Credentialed Advocates Directory

Credentialed Healthcare AdvocateTo maintain their credential, they subscribe to the Code of Ethics and the Best Practices Standards for Healthcare Advocates as developed by the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy. Their licenses are checked on a yearly basis to ensure that they are current and clear. In addition, they fulfill Continuing Education requirements.


Stacey Batista, MD

Dr. Stacy Batista

Phone 617-651-1990
www.sironahealthadvocates.com
drbatista@sironahealthadvocates.com
Based in the Boston area and serving clients throughout the US

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Member of NAHAC

Linda Dumoit, RN, CHA

Linda Dumoit, RN

Phone 281-687-6561
CA license # 691494
Serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties, CA
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Member of NAHAC

Debra E. Fowler, RN, MNM, CHA

Debra E. Fowler, RN

Serving the San Francisco Bay Area

Tinee Furbert

Tinee Furbert

Phone (441) 704-5636
tsfurbert@gmail.com
Serving the Bermuda Area
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Lorie Gardner RN, BSN, CHA

Lorie Gardner RN, BSN, CHA

Phone 973-908-6570 or 866-506-1905
www.healthlinkadvocates.com
lorie@healthlinkadvocates.com
Serving NJ/ NY Metropolitan Area
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Member of NAHAC

Mary Anne Hardy, MPH, RN, CHA,CSA, CHA

Mary Anne Hardy, MPH, BSN, 
Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)®, CHA

Phone 240-418-6310
info@montgomeryhealthadvocates.com
www.montgomeryhealthadvocates.com
Serving Montgomery County, Maryland
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Member of NAHAC

Lynn A. Johnson, M.D., CHA

Lynn A. Johnson, M.D., CHA

Phone 650-888-0357
ljohnson@resource-medicine.com
www.resource-medicine.com
CA license #G67040
Located in Palo Alto, CA
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Member of NAHAC

Sima Kahn, MD, CHA

Sima Kahn, MD, CHA

Phone 206-954-8805
drkahn@healthcareadvocacypartners.com
www.healthcareadvocacypartners.com
WA license# MD00024746, CA license# G59965
Based in the Puget Sound, Serving Patients throughout Washington State
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Member of NAHAC

Yvonne Mossberg, BSN, CHA

Yvonne Mossberg, BSN, CHA

Phone: 605-941-0868
Yvonne@prairiehealthcareadvocacy.com
Serving South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
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Victor E Okeh, MD

Victor E Okeh, MD

info@haraglobal.com
Florida license #ME 109619
Serving South Florida and Nigeria-West Africa
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Donna M. Post, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, CLNC, LNCP-C, CHA

Donna M. Post, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM,CLNC, LNCP-C, CHA

Phone: 559-862-1224
donna.post@mvlnc.com
www.mvlnc.com
Serving the Greater San Joaquin Valley, California
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Andrea Rosenblume

andrea rosenblume

Phone 916-276-7373
andrea@healthcare-pathways.com
Serving the Sacramento, Yolo and Placer counties

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Member of NAHAC

Mark Schubauer RN, CHPN, BS, BA, CHA

Mark Schubauer RN, CHPN, BS, BA, CHA

Phone: 503-960-4838
Serving Portland, Oregon

Marie Shouldice RN, BSN, CHA

Marie Shouldice RN, BSN, CHA

Phone: 510-825-5074
mariesrn@healthcareliaison.com
Serving clients ages 14 years and up
in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties.
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Tracy Wohlgamuth RN, BSN, CHA

Tracy Wohlgamuth RN, BSN, CHA

Phone 214-316-6391
tkwohlgamuth@gmail.com
Flower Mound, TX
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Joanna Smith LCSW, MPH, CHA

CEO of Healthcare Liaison, Inc. She has 30 years experience in the fields of health, public health and mental health in healthcare systems throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The Roles of Private Patient Advocates

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modernhealthcare.com
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May 2012

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When Health System Fails You, Advocates Can Help

When Bob Whitlow, a long-time paraplegic, faced a recent health crisis, he hired a private health advocate to help. The Wall Street Journal MarketWatch
May 2011
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Press Releases

Healthcare Liaison, Inc. Expands Credentialing Program For Healthcare Advocates

Berkeley, CA
June 15, 2010
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