SJBiz_Who'sWhoinHealthCare_0621FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 6 / 21 / 21 3 : 09 PM Page 2 Jefferson Health – New Jersey through the coronavirus crisis . In REGINALD BLABER , MD , MBA the early stages of the pandemic , Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer , Virtua Health he played a key role in helping Dr . Blaber is responsible for pro - the health system establish and viding strategic direction , lead - operate several COVID - 19 testing ership and accountability for all centers . And as the vaccine rollout physician and clinical services , in New Jersey was getting un - and for setting standards for the derway , Sweeney collaborated highest level of quality and safety closely with officials in Camden throughout Virtua . His leadership County to help launch the mega - and medical expertise played a site distribution center at Camden vital role during the COVID - 19 County College . All the while , pandemic as he was instrumental Sweeney has also seen in the decision - making process the com - for coronavirus - related issues . pletion of the multi - million - dollar Cherry Hill campus expansion and Not only did he keep Virtua em - the soon - to - be completed expansion in Washington Township . ployees aware of the evolving hospital policies and enhanced safety measures , but he also served RAFFAELE CORBISIERO , MD as a liaison with elected officials and the community . Dr . Blaber ad - Director of Electrophysiology and Pacing , Deborah Heart and Lung Center ditionally spearheaded Virtua’s vaccine distribution plan and regularly Dr . Corbisiero is head of an ex - volunteers his time to administer doses . tremely busy and critically important department at Deborah Heart and Dr . Blaber is also a practicing cardiologist who has been affiliated Lung Center , New Jersey’s only with Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden for more than specialty heart , lung and vascular two decades , and served as the president of Lourdes Health System hospital . His team oversees elec - when Virtua acquired it in 2019 . He created the Lourdes Cardiovascular trophysiology ( or electrical issues ) Institute — leading more than 80 employed and affiliated cardiolo - of the heart and conducts patient gists — and grew the service to become the largest heart program in procedures including ablations as South Jersey and a top 50 cardiovascular program for quality and well as the insertion of pacemakers , safety in the nation . implantable cardioverter - defibril - lators ( ICDs ) and the WATCHMAN JEAN - SEBASTIEN RACHOIN , MD , MBA FLX device — a left atrial ap - Co - Medical Director , Center for Critical Care Medicine , Cooper University Health pendage closure device designed In his significant role with to help reduce the risk of strokes . Dr . Corbisiero also works in other Cooper , Dr . Rachoin oversees areas to address a variety of heart arrhythmia problems and progressive the health system’s management heart failure . of critical care and intensivist Despite COVID - 19 , Dr . Corbisiero has recently been involved coverage to dozens of hospitals in throughout Southern New Jer - hittinganumber of departmental milestones , including the 200th implant sey . Thanks to the relationships of the WATCHMAN device and overseeing the transition to the he has formed over aforementioned WATCHMAN FLX ; the 2,000th Stereotaxis ablation the years , ( with him personally reaching his 1,000th procedure ) ; the 100th not only was he able to care for successful implant of a Bluetooth - enabled defibrillator ; and the de - more than 3,200 hospitalized partment being recognized on the front page of EP Lab Digest , the COVID patients at Cooper , but profession’s premier medical publication . Dr . Rachoin and his trusted team were able to provide care and guidance for thousands of other CHARISSE FIZER , MSN , RN , FACHE patients throughout the region . Vice President of Clinical Services and Chief Diversity , Equity and Inclusion Dr . Rachoin holds board certifications in several specialty areas , Officer ( CDEIO ) , AtlantiCare including internal medicine , nephrology , critical care and clinical Inher clinical role , Fizer leads Atlanti - hypertension . He is also an associate professor of medicine at Cooper Care’s health care delivery service Medical School of Rowan University and is a member of both the lines and as CDEIO , she leads the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American Society of Nephrology . developmentof a transformative di - versity strategy while overseeing the continuation and expansion of ex - BRIAN SWEENEY , RN , MBA , FACHE isting diversity , equity and inclusion President and Chief Operating Officer , Jefferson Health – New Jersey efforts . She has also been directly in - Sweeney has been part of Jefferson Health for 24 years , previously volved with many quality and per - leading the daily hospital operations across all Jefferson campuses in formance improvement initiatives Philadelphia as well as leading the enterprise’s digestive health and transplant service lines . When he transitioned to his current role in hat have enhanced patient care . t March 2020 , his first day on the job was also the same day the very Under her supervision , Atlanti - first COVID - 19 patient in South Jersey was identified , at Jefferson – Care implemented several clin - Cherry Hill Hospital . ical programs , including tran - Sweeney has proven to be an inspiring and keenly focused scatheter aortic valve replacement ( TAVR ) ; a treatment program for leader , hitting the ground running and successfully navigating atrial fibrillation that involves both an electrophysiology program and SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 11 ISSUE 6 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 23