ECU Health Thought Leaders

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA
CEO, ECU Health
Dean, Brody School of Medicine

Thought Leadership Expertise:

• Significant expertise and experience managing complex health care systems
• Central voice and advocate for academic rural health care delivery
• Higher education leader committed to training the health care providers of the future

Brian Floyd, RN, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, ECU Health

Thought Leadership Expertise:

• More than 30 years of experience in health care, leadership and operations
• Administrative experience overseeing hospital and system operations across various roles at ECU Health
• Serves on both national and state health care boards

Jason Higginson, MD, MA, FAAP
Chief Health Officer, ECU Health
Exec. Dean, Brody School of Medicine

Thought Leadership Expertise:

• Extensive experience as a practicing physician and as an education leader
• Twenty-Five years of service in the U.S. Navy, including command and senior military medical executive tours
• Previously served as pediatrician-in-chief of Maynard Children’s Hospital

Andy Zukowski, MBA
Chief Financial Officer, ECU Health

Thought Leadership Expertise:

• More than 20 years of experience in strategic financial planning for health care organizations
• Expertise in value-based care models and analysis that drive positive results for patients and care teams
• Highly experienced in physician compensation models, budgeting and long-term financial planning

Julie Kennedy Oehlert, DNP, RN
Chief Experience Officer, ECU Health

Thought Leadership Expertise:

• More than 20 years of experience as a nurse, nursing leader and health system administrator
• Advocate for people and culture in the workforce while creating positive experiences
• Developing healing environments in which patients and health care team members can thrive

Trish Baise, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Executive, ECU Health

Thought Leadership Expertise:

• Leading a system of nurses across nine hospitals and more than 100 clinics
• More than 30 years experience in nursing in both urban and rural environments
• Expertise in nurse recruitment and retention and an advocate for the non-traditional path to nursing