Nashville Medical News InCharge 2015

Page 1

InCharge Nashville Medical News

HEALTH CARE 2016


InCharge Nashville Medical News

HEALTH CARE 2016

Editor’s Note: As you can easily see while flipping through the pages of the 2016 edition of InCharge Healthcare, Middle Tennessee is blessed with a wealth of impressive leaders. Few, however, impact the delivery of care like those who have responsibility for the education and training of the next generation of providers. The four educational leaders on this year’s cover are helping redefine how physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, researchers and others master the skill sets needed for their specific professions. Additionally, they are also focused on teaching these young providers and investigators how to work collaboratively across disciplines. Asked to share advice they communicate with students or a general observation about how education must evolve to meet the demands of a changing health system and world, the four featured on the cover (and below L-R), graciously agreed. James Hildreth, PhD, MD, President & CEO of Meharry Medical College: “Medical education has evolved significantly over the past few decades and especially in this decade, which in essence is good for all of us. But what has not evolved and represents grave concern is the declining number of African American/black male medical students enrolled in medical school. There were less enrolled in 2014 than there were when I matriculated in 1982. Why does this matter? Because in a country where our population is becoming more diverse and more inclusive, we need healthcare experts who are familiar with the experiences, challenges and expectations of the varied populations.” Cathy Taylor, DrPH, Dean of the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing at Belmont University: “Find your own true north. What is it that makes your heart ping? Focus on that, find a mentor who is strong in that area to advise you, and always consider you will never be sorry for doing the right thing.” Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: “Our medical students now begin to interact with patients from the first day. It’s different from a hundred years of medical education where the old model was two years in the classroom and two years in the clinic. Now it’s four years in the classroom and clinic. We think people learn in context so we want them seeing disease and seeing patient experience from the very beginning.” Roger Davis, PharmD, Dean & Professor of Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences: “To me, the future of healthcare is in the interprofessional, interdisciplinary approach to education – not waiting until students have graduated to form the healthcare team, which makes it much more difficult to do and to deliver patient care. The exciting thing is that medical students and pharmacy students and nursing students and social work students can all train side-by-side in that process. I’m excited about the future for interprofessional education. It’s a high priority for all the accrediting agencies for the health sciences.” The universities represented on the cover already work collaboratively, as do so many leaders across the healthcare spectrum in the Nashville area. It is our hope that you’ll find InCharge Healthcare 2016 an important resource as you look to colleagues to foster new partnerships and work together to transform the industry. While much thought and care has gone into creating this list of more than 350 executives and ensuring its accuracy, we recognize change is constant. We also know there are other deserving leaders who could be included. Please feel free to help us grow future editions by emailing your thoughts and ideas to editor@nashvillemedicalnews.com.

Y O U R P R I M A RY S O U R C E F O R P R O F E S S I O N A L H E A LT H C A R E N E W S

Published By SouthComm Business Media, Inc. Market Publisher: Jamie McPherson Account Executives: Maggie Bond Heather Cantrell Jennifer Trsinar Editor: Cindy Sanders Creative Director: Susan Graham Graphic Designers:

Katy Barrett-Alley Amy Gomoljak Liz Loewenstein Cover Art Direction:

Elizabeth Jones Cover Photographer:

Erik England www.NashvilleMedicalNews.com Twitter @NashMedNews

Chief Executive Officer Chris Ferrell Chief Financial Officer Ed Tearman Chief Operating Officer Blair Johnson Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Carla Simon Vice President of Human Resources Ed Wood Vice President of Content Patrick Rains Vice President of Production Operations Curt Pordes Chief Revenue Officer Dave Carter Director of Digital Sales & Marketing David Walker Controller Todd Patton

Cindy Sanders Editor Nashville Medical News

Creative Director Heather Pierce


The doctors’ doctor:

Dr. Ming Wang

Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude); PhD (laser physics) Performed surgeries on over 4,000 doctors Dr. Ming Wang, Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude); PhD (laser physics), is one of the few cataract and LASIK surgeons in the world today who holds a doctorate degree in laser physics. He has performed over 55,000 procedures, including on over 4,000 doctors (hence he has been referred to as “the doctors’ doctor”). Dr. Wang currently is the only surgeon in the state who offers 3D LASIK (age 18+), 3D Forever Young Lens surgery (age 40+) and 3D laser cataract surgery (age 60+). He has published 7 textbooks, over 100 papers including one in the world-renowned journal “Nature”, holds several U.S. patents and performed the world’s first laser-assisted artificial cornea implantation. He has received an achievement award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Chinese Physician Association. Dr. Wang founded a 501c(3) non-profit charity, the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration (www. Wangfoundation.com), which to date has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries worldwide, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge.

Amniotic membrane is obtained after the baby’s birth

Inventions & Patents 1. LASERACT: All-laser cataract surgery U.S. patent filed. 2. Phacoplasty U.S. patent filed. 3. Amniotic membrane contact lens for photoablated corneal tissue U.S. Patent Serial No 5,932,205. 4. Amniotic membrane contact lens for injured corneal tissue U.S. Patent Serial No 6,143,315. 5. Adaptive infrared retinoscopic device for detecting ocular aberrations U.S. Utility Patent Application Serial No. 11/642,226. 6. Digital eye bank for virtual clinical trial U.S. Utility Patent Application Serial No. 11/585,522. 7. Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy for nonhealing corneal ulcer U.S.patent filed. 8. A whole-genome method of assaying in vivo DNA protein interaction and gene expression regulation U.S. patent filed

AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE CONTACT LENS Dr. Wang’s invention U.S. patents: 5,932,205 & 6,143,315

Used by over 1,000 eye doctors to restore sight.

Wang Vision 3D Cataract & LASIK Center 615.321.8881 | WangCataractLASIK.com


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016

A Sami S. Abbasi President & CEO PhyMed Healthcare Group 110 29th Ave. N., Suite 301 Nashville 37203 855.331.4999 phymed.com Abbasi, who has more than 25 years experience in healthcare leadership, took the helm at PhyMed in the fall of 2015. He came to the anesthesia practice management firm from America Pathology Partners where he had served as CEO since 2011. Previously, he was chairman and CEO of National Surgical Care, Inc. in Dallas, which was acquired by AmSurg. Prior to that, Abassi was co-founder, president and CEO of diagnostic imaging service provider Radiologix, Inc. and also served as COO and CFO for Adminiquest, which serviced the insurance and benefits industry.

Andrew Adams Chairman National Health Investors, Inc. 222 Robert Rose Drive Murfreesboro 37129 615.890.9100 nhireit.com Since the company’s inception in 1991, Andy Adams has served as chairman of this publicly traded senior living real estate investment firm, which owns more than 180 properties in 31 states. For most of the company’s history, he also served as president and CEO. Adams retired his role as president in 2009 and as CEO in 2011. He also served as president and CEO of National HealthCare Corporation until he resigned those posts in 2004 but remains on the board. Additionally, from 1997-2004, he served as president of National Health Realty, Inc.

Clint Adams CFO Ardent Health Services One Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 250 Nashville 37215 615.296.3000 ardenthealth.com Adams, who joined Ardent in 2003, brings more than 20 years of accounting and healthcare experience to the lead financial role for the health services company. Previously, he was an audit senior manager for Ernst & Young, where he managed large and mediumsized audit engagements of multiple SEC healthcare and technology companies. He also served as controller for PathGroup Inc. and was an audit manager and staff accountant for Deloitte. A CPA, Adams is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

4 Nashville Medical News

Robert Adams Chairman, CEO & Inside Director National HealthCare Corp. 100 East Vine St. Murfreesboro 37130 615.890.2020 nhccare.com Adams has served in leadership positions for NHC for nearly four decades. He was named CEO in November 2004 and became chairman of the board Jan. 1, 2009. Adams has extensive long-term care experience, including serving NHC as a healthcare center administrator, regional vice president, COO, and president with his leadership responsibilities increasing as NHC and its affiliates have grown to operate more than 130 facilities and programs in 10 states.

Sharon Adkins, MSN, RN Executive Director Tennessee Nurses Association 545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 405 Nashville 37228 615.254.0350 tnaonline.org Prior to assuming leadership for the state’s professional nursing organization in 2006, Adkins held various leadership positions over two decades at Vanderbilt. She holds an undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota, a master’s in nursing administration from VUSN, and is a 1997 graduate of the Parish Nurse Preparation Institute at the Marquette University College of Nursing. At Vanderbilt, she developed and directed the Center for Parish Nursing and Health Ministries and is a past president of the National Health Ministries Association.

Bill Alexander Chief Revenue Officer Tennessee Oncology PLLC 300 20th Ave. N., Suite 301 Nashville 37203 615.329.0570 tnoncology.com Alexander serves as chief revenue officer of Tennessee Oncology, the state’s largest and rapidly growing physician-owned oncology practice. Alexander, who joined the practice in 1996, manages operations, as well as strategic planning and execution efforts. As a comprehensive network, the practice provides a full range of diagnostic services, including oncology-specific expertise in PET/CT and laboratory services. Each clinic location provides on-site chemotherapy treatments so patients receive care in their community. The practice employs more than 90 oncologists in 30 locations throughout Middle and Southeast Tennessee.

Bill Anderson Chairman & CEO MEDHOST 6550 Carothers Parkway, Suite 100 Franklin 37067 615.761.1000 medhost.com Since November 2009, Anderson has served as chairman and CEO of MEDHOST, which was founded in 1984 and provides HIT solutions focused on acute care, behavioral health, long-term acute care and specialty surgical facilities. He brings more than 30 years experience in the technology and financial industries to this role. Previously, he spent 19 years with KPMG Peat Marwick. Anderson also has served as CEO of Universal Tax Systems, Inc., Bankrate, Inc. and Block Financial Corporation. He is on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council.

Hal Andrews CEO Shareable 3 City Avenue, Suite 400 Nashville 37209 877.572.7423 getshareable.com In 2015, the mobile clinical documentation company got a new chief executive and new name. The former Shareable Ink … now just Shareable … tapped board member and veteran industry leader Hal Andrews as CEO at the end of March. Most recently, Andrews served as a vice president with Availity following the sale of RevPoint Healthcare Technologies to Availity in May 2014. Previously, Andrews was chairman, president and CEO of RevPoint. After beginning his career as an attorney at Waller, Andrews has been a successful entrepreneur, investor and leader in a number of healthcare technology companies, He also sits on the boards of Lincor Solutions and CurateHealth and is a member of the advisory board of Nashville Capital Network.

Anne Sumpter Arney Member Bone McAllester Norton PLLC 511 Union St., Suite 1600 Nashville 37219 615.238.6360 bonelaw.com A third-generation lawyer and active community leader, Arney has more than 30 years experience working with healthcare companies and medical professionals on a variety of corporate, operational, transactional and regulatory matters and publishes the “Physicians’ Legal Update” newsletter. A frequent guest speaker for industry and professional organizations on topics related to healthcare and corporate law, Arney also advises clients on how to start, grow, operate and sell their businesses. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Carlos L. Arteaga, MD Associate Director for Clinical Research; Director, Breast Cancer Program; Director, Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies; & Professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center 2220 Pierce Ave. 790 Preston Research Building
 Nashville 37232-6838 615.936.3524 vicc.org An internationally renowned physicianscientist and prolific author, Arteaga leads the prestigious Vanderbilt National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer SPORE grant and is one of Stand Up to Cancer’s Dream Team investigators. He took the reins of the American Association of Cancer Research as the national organization’s 2014-15 president. Arteaga also serves on the scientific advisory board for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation. A medical oncologist by training, Arteaga joined the faculty at Vanderbilt in 1989.

Jordan Asher, MD Chief Clinical Officer & Chief Innovation Officer MissionPoint Health Partners 523 Mainstream Drive Nashville 37228 615.284.5700 missionpointhealth.org In his role with MissionPoint, Asher focuses on creating innovative models of care delivery and providing thought leadership on a national level about the future of healthcare. Previously, he was the physician network executive for Saint Thomas Health where he led the implementation and design of physician alignment strategies. He also served as medical director for a large multispeciality private practice. Asher is a member of the American College of Physician Executives and the American Society of Hypertension. He completed his medical training at Vanderbilt and earned a master’s degree in Medial Management from the University of Texas, Dallas.

Mark Awh, MD Founder & President Radsource LLC 8 Cadillac Drive, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.376.7500 radsource.us An authority on magnetic resonance imaging, Awh was a founder in 2001 of Radsource, a joint venture between United Surgical Partners International and Imaging Specialists. Under Awh’s oversight the company, which partners with clients to increase diagnostic capabilities and streamline image archiving and communication, has become a leader in subspecialized MRI interpretations to the outpatient orthopaedic and neurological markets. Previously, Awh served as director of MRI at Saint Thomas West and as president of one of the nation’s largest private radiology practices. He is a frequent speaker at national

nashvillemedicalnews.com

radiology meetings and has authored numerous scientific articles and texts.

B Buddy Bacon Senior VP, Healthcare Group CapStar Bank 201 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 950 Nashville 37219 615.732.6450 capstarbank.com Bacon – a healthcare industry vet with deep financial, developmental and operational expertise – joined CapStar in June 2015 to help lead the bank’s healthcare efforts. Most recently, he served as CEO of MediTract, a healthcare contract management and compliance firm, and before that as chief executive of Meridian Surgical Partners and Medifax-EDI. Bacon began his career as a certified public accountant with LBMC.

Scott Bagwell President Experian Health 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 200 Franklin 37067 615.661.5657 experian.com/health Founded in 1996 as Passport Health, the company was acquired by Experian in November 2013. Bagwell, who was senior vice president of Sales and Marketing for Passport, was named president of Experian Health in October 2014 and is responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of the Experian subsidiary, which is focused on orchestrating every facet of the revenue cycle for greater operational efficiency and patient engagement. Bagwell has more than 25 years experience leading sales and marketing efforts for national healthcare technology companies. Before joining Passport in 2010, he was a senior vice president for McKesson Pharmacy Systems and RelayHealth Pharmacy business units.

Ben Baker COO CareHere 5141 Virginia Way, Suite 350 Brentwood 37027 615.221.5901 carehere.com Baker, who co-founded CareHere in 2004 with Ernie Clevenger, has more than 25 years experience in customer service, information technology, quality management and business process improvement. CareHere specializes in providing on-site healthcare and manages more than 180 health and wellness centers in 24 states. Baker is the former president of Precision Data Management Systems and is a certified master black belt in the Six Sigma quality management process pioneered by General Electric. Baker earned his MBA from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Dean Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1161 21st Ave. S., D-3300 MCN Nashville 37232 615.936.3030 medschool.vanderbilt.edu A Vanderbilt School of Medicine graduate, Balser joined his alma mater as an associate dean in 1998 and was named chair of VUMC’s Department of Anesthesiology three years later. In 2004, he became the chief research officer, leading expansion that moved Vanderbilt into the top 10 in NIH funding. In October 2008, Balser became the 11th dean of the School of Medicine since its founding in 1875 and was named associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs. Eight months later, he took the role of vice chancellor upon the retirement of Harry Jacobson, MD, who hand selected Balser as his successor. Balser sits on the board of the Center for Medical Interoperability.

JB Barber Executive Director The Frist Clinic 2400 Patterson St., Suite 400 Nashville 37203 615.342.5900 thefristclinic.com As executive director of the Frist Clinic, Barber oversees a large, diverse practice with 200-plus employees. Founded in 1993, the TriStar-affiliated, multi-specialty practice is home base for more than 40 board-certified physicians and mid-level providers. Barber joined the practice in 2014. Previously, he was director of operations for HCA Physician Services in the west Florida division and prior to that served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years. He has more than two decades of medical practice management experience and is a certified medical practice executive.

David Bartholomew President & CEO HCCA Health Connections 12 Cadillac Drive, Suite 200 Brentwood 37207 615.921.9510 hccahc.com Bartholomew joined the parent company of HCCA in 2009 to lead international and domestic diversification strategies for the company, which provides international clinical recruitment services. He has more than 25 years of executive experience in the U.S. staffing industry and is a past chairman of the American Staffing Association. Prior to joining HCCA, Bartholomew founded Staffmark in 1991 and grew the Nashville-based business form a one-office startup to one of the largest staffing companies in America.

Nashville Medical News 5


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Samuel W. “Bo” 
Bartholomew III
 President PharmMD 5200 Maryland Way, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.346.0880 pharmmd.com Bartholomew has overseen exponential growth of this national medication therapy management company since its inception in 2006. Prior to co-founding PharmMD, Bartholomew incubated a health advocacy company and a telemedicine physician access startup company. Earlier, Bartholomew was associate administrator for HCA’s Centennial Medical Center in Nashville and StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna. An active member of the Nashville Health Care Council, he serves on multiple boards, is a past chair of Leadership Health Care and is a 2013 Council Fellow.

Allen Bartels Administrator TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion 2401 Parman Place Nashville 37203 615.342.1400 tristarparthenonpavilion.com Bartels was named to his current position in 2011 and has more than 30 years of experience as an RN and in leadership roles. Prior to relocating to Nashville, he served as the vice president of Clinical Services at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Neb, where he worked for almost 24 years. In addition to overseeing Nashville’s largest and oldest inpatient psychiatric facility, he is involved with community organizations and heads up TriStar Centennial’s efforts regarding the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Regina Bartlett CEO TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center 355 New Shackle Island Road Hendersonville 37075 615.338.1000 tristarhendersonville.com Bartlett began her career as a staff nurse with HCA in 1978. After nursing leadership positions in Chattanooga and South Pittsburg, Tenn., she relocated to Middle Tennessee in 1998 to take the position of chief nursing and operating officer for TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center. She moved to sister facility, TriStar Skyline, in 2004 as COO before returning to TriStar Hendersonville in 2007 to take the CEO position of the 148-bed hospital.

John Barton Executive VP, Head of Specialized Industries Banking Regions Bank 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 1500 Nashville 37219 615.770.4241 regions.com In June 2009, Barton was named the executive vice president in charge of Regions’

6 Nashville Medical News

healthcare banking division. In 2011, his role was expanded to specialized industries, giving him oversight of transportation, restaurant, and technology/defense, in addition to the healthcare team. Previously, he was managing director and co-head of the Nashville healthcare group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He has also held management positions at CRC Equities and Third National Bank.

Thomas Bartrum Of Counsel Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 211 Commerce St., Suite 800 Nashville 37201 615.726.5641 bakerdonelson.com Bartrum is a nationally regarded healthcare regulatory expert who advises clients on regulatory and transactional issues, as well as fraud and abuse allegations. He is co-chair of the American Health Lawyers Association’s National Task Force on Health Reform. Bartrum has devoted much of his practice to the development of clinical integration models and other hospital-physician collaboration. He writes extensively on the subject of healthcare law. Bartrum has been regularly recognized for his work in healthcare in Best Lawyers and Chambers USA.

