Jacqueline Ortiz, M.Phil
Vice President of Health Equity and Cultural Competence · ChristianaCare
Jacqueline Ortiz, M. Phil. is the vice president for Health Equity and Cultural Competence at ChristianaCare.
Health Equity Cultural Competence Language Services
Ray A. Blackwell, M.D., M.J.
Chief of Cardiac Surgery · ChristianaCare
Ray Blackwell is Chief of Cardiac Surgery and is also the W. Samuel Carpenter, III, Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Adult Cardiac Surgery Surgical Resynchronization Therapy ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Carol Ritter
Nurse Manager · ChristianaCare
Carol Ritter leads the nurses at arguably the nation’s preeminent intensive care unit.
Nursing
Jason M. Silversteen, DO
Clinical Lead, Outpatient Neurology Specialists · ChristianaCare
Jason M. Silversteen is a board-certified neurologist and holds current medical licensure in Delaware.
Autoimmune Neurology Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Transverse Myelitis Autoimmune Encepahlitis MOG Antibody Disease
Neil Wimmer, M.D., MS
Cardiologist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Neil Wimmer is a cardiologist at ChristianaCare who specializes in minimally-invasive care for structural heart disease.
Minimally-Invasive Care for Structural Heart Disease Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Structural Heart Disease Cardiology Interventional Cardiology Cardiology
David Chen, M.D., MPH
Medical Director for Empowering Victims of Lived Violence (EVOLV) and Physician Scientist with iREACH · ChristianaCare
Dr. David Chen is the medical director for EVOLV and a physician-scientist with the Institute for Research on Equity and Community Health.
Firearm Violence Community Violence Exposure Gun Violence Firearm Injury Prevention
Peter Burke, DO, MBA
Medical Director of ChristianaCare Kidney Transplant Program · ChristianaCare
Dr. Peter Burke is the medical director for the Living Donor Program at ChristianaCare.
Transplant Nephrology Kidney Transplantation Kidney Transplant Organ Donation Nephrology
Jeffrey Cole, DDS, MBA, FAGD
Program's Director for General Practice Dentistry Residency · ChristianaCare
Jeffrey Cole is the program director of the General Practice Dentistry Residency Program at ChristianaCare.
Dentistry
Natalia Rivera-Torres, Ph.D
Research Scientist · ChristianaCare
Natalia Rivera-Torres is a research scientist who is credited with elucidating the mechanism of homology directed repair in human cells.
Homology Directed Repair in Human Cells EXcision And Corrective Therapy (ExACT) Single-Strand Template Repair (SSTR) Predicting Gene Editing Outcomes Gene Repair
David Trinkley, M.D.
Primary Care Physician and Clinical Lead of My65+ Primary Care at ChristianaCare at Rehoboth · ChristianaCare
Dr. David Trinkley is the clinical lead for My65+ Primary Care at ChristianaCare at Rehoboth.
Internal Medicine
Katherine "Kat" Collard, MS, RN-BC, NP
Chief Nursing Information Officer · ChristianaCare
Katherine Collard is the chief nursing informatics officer at ChristianaCare, responsible for systems that directly impact nurses.
Nursing Informatics Technology implementor
Charles McClure, M.D., FHM
Addiction Medicine Physician · ChristianaCare
Charles McClure, M.D, FHM, is a board-certified addiction medicine/family practice physician at ChristianaCare.
Addiction Medicine Family Medicine
Pamela Ridgeway, MBA, MA, SPHR
Chief Diversity Officer · ChristianaCare
Pamela Ridgeway is the chief diversity officer and the vice president of Talent & Acquisition at ChristianaCare.
Human Resources Talent Acquisition Operational Leadership
Stacy Noel, MSN, FNP-BC, NC-BC, HTCP/I
Nursing Integrative Care Nurse Manager · ChristianaCare
Stacy Noel is the nursing integrative care nurse manager at ChristianaCare.
Holistic Nursing Integrative Care Healing Touch Certified Practitioner Healing Touch Certified Instructor Reiki Master
Chris Cowan, MEd, FABC
Chief Human Resources Officer · ChristianaCare
Chris Cowan is the chief human resources officer at ChristianaCare.
Human Resources
Lisa Breslow, DO
Obesity Medicine Specialist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Lisa Breslow is a board-certified obesity medicine specialist at ChristianaCare.
Bariatric Medicine Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition
Ann Painter, MSN, RN
President of ChristianaCare HomeHealth · ChristianaCare
Ann Painter is an expert in the home health, hospice care, adult day services, and wellness programs.
Wellness Programs Hospice Care Home Health Community Services Adult Day Services
Ric Cuming, EdD, MSN, RN
Chief Operating Officer · ChristianaCare
Ric Cuming is responsible for professional practice, standards, research, outcomes and workforce in acute care and home health settings.
Operations Management Nursing Policy Strategy Leadership Nursing Procedures
Kaitlyn Angermeier, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist · ChristianaCare
Kaitlyn Angermeier is an occupational therapist at ChristianaCare.
Occupational Therapy Injury Prevention Trauma Fall Prevention Community Education
Bridget Ryan, MSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit · ChristianaCare
Bridget Ryan is the nurse manager of ChristianaCare’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Nursing