Frolkis to Step Down October 31

Joseph P. Frolkis, MD, PhD, has decided to step down as director of Primary Care and vice chair for Primary Care in the Department of Medicine, effective Oct. 31.

Over the last six years, Frolkis has worked to re-energize, transform and grow primary care. He was instrumental in crafting and implementing a BWH-specific model of team-based primary care that has helped the organization recruit 70 new physicians. Under his leadership, three new primary care practices were opened, designed from the ground up to reflect the new, team-anchored care model. Frolkis was also one of the core architects of the “Medical Neighborhood” work to improve care coordination between primary care and specialists. He has also been a champion for BWH Primary Care in his work at the HMS Center for Primary Care.

Because of this work, the hospital is poised to both continue and increase its commitment to primary care growth. Having helped to build the foundation, Frolkis is now taking time to consider next steps in his own career. More information about transition plans and a search for his successor will be forthcoming.

Mark A. Davis

Davis Named Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives

Mark A. Davis, MD, MS, has been appointed executive director of Strategic Initiatives and Business Development for BWHC, effective July 1, 2015. Davis has been an attending physician in BWH’s Department of Emergency Medicine since 2000, and most recently served as medical director of Network Development for BWHC, in addition to his clinical role.

As executive director, Davis will work closely with Steven Thompson, MBA, chief business development officer, to develop and shape the organization’s partnership and investment strategy and work with clinicians, leadership and others to identify, assess and operationalize new business opportunities.

The new position blends Davis’s experience and interests in bringing care to patients in need around the world in a thoughtful way while also helping to sustain BWH’s mission by generating new sources of revenue. As a founding director for the Institute for International Emergency Medicine and Health (IEMH) at BWH, he has helped to establish high-quality medical training and systems development programs in the Middle East, frontline health care capacity development in Africa and trauma training in Romania.

Davis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as a Penn Medical Scholar, and earned his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.

John Pierro

Pierro Appointed Senior Vice President of Facilities and Operations

John Pierro has joined BWHC as senior vice president of Facilities and Operations. Pierro, who most recently served as senior vice president and alliance director at MedStar Health, began his new position at BWH on Sept. 1.

In this role, Pierro oversees Construction & Planning; Engineering; Environmental Affairs; Environmental and Central Transport Services; Food Services; Materials Management; Security and Parking; and Support Services Operations.

Pierro has a track record of success in hospital operations, planning, facility management, construction and real estate at academic medical centers and health care systems. At MedStar Health, a nonprofit academic health care system in the Maryland/Washington, D.C., region that includes Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center, Pierro worked to realign, develop and manage operations and facility requirements and implement operational excellence programs.

Before joining MedStar, Pierro was the chief executive officer for Hospital Acquisitions and Solutions, a Philadelphia-based hospital operating and acquisition firm. His prior roles include senior vice president and chief operating officer at Norwalk Hospital, director of Operations for Atlantic Health System and deputy chief of Operations and Management for the Office of the Governor of the State of New Jersey.

“We also look forward to John’s thoughtful leadership as we undertake some key construction projects and revitalize our campus to better serve our patients and employees,” said BWHC Executive Vice President and COO Ron M. Walls, MD.

Reney to join Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Michael Reney

After serving as senior vice president of Finance and chief financial officer at BWHC for eight years, Michael Reney, MBA, will leave his role on Oct. 15 to join Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as senior vice president of Finance/CFO.

Since joining BWHC in 1990, Reney has made significant contributions in several finance leadership positions.

His accomplishments, among many others, include assisting with the formation and integration of the BWPO into the BWHC family and Partners, as well as the merger and integration of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. He also played a key role in providing leadership and guidance in the planning, approval and construction of the many important additions to the distributed campus, including the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center; the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center in clinical affiliation with South Shore Hospital; the acquisition of the Servicenter Garage and Alumnae Hall on the Emmanuel College campus; the current expansion of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit; and the Brigham Building for the Future, which is on schedule to open in 2016.

Susan Wheeler, MBA, BWHC vice president of Finance and Revenue Cycle, will serve as interim chief financial officer for BWHC.