Panel Discussion – Ethical Boundaries: When Is “Optimizing” Coding Unethical?

Friday, May 1, 2026

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM CT

Location: 302BC, Level 3, HBGCC

Speaker(s)

Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Ephraim W. Church, MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Radiology
Penn State Health
Kristopher Kimmell, MD, FAANS

Neurosurgeon
Rochester Regional Health
Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA

Vice Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical Director of Supply Chain, UNC Health
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Disclosure(s):

Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose

Ephraim W. Church, MD, FAANS, FACS: Integra: Consultant (Ongoing); Penumbra: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker Neurovascular: Consultant (Ongoing)

Kristopher Kimmell, MD, FAANS: No financial relationships to disclose

Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose