Bertram Lubin, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer

Bert Lubin, MD, joined Children's Hospital in 1973 as chief of Hematology/Oncology. He was attracted by the opportunity to work in a medical center devoted to children, for the diverse patient population the hospital served and for the opportunity to create an academic, non-university based medical center that excelled in primary, secondary, and tertiary care, commitment to its community, teaching residents and sub-specialists, and conducting nationally and internationally recognized medical research.

Dr. Lubin graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, completed a residency in pediatrics at the Philadelphia Children’s Hospital, subspecialty training at Boston Children’s Hospital and was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania as an Associate Professor for six years prior to his move to Children’s Hospital Oakland.

He has served on numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) committees, community based health consortium, and university panels across the United States. He has secured and directed NIH grants for 36 years in a variety of areas. His research has focused on studies of red cell membrane structure in normal and pathologic states, clinical and basic research related to sickle cell anemia, public health initiatives related to newborn screening for hemoglobin disorders and national cord blood banking programs. Children's Hematology/Oncology department has dramatically grown under his leadership and is recognized nationally and internationally for its outstanding care of children with malignancies, sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, and hemophilia.

In 1984 Dr. Lubin became the director of medical research at Children’s Hospital Oakland. Under his leadership, basic, clinical and translational research activities expanded. He transformed Children's small research program into a highly successful enterprise called Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI). In 2008, CHORI ranked 6th in the nation for NIH awards to pediatric healthcare research programs.

Brad Barber, JD
Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Development Officer

Brad joined Children's Hospital in August 2006 as senior vice president and chief development officer of the hospital's foundation. Brad came to Children's after more than 25 years fundraising for the University of California, where he was the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement for the University of California System.

From 1994, he worked in the UC Office of the President, playing a critical role in helping to advance the University’s private support programs and policies. Under his leadership, private support to the University increased from $417 million in 1994 to $1.2 billion in 2005. Brad is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and the Boalt Hall School of Law.

Carol L. Brosgart, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Carol L. Brosgart, MD, joined Children’s Hospital in January 2010. Dr. Brosgart has been a highly respected member of the Bay Area medical community for more than 40 years. From 1998 to 2009, she held leadership positions at the biotech pioneer Gilead Sciences, including vice president, clinical research and vice president, public health and policy. At Gilead, she contributed to the development of the world’s leading treatments and public health policies for HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B, and seasonal and pandemic influenza.

Prior to working at Gilead, Dr. Brosgart was the medical director of the East Bay AIDS Center at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. Under her leadership, the center served thousands of patients and also participated in groundbreaking clinical research with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the successful development of the major therapies for the treatment, prevention, and complications of HIV/AIDS. Before Alta Bates, Dr. Brosgart was the medical director of Alameda County’s Central District Health Center in Oakland.

Dr. Brosgart is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine where she is a member of the clinical faculty.

Carolyn G. Dossa , CPMSM, MBPA
Vice President, Institutional Quality

Carolyn joined Children’s Hospital in 2007 as vice president, institutional quality.

Carolyn has many years of healthcare experience. In her 19 years at John Muir, Carolyn’s responsibilities included medical staff services, including the CME and Investigational Review committees, and hospital-wide accreditation and regulatory compliance. In prior positions at Mt. Diablo Medical Center she was also responsible for medical records, physician services, the Family Practice Residency Program and physician referral. 

During her 5 years with the California Medical Association Carolyn was responsible for the Consolidated Accreditation and Licensure Survey process, as well as the peer review and quality consultation programs.  

Carolyn has a BA in community services/health education from California State University, Chico, and an MBPA from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, Calif. She is also a certified professional in medical services management.

Carolyn has been a speaker at many conferences about accreditation. She is a member of the National Association Medical Staff Services, the California Association of Medical Staff Services, and was previously a member of Women Health Care Executives.

Jacquelyn Garman, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel

Jacquelyn was named vice president and general counsel at Children's Hospital in 2006. She was formerly a partner with Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy, LLP, Children's Hospital's primary law firm, where she specialized in litigation on behalf of healthcare clients. She received her JD at Stanford Law School, after receiving her BA and MA at Washington State University.

