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Akhil Agrawal
PRESIDENT
AMERICAN MEDICAL DEPOT
Mr. Agrawal has been the President of American Medical Depot (AMD) since 1993. AMD is a specialty
healthcare distribution and manufacturing company focused in the areas of acute healthcare, primary care,
and providing complex integrated delivery network supply chain solutions. Mr. Agrawal is also a principal of
AMD Equities, an early stage venture capital and middle market healthcare investment fund. Mr. Agrawal is
a recognized expert in the field of healthcare distribution and logistics and has been a frequent speaker at
numerous industry events, government conferences, and educational programs over the last decade.
Mr. Agrawal was honored with the Industry Award of Distinction by the Health Industry Distributors
Association (HIDA) in 2010. He is an active member of and has served in leadership roles in numerous
professional groups, corporate boards, and trade associations. In addition, he has been appointed to several
government commissions over the last two decades. Some of his activities have included serving on the US
Small Business Administration National Advisory Committee, the State of Florida Council for Efficient
Government, the Governors Healthcare Policy Team, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Health
Industry Distributors Association in 2003, as President of the National Minority Medical Suppliers
Association (2001-2005), as President of the Board of Directors of the National Healthcare Alliance, as
Founding Board member of the Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance (HSDA), and as Board Member for
the American Heart Association of South Florida among others.
Mr. Agrawal received his degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Joel Allison
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH
Joel Allison is Chief Executive Officer of Baylor Scott & White Health, a fully integrated healthcare system
headquartered in Dallas, Texas providing services to a network of acute care hospitals and related healthcare
entities that provide patient care, medical education, research and community service. His primary
responsibility is to help Baylor Scott & White attain its vision “to be the most trusted name in giving and
receiving safe, quality, compassionate health care.” Mr. Allison’s career includes more than three decades in
health care management. He joined Baylor Health Care System in 1993 and served as Baylor’s senior
executive vice president and chief operating officer before being promoted to President and Chief Executive
Officer in 2000. On October 1, 2013, he was named Chief Executive Officer of Baylor Scott & White Health.
Mr. Allison is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Nationally, he serves on the
Healthcare Leadership Council and the United Surgical Partners, International board. In addition, he has been
appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve on the Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency
Board and is involved in many other state and local organizations, including the Texas Association of
Voluntary Hospitals, Texas Care Alliance, Baylor University Board of Regents, Dallas Citizens Council and
the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture. He is also a past Chairman of the United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas Board, the Dallas Regional Chamber Board and the Dallas Citizens Council Board.
Mr. Allison has received numerous recognitions during his career for his outstanding leadership and
commitment to the healthcare field. Mr. Allison received a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and religion
from Baylor University in 1970, a master’s degree in health care administration from Trinity University in
1973 and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. Today, through his
leadership role with BSWH, Allison continues to fulfill his life-long mission to help lead an organization that
combines ministry and health care in its mission statement and day-to-day operations.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Jennifer Baldock
GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SYMBION INC.
Jennifer Boyd Baldock serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Symbion Inc. Ms.
Baldock is responsible for all legal matters relating to Symbion and its operations, as well as its compliance
program and human resources department.
Prior to joining Symbion, Ms. Baldock served as Assistant General Counsel for both Ambulatory Services of
America and Renal Care Group. Prior to that, Ms. Baldock practiced law with Waller Lansden Dortch and
Davis, concentrating in corporate law with an emphasis on healthcare mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Baldock received her B.A. in Accounting and Economics from David Lipscomb University in 1993 and
her J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1996. Ms. Baldock is also a
Certified Public Accountant.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Henry Bloom
PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
THE BLOOM ORGANIZATION LLC
Henry Bloom founded The Bloom Organization in 1990 to provide project-related services to healthcare
providers. Today, The Bloom Organization is the preeminent surgery center advisory firm representing
physicians and facilities in their efforts to maximize value and pursue growth opportunities. Mr. Bloom has
over 20 years of experience in healthcare including both physician practices and healthcare facilities.
Mr. Bloom concentrates on advising Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), ASC companies and hospital
systems along with physician groups looking to develop their own ASC. In the past several years, Mr.
Bloom has garnered a national reputation and has guided numerous ASCs and physicians into partnerships
with surgery center companies, hospital systems, ancillary providers and private equity funds. Mr. Bloom is
currently involved with projects in: Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon,
South Carolina, Texas, and including more than twenty ongoing surgery center projects. Mr. Bloom has also
assisted private equity, venture capital and corporate partners providing his expertise on a myriad of ASC
projects. The Bloom Organization is a Managing Partner in The Center for Ambulatory and Minimally
Invasive Surgery, LLC in Eatontown, NJ, which opened in September 2011. The Bloom Organization is also
developing a 4 operating room Orthopedic ASC in conjunction with Beth Israel Hospital which is scheduled
to open during the 4th quarter of 2013.
Mr. Bloom speaks regularly at ASC and healthcare related conferences and is a national figure in the ASC
industry.
To find out more information, please visit The Bloom Organization’s website at www.bloomllc.com or you
can contact Mr. Bloom directly at [email protected].
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Brett Brodnax
PRESIDENT & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL
Brett Brodnax serves as President and Chief Development Officer of United Surgical Partners International
(USPI). Before joining USPI in 1999, he was an Executive with Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, where
he gained extensive experience creating physician and hospital partnerships and developing surgical facilities.
He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University and a
master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Michael Burdine, M.D.
DOUBLE-BOARD-CERTIFIED & FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED PAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
NOVAMED SURGERY CENTER OF BATON ROUGE LLC
DOUBLE-BOARD-CERTIFIED: Anesthesiology & Pain Management, American Board of
Anesthesiology
ANESTHESIOLOGY/PAIN MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati,
OH, 1991
ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENCY: University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, AR, 1990
FLEXIBLE MEDICINE INTERNSHIP: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1984
M.D.: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1983
B.S.: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1979
FORMER CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: University of Oklahoma
MEMBER: Society of International Pain Management, International Association for the Study of Pain,
American Pain Society, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists,
Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of
Interventional Pain Physicians, Louisiana Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Medical
Association, Southern Medical Society, Oklahoma State Medical Society, Louisiana State Medical Society,
East Baton Rouge Parish Medical Society
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President of LSIPP; Former Board Director of Arthritis Alliance of
Louisiana; Delegate to Louisiana State Medical Society, 2006; Consumer Research Council of America,
American Top Physician of 2006
STATE & NATIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU: Astra USA Pharmaceuticals; Baptist Medical Center,
Oklahoma City; Carter Home Health Care; Corum Health Care; Glaxo Pharmaceuticals; Medtronics; Mercy
Hospital, Oklahoma City; Options Care; Purdue Fredricks Pharmaceuticals; St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma
City; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; Merck Pharmaceuticals; Pharmicia Pharmaceuticals
DEFENSE EXPERT WITNESS: Physicians Liability Insurance Company
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Past President, CAMS/LSIPP
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
John Ellis “Jeb” Bush
FORMER GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
Jeb Bush is the 43rd governor of the state of Florida, serving from 1999 through 2007. During his two terms,
Bush remained true to his conservative principles, cutting taxes, vetoing earmarks and championing major
reform of government programs. Under his leadership, Florida was on the forefront of consumer healthcare
advances, led the nation in job growth, and launched and accelerated restoration of America’s Everglades. In
education, Florida raised academic standards, required accountability in public schools and created the most
ambitious school choice program in the nation. As a result, Florida students have made the greatest gains in
academic achievement and Florida is one of a handful of states to significantly narrow the achievement gap.
