AMGA Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors

Alexandria, VA— AMGA, an association representing medical groups and integrated systems of care, today announced the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors, beginning their tenure in January 2024. Joining the AMGA Board are the following:

Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, FAAP, MMM, Senior Medical Director, Optum West

Dr. Atal-Barrio is currently serving as a Senior Medical Director in the Optum West Region, helping to align and transform clinical care across eight states with a focus on population health, evidence-based best practices, and driving high-quality patient outcomes. She was the former market chief medical officer for Optum Washington and helped to bring The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic together with Optum Care Network, a value-based care network system that has a suite of capabilities to support providers and patients across Washington State in value-based care.

A practicing pediatrician, Dr. Atal-Barrio has 30 years of experience in active clinical practice. Among her awards, she has been recognized as a Top Doc for Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met Magazine. She was honored with the Outstanding Physician Leadership Award in 2012 and the Core Values Award in leadership in 2016. Dr. Atal-Barrio received her undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester and medical degree from Stanford University. She remains a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

Ed Curtis, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Medical Group

As Chief Executive Officer for Summit Medical Group, Ed Curtis is responsible for all operational aspects, including practice acquisitions and integration, finance, human resources, value-based care, legal, information technology, and many more services. Prior to joining Summit, Mr. Curtis served as chief operating officer at Hattiesburg Clinic in southern Mississippi. In this role, he developed the strategic plan and tactical initiatives to open a Sleep and Spine Center, Infusion Clinic, and Breast Center of Excellence, and he led the turnaround of a multispecialty ambulatory surgery center. 

Mr. Curtis is a Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) with a business administration degree from West Virginia University and has completed the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College. 

Brian Harte, MD, MHM, President, Cleveland Clinic Akron General & South Submarket

Dr. Harte is president of Cleveland Clinic Akron General, and Cleveland Clinic’s Southern Submarket, both of which are integrated multispecialty health systems in northeast Ohio. Dr. Harte has been a practicing hospitalist at Cleveland Clinic for nearly two decades. He is the former Chairman of the Department of Hospital Medicine and the Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic. 

Dr. Harte earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco and was in private practice in Northern California prior to joining Cleveland Clinic. In addition, Dr. Harte is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.

LeTesha Montgomery, RN, MHA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, System Patient Access, Houston Methodist

Tesha Montgomery, senior vice president at Houston Methodist, is responsible for creating a seamless experience for patients and consumers who need to access care across the 300 clinic and hospital locations that span the Houston Methodist health system. She is also a member of Houston Methodist’s Center for Innovation, where she leads the charge to transform patients’ access to care by leveraging technology and digital innovation to improve touch points across the patient journey. Prior to this, Ms. Montgomery was the vice president of operations and access for Houston Methodist’s Physician Organization.

Prior to joining Houston Methodist, Ms. Montgomery was the chief operations officer and vice president of the Memorial Hermann Physician Network and Accountable Care Organization. She also served in various leadership roles at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is board-certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow and is a licensed registered nurse. She received her Bachelor of Science in nursing and Master of Health Administration from The Ohio State University.

Todd Smith, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Sutter Health 

As Sutter Health’s Chief Physician Executive, Dr. Smith plays a crucial role in leading the system’s clinical transformation in providing consumer-centric, seamless, and integrated care by settling clinical standards and building strong partnerships with physicians. Dr. Smith has served on several boards at Sutter’s foundation, hospital, regional, and system levels.

Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley; an MBA from California State University, Hayward; and an MD from Georgetown University Medical School. He completed his internship/residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of Virginia.

The AMGA Board of Directors represents the leadership of some of the association's most prominent member medical groups. The 2024 AMGA Board of Directors includes: 

Chair: J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Executive Officer, Inova Health System

Chair Elect: Larry Tatum, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Privia Medical Group North Texas

Treasurer: Beth Averbeck, MD, Senior Medical Director, Primary Care, HealthPartners

Secretary: Mary Jo Williamson, Vice Chair, Administration, and Chief Administrative Officer, Mayo Clinic

At Large Member: Philip M. Oravetz, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Population Health Officer, Ochsner Health

Immediate Past Chair: Aric Sharp, MHA, CMPE, FACHE, Medical Service Professionals of New Jersey. LLC, Chief Executive Officer, Value-Based Care, Clover Health

President and CEO: Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, AMGA

Directors:

Scott Barlow, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Revere Health 

Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, FAAP, MMM, Chief Medical Officer, Optum WA                

Jacob J. Bast, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, St. Elizabeth Physicians

Ed Curtis, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Medical Group

Daniel M. Duncanson, MD, CPE, Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair, SIMEDHealth, LLC

Luis Garcia, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS, Clinic President, Sanford Health System, Sanford Health

Marijka Grey, MD, MBA, FACP, System Vice President, Ambulatory Transformation and Innovation, CommonSpirit Health

Brian Harte, MD, MHM, President, Cleveland Clinic Akron General & South Submarket                  

Katherine Flynn Henry, JD, Chief Administrative Officer, Austin Regional Clinic

Keith A. (Tony) Jones, MD, President, UA Health Services Foundation; Chief Physician Executive, UAB Health System

LeTesha Montgomery, RN, MHA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, System Patient Access, Houston Methodist

Adnan R. Munkarah, MD, CPE, EVP, Chief Clinical Officer, Henry Ford Health

Todd Christopher Smith, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Sutter Health    

Elisabeth M. Stambaugh, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Officer, Wake Forest Health Network

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About AMGA

AMGA is a trade association leading the transformation of healthcare in America. Representing multispecialty medical groups and integrated systems of care, we advocate, educate, innovate, and empower our members to deliver the next level of high performance health. AMGA is the national voice promoting awareness of our members’ recognized excellence in the delivery of coordinated, high-quality, high-value care. More than 175,000 physicians practice in our member organizations, delivering care to one in three Americans. For more information, visit amga.org.