1. WILLIAM A. WOODEN, MD, FACS
2551 E. Co Rd. 750 S Phone: (317) 944-
0770
Clayton, IN 46118 Email: wwooden@iupui.edu
CAREER PROFILE
An experienced healthcare leader with a reputation for being strategic, futuristic, and focused on quality outcomes. Strong
progressive management and clinical experience in hospital, as well as academic medical center and group practice settings.
An effective problem-solver skilled in collaborating and respecting key stakeholders, while driving results using data and
process improvement methodologies. Possess a strong vision on effective collaborative structures to be successful under
accountable care and quality based payment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY (IU) HEALTH, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 2013-PRESENT
The IU Health Academic Campus now includes: University Hospital and Simon Cancer Center, Riley Children’s Hospital,
Methodist Hospital, the VA medical campus and the new Eskenazi County Hospital. This brings together three level one
trauma centers and nearly 2,000 beds.
Director of Peri Operative System Collaborative
The IU Health System level Collaberative effort is designed to foster synergy, reducing administrative and clinical practice
variance. The program is designed to maximize vertical and horizontal integration of all business units across all facilities and
with integrating: budgeting, policies, practices, benchmarks, supply and purchasing. A core challenge is to foster innovative
improvements to the patient, staff and provider environments.
Accomplishments
• Gained physician organization and cooperative management:
o Moved IU Hospital from 87th
to 4th
in the nation based on UHC PSI 90 Quality Scores
o Led, IU Health to be the only system with two of its peri-operative programs IU Hospital and Ball
Memorial in the UHC top 10
o Reduced staff turnover and improved retention by improving work environment and pay scale
o Conducted over 150 peri-operative transformation and materials management events recovering
over $47 million in sustainable savings
o Expanded Pre-Surgical Wellness Program, Impact AR Nutrition Program and PAT Process with
ERAS elements across the System. Resulting in recovering a minimum of 2 days on LOS, reducing
SSI and readmissions by over 50%
• Revised and implemented new Physician Engaged Materials Management Program to review all active and proposed
clinical care products to gain the best market price point and ensure the best for patient care. Resulted in cost
reductions of over $60 million annually.
• Developed and implemented an “Accountable Care” quality care program for all surgical specialty care areas.
• Designed and integrated service line specific QA incentive structure for IUHP and physician salary management.
• Developed and implemented pre-surgical Wellness and Nutrition Program system wide.
• Revised the materials management process for clinical and operative management, system wide.
• Led collaboration within Cancer Center for NCI designation.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CANCER CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 2012-PRESENT
Director of IU Hospital Operative Services
Leads the strategic, as well as daily operations at IU Hospital and Simon Cancer Center. Management across 10 clinical
departments, Interventional Radiology, Bronchoscopy and GI/ERCP. Budget currently in excess of $55 million.

2. Accomplishments
• Improved Quality: Led SCIP and other dashboard markers to their highest levels ever.
• Reduced General Surgery LOS index from > 5 to 1.13 (currently) recovering over 12,000 days in 2012-2013. All
service lines now under 1.2 LOS index.
• Integrated Management of IUH ORs carrying out 1100 cases per month including one of the most progressive
transplant and multidisciplinary robotic programs in the country.
• Served as co-chair of the system wide oversight committee for Operative Services for IU Health and its 29 statewide
locations.
• Selected as representative for IU Health to the Indiana Coalition for Patient Safety.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 2005-2012
Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs
Facilitate, strategic and daily clinical activities as related to hospital systems and surgical services to: Clarian/ IU Health, IU
Hospital, Riley Children’s Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Clarian West and North facilities, Saxony Hospital, Wishard/
Eskenazi Health, VSN 11 VAMC, and three Level I Trauma Centers.
Accomplishments
• Revised the inter-local contract with Wishard Health care with expansion of funding for surgical coverage, improving
quality and sustained increase in revenue to surgical providers in excess of $6 million per year.
• Supported site visits for Level I trauma designation at Riley, Wishard and Methodist Hospitals
• Continued Burn Center Certification visits at Riley and Wishard facilities
• Led, Development, construction and now operation of the Simon Cancer Center and Operating Room
• Support clinical, resident and student educational program coordination and integration across the departments and
sections with multiple coordinators.
• VAMC- negotiated revised contracts for physician payment. Developed and designed a new Plastic Surgery Clinic
and outpatient surgical facility. Facilitated the development of an “Awake” hand surgery program, which has
eliminated extended wait times and access to ambulatory surgery.
• Engaged with Deans Office of Gift Giving, successfully expanding research and other endowments by over $12
million, including full funding of the tumor tissue bank.
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PITT COUNTY M. HOSPITAL, GREENVILLE NC 1992-2005
Chairman of Plastic Surgery
Chairman of Plastic Surgery, established the Academic and Clinical Hospital based program, emphasizing adult and pediatric
elective, oncologic and emergent reconstructive surgical services. Coordinating Academic and Community Providers
• Certified Cranial- Maxillofacial Cleft Lip and Palate Center
• Microsurgical and Limb Replantation Program
• Free standing certified Ambulatory Surgery Facility: Director 1997- 2005
• Full Level I Trauma Certification and Coverage.
Vice Chairman of Surgery and Associate Dean for the University and Hospital
Managed daily operations for both the Academic as well as Hospital-Community Surgical Services
• Physician and staff management
• Budget and Strategic planning and growth: Facility doubled in size over this time adding a full Rehabilitation
Hospital, Children’s hospital, ICU and bed tower, ER and Emergency Services Command, Leo Jenkins Cancer Center
and Gama knife
• Medical and Residency Staffs doubled in size.

