Meet the 2020 Outstanding Alumni in Healthcare Honorees
From physicians and first responders to nurses and caretakers to biotech leaders, public health advisors, and mental wellness warriors, inspiring Pepperdine alumni are imagining patient care beyond traditional methods, challenging industry norms, and shifting strategies in an industry that continues to evolve. Selected from a diverse group of Pepperdine healthcare professionals who were nominated by their friends, family, and peers, discover how these 34 Waves approach the meaning of healthcare and the role they play in redefining how it will have an impact on generations to come.

Emergency Medicine Physician
Cottage Health

Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair
The Molina Foundation

Chief Executive Officer
Smile Brands, Inc

Physician
Veterans Administration Healthcare of Southern Nevada

Professor of Psychology
Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology

Assistant Professor/Medical Director of Clinical Asthma Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Chief Information Security Officer
Omada Health, Inc.

Chief Operating Officer
SonoSim

Retired Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician
Michael M. Edelstein, M.D.

Facility Research Director
Department of Defense, Veterans Administration Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence

Head of Google Health

Chief Legal Office and General Counsel
VSP Global

Chief Executive Officer/Chairman
CarepathRx

Associate Chief Medical Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Health

Registered Nurse
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

Chief Executive Officer
American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Head of Commercial
Bluebird Bio GmbH

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Associate Director of Residential and Substance Use Services
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Physician
UCLA, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center

Facial Plastic Surgeon/Craniofacial Surgeon
Keojampa MD Facial Plastic Surgery

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Adjunct Professor of Psychology/Clinical Supervisor
Self-Employed/Pepperdine University/Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology/Pepperdine Community Counseling Center in Encino

Chief of Emergency Medicine/Emergency Physician
Weed Army Community Hospital and Southern California Permenante Medical Group

Director of Ambulatory Care Services
Kaiser Permanente

Clinical Psychologist
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Founder/President
Happyable Inc.

Chief Executive Officer
Toiyabe Indian Health Project

Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Cannon

Co-Founder
Digital Health Strategies

Chief Executive Officer
Health Care Foundation for Ventura County

Contracts Management Unit Chief
World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Family Medicine
Kaiser Sacramento Railyard Medical Center

Asia-Pacific President
Bayer Consumer Health