Join us in welcoming Dr. Carmen Quatman, Ms. Nadia Adams, and Ms. Deb Gordon to the upcoming weekend residency of the Innovation and Implementation Science Graduate Program. This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and connect with peers who share your passion for healthcare transformation. Register now to reserve your spot.
10am-12pm: Dr. Carmen Quatman, Orthopedic Surgeon, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
12-1pm: Lunch break
1-3pm: Ms. Nadia Adams, Co-Founder and CEO, Blue Agilis
3-5pm: Ms. Deb Gordon, Healthcare Consumer Champion and Healthcare Executive
Meet Our Esteemed Speakers: An Insight into their Expertise and Achievements
Dr. Carmen Quatman
As an orthopedic surgeon, I specialize in orthopedic trauma care with a special emphasis on geriatric care. I’m passionate about integrating cutting-edge technology into clinical care to significantly improve patient outcomes. I believe that everyone deserves the best quality of life no matter what stage of life they are in. I strive to be a catalyst of change through passion, authenticity and dynamic patient-physician relationships, ultimately leading to breakthroughs in orthopedic patient care.
At the age of 17, I sustained a traumatic knee injury and was confronted with news that I may not be able to walk in a few years without significant reconstructive surgery. Ohio State was one of the few centers in the country that could offer the care I needed. The outstanding treatment I received as a patient was a pivotal moment for me. It showed me what excellence meant to me as a patient, physician and researcher.
I was blessed with the opportunity to train at Ohio State for my residency, and I’m incredibly excited to be part of the multidisciplinary team that made it possible for me to recover and pursue my dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Ohio State is a national leader in elderly orthopaedic care and aims to set the standard of care for our patients by exceling in orthopaedic research, education, clinical excellence and strategic innovations.
When I’m not working I enjoy spending time outdoors, reading, kayaking, swimming, hiking and relaxing with my family.
Ms. Nadia Adams
Nadia is driven by the challenge of eliminating preventable medical errors and deaths. This has led her to pursue a career dedicated towards transforming healthcare into a consumer-driven system that delivers better value for all patients.
Nadia’s previous role as COO at the Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science at Indiana University School of Medicine provided the opportunity to engage with 2,000 physician practices and 15,000 providers in Agile Science and Methodology.
Taking her expertise in Agile Science to Continuum Health, Partners in Care, and Consensus Health, Nadia served as SVP of Population Health & Care Innovation and led transformation initiatives aimed to improve quality, enhance patient experience, and lower cost of care.
She was named as one of the Women of Influence honorees for the Indianapolis Business Journal in 2016, as well as one of the top 40 leaders under 40 in Indianapolis, and one of the top 60 Rising National Healthcare Leaders Under 40 by Becker’s Healthcare.
Ms. Deb Gordon
Deb Gordon is the author of The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: How to Get the Most for your Money (Praeger 2020). She is a seasoned executive specializing in health care innovation, strategy, marketing, communications, and growth. Deb is an advocate for consumerism in health care, with thought-leadership contributions at TheHill.com, the OBSERVER, the Harvard Business Review blog, and Fierce Healthcare. Deb is a Senior Fellow (2017-19) at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Her research focuses on the changing role of consumers in health care purchasing, and explores issues of market effectiveness and consumer behavior in health care. She most recently served as the CEO of Voxent, a technology services organization working to accelerate technology adoption in reproductive health care. Previously, Deb served as Chief Marketing Officer at Network Health, a Massachusetts health plan (acquired by Tufts Health Plan) that served more than 230,000 individuals and ranked the #1 Medicaid health plan nationally by NCQA. In 2013, Deb was named an Eisenhower Fellow, traveling to Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore to explore the role of consumers in high-performing health systems. In 2011, Deb was recognized as a Boston Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree, an award highlighting Boston’s most influential business and civic leaders. She is a volunteer Board Member at MIT’s Delta V entrepreneurial accelerator and a judge in the Fierce Health Innovation Awards. Deb earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University in Providence, R.I., and a Master of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School.