Medical Advisory Board
Chris Chao, MD
Ex-Officio
Christopher Chao, MD is the current President of the College of Urgent Care Medicine (CUCM). He practices Urgent Care medicine with WakeMed Health and Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. After graduating from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, he completed his residency at Carolinas Medical Center (now Atrium Health) with a focus on rural medicine. After residency, he worked in rural family medicine clinics for several years before transitioning to full time Urgent Care practice.
Dr. Chao is active with the Urgent Care Association, serving on committees and speaking on a variety of clinical topics in Urgent Care medicine. Locally, he serves as a preceptor to APP students and medical residents and emphasizes teaching of high-quality, evidence-based cost-effective practices in Urgent Care. He is an avid runner and has served as a medical volunteer for several running events.
Dr. Dana Obos
DHA, MHA, RN, CCM
An executive with more than 30 years in the healthcare industry. Skilled in operational effectiveness and efficiency, quality and safety, regulatory and accreditation standards, case management, strategic planning, and executing for outcomes. Passionate about well-being and holistic approaches to health.
Alin Gagossian
ICU Physician at Equum Medical. Associate Med Director at DNWest. Heart transplant recipient & organ donation advocate
Licensed physician with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Leadership, Health Education, and Patient Advocacy.
Kenneth E. Blick, Ph. D., ACS, DABCC, FACB
Full Professor with Tenure and Laboratory Director, OUHSC and Oklahoma University Medical Center
Kenneth E. Blick is a tenured Professor in the Department of Pathology, now Emeritus Professor, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma University Medical Center where he has served for over 30 years; he is currently Director of Automation/Expert Systems, Point-of-Care Testing, Immunology/Endocrinology Laboratories, Clinical Chemistry, and Director of Toxicology. Dr. Blick earned his ACS certified B.S. in chemistry from Western Kentucky University and Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. He also did Postdoctoral training at the University of Kentucky including pathology training at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Blick is also a certified Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt. He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and a fellow of the AACC Academy/NACB.
Dr. Blick has been active in the AACC for years and especially so in Divisions, having proposed and organized the now permanent Laboratory Information Systems and Medical Informatics Division. As part of LISMI Division efforts, he originally specified and initiated the effort to develop the now universally accepted ASTM standard for instrument/computer interfaces. Dr. Blick has also been active in the AACC POC Division serving in a number of leadership roles. He has also served two terms as Chairman of the Texas Section and was recognized as the Outstanding Clinical Chemist by that section. He has also worked to bring together the goals of the American Chemical Society and the AACC by chairing the joint ACS/AACC Committee on Clinical Chemistry. He has also served as chairman of the Oklahoma Section of the ACS and has worked to foster interest in clinical chemistry training as part of the chemistry major curriculum. Appointed by the Governor, Dr. Blick is an agency head serving the Chairman of the Oklahoma Sate Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence.
Since joining the faculty at OUHSC, Dr. Blick has taught computer literacy/medical informatics, clinical pathology, and clinical chemistry to medical students, pathology and radiology residents, nurses, and allied health professionals including medical technology students. The medical technology program also used Dr. Blick’s textbook, Principles of Clinical Chemistry for a number of years. He also serves as Medical Director of the Rose State/Central State University Medical Technology program. He has contributed more than 200 publications in these areas.
Payman Arabzadeh, MD, MBA
President BOD Urgent Care Association, CEO, Medical Director & Chief Promise Officer
Biography coming soon.
Jamy Dingler
Healthcare Operations Consultant
Jamy Dingler is a former HCA Division Director of Operations Improvement with a focus on labor productivity and process efficiency. With twenty-five years of progressive healthcare experience, the last five years focused on labor productivity and process efficiency consulting, Jamy brings in-depth hospital operational and productivity knowledge. She has over seventeen years of experience in the for-profit hospital industry both at the individual facility level and division-wide system level with a primary focus on expense management and reduction. She has extensive experience in labor management, ER throughput, ancillary department process improvement, patient flow, clinical process, and financial improvement. Jamy is LEAN certified and a Six Sigma Greenbelt.
Mohanned (Kallem) Siddiqui
Director | Global Logistics & Inventory | Noble Corporation
Dynamic thought leader with and 8+ year proven track record of productive experience and proven track record of success in all functions of Complex Sourcing Programs across Capital & Supply Chain Management. Draw upon professional development to innovate and drive operations while ensuring industry-leading practices to deliver key results. Leverage expertise in Supply Chain Management, Process Improvement, Project Facilitation & Coordination, Vendor Selection/Negotiation, Strategic Business Management, Inventory/Cost Analysis, Equipment Lease Management, Stakeholder Relations, and Compliance to support mission-critical goals and objectives within a progressive organization.