James Bearden Chairman & CEO Gresham, Smith and Partners 511 Union St. 1400 Nashville City Center Nashville 37219 615.770.8100 greshamsmith.com Bearden joined GS&P in 1976 as an intern architect and was named CEO in 2007. He has more than 30 years of national and international healthcare design experience, which is a specialty of the large firm. Bearden is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is a founding board member of the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Mentoring Program. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee.

Yarnell Beatty VP, Advocacy Tennessee Medical Association 2301 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37212 615.385.2100 tnmed.org Beatty joined the TMA in 2001 as general counsel, was named director of Legal & Government Affairs in 2004 and took on his current role at the end of 2012. Prior to joining TMA, he served simultaneously as director of Health Related Boards and executive director of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Tennessee. A graduate of Vanderbilt and Emory University School of Law, Beatty is a frequent speaker and panelist on health law and patient safety initiatives.

Craig Becker President & CEO Tennessee Hospital Association 5201 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.256.8240 tha.com Craig Becker has been president and CEO of the Tennessee Hospital Association and the Tennessee Hospital and Education Research Foundation since August 1993. Prior to joining THA, Becker was president of the Maine Hospital Association from 1989 to 1993. He also previously served as vice president of government relations at the New Jersey Hospital Association from 1985 to 1989.

Johanna C. Bendell, MD Partner Tennessee Oncology PLLC Director, GI Cancer Research Program & Associate Director, Drug Development Program Sarah Cannon Research Institute 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 tnoncology.com sarahcannon.com Bendell joined Sarah Cannon in 2008 and leads the clinical trial menu for GI Cancers for SCRI, as well as designs trials for GI cancers. She also works in early drug development to help guide first-in-man agents to proofof-concept studies. Bendell received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Chicago and completed her internship and residency in the Department of Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, as well as a fellowship in adult oncology at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She is board certified in medical oncology.

Gordon Bernard, MD Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Sciences Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1161 21st Ave. S., T-1208 MCN Nashville 37232 615.343.0077 medschool.vanderbilt.edu Bernard oversees Vanderbilt University’s efforts to move research from bench to bedside. He has leadership and oversight responsibility for the offices of the Human Research Protection Program, Office of Contracts Management, the Vanderbilt Institutional Review Board, Clinical Trials Center, the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization. After receiving a $20 million, five-year federal Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) grant, Bernard also serves as principal investigator of the CTSA Coordinating Center. Bernard sits on the board of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and chairs the company’s Medical Advisory Board.


Family issues hit close to home. Thankfully, NHC is never far away.

S

ince its 1971 founding in Murfreesboro, NHC

has grown to provide a spectrum of health care

services throughout Middle Tennessee and the U.S.

Today, in our centers and our patients’ homes, we

are providing a high level of quality and loving care

to all our families. Visit NHCcare.com to explore

our full range of services and find the NHC nearest

you. To learn more about our homecare services visit MyNHChomecare.com.

For information about services in your area simply call

1-888- INFO-NHC.

Discover a new way to schedule your rehab care at

NHCPriorityReservation.com.

REHABILITATIVE CARE • POST HOSPITAL CARE ASSISTED LIVING • INDEPENDENT LIVING • SKILLED NURSING • HOMECARE HOSPICE • LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

©2015 NHC 21828

NHCcare.com


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 C.E. (Mickey) Bilbrey

Mike Blackburn

President & CEO Quorum Health Resources 105 Continental Place Brentwood 37027 615.371.7979 qhr.com

Managing Partner Petra Capital Partners 3825 Bedford Ave., Suite 101 Nashville 37215 615.313.5999 petracapital.com

Bilbrey became CEO in 2014, taking on strategic and operational responsibilities for Quorum Health Resources, which provides management and consulting expertise to hospital clients in 38 states across the U.S. The company offers a continuum of services from full hospital management to consulting solutions in key performance areas. An industry veteran with more than three decades of experience in all aspects of hospital operations, management and consulting, Bilbrey previously served as president of QHR Intensive Resources and as vice president of QHR’s Eastern Division operations.

George Bishop, III Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8623 wallerlaw.com Bishop has provided counsel to healthcare companies for almost 40 years, and he has served as lead counsel on approximately 200 transactions involving investor-owned and nonprofit healthcare providers. He is nationally recognized for his work in mergers and acquisitions, particularly transactions involving hospitals and other health facilities. He also has extensive experience in joint ventures and syndications, antitrust matters, regulatory issues, securities offerings and venture capital financing. Bishop was a founding member and a former chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Health Law Section. His work has been recognized repeatedly by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and other national, state and local publications.

David L. Black, PhD Chairman & CEO Aegis Sciences Corp. 515 Great Circle Road Nashville 37228 615.255.2400 aegislabs.com Black is an internationally recognized forensic toxicologist and founder of Aegis. He serves as a consultant to major organizations for development of substance abuse prevention and testing programs and has extensive experience as an expert witness in local, state, national and international court cases involving drug use and testing. In addition to his position at Aegis, Black is a clinical associate professor in Pathology at Vanderbilt University and a board member of the Nashville Health Care Council. Black is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology.

8 Nashville Medical News

Prior to co-founding Petra, Blackburn was a venture partner at Richland Ventures, another Nashville-based venture capital firm. Before that, he was an associate with Lawrence, Tyrrell, Ortale & Smith, a healthcare services and IT venture capital firm. Blackburn has served as a director for CapRock, STI Knowledge, Santé Pediatric Services and Navigator. Petra’s current and past portfolio features a number of healthcare companies including Clinipace, HealthTeacher, New Century Hospice, Salveo Specialty Pharmacy, Opportune IT Healthcare Solutions, SUN Behavioral Health and SpecialtyCare. He earned his undergraduate degree and MBA from Vanderbilt.

Jim Blumstein Professor, Constitutional Law and Health Law & Policy Vanderbilt Law School Director Vanderbilt Health Policy Center 131 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37203 615.322.3710 law.vanderbilt.edu Blumstein ranks among America’s most prominent scholars on health law and policy. A member of the Vanderbilt law faculty since 1970, he served as former Governor Phil Bredesen’s counsel on TennCare reform. Blumstein has argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and participated in many others. He wrote the amicus brief that provided the legal argument used by Chief Justice John Roberts to strike down the state mandate to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act. Blumstein also has served as the principal investigator on a number of grants focused on managed care, hospital management, and medical malpractice. In addition to his work with the law school, he has a tenured appointment to Vanderbilt Medical School and is the director of the Vanderbilt Health Policy Center. He is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine.

Dennis Bottorff Co-founder & General Partner Council Capital 30 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 576 Nashville 37215 615.255.3707 councilcapital.com In 2000, Bottorff co-founded Council Capital, a private equity firm with more than $200 million of capital under management. Investments primarily are in early-growth and growth stage companies in healthcare services and healthcare IT. As a successful financial services CEO, Bottorff created more than $7 billion in realized shareholder value. During his 32-year banking career, Bottorff served as the key executive of four banks. He has served on many corporate boards from

startups to Fortune 500 companies. He is board chair for Council Capital portfolio company NuScriptRX and a past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council.

Scott Bowers President & COO Corizon Health 103 Powell Court Brentwood 37027 615.373.3100 corizonhealth.com In August 2014, Bowers was named president and COO for the correctional healthcare company, which provides services to more than 335,000 inmates at 531 facilities in 27 states. Previously, Bowers was president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee and before that CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community and State plans in Ohio, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Bowers also had experience in the Illinois Medicaid market as a member of the senior leadership team that participated in three health plan acquisitions before ultimately selling the plan to a national government-sponsored insurer. Bowers has an undergraduate degree from Princeton and an MBA from Washington University’s Olin School of Business.

Jenni Bradley Director of Talent Development Nashville Health Care Council 211 Commerce St., Suite 100 Nashville 37201 615.743.3146 healthcarecouncil.com In 2014, Bradley was promoted to director of Talent Development with oversight of activities to offer unique education and networking opportunities for those rising in their healthcare careers, including participants in the Council’s 800-member Leadership Health Care Initiative. Prior to her new role, Bradley served as LHC director. Before joining the Council, she worked with the U.S. Department of Education, the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence and in the office of Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. She earned her master’s in Political Management from George Washington University.

Stephen Braun Partner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 1600 Division St., Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.252.2300 babc.com As a partner at BABC, Braun advises hospitals, surgery centers and other providers in transactional, regulatory and operations matters. He has represented issuers or underwriters in a variety of industries, including healthcare, banking, oil and gas, biotechnology, retail and manufacturing. Earlier in his career, Braun was the senior vice president and general counsel of HCA Inc. from 1991 to 1997. His work in healthcare law has been routinely recognized by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America, which listed him as ‘Lawyer of the Year,’ Nashville, M&A Law for 2015.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Michael Brent Partner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 1600 Division St., Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.252.2361 babc.com Brent chairs the Long Term Care and Senior Housing and Tennessee Certificate of Need practice teams within the healthcare group at BABC. His practice focuses primarily on business law and the wide range of transactional, regulatory and operational issues facing healthcare providers and investors. He is an active member of LeadingAge, the American Health Lawyers Association and the Tennessee Health Care Association, in addition to the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. His work in healthcare has been repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in America and the Expert Guide to the “Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.”

Charlie Brock President & CEO Launch Tennessee 211 Seventh Ave. N. Nashville 37219 615.673.4419 launchtn.org Since January 2013, Brock has led this public-private partnership supporting the development of high-growth companies in Tennessee. Previously, Brock helped establish Foxmark Media in 1998, growing it into one of the nation’s largest mall advertising companies before selling it in 2006. He also helped launch FourBridges Capital Advisers and was a founding partner of the Chattanooga Renaissance Fund, the city’s first organized angel fund. Brock was also CEO of Chattanooga accelerator CO.LAB. He sits on a number of boards including Cumberland Emerging Technologies and Life Science Tennessee.

John W. Brock III, MD Chair & Surgeon-in-Chief Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 2200 Children’s Way Nashville 37232 615.936.1060 childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org Brock is professor of urologic surgery and pediatrics at Vanderbilt. In 1992, he became the director of the Division of Pediatric Urology and was named surgeon-in-chief in 2002. Brock is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons and the Society for Pediatric Urology. He is past president of the Society for Pediatric Urology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology

Brian Browder Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8636 wallerlaw.com Browder, a former chair of the Healthcare Department at Waller, works with a range of

nashvillemedicalnews.com

healthcare companies considering complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate law matters. Browder has been integral in the creation of joint ventures involving investor-owned healthcare providers and tax-exempt health systems and academic medical centers. He is regularly asked to lecture on transactional issues within the healthcare industry and has been recognized for his work in the field by a number of national publications including Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America.

Mike Browder Executive VP & CFO RegionalCare Hospital Partners 103 Continental Place, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.844.9800 regionalcare.net The former president and CEO of Essent Healthcare was named to the senior leadership team of RegionalCare after the two merged in the fall of 2011 to form a hospital system focused on non-urban markets. Browder, who joined Essent in 2001 as an executive vice president and CFO, took over leadership of that company in 2007. Previous experience includes serving as senior vice president and CFO for TMC Healthcare and vice president of Operations Finance for Health Management Associates. A CPA, Browder began his career in the Atlanta office of Ernst & Young. He is an advanced member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Laura Beth Brown, RN, MSN President Vanderbilt Home Care Services Vice President Vanderbilt Health Services 2120 Belcourt Ave. Nashville 37232 615.936.0036 vanderbilthealth.com/ homecare Brown, who was appointed to her role as vice president for Vanderbilt Health Services in January 2012, has operational oversight for VHS and its subsidiary entities. Additionally, she serves as president of VHCS where she has spent the past 13 years developing and leading the nationally recognized home care provider. She oversees an average daily census of 600 patients and more than 250 employees. Brown, a 2013 Council Fellow, earned her nursing degree from the University of Tennessee and a master’s in Health Systems Management from Vanderbilt.

Jim Browne CEO Heritage Medical Associates 222 22nd Ave N., Suite 100 Nashville 37203 615.284.2222 heritagemedical.com Browne oversees the largest, independent multi-specialty practice in Middle Tennessee with 14 offices and more than 130 physicians. He holds master’s degrees in both Business

Administration and Health Administration, as well as an undergraduate degree in Nursing. He is a certified financial planner and has previously held leadership positions with the West Bend Clinic, a large multi-specialty group with locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, and with multiple hospitals and health systems during his career.

Josh Brummett Partner, Healthcare Valuation Services LBMC 5250 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.309.2226 lbmc.com Brummett has extensive experience in healthcare valuation and serves as the practice leader for Compensation Valuation for LBMC including valuations for employment, medical director services, call-coverage service, and more. His healthcare experience includes valuations of physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers and other types of healthcare entities. In addition to valuation, he has worked with healthcare companies for a variety of purposes including due diligence, litigation support and physician compensation consulting.

Mary Bufwack, PhD CEO Neighborhood Health 711 Main St. Nashville 37206 615.227.3000 neighborhoodhealthtn.org Bufwack has served as CEO of Neighborhood Health, a Middle Tennessee nonprofit community health center organization, for more than 25 years. Neighborhood Health has grown significantly and now serves more than 32,000 patients annually in 12 clinic locations. Programs range from immunizations and prenatal care to management of chronic conditions and mental health and substance abuse services. Previously, Bufwack spent seven years on the faculty of Colgate University in upstate New York. Locally, she worked with the YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter before accepting her current position. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree and has been recognized by the Center for Nonprofit Management as CEO of the Year.

Howard A. “Skip” Burris III, MD Partner Tennessee Oncology PLLC President, Clinical Operations & CMO Sarah Cannon 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 tnoncology.com sarahcannon.com In his roles with Sarah Cannon, HCA’s global cancer institute, Burris leads clinical strategy and drug development, which includes overseeing physician-led, patient-centric

Nashville Medical News 9


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 integrated cancer services. In 1997, Burris established the first community-based phase I drug development program in Nashville, which became Sarah Cannon Research Institute. Burris has led first-in-human studies for many now-approved drugs that have changed the standard of care and was named a ‘Giant of Cancer Care’ at the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. He received his medical degree from the University of South Alabama and performed his residency and fellowship in hematology/ oncology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Chuck Byrge President & CEO Harpeth Capital One American Center 3100 West End Ave., Suite 710 Nashville 37203 615.296.9848 harpethcapital.com Byrge has more than 25 years experience with M&A transactions and raising capital for middle market companies. Previously, he served as senior managing director and head of investment banking for FTN Financial Securities, the investment banking arm of First Tennessee Bank. He also held senior management positions in M&A for SunTrust Equitable Securities, Morgan Keegan and NationsBanc Capital Markets. He received both his undergraduate and MBA from Vanderbilt. He is a 2014 Council Fellow.

C Brian Cahill CEO Cumberland Consulting Group 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 550 Franklin 37067 615.373.4470 cumberlandcg.com Cahill, who has served as a director of Cumberland Consulting Group since 2011, was named CEO of the national strategic advisory firm serving the healthcare industry in January 2015. Previously, he was president and CEO of lifeIMAGE. His more than 20 years of healthcare executive leadership experience also includes eWebHealth, ChartOne and HPR. He holds an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.

Matt Caldwell CEO University Medical Center 1411 W. Baddour Parkway Lebanon 37087 615.443.2500 universitymedicalcenter.com In January 2013, Caldwell was named chief executive officer of University Medical Center. With two decades of healthcare service experience, Caldwell most recently served as CEO of Dallas Regional Medical Center. He also held executive leadership positions

10 Nashville Medical News

in operations and patient services at several other hospitals in Texas. Caldwell holds his master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. Chad Calendine, MD President Premier Radiology 28 White Bridge Road, Suite 111 Nashville 37205 615.356.3999 premierradiology.com Calendine is the president of Premier Radiology and the Saint Thomas Imaging Network. He is also CEO of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) and of PhyData. In late 2012, ADI announced a partnership with Optimal Radiology, which was acquired by Aris Radiology in 2015. Calendine, who was CMO for Optimal, is continuing in that role for Aris. A board-certified musculoskeletal radiologist, he received his medical degree from UT Memphis and completed his residency and fellowship training at Atlanta’s Emory University. Calendine is co-chair of the American College of Radiology GRID Committee.

Chris Callaghan, DPA President & COO Insight Genetics 2 International Plaza Drive, Suite 510 Nashville 37217 615.255.8880 insightgenetics.com Callaghan co-founded Insight Genetics in 2007. The company develops advanced molecular diagnostic products that enable personalized cancer care and partners with researchers, pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies to deliver targeted treatment. Previously, Callaghan managed, as CEO, the turnaround of two affiliated environmental management service companies based in Michigan and led their sale to EarthTech, a subsidiary of Tyco International.

Kevin Campbell Partner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 1600 Division St., Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.252.2325 babc.com Campbell’s practice focuses exclusively on the representation of healthcare providers in transactional, regulatory and operational matters. While he has a broad spectrum of clients, Campbell’s practice has a particular emphasis on acute care hospitals and large accountable care organizations. He has been recognized on a national level for his work in the healthcare arena and has been regularly included in Chamber’s USA, Best Lawyers in America and Expert Guide to the “Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.”

Leslie Campbell Executive VP & COO Diversicare Healthcare Services 1621 Galleria Blvd. Brentwood 37027 615.771.7575 dvcr.com Campbell has been with Diversicare, a provider of long-term care services, since January 2013 and brings more than two decades of experience to her executive role. Diversicare serves patients in approximately 52 skilled nursing and senior housing centers with more than 6,500 licensed nursing beds in nine states, primarily in the Southeast and Southwest. Prior to Diversicare, Campbell spent 19 years with Golden Living, which has more than 300 locations in 21 states. Campbell served in a number of leadership roles with Golden Living including division president, vice president of operations and senior vice president of operations.

Stuart Campbell Member Stites & Harbison PLLC 401 Commerce St., Suite 800 Nashville 37219 615.782.2228 stites.com Campbell has experience in a wide variety of corporate transactions, including domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and divestitures, joint ventures and strategic investments. His experience includes M&A transactions in various industry groups, including healthcare services, telecommunications, retail and distribution and manufacturing. He sits on the firm’s management committee and has been recognized for his legal skills by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America for corporate law, among others.

Vic Campbell Senior VP HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com Spearheading the hospital giant’s government and investor relations operations, Campbell is a highly respected staple of the HCA management team. He joined the company’s finance department in 1972, establishing HCA’s investor relations functions in 1976. Named senior vice president in 1994, Campbell is actively involved in federal healthcare policy on a national stage. He is a past board member for the American Hospital Association, past board chair and current trustee for the Federation of American Hospital and past member of the Nashville Health Care Council Board. Prior to HCA, Campbell worked in the treasurer’s department of E.I. du Pont de Nemours in Delaware.


