Staff

Dr. Osborne is the Director of BMC2 and the Director of BMC2 Vascular Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director for the Michigan Medicine Vascular Surgery residency and fellowship training programs. Dr. Osborne practices at both the Frankel Cardiovascular Center and the Ann Arbor Veteran's Affairs Hospital. He is the Chief of Vascular Surgery and Chief of Surgery at the LTC Charles S Kettles VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor.  His clinical interests include peripheral artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, complex endovascular surgery, and aortic disease. He is a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Dr. Osborne has expertise in complex statistical methods and using large databases to examine variation in the care and the quality of care in the United States. He has received both an American Heart Association Career Development Award and an NIH K08 award. His primary focus has been to examine physician and patient decision-making and determine the real-world long-term outcomes of Medical, Endovascular and Surgical treatment of PAD. Dr. Osborne has published in high-profile journals including, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Journal of the American Heart Association, Journal of Vascular Surgery, and Medical Care. He also is a regular contributor to the Behind the Knife Podcast series. Nationally, he is a member of the Appropriateness Committee of the Society for Vascular Surgery and he is a member of the Executive Council for the Vascular Quality Initiative.

Dr. Eric Cantey is the Director of BMC2 PCI. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine and an interventional cardiologist at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Cantey graduated AOA from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where he served as a Chief Resident. He then continued his training at Northwestern by completing fellowships in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, and advanced structural and complex coronary disease fellowships. During his fellowship, he obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation.  Dr. Cantey's research interests include quality improvement in PCI and comparative effectiveness of cardiovascular therapies, particularly for complex coronary disease and cardiogenic shock.

Jessica Golbus, MD, MS, is Director of BMC2 Heart Failure and an Assistant Professor within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Michigan. She received her MD from the University of Michigan and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania. She then completed her training in General and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Golbus is also BMC2's Clinical Physician Champion of the Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network. She is actively engaged in clinical practice in heart failure, heart transplantation, and critical care cardiology. Her research focuses on using mobile health technology to promote and sustain lifestyle modification amongst patients with cardiovascular disease, with a particular interest in cardiac rehabilitation.

Dr. Madder, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, completed medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and then completed residency in Internal Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology fellowships at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. After completion of fellowship, he joined Corewell Health where he has been practicing Interventional Cardiology for the past 14 years. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Cath Lab and Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology at Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals. His research interests include intracoronary imaging with a focus on near-infrared spectroscopy, radiation safety in the cath lab, and robotic PCI.

Dr. Hitinder S. Gurm is the Chair of BMC2's Executive Board. He is a Professor of Internal Medicine and the Academic Medical Center Chief Medical Officer for U-M Health. Dr. Gurm is a graduate of Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India. He did his residency in Internal medicine followed by a fellowship in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. His research interests include carotid interventions, contrast-induced nephropathy, quality improvement and outcomes assessment, and development of novel devices for endovascular interventions. He has published more than 250 original articles and book chapters and has been named as an inventor on 4 patents. He is the recipient of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association’s Patient Safety & Quality Leadership Award for 2016 and has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Dr. Gurm was selected as one of 50 experts leading the field of patient safety in 2018 by Becker Hospital Review.

Mollie is the Administrative Director of BMC2, responsible for executing the overall strategy and directing all operations. She holds a Master of Arts in History from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Thriving at the intersection of innovation, curiosity & grit, Mollie cultivated her expertise within various fields, including history, consulting, law, neuroscience, pharma, and clinical research. She is skilled at leading strategic and organizational initiatives within and across institutions. Previous to BMC2, she was a fixture in the U-M Medical School Office of Research, supporting the $30 million initiative to transform the clinical trial enterprise at U-M and leading strategic improvement projects within & beyond the Medical School.

As a BMC2 Statistician, Jeremy Albright conducts statistical analyses for peer-reviewed research manuscripts, provides risk-adjusted estimates of hospital and physician performance, and builds machine learning models to predict clinical outcomes. Jeremy served as a contract statistician to BMC2 for four years before joining the team full time in November of 2021. Jeremy founded Method Consultants of Ann Arbor in 2009 and previously performed statistical analysis in support of FDA submissions for medical devices and modified risk tobacco products. He has taught statistics at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has served as an expert witness on several cases requiring data analysis as well as provided private consulting to several law firms across the U.S. Jeremy completed his undergraduate degree at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and his graduate degree at Indiana University, Bloomington. Jeremy has been a contributing author on a wide range of publications in health care research, epidemiology, psychology, pedagogy, and public policy.

