Bayhealth Celebrates the Graduation of Inaugural Clinician Leadership Development Program Class
Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Awards & Recognitions
Bayhealth is proud to announce the graduation of the inaugural class of its Clinician Leadership Development Program (CLDP), a transformative nine-month initiative aimed at empowering physicians and advanced practice clinicians with the leadership skills essential for navigating today’s complex healthcare environment.
Launched in September 2024, the CLDP was designed to close the knowledge gap between medical training and the demands of leadership within a modern health system. The program featured monthly, half-day, interactive sessions led by Bayhealth’s executive leaders and experts, covering key topics such as healthcare finance, organizational structure, self-awareness and effective team collaboration.
“When we opened the application process last summer, we were thrilled by the enthusiasm and caliber of applicants from across the Bayhealth system,” said Lawrence Ward, MD, MPH, MACP, vice president, Physician Services & Clinical Integration at Bayhealth. “The energy and dedication of this first cohort are incredible. Watching their leadership skills grow over the past nine months has been inspiring.”
Keisha Morris, Bayhealth’s director of Leadership & Organizational Development, added, “We’re committed to developing tailored professional growth opportunities across all stages of a healthcare career. The CLDP is just one example of our investment in the future of clinical leadership at Bayhealth.”
Bayhealth congratulates the members of the inaugural 2024–2025 CLDP graduating class:
- Shawn Blackburn, Physician Assistant – Bayhealth Cardiology Consultants, Dover
- Dr. Lee Colaianni – Bayhealth Emergency Physicians & Emergency Medicine Teaching Faculty
- Dr. Andrea DeSimone – Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist & Chair, Bayhealth Department of Psychiatry
- Michelle Devern, Nurse Practitioner – Bayhealth Primary Care, Harrington
- Adrianne Fisher, Nurse Practitioner – Bayhealth General Surgery, Dover
- Dr. Preeti Gupta – Family Practice Physician & ACO Medical Director, Bayhealth Medical Group
- Dr. Lori Hudson – OB Hospitalist, Bayhealth Women’s Care
- Dr. Ejaz Mahmood – Endocrinologist, Bayhealth Endocrinology, Sussex Campus
- Dr. Syed Mahmood – Bayhealth Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency & Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehab, Pulmonary Diagnostics and Respiratory Therapy
- Dr. Laura Moylan – OB Hospitalist, Bayhealth Kent Campus
- Sarah Neely-Collins, Nurse Practitioner – Bayhealth Cancer Institute
- Dr. Kyla-Gaye Pinnock – Bayhealth Primary Care, Dover West
- Dr. Roshan Prabhu – Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency & Apogee Hospitalists
- Dr. Raul Raya-Silva – Anesthesiologist, Bayhealth Department of Anesthesiology
- Dr. Jonathan Sarik – Chair, Department of Surgery, Bayhealth Sussex, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Dr. Jazab Sheikh – Primary Care Physician, Bayhealth Primary Care, Smyrna
- Dr. Abdul Muhaymin Siyal – Bayhealth Primary Care, Dover West
- Dr. Neha Soares – Anesthesiologist, Bayhealth Department of Anesthesiology
For more information about the next Clinician Leadership Development Program starting in September 2025, please contact Leadership_OrgDev@bayhealth.org.