Becker's ASC Review profiled the following 12 ASC leaders during the month of October.
Eric Beck, DO, of Envision Healthcare. Dr. Beck is the integrated delivery CEO of Envision Healthcare. He is also president and CEO of Evolution Health, a division of Envision Healthcare. Within Evolution Health, Dr. Beck oversees one of the few U.S. post-acute provider practices focused on population health.
Paul Browne of Tenet Healthcare. Mr. Browne is the CIO and SVP of applied informatics for Tenet Healthcare. Tenet appointed Mr. Browne to the CIO position in 2012. In his role, he oversees Tenet's information technology systems and identifies ways to further the management company's business interests through information technology.
Kyle Burtnett of USPI. Mr. Burtnett is the president of ambulatory services and chief integration officer for United Surgical Partners International. Since joining the company in June 2015, Mr. Burtnett has served in positions including SVP of Tenet Healthcare's outpatient services division.
Joe Clark of Surgical Care Affiliates. Mr. Clark is the executive vice president and chief development officer of Surgical Care Affiliates. He was the president and CEO of HealthMark Partners, an ASC and surgical hospital partner, prior to joining SCA's team.
DJ Hill of Compass Surgical Partners. Mr. Hill co-founded Compass Surgical Partners alongside Sean Rambo. Mr. Hill is currently the CEO of the management company. In his role as CEO, Mr. Hill oversees hospital and physician-only joint ventures.
Benjamin Maser, MD, of Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Dr. Maser is the physician director of the division of ambulatory surgery for Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Mountain View, Calif. Palo Alto Medical Foundation ranked as the top freestanding ASC based on the number of physicians in SK&A's report titled "Top 50 Free-Standing Surgery Centers." Last year, the foundation had 194 physicians.
Jereen Mathew of National Medical Billing Services. Mr. Mathew is the senior vice president of operations for NMBS, one of the largest U.S. ASC billing companies. Mr. Mathew has been a NMBS team member since 2014.
Kelli McMahan of Pinnacle III. Ms. McMahan, RN, is currently the vice president of operations of Pinnacle III. Her nursing career spanned three decades. Ms. McMahan previously was the assistant head nurse in a 450-bed surgical suite hospital.
Michael Perry, MD, of Laser Spine Institute. Dr. Perry is the chief medical officer and co-founder of Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute. Dr. Perry helped expand the company from three physicians and nine employees to a company with 1,200-plus team members.
Frank Principati of Physicians Endoscopy. Mr. Principati is the COO of Physicians Endoscopy. Joining the company in 2010, Mr. Principati oversees all the company's centers' operations including centers that are under development.
Tony Rhorer, MD of SurgCenter Development. Dr. Rhorer is a principal and managing partner at SurgCenter Development. Dr. Rhorer is the CEO of SurgCenter at Paradise Valley in Scottsdale, Ariz. The center is one of SurgCenter's first developments in Arizona.
William Wilcox of USPI. Mr. Wilcox is the chairman and CEO of United Surgical Partners International. Joining USPI's team in 1998, he took on the president and director roles. He has been USPI's CEO since 2004 and has seen the company through major transitions including Tenet's merger with USPI in 2015.