Sara Babcock, MSN, RN, is a Clinical Information Analyst Lead. Sara joins MISHC from Corewell Health Hospitals where she was a Manager of Clinical Registries focusing on the Pediatric and Cardiovascular patient populations. Sara works a nurse educator for MISHC, helping to ensure MISHC sites meet all CMS and TVT requirements through chart reviews, report findings, and site visits. In addition, Sara works to develop MISHC reports, registry and VBR goals, educational meetings, and relevant tools for our participating sites for quality improvement. She also works closely with the national STS/ACC NCDR TVT registry to provide feedback on behalf of structural heart sites in the state of Michigan on definitions, data fields, and TVT reporting.

Pam Benci is BMC2’s Administrative Manager. Pam has been with BMC2 since 2007 and has been involved in the recruitment of hospitals across Michigan. Pam provides executive support to faculty, nurses, and staff. In addition, she assists with human resources, developing budgets, and website maintenance; performs a variety of accounting activities; and coordinates and manages meetings and special events. 

Clinical Quality Improvement Lead, Sheryl Fielding, is a nurse educator for MISHC. She helps to ensure MISHC sites are meeting all CMS and TVT requirements through chart reviews, report findings, and site visits. Sheryl also works closely with the national STS/ACC NCDR TVT registry to provide feedback on behalf of structural heart sites in the state of Michigan on definitions, data fields, and TVT reporting. Sheryl works with Alondra Dorsey to develop MISHC reports, registry and VBR goals, educational meetings, and relevant tools for our participating sites for quality improvement.

Rebecca Fleckenstein is the Clinical Quality Improvement Lead for BMC2 Vascular Surgery. Rebecca provides education and abstraction tools for our Vascular Surgery abstractors. She is the liaison between the vascular surgery provider and our programmers to help develop reports and assist in data queries from the sites. She also works with BMC2 VS leadership to develop data fields, reports, P4P, and VBR goals. A member of the team since August of 2019, Rebecca has a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialty in informatics. She is board certified in Nursing Informatics by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the ANCC. 

Clinical Quality Improvement Lead, Kathleen Frazier, provides education to registry participants to assure they understand how to collect data, interpret reports, and use registry data to improve quality at their respective facility.  Kathleen processes data requests and creates query specifications for programmers. She also assists with the development of BMC2 PCI data fields, PCI reports, pay for performance, and VBR goals. Additionally, Kathleen assists with educational meetings, training materials and relevant tools for our participating sites to use for quality improvement and assists with special projects, develops surveys, and assists physicians and coordinators with the peer review process. Kathleen holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.  Kathleen has many years of cath lab experience.  During those years, she also worked as the QI and research coordinator for Invasive Cardiology. She joined BMC2 in September of 2013.

Applications Programmer Senior, Jeff Hartnagle, joined BMC2 in May of 2023. Jeff maintains and develops server and database applications to support the collection and distribution of BMC2 data. He also handles special data requests as they arise. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Central Michigan University and has worked in the defense, automotive, and entertainment industries.

BMC2’s Communications Specialist, Elizabeth Horn, develops BMC2's internal and external communications strategies and creates content, including articles, videos, graphics, and photos. The arts organization she founded, The ART of Infertility, received the 2018 Hope Award for Innovation, given by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association for its work communicating patient experiences through arts programming. Elizabeth earned an associate’s degree in photography from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Samantha Kesterson joined BMC2 as a Project Manager in 2026. She graduated from the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work and holds her clinical license for mental health services. In addition to experience in direct health care, Sam brings her background in innovative methods for delivering care and in community health education programs. She is familiar with the Collaborative Quality Initiative space, having previously worked as a Project Coordinator with the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC). Sam collaborates with the Coordinating Center team to develop and implement strategic initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and support key consortium functions. She is the BMC2 Lead to the Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network (MiCR), where she facilitates statewide collaboration to increase cardiac rehabilitation utilization among all eligible patients and to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, as publication coordinator, she oversees the development, review, and tracking of quality improvement studies within the BMC2 publication pipeline, ensuring stakeholder collaboration and timely dissemination of findings.

