Accountable Health Partners is a clinically integrated network of hospitals and physicians with a proven record of improving quality outcomes and delivering value. Through significant investment in care management and collaboration with providers across the network, AHP and its providers have earned significant gain sharing while achieving improvement in many indicators of clinical quality, including cancer screening rates, hypertension and diabetes control.
Our provider network includes
- Over 2,000 community and University of Rochester medical faculty providers located throughout Rochester and the surrounding area
- The region’s leading hospitals: Strong Memorial and Golisano Children’s Hospital, Highland Hospital, FF Thompson Hospital, Jones Memorial Hospital, Noyes Memorial Hospital, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Wyoming County Community Hospital, St. James Mercy Hospital, Geneva General Hospital, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital.
AHP has value-based arrangements with:
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- MVP Health Care
- Monroe Plan
- University of Rochester Health Plan
- Thompson Health Associate Health Plan
- Highland Hospital Health Plan
Learn more about the Accountable Health Partners Team
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Board of Managers
The board includes representatives from AHP’s member hospitals, community providers, and University of Rochester Medical Faculty providers. Meeting most months, the board provides the governance to ensure that AHP’s strategic direction and financial performance position the organization and its members for success.
Michael J. Apostolakos, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care, URMFG
Michael J. Apostolakos, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care, URMFG
Michael J. Apostolakos, M.D. led Strong Memorial Hospital’s adult critical care program for 20 years before becoming Chief Medical Officer of both Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals.
Dr. Apostolakos led successful efforts at Strong to reduce central line infections and ventilator-associated pneumonias, implemented rapid response teams, and championed campaigns to improve hand hygiene. Known regionally as an expert on sepsis, Dr. Apostolakos has served on numerous state and national committees, including a stint as president of the New York State Thoracic Society, and he has repeatedly been listed as one of the Best Doctors in America by America's Top Doctors®.
Judy Baumhauer, MD
Orthapedics, URMFG
Judy Baumhauer, MD
Orthapedics, URMFG
Dr. Baumhauer earned her medical degree at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and then completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Medical Center Hospital there. She also completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Baumhauer directs the URMC Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle Institute, a joint venture in clinical care and research with the Ithaca College Department of Physical Therapy. She is an author on many medical articles on topics such as the diabetic foot and foot and ankle biomechanics. In 2008, Dr. Baumhauer was elected the first woman president of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association. She is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, the Associate Chair of Academic Affairs for URMC’s Department of Orthopaedics, and a Professor of Orthopaedics.
Douglas Bennett, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Community Physician
Patrick D. Brophy MD
Pediatrics, URMFG
Patrick D. Brophy MD
Pediatrics, URMFG
A board-certified pediatric nephrologist, Brophy has spent the past decade at the University of Iowa, where he has served as division director since 2007. He holds the Jean E. Robillard, MD Chair in Pediatric Nephrology and is a professor in the university’s Carver College of Medicine, and serves in several additional roles throughout the institution, including Assistant Vice President of eHealth and Innovation, Vice Chair of Clinical Innovation for the Department of Pediatrics, and Co-Director of the Integrated Special Populations Research Core in the university’s Institute of Clinical and Translational Science.
The founder of the University of Iowa’s Signal Center for Health Innovation, Brophy has led efforts to use technology — particularly telehealth — to reach patients. He maintains a research lab that focuses on kidney development in utero.
Prior to his tenure in Iowa, Brophy spent almost 10 years at the University of Michigan Medical Center, where he served as a clinical and research fellow before joining faculty. He spent his residency at the University of Manitoba after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine.
Diego Cahn-Hidalgo, MD
Internal Medicine, Community Physician
Colleen T. Fogarty, M.D., M.Sc.
Family Medicine, URMFG
Colleen T. Fogarty, M.D., M.Sc.
Family Medicine, URMFG
Dr. Fogarty is a Family Physician who practices full spectrum care for children and adults at Highland Family Medicine in Rochester NY. A community health center "lifer", she enjoys the diversity of the patients and families she sees at the health center and plays an active role in teaching Family Medicine residents training there.
When not seeing patients, Dr. Fogarty works with fellows and residents at the University of Rochester/Highland Hospital Department of Family Medicine, where she serves as the Associate Chair and Medical Director of Highland Family Medicine.
Dr. Fogarty earned her medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed residency in Family Medicine at the University of Rochester. She has additional training in Family Systems from the University of Rochester and a Master of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Boston University School of Public Health.
Her special clinical interests include working with patients coping with post-trauma symptoms, women's health, and caring for young children.
Jonathan I. Goldstein, MD
Gastroenterology, Community Physician
Steven I. Goldstein
CEO, Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital
Steven I. Goldstein
CEO, Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital
Steven I. Goldstein serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester in and President and Chief Executive Officer for Highland Hospital. In addition, he is a professor in community and preventive medicine for the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Prior to assuming his position at Strong, Mr. Goldstein served in executive or administrative positions at Rochester General Hospital, The Children’s Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, the University of Nebraska Hospitals and Clinics and the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute in Omaha. He also has served as assistant clinical professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton. He is the past chairman of the Hospital Association of New York State (HANYS). He has been a Trustee of American Hospital Association Inc. since January 2010.
