David J. Berube, MD, MPH serves as Chief Medical Officer, VP at Lincoln Financial Group. He is also an assistant clinical professor at both Yale and UConn. He has vast experience in the field of disability insurance including Chief Medical Officer, VP, Liberty Mutual Benefits and National Medical Director, Group Insurance at Aetna. Dr. Berube completed his Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellowship at Yale and earned his MD at the University of Vermont and his BA at Wesleyan.

Kris Eskuchen, MD is a Medical Director at Equitable Holdings, Inc., having previously worked at Prudential. Prior to transitioning, Dr. Eskuchen practiced Family Medicine for 20 years. She earned her MD from Rush Medical College and her undergraduate degree from Hope College. Dr. Eskuchen is a frequent public speaker and a SEAK alumna.

Lisa Herbert, MD is a physician leadership coach who specializes in helping physicians successfully transition to non-clinical roles. She is an experienced public speaker and podcaster who also serves as a certified DEI consultant and as a recruiter of physicians for non-clinical leadership roles. Prior to starting her own businesses, Dr. Herbert worked as a health insurance medical director and as a physician advisor. Prior to her transition she was in private practice as a family physician. Dr. Herbert grew up in New York City and earned her BA from Stony Brook and her MD from SUNY Upstate in Syracuse.

Jonathan Jaffin, MD has 10+ years’ experience as a Specialist Executive with Deloitte – a top global advisory firm which employs dozens of physicians. Prior to transitioning to consulting, he served in the United States Army for over 30 years and his roles included Chief of Staff of the Dismounted Battle Injury Task Force, Director, Health Policy and Services, Deputy Commander and Acting Commander US Army Medical Research and Material Command, and Commander (CEO) of the Walter Reed Health Care System. Dr. Jaffin is a trauma surgeon who earned his MD at Johns Hopkins and his AB at Princeton.

Robert Levin, MD, CFP, CEPA is a Senior Vice-President – Wealth Management and Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS, Inc. in Beverly Hills, California. He and his partners direct a multibillion dollar wealth management practice. Dr. Levin’s clients are mostly physicians, health care executives and their companies. His team provides comprehensive wealth management including investments, retirement and complex estate/tax planning, insurance advice and lending. They also advise their clients about exit strategies and liquidity events for their companies and shareholders. Dr. Levin practiced pediatrics for 12 years prior to his transition in 2001. His prior financial services experience includes serving as a healthcare financial analyst at JPMorgan Chase on Wall Street and a brief stint as a medical consultant to a venture capital fund. Dr. Levin earned both his BS and MD from the University of Michigan and later trained in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS is a pediatric intensivist seeking to improve the quality of care and life with interests in quality improvement and patient safety, patient and family engagement, global health, medical education, communication, media, child advocacy, and joy in work. In addition to her clinical work, she serves as Senior Medical Director for Children’s Quality & Safety and the University Faculty Ombuds for the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Mack earned her BS and MD from the University of South Carolina and completed her fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Dr. Mack frequently provides media interviews and also frequently testifies in front of legislators. She is a SEAK alumna and a Full Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Laura McKain, MD is a thought leader on non-clinical and alternative careers for physicians and is the founder and moderator of the highlyacclaimed Physician Nonclinical Career Hunter Facebook Group as well as a sought after coach for physicians looking to transition (www.mckainconsulting.com). Dr. McKain has enjoyed an extremely successful non-clinical career since transitioning from her OB/Gyn clinical work. She spent 8 years at the CRO PPD where she started as a medical monitor/safety physician and was later promoted to senior medical director where she built and led a global team of safety physicians. Later, Dr. McKain served as a senior medical director with Myovant Sciences.