Anthony F. Padalino is a Senior Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst for BMC2. He develops interactive Microsoft Power BI dashboards that transform static information into dynamic insights, enabling users to explore and engage directly with the data. Anthony holds a Doctor of Management in Information Technology from Lawrence Technological University, as well as an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. This diverse academic foundation shapes his analytical approach, guiding how he processes complex data, evaluates systems, and translates insights into actionable business intelligence. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan, reinforcing his rigor, precision, and disciplined commitment to quality. Before joining BMC2, Anthony worked for an industry‑leading plastics injection molding manufacturer. There, he performed data analytics to support strategic business decisions and daily pricing strategies that optimized organizational performance.  

Donna Read-Munro is BMC2’s Administrative Specialist. She brings extensive experience in higher education and health care, coordinating complex operations and fostering strong collaborative relationships. Donna enjoys keeping projects organized and is excited to contribute to BMC2’s mission of advancing cardiovascular quality improvement and research and coordinating meetings and special events.

Applications Programmer Senior Frank Reeves joined BMC2 in June 2026. Frank develops and maintains applications that support BMC2's clinical registries, fulfills data requests, develops reports, and assists with technology initiatives across the coordinating center. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Michigan Technological University and brings more than 25 years of experience designing and developing enterprise software, databases, and cloud-based applications for organizations in the cybersecurity, education technology, and healthcare sectors.

Milan Seth is s BMC2 Statistician. Since 2012, he’s been contributing to the planning, execution, and interpretation of statistical analysis to support ongoing BMC2 research publications and reporting within the collaborative. He previously worked in clinical trial analysis at Boston Scientific. Milan has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska–Omaha, an Associateship in the Society of Actuaries credential, and a Master of Science in Biostatistics from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Milan is a contributing author on more than 50 BMC2 publications. 

John Sly is the Applications Systems Analysis and Programming Manager for BMC2. A manager, programmer, speaker, and author of books on programming and leadership, John oversees the team responsible for the complete data lifecycle, from data acquisition and application development to analytics and reporting. He provides long-term strategic planning and technical leadership to support BMC2’s data and technology initiatives. John has an associate’s degree in computer information systems from Monroe County Community College and worked at the Detroit Free Press before joining BMC2 in 2015. He collaborates with clinicians, researchers, and stakeholders to guide technology strategy, implement innovative solutions, fulfill specialized data requests, and support peer review and quality improvement initiatives.

Ewa Sztandera, MSN, RN, is a Clinical Quality Improvement Lead for PCI. She joins BMC2 PCI from University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor as the Interventional Cardiology Quality Specialist. In her prior role, she was the NCDR CathPCI Registry Site Manager and BMC2 PCI Site Coordinator, and was responsible for data abstraction, data analytics, and quality improvement initiatives. In her new role, Ewa is partnering with Kathleen to provide support to all participating sites. She helps to ensure accurate data collection and report interpretation. In addition, Ewa works to develop educational meetings, site reports, P4P & VBR goals, and data collection fields. 

Senior Project Manager Amy Vereecke brings more than a decade of experience leading healthcare quality improvement initiatives across academic medicine and population health. Amy supports the development and implementation of BMC2's heart failure initiatives. She partners with clinicians, health systems, and multidisciplinary stakeholders to advance data-driven quality improvement and improve outcomes for patients with heart failure. Before joining BMC2, Amy served as a Senior Project Manager at Michigan Medicine, where she led cross-functional initiatives focused on chronic disease management, care transitions, and health equity. Her work included collaborating with skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies to improve transitions of care, reduce readmissions, and decrease length of stay. Amy also developed an innovative partnership with Meijer Pharmacy to expand access to hypertension management services. Amy holds a Master of Public Administration from Wayne State University. 

Applications Programmer Senior, Nathan Yost, joined the team at the BMC2 Coordinating Center in October of 2012.  Nathan fulfills data requests, develops and maintains the website, develops reports, supports systems administrations, and assists with other technology-related tasks as they arise. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Eastern Michigan University and has been working in websites, databases, general software development, and system administration his entire career.