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, and St. James Mercy Hospital
AHP has value-based arrangements with:
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- MVP Health Care
- 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.
Cindy Becker
COO, Highland Hospital
Cindy Becker
COO, Highland Hospital
Ms. Becker joined Highland Hospital in 1988 as the Department Manager for the Emergency Department. She advanced to positions of Assistant Vice President for Nursing and Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Nursing in 1993. She assumed the Chief Operating Officer position in 1999. She served as Captain in the United States Air Force for three years.
Cindy received her masters in Nursing Administration from the University of Buffalo and MBA from the Simon School at the University of Rochester. She is a FACHE member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and serves on numerous committees.
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.
Mary Ciranni-Callon, DO
Ob-Gyn, Community Physician
Carolyn Cleary
Pediatrics, Community Physician
Carolyn Cleary
Pediatrics, Community Physician
Carolyn Cleary graduated from the University of Virginia and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She did her Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Chief Residency at Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong. She has been in primary care pediatric practice since 1997. She is a partner at the Elmwood Pediatric Group. She is currently the Vice President for NYS AAP Chapter 1 and was the Treasurer for the Chapter for 6 years before that. She served on the AAP’s National Committee on Membership for 6 years. She is currently serving on the MCMS’s Physician Communication taskforce.
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.
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.
Kenneth Herzl-Betz, MD
Ob-Gyn, Community Physician
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.
Jonathan Lawrence
CEO, Arnot Health
Paul Levy, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care, URMFG
Paul Levy, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care, URMFG
Dr. Levy earned a BS in biology from Ohio State University and his medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care, and he is chair of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Kathleen Parrinello, RN, PhD
COO, Strong Memorial Hospital
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
Anil K. Sharma, MD
Gastroenterology, Community Physician
Anil K. Sharma, MD
Gastroenterology, Community Physician
Dr. Sharma graduated from Charing Cross Medical School in London, England. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Highland Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Sharma was selected by his peers to receive the Jacob Holler, MD Annual Resident Award. He completed his GI Fellowship at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and is a board certified gastroenterologist. Dr. Sharma is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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.
David Stornelli, MD
Internal Medicine, Community Physician
Sean Stryker, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine, Community Physician
Joseph Talarico, MD
General Surgery, Community Physician
Norman Wetterau, MD
Family Medicine, Community Physician
Robert Whelpley, MD
Psychiatry, Community Physician
Leadership
Mark Cronin
Chief Operating Officer
Cristy Houde
Director, Information Management
Robert McCann, MD
CEO
Kimberly Povec, MBA, RD
CMO Director of Operations & Finance
Daryl Sharp, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Director, Care Management
Elizabeth Sharp
Director, Performance Optimization
Laura Jean Shipley, MD
Medical Director- Pediatrics
Len Shute
Senior Advisor
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.
Sarah Dixon, BS, RN
RN Care Manager
Kristin Luce, LCSW
Pediatric Social Work Care Manager
Nancy Bellush
Senior Pediatric Care Manager for Quality Improvement
Ronalda Bliss
Care Manager
Emma Bocchino, MSW
Social Work Care Manager
Holly Brown, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCS-BC
Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Karol Sue Byers, RN, BSN, CMC
Care Manager
Danielle Calder, MS, RN-BC
Senior Care Manager for Quality Improvement
Mathew Devine, DO
Medical Director
Katie Diehl, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Erica Dobson, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID, AAHIVP
Manager, Pharmacy Services
Jo-Anne Freeland, RN
Nurse Care Manager
Lynne Hefferon, LMSW
Social Work Care Manager
Kathleen M. Hoven RN, BSN
Care Manager
Linda Jackson, RN, BSN
Clinical Care Manager
Susan Kinney, RN, BSN
Care Manager
Colleen V. Lewis, LMSW
Pediatric Social Worker
Robin McElligott, LCSW
Program Director, Pediatric Care Management and Social Work
Susan T Murray, RN, BSN
Senior Care Manager for Clinical Informatics
George Nasra, MD, MBA
Medical Director- Behavioral Health
Jenny Radcliffe, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Tziporah Rosenberg, PhD
Education and Training Lead, Behavioral Health Integration Team
Whitney Scoville, LCSW
Pediatric Social Work Care Manager
John Scruton
Senior Care Manager for Vulnerable Populations
Daryl Sharp, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Director, Care Management
Laura Jean Shipley, MD
Medical Director- Pediatrics
Lavern Sleugh-Sharpe, RN, BSN
Care Manager
Nikki Spring, LMSW, CLC
Social Work Care Manager
Sue Sutherland
Care Manager
John C. Teeters MD
Executive Medical Director
Angela Young-Stevenson, LMSW CCM
Social Work Care manager
Operations and Administrative
Jennifer Horton
Administrative Assistant
Matthew Reader
Programmer/Analyst
Samuel Baron
Data Coordinator
Kevin Kelley
Provider Relations Liaison
Willy Nooitgedagt
Project Director, IT
