Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Committee

Ahmed Abuabdou, MBBS, MBA
Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Annie Akkara, MD, CDIP
Senior Physician Advisor, FairCode Associates

Debra Anoff, MD, FHM, FACP
Senior Medical Director of CDI, UCHealth (University of Colorado, Denver)

Clarissa Barnes, MD, FACP
President, ACPA

Jennifer Brettler, DO, FACP
ChristianaCare

Heather Briggs, MD, PhD, FACP, CHCHM, CCDS
CDI Learner Medical Director, University of Colorado

Joseph A. Cristiano, MD, FACP, CCDS
Section of Internal Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Neelima Divakaran
Internal Medicine Hospitalist and Physician Advisor, NorthShore University Health System, Chicago, IL

Mercedes K C Dullum, MD, FACS, FACC
Physician Advisor

Eleanor Kurtz Fertig, MD
Director, Regional Physician Advisor

Nancy Hernandez, MD
Physician Advisor, CDI Champion, Health First Health System

Penny Jefferson MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP, CRC, CHDA, CRCR
CDI Manager / CDI Services, University of California Davis Medical Center

Benjamin Kartchner, MD
Associate Medical Director of Care Management, Multicare Health System

Kiran Kulkarni MD, MS
Pediatric Hospitalist - Physician Champion, Clinical Documentation Integrity Team - Physician Advisor, Case Management

Roberta Camille Locko, MD, FACR, FACNM, DFACMQ, FABQAURP, CMQ, CPHQ, CPPS, CPHRM, CRCR, CJCP, CMPC (APLCM)
Diagnostic Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician, Physician Advisor

Adriane Martin DO, FACOS, CCDS
Vice President of Physician Services, Enjoin

Renee P. McGraw, MD FACOG
Associate Professor – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UAMS Physician Advisor, UAMS CDI Champion, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Terry Bowman McLendon
System Medical Director, CDI HMH-TMC Associate Chief Quality Officer, Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH)

Rima Mercado
Unit Medical Director | Medical Specialties Units Associate Medical Director

Emeric Palmer, MD, FACP
Senior Medical Director Resource Utilization, Mary Washington Healthcare

Rupesh Prasad, MD, FACP, SFHM
Medical Director Care Management and Hospitalist, Advocate Health Care

Purvi K. Shah, MD
Primary Care Internist + Medical Director, Population Health – Complexity Capture and Post-acute Care, NorthShore University HealthSystem

Sri Suravarapu
Hospitalist Physician, Stormont Vail Health

Kristin Wallick
Medical Director, UCH North