Before assuming his current role at The Ohio State University, Dr. Sedmak served as the Executive Dean and Executive Vice President for Health Science at Georgetown University. Dr. Sedmak graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1980 and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His scientific focus is the pathobiology of cytomegalovirus persistence. Prior to entering administration full-time, Dr. Sedmak was a clinical immunopathologist and NIH-funded investigator for over 15 years. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Sedmak has received, among numerous other distinctions, The Ohio State University College of Medicine's most prestigious teaching award, Professor of the Year, and has been inducted into its Gold Humanism Society.
As executive director of the CPHC, Sedmak advocates for PHC and is responsible for CPHC strategic planning and ensuring that its activities advance the Center's vision and mission. In this role, Sedmak chairs the CPHC Executive Advisory Committee.
At Ohio State, Dr. Zheng earned a doctoral degree in Public Policy and Management in 1999 and an MBA in 2003. He has served in numerous leadership positions since joining the University in 1997 as senior planning manager, business performance officer, director of Technology and Commercialization Partnerships and director of Data Analysis and Information Services.
Dr. Zheng will direct not only the day-to-day operation of the CPHC, but also core initiatives that will involve OSUMC and other academic medical centers and organizations throughout the country and the world.
Lee Xu, MD, PhD, MBAXu has more than 20 years of research experience in oncology and molecular therapy of cancer. She has published numerous papers in leading international journals. Prior to her current role, Xu was a Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of OncoImmune, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for autoimmune disease and cancer. She was a principal investigator funded by the NIH and the US Department of Defense. Xu received her M.D. and Ph.D. from China Medical University and completed her postdoctoral training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also holds an MBA from the Ohio State University.
Xu is responsible for the development of PHC related research and continued medical education programs.
Graduating from The Ohio State University in 1999, Philips earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with an emphasis on public relations and also earned a minor in English. She has served in many marketing communications roles in both health care and technology with agency, private industry and academic experience. Additionally, she holds a dual position within OSUMC’s Communications and Marketing Department specializing in research communications for the entire organization.
Philips will be involved in all the day-to-day activities of CPHC’s strategic communications in conjunction with the core initiatives of the Center.
Currently enrolled at The Ohio State University, Mall will earn a degree in Sociology with an expected graduation date of 2009. Employed at the University since July of 2006, Mall has a background in copyright permissions and administrative assistance. Presently, she serves in a dual appointment with the Health Sciences Copyright Management Office and Center for Personalized Health Care.
As Program Associate with the Center for Personalized Health Care, Mall will update the CPHC website daily with personalized health care news on a local and national level, assist with event coordination as well as the day-to-day operations of the Center.