Chief Medical Officer

• Aug 2023 - Present

Chief Medical Officer

• May 2021 - Present

Chief Medical Officer

• May 2021 - Aug 2023

The CMO is responsible for all clinical and quality initiatives and proactively and collaboratively promotes effective, high quality, patient-centered medical care by leading or guiding interactions with hospital medical staff, hospital administrative leadership, as well as with other division and corporate leadership and staff. The CMO is responsible for all clinical and quality initiatives and proactively and collaboratively promotes effective, high quality, patient-centered medical care by leading or guiding interactions with hospital medical staff, hospital administrative leadership, as well as with other division and corporate leadership and staff.

Physicians Speakers Bureau Corp

• Apr 2019 - May 2021

Represent OptumCare and be the face for our residency relationships and external events.

Co Director National Optum Hospitalist Forum

• Jan 2019 - May 2021

National Hospitalist Forum was officially charted in March 2019 to help formalize Hospitalist contributions across CDO's. We collectively built the Forum into a collaborative care forum to discuss, develop and share best practices, build a supportive foundation of resources, and create strategic plans to develop CDO and National specific initiatives to improve quality and provide ROI

Medical Director Hospital Inpatient Teams

• Jul 2018 - May 2021

The Medical Director is accountable for the performance of the Optum Hospital Inpatient Medical Teams (HIT), setting the tone for evidences based, collaborative clinical care, and outcomes driven patient experiences in keeping with the NWP mission of “excellent service, every time.” The Medical Director works with the hospitalist providers and other leaders to develop team effectiveness and engagement, and provide leadership for our patients' inpatient stay, and smooth, effective transitions of care (TOC). Show less

Senior Physicians Partner

• Mar 2018 - Apr 2021

Medical Director Hospitalist Inpatient Teams

• Aug 2012 - May 2021

The Medical Director is accountable for the performance of the NWP Hospitalist Inpatient Team (HIT), setting the tone for evidences based, collaborative clinical care, and outcomes driven patient experiences in keeping with the NWP mission of “excellent service, every time.” The Medical Director works with the hospitalist providers and other leaders to develop team effectiveness and engagement, and provide leadership for our patients' inpatient stay, and smooth, effective transitions of care (TOC). Show less

Member Board of Directors

• Oct 2015 - Apr 2021

Physician led Board of directors with clinical quality, growth, operational, and fiduciary responsibilities.

Hospitalist

• Mar 2011 - Jul 2012

Provided a full spectrum of hospitalist attending and consultative care to patients admitted to Porter and Littleton Adventists Hospitals. Provided a full spectrum of hospitalist attending and consultative care to patients admitted to Porter and Littleton Adventists Hospitals.

President, Physician Owner

• Jan 2002 - Aug 2009

Spearheaded the transition from NWP into new practice structure practicing Outpatient Internal Medicine Spearheaded the transition from NWP into new practice structure practicing Outpatient Internal Medicine

Employed Physician

• Aug 2000 - Jan 2002

Practiced traditional Outpatient Internal Medicine in a Managed Care environment. Practice converted to private practice of Stuebner, Saari and Somers, PC Practiced traditional Outpatient Internal Medicine in a Managed Care environment. Practice converted to private practice of Stuebner, Saari and Somers, PC

President, Physician owner

• Aug 1995 - Nov 1999

• Set up de-nova Traditional Outpatient and Inpatient Internal Medicine practice. • Set up de-nova Traditional Outpatient and Inpatient Internal Medicine practice.