Mosqueda, Baezconde-Garbanati, Lerman among LABJ’s Top Women Leaders in Health

Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Caryn Lerman

From left: Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Caryn Lerman.

The Los Angeles Business Journal has published its special edition saluting the Top Women Leaders in Health Care, and three top leaders of the Keck School of Medicine are on the list.

Laura Mosqueda, MD, Dean of the Keck School; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, Associate Dean for Community Initiatives; and Caryn Lerman, PhD, Director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, were honored. 

Others from the USC medical community making the list are:

  • Stephanie Hall, MD, MHA, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the Keck School
  • Theresa Murphy, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Smitha Ravipudi, MPH, CEO of USC Care and Ambulatory Care Services
  • Shawn Sheffield, MBA, MHSA, Chief Strategy Officer, Keck Medicine of USC
  • Mary Virgallito, RN, Associate Administrator, Quality and Patient Safety USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Bhavana Arora, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Health Network
  • Cynthia Herrington, MD, Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Surgical Director of the Heart Transplant Program, CHLA
  • Lara Khouri, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, CHLA 
  • Mona Patel Geri, MD, Vice President of Ambulatory Operations, CHLA

 

The PDF of the print edition displays all 36 women, along with information about them and their work.

LABJ Publisher Josh Schimmels said in a letter:

“Health care professionals put themselves in harm’s way to help keep our communities safe, and the industry’s leaders have transformational decisions to make every day. 

“The health care leaders listed in these pages were chosen by the Los Angeles Business Journal for exceptional stewardship and achievement across the full spectrum of responsibility, exemplary leadership as evidenced by the highest professional and ethical standards, and for contributions to the health and well being of the Los Angeles community at large.”