Vice President
University of California San Francisco Health
San Francisco, California, United States
Deborah Marie Ebert is an innovative healthcare executive and mentor with 20+ years of experience in perioperative leadership, strategic operations, perianesthesia, and critical care. She has successfully led teams in complex, heavily matrixed health systems including Level 1 trauma, academic, community, and free-standing outpatient facilities, influencing strategic and operational issues for the largest revenue generating service in the health system. Deb specializes in process improvement initiatives and large-scale projects. She continues to deliver on strategic goals by implementing evidence-based practices to align quality, regulatory, and system initiatives.
Deb has diligently worked in perioperative Vice-Presidential roles at large healthcare facilities, developing strategic goals with outstanding success. Increasing surgical volumes, improving on-time starts, establishing collaborate physician and staff working relationships, and achieving significant cost reductions. Deb continues to share her knowledge through multiple presentations and publications.
As an AORN member, Deb ‘s contributions have included service on the national Board of Directors, Chapter President, the AORN Journal Board, and chaired numerous national committees and task forces. She currently leads the Leadership Insights column for the AORN Journal. Deb is a national speaker on Leadership, Healthcare Excellence, Perioperative Nursing, and Professionalism. She is multi-specialty certified by ANCC, AORN and ASPAN.
Deb was awarded the National Outstanding Achievement Nurse Executive Award in April at the AORN National Conference. Reflecting on her career, she attributes her success to the influence of mentors who shared their experience in leadership over the years. Her most cherished hope is to leave a legacy of exemplary health care leadership for our future.
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1073 - Reimagining Perioperative Education: Integrating Competency for Excellence
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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