Deborah leads PYA’s academic health systems services team. She has extensive experience with academic health systems and is unique in having deep experience across all three missions. Deborah has served as the chief operating officer at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UW) and Central Michigan University College of Medicine (CMU). Her previous experience includes working as a founding team member of a new medical school at CMU and at three research-intensive universities (UW, University of Michigan Medical School, and University of North Carolina School of Medicine). She has extensive experience in university-health system affiliations, transactions, strategic and financial planning, medical education, healthcare operations and performance improvement, clinical research, governance models, healthcare regulatory compliance, organizational and program development, and policy and procedure development and implementation. Prior to joining PYA, Deborah most recently served as entrepreneur and general counsel for three healthcare technology start-ups.
Deborah earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Health Law Association. Deborah also is involved with the Gift of Life Michigan.
