk and Patient Safety
Hamad Medical Corporation Women's Wellness & Research Center
Qatar
Renee Garcia-Prajer RDH, MS
Director, Education & Community
Planetree International
USA
Ann S. Garton
Director, Institute for Person-Centered Care, Associate Nursing Professor
St. Ambrose University
USA
Valerie Gascon
Quality Advisor
Hôpitaux Shriners pour enfants ? Canada
Hôpitaux Shriners pour enfants ? Canada
Ana Gilles
Responsable de Experiencia del Paciente
Hospital Británico
Uruguay
Rejane Xavier Soares Gomes
Executive Director
Centro Integrado de Inclusão e Reabilitação (CIIR)
Brazil
Cesar González Meneses
Corporate Coordinator of Standardization and Teaching
Star Medica
Star Medica
Minerva Guzman
Patient Experience Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals/ Woodhull
USA
Dalia Hafez
Customer Experience Manager
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Carrie Hart
Manager, Volunteer Services
Bayhealth Medical Center
Bayhealth Medical Center
Jacqueline Hinckley
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Professor and Director
Nova Southeastern University
USA
Tania Hobson
former Executive Director Allied Health
Former Contacts
Former Contacts
Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim
Branding and Communication Manager
Saudi German Hospital - Al Madinah Al Monawra
Saudi Arabia
Bashir Ighile
CMO
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Yasen Ilayel
Asst. Director Corporate Customer Service
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Maysaa Jaafar
MPH, CPHQ, Assistant Executive Manager
Bellevue Medical Center
Lebanon
Karin Jay
MA, Senior Vice President, Global Services
Planetree International
USA
KIRAN KEERTHI KANTH
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Fadi Kabbani
Senior Customer Service Representative
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Marta Kazandjian
Former Director, Resident Centered Care
The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Ana Merzel Kernkraut
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Khadija Khalid Mohammed
Assistant Executive Director Patient Safety
HMC Ambulatory Care Center (ACC)
HMC Ambulatory Care Center (ACC)
Mona Khamis
CEO, Al Moosa Rehabilitation Hospital
Al Moosa Specialist Hospital
Al Moosa Specialist Hospital
Needa Gulam Mohammed Khan
Former Data Analyst
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Pryscila Kiehl
Consultant
Planetree Brazil Network
Planetree Brazil Network
Mandy Kilmartin
Director of Global Services
Planetree International
USA
Jim Kinsey
Vice President, Engagement Strategies
Planetree International
USA
Nicole Kirchhoffer
DNP, MS, RN, CEN, CPXP, NEA-BC, Patient Experience Officer
Maimonides Medical Center
USA
Marisa Lanfranconi
Medica
Sanatorio Otamendi
Sanatorio Otamendi
Tara Lee
Western Sydney Local Health District
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
Pablo Alejandro Lemos
Docente del Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas de Córdoba y de la y Universidad Católica de Córdoba and Consultor de Planetree Latino América Sur
Argentina
Suziane de Almeida Lima
Quality, Safety and PCC Practices Consultant
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brazil
Hestle Lipio
Former Data Analyst
Former Contacts
Former Contacts
Kathiusca Livingston-Belizaire
Planetree Program Manager
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
USA
Komal Lodaria
MA, Senior Director, Care Experience
NYC Health + Hospitals
USA
Linda C. Lombardi
Ph.D., L.H.D. (Hon), President
The Leslin Healthcare Leadership Foundation
USA
Cindy Lorena Ramírez Melo
Patient Care Coordinator
Clinica De La Universidad De La Sabana
Clinica De La Universidad De La Sabana
Jimena Louzao-Sabelli
University Professor & Coordinator of Training Programs
Fundación Humaniza Josefina
Uruguay
Gladys Lowe
Chief Experience Office
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
USA
Remie Elie Maalouf
Executive Manager
Bellevue Medical Center
Lebanon
Patricia Metzger Macellaro
RN, Quality, Safety and PCC Consultant
Planetree Brazil Office, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brazil
Fabricia Dias Maciel
Technical Director
CIIR - Centro Integrado de Inclusão e Reabilitação
Brazil
Jaqueline M. Mais de Oliveira
Coordinator of the Patient Experience Center and Psychology Service
Hospital Santo Amaro / Hospital da Cidade
Brazil
Abdul Majid Tariq Dalvi
Assistant Executive Director, CPESE
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Abhay Makkar05
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TechMindz1
Gopinath Mamballikalam
Clinical Administrator
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Nilo Carlo Martinez
Clinical Documentation Specialist
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Laura Martinez Osorio
Líder de la Unidad de Experiencia y Seguridad del Paciente
Hospital Vozandes Quito
Ecuador
Ford Matipa
MBChB; BScHB; CTTS, Program Manager, Care Experience/ Planetree
NYC H+H/Kings County
USA
Natasha McKenzie
Planetree Program Manager
NYC Health + Hospitals/ Coler
USA
Pamela McLaughlin
Newport Hospital
Newport Hospital
Marie Dominique Michel
BS, CASACII, MPA, Planetree Project Manager
NYC Health + Hospital/Kings County Hospital
USA
Dr. Ahmed Ali Abdelkawy Mohamed
Senior Consultant
Ascend for Healthcare Solutions
Saudi Arabia
Mona Nasr Mohamed
Head Nurse
Hamad Medical Corporation–Private Nursing Service
