Symposium

Under Pressure: The Future of the American Hospital

Welcome Reception: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1200 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
Symposium: Friday, September 25, 2026, 8 a.m.-6:05 p.m. (Reception to follow)
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 3320 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

The Drexel Law Review and Drexel Kline Health Law Program invite you to a fall symposium that will explore the present challenges facing hospitals and the potential future of hospital care in the United States. The symposium will take place on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law.

The symposium aligns with the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Drexel Kline School of Law and will celebrate Drexel Kline’s contributions to the field of health law. We will begin the convening with a reception on the evening of Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy, celebrating the law school’s many health law alumni/ae, as well as symposium participants and special guests.

This symposium will provide 8.5 CLE credits (7.5 substantive; 1 ethics); breakfast and lunch will also be provided throughout the symposium for in-person attendees.

Friday, September 25, 2026

8-8:30 a.m. | Registration, Breakfast and Coffee

8:30-8:45 a.m. | Welcome

8:45-9:15 a.m. | Opening Address

Allison Hoffman, William Maul Measey Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

9:15-10:45 a.m. | Panel I: Hospital Structure & Governance

Mary Anne Bobinski, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law
Zack Buck, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor of Law, University of Tennessee Winston College of Law
Dr. Neal Hutchens, J.D., Ph.D, University Research Professor, University of Kentucky
Nadia Sawicki, Beazley Chair in Health Law & Georgia Reithal Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

10:55 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | Panel II: Finance & Health Care Markets

Sarah DeHaven, J.D., Principal Broker, Goddard Murphy & Co.
Elizabeth King, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Law
Bojan Perovic, Assistant Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Jessica Solway, J.D., Director of Legal Affairs, PAVmed Inc.

12:35-1:35 p.m. | Keynote Address

Dr. Bruce Hamory, M.D., Retired - formerly CMO and Partner Health and Life Sciences, Oliver Wyman
James Sheehan, Chief of New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau
David Hoffman, Practice Professor of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

1:45-3:15 p.m. | Panel III: AI & Technology

Mariam Ahmed, J.D., Risk Manager, Inova Health System
Rob Gerberry, Esq., Adjunct Faculty, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School & Notre Dame Law School
Jennifer Oliva, Professor of Law & Val Nolan Faculty Fellow, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Asha Scielzo, Director of Health Law and Policy Program & Adjunct Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

3:25-4:40 p.m. | Panel IV: Equity & Care

Benjamin Barsky, Associate Professor of Law, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (virtual)
Nikki Hatza, Visiting Assistant Professor, Willamette University School of Law
Vikki Lassiter, M.S., Founder & CEO, Adtigo Group, LLC
Rachel Mayes, M.B.A, Executive Director, Southern Echo, Inc.

4:50-6:05 p.m. | Panel V: Obstetrics & Reproductive Care

Yvette Lindgren, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
Ummesalma Palanpurwala, M.P.H., Founder, Maternal Health Policy Institute
Brittany Raposa, Adjunct Professor, UMass Law (virtual)

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