Bio
Ann Weinacker is the Senior Vice Chair of Medicine for Clinical Operations, and is Associate Chief Medical Officer, Patient Care Services. She is also the Interim Chief Quality Officer at SHC. She served as Chief of Staff from 2011-2014 after serving as Vice Chief of Staff from 2010-2011. Dr. Weinacker has extensive experience in SHC clinical and administrative leadership, in addition to serving since 1999 as a full-time faculty member in the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is currently Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and is Associate Director of the Intensive Care Unit. A strong advocate for patient centricity, Dr. Weinacker was appointed in November 2009 to be one of four leaders designated to actively design, guide and implement strategies to improve the patient experience at Stanford, and she copntinues to serve in that capacity. Her research focus is predicting lung transplant outcomes.
Dr. Weinacker began her career as a nurse and nurse anesthetist before completing her M.D. at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, in 1986. Her advanced training includes a pulmonary and critical care fellowship and a cardiovascular postdoctoral research fellowship, completed at the University of California, San Francisco in 1994. She is the winner of numerous national honors, editorial posts. Locally, she received the SHC Board of Hospital Director’s coveted Denise O’Leary Award for Clinical Excellence in 2008.
Clinical Focus
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
Academic Appointments
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Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Chief Physician Executive, The Risk Authority at Stanford Medicine (2019 - Present)
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Senior Vice Chair of Medicine for Clinical Affairs, Stanford University (2017 - Present)
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Interim Chief Quality Officer, Stanford Health Care (2017 - 2018)
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Associate Chief Medical Officer, Patient Care Services, Stanford Health Care (2016 - Present)
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Fellowship Director, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2014 - 2017)
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Immediate Past Chief of Staff, Stanford Health Care (2014 - 2017)
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Vice Chair, Quality -- Implementation, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2014 - 2017)
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Chief of Staff, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2011 - 2014)
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Vice Chief of Staff, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2010 - 2011)
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Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2007 - Present)
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Chair, Emergency Medical Response Team Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2007 - 2011)
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Dean's Task Force for Clinical Excellence, Stanford University School of Medicine (2007 - 2008)
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Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2007 - 2008)
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Chair, Rapid Response Team Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2005 - 2007)
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Interim Director, Heart-Lung and Lung Transplant Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - 2006)
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Continuing Quality Improvement in the ICU Committee, Stanford University School of Medicine (2003 - Present)
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Fellowship Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2001 - 2002)
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Credentials Committee, American College of Chest Physicians (2000 - 2004)
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Associate Director, Intensive Care Unit, Stanford University Medical Center (1999 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Award for Service to Medical School, University of South Alabama College of Medicine (1986)
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Best Intern Award, University of South Alabama (1987)
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Victor Benator Award for Best Teaching Resident, University of South Alabama (1989)
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Leadership Development in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians (1999)
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Chief Residents' Teaching Award, Stanford School of Medicine (2003)
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Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)
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Honor Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha (2006)
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Denise O'Leary Award for Clinical Excellence, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Board of Directors (2008)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2000 - Present)
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Member, American Thoracic Society (1990 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (1990 - Present)
Professional Education
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Residency: University of South Alabama Medical Center (1990) AL
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Internship: University of South Alabama Medical Center (1987) AL
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (1993)
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (1992)
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Fellowship: UCSF Medical Center (1994) CA
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1989)
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Medical Education: University of South Alabama Medical Center (1986) AL
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M.D., University of South Alabama, Medicine (1986)
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R.N. Anesthetist, University of South Alabama, Anesthesia (1980)