Leadership

Administrative Leadership

Sean McKibben, President

Medical Staff Officers

President and Chief of Staff		Dennis Grossman, M.D.
Medical Director		Haitham Azem, M.D.
President-Elect		A. George Hawwa, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer		Marwan Hilal, M.D.
Secretary/Treasurer		Khodanpur Guruprasad, M.D
Past President		Shukri Elkhairi, M.D.

Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine		Eric Csernyik, D.O.
Chairman, Department of Anesthesia		Amir Dawoud, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Radiology		Baz DeBaz, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Pathology		Kanu Patel, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Gynecology & Surgery		Joseph Shawi, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine		Kandasamy Umapathy, M.D.

Board of Trustees

UH Bedford Medical Center is governed by a progressive Board of Trustees comprising 18 volunteer members who serve without compensation. Members represent the geographic constituencies of the southeast region of Cuyahoga County and northern Portage and Summit Counties.

Current Board Membership:

Chairman		James O. "Dell" Judd
Vice Chairman		Judge Peter Junkin
Secretary		Sam Ake
Treasurer		Philip Ridolfi

Phyllis Biltz
Patricia Estok, Ph.D. (Council of Diplomats)
Wendy Grant
Dennis Grossman, M.D.
Robert Hamilton (Council of Diplomats)
Marwan Hilal, M.D.
James P. Hukill
Dean Infield (Council of Diplomats)
Patrick Lally
Brock Milstein
Tim Morgan
Al Pace (Council of Diplomats)
Michael Romito
Michael Szubski