he founded as a joint eff ort between MGH and MIT physicians, scientists and engineers to provide real-time measurement of the human observable physical characteristics and properties in wellness and disease. CATCH researchers are working to improve early diagnostics for disease, to develop better targeted therapies and to empower patients to use data to guide their treatment decisions and lifestyle choices. CATCH represents a critical step toward a transition in health care that will yield benefi ts in clinical care quality, discovery and innovation, ultimately providing continuous and a fuller understanding of human health. Dr. Ausiello also serves as the Jackson Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ausiello has also made signifi cant contributions as a renal cell biologist, leading to a better understanding of diseases, such as cystic fi brosis. He is an internationally recognized research scientist for his substantial contributions in cell biology. Dr. Steve Davis ment. Dr. Davis also received a master’s degree in Strategic Leadership from Michigan State University. Dr. Davis was appointed as Chief Operating Offi cer of Hillcrest Hospital in Ohio, a 500-bed facility with 2,500 employees (part of the Cleveland Clinic system), serving from 1996-2015. Dr. Davis was subsequently THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025 Dr. Michael Viola Page 9 appointed as Chief Operating Offi cer of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in 2015 and played a key leadership position in the planning and construction of the $600 million Critical Care Building. In 2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital named Dr. Davis as their Chief Executive Offi cer. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is the Cincinnati region’s largest hospital, a $2.6 billion nonprofi t hospital, with a workforce of more than 16,500 employees. Dr. Davis has stated that his goal is to change and improve healthcare for the children of Cincinnati and beyond and that “he envisioned a world where children can reach their fullest potential, where racial and economic disparities would be eliminated and where the zip code you were born into doesn’t shorten your life expectancy or your quality of life.” Dr. Davis has served as President and Chief Executive Offi cer of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center since 2021. In 2022, Dr. Davis became D r. Steve Davis graduated from Revere High School in 1980, and he went on to study at Johns Hopkins University, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1984. After graduation he entered the University of Vermont, receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1989. Following graduation, he did his clinical training at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital from 19891992, and he served as Chief Resident from 1992-1993. Dr. Davis completed a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins in 1996, and he also received a master’s degree in Medical Management from Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, where he served on the faculty, teaching leadership developthe Vice Chair of an international network of more than 140 pediatric hospitals, “The Children’s Hospital Solutions for Patient Safety,” which has saved more than 29,075 children from serious harm and has led to an estimated saving of $635.9 million. In 2023-2024 and again in 2024-2025 U.S. News and World Report named Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as the number one children’s hospital in the United States, replacing Boston Children’s Hospital. The best children’s hospitals list also includes national ranking across 10 pediatric specialties. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was named in the top 10 of each area and number one in cancer care, diabetes and endocrinology, neonatology and urology. Dr. Davis has stated, “We are incredibility proud and honored to be recognized as the best pediatric hospital in the nation.” D r. Michael Viola graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Revere in 1955 and went on to study at Princeton University, graduating in 1959. After graduation he entered McGill University in Canada, graduating in 1964 and receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree. Following graduation from McGill, he did his clinical training at Yale medical center in internal medical from 1964-1966. Dr. Viola also did a residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital from 19681969. He has served on the staff of Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C. Dr. Viola has also held Professorships in medicine at a number of medical schools, including at the State University of New York, where he served as Head of Medical Oncology and Director of the Cancer Center. He left academic medicine to become Director of Life and Medical Sciences in the US Department of Energy. Dr. Viola credits his local doctor in Revere, who encouraged his interest in medicine, while at the same time he became aware of the medical activist work of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the world-renowned Nobel Prize winner, for his reverence for life — helping the poor and downtrodden people in African villages. Dr. Viola decided to chart his own medical course beyond the neighborhood family medical practice to become more of a medical activist, in reverence for lifestyle of Dr. Schweitzer. 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