Bush maintains his passion for improving the quality of education for students by serving as the chairman of
two leading K-12 education reform organizations: the Foundation for Excellence in Education and
Foundation for Florida’s Future which work with state and education leaders, teachers, parents and advocates
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On March 5, 2013, his book Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution, written with leading
constitutional litigator Clint Bolick was published by Simon & Schuster: Threshold Editions. Rooted in the
fundamental thought that immigration is vital to America’s future – fueling its growth, vibrancy, and
creativity – Bush and Bolick have constructed an enduring solution that remains true the rule of law and our
immigrant heritage. Currently, Bush is the President of the consulting firm Jeb Bush and Associates. He is
on the boards of Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Rayonier, Inc.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Jason Caron
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Jason B. Caron is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s
Washington, D.C., office. He represents a variety of health care and life sciences organizations in legal,
regulatory, reimbursement and policy matters -- regularly providing strategic advice to clients. Jason has
extensive experience with navigating coding, coverage, payment, medical necessity, documentation policy,
comparative research, certification, enrollment and payer participation issues, particularly in light of health
reform. Jason spends significant time planning, structuring and executing health care transactions and
business arrangements. Additionally, he counsels clients in the areas of federal and state fraud issues,
including anti-kickback, sunshine law, self-referral, false claims and false billings, and has experience
guiding organizations through self-disclosures as well as government inquiries, audits and investigations.
Jason also assists clients in evaluating, developing and implementing corporate compliance programs.
He represents hospitals and health systems, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, distributors,
pharmacies, home care providers, hospices, dialysis providers, clinical laboratories, medical transportation
providers, ambulatory surgery centers, free standing treatment centers, professional services organizations,
physician practice management companies, managed care organizations, benefit managers, trade associations,
coalitions, and investors and other financial institutions that invest in or support the health care industry.
Jason previously worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of General Counsel,
Public Health Division on an array of issues, including fraud and abuse, vaccine policy and homeland
security. He also worked for the government relations department at the International Association of Fire
Chiefs on issues facing the out-of-hospital emergency medical community, including Medicare
reimbursement. Jason also worked as a critical care paramedic in Northern Virginia and volunteered as an
emergency medical technician in Washington, D.C. During law school, Jason was a research assistant for the
University's Center for Health and Homeland Security and an articles editor for the Journal of Health Care
Law and Policy. Jason is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Ira Coleman
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Ira J. Coleman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s
Miami office. He is the partner-in-charge of the office and head of the Miami Health Industry Advisory
practice. He is board-certified in health law by the Florida Bar. Ira focuses his practice on health care
mergers and acquisitions, health care private equity and the formation and implementation of cutting-edge
delivery systems. In addition, he has served as counsel in connection with the development and operation of
numerous corporate compliance programs for health care clients. Ira has been named as one of the best
health lawyers in the United States and has been included in numerous editions of The Best Lawyers in
America.
Ira co-authored Navigating Your Way Through the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law: A Guidebook to
Stark II (Atlantic Information Services, Inc., 1995; revised 1996; second edition 1998): A Guide to
Complying with Stark Physician Self-Referral Rules (Atlantic Information Services, Inc., 2004) and has
authored and has been quoted in numerous articles on health law topics.
Ira served as chairman for the Florida Bar Health Law Section Educational Division, the Florida Hospital
Association’s program on Physician Integration, and served as vice chairman of the American Health
Lawyers Association Merger and Acquisition Institute.
Ira has obtained the highest ranking in health care in Florida in Chambers USA 2007-2013: America’s
Leading Lawyers for Business and is categorized as “very talented, client service-oriented and confident”. He
is further described as "understands the key issues and solves problems rather than just identifying them”. Ira
is also ranked in The Best Lawyers in America.
Ira was elected to the Florida Bar Health Law Section Executive Council. He serves on the Board of the
South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Bar
Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys and
the American College of Healthcare Executives.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
David Cordova
DIRECTOR, MANAGED CARE FINANCE OUTPATIENT/PHYSICIAN SERVICES
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
David Cordova serves as Director, Managed Care Finance Outpatient/Physician Services for the Tenet
Healthcare Corporation. David, 41, oversees the managed care’s freestanding outpatient and employed
physician relationships and portfolio performance. He works closely with Kyle Burtnett, SVP Outpatient
Services, and his department in various capacities with primary focus on managed care. He reports to Clint
Hailey, Tenet’s SVP, Chief Managed Care Officer.
David joined Tenet in June 1993. His entire career has been with Tenet working in various positions
throughout the organization which has provided him the ability to have a strong understanding of the
company’s revenue cycle and managed care operations.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business finance from University of Phoenix.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Gary Scott Davis
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Gary Scott Davis, P.A. is a partner in the Health Industry Advisory Group of McDermott Will & Emery
LLP’s Miami office. A “Board Certified Health Law Attorney” as recognized by The Florida Bar Board of
Legal Specialization and Education, he concentrates his practice on managed care including emerging health
benefit plans, strategic restructurings and reorganizations, dispositions, mergers, joint ventures and
contractual matters.
His many writings in the area of managed care include: The Insider’s Guide to Managed Care: A Legal and
Operational Roadmap (Contributing author, AHLA Education in Print Series), the BNA Health Law and
Business Series Portfolio titled Managed Care Contracting: Advising the Provider, International Managed
Care Opportunities in Emerging Latin American Health Care Markets (Co-Author, The Health Law
Handbook, West, A Thomson Business, 1997) and What Is This Thing Called “Consumer Directed Health
Care (Co-Author, The Health Law Handbook, West, A Thomson Business, 2005). He also is a frequent
contributor to articles appearing in the local, state and national news and trade publications.
Mr. Davis is a nationally recognized speaker on organizational and reimbursement issues relating to managed
health care, health care contracting and joint ventures. He has lectured at approximately 160 seminars
sponsored by numerous trade, educational and professional organizations.
Mr. Davis presently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of “Managed Care Magazine” and the Board of
Advisors of “Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor” (HCPro, Inc.). Previously, he served
on the editorial board of the “Managed Care Law Manual” (Aspen Publishers).
Mr. Davis has served as an adjunct lecturer of health care law for the Graduate School of Business
Administration (MBA Programs for Executives), University of Miami and on the Advisory Board and faculty
of the Nova Southeastern University Institute of Continuing Education for Health Care Professionals.
Mr. Davis is a Fellow (Inaugural Class) and a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Health
Lawyers Association (“AHLA”). While a member of the board, he served on the AHLA Executive
Committee as the Chairman of the Membership Committee. He is the recipient of the AHLA’s prestigious
David J. Greenburg Service Award. Mr. Davis presently serves on the Board of Directors, and as an officer,
of the Florida Academy of Health Care Attorneys.
Since its inaugural listing in 2005, Mr. Davis has given the highest ranking as one of the leading health care
attorneys in Florida by Chambers & Partners. Since 2010, Gary has been one of eight attorneys given
Chambers & Partners highest national ranking among all health care transactional attorneys. In 2012 Legal
500 included Mr. Davis in its inaugural group of national Leading Lawyers in the Healthcare: Service
Providers category. In 2007, he was selected as one of Nightingale’s Healthcare News’ “Outstanding
Healthcare Transaction Lawyers.”
