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Cory D. Shaw serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of UC Health, the only adult academic health system in the Cincinnati Tri-State region and a nationally recognized system for advanced clinical care, research, and education, including serving over a decade as the leader in stroke care as the National Coordinating Center of the NIH StrokeNet.

During his tenure, the enterprise has undergone rapid transformation, successfully repositioning it to fulfill its mission as the region’s essential academic health system. Under his leadership, the team has successfully implemented several groundbreaking projects, including the new, state-of-the-art emergency department with a new center that ensures readiness for large-scale health disasters, the nation’s most comprehensive center dedicated exclusively to research and treatment of blood cancers, and the first-ever inpatient flexible ICU while also expanding support of health sciences research and educational programs of the University of Cincinnati. In addition, UC Health has increased its focus on community services through enhanced mobile care, delivering robust care for adults with developmental disabilities, and providing critical trauma and emergency care training for military medical personnel.

Serving on academic, professional, industry, and community boards and committees has been a hallmark of his career. Those diverse assignments have included the United Way, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, AAMC Group of Faculty Practice,  Institute for Diversity in Health Management Preceptor Program, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and as a Gubernatorial Appointee, Nebraska Medicaid Reform Advisory Committee.

Prior to joining UC Health, Mr. Shaw served in various executive roles for over 29 years with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, the state of Nebraska’s academic health system.

Michael T. Archdeacon serves as Chief Executive Officer for UC Physicians and Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. In 2013, he was appointed the Peter J. Stern Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He served as the Medical Director of Operative Services for UC Health from 2011–2020 and as Chief of Staff for the University of Cincinnati Medical Center from 2008–2012. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in difficult fracture care and pelvis and acetabulum fractures. 

Katrina English joined UC Health in May 2019 as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, bringing more than two decades of healthcare law experience to Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system. In her career, English has had legal responsibility and oversight for inpatient hospitals, outpatient facilities, freestanding emergency rooms, integrated health systems, surgery centers, cancer centers, clinical integrated networks, physician practices and more. Her commitment to a patient-first mindset, coupled with her healthcare-specific legal experience, make her a valuable member of UC Health’s legal team and executive leadership team. Before joining UC Health, English served as vice president/senior deputy general counsel and interim general counsel for Dayton, Ohio-based CareSource, one of the nation’s largest Medicaid-managed care plans.

Charmaine Spence Rochester joined UC Health as CFO in 2024, bringing over 30 years of healthcare finance expertise. She leads financial operations, driving fiscal health, strategic growth, and resource stewardship to advance patient care and academic excellence. Previously, Charmaine held leadership roles at KPMG, Bon Secours, Penn Medicine, and Cleveland Clinic Florida, where she was CFO and a strategic partner to the CEO. She holds degrees from Howard University, Florida Atlantic University, and Central Michigan University and is a CPA, FHFMA, and FACHE Fellow. Recognized for her leadership and community service, Charmaine’s expertise will shape UC Health’s future with innovation and excellence.

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As Chief Clinical Officer at UC Health, Arthur Pancioli, MD, is responsible for leading UC Health's efforts to improve the quality of care, clinical outcomes, patient safety, project management, infection prevention, accreditation, performance improvement and clinical effectiveness. Dr. Pancioli began his career in our academic health system in 1995. In his most recent role, he served as the Richard C. Levy Professor of Emergency Medicine and Chair of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine.

During his time as chair, Dr. Pancioli more than doubled the size of the faculty, significantly increased the department’s endowment holdings, created a comprehensive gender equity program culminating in the department receiving the 2023 Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Outstanding Department, and led the creation of an 80,000 sq. ft. state of the art emergency department which opened in July 2023. Dr. Pancioli served as Chief Transformation Officer before moving to the role of Chief Clinical Officer.

Umberto Tachinardi, MD, is the Senior Vice President and Chief Health Digital Officer at UC Health. He is also a professor and the chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Health Informatics and Data Sciences and associate dean at the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Tachinardi’s leadership allows UC Health and the College to enhance its knowledge-driven culture by advancing digital and informatics strategies for the system and accelerating clinical research and innovative healthcare delivery. His work ensures the organizations’ technological approaches continue to be built and maintained in a secure, reliable and sustainable way that will continue to improve health, research and education.

Robert J. Wiehe serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer at UC Health. Mr. Wiehe joined UC Health in March 2015, leading all supply chain and pharmacy operations across the system. In September 2020, Mr. Wiehe became the Chief Administrative Officer at UC Medical Center in addition to his other operations responsibilities. In March 2021, he assumed responsibility for all UC Health hospital operations. Mr. Wiehe received his undergraduate degree in manufacturing engineering from Miami University and his master’s in business administration from The University of Cincinnati. Having managed global supply chains and numerous manufacturing facilities and having serving as a supplier to companies such as Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart, he is certified in change management and is a Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt.

Margie Zyble, Chief Human Resources Officer, is responsible for driving our human resources strategies and initiatives, aligning people priorities with organizational goals, and fostering a culture that is collaborative, transparent, innovative, and employee-centric. Margie helps ensure that our workforce is highly skilled, values-oriented, and passionately dedicated to our tripartite mission of advancing clinical care, research, and education in our community and beyond. Before joining UC Health, Margie was the Chief People Officer for 80 Acres Farms, a vertical farming start up. She began her career at General Electric, where she spent 20 years in a number of divisions, roles, and geographies.  Prior to departing in 2021, she served as the Chief Talent Officer for GE Aviation for four years and served as interim CHRO during 2020.