Steven Heneghan, MD
Surgery, Arnot Health
Wallace Johnson, MD
Internal Medicine, URMFG
Wallace Johnson, MD
Internal Medicine, URMFG
Dr. Johnson is Associate Chair for Primary Care in the Department of Medicine and Director of the University of Rochester’s Center for Primary Care. A graduate of Yale University who received his medical degree summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Dr. Johnson served his residency in Internal Medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital. He currently chairs the Council of the Medical Staff at Strong and is a member of the boards of directors of the Genesee Valley Medical Foundation, the Monroe County Medical Society and the Visiting Nurse Service.
Srinivas R. Kaza, MD, FAAOA
Otolaryngology, Community Physician
Jonathan Lawrence
CEO, Arnot Health
Ruth M. O’Regan, MD
Medicine, URMFG
Ruth M. O’Regan, MD
Medicine, URMFG
Dr. Ruth O’Regan, M.B.B.Ch., B.A.O., is the Chair of Medicine and Charles A. Dewey Professor at the University of Rochester. She additionally serves as Physician-in-Chief of Strong Memorial Hospital and as Associate Director of Education and Mentoring at the Wilmot Cancer Institute at University of Rochester.
Kathleen Parrinello, RN, PhD
COO, Strong Memorial Hospital
Danielle Renodin-Mead, DO
Pediatrics, Community Physician
Michael Rotondo, MD
Surgery, URMFG
Michael Rotondo, MD
Surgery, URMFG
Dr. Rotondo is the Chief Executive Officer of URMFG, Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor of Surgery and will serve as a member of the URMC Division of Trauma in the Department of Surgery. A Rochester native and graduate of the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Rotondo completed his general surgical training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He pursued a fellowship in Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania before accepting a post as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in the Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care. While at Penn, he rose through the ranks to direct Penn’s Level One Trauma Center and serve as Vice Chief of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care.
In 1999, Rotondo was appointed Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at The Brody School of Medicine and chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. In 2005, he became Chairman of Surgery.
Bryan Sandler, MD
Family Medicine, Community Physician
Ahsen Sheikh, MD
Internal Medicine, Community Physician
Michael Stapleton
CEO, Thompson Health System
Michael Stapleton
CEO, Thompson Health System
Mike holds a Master of Science degree in healthcare system leadership from the University of Rochester, a Bachelor of Science in nursing from St. John Fisher College and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from SUNY Oswego. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he was Thompson Health System’s COO and executive vice president. Earlier roles included CEO of Lakeside Health System in Brockport and several management positions at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Sean Stryker, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine, Community Physician
Leadership
Bob Adams, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Services
Mark Cronin
Chief Operating Officer
Cristy Houde
Director, Information Management
Robert McCann, MD
CEO
George Nasra, MD, MBA
Associate Medical Director for Behavioral Health
Daryl Sharp, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Advisor
Elizabeth Sharp
Director of Clinical Operations & Quality Improvement
Laura Jean Shipley, MD
Associate Medical Director for Maternal-Child Health
Alisa Stetzer, MS, BSN, RN-BC
Senior Director, Care Management
Renée Sutton
Senior Director, Provider Network Management and Payer Relations
John C. Teeters MD
Executive Medical Director
Jim Wright
CFO
Clinical & Care Management Team
A critical component of AHP’s mission is to partner with physicians and support their efforts to deliver care to patients. The network’s care management program was developed to do just that, and since its inception AHP has funded the placement of many care managers into community-based practices. Care managers help physicians meet quality targets by supporting the most clinically complex patients.
Emma Bocchino, LMSW
Social Work Care Manager
Holly Brown, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCS-BC
Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Danielle Calder, DNP, RN-BC, CNL
Associate Director of Adult Care Management and Clinical Protocols
Jaymie Chapple, MS, RN
RN Care Manager
Katie Diehl, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Christopher Foote, RN
RN Care Manager
Lynne Hefferon, LMSW
Social Work Care Manager
Kathleen M. Hoven BSN, RN
RN Care Manager
Susan Kinney, BSN, RN
RN Care Manager
Colleen V. Lewis, LMSW
Pediatric Social Worker
Paige Lounsberry, IBCLC, CBS
Lactation Care Manager
Kristin Luce, LCSW
Pediatric Social Work Care Manager
Robin McElligott, LCSW
Program Director, Pediatric Care Management and Social Work
Kim McGregor, RN
RN Care Manager
Jenny Radcliffe, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Tziporah Rosenberg, PhD
Education and Training Lead, Behavioral Health Integration Team
Robin Schepp, LMSW
Pediatric Social Work Care Manager
Whitney Scoville, LCSW
Pediatric Social Work Care Manager
Nikki Spring, LMSW, CLC
Social Work Care Manager
Lisa Walton, RN
RN Care Manager
Catherine (Katie) Wightman
Program Director, Lactation Care Management
Angela Young-Stevenson, LMSW CCM
Social Work Care Manager
Operations and Administrative
Samuel Baron
Data Coordinator
Michelle Black
Informaticist
Lizette Bullock
Manager, Office Operations
Jana Darlington, MPH
Provider Relations Liaison
Sarah Dixon, BS, RN
Optimization Specialist
Scott Gabel
Programmer/Analyst
Jennifer Horton
Administrative Assistant
Kevin Kelley
Project Manager for Business Operations
Catie Kunecki
Senior Statistical Developer
William Nooitgedagt
Project Director, Information Systems
Melissa Schneider
Administrative Assistant
Cait (Fallone) Sharma, MA
Project Director of Behavioral Health Integration
Julia Tauriello
Data Coordinator
Sharee Turpin, MA
Provider Data and Communications Coordinator