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Gary Scott Davis
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
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For more than 20 years, Mr. Davis has been recognized by his peers for his expertise in health law in The
Best Lawyers In America, which in 2011 named him as one of its Lawyers of the Year in Health Care.
Among his other recognitions for his expertise in health law are Euromoney’s Expert Guide to the Leading
U.S. Healthcare Lawyers, Euromoney’s Best of the Best 2009 USA, Florida Trend Florida Trend, South
Florida Legal Guide, Super Lawyers, Leading American Attorneys and The Best Attorneys Network. The
South Florida Business Journal identified him as a “Heavy Hitter in Health Care” and The National Law
Journal has recognized him as one of the “National Leading Lawyers of Managed Care.” Florida Medical
Business twice voted Mr. Davis “Best Healthcare Attorney.” Among his other recognitions, he has been
listed by Who’s Who in American Law and given the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s
Follmer Bronze Merit Award for Outstanding Service.
Mr. Davis holds a B.A. (1979), with honors, from Binghamton University, where he was inducted into Phi
Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha. He earned his J.D. (1982) with honors from the George Washington
University.
For nine years Mr. Davis served on the Board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida, Inc.
including terms on the Foundation’s Executive Committee and being elected Chairman of the Board. He also
served as the Chairman of the Board of Wish Friends of Southern Florida, an endowment that supports the
Make A Wish Foundation. Presently, Mr. Davis serves as the Foundation’s pro bono General Counsel.
From 2007 through 2010, Mr. Davis served on the Muhlenberg College Parents Council.
Mr. Davis is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, Health
Law Section; The Florida Bar, Health Law Section; the Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys; and the
Healthcare Financial Management Association.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Ralph de la Torre, M.D.
CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
STEWARD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM LLC
Dr. Ralph de la Torre is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steward Health Care Systems
LLC. Steward is an innovative health care provider which combines over 3,000 physicians, 11 acute care
hospitals, managed care, insurance programs, home care, an imaging operation, and a number of other postacute services, to provide the most cost effective and highest quality of integrated patient care. Founded in
2009, Steward has grown to nearly $3 billion in net patient service revenues, is the third largest employer in
Massachusetts, and is New England’s largest community care company. Today, Steward is widely
recognized as a national leader in implementing a new model of health care delivery.
Prior to Steward, Dr. de la Torre was the CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care, where he led the transformation
of a six hospital system, restoring it to profitability while simultaneously improving the quality of patient
care.
Before joining Caritas Christi, Dr. de la Torre was the founder and CEO of the Cardiovascular Institute at
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), one of the nation’s first totally integrated systems for
treating cardiac patients. At the same time, Dr. de la Torre was the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at BIDMC, as
well as for the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC, where he was widely recognized as one of the
top cardiac surgeons in his field.
He has founded several health care related businesses and has numerous patents that have been issued or are
pending. A frequent commentator on national health care policy issues, Dr. de la Torre has bylined and been
featured in major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes and
CNBC.
An active and outspoken advocate for immigrants and health care access, Dr. de la Torre received the Irish
International Immigrant Center Solas award, the “Make A Difference” award from Boston Latino Access, the
Manet Medallion for Community Health Care, the Cross Pro Merito Melitensi from the Knights of Malta for
his leadership in providing relief to earthquake victims in Haiti and was named one of the top 25 minority
executives in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare. Dr. de la Torre also has been recognized as one of the 100
most influential people in health care and one of the top 50 physician leaders by Modern Healthcare, one of
the 50 most powerful people in Boston by Boston Magazine and a member of the Power 50 by the Boston
Business Journal. Notable Board assignments for Dr. de la Torre include Member, Board of Trustees of
Boston College and Member, Board of Directors of the Federation of American Hospitals. Dr. de la Torre
graduated from Duke University in 1988 (B.S.E) where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta
Pi, and from a joint program between Harvard Medical School (M.D.) and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (M.S.) in 1992.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Mark Dissette
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC.
Mr. Dissette currently serves as Senior Vice President for 571-bed Holy Cross Hospital (HCH) and
Administrator for Holy Cross HealthPlex, a 202,000 sf / 19 acre ambulatory care campus. With 30 years of
experience in the healthcare industry, he has extensive expertise in strategic planning; marketing; business
development; acute and ambulatory care operations; medical staff development and customer relations
management. Reporting to HCH’s President & CEO, Mr. Dissette's responsibilities include: strategic
planning, business development, medical staff affairs, physician contracting, public relations / community
affairs, master facilities planning and management, ambulatory care development and acute care operations
management. Prior to joining HCH, Mr. Dissette worked in life care and hospitality management. During his
28 years of service at HCH, Mr. Dissette has successfully attained increasing levels of management
responsibility in corporate / business development and provided administrative oversight to most clinical,
financial and operational support areas.
Mr. Dissette has effectively directed various functions including: ambulatory care and medical group practice
operations, managed care contracting, patient financial services, patient access, guest relations, fund
development, facilities planning, construction management, property management, supply chain management,
bariatrics, neurosciences, sleep medicine, laboratory, pharmacy, physical medicine & rehabilitation, home
health, engineering, safety & security, nutrition and environmental services. Additionally, Mr. Dissette
developed and implemented the organizations' strategic, facilities and marketing plans including Certificate of
Need applications which, over the past 28 years, have resulted in capital expansions of over $435M. He
formulated and implemented numerous growth strategies including: acquisition of 332-bed North Ridge
Medical Center; acquisition of the Oakridge Outpatient Center & Oakridge Medical Plaza; development of
Physicians Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC, the area’s first physician-hospital joint venture ambulatory
surgery center; start-up of the Holy Cross Medical Group, a 160-member multi-specialty physician group
practice; introduction of Holy Cross Health Partners, a 212-physician managed care organization; and
development of the Mercy Family Life Center.
Education / Certifications
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)-Health Policy & Administration, University of Miami,
Coral Gables, FL
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Bachelor of Health Services (BHS), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
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Six Sigma Green Belt – Healthcare (Certification), University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
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Leadership Development Institute (Certification), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Michael Doyle
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SURGERY PARTNERS LLC
Michael Doyle is Surgery Partners' Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors. He is a healthcare industry veteran with both clinical experience and an extensive healthcare
management background. Prior to joining Surgery Partners, Michael spent more than a decade in various
leadership positions at a large, publicly-traded healthcare organization; at the time of joining Surgery
Partners, he held a national position as Senior Vice President of Operations with that company. He has been
with Surgery Partners since the Company’s outset, systematically growing the Company both organically and
through acquisitions, as well as horizontally integrating the business within the healthcare delivery system.
Michael leads the Company by combining a hands-on management style with his wealth of practical
experience in corporate development, oversight of multi-site operations, and healthcare services familiarity
across national, state and local levels.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a
Master of Business Administration from Troy State University in Alabama.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Jordan Fowler
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FRONTIER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS
Jordan Fowler, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, has overseen the development and successful opening
of eight Article 28-licensed ambulatory surgery centers in the New York metropolitan area. As CEO, Mr.
Fowler advocates for Frontier Healthcare’s network of approximately 100 physicians and maintains
relationships with leading hospital systems and managed care executives who recognize the value of Frontier
Healthcare’s physicians as high-quality, low-cost providers.
