ADMINISTRATION and ORGANIZATION

Board of Directors

SEE ALSO

Governing body for the Loyola University Health System and Medical Center

 

  • Larry M. Goldberg

    President and Chief Executive Officer of Loyola University Health System

    Larry M. Goldberg serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Loyola University Health System. Prior to joining LUHS in October 2011, Goldberg served as chief executive officer of Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tenn., where he led a multi-year strategic positioning initiative for the medical center to improve profitability. Also while at Vanderbilt, he oversaw the planning and construction of a 141-bed critical-care patient tower and supported the development of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Goldberg served as vice president of hospital operations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.

    In that role, he directly managed all support, diagnostic, therapeutic and ambulatory care services as well as critical operational activities. Goldberg received his Master of Health Administration Degree from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, in 1990 and his bachelor of science degree in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1985. A frequent presenter and lecturer, Goldberg is a thought leader on healthcare reform and the economics of medicine. He is involved in numerous organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Partnership to Educate & Advance Kids, and is the founding member of the board of directors for the Joseph G. Nicholas Foundation for the Promotion of Youth Education.

  • Robert C. Flanigan, MD

    Chair, Urology; Vice Chair, Council of Chairs; Albert J. and Claire R. Speh Professor of Urology

    Dr. Flanigan has been chair of the Department of Urology since 1986. He practices with special interests in bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Dr. Flanigan earned his doctor of medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, where he also completed his residency in surgery and urology. He is board certified by the American Board of Urology. He is also a consultant in urology at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. Dr. Flanigan has been awarded the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Stritch Medal for outstanding service in medicine.

    He holds membership in dozens of medical and scientific societies and has been named to assorted top physician lists both locally and nationally, which include the American Registry's America's Top Doctors, America's Top Doctors for Cancer and the Guide to America's Top Urologists. He has served as President of the American Board of Urology, the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists, the Society of Urologic Chairs and Program Directors, the Society of Pelvic Surgeons and the North Central Section of the American Urological Association. He is currently secretary of the American Urological Association. He is a member of several editorial boards including AUA News, Journal of Urology, American College of Surgeons Web-portal system and Digital Urology. The number of Dr. Flanigan's publications in peer review journals, books and abstracts exceeds 400. He has been a guest lecturer and presenter at hundreds of medical symposiums and conventions around the world and has enjoyed his role as visiting professor at esteemed institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Stanford University and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

  • Richard L. Gamelli, MD, FACS

    dean, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch); Robert J. Freeark, MD, Professor of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stritch; professor, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stritch; director, Burn & Shock Trauma Institute and medical director, Burn Unit, Loyola University Health System (Loyola).

    Dr. Gamelli was named dean in April 2009. He is responsible for overseeing Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch) and graduate school education and research programs for both students and faculty. He joined Stritch in 1990 as professor of surgery; he was named chair of the Department of Surgery five years later. During his tenure, he has held numerous leadership positions within the institution, including vice president and board member of the former Loyola University Physician Foundation; he is a member of the Loyola University Health System/Loyola University Medical Center Board of Directors.

    Dr. Gamelli is one of the nation's leading authorities on burn injury and its treatment. His research centers on the effects of burn injury and infection on myelopoiesis, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the past 20 years. He is a member of the NIH Center for Scientific Review's Surgery, Anesthesia and Trauma Study Section. The number of his publications in peer review journals, books and abstracts exceeds 400. Dr. Gamelli earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed both a surgical internship and surgical residency at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont. He held a number of positions during his tenure at the Vermont medical school, including professor of surgery and vice chairman of the Department of Surgery. He holds membership in dozens of medical and scientific societies, including the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American Board of Surgery and the American Burn Association (ABA). He is past president of the ABA; he has been an active member since 1979. He also is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Gamelli is the current editor-in-chief for the Journal of Burn Care and Research, and he is a member of several additional editorial boards including Shock, The Practice of Surgery and Contemporary Surgery. He has earned many teaching awards and also has been named to assorted top physician lists both locally and nationally.

