One devastating side effect of cancer treatment for women can be a loss of fertility. Gabriel Figueroa, administrator of Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center, told Becker's ASC Review Podcast that his team is on the verge of launching a program that could give cancer patients more options for family planning.

The Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America operates more than 70 surgery centers in 17 states. Here are eight fast facts on two of its top executives:

Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy GI Solutions is a single-specialty management company that is affiliated with more than 600 gastroenterologists and partnered with more than 60 ASCs that perform more than 600,000 procedures each year across 19 states.

Autonomy is an important factor in where physicians choose to practice medicine, and Grant Shifflett, MD, of Disc Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach, Calif., told Becker's ASC Review Podcast that he sees a potentially concerning trajectory.

Medical device company Boston Scientific grossed nearly $10 billion in total revenue in 2020, according to the company's annual report.

Tower Surgical Partners named Cresia Walker as its first COO, the company said Oct. 11. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Covenant Physician Partners has made several executive hires within the past year, after rebranding from an ASC company to a physician services company. Most recently, the company appointed Mike Field as vice president of physician recruitment on Oct. 8.

CMS plans to issue a rule that will require ASCs, along with all other healthcare providers, to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for staff as a condition of participating in Medicare. 

Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development ranks as the sixth-largest ASC chain in the U.S. in 2021, with a portfolio of 92 ASCs.

Here are 10 ASC administrator to know:

For Melissa Hermanson, RN, private equity investors and ASCs must share a mission and values to have a mutually beneficial relationship. 

Robert Nelson is executive director of Island Eye Surgicenter in Westbury, N.Y. He told Becker's about how he thinks private equity investment will affect ophthalmology and shared his biggest concerns about the winter season. 

HST Pathways, an ASC software company, named Susan Kane as CFO, the company said Oct. 4. 

Private equity investment is booming in healthcare, and some ASC leaders think independent ASCs will be key to industry growth. 

Eric Evans has been the CEO and director of Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners since January 2020. 

With the ongoing trend of small ASCs being bought up by larger groups, some see the consolidation as detrimental to the market, including President Joe Biden, who issued an executive order on July 9 to crack down on anticompetitive acquisitions.

Kayla Schneeweiss-Keene, administrator of Mann Cataract Surgery Center in Humble, Texas, led her center through storm damage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Physician services organization Covenant Physician Partners has appointed Bill Balaun as its next COO, the company said Sept. 21.

The largest eight ASC companies have at least 1,000 affiliated physicians, with United Surgical Partners International at the top of the pack, exceeding 11,000.

As more physicians choose to partner with private equity to accelerate growth and build value, partnership options for market-leading orthopedic surgeons are growing rapidly. Now more than ever, successful surgeons need a physician-led and owned partner to help advance the future of their practice.