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DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES
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Professional Summary

Professionally certified clinical chemist and outstanding performer in stakeholder engagement, CLIA regulation, large healthcare system standardization and integration, and assay development and validation within clinical laboratories. Proven success in leadership, operational excellence and organizational development with keen understanding of CLIA regulated laboratories. Recognized for inspiring management team members to excel and encouraging cohesive work environments. Proficient in education via PowerPoint presentation and open forum discussion.

Skills
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Strategic Planning
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Lean and Process improvement
  • Quality assurance
  • Clinical Research
  • Method Development, Validation, and Verification
  • CLIA Regulation
  • System Integration and Standardization
  • Presentation
Work History
Director of Clinical Laboratories, 05/2018 to Current
Akron Children's Hospital – Akron, OH
  • Provide leadership and medical direction for the clinical laboratories.
  • Ensure CLIA compliance of personnel qualification and competency, quality assurance, assay verification and validation, proficiency testing, and other aspects of the laboratory operation.
  • Lead the efforts to build robust quality and compliance systems.
  • Engage stakeholders to standardize policies and procedures for all the clinical labs and POCT services across the healthcare system.
  • Initiate and Lead programs to improve patient care, lab operation efficiency, and staff morale.
  • Lead projects to improve test utilization.
  • Initiate and participate in inter-department research collaborations.
  • Lead CAP inspections.
Head, Section of Clinical Biochemistry, 08/2006 to 05/2018
Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, OH
  • Provided technical and medical leadership for routine and specialized clinical chemistry services.
  • Led the efforts for standardization and integration of the clinical chemistry service across Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System.
  • Ensured CLIA compliance of personnel qualification and competency, quality assurance, assay validation, proficiency testing, and other aspects of the laboratory operation.
  • Established standard operation procedures for assay development and validation.
  • Instituted and directed a clinical mass spectrometry program within the special chemistry laboratory.
  • Led multiple lean and process improvement projects.
  • Initiated and participated in inter-department research collaborations.
  • Established and directed the Clinical Biochemistry Fellowship Program.
  • Participated in CAP inspections.
Director of Clinical Chemistry, 11/2002 to 07/2006
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago – Chicago, IL
  • Oversaw the clinical chemistry services including compliance, operation, personnel, and budget.
  • Supervised method development and validation.
  • Developed policies and procedures for approving send-out tests resulting in significant savings.
  • Established and directed a clinical mass spectrometry laboratory.
  • Participated in CAP inspections.
Education
Ph.D: Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry), 1998
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
BS: Materials Science & Engineering, 1990
University of Science and Technology of China
Accomplishments
  • Performed multiple clinical trials for FDA submission on IVD products.
  • 97 peer reviewed publications, 20 book chapters, 159 meeting abstracts, 2 books, and 136 professional lectures.
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Affiliations
  • Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC), 2005-present.
  • Lean Certified, Implementation Partners LLC, 2016.
  • Fellow, AACC Academy (formerly National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry), 2006-present. SELECTED HOSPITAL COMMITTEES
  • Member, Medical Staff Bylaw Committee. Akron Children's Hospital. 2019-present.
  • Chair, Laboratory Quality and Compliance Committee. Akron Children's Hospital. 2018-present.
  • Member, Laboratory Safety Committee. Akron Children's Hospital. 2018-present.
  • Member, Accreditation Forum. Akron Children's Hospital. 2018-present.
  • Member, Corporate Compliance Advisory Committee. Akron Children's Hospital. 2018-present.
  • Member, Point of Care Testing Oversight Committee. Akron Children's Hospital. 2018-2019.
  • Member, Laboratory Formulary Committee. Akron Children's Hospital. 2018-present. Chair, Chemistry Operation Group. Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System. 2007-2018.
  • Chair, Systemic Analytical Working Group. Cleveland Clinic. 2016. Member, Nominating Committee for the AACC MSSS Division, 2019-present.
  • Abstracts/Posters Coordinator on the AACC 2021 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee (AMOC), 2019-2021.
  • Member, AACC Scope of Practice Working Group, 2019-2020.
  • Member of the AACC Academy Membership Committee. 2017-2020.
  • Member, Scientific Committee for the AACC MSSS Division. 2017-2019.
  • Member, Science Practice and Core Committee (SPCC) of AACC. 2017-2019. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 2017-present.
  • Member, AACC's Clinical Laboratory Strategies Advisory Board. 2013-2018. SELECTED PRACTICE GUIDELINES CONTRIBUTION
  • Committee Member, Laboratory Support for Pain Management (C63). Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 2013-2018.
  • Expert Panel Member, Guidelines on Clinical Application of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Chinese Society of Laboratory Medicine, 2017.
    • Additional Information
    • SELECTED AWARDS , Outstanding Mentorship Award, North American Chinese Clinical Chemistry Association, August 7, 2019. Outstanding Contribution Award, Symposium on Innovative Development and Clinical Application of Mass Spectrometry, July 5, 2019. 2018 Clinical Chemist Recognition Award, the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). 2018 AACC Academy Distinguished Abstract Award (with Y. Zhou). Caregiver Award for Autoverification Team of Automated Chemistry. Cleveland Clinic. Quarter 2, 2017. Award for Outstanding Contributions to the 2016-2017 AACC Asia-Pacific Working Group. September 20, 2017. Outstanding Leadership Award, the Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (ComACC), 2017. 2017 MSSS Abstract Award (with Dustin Bunch), AACC Mass Spectrometry and Separation Sciences Division.
    Certifications

    • Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC), 2005-present.
    • Lean Certified, Implementation Partners LLC, 2016.
    • Fellow, AACC Academy (formerly National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry), 2006-present.

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    Resume Overview

    Companies Worked For:

    • Akron Children's Hospital
    • Cleveland Clinic
    • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    School Attended

    • University of North Carolina
    • University of Science and Technology of China

    Job Titles Held:

    • Director of Clinical Laboratories
    • Head, Section of Clinical Biochemistry
    • Director of Clinical Chemistry

    Degrees

    • Ph.D : Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) , 1998
      BS : Materials Science & Engineering , 1990

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