  • Dan Hale

    Executive Vice President, Trinity Health

    Dan Hale leads the office of Community Benefit and Public Affairs in fulfillment of Trinity Health's Mission to improve the health of our communities. Under his leadership, community benefit activities are advancing to serve more people, improve and expand access to equitable care, integrate care for chronic conditions, and influence state and federal health care policies. His career at Trinity Health includes serving as general counsel for Trinity Health from 1996 to 2007. Prior to that, he was partner and chairman of the health law group Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia, Pa.

    Dan is Chair of the Catholic Health Association's Health Reform Initiatives committee, dedicated to promoting universal health coverage. A frequent speaker, lecturer and author on various aspects of health care law, he also is a member of the American Bar Association and National Health Lawyers Association. He previously was an adjunct professor of law at Capital University Law School and served on the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Cancer Foundation. Dan earned his law degree from Capital University Law School, graduating cum laude, and his bachelor's degree in English from Kenyon College.

  • Nancy W. Knowles

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Ms. Nancy Knowles served as chairman of Knowles Electronics. The company is a world leader in sub-miniature electronic hearing instrument technology and is the leading manufacturer of microphones in the world. Ms. Knowles is president of the Knowles Foundation, which supports arts and cultural programs, higher education, health care and speech and hearing centers. She attended St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame for one year and received her B.A. degree in language from the University of Iowa.

    She worked as a translator for many years after graduating. She is a member of the Lyric Opera board and a trustee of the International Shakespeare Globe Trust. In 1992 she was honored by the National Hearing Aid Foundation with the Appreciation for Work Done Award. In November 2008, Ms. Knowles received the Sword of Loyola. One of Loyola University Chicago’s most illustrious honors, recipients demonstrate qualities associated with St. Ignatius of Loyola: courage, dedication and service.

  • Henry S. Lang

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Mr. Lang, a San Francisco native, obtained a BA from the University of San Francisco in 1968 and a JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1971. From 1972 to 1979 Mr. Lang served in various positions at Home Juice Co. becoming President and Chief Operating Officer (1979 – 1983). Mr. Lang currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (1983 – Present) American Citrus Products Corp., a Florida Citrus Fruit Grower, Manufacturer and Distributor in Melrose Park, Illinois.

    He has also served as Director of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (1994 – 2001), Director, National Juice Products Association (1975 – 1999) and is a member of the World Presidents Organization. Mr. Lang was on the Board of Trustees of Dominican University, in River Forest (1985 -1996) serving as the chairman for four years and was on the Illinois St. Andrew’s Society Board of Governors (1993 – 1997). He has been on the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Board of Directors since 1979; serving as Chairman (1991 – 1997) and was Chairman (Parent Board) from 1997 up until July 1, 2008. Mr. Lang is married with two sons.

  • Terry O'Rourke, MD

    Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Trinity Health

    Dr. O'Rourke is the Executive Vice President and the Chief Clinical Officer for Trinity Health in Novi, MI. He is responsible for advancing clinical effectiveness and quality, as well as patient safety across the system. Dr. O'Rourke works with Trinity Health's clinical leaders to improve care coordination and incorporate evidence based practices into the care delivery system. He serves as an advocate for Trinity Health's nursing and medical staffs and is working to advance physician alignment initiatives throughout the organization.

    Prior to Trinity Health, Dr. O'Rourke was Centura Health's Chief Medical Officer. Dr. O'Rourke was a practicing general surgeon in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was a partner with Colorado Springs Surgical Associates practicing primarily at Penrose Hospital. He was the Medical Director of the Penrose Cancer Center and the Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons. After graduating from Georgetown University and the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. O'Rourke was an intern and resident at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Following his residency, he entered the military and was Chief of General Surgery at the US Army Hospital at Fort Carson, Colorado. Dr. O'Rourke is a member of the American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Western Surgical Association and the Denver Academy of Surgery. Dr. O'Rourke serves on the Michigan Peer Review Organization's (MPRO) Board of Directors. Dr. O'Rourke was a member of the Board of Trustees of Centura Health and chaired the Centura Board for seven years. Dr O'Rourke is a past member of the Board of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) and chairs the Physician Committee of CHA. He is also a past member and vice-chair of the Holy Cross Health System Board. He has been a member of the Executive Advisory Committee of the Diocese of Colorado Springs and has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He has served on the Board and is a past President of the El Paso Unit of the American Cancer Society. He received the Sword of Hope Award from the American Cancer Society in 1992 and was recognized as one of the "Best Doctors in America" in 2000.