3. • Hospital transitioned from county charter to public nonprofit and on to a regional system
• Academic and Research affairs within the School of Medicine and Hospital
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Wishard Eskenazi Medical Group Board 2006-PRESENT
Directly involved in the management of the expansive primary care network including: PQRI and other quality and incentive
structures. Group Home and ACO. Physician practice site and 10 Community care centers provide over 240,000 outpatient
visits per year.
ACADEMIC CAREERE
2005 - Professor of Surgery Indiana University Purdue University of Indiana University
1998 - Professor of Surgery East Carolina University
1995 - Associate Professor of Surgery East Carolina University
1992 - Assistant Professor of Surgery East Carolina University
1989 - Instructor of Surgery Emory University
EDUCATION
Doctor of Medicine, 1984
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Bachelor of Science (High Honors), 1980
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Junior Honors Program- Early admission to Medical School
Intradepartmental Biologic and Medical Sciences
POST GRADUATE TRAINING
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Plastic Surgery Resident 1990-92
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Fellow, Head and Neck Oncology/Microsurgery, 1989-90
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Chief Resident, General Surgery, 1988-89
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Internship and Residency, General Surgery, 1984-88
EXECUTIVE TRAINING
American College of Healthcare Executives
Lean- Six Sigma Training Transition Team; Operative and Peri Operative Care, 2013
Studer Group: LDI Program, IUH, 2012-2013
American College of Surgeons: Surgeons as Leaders from Operating Room to Boardroom, 2008
IUPUI- Physician Leadership Program: Executive Education Program, Kelley School of Business and Public and
Environmental Affairs, 2006-2007; Faculty Development, LAMP Program 2006-2007

4. East Carolina University, Chancellor’s Series, East Carolina University Leadership Academy, 2004-2005
Dean Leadership Series: AAMC –The Successful Medical School Departmental Chair, 2003-2004
East Carolina University Medical Center: Leadership Development, 2001-2002
PUBLICATIONS AND GRAND
2015 - Over 150 academic publications, presentations, and book chapters.
Grants and awards totaling $11,797,000.
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
Indiana TOP Docs 2015, 2014, 2013
IUPUI Department of Surgery Resident Teaching award, 2011, 2012, 2013
The Red Shoes Award Excellence in Clinical Care, Riley Hospital for Children, 2006, 2013, 2014
IU Medical Student Surgical Teacher of the Year, Nominee - 2011-2012
IU Plastic Surgery Residency Teacher of the Year, 2011-2012
Indiana University School of Medicine Trustee’s Teaching Award, 2006, 2007, 2009
East Carolina University Alumni Teaching Award in Excellence, 2001
UNC Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Nominee 2001
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American College of Healthcare Executives
American Medical Association
Indiana State Medical Society
American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Local Chapter (Fellow)
ACS Indiana Chapter: Board Member
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
Association for Surgical Education
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Editorial Boards:
Annals of Plastic Surgery, Associate Editor, 2008-Present
Head and Neck Subsection, 2008-Present
Current Surgery, Executive Editor,
APDS in Surgery, 1992-2005
Reviewer:
Annals of Surgery 2008-Present
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2008-Present
COMMUNITY SERVICE
USPC Tetrathlon Committee Member, 2009-Present

5. Career Day – Health Professions, Cascade School, Clayton, IN 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Board of Directors of Holly Ridge, Greenville, North Carolina 2002-2003
Board of Directors of Dowry Creek, Belhaven, North Carolina1999-2002
May 9, 2016

6. Career Day – Health Professions, Cascade School, Clayton, IN 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Board of Directors of Holly Ridge, Greenville, North Carolina 2002-2003
Board of Directors of Dowry Creek, Belhaven, North Carolina1999-2002
May 9, 2016