Robert Nordness, MD, MPH is a Vice President in Safety and Pharmacovigilance at Syndax Pharmaceuticals. Additionally, Dr. Nordness has experience in diverse roles in various-sized companies; Alexion, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Pfizer. Dr. Nordness is Triple-Board Certified (Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine). He graduated from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering and received his MD from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He earned his MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Nordness served 10 years of active duty with the US Navy and remains an active Reservist in Undersea Medicine. He is the former Officer in Charge of the Naval Undersea Medical Institute. Dr. Nordness has special interest and experience in mentoring and assisting physicians who wish to break into pharma.

Kirk A. Roberts, MD is the Lead Medical Review Officer at Cynergy MRO where he heads a team of 4 other physicians. Dr. Roberts earned his MD directly from high school in the 6 year program offered by the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Before leaving clinical medicine, Dr. Roberts practiced emergency medicine and wound care. His clinical experience includes sports medicine and he has served as a sideline physician for the Kansas City Chiefs. Dr. Roberts also has significant experience as an expert witness.

Tahlia Spector, MD, FACEP is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She currently serves as Director, Longitudinal Clinical Experiences (LCE); Chair, 3rd Year Longitudinal Preceptorship, and one of 40 Educators for Excellence in the Foundations of Practice 1st year course. Dr. Spector is Board Certified in both internal medicine and emergency medicine. She transitioned to an exclusively non-clinical career in education after suffering a disabling injury. Dr. Spector earned her BA at Vassar and her MD at UCLA. She is a SEAK alumna.

Lauren Wasielesky, MD, MBA is a remote based Medical Affairs Manager with Veristat having previously served as Medical Affairs Specialist and Medical Affairs Associate. Dr. Wasielesky completed fellowship training in radiology at McMaster University later earning her MBA at McMaster as well. She earned her medical degree at Brazil’s Universidade Federal de Pelotas. She also has over two years’ experience as a financial advisor. Dr. Wasielesky is a SEAK alumna.

Judy Wright, MD is a full time remote LTSS Medical Director with Molina Healthcare who specializes in long term social support and complex cases. Her duties at Molina are diverse and include utilization management, appeals, and training. Dr. Wright has over 10 years’ experience in the health insurance field and previously worked for both Magellan Healthcare and United Healthcare. She is a SEAK alumna who was recruited for her first non-clinical role as a per diem physician advisor at the 2009 SEAK Conference. Prior to her transition to non-clinical work Dr. Wright practiced family medicine in a variety of settings including a community health center, a correctional facility, and an academic medical center.

Ryan Bayley, MD is a successful physician coach specializing in non-clinical career transition. Through his company, Bayley
Coaching Solutions (solvingcareers.com), he helps physicians figure out what they really want and exactly what steps are
needed to make that transition happen and has worked with hundreds of SEAK alumni to make that happen. He is the author of Physician Non-Grata: A Survival Guide for Physicians Accused of Poor Communication, Boundary Issues, and Disruptive Behavior. Dr. Bayley is also a SEAK alumnus and a former SEAK keynote speaker.

Joe Bormel, MD, MPH is an internist who has broad experience in the healthcare IT/informatics field including industry, regulatory policy, public health and independent consulting.

Garson M. Caruso, MD, MPH, CLCP, CMLE, FACOEM, FIAIME is a board certified Occupational Physician in private consulting practice in Harrisburg, PA. He practiced emergency medicine from 1986 to 2000, then switched specialties to occupational medicine. His non-clinical experience includes complex disability case review, medical direction in workers’ compensation and short-term disability, remote supervision of worker health and wellness clinics, occupational medicine consultation, and work as a Medical Review Officer and medicolegal expert witness in occupational medicine, life expectancy determination, and physician life care planning. Dr. Caruso is a SEAK alumnus.

Juan Daccach, MD is an orthopedic surgeon who has over 10 years’ experience in the medical device industry. Dr. Daccach is also a certified personal, executive, and health coach.

Lisa Herbert, MD is a physician leadership coach who specializes in helping physicians successfully transition to non-clinical roles. She is an experienced public speaker and podcaster who also serves as a certified DEI consultant and as a recruiter of physicians for non-clinical leadership roles. Her clinical career was in private practice family medicine.

