Providing Health Economics and Infection Prevention Consulting Services
We are a group of educators that are specialists in infectious diseases and health economics. We are members of the Infectious Disease Society of America, the American Society for Microbiology, and The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research.
We managed the medical and financial operations of a large tertiary University hospital for 20 years. Our unique background will help us understand your needs and find the safest and most cost-effective solutions for you and your staff. We help companies of all sizes and all industries to find practical solutions based on decades of healthcare experience.
Connecting with us
What are you looking for?
We like to begin with a phone call to hear directly from you the issues you are experiencing. You’ll be asked a few questions to help us tailor our suggestions to your specific business.
Personalized suggestions
Once we have the information we need to develop a solution, we will begin to work closely with your team from the Senior Staff, Operations, HR, Facility Management or Operations. Each business needs a specific solution that is tailored to your needs.
Implementation
Our team of Medical Doctors, Health Economists and Biomedical Engineers will continue to work with you until your needs have been met.
Our team
Health Economics & Value Based Supply Chain Management
Vito L Tanzi, PhD, JD, MPH
Vito L Tanzi is the founder and President of Trova Consulting based in Washington DC. He is also teaching (virtually) as an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the American University of Beirut. He teaches courses in Health Economics, Health Ethics/Bioethics and Health Accounting & Finance. He completed his PhD at Johns Hopkins University, MPH at Boston University and JD at Concord University.
He was an expat and worked as the VP of Business Development & VP of Finance at the Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center in Saida, Lebanon. He has previously worked for the World Bank, Abt Associates, Covance, Medtap International, and the George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Tanzi is fluent in Italian, and French and has working knowledge of Spanish and Arabic.
Dr. Tanzi is also an International Speaker providing training and lectures in Health Economics, Pharma-Economics, and Bioethics. International speaking activities have included San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Dubai, Minneapolis-St Paul, Johannesburg, Amman, Beirut, Tunis, Istanbul, Sharjah, Paris, Abu-Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Warsaw, Prague, , Ljubljana, Santiago, and Sâo Paulo.
Infectious Disease Physician & Risk Management
Zena Hammoud, MD
Zena G. Hammoud, MD, MS is a Physician in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. She completed her Medical Degree at Pennsylvania State Medical School and her Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease training at the George Washington University Medical Center. She is licensed to practice in DC and Virginia. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Microbiology from Boston University.
Dr. Hammoud recently launched Trova Consulting Inc., a healthcare consulting firm based in Washington DC. She just stepped down in January 2021 as the Chief Medical Officer & Chair of Internal Medicine of the Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center in Lebanon. Over the past 20 years she was Chair of the Internal Medicine Department, Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and oversaw the committees of Infection Control, Occupational Health & Safety and Clinical Quality & Patient Safety.
She has a special interest in infection control in under-resourced areas and community outreach health projects. She is fluent in Arabic and German.
Operations & Logistics and CSR Programs
Diana Hammoud, MBA
Diana Hammoud was the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center. Diana earned her MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.
From 2010-2015, she served as an elected member of the City Council of Saida. She is very passionate about community service and improving the daily lives of members of our community. In addition to running a 300 Bed University Hospital with more than 700 employees she has spearheaded multiple Social and Environmental projects and campaigns.
Some of these projects include Pediatric Cardiac Patient Support, Breast-Cancer Awareness, Helping Orphans and Disabled Members of Society, School Based Hand-Washing, Waste Management and Recycling Programs.
Operations & Logistics
Layal Rinno Ghaddar
Layal is in charge of Middle East Operations. She was the Executive Assistant of the CMO and VP of Finance of Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center. Her expertise is in logistics and operations. She also lots of experience working with United Nations, International NGOs and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility Programs).
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“Zena has created the Infection Control Program at Hammoud Hospital UMC in 2000. Since then the infection rates at the Hospital have been comparable to the best centers in the western world. Her dedication and vision have brought theHospital to be a leading center in Lebanon."
— Ahmad Zaatari, MD, FACS”