Driving a Culture of Innovation
Our dedicated team of innovators has come together to nurture an enthusiasm that borders on obsession for digital innovation. While our steering committee leads the charge, it's our belief that everyone at Houston Methodist is an innovator. Whether it is in the operating room or the cafeteria, we look to our staff for inspiration, ideas and opportunity.
Steering Committee
Marc L. Boom, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer of Houston Methodist
Ramon M. Cantu
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Business and Strategic Development Officer
Kevin J. Burns
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Owner
Robert Phillips, M.D, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive and President & Chief Executive Officer of Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group
Roberta L. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer
Chris Siebenaler
Regional Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Debra Sukin, Ph.D.
Regional Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Edward A. Jones
Senior Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer of Houston Methodist Research Institute
Carole Hackett
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Dr. Dirk Sostman
President, Houston Methodist Research Institute
DIOP (Digital Innovation Obsessed People) Committee Members
Roberta L. Schwartz
Chief Innovation Officer
Ken Letkeman
Chief Information Officer
Michelle Stansbury
Vice President of IT Innovation
Ramon M. Cantu
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Business and Strategic Development Officer
Cathy Easter
Global Lead of Innovation
Linda Kulhanek
Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Spielman
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Specialty Physician Group
Laura Lopez
Vice President of Marketing & Innovation
Brad Shaink
Administrative Director of Digital Innovation
Josh Sol
Administrative Director of Ambulatory Innovation
Anaye Milligan
Director of Digital Marketing and Innovation
Tom Vernon
Vice President, Talent and Experience
Murat Uralkan
Innovation Program Manager
Carole Hackett
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Dr. Shetal-Nicholas Desai
Chief Medical Information Officer
Divya Reddy
Director Senior Corporate Counsel
Farzan Sasangohar
Division Chief of Center for Outcomes Research
Daniel Pantera
VP Business Practices Office
Dr. Sarah Pletcher
Vice President & Executive Medical Director of Virtual Care
Laura Matthews
HR Director
Lisa Schillaci
VP Revenue Cycle Operations
Tesha Montgomery
VP Operations for Physician Organization
Arielle Rogg
Project Manager
Colleen Tallant
Project Manager
Kola Omotade
Project Manager to Cathy Easter