Judy B. Shahan, R.N., M.B.A.

Judy Shahan began her career in healthcare as a nurse, spending a majority of her clinical time in emergency medicine. Over the span of 38 years she has amassed a wealth of experience in nursing, administration, program development, academics, research, and quality of care. Shahan worked most of her career at The Johns Hopkins University, and for more than 20 years served as an academic administrator in the Department of Emergency Medicine where she helped to build an academic department and develop a successful research program. More recently she was the Director of Academic System Planning and Development in The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Dean’s Office where she was responsible for leading the academic integration activities at a community based pediatric subspecialty hospital in Florida. Shahan first joined Chase Brexton Health Care as a member of the Board of Directors in 2008. During her time as a board member, she chaired the Quality Committee and served on the Executive and CEO Search Committees. In 2013, she transitioned off the board and into her role as the organization’s first Chief Quality Officer. Under her leadership, a comprehensive quality program was established and quality measures are now an integral part of the clinical care delivery system. And now as Vice President of Population Health, Shahan will be leading a team who will be developing the population health management strategy for Chase Brexton Health Care. Shahan received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Pennsylvania State University, and both her Master of Science in Business Medical Services Administration and Master of Business Administration from The Johns Hopkins University.