September 20, 2024

VUMC experts elected to serve on Epic’s Specialty Steering Boards

Elected by their peers, Epic’s Specialty Steering Boards guide content and strategy for individual specialties.

Elected by their peers, Epic’s Specialty Steering Boards guide content and strategy for individual specialties. Their work on best practices is shared with the entire Epic community, benefiting millions of patients.

According to Epic, representatives from many of the most respected health systems in the country comprise separate adult and pediatric Specialty Steering Boards for cardiology, urology, endocrinology, emergency medicine, oncology, orthopaedics, obstetrics, anesthesia, dermatology, neurosciences, ENT, population health and other areas.

This year, 14 Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty were elected to serve on Epic’s Steering Boards:

Jonathan Porter Wanderer, MD, MPhil – Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology)

Cheryl Cobb, MD – Behavioral Health (Behavioral Health)

Andrew H. Smith, MD, MSCI, MMHC – Cardiology, Pediatric (Cupid)

Paul Dressler, MD, MPH – Developmental Medicine (Behavioral Health)

Dara Mize, MD – Endocrinology (EpicCare Ambulatory)

Irene Hong-McAtee, MD – Endocrinology, Pediatric (EpicCare Ambulatory)

Sara N. Horst, MD, MPH – Gastroenterology (Lumens)

Ashley Spann, MD – Hepatology (Phoenix)

Travis Osterman, DO, MS – Oncology (Beacon)

Nate Lempert, MD – Orthopaedics, Pediatric (Bones)

Matthew O’Malley, MD – Otolaryngology (ENT)

Lyndy Jane Wilcox, MD – Otolaryngology, Pediatric (ENT)

Adam Wright – Problem – Oriented View Advisory Board (EpicCare Ambulatory)

Lisa Hunt Buckley, MD – Rheumatology, Pediatric (Bones)