Prior to Frontier, Mr. Fowler spent over a decade in the healthcare space, primarily in physician practice
management and ambulatory surgery center development, during which time he opened multiple centers,
including Gramercy Park Digestive Disease Center, which was one of the first Article 28 freestanding
ambulatory endoscopy centers in New York City. Mr. Fowler began his career as an associate for iLiant
Management Solutions, a healthcare development and management company located in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Ann Geier
VICE PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL INFORMATICS
SOURCE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
Ann has worked in the ASC industry for almost 30 years. She has been responsible for total financial &
clinical operations in numerous freestanding surgery centers and has been a surveyor for AAAHC since 2006.
Most recently, she was Senior Vice President of Operations with ASCOA, where she annually reviewed and
revised the policies and procedures for all ASCOA centers and served on the MedAssets Ambulatory
Advisory Committee in addition to oversight of numerous centers. She has served on the ASC Quality
Collaborations Expert Group since its inception in 2006.
Ann’s clinical background is the operating room, where she served as a scrub nurse, circulator, educator, and
director. She is an active member of AORN and ASCA.
Ann currently serves as Vice President of Clinical Informatics for Source Medical, a leading provider of
software and EHRs for ASCs, HOPDs, hospitals and therapy clinics.
Ann has an ADN from Palm Beach State College, a BS in Health Arts and a M.S. in Health Services
Administration from the University of St. Francis. She has her CASC & CNOR certification. She teaches in
the AORN Ambulatory Boot Camp and speaks at national meetings on topics such as Supply Chain
Management, Human Resources, Case Costing, QAPI, Credentialing and Peer Review, and Staffing.
She and her husband Carl travel all over the world, especially enjoying travel to third world countries like
Nepal, India, and Uganda. She enjoys exercise, power walking/running every day, playing games on her iPad,
reading, and doing crosswords. When she’s home, she enjoys spending time with her 5 grandchildren, who
all live in Charleston.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Robert Goettling, Esq.
PRINCIPAL
THE BLOOM ORGANIZATION LLC
Robert Goettling has over 20 years of healthcare experience, most of which has focused on Ambulatory
Surgery Centers (ASCs). Mr. Goettling joined The Bloom Organization in early 2007 bringing his vast
expertise in surgery centers to help widen the scope of services offered by the firm.
Prior to joining Bloom, Mr. Goettling co-founded NovaMed Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVA), one of two publicly
traded ASC companies, where he held a variety of senior level executive positions during his 12 years with
the company including Senior Vice President Corporate Development. Mr. Goettling had both operational
and development responsibility and conducted numerous acquisitions, divestitures and mergers while
heading NovaMed’s development team for over 10 years. Mr. Goettling also had operational responsibility
for both ASCs and physician practices during his years with NovaMed.
Before NovaMed, Mr. Goettling founded (and eventually sold) an optical consulting company, an optical
laboratory and practiced law with Katten Muchin & Zavis in Chicago where he specialized in general and
business litigation. Mr. Goettling received his B.S.B.A. with honors in Economics from Creighton University
in 1985, and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1988. He speaks regularly at many
ASC and healthcare related conferences and splits his time between the firm’s Chicago and Miami offices.
Mr. Robert Goettling is Registered Representative of and Securities Products are offered through:
BA Securities, LLC
222 East Montgomery Ave, Suite 305 Ardmore, PA 19003
Member FINRA SIPC
The Bloom Organization, LLC is a separate entity from BA Securities, LLC
The Bloom Organization, LLC and BA Securities, LLC are not affiliated entities
To find out more information, please visit The Bloom Organization’s website at www.bloomllc.com or you
can contact Mr. Goettling directly at [email protected].
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Danielle Golino
ASSOCIATE
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Danielle Golino is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s
Miami office. Danielle focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector and health
care private equity. Her transactional health care experience includes the acquisition and sale of physician
group practices, ambulatory surgery centers, immediate care centers, pharmacies, emergency department
staffing companies, imaging centers, home health agencies, hospital and medical schools. Danielle also has
experience structuring transactions to comply with state and federal health care fraud and abuse laws, state
licensure issues, corporate practice of medicine prohibitions and other health care regulatory compliance
matters.
Danielle graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law and earned a B.S. from
Cornell University. While in law school, she was a member of both the University of Miami Law Review
and the Moot Court Board. Danielle also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Shelby Highsmith of
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to entering law school, Danielle served as
an executive in the fashion industry. Danielle is currently a member of the Florida Bar.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Eric Gordon
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Eric Gordon is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Los
Angeles office. He is the partner-in-charge of the Los Angeles office and head of the California Health
Industry practice. Eric focuses his practice on fraud and abuse and compliance issues and health care
transactions. Eric represents a wide range of clients, including proprietary and tax exempt hospital systems,
medical groups, academic medical centers and faculty practice groups, pharmaceutical companies and
medical device manufacturers, and group purchasing organizations.
Eric has assisted clients in the development of corporate compliance programs, OIG audits and
investigations, and defense of Stark and kickback-based qui tam actions. He has organized and represents
medical schools, teaching hospitals and faculty practice groups nationally with respect to fraud and abuse,
self-referral, recruitment, tax exemption and other transactional, regulatory and organizational issues and
serves as outside HIPAA counsel to medical schools and academic medical centers.
Eric is the author of the book, Faculty Practice Plans, published as part of the BNA Health Law & Business
Series, co-author of A Guide to Complying with Stark Physician Self-Referral Rules (AIS, 2007) and
AHLA’s Annotated Redlined Stark Regulations (2008), and author of “Teaching and Research Hospitals” in
Health Care Corporate Law: Facilities and Transactions. He is a frequent speaker on a wide range of health
law topics, and has spoken before the America Health Lawyers Association, AdvaMed, Health Care
Compliance Association, Healthcare Financial Management Association and Medical Group Management
Association.
Eric is ranked in Tier 1 in California – Healthcare in Chambers USA 2013 (one of 12 statewide) as well as
ranked in Tier 2 in the Chambers national rankings for Healthcare: Regulatory (one of 9 nationally). Eric
was recognized in 2005 as a Nightingale’s Healthcare News’ Outstanding Fraud & Compliance Lawyer. He
was named to the Legal Media Group Guide to Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers. Eric is listed in the 2010,
2011, 2012 and 2013 editions of Best Lawyers in America and Southern California Super Lawyers. He is
also listed in the Euromoney Institutional Investor Expert Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.
Eric was the former Vice Chair of the Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers Practice Group of
the American Health Lawyers Association.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Bernard Grondin
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Bernard Grondin is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Miami
office. He focuses his practice on representing private equity funds and strategic investors in complex
corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity investments,
and joint ventures. He also has a unique skill set critical to representing buyers, sellers or joint venture
partners in negotiating, documenting, facilitating and closing transactions involving health care companies.
Bernie previously worked at an another large international law firm, where he advised private equity funds as
well as public and private companies with respect to their domestic and international acquisitions,
divestitures, investments, and corporate governance. He also represented issuers in initial public offerings,
including blank check companies, and acted as corporate counsel to publicly traded companies.
