Philip E. Greilich, MD, MSc, is a Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Management and serves as the Director of the Quality Enhancement Plan - Team FIRST for the Office of Academic Affairs and Quality Officer for the Office of Health System Affairs. Dr. Greilich is a practicing cardiovascular anesthesiologist involved in quality, safety and health services research. He received his B.A from Texas A&M University, M.D. from Texas Tech University School of Medicine and underwent residency and sub-specialty training at the Medical College of Virginia/VCU. He received advance training in healthcare delivery from the Intermountain Institute of Healthcare Quality and Research and completed an executive physician master's program (M.Sc) in Healthcare Leadership and Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (UT Dallas). Dr. Greilich's research focus is on effectiveness-implementation of best practices within the micro- (unit), meso- (hospital) and macroenvironments (national). His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs among others. Nationally, he serves on the Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Steering Committee for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and is the Founding Chair the Perioperative Multi-Center Handoff Collaborative.