About University HealthCare Alliance
University HealthCare Alliance (UHA) is a medical foundation born out of the aspiration for Stanford Medicine and local, high-quality providers to partner together to bring a greater range of leading-edge health care services to patients within surrounding communities.
UHA was formed January 1, 2011 as a 1206 (L) Medical Foundation organized to operate and own medical practices. UHA is comprised of three medical groups with over 70 clinic locations and over 350 board-certified primary care and specialty care providers located across Bay Area communities. UHA also includes an affiliated IPA network – Affinity Medical Group – which provides additional high-quality, innovative, and affordable health care solutions, to give our patients the choices, flexibility and high standards of quality care they deserve.
UHA is truly contributing to Stanford University’s well-respected hospital and clinic’s transformation into a high-performing health system. Together, UHA and Stanford are pioneering new ways to practice medicine across multiple locations, using Stanford’s advanced resources to create seamless continuity of care for every patient.
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UHA Leadership
Catherine Krna, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael O’Connell, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Mike Weatherford
Chief Financial Officer
Rochelle Noone, MS
Vice President of Human Resources, Inclusion and Diversity
Stephan Schwarzwaelder, RN, MS, PMP
Vice President, Quality
David Overton, RN, MHA, CCM, FACHE
Interim Vice President, Accountable Care Operations
Richard Sankary, MD
President, Affinity Medical Group (IPA)
President, University Medical Partners (UMP)
Michael Kim, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Medical Informatics Director, Network of Care, Stanford Health Care
UHA Operations Medical Director
Angela Montesa Deftos, RN, MBA, DBA
Vice President, Medical Group Strategy and People
Medical Group Strategy and Network Division
UHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UHA has a Board of Directors and committees with representation and active participation of leaders from the School of Medicine and Stanford Health Care. Members establish the growth objectives they seek to implement through UHA and provide written consent before UHA enters into a Physicians Service Agreement with a Medical Group.
| Leonard Almalech | Marcia Cohen |
| Chandler Evans | Robert Harrington, MD |
| Linda Hoff | Deborah McKeehan |
| Quinn McKenna | Catherine Krna |
| Megan Mahoney, MD | Tu Nguyen, MD |
| Richard Sankary, MD | Niraj Sehgal, MD |