Bernie is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and admitted to practice in Florida and the
District of Columbia. Bernie is listed as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers,
2009-present.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Andrew Hayek
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES
Andrew serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA); and, he is a
member of SCA’s board of directors. Prior to SCA, Andrew served as the President of a division of DaVita
Inc. (a renal dialysis provider) and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Alliance Healthcare Services
Inc. (a diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy provider). Andrew worked previously at Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co. (a private equity firm), and the Boston Consulting Group (a strategy consulting firm), and he
currently serves on the board of advisors of Sg2 (a healthcare consulting company). Andrew earned a
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Yale University.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Christy Heald
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SURGERY PARTNERS LLC
Christy (Mistler) Heald is Surgery Partners’ Senior Vice President of Business Development. Christy
successfully led the formalization of the Company's Business Development department in 2007, and
following the merger with NovaMed in 2011, integrated the departments and built an infrastructure designed
to support the future growth of the business. Today, she is responsible for all corporate development activities
for the combined Company, including physician recruitment and syndication, de novo development,
acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as oversight of ancillary service growth opportunities. Most recently,
she was responsible for adding Surgery Partners' 47th facility, historically the Company's best acquisition
return. Christy currently oversees a team of eight, focused on acquiring new facilities and organically
growing existing operations. Christy has spent 11 years in the healthcare industry and has degrees in both
finance and marketing from Stetson University and econometrics from Oxford University.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Adam Henick
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
CONTINUUM HEALTH PARTNERS
Adam Henick serves as Senior Vice President-Medical Enterprise and Ambulatory Care at Continuum Health
Partners since 2005. He is also the former Vice President of Ambulatory Care at the University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey. Adam also served as the Executive Director of the Montefiore Medical Group
at the Montefiore Medical Center. He is a graduate of Columbia University Business School.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Darin Jay “DJ” Hill
FOUNDING PARTNER
COMPASS SURGICAL PARTNERS
DJ Hill is a Founding Member and Partner of Compass Surgical Partners, LLC, an ASC management,
acquisition and development firm. DJ is a nationally recognized and accomplished executive with extensive
experience in the ASC arena. He is known for his strategic competency and his successes in creating highvalue partnerships.
Previously, as Chief Development Officer of Titan Health Corporation, DJ led the national strategic growth
initiatives of the firm until its sale to United Surgical Partners, International. DJ also served as Worldwide
Sales Director for an international capital medical equipment firm, and he served as a Board Member and
Senior Vice President of a regional chain of occupational health clinics and a national workers’ compensation
case management firm. Given his prior work with large specialty practices, DJ provides knowledgeable
insight to physician practice operations and gives Compass Surgical Partners an edge in physician partner
competency.
DJ Hill and his Compass Surgical Partners team offer a combined 85 years of experience in Healthcare
Service Management, Joint Venture Management and ASC Management. This expert team approach to
management has been the key to Compass’ achievements and ability to optimize ASC performance in the
various partnership scenarios, whether Hospital Joint Ventures, Turnarounds, or DeNovo ASCs.
DJ resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is an avid runner, and he enjoys adventure races, skiing,
snowboarding, wakeboarding and soccer.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Julie Jackson
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES LLC
Julie Jackson has been Assistant General Counsel for Surgical Care Affiliates since the company was formed
in 2007. Prior to Joining SCA, she was an associate at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel in their business and
healthcare groups. Julie earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Christopher Jedrey
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Christopher Jedrey is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in the Firm’s Boston
office. He is partner-in-charge of its Boston Health Industry Advisory Practice Group, and national cochairman of its Academic Medical Centers practice. Chris represents provider and insurer clients in mergers,
acquisitions, and joint ventures, sales of non-profit assets and operations to for-profit companies, and
conversions from taxable to tax-exempt status. He represents academic medical centers for a variety of
matters, including strategic affiliation, clinical research and faculty practice plan matters.
Chris’ notable projects include: advising Caritas Christi, a six-hospital non-profit Catholic system, on the sale
of its assets to private-equity funded Steward Health Care System, and advising the buyer on several
subsequent hospital and large group practice acquisitions; advising on the establishment and ongoing
operations of Atrius Health, including its affiliation with Reliant Medical Group to create a 1,000
physician/one million patient non-profit, physician-controlled system; advising Lenox Hill Hospital on its
affiliation with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; advising Northwestern Memorial Health
Care and Northwestern Medical faculty Foundation on a corporate affiliation transaction and on an enhanced
academic affiliation with the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University; advising
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on its merger with Schepens Eye Research Institute and affiliation with
the Beetham Eye Institute of the Joslin Diabetes Center; acting as special counsel to Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Massachusetts on its division into an insurance company and an HMO; advising the University of
Chicago on its affiliation with Marine Biological Laboratory; and providing corporate, regulatory and tax
advice on the formation and ongoing operations of Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, most
recently with respect to its development of a network of community-based satellite clinics and other clinical
partnerships.
Chris is a member of the Advisory Committee to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Public Charities
Division, Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a member of the editorial boards of BNA Medical
Research Law & Policy and Taxation of Exempts. He is recognized by The Legal 500 United States (2012) as
one of the leading lawyers in his field and ranked nationally and in Massachusetts as a transactional health
care lawyer in the Chambers USA Guide (2013.) He is also ranked as one of The Best Lawyers in
America (2013) in Non-Profit/Charities Law and Health and in Boston’s Best Lawyers (2013). Chris is a
frequent lecturer and author on regulatory, tax and governance matters. He is also a fellow of the
Massachusetts Historical Society.
While at the University of Massachusetts, Chris was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was a Liberal Arts
Fellow at Harvard Law School in 1980-1981.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Daryl Johnson
MANAGING PARTNER
HEALTHCARE APPRAISERS INC.
Mr. Johnson is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of HealthCare Appraisers. He has more than 25 years
of valuation, financial and operational experience, with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare
sector, focusing primarily on any type of agreement or compensation arrangement which may have Stark
and/or Anti-Kickback implications. Prior to founding HealthCare Appraisers, Mr. Johnson served as the chief
financial officer and chief operating officer of a national, publicly traded, cancer management company and
the chief operating officer of a national, neuro-musculoskeletal physician management company. During this
time, Mr. Johnson structured, negotiated and managed hundreds of healthcare transactions including
physician practice acquisitions and divestitures; medical director arrangements; hospital joint ventures;
physician employment arrangements; clinical trial principal investigator agreements; medical leases; and
billing and other service arrangements. Mr. Johnson has also been responsible for the development and
operation of a national network of outpatient bone marrow transplant centers; clinical trials programs; clinical
laboratories; ambulatory surgery centers; imaging centers; and physical therapy programs.
Mr. Johnson is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and holds a Master of Accountancy degree. He is a
member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) and the Medical Group
Management Association. He is a frequent speaker and author on healthcare valuation topics.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
John Lawrence, Jr.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL
SURGERY PARTNERS LLC
John W. Lawrence, Jr. joined Surgery Partners as Senior Vice President and General Counsel in May 2011
when Surgery Partners acquired NovaMed, Inc. Mr. Lawrence is responsible for all legal matters relating to
Surgery Partners and its operations, including structuring and negotiating all acquisitions and other
transactions. He held the same position with NovaMed, Inc. and had been involved with NovaMed since its
founding, joining the company in February 1996.
Prior to joining NovaMed, Mr. Lawrence practiced law with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Seyfarth
Shaw LLP, concentrating in corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Lawrence received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1988 and his J.D. with
honors from Washington University School of Law in 1992.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
James Leavitt, M.D.
PRESIDENT, GASTRO HEALTH, P.L.
CO-FOUNDER, US GASTRO LLC
James Leavitt, M.D. is a gastroenterologist in practice since 1980 in Miami. He is the President of Gastro
Health, a 50 provider GI practice with multiple offices and surgical centers throughout Miami-Dade County.