WHEN SHE INTERVIEWED A REGIONS BUSINESS BANKER, she gave us the third degree about our favorite way to improve her cash flow. You should too. We never shy away from a difficult situation, or a serious challenge. In fact, we hope you pull out all the stops and ask us about what really matters.

1 What process do you use to understand how money flows through my business?

2 Will you be able to offer solutions that maximize my cash flow?

3 Do you have good ideas about how I can expedite collections?

4 How can you help me find that 25th hour in a day? When every decision feels make or break,

you’ll be glad you’re working with a banker who has your back. So interview a Regions Business Banker today to learn how we can help your business move forward, now and down the road.

For an interview with a Regions Business Banker, call 1.800.833.9776 or visit us online at regions.com/interview.

© 2015 Regions Bank. All loans and lines subject to credit approval. | Regions and the Regions logo are registered trademarks of Regions Bank. The LifeGreen color is a trademark of Regions Bank.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Louis Caputo

Michael Cartwright

Sid Chambless

CEO TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center 200 StoneCrest Blvd. Smyrna 37167 615.768.2000 tristarstonecrest.com

Chairman & CEO American Addiction Centers 115 East Park Drive, Second Floor Brentwood 37027 615.732.1231 americanaddictioncenters.org

Executive Director/ Managing Partner Nashville Capital Network 3810 Bedford Ave., Suite 110 Nashville 37215 615.454.3950 nashvillecapital.com

Caputo assumed the role of CEO at TriStar StoneCrest, a 109-bed facility in north Rutherford County, in March 2014. He has more than 11 years of executive leadership in both administrative and operational areas within HCA. Prior to his current role, Caputo served as CEO of Summerville Medical Center in South Carolina for five years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

William F. Carpenter III Chairman & CEO LifePoint Health 330 Seven Springs Way Brentwood 37027 615.920.7000 lifepointhealth.net Carpenter has served as CEO since 2006 and assumed the additional position of chairman of the board in 2010. He is a founding employee of LifePoint, which was established in 1999, and has held various leadership positions within the company. He is secretary and past board chair for the Federation of American Hospitals. Carpenter is the immediate past chair of the Nashville Health Care Council Board of Directors and also serves on the boards of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Tennessee Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness, the Center for Medical Interoperability and Avondale’s Advisory Board. He has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” for six years running.

Lucy Carter Member KraftCPAs 555 Great Circle Road Nashville 37228 615.346.2497 kraftcpas.com Carter, a certified public accountant, joined KraftCPAs in 2015 as a member in the entrepreneurial services department and the healthcare industry team. Working in the healthcare financial industry since 1977, she was previously a founding partner of Carter Lankford, CPAs. Carter is active in several professional organizations including the National CPA Health Care Advisors Association and the Nashville MGMA board. She has authored numerous articles including works that have appeared in the Journal of Accountancy, Healthcare Financial Management and Nashville Medical News.

12 Nashville Medical News

Cartwright, who has served as board chair of AAC since 2011 and as CEO since 2013, has two decades of experience in the addiction treatment industry. In 2009, Cartwright co-founded Performance Revolution LLC (dba FitRx), a company focused on weight management, and served as CEO until 2011 when the company merged into Forterus, Inc. In 1999, he founded Foundations Recovery Network, LLC, a national alcohol and drug treatment company, and served on the board and as president and CEO until 2009. Earlier, in 1995, Cartwright founded Foundations Associates, a not-for-profit alcohol and drug treatment center in Nashville, which he led until its purchase by Foundations Recovery Network in 2007. While at Foundations Associates, Cartwright conducted more than 10 federally funded research studies on dual diagnosis and addiction. He also served on the U.S. Senate Help Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services from 2003 to 2004.

Larry Cash President, Financial Services & CFO Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net Continually recognized as one of the best CFOs in the hospital industry, Cash has managed the finances of CHS since 1997. Under his tenure, the company completed its 2000 initial public offering, the 50-facility Triad Hospitals acquisition in 2007 and the 71-hospital acquisition of Health Management Associates in 2014. Prior to CHS, Cash held senior-level finance roles with Columbia/HCA, Humana and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Robert Chamberlain Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Applied Health Analytics LLC 414 Union St., Suite 910 Nashville 37219 615.665.8825 appliedhealth.net Founded in 2009, Applied Health Analytics provides consulting and software services to hospitals and health systems to foster patient engagement and population health management. In 2014, Chamberlain was named a “Health Care Hero” by the Nashville Business Journal, and the company was listed as one of the area’s 30 fastest-growing small businesses. Chamberlain, who previously founded Aegis, Inc. and served as CEO for nearly 18 years, has over three decades of experience working with employers and health systems and is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurialism and payer-provider partnerships.

Since 2003, Chambless has led Nashville Capital Network, a group of 130 professional investors who have invested nearly $60 million into local companies including Aspire Health, Ampersand Health, NextGxDx, Unity Physician Partners, and Digital Reasoning. In his role, Chambless oversees NCN’s investor network and is responsible for deal flow, investment analysis and due diligence. He also serves as managing partner of NCN Angel Fund I & II and the TNInvestco Tennessee Angel Fund. NCN is one of the most active investment groups in the state, with their companies recently attracting co-investment from Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse Next Partners, and Oak Investment Partners, among others.

Beth Chase CEO c3 Consulting 2975 Sidco Drive Nashville 37204 615.371.8612 c3-consult.com The founding partner of c3, Chase has more than 25 years of experience consulting in the areas of strategic planning and execution, complex problem solving, decision-making, and building leadership. She has worked with Fortune 100 companies in a number of industries including healthcare and insurance. Previously, Chase co-founded a local management and information technology firm and began her career with IBM. She is board chair for PearlPoint Cancer Support, sits on the board of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.

Phillip Clendenin President, Ambulatory Services AmSurg Corporation 1A Burton Hills Blvd. Nashville 37215 615.665.1283 amsurg.com Clendenin joined AmSurg in March 2009 as senior vice president, Corporate Services. Clendenin has served in various positions within the healthcare industry for more than two decades. Prior to AmSurg, he held management positions with Community Health Systems, Triad Hospitals, HCA and National Medical Enterprises. He has a master’s in health administration from Washington University School of Medicine. He is a 2014 Council Fellow.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Ernie Clevenger President & CEO CareHere 5141 Virginia Way, Suite 350 Brentwood 37027 615.221.5901 carehere.com Clevenger, who co-founded CareHere in 2004 with Ben Baker, has deep experience in the self-funded community, having worked in a variety of capacities including as chairman and president of the Self-Insurance Institute of America and chairman of the Workforce for Electronic Data Interface (WEDI), which advises the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. CareHere manages more than 180 health and wellness centers in 24 states, providing medical services to more than 130,000 employees plus 250,000 family members. Clevenger serves as Chair of Regents for Nations University and is a member of the boards of the American Heart Association, YMCA Maryland Farms, Lodge Manufacturing Company, and Great Cities Mission.

Julian Collier Managing Director, Medical Specialty Group SunTrust Medical Private Banking 309 22nd Ave. N., Suite B Nashville 37203 615.748.5607 suntrust.com/ wealthmanagement With more than 16 years of experience in the financial services industry, Collier leads SunTrust’s Medical Specialty Group for Tennessee and North Carolina, overseeing a team of 18 client advisors dedicated to building relationships with physicians, their families and their medical practices. Collier joined SunTrust in 2009 as a commercial relationship manager and most recently served as a corporate banker for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He serves as an advisory board member at the American Red Cross and the finance committee at Habitat for Humanity.

David Condra Founder, Chairman & CEO Amplion Clinical Communications 632 Melrose Ave. Nashville 37211 615.843.9000 amplionalert.com Previously recognized by Inc. 500 as one of the fastest-growing companies in America, Dalcon Communications was founded in 1979 and rebranded as Amplion Clinical Communications in 2012. Condra, who graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in electrical engineering, leads the healthcare technology company focused on developing and implementing wireless patient-care communication technology for hospitals and health systems. From 2000-2005, Condra served as the Nashville Technology Council’s first president. He also founded Nashville Capital Network, providing connections to Nashville’s angel community for entrepreneurs seeking

nashvillemedicalnews.com

private capital. Additionally, he is a volunteer pilot with Angel Flight, transporting patients in need.

Joe C. Cook, Jr. Co-founder & Principal Mountain Group Capital Executive Chairman NuSirt Biopharma 3835 Cleghorn Ave., Suite 300 Nashville 37215 615.843.9100 mgcfund.com nusirt.com For 50 years, Cook has focused his energy on life sciences and biopharmaceuticals. He started his career at Eli Lilly and had risen to group vice president, Global Operations, by the time he retired in 1993. Cook came out of retirement to lead Amylin Pharmaceuticals as CEO from 1998-2003 and chairman from 1998-2009. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Cook returned to the Southeast and founded Mountain Group Capital, which is focused on investing in and actively guiding companies in the life sciences and technology sectors. A past board chair for Life Science Tennessee, Cook currently serves as executive chair for NuSirt Biopharma and on the boards of several other biotech companies.

Steve Corbeil President TriStar Health System 110 Winners Circle, First Floor Brentwood 37027 615.886.4900 tristarhealth.com In 2011, Corbeil was named president of HCA’s TriStar Division, including TriStar Health in greater Nashville. In his current role, Corbeil is responsible for TriStar Health’s 13 hospitals and five surgery centers in Middle Tennessee and South Central Kentucky. Previously, he served in the same capacity for the company’s Midwest Division in Kansas City since 2007. From 1996-2000, Corbeil served as CEO of HCA’s Medical City Dallas Hospital. Prior to returning to HCA in 2007, he held several senior-level multimarket leadership positions with Tenet Healthcare. Corbeil is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a 2016 board member for the Tennessee Hospital Association.

Richard G. Cowart Shareholder, Chair of Health & Public Policy Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 211 Commerce St., Suite 800 Nashville 37201 615.726.5660 bakerdonelson.com Cowart is the chair of the firm’s Health and Public Policy department and a former member of the firm’s board of directors. Cowart is a recognized authority in advising senior management regarding policy, regulatory and business issues related to healthcare. He serves as strategic counsel to healthcare companies and counsels providers on business, policy and governance issues,

with an emphasis on business transactions. He is widely regarded as a national expert on the Affordable Care Act and its implications and a trusted advisor to C-Suite executives. Cowart has been regularly recognized among the nation’s best healthcare attorneys in Chambers USA and Best Lawyers.

Bill Crawford Executive VP, Healthcare Banking Cadence Bank, N.A. One American Center 3100 West End Ave., Suite 175 Nashville 37203 615.345.0207 cadencebank.com In 2012, Cadence Bank brought in veteran banker Bill Crawford to launch their healthcare financing group and lead a national push into the industry sector. The bank has since committed in excess of $1 billion to healthcare companies and has significantly expanded the team. Previously, Crawford worked for three years as senior vice president of Healthcare Banking at Regions Bank and as a managing director for SunTrust for more than a decade. Crawford holds an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt.

Christy Tosh Crider Shareholder Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 211 Commerce St., Suite 800 Nashville 37201 615.726.5608 bakerdonelson.com Crider heads the firm’s Long Term Care group and concentrates her practice in long term care, behavioral health companies, managing the litigation of numerous long term care facilities around the country, medical malpractice litigation and many areas of tort and commercial litigation. She works with healthcare companies on quality assurance, corporate compliance, general business advice and litigation avoidance. She also chairs the firm’s nationally recognized Women’s Initiative. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Dell Crosslin Managing Principal Crosslin & Associates PC The Astoria 3803 Bedford Ave., Suite 103 Nashville 37215 615.320.5500 crosslinpc.com In 1987, Crosslin joined three other CPAs to create what is today Crosslin & Associates. With more than 40 years of public and private accounting and consulting experience, Crosslin has served as a business advisor to a broad range of industries including numerous healthcare organizations. His expertise includes audit, strategic planning, fraud examination, forensic accounting, information technology studies, and development of financial statement packages. Active in the community, he currently serves on the audit committee for Saint Thomas Health Services.

Nashville Medical News 13


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Matt Curley

Ben Davis, MD

Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.7790 bassberry.com

Chairman, President & CEO PathGroup, Inc. 5301 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.221.4455 pathgroup.com

Curley represents clients in connection with internal and governmental investigations and related civil and criminal proceedings, particularly within the healthcare industry. His perspective is informed by his prior experience as an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, where he served as civil chief and coordinated the office’s civil enforcement efforts in representing the U.S. and its agencies in healthcare fraud and abuse actions arising under the False Claims Act. Curley is an adjunct professor for Vanderbilt Law School where he teaches a course on healthcare fraud and abuse.

D Eric Dahlhauser Chairman & CEO Insight Genetics 2 International Plaza Drive, Suite 510 Nashville 37217 615.255.8880 insightgenetics.com With more than two decades experience in the commercialization of molecular technologies, Dahlhauser has served as chairman and CEO of Insight Genetics since its formation in 2007. The company develops advanced molecular diagnostics that enable precision cancer care at the times of diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutic resistance. Previously, the certified public accountant served as chairman and CEO of Genetic Assays, Inc., a molecular clinical diagnostics company.

Duncan Dashiff Managing Director & COO MedCare Investment Funds 3322 West End Ave., Suite 1100 Nashville 37203 615.515.9880 medcarefunds.com MedCare invests in the life science, healthcare IT and healthcare services segments of the industry. MedCare and its affiliated entities manage approximately $1 billion in invested capital in healthcare companies that focus on directly improving patient care and outcomes. Previously, Dashiff served as managing director of Morgan Keegan’s Nashville-based Healthcare Investment Banking Group and co-head of the Healthcare Corporate & Investment Banking practice of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Dashiff is a co-founder and chairman of MindCare Solutions Group, Inc. and co-founder and board member of Occusystems Inc.

Davis has been at the helm of PathGroup since 1996, the year the company was formed, serving as chairman, president and CEO. He also serves as president of Associated Pathologists, a PathGroup affiliate he joined in 1986. Prior to that, Davis was an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at Vanderbilt. He served as chairman of the HCA Healthcare Network Institutional Review Board from 1989 to 2008 and as a group leader of the Experimental Pathology Unit, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Molecular Biology Branch, Bern, Switzerland from 1981 to 1983.

Lisa Davis CFO Saint Thomas Health 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284.7847 sths.com Davis was named CFO in 2015. After beginning her career at Ernst & Young, Davis joined Saint Thomas Hospital (now Saint Thomas West) in 1998 as an accounting manager. She rapidly advanced, taking on increasingly responsible leadership roles for the hospital. By 2005, she had been named corporate controller for the larger system, Saint Thomas Health, and was promoted to vice president of finance and associate chief financial officer in 2013. She received both her undergraduate business degree and master’s in accounting from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Davis sits on the board of Alive Hospice and Shared Hospital Services Corporation.

Randy Davis President & CEO NorthCrest Medical Center 100 Northcrest Drive Springfield 37172 615.384.2411 northcrest.com Davis was named president and CEO for NorthCrest in October 2013. He had been part of the medical center’s senior leadership team since 2009, most recently serving as senior vice president and COO. Previously, he also served as chief information officer with oversight of health information technology and data management. Davis holds an MBA with a healthcare management concentration from Lipscomb University.

Roger L. Davis, PharmD Dean & Professor Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences One University Park Drive Nashville 37204-3951 615.966.7161 lipscomb.edu/pharmacy Davis was named founding dean of the College of Pharmacy at Lipscomb University

14 Nashville Medical News

when the program launched in 2007. Since then, he has led the College of Pharmacy successfully through the rigorous process to achieve full accreditation. Davis has more than four decades of industry and academic experience including 28 years on faculty at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, the last 10 as assistant dean for Middle Tennessee. Davis also served as the associate executive director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association for 23 years and spent more than a decade as a member of the board and president of Pharmaceutical Care Innovations.

Neil de Crescenzo President & CEO Change Healthcare 3055 Lebanon Road Nashville 37214 615.932.3000 changehealthcare.com In September 2013, de Crescenzo was appointed president and CEO of Change Healthcare, formerly Emdeon, a healthcare technology company focused on the triple aim of improving patient experience, enabling positive outcomes and reducing cost through a number of solutions. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general manager of Oracle’s Global Health Sciences business. He also spent a decade at IBM ultimately serving as senior executive for Global Healthcare Business Consulting Services. Earlier in his career, de Crescenzo held leadership positions with a major hospital system, large physician practice and major health insurer. He began his career in investment banking in the areas of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He earned his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Northeastern University. He is on the board for the Nashville Health Care Council, the Personalized Medicine Coalition and the Healthcare Leadership Council.

Maria de Fatima Lima, PhD Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Research Meharry Medical College 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 615.327.6533 mmc.edu A native Brazilian, de Fatima Lima was named to her post in 1998 and has oversight of Meharry’s doctoral and master’s level students in the areas of neuroscience, microbiology/ immunology, pharmacology, cancer biology and public health. She has been affiliated with Meharry for more than two decades. After earning her doctorate from Michigan State, she completed her post-doctoral work at Meharry and then accepted a faculty role. Widely published, her research specialty is infectious diseases. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Jim Deal CEO Hospice Compassus 12 Cadillac Drive, Suite 360 Brentwood 37027 615.377.7022 hospicecompassus.com Deal led the management team in founding the hospice and palliative care company in 2006. Today, Hospice Compassus serves patients at more than 150 locations in 28 states. Prior to this venture, Deal, who has more than 35 years of industry experience, was president of Diabetes Treatment Centers of America (now Healthways), chairman and CEO of Nashville-based Inspiris and CEO of Center for Diagnostic Imaging in Minneapolis. He sits on the board of directors for AmSurg.

John A. Deane President, Consulting and Management Division The Advisory Board Company Two American Center 3102 West End Ave., Suite 800 Nashville 37203 615.385.2126 advisory.com/consulting As founder of Southwind, now a division of The Advisory Board Company, Deane has extensive management experience in the field of hospital/physician alignment. He has led numerous engagements focused on strategic planning and restructuring of the employed physician enterprise, physician compensation model design and implementation,

nashvillemedicalnews.com

practice acquisition, and alternative models of physician alignment. Previous experience includes serving in executive leadership roles for a national physician practice management company and in the academic medical center arena. He is on the 2015-16 board of the Nashville Health Care Council.

Keith C. Dennen Member Dickinson Wright PLLC 424 Church St., Suite 1401 Nashville 37219 615.780.1106 dickinson-wright.com Dennen joined Dickinson Wright in 2012 and concentrates his practice in the areas of healthcare law, intellectual property law, estate and probate, employment law, corporate and transactional law and litigation. He has represented clients in a range of matters including in administrative, regulatory, corporate governance, contract disputes, patent infringement, and more. Since 1998, he has served as legal advisor on the executive board of the Nashville Medical Group Management Association. Dennen is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

David M. Dill President & COO LifePoint Health 330 Seven Springs Way Brentwood 37027 615.920.7000 lifepointhealth.net Dill, who joined LifePoint in 2007, has extensive healthcare experience. Prior to his current role, he served as LifePoint’s executive vice president and CFO. Previously, Dill served as executive vice president of Fresenius Medical Care North America and as CEO in the East Division of Fresenius Medical Care Services. He also is a former director of Psychiatric Solutions, a behavioral health services company.