Jim Grosskopf, CRA, FAHRA
Vice President, Hospital Operations

Jim joined Children’s Hospital in 2005, bringing with him many years of administrative management and technical experience. Before he was director of Diagnostic Imaging at Children’s, he was administrator for the Sutter Fairfield Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging Centers, then a new startup service of Sutter Regional Medical Foundation.

From 1985 to 2004, Jim was the administrative director of Medical Imaging, Cardiovascular and Radiation Oncology Services for John Muir Medical Center and California Pacific Medical Center. Jim also held the position of director of Radiology and Radiation Oncology Services for Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, a large HMO in Seattle serving 350,000 members. He was responsible for diagnostic imaging in two hospitals, three specialty centers and 19 outpatient clinics.

Jim has served as a board officer regionally and nationally for American Healthcare Radiology Administrators, Inc. and is a fellow of the organization (FAHRA). Jim has lectured and published nationally, and is a certified radiology administrator (CRA).

John Hardy, MPA
Vice President, Human Resources

John joined Children's in 2008 after serving as a Human Resource Partner at Kaiser Permanente, where he was responsible for human resources for Kaiser construction projects. Before that, John served as vice president, Human Resources, of the Bay Area region for Catholic Healthcare West in San Francisco.

Donald Livsey, MBA
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Don began his 25-year healthcare career as a medical technologist at Brigham and Women's hospital. After receiving his MBA from the University of California, Irvine, in 1987, Don moved to healthcare information technology. He has previously held positions with Transitions Systems Inc., Huntington Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Health System and Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Don has been managing telecommunication support services and the information systems department at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland since 2000. At Children's he helped put in place a computerized physician medication order entry system that helped Children's earn a 2002 Most Wired Hospital award and a 2003 inclusion in CIO magazine's list of the 100 most resourceful companies. Don also helped Children's select and implement a digital diagnostic imaging system that will be accessible institution-wide.

Alexander H. Lucas, PhD
Senior Vice President, Research and Executive Director, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute

Alexander H. Lucas, PhD joined Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) in 1988 and established the program in immunology. In 2001, he was appointed deputy director of research at CHORI, and in 2004, he established CHORI’s Center for Immunobiology and Vaccine Development.

Dr. Lucas has been funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) for thirty years and received an NIH Method to Extend Time in Research (MERIT) award.  He became Children's Hospital’s senior vice president, research and the executive director of Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) in August 2009.

Nancy Shibata, RN, MSN
Vice President, Nursing and Chief Nurse Executive

Nancy has been a member of the Children's Hospital staff since 1979. She has served in a variety of roles, including Pediatric Intensive Care Unit staff nurse, PICU assistant head nurse, PICU manager, nursing supervisor, director of Ambulatory Care, director of Critical Care Services, director of Nursing, and was named vice president of nursing in 2003. In her current role, Nancy directs operational, financial, quality and strategic activities for the Nursing Division including inpatient, surgical, and ambulatory areas.

Kim Strange, MS, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Kim came to Children’s in 2009 with a wealth of experience as a chief operating officer and chief financial officer for both for-profit and not-for-profit acute-care medical centers and community hospitals.

Kim joined Children’s after serving as interim hospital president of Glendale Memorial Hospital, a 334-bed medical center. While at Glendale, he focused his attention on managed care contracting. His efforts netted $180,000/month in new revenues.  He also improved labor productivity, resulting in more than $2.6 million annual savings. Kim also served as Glendale’s chief operating officer (COO) from 2003 to 2008.

Kim was senior vice president and chief financial officer from 1999 to 2003 at St. Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, California.  He aggressively re-negotiated managed care contracts, yielding more that $1 million net revenue annually. He also identified and corrected an IT system payroll calculation error that resulted in $400,000 annual savings.

Kim also served as CFO of Irvine Medical Center, and both COO and CFO of Hi-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree, California.

Kim has a BS in Business Administration from California Sate University, Northridge, and MS in Health Administration from the University of Colorado, Graduate School of Business.

Patricia (Patti) Taggart, MBA, Vice President, Ambulatory Services and Chief Administrative Officer, Bay Children’s Physicians

Patti joined Children’s staff in January 2010.  She previously worked at Children’s from 1983 to 2003, as manager of Pediatric Rehabilitation and director of several subspecialty divisions. For the past seven years, Patti has been director of Ambulatory Services at the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center.

Patti is now responsible for managing Children’s specialty care network, as well as all outpatient services and Bay Children’s Physicians.