Leadership and People

Chris Durovich, the Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Health, has more than 30 years of leadership experience in adult and pediatric health care and physician practice management. Since becoming President and Chief Executive Officer in 2003, he has guided Children's Health to be the eighth-largest pediatric health care system in the nation, serving nearly 300,000 children each year.

Pamela Arora serves as Senior Vice President, Information Services and Chief Information Officer (CIO) and is responsible for directing all efforts of the Information Services groups in the organization. Her oversight encompasses systems and technology, Health Information Management, and Healthcare Technology Management and support.

David Berry joined Children’s Health in April 2016 and serves as President, System Clinical and Scientific Operations. David leads physician organizations, scientific operations, governance and clinical operations for the Children’s Health system.

Kim Besse serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Children’s Health. Her areas of responsibility include recruitment and staffing, benefits, compensation, learning and development and employee relations.

Joe Don is Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer, overseeing the clinical practice of Nursing at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. In his role, Joe Don is responsible for the hospital transport operations (fixed-wing, rotor-wing, and ground ambulance), respiratory care, operative services, the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, and the advanced practice service (nurse practitioners and physician assistants).

As president of Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Brent Christopher leads the team focused on fundraising in support of Children’s Health and its components: Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Plano, eight specialty centers, multiple Children’s Health Pediatric Group primary care practices, Our Children’s House specialty hospital and rehabilitation facilities, home health, physician services and the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern.

Matt Davis serves as Executive Vice President, Dallas Market. In this role, he is responsible for driving market strategy with direct responsibility for Children’s Medical Center Dallas campus operations and performance.

Bill Elvey joined Children’s Health as Senior Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate in October 2016. He is responsible for facilities planning; real estate acquisition and disposition; property management; facilities project management, design and construction; major repair and repurposing of facilities and a host of other facilities-related functions.

Julie Hall-Barrow serves as the Senior Vice President, Network Development and Innovation for Children’s Health, spearheading the organization’s development and implementation of innovative care delivery models.  She oversees Children’s Health Care Network; a collaborative network of health providers, including both employed and community physicians as well as other like-minded providers, who work together to provide the best care for children in the community.

Doris Hunt serves as Senior Vice President, Insurance Services for Children’s Health. Doris is responsible for leading the Children’s Medical Center Health Plan transition from developing solution options and programs to the tangible implementation of these assets by partnering with business leaders. She has 25 years of experience in health care administration, hands-on operational and accounting solutions for delivery systems and provider sponsored HMO’s.

Keri Kaiser serves as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Experience Officer for Children’s Health. Since joining Children’s Health in November 2012, Keri has led a complete transformation of the marketing and communications function for the organization, instituting a strong emphasis on consumer-driven marketing efforts and a communications plan that is solidifying the status of Children’s Health in the national health care dialogue as an industry leader.

Dr. Morse serves as Senior Vice President for Quality & Safety and Chief Quality Officer. In addition to his role in Quality, Dr. Morse oversees Our Children’s House. Previously employed by UT Southwestern Medical Center working directly with Children’s Health since 2012, Dr. Morse is responsible for the oversight and advancement of system-level quality and safety – both patient and staff safety – across Children’s Health.

Pete Perialas Jr. serves as President of the Children’s Health Care Network and Chief Strategy Officer. Pete has been with Children’s Health since February 2015, and has architected our current organizational strategy and the development of an expansive integrated pediatric delivery network.

Jeremiah Radandt serves as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. In his role, he oversees finance, treasury, revenue cycle, supply chain, managed care contracting, insurance, and government relations and public policy.

As Executive Vice President for Compliance and Legal Affairs, Ken Stewart oversees all legal, regulatory and corporate governance activities for the organization.

Dr. Ray Tsai serves as Senior Vice President for Dallas Market Operations and has direct responsibility for ambulatory, ancillary and support operations, and the Emergency Department.

Vanessa Walls serves as the Executive Vice President for the Northern Market and is responsible for driving market strategy with direct responsibility for Children’s Medical Center Plano campus operations and performance. In addition, she leads the team at Our Children’s House on an interim basis.

Amy Yeager serves as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Children’s Health, joining the Senior Leadership Team at Children’s Health in February 2019. In her role, Amy oversees the strategy and direction for legal services at Children’s Health.