Jason Dinger, PhD CEO MissionPoint Health Partners 523 Mainstream Drive Nashville 37228 615.284.5700 missionpointhealth.org Since its inception, Dinger has led MissionPoint, a direct subsidiary of Ascension Health that was one of the first dedicated accountable care organizations created to address the need to improve quality outcomes and lower healthcare costs. Dinger, who is responsible for the strategic, operational and cultural development of MissionPoint, helped shape the organization’s vision while remaining committed to helping underserved members of the community. Previously, he

Nashville Medical News 15


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 directed Saint Thomas Health Ventures where he was instrumental in the development of non-acute service lines including the Saint Thomas Research Institute and Saint Thomas Outpatient Rehabilitation and also served as CEO of the Dispensary of Hope, the nation’s only fully licensed, charitable medication distributor working across the entire spectrum of healthcare.

Thomas Doub, PhD CEO Centerstone Research Institute 44 Vantage Way, Suite 280 Nashville 37228 615.463.6240 centerstoneresearch.org Doub works with academic researchers and clinicians nationwide to improve access to mental health and addiction treatments through a blend of research, technology and evaluation expertise. A renowned researcher in his own right, Doub served as Centerstone’s vice president for Research and COO before his 2012 appointment to CEO. Previously, he was director of Research and Development for Dual Diagnosis Management and a senior research scientist for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH Commissioner Tennessee Department of Health 710 James Robertson Parkway Andrew Johnson Tower, Fifth Floor Nashville 37243 615.741.3111 tn.gov/health Dreyzehner was appointed to the state’s top public health spot in 2011. The board-certified physician is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He has extensive public health leadership experience and previously served as director of Virginia’s Cumberland Plateau Health District. Dreyzehner began his medical service as a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and has private practice experience in both occupational and addiction medicine. He holds a number of faculty appointments and has served in leadership positions in several regional and national medical and public health organizations. He is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN Executive Chief Nursing Officer Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1161 21st Ave. S., D-3300 MCN Nashville 37232 615.322.0735 mc.vanderbilt.edu After earning her master’s degree at Vanderbilt, Dubree joined the academic medical center as a clinical staff specialist and faculty member in 1976. During her career, she has taken on increasingly challenging leadership roles and now has close to 6,000 nurses under her supervision. As executive CNO, she is responsible for the clinical and professional leadership for all Vanderbilt University

16 Nashville Medical News

hospitals and clinics. In addition to strategic planning, recruitment and retention, Dubree also serves as associate dean for Clinical Practice at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She is a Wharton Nurse Executive Fellow and a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

E Charles Eckstein, MD President Urology Associates 2801 Charlotte Ave. Nashville 37209 615.250.9200 urologynashville.com Since 1998, Eckstein has served as president for this group of 35 urologists, who provide service through 12 Nashville-area offices and 9 satellite rural clinics in Tennessee and Kentucky. While serving as president and chairman of the board of the Nashville Academy of Medicine, he was instrumental in establishing Nashville’s Bridges to Care Plus to provide specialty care to the indigent through donated services. Eckstein, who has been a practicing urologist since 1981, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt.

Mitch Edgeworth CEO Vanderbilt University Adult Hospitals & Clinics 1301 Medical Center Drive 3805 TVC Nashville 37232-5100 615.343.7995 mc.vanderbilt.edu In June 2015, Edgeworth was promoted to CEO of the adult hospital and clinics after joining Vanderbilt as COO of the adult hospital in 2012. Previously, he was with Community Health Systems, the last three years serving as a regional vice president for Quorum Health Resources. Prior to his work with CHS, Edgeworth was with Tenet Health system in increasing leadership positions including roles as a COO and CEO of Tenet hospitals, in addition to work with the company’s executive leadership at corporate headquarters. An industrial engineer by training, he also holds an MBA from Duke and began his healthcare career with Duke University Health System. He is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Dawn Edwards VP, Private Wealth Management The Bank of Nashville, a Division of Synovus 1033 Demonbreun St., Suite 200 Nashville 37203 615.271.2113 bankofnashville.synovus.com Edwards is responsible for advising high net worth clients including many in the healthcare industry. In addition to consulting on deposit and loan needs, she and her team provide financial planning, estate and tax planning, and

investment strategies. Before being named to her current position, she was an assistant vice president and bank manager with Bank of Nashville. Prior to that, Edwards worked in retail and business banking for another area financial institution. She has more than 15 years of banking experience.

Greg Eli Partner, Healthcare Industry Leader LBMC 5250 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.309.2225 lbmc.com Eli, a partner in the accounting and assurance practice, brings over 30 years of experience in public accounting and healthcare to his role as leader of LBMC’s healthcare practice. He is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction, development of solutions and service delivery to address the changing needs of the healthcare industry. The CPA is an active participant in the Leading Edge Alliance Healthcare Special Interest Group of over 200 accounting firms worldwide. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Nashville Health Care Council, where he represented the public accounting industry.

Dan Elrod Attorney Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Cannada 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 1600 Nashville 37201 615.651.6702 butlersnow.com Elrod is a member of the firm’s Healthcare Regulatory and Transactions Group and represents providers with certificate of need, licensing, certification and transactions. He has been involved in over 350 CON projects for Tennessee providers. He also has represented domestic and foreign insurance companies with regard to Tennessee regulatory issues. Among his multiple honors, Elrod was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Administrative/Regulatory Law in 2013 and Government Relations Practice in 2015. He has also been recognized for his healthcare regulatory work by Chambers USA.

David Emery Chairman & CEO Healthcare Realty Trust 3310 West End Ave., 
Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.269.8175 healthcarerealty.com In May 1992, Emery formed the real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing and developing properties associated with the delivery of healthcare services. From an initial portfolio of 21 healthcare facilities in 1993, the company now owns nearly 200 medical properties across the United States. Prior to Healthcare Realty, Emery was engaged in the development and management of commercial real estate in Nashville and has been active in the real estate industry for over 45 years.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Joann Ettien Administrator & COO TriStar Centennial Women’s Hospital & The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial 2221 Murphy Ave. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000 thechildrenshospitalnashville.com Ettien was named to her current position in 2006 but has more than 30 years experience with HCA. Immediately prior to relocating to Nashville, she served as chief nursing officer at Largo Medical Center in Florida. In addition to overseeing the city’s only freestanding hospital dedicated solely to caring for women and children, Ettien also chairs women’s perinatal services for the TriStar Health System. She is actively involved with March of Dimes, YWCA, and Nurses for Newborns and is a past board chair of Hospital Hospitality House. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

F Cherae Farmer-Dixon, DDS Dean & Professor Meharry School of Dentistry 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 615.327.6207 mmc.edu Appointed dean in 2013, Farmer-Dixon is a distinguished alumna of Meharry Medical College, graduating from the School of Dentistry in 1990 and the School of Graduate Studies and Research in 1994 where she received her master’s in public health. A faculty member at Meharry for more than 20 years, her research activities have dealt with oral health disparities, dental caries in low-income children, community outreach and intervention, and addressing minority dental school enrollment. Farmer-Dixon is a past board member of the American Association of Women Dentists and a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Marquetta Faulkner, MD Senior VP, Health Affairs & Dean, School of Medicine Meharry School of Medicine 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 615.327.6204 mmc.edu After serving in an interim role, Faulkner’s current position was made permanent in 2015. In addition to overseeing Meharry’s clinical programs, she serves as the chief academic and administrative officer for the School of Medicine with responsibility for programming, student affairs, graduate medical education, curriculum development and the financial management of Meharry’s largest academic unit. A board certified nephrologist, she is an active researcher and award-winning professor. Faulkner is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, and holds a Physicians’ Executive MBA from UT-Knoxville in addition to her medical degree from Meharry.

Gordon Ferguson CEO Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital President Saint Thomas Health Regional Hospitals 1700 Medical Center Parkway Murfreesboro 37129 615.396.4100 sths.com/rutherford Ferguson has served in his current role since 2006 and has more than 20 years of healthcare experience. In 1998, he joined Saint Thomas Rutherford as senior vice president of support services and subsequently served as senior vice president of operations. In 2004, he was named COO. During his tenure, he has completed a master facility plan and overseen nearly $300 million in construction projects. He earned a master’s degree in hospital and health administration from the University of Alabama, Birmingham and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

David Fitzgerald Partner Petra Capital Partners 3825 Bedford Ave., Suite 101 Nashville 37215 615.313.5999 petracapital.com Fitzgerald is partner at Petra, focusing on healthcare, information technology and business services sectors for the private equity firm. Prior to Petra, he was a general partner at Richland Ventures. Past experience also includes leading market development and acquisitions at diagnostic lab company InformDx. Fitzgerald has sat on the board of numerous healthcare companies including New Century Hospice, Urgent Team, Clnipace Worldwide, and SUN Behavioral Health.

Stephen Flatt, PhD President National HealthCare Corp. 100 East Vine St. Murfreesboro 37130 615.890.2020 nhccare.com After joining NHC in 2005, Flatt was named president at the beginning of 2009. Over the last several years, NHC has grown to operate more than 130 facilities and programs in 10 states. For eight years prior to joining NHC, Flatt served as president of Lipscomb University and held a number of other leadership rolls at his alma mater. A 2013 Council Fellow, Flatt is on the board of The Community Foundation and Nashville Inner City Ministries.

Mark Folk Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8135 wallerlaw.com Folk, who joined Waller in 2013, is well known for his work with investor-owned and tax-exempt providers as they establish new strategic partnerships, restructure lines of service and solidify capital for operations and expansion. Folk also assists healthcare systems in managing the risks associated with integrating physicians and new lines of business into their established patient care models. Most recently he was co-chair of the Healthcare Department for Shutts & Bowen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Patrick Forrest, MD CMO PhyMed Healthcare Group 110 29th Ave. N., Suite 301 Nashville 37203 855.331.4999 phymed.com Forrest, who also serves as a director on the PhyMed board, manages the anesthesia practice management firm’s clinical oversight including operations and quality programs. A practicing physician with Anesthesia Medical Group since 1999, Forrest has held multiple administrative roles within the practice, which falls under the PhyMed umbrella. Prior to his current role, he was president of AMG for six years and chief of anesthesiology at TriStar Centennial for two years. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama and completed his residency and fellowship at Emory.

Tim Fouts Executive VP, Corporate & Healthcare Banking Franklin Synergy Bank 3359 Aspen Grove Drive, Suite 100 Franklin 37067 615.564.6370 franklinsynergybank.com In April 2015, Franklin Synergy Bank recruited Fouts to launch a new healthcare banking group with a goal of building a $250 million portfolio within two years. Fouts, who has more than 15 years experience in the financial industry with a heavy emphasis on the healthcare sector, was previously with CapStar Bank and launched that lender’s healthcare group in 2013. Prior to that, Fouts served as a senior vice president at JP Morgan Chase and as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch.

Paul Frankenberg Founder & Managing Partner FOCUS Search Partners 5410 Maryland Way, Suite 460 Brentwood 37027 615.301.4041 focussearchpartners.com Frankenberg founded FOCUS Search Partners in 2001 as a national healthcare executive

Nashville Medical News 17


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 recruitment firm. Since then, he has completed more than 500 corporate executive, senior management and board of director search assignments for healthcare clients as diverse as entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Modern Healthcare recently recognized Frankenberg for leading one of the “Top 25 Retained Healthcare Executive Search Firms in the USA.” He sits on the board of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and is co-author of the book, Burn Your Resume.

Ron Franks President & CEO HFR Design 214 Centerview Drive, Suite 300 Brentwood 37027 615.370.8500 hfrdesign.com Tracing its business roots back more than a century, architectural and engineering firm HFR works on behalf of clients around the country in healthcare design, master planning and programming projects. Franks, who joined HFR in 1974 and is now the firm’s chairman, maintains hands-on client involvement and is director of the healthcare division. Both a licensed architect and interior designer, Franks’ industry experience includes design work and oversight of hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities, assisted living facilities and medical office buildings.

David Frederiksen CEO & Director PatientFocus 814 Church St., Suite 300 Nashville 37203 855.661.4384 patientfocus.com Since 2008, Frederiksen has been at the helm of PatientFocus (formerly PatientCredit), which focuses exclusively on patient-pay collections after insurance and before bad debt. Previously, he served as COO of Insight Healthcare Financial and was also COO with the Pine Creek Companies. He is a founding board member of Leadership Health Care, founder and past president of the Vanderbilt Healthcare Alumni Association, and a 2014 Council Fellow. Frederiksen has been selected by the Nashville Business Journal as a ‘Most Admired CEO’ in 2014 and 2015, named a “Health Care Hero” in 2015 and received small business award accolades from the publication the past two years.

Vaughn Frigon, MD CMO TennCare Bureau 310 Great Circle Road Nashville 37243 615.507-6444 tn.gov/tenncare Frigon joined the TennCare Bureau in the role of CMO at the beginning of 2013. A Virginia native and West Point grad, he served in the U.S. Army Infantry as a platoon leader during the first Persian Gulf War. Prior to joining TennCare, Frigon was in private practice and also worked as lead medical director for the

18 Nashville Medical News

Unum Insurance Company in Chattanooga. In addition to his medical degree from the University of Tennessee, the board certified orthopaedic surgeon also holds a Healthcare MBA from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

Senator Bill Frist, MD Partner & Executives Council Chairman Cressey & Co. 2525 West End Ave., Suite 1250 Nashville 37203 615.369.8400 cresseyco.com As a partner, the former U.S. Senate Majority Leader is responsible for acquisitions, divestitures and oversight of portfolio companies at Cressey, which was formed in 2007 with an eye on the healthcare private-equity market. He also leads the company’s distinguished executives council, which features some of the area’s most renowned healthcare leaders. In 2013, Frist co-founded palliative healthcare company Aspire Health and serves as chairman of the board. In 2015, he announced the launch of NashvilleHealth to address population health needs in his hometown. Frist also co-leads the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows Initiative to groom healthcare executives to lead the industry with creativity and innovation. During his 12-year tenure (1994-2007) in the U.S. Senate, Frist held seats on the Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. A renowned heart and lung transplant surgeon who founded the transplant program at Vanderbilt, Frist is an adjunct professor of Surgery at both Vanderbilt and Meharry Medical School. Additionally, he is actively involved in a number of national public health efforts and serves on the board of directors for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Nashville Health Care Council.

Robert A. Frist, Jr. CEO, President & Chairman HealthStream 209 10th Ave. S., Suite 450 Nashville 37203 615.301.3100 healthstream.com HealthStream co-founder Frist has served as CEO, president and chairman since 1990. Over the last 26 years, he has steadily grown the company into a leading provider of workforce development, talent management and research and patient experience solutions within the healthcare industry. He is a co-founder and board member of Nashville’s Entrepreneur Center.

Tommy Frist, Jr., MD Chairman Emeritus HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com One of the godfathers of healthcare in Nashville, Frist founded HCA with his father, the late Thomas F. Frist Sr., and the late Jack

C. Massey. He became president of HCA nine years later, was named its chairman, president and CEO in 1987, and oversaw the company’s public-to-private-to-public moves in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. After stepping out of active management following HCA’s merger with Columbia, he returned to right HCA’s ship following that merger. Today the company operates more than 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and in the United Kingdom and has more than 200,000 employees. More recently, Frist co-founded Chinaco Healthcare Corp. with Chuck Elcan. He is a director of the Frist Foundation, which invests in nonprofit organizations in Nashville to strengthen their ability to provide services. He also sits on the advisory board for Avondale Partners and is a past chair of the Nashville Health Care Council. In 2015, Frist was part of the inaugural class of inductees in the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Herb Fritch President Cigna-HealthSpring Inc. 530 Great Circle Road Nashville 37228 615.743.3946 cignahealthspring.com Fritch, who founded HealthSpring in September 2000, served as chairman and CEO until the beginning of 2012 when Cigna Corporation purchased the company. After the acquisition, Fritch joined Cigna as president of Cigna-HealthSpring to oversee the company’s strategic expansion in the growing seniors and Medicare segment and guide new opportunities for customers transitioning into retirement years. Previously, Fritch served as president of North America Medical Management, an independent physician association management company, and as regional vice president at Partners National Health Plans. He serves on a number of boards including FCA Venture Partners and the Nashville Health Care Council.

G W. Blake Garside, Jr., MD President Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance 301 21st Ave. N. Nashville 37203 615.329.6600 toa.com Specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery, Garside is president of TOA. The board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, who completed a fellowship in athletic injury/foot and ankle, received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina, completed his orthopaedic surgical residency at Vanderbilt, and did his fellowship training at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. A varsity golfer during undergrad at Notre Dame, Garside has the unique perspective of a ‘recovering patient’ after a wrist injury sidelined him for two years. He brings that perspective to his practice whether working


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 with young athletes, professional hockey players or weekend warriors. He joined TOA in 2000.

Vic Gatto Founder & CEO Jumpstart Foundry 1204 Elmwood Ave. Nashville 37212 615.478.2188 jsf.co Gatto has deep experience in the commingled worlds of venture capital and entrepreneurship. After co-founding and selling a venture-backed software company, he transitioned to the funding side and served as a partner in Massey Burch Capital Corp. and Solidus Company, where he remains a partner. Maintaining his passion for entrepreneurship, Gatto and co-founder Marcus Whitney launched Jumpstart in 2009 to nurture and grow innovative ideas, specifically those in the healthcare sector. He earned his MBA from Vanderbilt.

Paul Gentuso, MD CMO Heritage Medical Associates 222 22nd Ave. N., Suite 100 Nashville 37203 615.284.2222 heritagemedical.com

the 14 offices of Middle Tennessee’s largest, independent multispecialty physician practice. Before becoming CMO in 2010, Gentuso practiced internal medicine at Heritage Medical Associates for six years. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, he completed his residency at Vanderbilt. He is a member of the American College of Physician Executives and is a certified physician executive.

Tom Gibson President OGA 2932 Foster Creighton Road Nashville 37204 615.289.9691 oman-gibson.com Gibson serves as president of healthcare real estate developer OGA. In partnership with Bond Oman, OGA has developed numerous medical office buildings and healthcare facilities. Gibson also founded OGA’s sister company, Holladay Properties Nashville Regional Office, in 1986 and has decades of real estate development experience. The Nashville Holladay office currently provides property management and construction services to a portfolio of more than 7 million square feet of healthcare space.

