PHYSICIAN

Dr. James A. McKinnell is an infectious disease specialist with specific research interests related to clinical management and prevention of healthcare-associated infections, particularly infections related to vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Carbapenem-resistant infections, particularly CRE. He has published over 40 papers, many focusing on optimal uses of antibiotics and how we can better understand antimicrobial resistance in our communities.

Dr. McKinnell has worked with skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles and Orange County on practical strategies of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship. He is an invited speaker at the Infectious Disease Association of California (IDAC) Practical Antimicrobial Stewardship program and serves on the Los Angeles County Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Committee. Dr. McKinnell’s academic background ensures that stewardship programs remain not only in compliance with current recommendations, but our programs are on the cutting edge of best practices.

Dr. McKinnell achieved his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an Internal Medicine Internship and Residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

PHYSICIAN

Nationally recognized in his field, Philip Robinson, MD, is the medical director of infection prevention, hospital epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship at the Hoag Hospital and Hoag Orthopedic Institute. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America. He is an executive director and founder of Expert Stewardship, an organization which implements and manages antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention programs in long-term care facilities. Dr. Robinson served on state and national committees including past-president of the Infectious Disease Association of California and the past-chair of the Healthcare Associated Infection Workgroup of the Hospital Quality Institute of the California Hospital Association. He works closely with the California Department of Public Health, the Orange County Healthcare Agency and the Centers for Disease Control. He is a member of the Orange County Healthcare Agency COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce.

Dr. Robinson’s research interests include infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, SAR-CoV-2/COVID-19 infection (therapeutics and vaccine development), Clostridiodes difficile, fungal infections (Cryptococcus), sepsis and malaria. Dr. Robinson is the principal investigator of over 25 clinical research trials.

Dr. Robinson achieved his medical degree at Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine. He completed his Infectious Disease Fellowship at USC-Los Angeles County Medical Center and an Internal Medicine Internship and Residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

INFECTION PREVENTION CONSULTANT

Dolly Greene is a registered nurse board certified in infection prevention and control. She is the Vice President of Infection Control Programs for New Gen Healthcare. Dolly has worked in the field of infection control for over 25 years and has been involved in long term care for over 30 years. Dolly is an infection prevention consultant for Expert Stewardship, Inc.

She is a member of APIC, and served as the Chair for their Long-term care section for 2 years. She is also part of the APIC Consulting faculty for trainings in LTC. Dolly was one of the creators of an intense training program for Infection Preventionists in LTCFs in California. She collaborated with public health officials in California along with the California Association of Health Facilities to present this first-time 2-day training in 2012. This program is now an annual event which takes place in several venues in California. Dolly has spoken at conferences and conventions for various organizations throughout the United States. Dolly was the 2013 recipient of the SHEA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Advanced Practice IP Award which was given to her at ID Week October, 2013 in San Francisco.

Dolly is one of the co-authors of the APIC Infection Preventionist’s Guide to LTC which was released in 2013. Dolly is the CEO of Infection Prevention and Control Resources LLC and provides intense infection control training, monthly, for nurses in long-term care in various locations throughout California.

INFECTION PREVENTION CONSULTANT

Nancy Parris is a board-certified Infection Preventionist who has worked in the field of Infection Prevention and Control for over 40 years. She has worked in healthcare settings including acute care, ambulatory care, public health, and long-term care, developing and implementing effective programs.

Nancy is a member of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and has been recognized as an APIC Fellow. She has served as President of the Greater Los Angeles Area and Tri-Valley Chapters, and Chaired the California APIC Coordinating Council. She has served on the Government Affairs, Research, By-Laws, and Guidelines Committees at National APIC and has lectured extensively on infection prevention and control topics over the years.

She is a registered nurse and has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco, and both a Bachelor of Science, Health Record Science, and Master in Public Health, Epidemiology, from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is board certified in both Infection Control and Healthcare Quality.

Nancy is the COO and managing partner of Infection Prevention and Control Resources LLC and provides intense infection control training, monthly, for nurses in long-term care in various locations throughout California.

INFECTION PREVENTION CONSULTANT

Larry Bottorff is a Registered Nurse and experienced infection preventionist and healthcare executive leader with many years of hands-on experience in clinical care and leadership in acute and post-acute care healthcare settings. Larry is certified in infection control and prevention in both the acute care and long-term care settings.

Larry’s career started at the bedside as a registered nurse and quickly advanced into the area of infection prevention including holding a certification in infection control (CIC) for 10 years. Larry’s career continued with leadership roles in quality improvement in the general acute care hospital. Larry earned promotions to increasingly responsible roles including Chief Nursing Officer advancing to the role hospital Chief Operating Officer including administrator of the distinct part skilled nursing unit. Larry has provided successful leadership in many accreditation and regulatory surveys, fostered strong physician and employee relationships to meet clinical and patient/resident safety goals, and has extensive experience in the skilled nursing/sub-acute area including pediatric and adult.