Gastro Health also has an associated imaging center and provides pathology, infusion, medication dispensing,
and anesthesia services. Dr. Leavitt is current president of the Florida Gastroenterology Society and was
most recently the American College of Gastroenterology Senior Governor of the year for 2012. He is also
one of the founding members of US Gastro. He was named one of the leading gastroenterologists in the
United States by Becker’s ASC Review in 2010 and 2011.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Sean Michael Lynch
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ANESTHESIA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
As Chief Executive Officer of Anesthesia Healthcare Partners Inc. (AHP), Sean ensures that operations are
conducted in accordance with the company’s established mission, goals and policies whilst driving the shortand long-term profitability and growth of the company. Mr. Lynch’s career in anesthesia began at
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he worked for 20 years, culminating in his position as the
only non-physician vice chair of anesthesia. Prior to co-founding AHP, Sean served as CEO for Anesthesia
Solutions Inc. (ASI) and Global Staffing Inc. (GSI), both institutions dedicated to the anesthesia specialty.
My Lynch has also previously provided consulting services for anesthesia departments around the country for
hospitals of every size; including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cornell, Temple, Duke, Kishwaukee
Community Hospital and many other leading healthcare organizations.
Sean utilizes his 38 plus years of health care experience to guide AHP’s management ensuring our corporate
compliance, efficient operations, focus on exceptional service quality and cost-efficient management of
company resources.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Daniel Melvin
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Daniel Melvin is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's
Chicago office. Daniel focuses his practice on counseling clients on Federal health care program fraud and
abuse, Stark law, and Medicare reimbursement issues.
He has substantial experience auditing hospitals and other health care organizations for Medicare and other
regulatory compliance, and structuring ambulatory clinical joint ventures, including ambulatory surgery
centers, cardiac and vascular labs, imaging centers, radiation therapy centers, sleep labs and in-office
physician diagnostic facilities.
Co-chair of the firm’s Reimbursement / Fraud & Abuse Affinity Group and co-author of the book, A Guide to
Complying with Stark Physician Self-Referral Rules, Daniel speaks and writes frequently on health care
regulatory and payment issues, and clinical joint ventures. In 2009, he was named to Nightingale's
Healthcare News' list of Outstanding Healthcare Fraud & Compliance Lawyers. Daniel's latest practice focus
is on legal strategies for hospital-physician alignment on efficiency and quality.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Richard Miller
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
VIRTUA HEALTH SYSTEM
Since 1998, Richard P. Miller has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Virtua, a non-profit
healthcare system offering a full continuum of primary, preventative, wellness, acute and long-term care.
Miller has led Virtua in innovative directions by creating a values-based culture defined by the "Star
Initiative," adopting Six Sigma, and transforming a group of community-based hospitals into technologically
advanced regional medical centers. In addition to an enterprise alliance with GE Healthcare, Virtua has
formed clinical alliances with nationally renowned organizations such as the Fox Chase Cancer Center and
The
Children’s
Hospital
of
Philadelphia
(CHOP).
Miller has been recognized nationally with appointments to the Leadership Advisory Council of the Joint
Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare (CTH) and to the Governing Council of Healthcare
Executives for the American Hospital Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare
Executives and serves as a trustee of the National Quality Forum. Miller served as chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the New Jersey Hospital Association and on the Governor's Committee on Benchmarking for
Quality and Efficiency, and on the NJ Healthcare Access Study Commission. He served on the American
Heart Association board, is a past chairman of the Southern New Jersey Chamber of Commerce board, serves
on the Operating Committee of the Board of Select Greater Philadelphia as well as the Board of the
University of the Sciences of Philadelphia, and the March of Dimes of Southern New Jersey.
Miller received the 2012 CEO IT Achievement Award from Modern Healthcare magazine, co-sponsored by
the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He was named Healthcare CEO of the Year
by the Philadelphia Business Journal, Lean Six Sigma National CEO of the Year, Distinguished Citizen of
the Year by the Boy Scouts of America, and received the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame Lifetime
Achievement Award from New Jersey Junior Achievement. Goodwill honored him with the 2013 Helms
Award for spreading goodwill through leadership and philanthropic involvement. He has been named among
The 100 Most Powerful People in New Jersey Business by NJBIZ magazine, one of the 50 Most Powerful
People in Health Care by NJBIZ, a "Person to Watch" by Philadelphia Magazine, and recognized nationally
on the list of “291 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review. A graduate
of Mount St. Mary's College, Miller earned his MBA from Southern Illinois University.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
Scott Nordlund
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GROWTH STRATEGY & INNOVATION
CHE TRINITY HEALTH
Scott Nordlund is CHE Trinity Health’s Executive Vice President Growth, Strategy and Innovation. In this
role, Scott is responsible for setting strategic direction for the system, creating new partnerships in the acute
and non-acute spaces, building a pipeline of innovation projects that promote new business models and all
merger, joint venture and acquisition work. He is also responsible for system marketing and communications.
Prior to joining Trinity Health, Scott served in several executive leadership positions at Dignity Health
(formerly Catholic Healthcare West), where he was the Senior Vice President for Strategic Growth, Network
and New Venture Development. He had several executive roles in strategic planning, physician strategy and
integration, marketing and business development during his 11 years at Dignity Health, and, previously, held
executive positions with Navvis Consulting Group, BJC Health System in St. Louis and Baxter Healthcare in
Chicago.
Active in health care venture leadership, Scott served as Chairman of the United Surgical Partners/DH
Surgical LLC Board in Arizona and was a Board Member of the Nevada USPI/DH JV. He was on the Board
of Directors and served as the Chair of the Strategy Committee for Mercy Care Plan, a 360,000-member, $2
billion Medicaid plan that is co-owned by Dignity Health and Ascension Health System. He also was a board
member of both the DH/SimonMed Imaging JV (one of the largest ambulatory imaging networks in the
country), and the Dignity Health Purchasing Network.
Mr. Nordlund received his B.S. in Biology from the University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign, and two
Master degrees (Master of Business Administration, and Master of Health Services Administration) from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Michael Peregrine
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Michael W. Peregrine is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the
Firm’s Chicago office. He represents corporations (and their officers and directors) in connection with
governance, corporate structure, fiduciary duties, officer-director liability issues and charitable trust law.
Michael is recognized as one of the leading national practitioners in corporate governance law.
Michael is outside governance counsel to many prominent corporations, including hospitals and health
systems, voluntary health organizations, social service agencies, colleges and universities and health
insurance companies. Clients seek Michael’s counsel on matters relating to board structure, effectiveness,
composition and controversy – as well as on internal and external/regulatory challenges to board conduct. He
frequently serves as special counsel in connection with confidential internal board reviews and investigations.
He regularly advises boards on fiduciary duty issues associated with complex business transactions. In that
regard, he has advised clients in over 100 change of control transactions in his 33 year career.
In the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Michael is characterized as
being “known nationwide for his representations of nonprofit organizations in corporate governance matters.
He is a prolific writer with a ‘very broad range of experience, which informs his understanding of the
healthcare sector and what the industry needs’.” He was appointed by the American Health Lawyers
Association as a Fellow in 2006. Michael has been recognized twice in recent years as a “Client Service AllStar” in BTI Consulting Group’s annual publication, The BTI Client Service All Star Team for Law Firms.
He was cited by The National Law Journal as one of the “40 Health Care Lawyers Who Have Made Their
Mark.” Since 1993, Michael has been selected by his peers to be included in the annual edition of The Best
Lawyers in America for his expertise in health.