As chief medical officer, Gentuso works with physicians and administrators to help ensure the delivery of quality patient care across

Kelly Gill President, CEO & Director Diversicare Healthcare Services 1621 Galleria Blvd. Brentwood 37027 615.771.7575 dvcr.com A 30-year industry veteran, Gill was named president and CEO of Diversicare in 2011 after joining the company in 2010 as COO. A provider of long-term care services, Diversicare serves patients in approximately 55 skilled nursing and senior housing centers with more than 6,500 licensed nursing beds in nine states, primarily in the Southeast and Southwest. Previously, Gill served as president of Hallmark Rehabilitation and Hospice Care of the West, subsidiaries of Skill Healthcare Group, Inc. and as COO of Outpatient Imaging Affiliates.

Fred Goad Partner Voyent Partners LLC 112 Westwood Place, Suite 110 Brentwood 37027 615.373.1727 Goad co-founded the venture capital firm Voyent Partners in 2001 with Jim Kever. Prior to launching the private investment company primarily involved in angel investing, Goad was at the helm of Envoy, a provider of electronic transaction processing services for the healthcare industry, for more than 14 years until the company sold

Where sharp minds come to grow. With more than 450 people in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga, LBMC is one of Tennessee’s largest professional services firms. Our people, culture, benefit options, growth opportunities, and locations, all come together to make us a top work place.

The Leading Edge Alliance

BEST PLACES TO WORK

TOP WORK PLACES

2015

MOST INNOVATIVE FIRM IN THE U.S.

2014

TWICE RECOGNIZED

We are looking for sharp minds to join our team. See our open opportunities now at lbmc.com/careers.

Nashville Business Journal

Nashville 615.377.4600

The Tennessean

Knoxville 865.691.9000

LBMC-26813-15-Brand Launch Campaign Print Ads-SHARP MINDS-East TN Medical News_FINAL.indd 1

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Chattanooga 423.756.6585

11/16/15 11:49 AM

Nashville Medical News 19


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 to Quintiles in March 1999. He also spent five years as regional sales manager for Docutel (now Olivetti USA), which pioneered the ATM, and a decade with IBM. Goad sits on multiple boards including.

Craig Goguen President & CEO DSI Renal 424 Church St., Suite 1900 Nashville 37219 615.777.8200 dsi-corp.com Prior to joining dialysis service provider DSI Renal, Inc. as CEO, Goguen was COO of Odyssey Healthcare, a $720 million provider of hospice services in the United States. Goguen was responsible for turnarounds in clinical outcomes, revenue growth and profitability. He also has served as vice president and director of Operations and Business Development for dialysis provider DaVita, Inc. Goguen earned his MBA from Harvard.

Darin Gordon Director TennCare Bureau Deputy Commissioner Department of Finance & Administration 310 Great Circle Road Nashville 37243 615.507.6444 tn.gov/tenncare Gordon’s tenure with the Bureau of TennCare includes more than a decade of senior management experience within the agency. After joining the bureau in 2002, he was named CFO in 2004, playing a key role in developing TennCare’s current leadership team. In 2006, Gordon was named director of TennCare and oversees all aspects of the state’s Medicaid managed care insurance program. Previously, he held healthcare finance and management positions with the Department of Finance and Administration. He is a Fellow of the Medicaid Leadership Institute and the immediate past president of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Gordon also serves on the board of Leadership Health Care. He is a 2013 Council Fellow.

Joel Gordon Principal The Gordon Group 3102 West End Ave., Suite 650 Nashville 37203 615.385.3541 A leader in the healthcare services industry for close to 40 years, Gordon founded his private investment firm in 1996. Almost 30 years earlier, in 1969, he founded General Care Corp., helping pioneer today’s hospital management sector. Two years after General Care was acquired by HCA in 1980, he co-founded Surgical Care Affiliates, a developer of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. When HealthSouth acquired SCA in 1996, Gordon stayed on as a HealthSouth director and served as interim chairman from 2003 to 2004, helping lay the foundation to turn around the company following the Richard Scrushy scandal. He is a member of Avondale Partners’ Advisory Board.

20 Nashville Medical News

Jesse Gore CEO Genetics Associates 1916 Patterson St., Suite 400 Nashville 37203 615.327.4532 geneticsassociates.com Founded in 1990, Gore has oversight of the cytogenetic laboratory, which does chromosome analysis for health providers nationwide. Previously, Gore was a cytogenetics technologist with Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a decade before co-founding Genetics Associates. He holds a degree in medical microbiology and bacteriology.

Bill Gracey Board Chair Nashville Health Care Council 211 Commerce St., Suite 100 Nashville 37201 615.743.3140 healthcarecouncil.com Gracey, chairman of the 2015-16 board of the Nashville Health Care Council, retired as president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield in 2015. Prior to his work with the state’s largest insurer, Gracey was part of the executive leadership team of Brentwood-based LifePoint Health until he retired as the executive vice president and COO in 2009. He has four decades of management experience in a variety of settings including not-for-profit, investorowned and private healthcare companies. Gracey has held leadership roles in a number of state and national healthcare organizations and has been named to the board of Quorum Health Corporation, which Community Health Systems is spinning out in 2016.

Bill Grayson Executive Director Saint Thomas Medical Group 4230 Harding Road, Suite 400 Nashville 37205 615.297.2700 stmg.org Since 1995, Grayson has served as executive director of STMG, a multi-specialty practice with more than 30 physicians, plus mid-level providers. He is also the founder, co-owner and CEO of Nashville Healthcare Solutions, a medical billing company established in 2001. Previously, he was regional director of operations for Medifax. Grayson holds a master’s in healthcare administration from Western Kentucky and has more than 23 years of healthcare management experience.

F. Anthony Greco, MD Partner Tennessee Oncology PLLC Co-founder Sarah Cannon Research Institute 250 25th Ave. N., Suite 100 Nashville 37203 615.329.5090 tnoncology.com sarahcannon.com Greco founded Sarah Cannon Research Institute in 1993 along with John D. Hainsworth, MD, to create the first community-based

clinical trial program outside of an academic setting. Greco received his undergraduate degree in 1968 and medical degree in 1972 from West Virginia University. He completed his internal medicine internship at the University of California, Los Angeles and residency at West Virginia University Medical Center. He then earned a fellowship in medical oncology from the National Cancer Institute and is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Dustin Greene CEO TriStar Horizon Medical Center 111 Highway 70 East Dickson 37055 615.446.0446 tristarhorizon.com In December 2014, Greene assumed the role as CEO of the 157-bed TriStar Horizon Medical Center, bringing with him an extensive list of accomplishments and experience. Previously, he served as COO at both TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, as well as Eastside Medical Center in Georgia where he was instrumental in the advancement of several programs. Greene has served in various roles with HCA, TriStar Health’s parent company, since 2001.

Keith Gregg Chairman & CEO JRG Ventures 205 Powell Place Brentwood 37027 615.312.8233 jrgventures.com Gregg specializes in assisting entrepreneurs, investors and executives implement growth strategies to accelerate ideas and monetize assets. He has over 28 years of operational and advisory experience in high growth life science, HIT, and educational environments. Prior to founding JRG, he held executive positions at several biotechnology, diagnostic and specialty pharmaceutical companies. Gregg received his master’s in finance and marketing from the University of Maryland, his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt, and holds a certificate in executive business strategy from The Wharton School. He is the science and technology advisor for oneC1TYnashville.

Luke Gregory CEO Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 2200 Children’s Way Nashville 37232 615.936.1000 childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org Gregory assumed the role of CEO and executive director in January 2011. He has worked in healthcare management for nearly three decades. Active in the development of Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks, Gregory is leading expansion efforts at Monroe Carell. He’s on the Tennessee Board for Licensing of Healthcare Facilities and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Claire M. Gulmi Executive VP, CFO, Secretary & Director AmSurg Corporation 1A Burton Hills Blvd. Nashville 37215 615.665.1283 amsurg.com One of the most prominent women in Nashville’s corporate healthcare scene, Gulmi joined AmSurg in 1994 as a vice president and chief financial officer. Over the years, she has taken on increasing responsibility with the company and was named secretary in late 1997, a director in spring 2004 and executive vice president in early 2006.

David C. Guth Jr. CEO Centerstone of America Inc. 1101 Sixth Ave. N. Nashville 37208 615.463.6600 centerstone.org David Guth is CEO and co-founder of Centerstone, one of the nation’s largest not-forprofit behavioral healthcare providers, which has grown to include locations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee and includes a national network of healthcare professionals. With more than 40 years of behavioral health experience, his expertise includes a range of both business and clinical issues with a focus on strategic growth, tactical execution and operational oversight. Guth received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt and a master’s in social work from the University of Tennessee.

Bobby Guy Shareholder Polsinelli 401 Commerce St., Suite 900 Nashville 37219 615.259.1511 polsinelli.com Opened spring 2015, the large firm’s Nashville office focuses on healthcare, with a crossdisciplined practice in transactions, securities and finance, and an emphasis on distressed investing. Guy is a healthcare deal lawyer, often helping funds purchase underpriced opportunities in time to preserve value and jobs. A frequent national speaker and author on rescue investing and healthcare-related topics, he co-developed Polsinelli’s a financial research index benchmarking distress in the healthcare services sector. He has been routinely recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and others. Previously, he was with Frost Brown Todd and Waller.

Jeffrey Guy, MD CMO TriStar Health System 110 Winners Circle, First Floor Brentwood 37027 615.886.4976 tristarhealth.com

director at TriStar Centennial Medical Center where he led the medical affairs for pediatrics and played a significant role in quality and utilization analysis, policy development and implementation. Prior to joining TriStar Centennial, Guy was director of the Vanderbilt Burn Center and acute operative services at VUMC. He also served as associate professor of surgery, chief of the division of burn surgery, and fellow director of burn surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

H John D. Hainsworth, MD Partner Tennessee Oncology PLLC Co-founder & Principal Investigator Sarah Cannon Research Institute 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 tnoncology.com sarahcannon.com Hainsworth founded Sarah Cannon Research Institute in 1993 along with F. Anthony Greco, MD, to create the first community-based clinical trial program outside of an academic setting. He currently coordinates the SCRI clinical trials program in genitourinary cancer and is also broadly involved with protocol development, data analysis and manuscript preparation in the phase II/III clinical trials programs. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University in 1976 and completed an internal medicine residency and a medical oncology fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Melvin Hall, PhD CEO Specialty Care 3100 West End Ave., Suite 800 Nashville 37203 615.345.5400 specialtycare.net After serving on the board since 2011, Hall was tapped to lead Specialty Care as CEO in 2014. Before taking the helm at the provider of clinical services to more than 825 hospitals and health systems nationwide and in Puerto Rico and Germany, Hall was a senior health policy advisor to Dentons, a multinational public law and policy strategies practice in Washington, DC. Before that, he was chairman (2009-2012) and president and CEO (2000-2009) of Press Ganey Associates. Widely published and a popular speaker, Hall earned his doctorate in sociology, research methods and organizational development and a certificate in executive management from Notre Dame. He is an active member of a number of national organizations including the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and National Quality Forum.

Barry Hale COO Centerstone of America Inc. 1101 Sixth Ave. N. Nashville 37208 615.463.6600 centerstone.org Hale is COO of Centerstone of America, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit providers of community-based behavioral health. He has been with the company since 2007, previously serving as chief administrative officer and vice president for Business Development. Prior to his work at Centerstone, Hale served in two CEO roles for nonprofit companies.

Jay Hardcastle Jr. Partner, Healthcare Group Practice Leader Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 1600 Division St., Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.252.2386 babc.com Hardcastle, the healthcare group practice leader, advises hospitals, surgery centers, physicians, long-term care providers, imaging centers and other participants in the healthcare industry with regards to joint venture formation, regulatory issues, corporate matters and the purchase and sale of healthcare facilities. He also drafts contracts for providers and physicians, and advises clients on Medicare and Medicaid issues. Hardcastle is a past chairman of the Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section and of the Nashville Bar Association Health Law committee. His work in healthcare law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law has been repeatedly recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA and Expert Guide to the “Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.”

Erika P. Hamilton, MD Partner Tennessee Oncology PLLC Director, Breast Cancer & Gynecologic Cancer Research Program Sarah Cannon Research Institute 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 tnoncology.com sarahcannon.com Hamilton joined Sarah Cannon in 2013 and oversees the breast and gynecologic cancer research program for Sarah Cannon. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Hamilton completed her medical degree and residency from University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She received her fellowship training in hematology and oncology from Duke University and is board certified in internal medicine and oncology.

A board certified surgeon, Guy joined TriStar Health as chief medical officer in 2013. He is the former pediatric program medical

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Nashville Medical News 21


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Mark Harris, PhD CEO NextGxDx 810 Crescent Centre Dr., Suite 280 Franklin 37067 615.236.4560 nextgxdx.com With more than 20,000 genetic tests available, Harris founded NextGxDx to be a definitive source for finding, comparing and ordering the appropriate genetic option from more than 200 CLIA-certified laboratories. Previously, he held a leadership role for Athena Diagnostics where he helped plan a Next Generation Sequencing platform and honed his knowledge of the clinical laboratory industry. He holds three degrees from Vanderbilt, an undergrad in molecular and cell biology, a doctorate in cancer biology and an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management. He is a 2015 Council Fellow.

John Harrison Senior Managing Director Harbert Management Corp. 618 Church St., Suite 500 Nashville 37219 615.301.6400 harbert.net Harrison joined HMC in 2000 and serves as senior managing director of its Mezzanine Capital team. He is responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring investments, which include a number of healthcare companies across the country, Previously, he worked for Finova Mezzanine Capital as vice president and eastern regional manager. He is also the former vice president of Sirrom Capital Corporation. Prior to joining HMC, Harrison had experience in the commercial banking industry with a focus on lending and credit management.

Mike Hassell Founder, COO & Executive VP, Investments ConduIT Corp. 3212 West End Ave., Suite 500 Nashville 37203 615.279.3405 conduitcorporation.com Hassell is co-founder of ConduIT, which identifies promising university-based enterprises and research to create viable commercial endeavors. Previously, he served as CEO for several Vanderbilt start-up companies, was vice president of marketing for MedPearl, and president of Slingerland Drum Co. Hassell specializes in IT ventures at ConduIT. After receiving a Georgia Tech electrical engineering degree, he earned a Harvard MBA before launching his entrepreneurial career.

Samuel N. Hazen COO HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com Hazen, who has been with HCA for more than three decades, has operational leadership of

22 Nashville Medical News

the company’s 166 hospitals, 115 ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient facilities and physician practices across 42 states and the United Kingdom. Prior to being named COO in 2011, he was president of HCA’s Western Group. He has also held chief financial officer positions for different divisions of the company. He began his career with Humana in financial management and also held chief financial officer positions with hospitals in Georgia and Las Vegas. Hazen is on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council.

Robert Henry President & CEO DiaTech Oncology 405 Duke Drive, Suite 240 Franklin 37067 615.567.0200 diatech-oncology.com Henry joined DiaTech Oncology in 2013 to take the company to the next level. He has more than 25 years of healthcare management experience in developing, implementing and evaluating opportunities in managed care. Previously, he was senior vice president of Development at Symbion and CEO at Dialog Health. Prior to that he served as the president and CEO of American Endoscopy Services and as COO of Physician Alliances.

J.D. Hickey, MD President & CEO BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga, 37402 423.535.5600 bcbst.com Hickey was tapped to lead the state’s largest insurer in September 2015. Prior to this latest appointment, he had served as BlueCross executive vice president and COO since 2012. Hickey joined BCBS Tennessee in 2011 as president and CEO of Medicaid managed care subsidiary BlueCare Tennessee. During his career, Hickey has drawn on his training as a physician and attorney while serving in executive leadership roles in healthcare. Before joining BlueCross, he led strategic healthcare consulting and management teams as a principal with McKinsey & Company. Prior to that, he served on Gov. Phil Bredesen’s cabinet as director of the TennCare Bureau. He has also held executive positions with HCA and Qualifacts Systems, Inc. Hickey earned his medical and law degrees from Duke University.

John S. Hicks Shareholder Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 211 Commerce St., Suite 800 Nashville 37201 615.726.7337 bakerdonelson.com The former chair of Baker Donelson’s Health Law and Medical Professional Litigation group, Hicks has represented health providers, as well as a trade association of managed care organizations, in class action litigation. Clients include one of the nation’s largest health insurance groups and a major health benefits

provider. He is a member of the firm’s board of directors and is on the approved panel of mediators for the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District of Tennessee. Hicks is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and has won numerous regional and national accolades. His work has been recognized nationally, and Hicks has regularly appeared on prestigious rosters including Best Lawyers and Chambers USA.

James E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD President & CEO Meharry Medical College 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 615.327.6904 mmc.edu Hildreth, a renowned HIV/AIDS researcher, was named Meharry’s 12th president and CEO on July 1, 2015. Previously, he was dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He held positions at Johns Hopkins, including founding associate dean for Graduate Studies and professor of Pharmacology. He was also a professor at Meharry from 2005-2011.Hildreth earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard, his doctorate in immunology from Oxford University, and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins. He was the first African American from Arkansas to be named a Rhodes Scholar. Hildreth is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a recipient of a National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award and serves on the Harvard University Board of Overseers.

Melanie M. Hill Executive Director Tennessee Health Services & Development Agency Andrew Jackson Building, Ninth Floor 502 Deaderick St. Nashville 37243 615.741.2364 tn.gov/hsda Hill presides over the state agency that grants certificates of need. She took the reins of HSDA in 2001 but had held positions of increasing responsibility with the Health Facilities Commission (predecessor of HSDA) since 1998. Prior to that, the registered dietician worked as a nutritionist with the Tennessee Department of Health in the field in West Tennessee and Nashville before segueing into health facility surveying and licensure.

Mike Hill Shareholder, Head of Healthcare Practice Group Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner 333 Commerce St., Suite 1500 Nashville 37201 615.251.1046 h3gm.com Hill is head of his firm’s healthcare practice group and focuses on business law matters primarily involving healthcare companies from start up to maturity. He advises on corporate, transactional and operational issues. Hill


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 is listed in Chambers and Best Lawyers in America in the area of healthcare law and is a member of the American Health Lawyer’s Association. A past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council, he is a 2013 Council Fellow. Hill also serves on h3gm’s executive committee.

Kirk Hintz CEO Radiology Alliance 210 25th Ave. N., Suite 602 Nashville 37203 615.312.0600 radalliance.com As CEO of Radiology Alliance, the state’s largest private radiology group practice, Hintz oversees strategic development, management and operations for the group of nearly 50 board-certified diagnostic and interventional radiologists. Hintz, who has more than 25 years of senior-level healthcare and business management experience, joined Radiology Alliance in June 2012. Previously, he was CEO for Emergency Physicians of Naples in Florida. He is a certified public accountant.