  • William F. Reichert

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Mr. Reichert attended elementary and high school in Whiting, IN. He then went on to Purdue University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He also attended Colorado State, majoring in Business Management and completed a two year Executive Management Program at The Ohio State University, focusing on Business Logistics, Quality, Technology and Management Accounting. Mr. Reichert served in USAR/U.S. Army. He served as Plant Manager at Landreth Industries Inc., a Chicago based manufacturer of transportation products, from 1961 to 1966.

    He joined A.M. Castle & Co., a processor and distributor of metals, based in Franklin Park, IL., in 1966. While employed there he served as Operations Analyst, Plant Superintendent, Operations Manager, Director of Operations and Vice President of Operations and Administration, until his retirement in 1994. He was a self-employed Consultant from 1994 to 2000. Mr. Reichert and his wife, Rae, have two sons and six grandchildren.

  • Marc H. Schwartz

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Marc H. Schwartz is a partner at the law firm of Harrison & Held, where he leads the firm’s real estate and banking practices. Before joining the firm, he was the managing partner at Laser, Pokorny, Schwartz, Friedman & Economos, P.C. Mr. Schwartz has represented clients in the purchase, sale, development, financing and leasing of commercial, residential, industrial and office-type real estate in Illinois and throughout the country. He has represented and advised clients in complex real estate financing transactions both on the borrower’s and lender’s side of the transactions and has significant experience involving 1031 exchanges.

    Mr. Schwartz has acted as counsel for a number of large developers and real estate syndicators in the Chicagoland area in the development and financing of properties for retail, office, commercial and industrial use. Mr. Schwartz has also assisted clients both as landlord and tenant in complex lease negotiations.

    Mr. Schwartz was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley and served on the City of Chicago Blue Ribbon Committee & Abandoned Property Program. He currently serves on the LUHS President’s Council and is a Co-Trustee of the Bill Bass Foundation. Additionally, Mr. Schwartz is very active in the University of Illinois Athletics Department and its development efforts.

    Mr. Schwartz received his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1976 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology in 1979. In 2006, he was voted an Illinois Super Lawyer as published in Chicago Magazine.

  • Sister Joan Marie Steadman

    President, Sisters of the Holy Cross

    Sister Joan Marie Steadman has served in diverse ministries, including leadership of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and education and health care institutions. Her Catholic health care experience spans more than 25 years, from providing pastoral and support care for those with HIV/AIDS, to integrating mission in health care institutions, to serving on hospital bioethics committees and boards of outreach organizations. Prior to her 2009 election as president of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Sister Joan Marie was associate director of Health Care Ethics, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in California, where she was the Health Care Ethics Fellow from 2006 to 2007.

    Through her ministry at the Markkula Center, she coordinated the health care ethics internship program and served at several California health care facilities: Ethics Committee, Hospice of the Valley, San Jose; Bioethics committees of O'Connor Hospital, San Jose; Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Morgan Hill; and Seton Medical Center, Daly City. She also was a member of the board of trustees, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, Calif., a member of Trinity Health. Currently, Sister Joan Marie is on the board of Holy Cross Ministries of Utah, Salt Lake City, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of the Holy Cross providing health, education and legal services to disenfranchised persons. Earlier, she served the Salt Lake community for a period of six years: first as vice president for Mission intern and Medical Ethics intern for Holy Cross Hospital's Continuity of Care Program for HIV clients; then as vice president for Mission at Holy Cross Hospital and co-chair of the Ethics Committee; and then as advisor on sponsorship and Catholic identity for Holy Cross Health Services of Utah. Sister Joan Marie is active in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). She is currently LCWR Region VII chair and a member of LCWR's National Board, holding both positions for the second time since 2000. A San Jose, Calif., native, Sister Joan Marie entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1962. Prior to her current term as president, she served on the Leadership Team from 1994 to 2004 and was director of the Novitiate Program for six years. Additionally, she served for a number of years as a board member and board chair of Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Ind., a sponsored ministry of the congregation from which she received her bachelor's degree in biology. Sister Joan Marie earned her master's degree in spirituality from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and later received bioethics training from the Bioethics Consultation Group in Berkeley, Calif.

