PSV Chief Strategy Officer, Rupa Dainer, MD recognized by The American Board of Anesthesiology

Rupa Dainer, MD, PSV’s Strategy Officer and Medical Director for the Ambulatory Surgery Center, was featured in The American Board of Anesthesiology’s recent Director Spotlight.

Article Snapshot: Director Spotlight: Rupa J. Dainer is the medical director and chief strategy officer at Pediatric Specialists of Virginia – PSV. She serves on our Maintenance of Certification and Standardized Oral Examination Committees. Dr. Dainer served honorably as a commander in the U.S. Navy until the end of her service in October 2015. During her time in service, she was chief of pediatric anesthesia at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

The American Board of Anesthesiology – ABA, focuses on the advancement of the highest standards of practice of anesthesiology. As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care.

PSV would like to recognize and congratulate the 14 of our doctors who were named “Top Docs” of 2016 by Washingtonian Magazine.  This prestigious designation is proof of your hard work and commitment to providing superb specialty pediatric care to the children and families of Northern Virginia and nearby communities.  Special thanks to the clinical and administrative team members that support the following doctors and all of our providers across the organization:

Allergy & Immunology –

Darlene Mansoor, MD

 

 

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Endocrinology –

Kathleen Link, MD

 

Gastroenterology –

Catherine Chao, MD

 

 

Lynn Duffy, MD

 

 

Hand Surgery –

Emily Hattwick, MD

 

 

Neurology –

Bennett Lavenstein, MD

 

 

 

William McClintock, MD

 

 

Oncology/Hematology –

Christopher Lawlor, MD

 

 

 

Carly Varela, MD

 

 

​Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine –

Jeffrey Hanway, MD

 

 

 

Benjamin Martin, MD

 

 

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine –

Olga Morozova, MD

 

 

Psychiatry – 

Michael Kronen, MD

 

 

Rheumatology –

Bita Arabshahi, MD

 

 

 

In recognition of our recent three-year anniversary, we would like to share some of the positive praise, support, and well wishes we have received from our executive board members and parent organizations – Children’s National Health System and Inova Health System.  

These wonderful comments are a testament to the effort and dedication our entire team puts forth each day to provide the children and families of Northern Virginia with the best pediatric specialty care possible:

Kurt Newman, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Children’s National Health System

   “Congratulations to you and the PSV team! We truly appreciate the inspiring dedication of the doctors, nurses, and staff as well as the great collaboration with our INOVA partners. All the best,”
 

Knox Singleton, MHA, CEO, Inova

  “Very proud of what we have accomplished together. Congrats and thanks to all.”
 

David Wessel, MD, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Children’s National Health System

   “Happy birthday to PSV!  This is a great report with well-spoken sentiments that are reflected in all that the PSV team does. We look forward to further success in the future. Please send our congratulations to the whole team from us on the management committee.”
 

Patrick Christiansen, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Executive Vice President of Inova

   “Great work.”
 

David Ashman, MBA, MHA, Vice President, Physician Services, Children’s National Health System

   “Congratulations on all the work to date! Great pathway and trajectory in all areas.”
 

Elizabeth Flury, MA, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Children’s National Health System

   “Congratulations to you and your team!!!! Outstanding!!!  Whooo Hooo!”
 

David Ascher, MD, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Inova Children’s Hospital

   “Congratulations on all that has been accomplished by the group – productivity, patient rating, finances, growth of specialties and everything else. I personally appreciate such a great partnership.”

​Rupa Dainer, MD, PSV’s Chief Strategy Officer and Medical Director for the Ambulatory Surgery Center, was a panelist at the Cleveland Summit: Healthcare Transformation in the Digital Era at the Global Center for Health Innovation (Cleveland, OH) on September 29.

The summit raised awareness about the critical need to upgrade America’s digital infrastructure with the promise and peril of patients becoming more “connected” than ever.  The current 3 billion internet users and 2.6 billion smart phone subscriptions could quadruple by 2020.  A third of consumers have at least one health, medical or fitness app on their mobile devices. This transformation raises many IT healthcare issues around patient information, e-visits, wearable electronics and other policy and practice implications.     

On the panel, “The Connected Patient: Implications of Care in the Palm of Your Hand”, Dr. Dainer represented the perspective of the clinician/patient team. Together with representatives from The Cleveland Clinic, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and HealthCelerate, Dr. Dainer explored the ways that patients can be better connected and informed about their own health.  She says, “Technology can help re-engineer the healthcare system toward a focus on wellness, preventive care, genomic risk factors, managing rising risk and optimizing chronic disease rather than just sick care. However, transformation of healthcare IT is a complex and sometimes daunting journey for both the physician and the patient that will require considerable attention and patience over the next decade.“

Full Video Link.

PSV patient, Yaalah Gilliam, was featured in a Fairfax County Government/Channel 16 video in recognition of Sickle Cell Awareness Month.  Gilliam, 4-years-old, has been under the care of Dr. Elizabeth Yang (PSV Hematology/Oncology) and our clinical and administrative team at our Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

To see the video, please visit Fairfax County Government’s YouTube Channel.