Laura Hobson President Faith Family Medical Center 326 21st Ave. N. Nashville 37203 615.341.0808 faithmedical.org After earning a degree from Vanderbilt and having been a licensed real estate agent for several years, Hobson made a mid-career change and earned a master’s degree from the UT College of Social Work in 2007. The following year she was tapped to lead Faith Family, which provides primary care to the uninsured and underinsured. Additionally, Hobson provides pet therapy to the elderly.

is pleased to congratulate

Lucy Carter KraftCPAs PLLC and

Scott Mertie

Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC on being named to the Nashville Medical News InCharge Healthcare list

www.krafthealthcare.com

NOMINATIONS FOR THE TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME OPEN JANUARY 1

Dan Hogan President & CEO Medalogix 1312 Fifth Ave. N., Suite 111 Nashville 37208 615.200.8443 medalogix.com Former home health agency owner Dan Hogan founded Medalogix, a post acute specific predictive modeling and workflow company, in 2009. HIMSS awarded Medalogix the Health Information Technology award in 2012. The company also was recognized by Fierce as a Fierce Innovation finalist and Harvard University as a Health Acceleration Challenge finalist. Hogan has been honored by the Nashville Business Journal as one of the “Most Admired CEOs” and a “Health Care Hero.” He was named 2014 Young Leader of the Year by the Young Leaders Council and is a member of Leadership Nashville’s 2016 class. Hogan serves on boards for Safe Haven, TEDx Nashville, and EO Nashville.

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Do you know someone who made a significant impact and lasting contribution to health care, with a connection to Tennessee? Nominees can be practitioners, executives, entrepreneurs, mentors, teachers, scientists, researchers, innovators or any person with a connection to the health or health care field in Tennessee. To make a nomination and for more information, visit tnhealthcarehall.com.

Nashville Medical News 23


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Chris Holden President, CEO & Director AmSurg Corporation 1A Burton Hills Blvd. Nashville 37215 615.665.1283 amsurg.com Holden leads a company that includes AmSurg, one of the top ambulatory surgery center management companies in the country, and Sheridan, its physician services division, which provides solutions to physicians, hospitals and outpatient centers. Before joining AmSurg in 2007, Holden was a senior vice president and division president for Triad Hospitals, which he helped found in May 1999. Prior to that, Holden held several officer positions with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. He holds both a law degree and master’s degree in healthcare administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kell Holland President & CEO Willis of Tennessee 26 Century Blvd. Nashville 37214 615.872.3000 willis.com As president & CEO of Willis of Tennessee, an international insurance brokerage firm, Holland has oversight of the Nashville and Memphis offices, which have a focus on healthcare. His extensive experience in sales for property casualty and employee benefits, claims and loss control gives him a broad perspective on the industry.

Russell L. Holman, MD CMO LifePoint Health 330 Seven Springs Way Brentwood 37027 615.920.7000 lifepointhealth.net Prior to joining LifePoint in 2013, Holman served as chief clinical officer for Cogent HMG (now Sound Physicians), where he held executive leadership roles for eight years. Previously, he served as medical director of hospital services for HealthPartners Medical Group & Clinics (HPMG&C) in Bloomington, Minn. In 2000, he created one of the nation’s first postgraduate fellowship programs in Hospital Medicine for HPMG&C. He is a past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine, which in 2011 appointed him one of only 10 Masters of Hospital Medicine in the nation. Holman is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Dana Holmes CEO & Managing Member 2nd Generation Capital 618 Church St., Suite 430 Nashville 37219 615.846.7650 2ndgeneration.com Holmes leads the merchant banking firm, which is an affiliate of KraftCPAs. He joined 2ndG in 2006 after serving as a founding principal of Phoenix Partners, LLC. He has extensive M&A experience, as well a expertise

24 Nashville Medical News

in strategic consulting, private placement of equity and debt instruments, work-outs and turnarounds. He received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt and MBA from Florida State. Holmes is on a number of boards including Genetic Associates.

E. Berry Holt III Partner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 1600 Division St., Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.252.2312 babc.com Holt, an attorney who focuses primarily on healthcare law, is the past president of the Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys. He has worked with a wide range of providers and is often onsite at Saint Thomas Health as general counsel. He speaks regularly to various healthcare trade associations with regard to hospital and physician issues, joint ventures, compliance programs and other regulatory matters. He has been repeatedly recognized for his work in healthcare by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA and Expert Guide to the “Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.”

Hayley Hovious President Nashville Health Care Council 211 Commerce St., Suite 100 Nashville 37201 615.743.3140 healthcarecouncil.com In June 2015, Hovious was announced as president of the Nashville Health Care Council. Prior to her appointment, she served as the executive director of Council Fellows, an initiative that seeks to engage, educate and inspire senior executives in healthcare. Prior to joining the Nashville Health Care Council in 2014, Hovious served as trade director of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Hovious earned her undergraduate degree from Smith College and her MBA from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

Jill Howard COO TriStar Skyline Madison Campus 500 Hospital Drive Madison 37115 615.769.5000 tristarskylinemadison.com Howard oversees operations at TriStar Skyline Madison Campus, a 121-bed behavioral health facility offering treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues among adults, seniors, adolescents, and military personnel. Howard is a registered nurse with two decades of clinical experience in behavioral health, substance abuse, and emergency medical care. She served as director of inpatient services at TriStar Skyline Madison before being named COO in 2010.

Brooks Hubbard Managing Director & Head of Healthcare Group Regions Bank 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 200 Nashville 37219 615.748.1490 regions.com Hubbard has served as head of Regions’ healthcare group – the financial institution’s largest specialized industries group – since 2011. He has more than two decades of experience in corporate and investment banking, with more than 15 of those in healthcare banking. Under Hubbard’s leadership, Regions has become a top “lead arranger” of middle market healthcare financings. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.

Bryan Huddleston President & CEO Nashville Technology Council 41 Peabody St. Nashville 37210 615.873.1284 technologycouncil.com In September 2013, Huddleston was named head of the Nashville Technology Council, which supports and promotes Middle Tennessee’s tech community. He leads the 400-member organization as Nashville looks to fill the gap in tech talent and ramp up the area’s profile as a technology hub. Huddleston previously worked in Microsoft’s Nashville office for eight years, most recently as a healthcare account executive. He is on the board of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center and a mentor with Jumpstart Foundry.

Angela Humphreys Member & Chair of Healthcare Practice Group Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.7852 bassberry.com Named chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice in 2015, Humphreys is a specialist in mergers and acquisitions. She also leads interdisciplinary teams to provide healthcare industry clients with solutions to a range of operational, regulatory and transactional issues. Humphreys holds several health law committee positions with the American Bar Association including serving as chair of the national Health Care M&A Committee. She sits on the board for the Tennessee chapter of Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and is a past board member of Leadership Health Care. Humphreys earned both her undergrad and law degrees from the University of Tennessee. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree and a 2014 Council Fellow.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Joe Hutts Founder & CEO BreatheAmerica One Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 375 Nashville 37215 615.665.7100 breatheamerica.com Hutts launched BreatheAmerica in mid-2007 to develop treatment systems for chronic airway diseases. He landed funding from a Nashville Capital Network-backed group of investors in the summer of 2008 and has launched five centers in five states. Previously, Hutts was the founder and CEO of Surgis, a private equity-backed ambulatory surgery center that was sold to United Surgical Partners in April 2006. He also founded and ran PhyCor, a public physician practice management company. He began his healthcare career working in administrative roles in hospitals in Wisconsin and Kansas City before joining Hospital Affiliates International as a vice president of operations and later working with HCA.

Ernie Hyne Of Counsel Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner 333 Commerce St., Suite 1500 Nashville 37201 615.251.1064 h3gm.com Hyne has spent more than 30 years advising businesses on issues ranging from start-up issues and venture capital financing to highprofile mergers and acquisitions. Much of his work has been in the healthcare industry, and he counsels hospital systems, hospital management companies, rehabilitation and long-term care providers, health information technology firms and specialty healthcare companies. Hyne has been regularly been recognized by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America, which named Hyne Nashville’s “Lawyer of the Year” in corporate law and securities/capital markets law for 2016. A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, Hyne was inducted as a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation in 1997.

J Grant Jackson Managing General Partner Council Capital 30 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 576 Nashville 37215 615.255.3707 councilcapital.com Jackson has been involved in all aspects of private equity investing since 2000, focused entirely in the healthcare services and healthcare IT sectors. His venture capital investment background includes board-level experience and involvement in all stages of the portfolio company life cycle. Before joining Council, Jackson led healthcare services and healthcare IT investing efforts for The Aurora Funds in Durham, N.C. Jackson sits on a number of

nashvillemedicalnews.com

boards for Council portfolio companies including emids and TMG. Jackson received his undergraduate degree from Florida State and his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is a 2013 Council Fellow.

Joey Jacobs Chairman & CEO Acadia Healthcare 6100 Tower Circle, Suite 1000 Franklin 37067 615.861.6000 acadiahealthcare.com Healthcare veteran Jacobs took the reins at behavioral health giant Acadia Healthcare in February 2011. Acadia operates a network of 256 behavioral healthcare facilities with more than 9,700 licensed beds in 39 states, Puerto Rico and the U.K. Previously, Jacobs co-founded Psychiatric Solutions Inc. (PSI) and served as chairman, president and CEO until its sale in late 2010. Prior to that, he spent 21 years in various leadership positions with HCA, rising to president of the Tennessee Division. Jacobs sits on the board of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, AmSurg, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and is a current member and past board chair for the Nashville Health Care Council.

Harry Jacobson, MD Co-founder & Partner TriStar Technology Ventures 3322 West End Ave., Suite 1100 Nashville 37203 615.515.9880 tstventures.com One of Nashville’s top healthcare entrepreneurs, Jacobson has founded or co-founded numerous companies including Renal Care Group (acquired by Fresenius), Ambulatory Services of America, and CeloNova Biosciences. After more than a decade as vice chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University and CEO of the medical center, Jacobson retired from the post in March 2009. During his tenure, the medical complex more than tripled revenues to $2.5 billion, built the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, and expanded into the 100 Oaks area. In 2009, Jacobson co-founded TriStar, an early-stage venture fund, with partners Brian Laden, PhD, and Christopher Rand. There are nearly 20 companies in TriStar’s active portfolio including Diabetes Care Group, Evermind, NuSirt Biopharma and InvisionHeart. Jacobson sits on numerous corporate boards. He is also chair for MedCare Investment Funds and a past board chair for the Nashville Health Care Council.

Debbie James President & CEO Vivere Health 5000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 250 Franklin 37067 615.550.4900 viverehealth.com In 2013, James joined Vivere Health, which partners with reproductive endocrinology specialists to develop ambulatory surgery centers and in vitro fertilization labs. She has more than 25 years of progressive leadership experience in multiple healthcare

companies. Most recently, she was market president for Healthways. Prior to that, James served as vice president at Health Net and as regional vice president and general manager at Express Scripts. She is on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council and is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Rob Jay Executive VP & COO RegionalCare Hospital Partners 103 Continental Place, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.844.9800 regionalcare.net Jay joined RegionalCare from Vanguard Health Systems in 2013. Initially brought on as a senior VP, he was promoted to his current position in early 2014. During his seven years at Vanguard, he was given increasing leadership roles and was promoted to vice president of Development by 2009. Prior to Vanguard, he worked as the corporate controller for Health Management Associates and as a controller for a not-for-profit hospital. He holds his MBA from Millsaps College.

Steve Jaynes Senior VP & Director Private Client Banking Avenue Bank 111 10th Ave. S., Suite 400 Nashville 37203 615.252.2265 avenuenashville.com With close to 40 years of banking experience, Jaynes leads Avenue Bank’s private banking department and has oversight of the medical and professional services team. In July 2013, he was brought on board to expand private banking, calling upon his expertise in client service within the medical industry. Jaynes, who retired from SunTrust in 2011, is credited with creating the medical private banking department for that financial institution. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Jacksonville University, Jaynes attended the School of Commercial Banking at Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia, earning a degree in retail bank management. He is active in a number of organizations including the Nashville Medical Group Management Association.

Jim Jenkins Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.6236 bassberry.com Jenkins, who joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 1994, is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and the former chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. His practice includes M&A, public equity and debt offerings, private placements of securities and strategic relationships. He has assisted in hundreds of healthcare transactions for hospitals, managed care plans, physician group practices and surgery centers, including AmSurg Corp.’s $2.4 billion acquisition of Sheridan Healthcare in 2014. Jenkins also provides counsel on

Nashville Medical News 25


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 operational matters including corporate governance. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Michele Johnson Executive Director Tennessee Justice Center 301 Charlotte Ave. Nashville 37201 615.255.0331 tnjustice.org In 1996, Johnson joined Gordon Bonnyman to launch the Tennessee Justice Center, a nonprofit law firm providing services to lowincome clients, particularly those struggling to find access to healthcare. At the beginning of 2014, Johnson succeeded Bonnyman as executive director of TJC. The focus of her nationally recognized legal work has been children with special healthcare needs. Prior to founding TJC, she worked with low-income families to help them obtain needed medical care through the Lynhurst Foundation. Johnson sits on the board of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and the Saint Thomas Mission and Advocacy Committee. Johnson is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

R. Milton Johnson Chairman & CEO HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com Following Richard Bracken’s retirement at the end of 2014, Johnson’s title changed from president and CEO to chairman and CEO. A longtime HCA executive, Johnson began his career with the company in 1982. After starting in the Tax Department, he advanced through increasingly responsible positions within the company. By 2004, Johnson was named executive vice president and CFO. Appointed to HCA’s Board of Directors in 2009, he became president in 2011 and assumed CEO duties in January 2014. Prior to joining HCA, Johnson worked for Ernst & Young and has been a certified public accountant (currently inactive) since 1981. Johnson serves on numerous boards including that of the Nashville Health Care Council, Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the Center for Medical Interoperability. In 2015, he was ranked 7th on Modern Healthcare’s annual list of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.”

Rita Johnson-Mills President & CEO UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee 8 Cadillac Drive, Suite 100 Brentwood 37027 615.493.9532 uhcommunityplan.com/tn Johnson-Mills joined UnitedHealth Group in 2008 and was named president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee in July 2014. The statewide plan serves 600,000 Medicaid and Medicare members, providing health coverage for physical health, long-term care and behavioral

26 Nashville Medical News

health programs. Previously, she was senior vice president for Business Transformation for UnitedHealthcare Community & State, one of UnitedHealth Group’s three benefits businesses. She is a founding member of UnitedHealth Group’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and serves on numerous boards, including Medicaid Health Plans of America. She has a dual masters in human resource management and public policy from Ohio State University. Johnson-Mills is on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council.

Philip Johnston, PharmD Professor & Dean Belmont University College of Pharmacy 1900 Belmont Blvd. Nashville 37212 615.460.6746 belmont.edu/pharmacy In 2007, Johnston became the founding dean of Belmont University’s College of Pharmacy. After earning his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, he stayed on as a faculty member from 1973-1982 before relocating to Nashville. Johnston then spent more than 20 years with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In addition to his clinical, research and academic work at VUMC, he also was an adjunct faculty member at Belmont, serving as pharmacotherapeutics course director in the physical therapy doctorate program. Johnston’s recent research efforts have focused on the benefit of computerized order entry in healthcare institutions, patient safety and safe labeling of over-the-counter products. He is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Ed Jones President & CEO HealthTrust 155 Franklin Road, Suite 400 Brentwood 37027 615.344.3000 healthtrustpg.com Jones, who has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, oversees all outsourced and consulting supply chain solutions for Parallon and manages the overall financial and operational functions of HealthTrust, Parallon’s $20 billion global group purchasing organization. Previously, he served as COO for HealthTrust and as a supply chain vice president for HCA. Jones is a founding board member of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium and a member of the Federation of American Hospitals. He is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Suzanne Jones, PharmD Senior Director, Scientific Director, Strategic Development Sarah Cannon 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 sarahcannon.com Jones joined Sarah Cannon in 1998. Her responsibilities over the management of the institute’s scientific portfolio include the oversight of novel agents, trial opportunities, publications and presentations, as well as

pharmaceutical and biotech relationships. She received both her undergrad and doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her residency and fellowship in hematology/ oncology at the Audie L. Murphy Veteran’s Hospital and the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Previously, Jones served as director, Investigational Drug Section at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San Antonio and as a senior clinical research scientist in Oncology Clinical Research at Glaxo Wellcome.

K A.J. Kazimi Chairman & CEO Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2525 West End Ave., Suite 950 Nashville 37203 615.255.0068 cumberlandpharma.com In 1999, Kazimi founded Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, a specialty company that acquires marketed and late-stage development pharmaceutical products to grow distribution to targeted, underserved physician segments. Kazimi has more than 25 years experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including an 11-year stint as president and COO of Therapeutic Antibodies Inc., where he oversaw operations in three countries while steering the company through more than $100 million in debt and equity financings, as well as its initial public offering. He took Cumberland public in August of 2009 and is working to expand the company’s product lineup in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Kazimi is also chair and CEO of Cumberland Emerging Technologies (CET), a biopharmaceutical accelerator program to identify and advance innovative product candidates from the lab to the marketplace.

Paul H. Keckley, PhD Managing Director Navigant Healthcare 30 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60606 312.583.3672 navigant.com Although his work is based in Chicago, Keckley has deep Nashville ties. He joined Navigant in 2014 as managing director of the company’s healthcare practice. Previously, he served as executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, held executive leadership positions at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was CEO of PhyCor Management Corporation, and managing partner of The Keckley Group, a healthcare research and policy analysis firm he ran for two decades. Keckley has nearly 40 years experience in health services analysis and policy. He writes the weekly health reform newsletter, Pulse Weekly, and is widely published. He sits on the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy Board and is a member of the Health Executive Network and an adviser to the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Jim Kever Partner Voyent Partners LLC 112 Westwood Place, Suite 110 Brentwood 37027 615.373.1727 Kever co-founded the venture capital firm Voyent Partners in 2001 with Fred Goad. Prior to launching the private investment company primarily involved in angel investing, Kever spent 18 years in the leadership of Envoy, a provider of electronic transaction processing services for the healthcare industry. He joined the company in 1981 as treasurer and general counsel and served as president and co-chief executive with Goad by the time Envoy sold to Quintiles in March 1999. He also served in the executive leadership of Quintiles and WebMD prior to launching Voyent. In 2014, he was named board chair for NextGxDx.

Peter Kindrachuk COO, Consulting and Management Division The Advisory Board Company Two American Center 3102 West End Ave., Suite 800 Nashville 37203 615.385.2126 advisory.com/consulting Kindrachuk has more than 30 years of experience with physician practice management and managed care risk contracting. In his executive duties of the Consulting and Management Division, he oversees daily

operations, coordinates significant longerterm interim projects and provides consultation for clients in his areas of expertise of strategic planning and physician practice management. Previously, he was a senior vice president and general manager for North American Medical Management, a division of Aveta Health (formerly PhyCor) and has years of practice administration experience. Prior to joining PhyCor, he served as administrator of the Ochsner Clinic’s satellite operation in Baton Rouge, which he grew from 40 to 80 physicians.

