1. Jeffrey G. Poulos, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Miami Valley Hospital and Miami Valley Hospital South
30 E. Apple St., Suite 6250
Dayton, Ohio 45409
937-208-8394 (work)
jgpoulos@PremierHealth.com
Over 16 years clinical experience as a hospitalist in both private and academic settings for large
tertiary care urban hospitals. I have had numerous leadership and teaching roles with extensive
clinical and non-clinical experience working with physicians, physician assistants, nurse
practitioners, fellows, students, hospital and national company administrations. Currently, I have
responsibility for one of the largest hospitalist groups in the country at an urban 800-bed Level 1
Trauma Center and tertiary care hospital with one of the busiest emergency departments in the
state of Ohio.
Professional Experience:
2013- Present Program Medical Director, Miami Valley Hospitalist Group (Dayton, OH)
Quality
-instituted multi-disciplinary rounds on hospital-wide scale
-helped improve several hospital-wide initiatives including:
 Reduced LOS for inpatient and observation
 Improved core measured
 Increased patient satisfaction
 Expedited patient flow thru the busiest ED in the state
 Enhanced communication with consultants
 Reduction in hospital wide telemetry use
 Reduced hospital discharge summaries and billing to <24
hrs.
 Chaired several committees including Fidelity Quality
committee, Observation PI project and Physician
Documentation Committee.
Growth
-grew hospitalist FTEs from 40 to over 50 currently
-expanded hospitalist services covered to currently over 80% of med/ surg
-doubled hospitalist Advanced Practice Providers from 7 to over 15
currently
-developed software to equalize hospitalist workloads and publicize
hospital-wide of 34 hospitalists/ 7 APPs daily.
-developed vacation bank to improve physician satisfaction of large
hospitalist group

2. 2005- 2012 Program Medical Director, Ohio State Univ Hospitals East (Columbus, OH)
Quality
implemented multiple programs including:
- closed ICU to the hospitalist group
- reduced central line infections (1 infection in 2 years & counting)
-implement and lead multi-disciplinary ICU rounds
- top 1 % hospital mortality rate compared to consortium hospitals
-strongly improved LOS, HCAP, core measure and CMI scores
responsible for teaching/maintaining competence for hospitalists in
ACLS, intubations, central lines, lumbar punctures, etc.
Implemented and maintain performance in Code Blue and RRTs
Growth
involved in teaching procedures/didactics to students/ residents/
fellows
grew hospitalist program from 2 to 15 FTEs & 5 mid-levels
implemented outpatient Pre-Operative Testing Clinic currently at 20
pts/day
implemented stat H&P service to facilitate OR start times
personally generate highest number of RVUs of the hospital group
for several years to present
Frequently do 18-20 clinical shifts per month to bolster staffing
Implemented and maintained medical coverage and H&P service
(outpatient & inpatient) to 30 bed inpatient drug rehab unit
Provide medical coverage for nationally known wound care service.
Provide ICU care for patients in Tri-state area
Provide ICU care for nationally known Pulmonary Fibrosis service
Successfully launched CPOE and then EMR at 200 bed hospital
2007 Elected Chief of Staff
-served as chief of staff-elect for 2 years on multiple committees.
-implemented multiple changes to hospital bylaws,
rules and regulations
-Ohio State Medical Center changed to unified tax ID in 2009 &
chief of staff position fell under main campus
jurisdiction
2000-2005 -staff hospitalist at multiple sites
-helped grow hospitalist program from very early stages at 3
hospitals to eventually become highly successful programs
-chaired ACLS & medical record committees for number of years
-participated on Quality Management, Physician Executive and
Medical Executive committees for several years to present

3. 1998-2000 Program Medical Director, Hospitalist program, Memorial Hospital of
Geneva (OH)
-part of University Hospitals of Cleveland
-participated on all committees
- implemented from ground up, 3 FTE program
Education & Training
1995-1998 Internal Medicine Residency- MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland
-affiliated with Case Western Reserve Univ College of Medicine
-Internal Medicine Board certified 1999 & 2009
1991-1995 Northeast Ohio Medical University
1988-1991 Ohio Wesleyan University
-Cum laude, BA. Psychology, Zoology, minor Chemistry