About the MSTCVS Quality Collaborative
The Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (MSTCVS) Quality Collaborative is a multidisciplinary group of medical professionals dedicated to improving the care of adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery patients in Michigan.
The Collaborative promotes and shares optimal processes of care and cardiac and general thoracic surgery outcomes and implements quality improvement initiatives based on regional and national data as well as clinical research and evidence based cardiac and thoracic surgery practice and guidelines.
The MSTCVS Quality Collaborative Coordinating Center Staff
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| Dr. Andrew Pruitt, MD MSTCVS QC Project Director | Dr. Francis Pagani, MD MSTCVS QC Associate Director | Dr. Rishindra Reddy, MD MSTCVS QC General Thoracic Associate Director | Dr. Richard Prager, MD Director Emeritus | Dr. Donald Likosky, PhD PERForm Registry Director |
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| Patty Theurer MSTCVS QC Project Manager | Melissa Clark Quality Initiatives Coordinator | M. Elise Hollenbeck General Thoracic Quality Initiatives Coordinator | Don Nieter PERForm Quality Initiative Coordinator | Sherry Binder Education and Audit Coordinator |
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| Dave Grix Education and Audit Coordinator | Barbara Benedetti Admin/Project Coordinator | Raquel Hazzard Admin/Project Coordinator | Chang He Statistician Senior | Jing Lu Database Analyst |
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| Lourdes Cabrera Clinical Research Project Manager | Korana Stakich-Alpirez Clinical Research Project Manager |