Don King President & CEO Saint Thomas Midtown & West Hospitals 4200 Harding Road Nashville 37205 615.222.2111 sths.com/west sths.com/midtown Prior to being promoted to president and CEO for Saint Thomas Health’s two flagship Nashville hospitals in 2015, King had served as chief operating officer for Saint Thomas West, overseeing a $110-million construction project during his tenure. Previously, he was COO for Lee’s Summit Medical Center in Missouri and began his career as director of Rehabilitation Service at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He earned his master’s degree in physical therapy from Loma Linda University. King is a certified LEAN specialist and sits on the board for Siloam Family Health Center.

Matthew King Managing Partner FCA Venture Partners 5314 Maryland Way, Suite 100 Brentwood 37027 615.320.3070 claytonassociates.com As managing partner of Clayton Associate’s FCA Venture Partners, King oversees the fund’s investment process including identifying potential investments, due diligence, investment structuring, syndicate leadership, portfolio management and dispositions. He has more than 30 years of business experience, the last dozen of which have been focused exclusively in the venture capital industry. He has participated in over 50 venture capital and private equity investments since 1992 and has served or currently serves on the board of directors for NuScript Rx, edo Interactive, Entrada, onFocus Healthcare, and Silvercare Solutions among others. King previously served as vice president of SunTrust Bank and its predecessor Third National Bank.

Thomas Klaritch Executive VP, Medical Office Properties HCP Inc. 3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 200 Franklin 37067 615.324.6900 hcpi.com Klaritch joined the healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) in 2003 as senior vice president and was named to his current posi-

When you march to a different beat, you tend to take bigger steps.

Here’s to the people who see the world a bit differently. They may not know why or how—they just know that they do. So tune out the norms. Let go of expectations. Find what moves you…and turn up the volume. You don’t need to have it all figured out. Just take the first step. Locations in Cool Springs, Cummins Station, West End, and Green Hills EQUAL HOUSING LENDER

MEMBER FDIC

©2015 AVENUE BANK

15-AVE-0121 M1rb Medical News November 6.875x4.5.indd 1

nashvillemedicalnews.com

WWW.AVENUENASHVILLE.COM

11/13/15 1:26 PM

Nashville Medical News 27


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 tion in 2008. Prior to that, he was a founding member and CFO of MedCap Properties. Klaritch, a past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council, has more than 32 years of operational and financial management experience in the hospital and medical office sectors. He is a CPA and Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Mike Klein President & CEO CareSpot Express Healthcare 115 East Park Drive, Suite 300 Brentwood 37027 615.600.4100 carespot.com Klein was named CEO of urgent care provider CareSpot in May 2011, shortly before the company, founded in Florida, relocated headquarters to Brentwood. Under his guidance, CareSpot entered into a joint venture with TriStar Health in 2013 and now operates 10 centers in Nashville and has expanded to Memphis. CareSpot also has multiple locations in Florida, Kansas and Missouri. Previously, Klein was CEO of dialysis giant Renal Advantage Inc. He also was president of the North Central Division of Gambro Healthcare, president and CEO of SSI Surgical Services, and co-founder, president and CEO of Urotherapies. Klein also held senior positions at Caremark International and Baxter Healthcare.

David Klements President & CEO Qualifacts Systems, Inc. 200 Second Ave. S. Nashville 37201 866.386.6755 qualifacts.com In 2006, Klements took the helm of Qualifacts, now the largest provider of web-based electronic health records for the behavioral health and human services market. Previously, he held a number of leadership positions with various early-stage technology concerns and was vice president with SunGard Availability Services and general manager of Inflow. Klements is board chair on the Executive Committee for the Nashville Technology Council.

Lawrence H. Kloess, III Chairman Clayton Associates 5314 Maryland Way, Suite 100 Brentwood 37027 615.320.3070 Kloess, who has been part of Clayton Associates since 2012, was named chairman of the investment firm in April 2015. He also serves on the FCA Advisory Board, which is the firm’s venture capital fund, and in a similar capacity for the angel funds. A healthcare executive with more than 35 years leadership experience, Kloess spent 28 years in senior leadership for HCA and retired from the hospital company at the end of 2011 as president of the TriStar Division. A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Kloess holds a master’s degree in hospital administration from Xavier

28 Nashville Medical News

University and is board certified in healthcare management.

Stacey Garrett Koju Founding Member & Chair Bone McAllester Norton PLLC 511 Union St., Suite 1600 Nashville 37219 615.238.6350 bonelaw.com Koju is a founding member of Bone McAllester Norton and serves as chair of the firm’s board of directors. She concentrates her practice in the areas of higher education, corporate transactions, healthcare and government affairs. Koju represents physicians, medical practice groups and other healthcare entities and counsels clients in matters concerning contracts, fraud and abuse, and compliance issues. She is also vice president of Online & Professional Studies at Cumberland University. An active volunteer, Koju is a board member for Abe’s Garden and the YWCA and is the former board chair for the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, among many other community commitments.

Philip Krebs President, Senior Managing Partner Avondale Partners Two American Center 3102 West End Ave., Suite 1100 Nashville 37203 615.467.3482 avondalepartnersllc.com Krebs co-founded Avondale in 2001 and currently serves as a member of the firm’s board. He has 30 years of investment banking experience and was formerly managing director and head of investment banking at SunTrust Equitable Securities, which he joined in 1996. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Lehman Brothers in New York in a variety of leadership positions. Earlier experience includes Blyth Eastman Paine Webber and Accenture. He sits on the Centerstone Foundation Board of Trustees. Krebs earned his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Neil Krugman Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8849 wallerlaw.com With deep experience in regulatory compliance and transactional matters, Krugman often provides counsel to healthcare, managed care and health insurance companies and systems. He assists with a broad range of actions from the formation of companies and new product and service rollout to licensing, joint ventures and contract negotiations. Previously, Krugman served as assistant general counsel of Equicor, as a vice president and assistant general counsel for Cigna Healthplan, and as counsel to the Committee on Education and Labor for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Neil Kunkel Executive VP & Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Capella Healthcare 501 Corporate Centre Drive, Suite 200 Franklin 37067 615.764.3000 capellahealthcare.com Promoted to his current position in January 2014, Kunkel joined Capella in late 2011 as general counsel and secretary of the board. After holding several counsel positions within HCA, he joined LifePoint as associate general counsel in 1998, the year before the company was spun off from HCA. A graduate of Wake Forest and the University of Louisville Law School, Kunkel has more than 25 years legal experience with nearly 20 years being focused on healthcare. He is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Paul Kusserow President & CEO Amedisys Home Health & Hospice 209 10th Avenue S, Suite 512 Nashville 37203 615.928.5450 amedisys.com A healthcare veteran with deep expertise in driving growth strategies, Kusserow now leads home health and hospice giant Amedisys, which moved its executive team to Nashville from Louisiana in 2015. He most recently served as vice chairman of Alignment Healthcare, Inc. and was in senior management with Humana, Inc. Other prior experience includes serving as managing director and chief investment officer of the Ziegler HealthVest Fund, managing director of San Ysidro Capital Partners, LLC, managing partner of Roaring Mountain, LLC and senior vice president with Tenet Healthcare.

L Jim Lackey CEO & Chair Complete Holdings Group dba EnableComp 206 Gothic Court, Suite 308 Franklin 37067 615.791.4300 enablecomp.com Lackey, who is at the helm of Complete Holdings Group, has brought his considerable expertise in revenue cycle management to EnableComp, which assists hospitals and health systems in realizing full revenue collection in the complex workers’ compensation market. In 2009, Lackey retired as CEO of Passport Health Communications after leading the company from start-up to established healthcare technology and information firm. Lackey began his career in 1978 working in the financial administration department for a 300bed community hospital. Over the years, he has served as a consultant for Ernst & Young, assistant vice president of administration for


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 HealthAmerica Corporation, vice president of administration and founding officer for Coventry Corporation, and president of FOCUS Healthcare Management. Lackey sits on a number of corporate and advisory boards including Parental Health, PharmMD, Harpeth Capital, and The Nashville Capital Network.

Mark Lamp President & CEO American HomePatient 5200 Maryland Way, Suite 400 Brentwood 37027 615.221.8884 ahom.com

Fred LeMaistre, MD Senior VP, Market Operations & Physician-in-Chief of Blood Cancers Sarah Cannon 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 sarahcannon.com

Named president and CEO in January 2014, Lamp is leading American HomePatient through the acquisition by Lincare, which is expected to close in early 2016. Lamp has 30 years leadership experience including serving for six years as president and COO of AccentCare Inc., one of the nation’s largest home health businesses. He was also president and CEO of Medical Metrics and president and general manager of ADAC Healthcare Information Systems. Lamp has an undergraduate and master’s degree in electrical and biomedical engineering from Purdue and an MBA from San Jose State. Lamp is a 2015 Council Fellow.

LeMaistre, who joined Sarah Cannon in 2012, is responsible for clinical operations of the Sarah Cannon markets and leads development of the Sarah Cannon Blood Cancer Network, which provides a multidisciplinary approach to standardize blood cancer therapies including blood and marrow transplantation (BMT). Previously the medical director for Texas Institute of Medicine and Surgery, LeMaistre is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He is a founding member and former president of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy, and he established the first community-based BMT program in 1993. LeMaistre received his medical degree from Southwestern Medical School in Texas and performed a fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center with training in BMT at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle.

Fletcher Lance

Rebecca Leslie

Managing Director, National Healthcare Lead North Highland Company 5105 Maryland Way, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.370.2790 northhighland.com With more than 19 years of experience in healthcare management and technology, Lance helps lead North Highlands healthcare consulting practice, serving some of the largest names in the industry including HCA, Fresenius, American Red Cross and Healthways. Previously, Lance was COO of Qualifacts and held management positions at BearingPoint and Accenture. He earned both his undergraduate degree and MBA from Vanderbilt and is a 2013 Council Fellow.

Kevin Lavender Head of Corporate Banking Fifth Third Bancorp 424 Church St., Suite 700 Nashville 37219 615.687.3103 53.com After overseeing Fifth Third’s national healthcare lending group for nearly three years, Lavender was named the leader of National Corporate Banking in 2008 with oversight of six divisions including healthcare. Previously, Lavender served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions. He was co-founder and executive vice president of MediSphere Health Partners and began his career as group vice president of corporate healthcare lending at SunTrust Bank. He has served on the board of directors for AmSurg Corp. since 2004 and is on the boards of trustees for the Brain Research Foundation and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Executive Director Nashville Academy of Medicine 3301 West End Ave., Suite 100 Nashville 37203 615.712.6236 nashvillemedicine.org Leslie joined the medical society in August 2014 as executive director. An experienced non-profit leader, she previously was vice president of talent development for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. She crafted or had oversight of a number of significant initiatives supporting workforce development in Nashville including the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards program and the WorkIT Nashville campaign, which reached 116 million people in the first year. Previously, Leslie worked with Alpha Omicron Pi and Pointelle Enterprise. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and her MBA from Lipscomb University.

Ralph Levy, Jr. Of Counsel Dickinson Wright PLLC 424 Church St., Suite 1401 Nashville 37219 615.620.1733 dickinson-wright.com Levy’s practice encompasses healthcare law, M&A, corporate governance, and taxation. He has assisted numerous healthcare clients in joint venture agreements, acquisitions, divestitures, contract negotiations, and succession planning. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Middle Tennessee Estate Planning Council. Levy has twice served as chair of the Nashville Bar Association Tax Committee. The majority of his 35-year career has been spent in private law practice with the exception of a 10-year period when Levy served as general counsel,

executive vice president and secretary for Gambro Healthcare, a national provider of dialysis services.

David Lewis Of Counsel, Chair Healthcare Practice Group Miller & Martin PLLC 401 Commerce St., Suite 720 Nashville 37219 615.744.8605 millermartin.com Lewis, who has been engaged in healthcare legal work for more than 25 years, heads Miller & Martin’s healthcare practice for all three offices – Chattanooga, Atlanta and Nashville. He joined the firm in May 2014 after serving as vice president and associate legal council at LifePoint Health. Previously, he was a partner with Husch Blackwell in Chattanooga. Lewis also held legal positions with a number of health systems including UT Medical Center and Saint Mary’s in Knoxville, Erlanger in Chattanooga and Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston. He is a past chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section and currently serves as vice chair of the Physician Organizations Practice Group for the American Health Lawyers Association.

Jim Lewis Chairman Cumberland Consulting Group 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 550 Franklin 37067 615.373.4470 cumberlandcg.com Founder of Cumberland Consulting Group, Lewis has a 35-year background in consulting, technology implementation, finance and business management. Prior to helping launch Cumberland Consulting in 2004, he was a partner with Ernst & Young and a vice president with CapGemini Ernst & Young. Lewis is a specialist in the design, development and implementation of various technology solutions including healthcare, order management, distribution and manufacturing business initiatives.

Thomas Lewis Partner-in-Charge, Information Security LBMC 5250 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.309.2296 lbmc.com Lewis has more than 20 years of experience assisting Fortune 500 clients with the development of security solutions for complex environments. His areas of expertise are security program development, information security risk assessment, compliance solutions, architecture design, network security, attack and penetration assessments, and intrusion detection solutions. Lewis is the founding president of the Middle Tennessee Information Systems Security Association chapter and is forming an executive roundtable to share ideas and best practices. He received his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee

Nashville Medical News 29


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Nora Liggett Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8908 wallerlaw.com Liggett assists CEOs, CFOs, and development officers in structuring corporate and system transactions in compliance with federal and state healthcare regulations. Liggett is recognized in Chambers USA and Best Lawyers for her experience with compliance issues including Medicare fraud and abuse and physician self-referral prohibitions, HIPAA and EMTALA. Additionally, she provides counsel on day-to-day operational issues.

Wendy Long, MD Deputy Director & Chief of Staff TennCare Bureau 310 Great Circle Road Nashville 37243 615.507.6444 tn.gov/tenncare Long was appointed to her current role with Tennessee’s Medicaid program in January 2013, but her healthcare work across the state spans more than 25 years. Before being promoted to TennCare CMO in 2004, Long had served as the assistant commissioner for the state’s Bureau of Health Services. She joined the Tennessee Department of Health in 1988 as a medical consultant specializing in maternal and child health. In 1997, she was awarded the Special Administrator’s award by the Health Care Financing Administration for creating a network of HIV/AIDS Centers of Excellence in Tennessee. Long is a past president of the Tennessee Public Health Association and is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree. She is a 2015 Council Fellow.

James E. Looper, Jr. Partner Hall Booth Smith PC 424 Church St., Suite 2950 Nashville 37219 615.313.9911 hallboothsmith.com Looper represents healthcare clients on numerous aspects of their business including malpractice defense, alternative dispute resolution and state board compliance issues. Prior to law school, he attended graduate school in pharmacology and medical school, adding a unique perspective to his health law practice. He is the co-managing partner of the firm’s Nashville office and assistant chair of the firm’s medical malpractice practice group. Looper, who received his law degree from Mercer University, is on the board of the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration and Hospital Hospitality House, for which he is a past chair.

30 Nashville Medical News

Alfred Lumsdaine Executive VP & Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Healthways, Inc. 701 Cool Springs Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.614.4929 healthways.com Lumsdaine joined Healthways in 2002, became CFO in 2011 and added chief administrative duties to his role in 2015. He’s responsible for enterprise risk management, including all financial functions, investor relations, regulatory compliance, procurement and project management. Previously, he was controller and chief accounting officer for the company. Before joining Healthways, Lumsdaine was treasurer and controller for Logisco Inc. He started his career with the Nashville office of Ernst & Young, spending eight years primarily focused on the healthcare industry.

Rodney Lunn Founder & CEO PhyBus 215 Jamestown Park Road, Suite 205 Brentwood 37027 615.620.9300 phybus.com Considered one of the pioneers of the contemporary ambulatory surgery center concept, Lunn was a founding member of AmSurg. With PhyBus, Lunn is utilizing his years of experience to develop and manage surgery centers and handle billing and other back office operations for ASCs and physicians. During his career, he has served in numerous executive management roles for a range of healthcare companies including acute care and psychiatric hospital owner and manager American Medical Centers, INA (now Cigna) Healthplan of Texas and HealthAmerica of Florida.

Samuel Lynch, DMD, DMSc President & CEO Lynch Biologics Immediate Past Chair Life Science Tennessee 217 Fifth Ave. N., Suite 200 Nashville 37219 615.242.8856 lifesciencetn.org lynchbiologics.com Lynch, who has been deeply involved in Middle Tennessee’s burgeoning life sciences industry for more than 15 years, was the founder, president and CEO of BioMimetic Therapeutics, which focuses on the development and commercialization of products to promote the healing of musculoskeletal injuries and diseases. He sold the company to Wright Medical Group in 2013. In addition to serving on the executive committee for Life Science Tennessee, he recently launched Lynch Biologics. Lynch has been named to the new governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center as the health system transitions to an independent entity separate from Vanderbilt University. Lynch received his doctorate of medical science and specialty in periodontology from the Harvard

Medical and Dental Schools. He also earned a doctorate of dental medicine from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.

M Scott MacKenzie CEO M*Modal 5000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 200 Franklin 37067 800.233.3030 mmodal.com MacKenzie, who has 25 years experience in information technology, became CEO and a member of M*Modal’s board in October 2014. Before taking the helm of the clinical documentation technology firm, he was CEO of Passport Health from 2009 until its acquisition by Experian Health in 2013. Prior to that, he was president of RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions, a division of McKesson, where he was responsible for the business unit’s turnaround. Before that, he spent six years in various leadership positions with Cerner and also held managerial posts with AT&T, General Electric and EDS. MacKenzie is on the 2015-16 board of the Nashville Health Care Council.

Timothy Mangrum, MD Medical Director Saint Thomas Medical Group 4230 Harding Road, Suite 400 Nashville 37205 615.297.2700 stmg.org Mangrum serves as medical director of STMG, a large multi-specialty practice with more than 30 physicians, plus mid-level providers. A native Nashvillian, he received his medical degree and completed a combined internal medicine and pediatric residency program at Vanderbilt. He is board certified in both specialty areas and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Mangrum also holds several academic appointments.

Mark Manner Managing Shareholder Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner 333 Commerce St., Suite 1500 Nashville 37201 615.251.1066 h3gm.com Manner is the h3gm’s managing shareholder and a member of the executive committee. He received “Nashville’s Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year” accolades by Best Lawyers in America in 2011, 2012, and 2014 and has also been routinely recognized by Chambers USA. A founding member of Life Science Tennessee and past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council, he is an active member of the healthcare business community. Previously, the Yale-educated attorney worked in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in Alexandria, Va.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 John Manning, PhD Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Chief Administrative Officer Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1161 21st Ave. S., D-3300 MCN Nashville 37232 615.322.2422 medschool.vanderbilt.edu Manning was promoted to associate vice chancellor in June 2009 and also assumed the operational oversight of the medical center. Between 2000 and February 2008, Manning served as executive director for Research Operations at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and was then promoted to vice president. Under his leadership, funded research more than doubled in size.

