Lisa Yerian, MD

Medical Director, Continuous Improvement Director, Hepatobilliary Pathology; Assistant Professor of Pathology Cleveland Clinic

  • Cleveland OH

An expert in continuous improvement in healthcare and continuous improvement tools including business intelligence dashboards

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Biography

Lisa Yerian, MD, joined the Department of Anatomic Pathology at Cleveland Clinic in 2004 after training in gastrointestinal and liver pathology at the University of Chicago.

At Cleveland Clinic, she serves as Director of Hepatobiliary Pathology and shares a joint appointment in the Transplantation Center. She is also a member of the Gastrointestinal Pathology service and an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

Board-certified in anatomic pathology, Dr. Yerian has many clinical interests, including the histologic diagnosis of liver and gastrointestinal diseases. Her specific research interests include fatty liver disease and the development of cancer in chronic hepatitis. Dr. Yerian has a longstanding commitment to pathology education and directs national courses in Liver Pathology and Gastrointestinal Pathology.

A member of several national education committees, Dr. Yerian is a frequent lecturer on continuous improvement processes and projects.

Industry Expertise

Health Care - Providers
Health Care - Facilities
Health and Wellness
Health Care - Services

Areas of Expertise

Organizational Learning and Improvement
Application in Continuous Improvement Principles
Leading Change and Organizational Culture
Continuous Improvement in Healthcare

Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor

Biology

1996

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

MD

Medicine

2000

Affiliations

  • University of Notre Dame
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  • Cleveland Clinic

Event Appearances

What are the Current Best Practice Models and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency (revenue/cost, work/product/time) of our Care?

Cleveland Clinic Health Care Quality Innovation Summit  Cleveland, Ohio

2011-05-11

Continuous Improvement in Healthcare

Association for Manufacturing Excellence  Dallas, Texas

2011-10-26

Piloting a Continuous Improvement "Model Cell"

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation  New York, New York

2011-11-16

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Sample Talks

Continuous Improvement in Healthcare

Dr. Yerian explains various continuous improvement tools including Six Sigma, Lean, FasTrac and business intelligence dashboards and how to apply them to healthcare, while retaining a philosophy of serving leadership and respect for the worker. She also outlines the basic steps for improvement and shows how to repeat and sustain them. Finally, Dr. Yerian gives myriad examples of how Cleveland Clinic has used continuous improvement tools to create major efficiencies and reduce cost.

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader

Fees

$0 to $1500
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