Medical Quality Assurance

Roger Graham M.D. FCAP

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Kent Washington 98032

CURRICULUM VITAE

Medical director/Pathologist

Pathology, Medical Laboratory Directorship, Management, Strategic Planning, Market Operations, Fiscal Development, Employee

Relations

Accomplished Board certified AP/CP executive physician/pathologist with experience in expert medical operations. Encompassing all

directorship duties, involving both “start-up”and “growth organizations”. Results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success in new

market identification and strategic positioning to implement the most successful results. Stellar track record of diagnosis with a strong

emphasis on GI, derm, GYN, and breast pathology. Expert cytopathologist, who manages up to 80 CPT codes per day on average.

Spearheading operational improvements to drive productivity to reduce laboratory costs. Instrumental in acquiring new RFP platforms

beneficial to pathology groups. Excels in dynamic, demanding environments, while remaining pragmatic and focused.

core coMPetencies, Proficiencies

All aspects of anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, cytopathology, board certified in AP/CP pathology with extensive work in cytopa-

thology, GI, GYN, breast, interest in urology. Gyn and non-Gyn cases encompassing heavy daily caseload resulting in the title “PNW’s

regional GYN pathologist” for a major, national laboratory corporation. In addition, multiple laboratory medical directorships have been

and are a major duty.

Expert Pathology Diagnosis, Organizational Restructuring of laboratories, Risk Management, Tactical business management, employee

planning, management, key partnership management, Rare Disease Diagnosis, CAP inspection expertise, laboratory management, diag-

nosis and interpreted pathology results, stellar turnaround time in excess of 80 CPT codes per day whilst keeping a track record of 100%

for entire career.

Professional exPerience

Pacific Northwest Pathology associates

Kent,WA 2006–present

Principal Director/Pathologist

CEO/President

Provides executive physician leadership, Pathology reports, PR, working for the nation’s second largest laboratory. Doing all aspects of

pathology, frozen sections, FNAs, client relations, management and skilled pathological findings. Responsible for all aspects of anatomic

and clinical pathology in a department without any other pathologists on site. Ability to work alone yet direct and supervise an ex-

tremely large laboratory network (LabCorp) while at the same time, only consulting with associated pathologists (70 miles away) when

needed.

Key Achievements:

Created a more market driven and productive infrastructure. Managed employee relations while supervising employee pathology reports.

Returned company to high profitability through strategic and efficient restructuring. Maintained all Pathology work with the most cost

effective yet fastest turn around time possible. Troubleshooting all future expansions while managing employees, schedules and pathology

work. Implemented new concepts to maintain the highest standard of quality assurance.

KiNdred hosPital

Northgate,WA 2011–present

Medical Director of the Laboratory

Provided any and all oversight to hospital in relation to directorship, problem solving, patient/chart reviews, quality assurance as well as

strong relationships with other providers. Belong to and attend all committees concerning laboratory, medical executive, quality assur-

ance and peer review. Hospital planning committee involvement, fiscal involvement for medical staff “future growth of ”. Quality

control issues. Management of all laboratory procedures for existing and future endeavors.

Key Achievements:

Management of all laboratory facilities to bring back to prior high level of practice. Oversees all medical laboratory personnel,

equipment, and expansion. Facilitates all aspects of JCAHO inspections, impending or otherwise. Patient chart reviews have produced a

change for a quicker and more through analysis.

KiNdred hosPital

First Hill, Seattle,WA Opening Oct, 2011

Medical Director of the Laboratory

Will be same as above upon hospital’s upcoming opening.

sKagit Valley hosPital

Mount Vernon,WA 2007–present

Medical Director of the Laboratory

Manager of all aspects of the hospital clinical laboratory. Performs all pathology given, supervises laboratory, all aspects including em-

ployees, equipment, inspections, quality control and PR. Was instrumental in fiscal return of previous year without hiring new employees.

