Bedside. Boardroom. Both.
Executive coaching and clinical informatics strategy for CMIOs who are done figuring it out the hard way. Real talk from someone who's been in every room.
Dual board-certified, Med-Peds
The Physician Who Refused to Pick a Lane.
I started as a practicing Med-Peds physician — board certified in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. Then somewhere along the way I got pulled sideways into a broken EHR workflow that nobody was fixing. So I fixed it. Then another. And another.
"I didn't leave medicine. I just found a bigger exam room — one where the patient is the whole health system."
I built the VP of EHR Transformation & Optimization role at Sutter Health — a $12B system — from scratch. Created the title. Wrote the job description. Hired for it. That's either visionary or insane. Possibly both. I've been doing this long enough that I no longer tell the difference.
Epic named me Physician of the Year in 2013. I've served as interim CMIO at NYC Health + Hospitals, Guthrie Clinic, and KeyCare. I've coached CMIOs from brand-new to burned-out back to brilliant.
Four Ways to Work Together.
- Role clarity and executive presence
- Governance design and physician engagement
- Delegation frameworks and talent development
- C-suite navigation and political positioning
- Monthly 1:1 sessions, confidential and independent
- Post-go-live Epic optimization strategy
- Alert fatigue and CDS governance
- Physician Builder program design
- Change management and adoption roadmaps
- Interim CMIO engagements available
- C-suite and board communication strategy
- Vendor selection and contract positioning
- Career positioning for CHIO/CMIO roles
- High-stakes decision support
- On-demand retainer model available
- Healthcare IT conference keynotes and panels
- CMIO leadership and physician engagement workshops
- EHR optimization and clinical informatics deep-dives
- Custom talks aligned to your organization's mission
- Available for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events
Numbers That Actually Matter.
No Ivory Tower. Just Results.
"No ivory tower textbook theory here. Just real world experience and application that works. Dave is the rare advisor who has actually done the job at every level."
"An exceptional Physician Informaticist and Executive. His insights into Epic operations and physician engagement strategies were invaluable during our system transformation."
"Dave thinks out-of-the-box and has a unique ability to communicate effectively to any audience — from bedside nurses to boardroom executives. Exactly who you want in the room."
"Dave is a deep thinker about the EHR, but not as an academic — as a practitioner. He understands what it means to build systems that physicians actually use."
"The first physician I saw successfully bridge the gap between clinical and IT domains at a system level. Dave doesn't just speak both languages — he invented the translation."
"Working with Dave changed how I show up as a CMIO. I stopped trying to do everything myself and started building a team that could carry the mission without me in the room."
Bedside to Boardrooms.
The field guide nobody gave you when you became CMIO. Six chapters. Zero fluff. Real frameworks, real stories, real talk about the job nobody prepares you for.
Let's Talk. For Real.
Discovery calls are 15 minutes, offered Tuesdays and Thursdays. No pitch decks. Just a conversation to see if this is the right fit. Engagements are selective — I work with CMIOs I can actually move the needle for.