Michele D’Amalio joins University Hospitals as System Principal Advisor - Cath Labs

The Leadership Talent Group (LTG) is pleased to announce that Michele D’Amalio has joined University Hospitals (UH) as the System Principal Advisor - Cath Labs (PACL), effective December 2026.

As PACL, D’Amalio will operate as a high-level individual contributor and serve as a clinical and strategic subject matter expert and resource across the health system, providing expert consultation, strategic guidance, and performance oversight for the cath labs. 

Working collaboratively with local leaders across facilities to drive excellence in patient care, operational efficiency, and staff development and to align practices with system-wide goals, the PACL influences cath lab site managers and directors, serves as a liaison between system leadership and local procedural teams, translates enterprise-wide strategy into operational execution, and drives standardization, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance across all facilities.

D’Amalio has 20+ years of healthcare experience. In her most recent role as Director of Cardiovascular Services at Sutter Medical Center in Modesto, CA, she was responsible for the operating budget across the cardiovascular service line, spanning a five-room Cath Lab, two-room Interventional Radiology suite, 24-bed Post Diagnostic Recovery Unit, and Vascular access team. Previously, she served as Nursing Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Garnet Health Medical Center (formerly Orange Regional Medical Center) in Middletown, NY. 

D’Amalio received her Master of Science in Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, UT. 

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The Leadership Talent Group (LTG), is a boutique talent management consulting firm specializing in retained search, interim leadership and executive development services for hospital systems. Led by managing partner Julie Hixson Suijk, she is joined by industry experts Seth Lee and Tiffany Crenshaw, providing talent solutions in the delivery of original candidate research, passive candidate development, diverse candidate slates and timely search completion. The consultants of LTG have completed 600+ executive and interim leadership placements nationally at 50+ faith-based, academic, non-profit, for-profit, children’s and community hospital systems, culminating in 10,000+ executive encounters. With our boutique search model, we conduct original candidate research, targeting health systems and passive candidates at virtually any health system in the nation. Our expansive network with health system leaders is unrivaled. Learn more about our branded, "The Pragmatic Interview Method" that is designed to align interview team members and candidates to create an engaged interview experience: www.theleadershiptalentgroup.com. 

LTG Contact

Julie Hixson Suijk, Managing Partner, The Leadership Talent Group, julie@theleadershiptalentgroup.com.