Ms. Barash brings nearly two decades of financial leadership and strategic expertise across complex healthcare systems to her role as senior vice president and CFO for MedStar Health Research Institute and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She oversees the research institute’s research finance team and leads initiatives in strategic planning, revenue optimization, operational transformation and research administration. Her career began in research administration at Purdue University supporting the National Science Foundation’s network for computational nanotechnology, establishing a foundation for her continued commitment to academic research. Ms. Barash has since held senior financial roles including director of finance at Indiana University School of Medicine and Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health, vice president of medical group finance at Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health and CFO for Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital and Sentara enterprise pharmacy.
