Leadership

United Surgical Partners International appointed a new COO and chief development officer.

TheStreet analyzed data from ZipRecruiter and Medscape to determine the characteristics of top-earning physicians.

Ty Tippets, the administrator of the St. George Surgical Center, shared his experience testifying before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about how ASCs can lower healthcare costs through price transparency with the Salt Lake Tribune.

Glendale, Calif.-based Chevy Chase Surgery Center physicians traveled to the Stepanakert Republican Medical Center in Stepanaker, Negorno Karapagh, for a medical mission trip, Asbarez reports.

Associated Urologists of Nashville (Tenn.) urologist Benjamin Dehner, MD, was named a UroLift Center of Excellence.

Urology Care Specialists designated Boca Raton, Fla.-based urologist David Schwartzwald, MD, a UroLift Center of Excellence.

Marty Bonick, chief executive officer for PhyMed Healthcare Group, joined the the Center for Medical Interoperability board.

Seventeen Ulster BOCES adult education students attended class twice a week at Kingston, N.Y.-based Foxhall Ambulatory Surgery Center, the Times Herald-Record reports.

Dipnarine Maharaj, MD, delivered the keynote presentation at the 2018 Spanic Society of Anti-Aging and Longevity Medicine Congress in Valencia, Spain, Oct.4-6.

Indianapolis-based IU Health President of System Clinical Services Ron Stiver spoke to Becker's ASC Review about Health's ASC network, patient-centered care and how the health system is preparing for a potential physician shortage.