Michael is also well known as a thought leader in corporate governance. He authors monthly columns on
corporate governance for Corporate Counsel magazine and for publications of The Governance Institute. He
is a periodic contributor on corporate governance topics to The New York Times “Deal Book” feature;
Corporate Board Member; The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Harvard Law School Forum on
Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Michael is noted for his special expertise advising
nonprofit corporations on matters of corporate law and governance. He participates as an advisor to the
American Law Institute in the preparation of the treatise, Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations
and has served as a member of the Legal Framework Group of the Panel of the Nonprofit Sector.
2014 ASC Symposium Faculty Biographies
William Main Prentice
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION
Bill Prentice is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) and
Ambulatory Surgery Foundation (ASF). ASCA is the national organization representing the approximately
5,400 ambulatory surgery centers in the US, and provides advocacy, education, benchmarking and staff
training for its many members.
Under his tenure, ASCA has achieved record membership numbers, significantly increased revenue while
reducing expenses, developed a number of new membership programs and services and dramatically
strengthened its advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and with relevant federal agencies.
Before joining ASCA, Mr. Prentice was a senior executive at other national and state associations, a lobbyist
at both the federal and state levels and vice president of a contract lobbying and public affairs firm in New
Jersey. He started his career on Capitol Hill, where he worked for both a member of congress and on the staff
of a House Committee.
Bill holds an Undergraduate degree in political science from The George Washington University, a Master’s
degree in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Rutgers
School of Law-Newark.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
David Shapiro, M.D., CASC
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION
David Shapiro, M.D. is an anesthesiologist from Florida who has had extensive experience serving as a
department chair, medical director and board member of several ambulatory surgery centers. In addition, Dr.
Shapiro has served as the national medical director on behalf of ASC management corporations, prior to
establishing his consulting practice. His areas of expertise encompass a wide range of disciplines including
clinical quality, regulatory compliance and medical liability in the ambulatory surgery arena. He is an active
participant in numerous surgery center industry activities, and is a frequent speaker at both state and national
ambulatory surgery industry functions.
Dr. Shapiro serves as a Board member of both the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) and the
Foundation (ASCAF), as well as on the Board of the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
(FSASC). Currently, he is also a Board member of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration,
which develops, measures and publically reports national ASC quality data. In that capacity he has worked
closely with organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Quality Forum
(NQF) to promote ASC quality measure reporting. Dr. Shapiro has recently been appointed to serve on the
Board of Nova Medical Centers, a healthcare corporation based in India. He also served on the Board of a
publicly traded medical liability corporation (First Professionals Insurance Company) and chaired their
claims and underwriting committee for several years, until the sale of the Company in 2011.
Additionally, Dr. Shapiro conducts healthcare facility surveys on behalf of AAAHC (Accreditation
Association for Ambulatory Health Care) and Medicare. He is credentialed as Certified Administer Surgery
Center (CASC), a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), licensed in Healthcare
Risk Management (LHRM) by the State of Florida, and is certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) as well
as certified in Healthcare Quality Management (CHCQM). He holds the designation of Fellow of both the
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (FABQAURP) and the American
Institute for Healthcare Quality (FAIHQ).
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Effie Silva
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Effie Silva is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Miami
office. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, healthcare litigation and international
arbitration matters. Effie represents foreign and domestic clients in various industries throughout the United
States, Latin America, Europe and Asia in a wide range of federal, state and international arbitration matters
involving contractual disputes, business torts, partnership dissolutions, FCPA and data privacy matters. She
has a strong Latin American focus, and has extensive experience in representing major health care providers,
hospitals and health care systems, physician groups in litigation, including non-compete, contractual and
shareholder disputes.
Super Lawyers has consistently recognized Effie as a Top Lawyer in business litigation and Florida Trend
has ranked her among Florida’s Legal Elite, as well as South Florida Legal Guide and Legal Leaders. Effie
holds the highest rating of “AV Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell for her legal ability in litigation,
alternative dispute resolution and products liability, as well as her high ethical standards and the Daily
Business Review recognized her as the “Most Effective Lawyer 2012” as the lead attorney in the G.G. v.
FDLE matter, a pro bono case establishing the confidentiality of Florida juvenile criminal history records.
Effie writes and speaks nationally on international commercial litigation and arbitration matters and is coediting a handbook on commercial arbitration for the American Bar Association scheduled for publication in
2014. She was recently appointed by the Florida Bar International Law Section as the Vice Chair of
Programming or the 2014 International Litigation and Arbitration Conference (ILAC) and serves as the Vice
Chair of the American Bar Association Latin America and Caribbean Committee, as well as the Steering
Group for the International Litigation and Arbitration Committees of the American Bar Association.
Effie is also active in the South Florida legal community. Effie serves on the Board of Directors of several of
the leading and most important non-for-profit organizations dedicated to serving the citizens of our South
Florida community, such as the American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter, the Dade County Bar
Association, and Legal Services of Greater Miami. She is also on the Board of Directors for the University of
Florida Association of Hispanic Alumni.
Effie is dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion within the legal profession and she does so through her
leadership positions with the American Bar Association’s Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the
Educational Pipeline and International Law Section’s Diversity Committee. Effie was recently selected from
100 attorneys nationwide to attend the Inaugural Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy (CBLA), a joint
initiative of the American Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association, National Bar Association and the National Native American Bar Association, to
strengthen the pipeline of diverse bar association leaders. She serves as a committee member for Legal
Services of Greater Miami’s “Together, We Must” Campaign for Justice and as an international advisory
committee member for the Beacon Council. Effie is admitted to practice in Florida and the District of
Columbia.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Jerry J. Sokol
PARTNER & PROGRAM CHAIRMAN
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Jerry J. Sokol is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Miami
office. He has a national practice concentrated on the business aspect of health care law with an emphasis on
mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and various contractual arrangements in the health care
industry. Jerry Co-Chair's the Firm's national Health Transactions group.
Jerry has an active health care private equity practice with a focus on leveraged buyout transactions. Jerry
and his team are uniquely qualified to perform both the acquisition and finance components of these
transactions, as well as the required health care specific due diligence.
Jerry’s health care experience also includes numerous sales, acquisitions and mergers of a variety of health
care entities; formation of health care provider networks and; formation of various management service
organizations arrangements. He represents outpatient service facilities (e.g., MRI and multi-modality
diagnostic facilities, including PET and CT; radiation therapy centers; dialysis centers; cardiac cath labs;
clinical laboratories; etc.) with their transactional and regulatory legal needs. Jerry has developed creative
models for physician collaboration with these ancillary service provider entities taking into consideration
applicable federal and state health care laws.
Jerry has also developed a particular niche in representing ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and ASC
management companies with all of their transactional and regulatory needs. His ASC transactional practice
ranges from syndicating "startup" ASCs, effectuating the sales of equity interests in existing ASCs to
physicians, and buying and selling significant equity positions in ASCs on behalf of or to large corporate
buyers.
Jerry is a Board Certified Health Care Attorney. He is ranked in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in
America. Jerry is also listed in the Nightingale’s Healthcare News’ Outstanding Healthcare Transaction
Lawyers list. He has authored numerous articles on a variety of health care topics and lectures extensively
around the country on health care transactional and regulatory topics.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Joshua (Jed) Spielman
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Jed Spielman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the firm’s Miami
office. He has a national practice focused on the business aspects of health care law with an emphasis on
mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and contractual arrangements. Jed serves principally as counsel to
private equity funds, public and private corporations, hospitals, physician practices and strategic investors in
connection with a wide range of transactional, corporate, regulatory and governance matters.