Jacqueline Huntly, MD, MPH is a career and leadership development coach (www.thrivetoleadmd.com). She has extensive experience helping physicians bring energy, purpose and joy back into their lives through career transformation both in clinical and non-clinical fields.

Stacie Laff, MD is a pediatrician whose non-clinical experience includes health insurance medical director, telehealth, and expert witnessing. Dr. Laff is a SEAK alumna.

Christopher H. Loo, MD-PhD, is a physician who became financially free at the age of 29 and retired early at the age of 38 as a result of making strategic investments after the 2008 financial crisis. He serves as a consultant teaching physicians how to leverage social media marketing to uniquely position themselves in today’s economy. He is a graduate of the MD-PhD program, offered jointly through the Baylor College of Medicine and Department of Bioengineering at Rice University, and is the Founder and CEO of Financial Freedom for Physicians. Dr. Loo is a SEAK alumnus.

David Jonathan Lutz, MD, FAAPMR is a Utilization Review Medical Director for Anthem in the field of Interventional Pain Medicine/PM&R. Dr. Lutz is also a real estate investor in single family homes. Dr. Lutz is a SEAK Alumnus.

Robert Mcdermott, MD is an allergist whose non-clinical endeavors include coaching other physicians and paid speaking engagements on physician burnout. Dr. Mcdermott is a SEAK alumnus.

Amit Mehta, MD is a hematologist/oncologist whose non-clinical endeavors include: physician consultant advising investors in the hematology & oncology space, author of The 7 Types of Doctors (dealing with the impact of insurance-based medicine), expert witness, and entrepreneur — CMO and Founder of FoodyMD which empowers physicians and the public with data-driven knowledge of foods with anti-cancer nutritional value.

Rebecca Lynne Moles, MD, CPC is a child abuse pediatrician who now serves as a remote based health insurance utilization management medical director and a certified professional coach with a special interest in physician burnout in early and midcareer physicians. Dr. Moles is a SEAK alumna.

J. Bruce Robertson, MD, FACS, CPE, AME is a urologist and SEAK alumnus whose non-clinical experience includes utilization review, disability review, being the founder, CEO, and chairman of a 2,000 member health insurance trust, life care planning, and aviation medical examinations (AMES).

Stanley Sack, MD is a retired pediatrician who now works as a freelance medical writer with experience in CME, blogging, marketing copy, health journalism and web content marketing. Dr. Sack is a SEAK alumnus.

Sushama A. Scalera, MD is an emergency medicine physician who transitioned to become a pharmacovigilance (drug safety) physician in 2018. After serving as a Global Safety Lead, most recently with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, she became Managing Director of Scalera Consulting Group, a consulting firm to biotechnology companies. She provides medical consulting services to several companies on products across the development lifecycle and broad therapeutic areas. Dr. Scalera employs clinical physicians on consulting contracts and provides training in medical review of global case safety reports, pharmacovigilance procedures, and health authority regulations.

Jonathan Terry, DO, QME, ABIHM, IFMCP is an employed and private practice psychiatrist whose non-clinical pursuits include expert witnessing, teaching in medical schools and residencies, authoring/publishing books, consulting for nonprofits, and coaching physicians seeking to empower their clinical or nonclinical practices. Dr. Terry is a SEAK alumnus.

Steve Wininger, MD, FACOG, CMQ is an OB/GYN who successfully transitioned to Humana in 2014, first in utilization management and currently in the areas of quality and peer review. Dr. Wininger is a SEAK alumnus who was recruited by Humana at the SEAK conference.

Judy Wright, MD is a full time remote LTSS Medical Director with Molina Healthcare. Dr. Wright has over 10 years’ experience in the health insurance field and previously worked for both Magellan Healthcare and United Healthcare. She is a SEAK alumna
who previously practiced family medicine.