Annual Meeting Committee
The charge of the Annual Meeting Committee is to develop the content for the SHM Annual Meeting and Pre-Courses; including topics, speakers and learning objectives. The 2017 Annual Meeting Committee is comprised of the following SHM members:
Course Director:
Leonard Feldman, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM
Assistant Course Director:
Kathleen M. Finn, MD, M. Phil, FACP, FHM
Committee Members
Joshua Allen-Dicker, MD, MPH, FHM
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Daniel Fang, MD
Stanford School of Medicine
Margaret C. Fang, MD, FHM
University of California, San Francisco
Prateek Gandiga, MD
Georgetown University Hospital
Jeffrey Grill, MD, FAAP, FHM
University of Louisville
Mangla Gulati, MD, FACP, SFHM
University of Maryland
Jessica Hoying, MD, MS
Trident Health System in Charleston, SC
Michael Janjigian, MD
Bellevue Hospital Center
Efren C. Manjarrez, MD, SFHM
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Benji K. Mathews, MD
Regions Hospital
Melissa Mattison, MD, SFHM, FACP
Massachusetts General Hospital
James C. Pile, MD, FACP
Cleveland Clinic
Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
Medical College of Wisconsin
Dustin T. Smith, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Daniel I. Steinberg, MD, FHM
Beth Israel Medical Center
Sofia Teferi, MD, FAAP, FHM
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital
Doug Thompson, MD, MMM
St. Christopher’s Hospital
Christopher M. Whinney, MD, FACP, FHM
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Hospital medicine thrives on the dedication of clinicians who gather each year to refine their approach to inpatient care. The annual meeting committee plays a quiet but essential role in shaping that experience, curating sessions that bring together hospitalists, educators, and researchers from across the country. By balancing clinical updates with practical innovations, the committee helps ensure the program reflects the evolving needs of the specialty and the patients it serves, supporting the broader mission of transforming healthcare through collaboration and shared learning among devoted colleagues in the hospital medicine field.
Designing a meaningful meeting requires careful attention to the realities of daily hospitalist practice, from managing complex admissions to coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Committee members draw on diverse institutional perspectives to identify topics that resonate across academic and community settings alike. Their work emphasizes evidence-based content, applied quality improvement, and emerging clinical questions, creating a platform where attendees can exchange ideas and return to their institutions energized. In this way, the committee contributes to a culture of continuous learning that supports hospitalists in delivering thoughtful, patient-centered care throughout the year.
