Maria is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 15 years of leadership experience and 20 years of clinical practice in Emergency Medicine. She is dedicated to advancing high-quality, value-based care and improving patient outcomes. Maria has led large-scale quality and safety initiatives across multi-hospital systems, driving improvements in clinical decision support, patient safety, and operational efficiency.
Her expertise spans healthcare leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, and strategic planning, with deep experience in financial management, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance, supported by a data-driven approach to decision-making. Recognized for building high-performing, collaborative teams, Maria is passionate about fostering excellence and innovation in healthcare delivery.
Throughout her career, Maria has successfully led initiatives that reduced hospital-acquired conditions and infections, improved sepsis outcomes, and achieved major accreditations, including URAC and NCQA. As the COVID-19 response lead for a 14-hospital system, she significantly improved survival rates and care coordination.
Maria is committed to advancing quality and safety through data-informed strategies and physician leadership, partnering with organizations that share a vision for excellence in patient care and operational transformation.
