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.
![Ryan Arnold](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/arnold-ryan.jpg)
Emergency Medicine Physician
Cottage Health
![Martha Bernadett](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/bernadett-mary.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair
The Molina Foundation
![Steve Bilt](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/bilt-steve.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer
Smile Brands, Inc
![Jeffrey Brookman](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/brookman-jeff.jpg)
Physician
Veterans Administration Healthcare of Southern Nevada
![Thema Bryant Davis](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/bryant-davis-thema.jpg)
Professor of Psychology
Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology
![Katherine Cahill Niederer](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/cahill-katie.jpg)
Assistant Professor/Medical Director of Clinical Asthma Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
![Lori Cardle](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/cardle-lori.jpg)
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
![William Dougherty](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/dougherty-william.jpg)
Chief Information Security Officer
Omada Health, Inc.
![Nicole Durden](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/durden-nicole.jpg)
Chief Operating Officer
SonoSim
![Michael Edelstein](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/edelstein-michael.jpg)
Retired Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician
Michael M. Edelstein, M.D.
![Shawn Farrokhi](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/farrokhi-shawn.jpg)
Facility Research Director
Department of Defense, Veterans Administration Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence
![David Feinberg](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/feinberg-david.jpg)
Head of Google Health
![Thomas Fessler](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/fessler-thomas.jpg)
Chief Legal Office and General Counsel
VSP Global
![John Figueroa](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/figueroa-john.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman
CarepathRx
![Paul Giboney](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/giboney-paul.jpg)
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Health
![Jean Hartley](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/hartley-jean.jpg)
Registered Nurse
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
![David Hebert](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/hebert-david.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
![Nancy Hunter](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/hunter-nancy.jpg)
Head of Commercial
Bluebird Bio GmbH
![Timothy Jang](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/jang-tim.jpg)
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
![Elan Javanfard](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/javanfard-elan.jpg)
Associate Director of Residential and Substance Use Services
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
![Joy Jones](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/jones-joy.jpg)
Physician
UCLA, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center
![Kyle Keojampa](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/kyle-k_bounmay.jpg)
Facial Plastic Surgeon/Craniofacial Surgeon
Keojampa MD Facial Plastic Surgery
![Anahita Kia](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/kia-anahita.jpg)
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
![Brandon Lee](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/lee-brandon.jpg)
Chief of Emergency Medicine/Emergency Physician
Weed Army Community Hospital and Southern California Permenante Medical Group
![Beth Lopez](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/lopez-beth.jpg)
Director of Ambulatory Care Services
Kaiser Permanente
![carl mcknight](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/healthcare/images/mcknight-carl.jpg)
Clinical Psychologist
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
![Kati Morton](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/stlouis-kati.jpg)
Founder/President
Happyable Inc.
![Kori Novak](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/novak-kori.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer
Toiyabe Indian Health Project
![dee anna smith](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/healthcare/images/smith-dee-anna.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Cannon
![Ben Texter](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/texter-ben.jpg)
Co-Founder
Digital Health Strategies
![Amy Towner](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/towner-amy.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer
Health Care Foundation for Ventura County
![Andrew Weathers](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/weathers-andrew.jpg)
Contracts Management Unit Chief
World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
![Jerrod Writt](/alumni/images/outstanding-alumni-healthcare/writt-jerrod.jpg)
Family Medicine
Kaiser Sacramento Railyard Medical Center
![Lance Yuen](/alumni/outstanding-alumni/healthcare/images/yuen-l-bayer.jpg)
Asia-Pacific President
Bayer Consumer Health