AMGA Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members

Alexandria, VA – AMGA Foundation welcomes Nancy Beran, MD, MHCDS, FACP, CPE, and Scott Berkowitz, MD, MBA, to its Board of Directors. Both Drs. Beran and Berkowitz began their new terms in January 2024.

Nancy Beran, MD, MHCDS, FACP, CPE, is the vice president and chief quality officer for ambulatory at Northwell Health in New York. In this role, Dr. Beran is focused on identifying at-risk populations, creating programs to help address inequities and barriers to care, and building programs to improve access and care escalation. In her work, Dr. Beran has presented on women leadership in practice management and on collaborative care strategies to support behavioral health in ambulatory care. She is affiliated with numerous professional organizations, including AMGA’s Chief Medical Officers Leadership Council.

Scott Berkowitz, MD, MBA, is the chief population health officer and vice president of population health for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland. Dr. Berkowitz began his journey with Johns Hopkins as an intern in 2003. Since then, he has held positions throughout the organization focused on leading healthcare delivery transformation efforts. In 2020, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Dr. Berkowitz to represent The Johns Hopkins University on the Maryland State Board of Physicians. He is also an associate professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine. 

“Our Board members are selected based on the invaluable work they bring to the healthcare industry and the exemplary roles they hold in their respective organizations,” said John Kennedy, MD, AMGA Foundation president and AMGA chief medical officer. “We are excited to have Drs. Beran and Berkowitz join the AMGA Foundation Board of Directors to help us continue to tackle the nation’s most pressing public health challenges.”

The AMGA Foundation Board of Directors represents the leadership of some of the association’s most prominent member medical groups, working to improve health and healthcare in everyday practice. The 2024 AMGA Foundation Board of Directors include:

Chair: Stephanie Copeland, MD, MBA, CPHQ, CPXP, Regional Medical Director, Quality & Risk Adjustment, WellMed North Texas; National Medical Director, Quality Performance Management, Optum Clinical Performance

Chair-Elect: Edward M. Yu, MD, FAAFP, CMP, CPPS, CPE, Chief Quality Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health

Treasurer: Frederick J. Bloom, Jr., MD, MMM, Chief Population Health Officer, Guthrie Clinic

Secretary: Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMGA

President: John W. Kennedy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, AMGA

AMGA Board Liaison: Katherine Flynn Henry, JD, Chief Administrative Officer, Austin Regional Clinic

Directors:

Parag Agnihotri, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Population Health Services, UC San Diego Health

Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, MMM, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, The Everett Clinic

Nancy R. Beran, MD, MHCDS, FACP, CPE, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer for Ambulatory, Northwell Health

Scott Berkowitz, MD, MBA, Chief Population Health Officer and Vice President of Population Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine

John Bulger, DO, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger

Francis Colangelo, MD, FACP, MS-HQS, Chief Quality Officer, Premier Medical Associates, P.C. 

Kathy Hutchens, Vice President of Marketing and Patient Engagement, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center

Leon Jerrels, MBA, MHA, RN, CPHQ, Director of Quality Improvement, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

Aileen Mickey, MD, MHA, President, MaineHealth Medical Group

LeTesha Montgomery, RN, MHA, FACHE, Vice President of Operations and Patient Access, Houston Methodist

David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy, Founding Dean Emeritus, Jefferson College of Population Health

Joseph F. Territo, MD, Associate Medical Director, Quality, Health Education and Promotion, Clinical Documentarian and Reporting, Vision Services, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Martine Thurin, JD, MS, Senior Director, Commercial Effectiveness and Business Solutions, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Vincenza Snow, MD, Senior Medical Director, US Medical Affairs Lead, Pfizer, Inc. 

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About AMGA Foundation

AMGA Foundation is AMGA’s philanthropic arm that enables medical groups and other organized systems of care to consistently improve health and healthcare. AMGA Foundation serves as a catalyst, connector, and collaborator for translating the evidence of what works best in improving health and healthcare in everyday practice. Learn more at amga.org/foundation.

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. 

AMGA represents medical groups and integrated systems of care. Its diverse membership includes multispecialty medical groups, integrated delivery systems, accountable care organizations, and other entities committed to improving healthcare outcomes. AMGA advocates for the formation of innovative, clinically integrated systems of care that advance population health, enhance patient experience, and reduce healthcare costs. For more information, please visit www.amga.org.