Our Chief Academic Officer Cabinet
The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) Cabinet leads and coordinates academic programs across Advocate Health to build the preeminent national academic model.
In collaboration with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the academic core of Advocate Health, and in partnership with other academic institutions, the CAO Cabinet advances graduate medical education, professional development and community partnerships. They create new care models and foster translation of research discovery into clinical practice, with an intentional focus on Advocate Health’s growth as an academic learning health system.
More collaboration. More partnership. More opportunity.
Our Chief Academic Officer Cabinet members
SEVP, Chief Academic Officer, Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Amit Acharya, PhD
Vice Chief Science Officer, Advocate Health; Vice Dean for Regional Research Strategy & Integration, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; President, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Jamy D. Ard, MD, FTOS
Chief Science Officer
Alain Bertoni, MD, MPH
Interim Undergraduate Medical Education
Amber K. Brooks, MD, MS
Institutional Learning and Transformation
Lola A. Brown, PhD
Strategic Initiatives
Cristina M. Furdui, PhD
Basic and Pre-Clinical Science
Scott L. Furney, MD, MBA, FACP
Clinical and Academic Excellence, Charlotte
Terry Hales, MBA
Executive Vice Chief Academic Officer of Administration, Chief Operating Officer of the Health Sciences System, Advocate Health
Thomas Hansen, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Vice Chief Academic Officer, Clinical Training and Education
Erich Huang, MD, PhD
Chief Research Informatics Officer
Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP
Cancer Programs
Chris O'Byrne, MS
Academic Operations
Darcy Reed, MD, MPH
Faculty Affairs
Gary Rosenthal, MD, FACP
Clinical and Academic Excellence, Winston Salem
Adam Samson, MS, PMP, CCRA, CCRC, CCDM
National Center for Clinical Trials
Jennifer Sullivan, MD, MPH*
Translational Centers of Excellence
Lynne E. Wagenknecht, DrPH, FAHA
Population Health Sciences
Terri Yates, PhD
Vice Chief Academic Officer, Health Professions, Advocate Health, Vice Dean, Health Professions, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
David Zhao, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Cardiovascular Programs