Larry’s undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University at Long Beach. Post graduate education includes a Master of Science in Business, Health Care Administration from the University of Phoenix. In addition, Larry has extensive continuing education in the areas of infectious disease and prevention as well as management and health care administration.

Larry serves as the co-Executive Director for the Infectious Disease Association of California and enjoys the exciting and valuable work that this organization brings. Larry resides in Huntington Beach, California.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHARMACIST CONSULTANT

Dr. Yamaki is a registered pharmacist and is currently an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Infectious Diseases) at Chapman University School of Pharmacy. He is a pharmacist faculty in residence at Hoag Memorial Hospital where he aids in Antimicrobial Stewardship activities. He is a consultant for Expert Stewardship, Inc.

Dr. Yamaki’s area of research interests is in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship. His research combines both molecular and pharmacological approaches to address the therapeutic challenges of treating multidrug resistant and highly virulent bacteria. To date, Dr. Yamaki’s research has focused on the epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing organisms, patient outcomes and host response in various types of infections, and the effects of inadequate antibiotic dosing on virulence and disease severity. Thus far his research methods have encompassed in-vitro cellular and in-vivo murine models of infection, epidemiologic and retrospective patient outcome studies.

Dr. Yamaki completed his Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from California State University Dominguez Hills. Subsequently, he completed his PharmD and PhD degrees at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHARMACIST CONSULTANT

Dr. Linda Khatchatourian is a registered pharmacist and a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist (BCPS). She is the infectious disease and critical care pharmacist at University of Southern California Verdugo Hills Hospital.

Her interest area of research included Clostridium difficile and her most recent publication includes the “Development of a Bedside Scoring System for Predicting a First Recurrence of Clostridium difficile- Associated Diarrhea.”

Dr. Khatchatourian has completed a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from Loyola Marymount University. Subsequently, she earned a Doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Southern California. She completed a post-graduate acute care pharmacy residency training from Sharp HealthCare System in San Diego, California. After completion of her residency, she earned a certification in Antimicrobial Stewardship from the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP) and earned a board certification in pharmacotherapy specialty from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

Currently, Dr. Khatchatourian’s provides her clinical expertise in infectious disease, including being the antimicrobial stewardship program leader at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. She provides consultative services for Expert Stewardship, Inc.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHARMACIST CONSULTANT

Danielle is a graduate of the Auburn University School of Pharmacy. Following graduation, she completed an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency at UAB Hospital. During her 21 year career as a UAB Hospital pharmacist, she practiced in many areas including; central pharmacy, internal medicine, bone marrow transplant, hematology/oncology and infectious disease. In addition to clinical practice, she served from 2004-2012 as the Coordinator for Pharmacy Residency Programs, Student Clerkships and Program Director of the Post Graduate Pharmacy Residency Program.

From 2012- January 2017, she was the clinical specialist for Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship. Professional memberships include the Infectious Disease Society of America, American Society for Microbiology, and Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists. Danielle is board certified in pharmacotherapy by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties and was awarded Added Qualifications in Infectious Disease. In February 2017, she founded Solutions for Antimicrobial Stewardship LLC which provides support to organizations seeking to implement or improve antimicrobial stewardship programs.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHARMACIST CONSULTANT

Dr. Ravina Kullar is an Infectious Diseases pharmacist and researcher. She completed her infectious diseases fellowship and acquired her MPH in statistics and epidemiology at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). A global expert in antibiotic resistance, she has spent over 10 years researching novel ways to optimize the treatment in patients with antibiotic resistant infections. She is actively leading strategies worldwide to control the escalating rate of antibiotic resistance, having collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and national organizations such as the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). She serves as a consultant to Expert Stewardship, Inc.

Dr. Kullar has published over 30 research papers addressing solutions to this global threat, and has been an invited speaker worldwide, educating both healthcare professionals and the public on antibiotic resistance. With her first TED talk going viral discussing solutions to antibiotic resistance, she has been invited to deliver another TED talk in Detroit 2018. Extending her inpatient care expertise to the long-term care setting, she has been a voice for nursing home residents in creating a roadmap to help long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in implementing antibiotic stewardship practices in their institution (https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/66/8/1304/4645810?redirectedFrom=fulltext). Dr. Kullar is passionate about empowering each individual worldwide with the educational tools to join in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

As the Chief Operating Officer at Expert Stewardship, Tracy McKinnell is responsible for the global operations of the company. She brings more than 25 years of experience in strategic planning and business development driving transparency, visibility and accountability while creating collaborations that accelerate change and innovation. Her experience and leadership have been focused on developing and delivering technology-driven business services and solutions, providing outstanding client service, and driving profitable revenue growth. Ms. McKinnell’s academic credentials include an MBA in Finance and International Business from The Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center at Claremont Graduate University.

OPERATIONS

Arnold Mendoza has over 20 years of experience in the administration, business and data analytics of healthcare offices, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. This includes experience as a front-line caregiver in long-term care. Mr. Mendoza’s responsibilities for Expert Stewardship, Inc. include management of data, coordination of committee meetings, management of accounts receivable, payroll and regulatory compliance.