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

Dr. Richard Prager
MSTCVS QC Project Director

Dr. Donald Likosky
PERForm Registry Director

Patty Theurer
MSTCVS QC Project Manager

Dave Grix
Education and Audit Coordinator

Sherry Binder
Education and Audit Coordinator

Melissa Clark
Quality Initiatives Coordinator

Barbara Benedetti
Administrative Assistant

Lourdes Cabrera
Clinical Research Coordinator

Raquel Hazzard
Admin/Project Coordinator

Chang He
Statistician Senior

Jing Lu
Database Analyst

Don Nieter
PERForm Quality Initiative Coordinator
Korana Stakich-Alpirez
Clinical Research Coordinator