Mary J. Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, Senior Consultant

Mary J. Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, is a senior consultant with The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Marblehead, MA. She brings more than 15 years of healthcare leadership and management experience to her work with physicians, hospitals, and healthcare organizations across the country.

Dr. Hoppa’s roles in hospital administration and medical staff leadership in academic and community hospital settings make her uniquely qualified to assist physicians and medical centers in developing effective solutions to their most significant challenges. She has experience in credentialing and privileging, peer review and quality, medical staff education, conflict resolution, and is the leader of The Greeley Company’s bylaws division.

Dr. Hoppa is one of The Greeley Company’s leading national speakers and is the author or coauthor of the following HCPro/Greeley books: The Top 40 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Fourth Edition (2010), The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, Third Edition (2007); and The Medical Staff Leaders’ Practical Guide, Sixth Edition (2007).

Dr. Hoppa is a family physician with 15 years of postresidency practice experience, including chief medical officer at Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Hoppa’s previous positions include physician advisor, medical director of an employed physician group, medical director of various insurance plans, and member of the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners. 

Dr. Hoppa is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School and School of Business. She received her residency training at the Mercy/St. Luke’s Family Practice Residency Program in Davenport, Iowa.