  • Robert Sulo, MD

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Dr. Sulo has been the Medical Director of the Loyola Center for Health in Orland Park since 1985 and the Medical Director of Primary Care at the Loyola Center for Health in Homer Glen since 2008. He received a BS in math and computer science in 1974 and an MD in 1980, both from the University of Illinois. He completed the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 1983 at the University of Illinois and was also Chief Medical Resident from 1983-1984 in the same program.

    In July, 1984, Dr. Sulo joined Loyola University Medical Center Internal Medicine Faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. He also served as the Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services at Loyola from 1986-1988. Dr. Sulo served as Assistant Chairman for Post Graduate Education and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Loyola from 1985-1991 and was appointed Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in 1991.

    Dr. Sulo began the first off-site Primary Care Satellite Practice as a project out of the Department of Medicine for Loyola in 1985. He was appointed Medical Director of Primary Care for the southwest region in 1995. Dr. Sulo also maintains staff privileges at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, Illinois since 1985. He has served on the Privilege Evaluation Committee since 1986, was Vice President of the Department of Medicine from 1993-1995 and President from 1995-1997. He is currently serving as the Vice President once again, since April 2009.

  • Jack A. Weinberg

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Mr. Weinberg has been married for 25 years to his college sweetheart. They met at the University of Denver where he received his B.S. B.A. degree in Finance. Mr. Weinberg went on to work for Columbia pictures in both Chicago and Los Angeles managing various television production and post production facilities. In the mid eighties he returned to Chicago to found Post Pro Film and Video Ltd, which provided television post production services to commercial, theatrical and corporate clients. The company was sold in the 1990’s, and he went on to found Pro Consulting Associates, Ltd., which has been involved in a variety of business and consulting ventures.

    Mr. Weinberg is Chairman of the newly formed Gottlieb Memorial Foundation, Vice President of the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg Foundation and Vice President of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. He is Director of the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois and the Former President of the Glencoe Board of Park District Commissioners. Mr. Weinberg’s avocation has always been youth sports. He coached soccer at New Trier High School for 15 years and Loyola Academy for five, in addition he has coached hockey from Mite to College holding a Level 4 Certification from U.S.A. Hockey. Mr. Weinberg and his wife, Sheila, have two sons who attend college in Chicago. The Weinberg’s have lived in Glencoe for the past 25 years.

  • David J. Wilber, MD, FAHA, FACC

    Member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Health System (LUHS) and Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)

    Dr. David J. Wilber is the George M. Eisenberg Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. He serves as the Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Director of the Cardiovascular Institute, Division Director of Cardiology and Medical Director of Clinical Electrophysiology at Loyola University Medical Center.

    He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his Doctor of Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School. He completed his internship and residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the University of Michigan and a fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Dr. Wilber is a fellow of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society and a member of the Association of University Cardiologists. Dr. Wilber is active in committees and task forces of the Heart Rhythm Society and a past member of the Board of Trustees. He is a consultant for the FDA on atrial fibrillation and a member of the steering committee and executive committee for multiple multi-center clinical trials.

    Dr. Wilber serves on editorial boards for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Journal, Circulation-Electrophysiology and the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and is the author or co-author of more than 400 original manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts. He has been named one of America's Top Doctors and Top Doctors, Chicago Metro Area annually since 2000. Dr. Wilber’s clinical areas of concentration include pathogenesis and treatment of ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation, and sudden death prevention.