Healthcare Management Area Lead Faculty
Mehmet Ayvaci, PhD
Associate Professor, Information Systems
UT Dallas
Bio:
Dr. Mehmet Ayvaci is Associate Professor of Information Systems and Coordinator of the Healthcare Management Interdisciplinary Area. His research focuses on AI, algorithmic decision-making, and health IT.
He’s won multiple awards and serves on editorial boards for leading journals. He holds degrees from Texas A&M, Stanford, and University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Paul B. Convery, M.D., M.M.M.
Clinical Professor, Healthcare Leadership & Management
UT Dallas
Bio:
Dr. Convery has 20+ years of physician leadership experience. He has served as CMO for Baylor Health and SSM Health and led several hospitals.
He holds an MD from the University of Illinois and an MMM from Tulane, and is a fellow of both ACP and ACPE.
Daniel Karnuta
Clinical Faculty, Healthcare Leadership & Management
UT Dallas
Bio:
Karnuta is a former CFO of Conifer Health and senior executive at Perot Systems. He began his career at Price Waterhouse and taught at GMU, AU, and now UTD.
He has 30+ years of global finance experience in healthcare and IT services.
John F. McCracken, PhD
Clinical Professor, Healthcare Management
UT Dallas
Bio:
Dr. McCracken is the founder of the Alliance for Physician Leadership and has served as professor, investment banker, and turnaround expert. He teaches and consults nationwide.
He holds degrees from SMU, the LSE, and Wharton, and has a chair endowed in his name at UTD.
Donald Taylor, MHA
Clinical Professor, Healthcare Leadership & Management
UT Dallas
Bio:
Don Taylor directs the APL EMBA. A retired Air Force colonel, he has led hospitals, trauma centers, and integration efforts at UT Southwestern. He’s also a published author and speaker.
He holds degrees from UT Arlington and Penn State, and lives in Southlake, TX.
Keith Thurgood, PhD
Clinical Professor, Healthcare Leadership & Management
UT Dallas
Bio:
Dr. Thurgood leads the MS in Healthcare Leadership and has held C-level roles at MedAssets, Sam’s Club, The Exchange, and in the U.S. Army (Major General, retired).
He has degrees from BYU, BU, Army War College, and Capella University and is a nationally known leadership speaker.
Distinguished Lecturers
Lea Aubrey, PhD
Director of Student Health and Occupational Health Services at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cathy Cavazos Bryan, MHA, BSN
Healthcare Executive
Luba Ketsler, MS
Associate Professor of Instruction
Michael Malaise, D.Sc.
Senior Vice President of Communications and External Relations at Parkland Health
Joseph Nedbal, MHA, RHIA
Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Optimization and Operations at the Mayo Clinic
Horace Robb, MBA
Senior Healthcare Administrator & Operations Executive
Jim Walton, DO, MBA, FACP
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Genesis Physician Group
Affiliated Faculty Members and Expertise
Mehmet Ayvaci
Artificial Intelligence, Health Analytics, Health Operations, Medical Decision Making, Algorithms
Read BioHuseyin Cavusoglu
Economics of Information Systems, Information Security and Privacy, Health IT
Read BioUmit Gurun
Economics of Innovation, Corporate finance, Corporate disclosure and communication
Read BioWilliam Hefley
Global value chains & value based service management (VBSMTM), Green IT, IT service management
Read BioAmit Mehra
Digital Marketing, Human Knowledge Capital Development, Software Development, Pricing Analytics
Read BioNaim Bugra Ozel
Corporate disclosure and Debt markets, Corporate compliance, Labor relations, and Corporate litigation
Read BioSrinivasan Raghunathan
Economics of Information and Information Systems, Health IT and Policy
Read BioZhe Zhang
Economics of Information Systems, Software Pricing Strategy, Online Marketing Strategy
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