Nona Tsotseria, MD, PhD

Curriculum Vitae

Senior Health Care Executive, Medical Doctor, and Researcher

With 20+ total years of experience in healthcare management, public health, epidemiology, outcomes research, advanced health analytics, health care economics and financing, medicine, disease prevention, health information systems, and health policy.

  • Leadership

  • Strategic Planning

  • Budgeting

  • Program Management

  • Financial Management

  • Operations Management

  • Program Evaluation

  • Data Analysis

  • Research Design

Education

Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
2017
Health Care Project Management: The Intersection of Strategy, People, and Process
Executive and Continuing Professional Education            

Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
2016                                         
Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research
Executive and Continuing Professional Education

University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Portland, ME, USA
2005 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy, top 5% 

University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Portland, ME, USA
2001 - 2003
Master in Public Policy and Management, top 5% 

Georgian Institute of Public Administration, Tbilisi, Georgia
2000                                    
Master in Public Administration, top 1% 

Institute of Continuing Professional Education of Physicians, Tbilisi, Georgia
1990
Doctor-Neurologist, Certificate

Tbilisi State Medical Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia                                                                            
1979 - 1985
Medical Doctor, Diploma with Distinction, top 1%                                                                                                           

Professional Experience

PRESIDENT
Nov 2019 - Present
Tsotseria Business Center, Portland, ME, USA
Consulting Business in Health Care and Public Health Management and Research

  • Providing consultancy on program/project/grant management

  • Providing consultancy on research/program evaluation/monitoring

  • Providing consultancy on health care data analysis

 

SENIOR HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER, CHRONIC DISEASE
Dec 2016 - Nov 2019
Maine DHHS, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Augusta, ME, USA
State of Maine Government Entity with more than $3 billion budget.                         

  • Directed the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program (20 employees, four program managers)

  • Led program-wide strategic directions that includes multiple disease areas (asthma, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias)

  • Oversaw the multiple US CDC cooperative agreements (programing, budgets, contracts, reports)

  • Advised the State leadership on key initiatives

  • Led program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation

  • Coordinated collaborative work with internal and external stakeholders

  • Represented Maine at the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

FINANCIAL ANALYST
May 2014 - Dec 2016
Maine DHHS, Medicaid, Division of Business Analytics, Augusta, ME, USA
State of Maine Government Entity with more than $3 billion budget.                         

  • Led strategic initiatives to strengthen the analytic capacity of the Department

  • Led the department level Data Definition Group to set the standards for quality of data and reports

  • Led the reconciliation of the claim processing system with the state accounting system

  • Developed the strategy for the design and implementation of the data analytic platform

  • Analyzed financial, clinical, and utilization data about the MaineCare members and providers, for the Maine DHHS internal and external entities, designated federal government agencies, research institutions, and public for budgetary, operational, policy, and strategic decision making

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Nov 2012 - May 2014
Caucasus University, School of Economics and Healthcare Management, Tbilisi, Georgia                                  
Modern private university established by the American founders with strong research and teaching capacities.

  • Developed the vision and the curriculum for the school

  • Managed the faculty recruitment process

  • Taught the following courses: Health Care Systems, Global Health, Policy Implementation

  • Advised students

  • Conducted research on quality of health care

 

DOCTOR - NEUROLOGIST
Sept 1990 - Aug 2001
Akhalkalaki District Hospital, Kaspi Region Healthcare System, Georgia
Acute care hospital with 50 beds served the rural area with 20,000 inhabitants.

  • Supervised medical staff, resource development, and continuing education

  • Managed the clinical operations and oversaw the quality of care in the hospital

  • Served as a doctor-neurologist

                                                                 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF DOCTOR                                                                                               
Aug 1986 - Aug 1990
Metekhi Outpatient Clinic, Kaspi Region Healthcare System, Georgia
Clinic with the staff of 10 people served the rural area with more than 4,000 inhabitants.

  • Directed the clinic and served as a chief doctor

  • Managed acquisitions, finances, human resources

  • Managed the operations and programs

  • Established the strategic directions and coalitions

  • Served as a doctor-internist

Areas of Expertise

Additional Work Experience

Information, Education, Communication Expert
Nov 2004 - Aug 2005
Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und Geschtaltung (GVG), Cologne, Germany          
Association for Social Security and Research was implementing the project “Reform of the Primary Health Care System in Georgia” funded by the European Union.

  • Oversaw research on information, education and communication needs for the project

  • Developed the strategy for information, education and communication

  • Developed the materials for seminars/workshops, press conferences

Awards

  • Edmund Muskie Graduate Scholarship, granted by the US Department of State, 2001-2003

  • Diploma with Distinction, granted by the Tbilisi State Medical Institute, 1985

  • Gold Medal for the Outstanding Academic Achievements, granted by the Ministry of Education of Georgia upon graduation from the high school, 1978

Publications

  • Chronic Care Model: How it Affects Quality of Diabetes Care for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses in MaineCare. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Southern Maine, USA, 2013

  • Women’s Equality and Human Rights in the CIS. Co-author with the Group Dimensions International. UNIFEM-CIS, Kazakhstan, 2009

  • Child Labor in Georgia. Chapter in the book The World of Child Labor. M.E. Sharpe Inc., USA, 2009

  • Child Labor in Georgia. Chapter in the book Child Labor: A Global View. Greenwood Publishing Group, USA, 2004

Additional Skills

  • Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, SAS, SPSS, SQL

  • Languages: English, Georgian, German, Russian, Spanish

  • Medical Coding: ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS