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SPEAKER BIOS

AAP WEBINAR JUNE 30, 2010 (WEDNESDAY) 12:00-1:30 PM (CDT) “Pediatric Critical Care Coding & Billing 2010” MODERATOR

DONALD D. VERNON, MD, FAAP CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AAP PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AND ASSOCIATE CHAIR FOR QUALITY, UNIVERSITY OF

UTAH, ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, PEDIATRIC ICU AND PEDIATRIC CARDIAC ICU, PRIMARY CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Donald Vernon, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Utah. He received his MD degree and completed pediatric residency at Oregon Health Sciences University, followed by a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Dr Vernon came to the University of Utah in 1987. His clinical interests are quality improvement, pediatric cardiac critical care, and pediatric ECMO. Dr Vernon is certified with the American Board of Pediatrics and the Sub-board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. He is currently the Chair of the Section on Critical Care in the AAP. PRESENTERS

STEPHANIE A. STORGION, MD, FAAP PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PEDIATRIC

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, LE BONHEUR CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, MEMPHIS, TN

Stephanie Storgion, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo in 1982, where she also completed her residency training in Pediatrics in 1985. Following residency, Dr Storgion completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital in 1987, and then moved to Memphis, TN where she has practiced Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center for the past 23 years. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Medicine and in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She has served on the AAP Section on Critical Care Executive Committee and as the Critical Care representative to the RUC. She is currently the fellowship program director for Pediatric Critical Care and is the Medical Director of the Intermediate Care Unit. Dr Storgion’s interests are in education, quality improvement, and in long term high technology care.

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M. MICHELE MOSS, MD, FAAP ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, PEDIATRIC ICU & PEDIATRIC CARDIAC ICU MEDICAL

DIRECTOR, ANGEL ONE TRANSPORT SERVICE, VICE CHAIR, CLINICAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, LITTLE ROCK, AR

Michele Moss, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX. She completed her internship and residency in Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham followed by fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Yale University. Dr Moss came to UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in July 1985. Her clinical interests are in cardiac intensive care and pediatric transport. Dr Moss is certified with the American Board of Pediatrics and the Sub-boards of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology, and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. She has served as Chair of the Section on Critical Care in the AAP and as Chair of the Section on Pediatrics in the Society of Critical Care Medicine. She has also served on the Board of Regents of the ACCM and is a member of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, the American Heart Association, the Arkansas Medical Society, and the Southern Society of Pediatric Research. Her awards and honors include membership in Alpha Omega Alpha and being named Best Doctor in America.

ANDRADA POP, CPC HEALTH INFORMATION CODER, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, DIVISION OF CRITICAL CARE SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Andrada has been involved in medical billing and coding for over seven years, working with divisions of Physical Therapy, Infectious Diseases, Adolescent Medicine, Inpatient Care, Sleep Study and Critical Care. For the past two years, she has worked as Health Information Coder for the Critical Care division at Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT Andrada has been certified by the American Academy of Professional Coders since 2005.

LINDA WALSH, MAB DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF HEALTH CARE FINANCE & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

Linda Walsh is the Director of the Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement at the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she is responsible for activities related to coding and RBRVS valuation through her management of the Committee on Coding and Nomenclature. Prior to joining the Academy, she managed a pediatric practice in Glenview and was a post-graduate fellow at the American College of Healthcare Executives. Linda earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan Business School and her Master of Arts in Business (MAB) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.