AMGA Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors

Alexandria, VA — AMGA, an association representing medical groups and integrated systems of care, announced today the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors, beginning their tenure in January 2025. Joining the AMGA Board are the following:

John Barrett, MD, Executive Medical Director, University of Utah Health, Community Physician Group

Dr. Barrett, a family medicine physician and executive medical director, has been serving as the interim chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah since January of 2024. He has worked extensively with rural populations throughout the course of his career, receiving multiple awards such as the U.S. Public Health Service Achievement Medal. Dr. Barrett’s work has helped grow the physician group to provide care for 500,000 patients annually, as well as opening urgent care centers across nine community clinics. 

Dr. Barrett graduated medical school from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed residency training at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. His current areas of focus include health equity and the transition to value-based care. 

Charlotte Flood, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Primary Care

As the chief executive officer of Northwest Primary Care in the Portland, OR, metro area, Charlotte Flood has 40 years of experience in healthcare and over 25 years of experience as an executive in the healthcare industry. She has been engaged in all aspects of integrated delivery systems, most recently working primarily with independent medical groups. Ms. Flood has served on the local Healthcare Initiative Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board to meet the needs of the underserved. In her work, she understands independent medical groups are small businesses working hard to survive post-COVID staffing shortages, rising interest rates, and rising taxes. 

Ms. Flood holds a Bachelor of Liberal Studies from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University. 

Anil N. Keswani, MD, Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Operations Officer – Ambulatory, Scripps Health

Dr. Anil Keswani is a distinguished healthcare executive, national speaker, and physician leader at Scripps Health, a leading non-profit integrated health system in La Jolla, CA. He is the chief executive of the Scripps Medical Foundation, providing support to more than 1,300 clinicians. Dr. Keswani provides strategic leadership across several domains, including value-based care, health equity, systemwide clinical service lines, and post-acute network. 

Dr. Keswani is a graduate of Boston University Medical School, where he completed an accelerated six-year medical program. His deep commitment to his family guides his mission to make a lasting impact on healthcare and enhance the well-being of the communities he serves. 

Narayana S. Murali, MD, DNB, FACP, AMP, System Chief Medical Officer, Medicine Services, Geisinger Health System

Serving as system chief medical officer, Geisinger Health System; professor of medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; and a practicing nephrologist and clinician investigator, Dr. Narayana Murali is heavily involved in care delivery, research, education, and governance. He has served on various expert panels on healthcare delivery, accountable care organizations, value-based care, and innovative models of care, as well as testimonies at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and Wisconsin Senate Committees on telehealth, hospital at home, and emergency waivers for Medicare and Medicaid patients. 

Dr. Murali earned his medical degree at the University of Madras in India, completed his internship at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania, and his internal medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Rochester, Minnesota. He has practiced clinical medicine in three countries—the United States, Australia, and India—for 34 years.
 
Stephen Parodi, MD, Executive Vice President, The Permanente Medical Group, The Permanente Federation

As executive vice president and associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group, Dr. Stephen Parodi is responsible for external affairs, corporate development, patient safety, risk management, and employer and group customer relations. Dr. Parodi is also executive vice president of external affairs, communications and brand at The Permanente Federation, the national leadership and consulting group to 8 Permanente Medical Groups. Dr. Parodi currently practices as an infectious disease physician in the Napa Solano service area in California. He also serves on the board of directors for the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, America’s Physician Groups, the Alliance of Community Health Plans, and Medically Home. Dr. Parodi is vice chair of the AMA’s Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS) governing council.

Dr. Parodi received his medical degree from Georgetown University, completed his internal medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and his infectious disease fellowship at the UCLA Affiliated Program in Infectious Disease. He actively collaborates with state and federal partners on public health matters.

The AMGA Board of Directors represents healthcare’s leaders dedicated to creating a thriving healthcare system that delivers the best care. The 2025 AMGA Board of Directors includes: 
Chair: Larry Tatum, MD, Market President, Privia Medical Group North Texas 
Chair Elect: Beth Averbeck, MD, Senior Medical Director, Primary Care, HealthPartners
Treasurer: Mary Jo Williamson, Vice Chair, Administration, and Chief Administrative Officer, Mayo Clinic
Secretary: Philip M. Oravetz, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Population Health Officer, Ochsner Health
At Large Member: Katherine Flynn Henry, JD, Chief Administrative Officer, Austin Regional Clinic
Immediate Past Chair: J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Executive Officer, Inova Health System
President and CEO: Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, AMGA

Directors:
Scott Barlow, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Revere Health 
John Barrett, MD, Executive Medical Director, University of Utah Health, Community Physician Group
Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, FAAP, MMM, Chief Medical Officer, Optum WA                
Jacob J. Bast, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, St. Elizabeth Physicians
Ed Curtis, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Medical Group
Charlotte Flood, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Primary Care
Marijka Grey, MD, MBA, FACP, System Vice President, Ambulatory Transformation and Innovation, CommonSpirit Health
Brian Harte, MD, MHM, President, Cleveland Clinic Akron General & South Submarket   
Anil N. Keswani, MD, Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Operations Officer – Ambulatory, Scripps Health               
LeTesha Montgomery, RN, MHA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Houston Methodist
Narayana S. Murali, MD, DNB, FACP, AMP, System Chief Medical Officer, Medicine Services, Geisinger Health System
Stephen Parodi, MD, Executive Vice President, The Permanente Medical Group, The Permanente Federation
Todd Christopher Smith, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Sutter Health                        
Elisabeth M. Stambaugh, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Officer, Wake Forest Health Network

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About AMGA

AMGA is a trade association leading the transformation of healthcare in America. Representing multispecialty medical groups and integrated systems of care, we advocate, educate, innovate, and empower our members to deliver the next level of high performance health. AMGA is the national voice promoting awareness of our members’ recognized excellence in the delivery of coordinated, high-quality, high-value care. More than 175,000 physicians practice in our member organizations, delivering care to one in three Americans. 

AMGA represents medical groups and integrated systems of care. Its diverse membership includes multispecialty medical groups, integrated delivery systems, accountable care organizations, and other entities committed to improving healthcare outcomes. AMGA advocates for the formation of innovative, clinically integrated systems of care that advance population health, enhance patient experience, and reduce healthcare costs. For more information, please visit www.amga.org.