NPSF Officers
Foundation Officers
(as of December 2012)
Gerald B. Hickson, MD
Chair
Joseph C. Ross Chair in Medical Education & Administration
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Director, Center for Patient & Professional Advocacy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc
Vice Chair
Chief Clinical Officer & Executive Vice President for Population Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Charles G. Benda, PhD, CPCU, ARM,
Treasurer
Global Head of Casualty Loss Prevention
Chartis Insurance
Susan Edgman-Levitan, PA
Secretary
Executive Director
John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation
Massachusetts General Hospital
Gary S. Kaplan, MD, FACMPE
Immediate Past Chair
Chairman & CEO
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS
Interim President
National Patient Safety Foundation
Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD
Chair, NPSF Board of Governors
Vice President for Patient Safety
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