Key Achievements:

Guided the laboratory through CAP inspections with a high mark. A 28% increase in revenue was obtained while reducing costs by 3%.

UNited geNeral hosPital

Sedro Wooley, WA 2007–present

Medical Director of the Laboratory

Director/supervisor. Performs all pathology given. Manages laboratory and personnel-employee relations while maintaining quality con-

trol standards to comply with CAP accreditation. Inspection and support for laboratory employees while supervising under guidelines

affiliated with the CAP. Performed all pathology with follow-up and improved the current turn around time.

labcorP

Kent,WA 2003–present

Medical Director

Working alone, supervised and directed in extremely large laboratory network without any other pathologists on site. Was highly recom-

mended to review and analyze all case reports, pathology, and rare diseases. Supervised all cytology departments, talked with heads of

departments, ran all quality control and inspections to lead to an even higher level of excellence.

Key Achievements:

Performed large volumes of outpatient work and performed all cytologies and biopsies.

Puget sound institute of Pathology

Washington 1984–2006

All below positions were encompassed in my time at Puget Sound Institute of Pathology. All positions below were held through Puget

Sound Institute of Pathology as a full time partner. I started as a pathologist on partnership track and continued all the way through as a

partner, until chief pathologist. I then formed my own LLC and had LabCorp as my main client in 2006. Since LabCorp was sufficiently

demanding and of such capacity, I decided to venture off on my own after 22 years with the same group.

Managing Partner/Pathologist

Key Achievements:

Was directly instrumental in obtaining several exclusive hospital contracts for our group. Was asked to be managing partner and contin-

ued in that position for over a decade. After being asked again, decided to focus on growing the group’s volume, thus achieving new

clients. This resulted in the overall growth of the group.

aUbUrN regioNal Medical ceNter

Auburn,WA 1994–2003

Chief Pathologist & Laboratory Director

Working as the hospital’s solo pathologist, a 223 bed acute care facility. In charge of all hospital pathology, frozen sections, FNAs, bone

marrows, client relations, medical staff meetings, and laboratory directorship. Did physician to physician relations which was instrumental

in keeping hospitals to stay with us during my tenure. Annual inspections, prepared and assumed all responsibility of laboratory inspec-

tions by CAP.

sMithKliNe beechaM cliNical laboratories

Seattle,WA 1990–1992

Director/Pathologist

Was the laboratory director, clinical pathology consultant while performing all out-patient anatomic pathology and cytology work.

Handled client/provider relations, responsible for QA activities. Met with all department heads to maintain a streamlined workflow.

education

National Merit Scholarship sponsored scholarship

Undergraduate - San Diego State University

BA – University of California, San Diego, with Honors

MD – University of Southern California, Los Angeles

training

Veterans Administrations Medical Center Long Beach, CA

Chief Resident, VAMC Long Beach, CA

St. Francis Hospital Honolulu, HI

Kaiser Hospital San Francisco, CA

Board certification

American Board of Pathology: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

other hosPital Medical staff aPPointMents

St. Joseph Hospital Tacoma, WA

St. Francis Hospital Federal Way,WA

St. Clare Hospital Lakewood,WA

Jefferson General Hospital Port Townsend,WA

Valley General Hospital Monroe,WA

Riverton General Hospital Burien,WA

MeMBershiPs & Professional organiZations

College of American Pathologists

American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Pacific Northwest Society of Pathologists

AMA

licenses

Washington 1984–present

Oregon March 2011–present

California (lapsed)

Hawaii (lapsed)

current WorK VoluMes

Surgical pathology cases 8,000+/year

Abnormal cytology specimens (gynecologic) 12,000+/year

Non-gynecologic specimens 700/year

sPecial interests

Director/Administration

Gynecologic pathology

Gynecologic cytology

Dermatopathology

GI

Breast

Urology

other

KeNt regioNal JUstice ceNter

Kent,WA

Expert Witness in Legal Proceedings

Numerous Autopsies (200+)

Contracted Coroner Work

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