Jed has devoted much of his practice to private equity transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures,
growth capital investments, joint ventures, debt and equity financings, corporate restructurings and similar
commercial transactions.
Jed has also assisted clients in the development of financial arrangements and transaction structures designed
to comply with federal and state health care laws; joint ventures and affiliations between health care
providers; state licensure; and issues related to Medicare and commercial reimbursement.
Jed is admitted to practice in Florida and New York.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Michael Stroup
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACQUISITIONS
UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL
Mr. Stroup serves as USPI’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and has over eighteen years of health care
experience in surgical center development, health care investment banking and management consulting.
Before USPI, Mr. Stroup was an investment banker with RBC Capital Markets and JPMorgan in San
Francisco and a management consultant with William M. Mercer's Healthcare Practice in Atlanta. Mr.
Stroup’s health care experience includes acquiring and funding companies, establishing joint ventures with
leading health systems, and implementing managed care strategies for employers and providers. Mr. Stroup
has an MBA from Wharton and an undergraduate degree from University of Michigan.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Lambert van der Walde
PRESIDENT, VAN DER WALDE & CO.
FORMER CAPITAL MARKETS ADVISORS TO THE CMS ADMINISTRATOR
Lambert van der Walde is the President of VAN DER WALDE & CO., a health care finance and policy
advisory firm positioned at the intersection of the health care industry, the health care investment community,
and health care regulation and policy. Lambert advises health care industry leaders and entrepreneurs, as well
as public and private investors and lenders as they design strategies to deploy capital and other resources
across all sectors of health care.
Until mid-2010, Lambert served as the Capital Markets Advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for both the Bush & Obama Administrations. CMS plays a key role in
the overall direction of the U.S. health care system. With a budget of over $800 billion and serving over 100
million beneficiaries in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs, CMS is the largest purchaser of health
care in the world.
At CMS, Lambert directed the Agency’s capital markets efforts. He advised the CMS Administrator as well
as HHS, White House, and Congressional officials of expected and actual market consequences of new and
proposed regulatory and legislative actions. He also briefed these colleagues on health care industry market
performance, access to capital, and financial outlook. In this capacity, Lambert served as the CMS point-ofcontact for the investor community as the Agency’s liaison between policy makers, the investor community,
and the health care industry.
Prior to serving the Bush & Obama Administrations, Lambert was an investment banker with Salomon Smith
Barney where he focused on equity and debt underwriting as well as merger and acquisition advisory
services. Lambert has also worked in venture capital financing and as a fixed income portfolio analyst.
Lambert holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Washington and a Master’s of Business
Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Jennifer A. Vecchio
COUNSEL
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Jennifer A. Vecchio is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s
Miami office. Jennifer focuses her national practice on the representation of ambulatory surgery centers,
hospitals, health systems, health care joint ventures and ancillary service providers. She has significant
experience in all aspects of transactional health law, including the acquisition and disposition of health care
companies, as well as the formation and establishment of ambulatory surgical center joint ventures and
provider joint ventures. Jennifer has served as lead counsel in connection with major health care merger and
acquisition transactions and the myriad of health care regulatory issues that arise from such transactions.
Jennifer has represented numerous ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals and physician organizations for
purposes of determining compliance with state and federal anti-kickback and anti-referral laws, including the
federal “Stark” laws. Working under the regulatory framework of federal and state health care laws, she has
been significantly involved with the development and implementation of creative business models for health
care clients.
Jennifer has extensive experience in drafting agreements to effectuate a multitude of relationships between
health systems, health care providers, suppliers and other corporations and organizations.
Jennifer has been ranked as one of the leading health care attorneys in Florida by Chambers & Partners. For
multiple years, Jennifer has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. She has also been
recognized by her peers for her health law expertise in publications such as Florida Super Lawyers.
Jennifer received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. with honors from the University of
Chicago.
Jennifer is a member of the Florida, Iowa and Illinois bars.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
James Weber, M.D.
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
TEXAS DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS
Dr. James J. Weber is the President and Managing Partner of Texas Digestive Disease Consultants; a
professional association of currently 55 gastroenterologists, and growing. He is also the Medical Director of
Lone Star Endoscopy, an exceptional five room endocenter in the Keller, Texas area. Dr. Weber was initially
Board Certified in gastroenterology in 1993. He was certified again in 2003, and most recently in this passing
year of 2013.
Academic achievements include:
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Fulfilling his GI Fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas
• Completing his Internal Medicine Residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas
• Earning his Medical Degree from UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas
• Obtaining his Undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University
He is currently associated with the following:
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American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Jessica Zigmond
WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
MODERN HEALTHCARE
Jessica Zigmond serves as the Washington bureau chief for Modern Healthcare, a weekly business magazine
that also publishes four daily electronic newsletters about the U.S. healthcare industry. For the past eight
years, she has written about a wide range of healthcare issues, including the global flu pandemic, healthcare
for the uninsured and imprisoned, and access problems for the nation's rural veterans. At Modern Healthcare,
Zigmond worked as a public health reporter and first-string substitute news editor in Chicago for nearly five
years before she moved to work in the Washington bureau in 2010. Currently she manages an office
responsible for reporting on federal health policy, especially news related to the implementation of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy legislation.
Zigmond has covered both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and she has won editorial
awards for her stories on the healthcare system in New Orleans one year after Hurricane Katrina, a spate of
air ambulance crashes in 2008, and the high rate of suicide in rural America.
Her earlier experience includes working as an equities reporter for Reuters news service and as the marketing
and communications manager at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. From 2002 to 2003, Zigmond was a
member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and served in the job development program at Covenant House Alaska,
a homeless shelter for at-risk adolescents. Prior to her career in journalism, she worked at the Washingtonbased think tank The Heritage Foundation, where she coordinated the organization's internship program
before she became research assistant to the foundation's president. Zigmond earned a Bachelor's degree in
political science from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Ind., in 1997 and a Master's degree from
Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1999.
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies
Eric Zimmerman
PARTNER
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
Eric Zimmerman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s
Washington, D.C. office. Eric is a recognized Medicare law and policy authority and registered lobbyist who
represents clients before Congress and administrative agencies, and helps clients navigate federal legislative
and regulatory processes related to Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement and compliance. Eric
primarily counsels and represents hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical
laboratories, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and device manufacturers and suppliers, medical trade
associations and professional societies.
Representative Experience
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Representing some of the country’s largest health systems and service providers, diagnostics
companies, and pharmaceutical and device manufacturers before Congress, the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other federal agencies
Advancing legislative and regulatory changes achieving Medicare coverage, improving reimbursement,
and revising regulatory obligations
Developing and implementing lobbying strategies
Forming and managing advocacy coalitions
Providing financial analysts and investors with specialized due diligence to understand the implications
of federal legislative and regulatory developments, and evaluate investments in healthcare companies
Representing providers before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board, Medicare Geographic
Classification Review Board, Administrative Law Judges and federal courts
Counseling clients on Medicare reimbursement strategies and transaction implications
Advising clients on specific compliance questions and working with providers to establish compliance
programs
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Recommended by The Legal 500 for government regulations and representation before agencies (2011)
"Most Influential Lawyers,” The National Law Journal (2011)
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2006 - 2012)
Washingtonian Magazine Top Lawyer (2013)
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American Health Lawyers Association, Board of Directors (2008-2013)
Advisory board member – Bureau of National Affairs’ Medicare Report
Admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia
2014 ASC Symposium Speaker Biographies