Qatar
Carlos Moreno Droguett
Director Medico RM Sur
Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad CChC
Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad CChC
Kristen Moss
MBA, Patient Experience Manager
Columbia Memorial Hospital
USA
Amr Aly Mourad
Pharmacy Supervisor / Quality Specialist
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Mona Nasr ABDELAZIM MOHAMED
Operational Manager
HMC Private Nursing Services (PNS)
HMC Private Nursing Services (PNS)
Sarah Nekrasz
Nursing Director
Newport Hospital
Newport Hospital
Cindy Nelson
Person-Centered Care Coordinator
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Shannon Patterson
Executive Director of Consumer and Patient Experience
Stamford Health
USA
Rasheed Thazhathe Peedikayil
Project Coordinator
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Delinda Pendleton
RN, MSN, CPHQ, CPXP, Director Patient Experience and Strategic Clinical Initiatives
Fox Chase Cancer Center
USA
Pierre Pham
CXO
NYC H+H Elmhurst Hospital
NYC H+H Elmhurst Hospital
Carla Behr Pitoli
Project Manager
Planetree Brazil / Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brazil
Justine Plaatjies
Nursing House Supervisor
HMC Private Nursing Services (PNS)
HMC Private Nursing Services (PNS)
Ana Cláudia Mandolesi Pádua
MBA, People Management, Quality and Person Experience Consultant
IntegrAção
Brazil
Valeria A. Ramdin
PhD, MS, APRN-BC, CNE, Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Global Health Affairs-Nursing
Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Science, School of Nursing
USA
Sahadeo Ramharrack
MA, CDP, Planetree Program Manager
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
USA
Victoria Risovanny
Patient Relations Manager
Sharp Coronado Hospital
USA
Jean Carlo Rodriguez Pegas
MSc, Global Patient Safety Medical Advisory
Eli Lilly and Company
Brazil
María Victoria Romero Acevedo
Asesora Externa
Organización para la Excelencia de la Salud
Colombia
Luciane Rosa de Souza
Clinical Nurse - Hospital Geral de Guarulhos
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
Ashraf Elghali Saad
Preventive Medicine Doctors
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Armed Forces Hospital Wadi Al Dawasir
Deepshikha Sahni
Program Manager
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
HMC Center for Patient Experience & Staff Engagement (CPESE)
Amira Salah
Patient Experience Instructor & Quality Director
Bright Top
Egypt
Dr. Huda Abdulla Hussain Saleh
Executive Director, Quality & Safety & PCC Specialist
Hamad Medical Corporation Women’s Wellness and Research Center
Qatar
Crystal Sallans
Manager, Patient & Family Services
Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital
Mary Ellen Saltsman
MSN RN PMH-BC, Director of Nursing
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Behavioral Health
USA
Eng. Rayan Mustafa Samman
Group Chief Experience Officer
Saudi German Health
Saudi Arabia
LisaGail Schwartz
MA, RDT, LCAT, Program Manager Employee Engagement, Person-Centered Care
NYC Health + Hospitals
USA
Jeremy Segall
MA, RDT, LACT, Assistant Vice President, System Chief Wellness Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals
USA
Lori Shanahan
Former Associate Director, Engagement Strategies
Former Contacts
Former Contacts
Muhammed Shanid
Project Officer
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Karam Sharma
Former
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Dr. Amira Shepl Hamed Saleh
Assistant Executive Director Quality and Patient Safety
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Parwaneh Shibani
Exective Director of Nursing
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
Glaucia Plaça Silva
MSc, Quality Manager
Hospital Casa de Saúde
Brazil
Hugo Renato Siu Guillen
Director de Calidad
Clínica Anglo Americana
Perú
Shirlene Stafford
CEO
Cancer Not My Friend Nonprofit Organization
USA
Kumari Theresa Thomas
Senior Quality Improvement Reviewer
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
HMC (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Joyce L. Todd
Manager Patient Service Excellence
Enloe Medical Center
USA
Audrey Cooper Tolouian
Clinical Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing
USA
Linda van der Leest
Planetree Program Manager
Sevagram
The Netherlands
Linda Van Fulpen
Manager, Volunteer Services
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Kaline Maria Vecchio Pires
Patient Experience Consultant
Brazil
Silvia Voullieme
Patient Experience Manager
A.C.Camargo Cancer Center
Brazil
Carol Wahl
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
David Weisman
PhD, CPXP, Chief Experience Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
USA
Elizabeth Ruth Wilson
PhD, MPP, MPH, CNA, Clinical Assistant
Stamford Hospital
USA
Alicia Wood
Consumer and Patient Experience Manager, Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSW Health
NSW Health
Almunzer Zakaria
A/ ED Clinical services and development
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
HMC Al Wakra Hospital (AWK)
Eleonora Coelho Zioni
CEO
Asclepio Consultoria – Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brazil
Andrea S. de Queiroz Campos
Gynecologist and Obstetrician, Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo
Portal Access Account
Portal Access Account
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