June Manning Director, Council Fellows Nashville Health Care Council 211 Commerce St., Suite 100 Nashville 37201 615.743.3142 healthcarecouncilfellows.com Manning oversees the Council Fellows initiative, which is designed to engage select senior healthcare executives in exploring new strategies to meet the unique challenges of an evolving healthcare system. She also oversees the Fellows Alumni program. Previously, Man-

ning served as conference services manager for Butler | Snow law firm. Prior to that, Manning was editor-in-chief for VerusMed, where she oversaw the development and delivery of medical publications, expanded the number of product offerings into new therapeutic areas and launched the organization’s first physician advisory board.

Brian Marger COO TriStar Centennial Medical Center 2300 Patterson St. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000 tristarcentennial.com Marger, who was named to his new role in May 2014, oversees operations for TriStar’s flagship hospital campus. He has been with HCA since 2003 and previously served as vice president of Operations for Sarah Cannon Research Institute and as COO for Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Fla. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his MBA with an emphasis in finance and healthcare from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Marger began his career at Ernst & Young in healthcare consulting. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Ken Marlow Partner & Chair, Healthcare Department Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8111 wallerlaw.com Marlow serves as the chair of Waller’s Healthcare Department, which includes more than 100 attorneys. He has guided clients through the acquisition of acute care hospitals, home health and hospice companies and other providers in deals with an aggregate value of more than $6 billion. Healthcare providers across the country have engaged Marlow to form numerous joint ventures among hospitals, physicians and other providers. He also has significantly expanded the firm’s focus, depth and knowledge in the long-term care industry.

Larry Marnett, PhD Associate Vice Chancellor, Research & Senior Associate Dean Biomedical Sciences Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1161 21st Ave. S., D-3300 MCN Nashville 37232 615.322.0907 medschool.vanderbilt.edu Director of the A.B. Hancock, Jr. Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research, the professor of chemistry, biochemistry and cancer

Healthcare coding changes do not follow conventional wisdom. Fortunately, we do. That’s just the way we do business.

jacksonthornton.com/healthcare 615.869.2050

6/30/2016

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Nashville Medical News 31


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 research took on his new leadership roles in 2014. In addition to supporting operations and strategic development of basic sciences throughout the medical center and in collaboration with other institutions, he also leads basic science education and post-doctorate training for more than 600 graduate students and 500 post-doctoral fellows. Marnett is also director for the Institute of Chemical Biology. Prior to joining the Vanderbilt in 1989, Marnett was on faculty at Wayne State University. He received his doctorate from Duke University.

Charles N. Martin, Jr. Founder & Chairman Martin Ventures 40 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 100 Nashville 37215 615.829.7300 martinventures.com The well-known investor and entrepreneur founded Martin Ventures in 2009 to provide capital, operational support and mentoring to early-stage companies primarily focused on healthcare and technology initiatives. He joined Martin Ventures full-time in 2013 after Tenet Healthcare acquired Vanguard Health Systems, which he founded in 1997, for $4.3 billion. Under his leadership as chairman and CEO, the hospital chain grew to 28 hospitals with $6.5 billion in revenue. Prior to Vanguard, he was the chairman, president and CEO of OrNda HealthCorp, which he grew from $450 million in revenues to $3 billion in a span of four years. Martin’s previous experience also includes executive leadership positions with General Care Corp., HealthTrust, and HCA.

Linda Marzialo President & CEO Gould Turner Group 4400 Harding Road, Suite 1000 Nashville 37205 615.297.3122 gouldturnergroup.com A registered architect in 43 states, Marzialo has more than 30 years experience focused on healthcare architecture. In her leadership role, she oversees Gould Turner Group’s architectural planning, programming and design efforts. She joined the firm, which has designed healthcare facilities across the country, in 1981 as a project manager and was named president a decade later and CEO in 2005. Marzialo is one of a very few architects in the state who also holds certification by the American College of Healthcare Architects. She began her career as an intern with Earl Swensson Architects and Yearwood & Johnson.

David Mason Founder & CEO Health Connect Partners 65 Business Park Drive Lebanon 37090 615.449.6234 hlthcp.com Mason is co-founder and CEO of HCP, which connects providers and suppliers through educational meetings and conferences. HCP was founded in 2006 and conducts educa-

32 Nashville Medical News

tional conferences each year in five hospital disciplines: pharmacy, OR & surgery, supply chain, radiology & imaging, and healthcare IT. Previously, Mason led the acute care hospital supply automation company BCX Technology as president and founder before selling it in 2003 to Omnicell.

Mark Mattson Chief Credit Officer & Director of Healthcare Banking CapStar Bank 201 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 950 Nashville 37219 615.732.6424 capstarbank.com Mattson, who has 25 years of banking experience, was instrumental in creating CapStar’s credit policies and infrastructure prior to the bank’s opening in 2008. In addition to his leadership role in credit administration, he also leads the bank’s efforts in the healthcare industry. Before joining CapStar, he was a managing director at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey where he was responsible for new business development in the healthcare sector throughout the U.S. He began his banking career at First American National Bank (now Regions). He holds an MBA from Texas A&M.

Phil Mazzuca COO IASIS Healthcare Corp. 117 Seabord Lane, Bldg. E Franklin 37067 615.844.2747 iasishealthcare.com With more than 30 years of hospital and healthcare leadership experience, Mazzuca oversees all aspects of the company’s hospital operations. Previously, he served as president and chief executive officer of Brim Holdings, executive vice president and COO of MedCath Corporation and president of the Texas and Florida markets for IASIS.

David McClellan Managing Director Heritage Group LLC 20 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 150 Nashville 37215 615.665.8220 heritagegroupusa.com McClellan co-founded Heritage Group in 1986 and has served as a managing director of the firm since 1989. Heritage Group is a privately held investment and advisory firm focused on early-stage healthcare opportunities. Over the past 30 years, McClellan has served in numerous executive positions within Heritage Group’s portfolio of companies and currently sits on the boards of Vivify Health and Ingenious Med, among others. He began his career with HCA. McClellan received his master’s in health administration from the Medical College of Virginia.

Andrew McDonald Partner-in-Charge, Physician Business Solutions, LLC & Healthcare Consulting LBMC 5250 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.309.2474 lbmc.com With over 30 years’ experience as either a full-time administrator or consultant to a broad range of healthcare organizations, McDonald has honed his expertise in providing due diligence, revenue cycle management, valuation, compliance, strategic planning, human resource management, financial analysis, IT assessment, practice development, and general practice management services to healthcare organizations. McDonald was named a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in 1994. In additon to consulting, he has worked in the hospital, home care, hospice and practice management environments. McDonald, who earned his master’s in hospital and health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the current board president for the ACHE of Middle Tennesee.

Tom McElroy Principal Thomas McElroy Consulting 110 Saddlebridge Lane Franklin 37069 615.969.2786 McElroy has earned national recognition as an innovator and leading strategist in the field of healthcare marketing and business development. He launched Thomas McElroy Consulting in 2008 and serves a wide range of healthcare organizations in the areas of branding and communications strategy, developing corporate marketing plans, managed care strategy, hospital-physician integration, developing accountable care organizations and governance improvement. Prior to his consulting career, he was the founding president of Tennessee Healthcare, a statewide PPO network.

Scott McQuigg CEO GoNoodle 209 10th Ave. S., Suite 350 Nashville 37203 615.800.7794 gonoodle.com McQuigg leads the wellness company designed to get kids moving. Streaming video features fun, interactive physical activity breaks used in educational settings and at home, reaching more than 10 million children and adolescents across 168 countries. McQuigg previously was co-founder and CEO of Nashville-based HealthLeaders Inc., a business media and information company. Before that, McQuigg gained experience with national media through his decade of service with American City Business Journals. He spent his last two years with the company as president and publisher of the Nashville Business Journal.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 John McRoberts Chairman & CEO MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. 3100 West End Ave., Suite 1000 Nashville 37203 615.627.4710 medequities.com In January 2010, McRoberts began his tenure at MedEquities, which acquires and structures financing for healthcare-related real estate deals, but his healthcare investment career spans more than three decades. After 16 years with AmSouth Bank where he was head of healthcare lending, McRoberts co-founded and served as president and CEO of Capstone Capital Corporation, a healthcare REIT that went public in 1994 and sold to Healthcare Realty Trust in 1998. From 2001 to 2005, McRoberts was president and CEO of MeadowBrook Healthcare, Inc. He then acquired a controlling interest in home health and hospice company Care First, Inc. before selling his interest in early 2015.

Philip S. McSween Shareholder, Chair Health Law Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 211 Commerce St., Suite 800 Nashville 37201 615.726.7334 bakerdonelson.com Chair of the firm’s Health Law Practice group, McSween is a counselor to both nonprofit and for-profit healthcare providers, including hospitals, specialty providers and physician groups on a national basis. His practice concentrates primarily in healthcare mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He represented UT Medical Center in its transfer from the University of Tennessee to a private nonprofit foundation and worked with a national dialysis provider in its sale. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. McSween has been regularly recognized for his work in healthcare in Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA.

Clayton McWhorter Founder & Chairman Emeritus Clayton Associates 5314 Maryland Way, Suite 100 Brentwood 37027 615.320.3070 claytonassociates.com Godfather to many a Middle Tennessee healthcare venture, McWhorter founded the private equity firm that bears his name in 1996 to provide venture capital to start-up companies, particularly in the healthcare industry. At that same time, he also created LifeTrust America, a developer and operator of assisted living communities, and served as chairman until its sale in November 2004. Previously, McWhorter participated in the formation of HealthTrust, Inc. and served as the company’s chairman, president and CEO until the merger with HCA in 1995. From 1995-1996, McWhorter served as chairman of the board for HCA and remained a board member until May 2000. His prior affiliation with HCA goes back to 1970

nashvillemedicalnews.com

when he joined the company as a hospital administrator in Georgia. In 2008, McWhorter founded medication therapy management firm PharmMD and still serves on its board. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, former president and chair of the Federation of American Hospitals, and founding member and of the Nashville Health Care Council. In 2015, McWhorter was part of the inaugural class of inductees in the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Stuart McWhorter Co-founder Clayton Associates President & CEO Nashville Entrepreneur Center 41 Peabody St. Nashville 37210 615.873.1257 claytonassociates.com ec.co Named president and CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in 2015, McWhorter also remains active in Clayton Associates, the investment management firm he co-founded. Previously, McWhorter was a founding member of OrthoLink Physicians Corporation where he served as vice president of Managed Care and later as vice president of Acquisitions before the company was acquired by United Surgical Partners. He began his career in various operating roles for Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. McWhorter received his master’s in health administration from the University of Alabama – Birmingham.

Eric Mendelsohn President & CEO National Health Investors, Inc. 222 Robert Rose Drive Murfreesboro 37129 615.890.9100 nhireit.com Mendelsohn joined NHI at the beginning of 2015 and was named CEO in October 2015 after acting in that role on an interim basis since August. He has more than two decades of healthcare real estate experience. Previously, Mendelsohn was with Emeritus Senior Living for nine years where he rose to senior vice president overseeing corporate development in the assisted living and home health markets. Prior to that, he was a transaction officer focused on medical properties with the University of Washington and worked as a practicing transaction attorney after completing law school at Pepperdine.

the healthcare field. Active in a number of local and national professional organizations, Mertie sits on the boards of Leadership Health Care, Nashville MGMA, and the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration. He has also participated in and led various healthcare trade missions. Mertie, who graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in accounting, is a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, a certified medical practice executive and a certified healthcare financial professional.

Ben Middleton COO Centerstone of Tennessee 1921 Ransom Place Nashville 37217 615.463.6600 centerstone.org Middleton oversees operations at Centerstone Tennessee, including outpatient clinic services; dual diagnosis intensive outpatient program; adult, adolescent and child case management; continuous treatment team; intervention services; criminal justice liaison; and integrated care for adults. Previously, he served as senior vice president for Clinic Services. He specializes in alcohol and drug abuse treatment and services for those with mental illnesses. Middleton graduated from Alabama A&M University with a master’s in clinical psychology.

Bonnie Miller, MD Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 201 Light Hall Nashville 37232 615.322.7221 medschool.vanderbilt.edu Miller has served in multiple leadership roles at Vanderbilt with an emphasis on medical education. She also has served on numerous national organizations and consulted nationally and internationally on medical education matters. Miller has led Vanderbilt through several curriculum innovation cycles, most recently spearheading the major revision known as Curriculum 2.0. She is also the primary investigator for the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education grant, which was awarded to Vanderbilt in 2013. Miller is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Scott Mertie

David Miller

President Kraft Healthcare Consulting, LLC 555 Great Circle Road Nashville 37228 615.782.4292 kraftcpas.com

President & COO Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net

Mertie, who has served as president of the KraftCPA affiliate since it was founded in 2009, consults on various reimbursement and operational issues for healthcare clients throughout the United States. He also provides litigation support as an expert in

Miller is the company’s first-ever chief operating officer. He oversees the organization’s six operating divisions and strategic growth initiatives. Miller was responsible for the successful integration of Health Management Associates, Inc., which was acquired in 2014, and he also

Nashville Medical News 33


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 played a significant role in the successful acquisition of Triad Hospitals in 2007. Prior to becoming president and COO, Miller was president of Division I Operations and before that had executive leadership responsibility for multiple hospitals under two different publicly traded companies.

Julie Miller COO Williamson Medical Center 4321 Carothers Parkway Franklin 37067 615.435.5000 williamsonmedicalcenter.org Miller has been with Williamson Medical Center for 12 years and has broad responsibility for operational management of the growing medical center in her role as chief operating officer – from EMS and imaging to pharmacy and property management to nutritional services and security. Prior to WMC, she worked in accounting & finance for 10 years. Miller is a member of ACHE, Nashville Health Care Council, TMA Board, and on the THA Solutions Group Board. She received her undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga and her MBA with a concentration in healthcare administration from Lipscomb University.

Richard Miller President, CEO, Principal Earl Swensson Associates 1033 Demonbreun St., Suite 800 Nashville 37203 615.329.9445 esarch.com Miller joined ESa in 1967 and was named president in 1973. He has oversight of the large architecture and design firm, which has won numerous accolades for its design of innovative healthcare facilities nationwide, including the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Moffitt Cancer Center. Miller, a veteran architect, lecturer and author, co-authored two books on hospital and healthcare facility design with ESa’s founder Earl S. Swensson. Healthcare Design magazine named Miller one of the nation’s “25 most influential in healthcare design.” He is a member of the AIA College of Fellows and sits on multiple boards, including Hospital Hospitality House.

Russ Miller CEO Tennessee Medical Association 2301 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37212 615.385.2100 tnmed.org Miller, a certified association executive, assumed the lead staff role in January 2013. As CEO, Miller leads efforts to advocate on behalf of physician members across the state on a variety of legislative, educational, practice and public health issues. Miller has held increasing leadership positions with TMA since joining the organization in 1987.

34 Nashville Medical News

Thomas Miller

Derek Morkel

President, Division V Operations Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net

CEO HealthTech S3 & Gaffey Healthcare 5110 Maryland Way, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.309.6053 healthtechs3.com gaffeyhealth.com

Miller, who currently serves as a division president for Community Health Systems, has been named chief executive officer of CHS’ planned 2016 spin-off of Quorum Health Corporation. Miller will lead the future publicly traded company, which includes a group of 38 hospitals across 16 states plus hospital management and consulting business Quorum Health Resources, LLC. Miller joined CHS in 2007 in connection with the Triad Hospitals acquisition and has more than 30 years experience in hospital operations and executive management, including serving as president and CEO of Lutheran Health Network in northeast Indiana. He earned his undergraduate degree from Auburn and a master’s in hospital and health administration from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Miller currently serves on the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.

Rita Mitchell Executive VP, Private Client Services First Tennessee Bank 511 Union St., Suite 400 Nashville 37219 615.734.6171 firsttennessee.com/medical Mitchell leads First Tennessee Bank’s medical private banking team in Middle Tennessee. She has 33 years of financial services experience, the last nine at FTB. A Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC), Mitchell also holds a number of other professional designations and licenses. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, she also graduated from the Advanced Minority Business Program of the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. Mitchell is an active community volunteer and is the 2015-16 chair of The Women’s Fund Board, which is part of The Community Foundation. Mitchell is also a past board member for the YWCA and CABLE.

Morkel took the helm of HealthTech in 2010 and now serves as CEO of Texas-based Gaffey Healthcare, as well, following a partnership in 2013. The combined company has both a management and solutions component. The Gaffey brand features cloud-based revenue cycle technology and services to help healthcare organizations accelerate cash flow, improve productivity and increase profitability. The HealthTech side offers a menu of services to help hospitals with operations and strategic direction. Morkel’s previous experience includes senior leadership roles with MedCath Corporation, IASIS Healthcare, Craneware, Inc., HCA and Province Healthcare (now LifePoint).

Jonathan Morphett Head, Investment Banking Division Avondale Partners Two American Center 3102 West End Ave., Suite 1100 Nashville 37203 615.467.3533 avondalepartnersllc.com Named to his current position in April 2014, Morphett joined Avondale in 2004 to launch the healthcare investment banking group. During his tenure, he has helped establish the firm as a nationally recognized provider of advisory and capital raising services. Previously, Morphett founded Australian corporate finance advisory firm Rosebrook Ventures and is a former investment banking managing director at Morgan Stanley. A former board member for the Nashville Health Care Council, Morphett earned his undergrad degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia and his MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth. He is a director of the Centerstone Research Institute.

John Mize

Rock Morphis

President & CEO State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company 101 Westpark Drive, Suite 300 Brentwood 37027 615.377.1999 svmic.com

Managing Director Heritage Group LLC 20 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 150 Nashville 37215 615.665.8220 heritagegroupusa.com

Mize was tapped to lead SVMIC, a large insurance company by physicians for physicians, in January 2013. Headquartered in Brentwood, the company serves physicians in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and several other southeastern states. Before accepting his current role, Mize was a managing director with Towers Watson where he led the southern division for the company’s risk consulting and software business and co-led the professional liability practice area. He is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Morphis co-founded Heritage Group, an investment and advisory firm focused on early stage healthcare opportunities, in 1986. Over the years, Morphis has served in a number of executive positions within Heritage Group’s portfolio of companies. He served as chairman, president and CEO of Heritage Health Systems from 1995-2004 and of and Surgical Health Corporation from 1992-1995, which were both acquired by public companies. Morphis serves on numerous boards and currently is chairman of Precedent Health.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Shawn Morris COO Cigna-HealthSpring Inc. 530 Great Circle Road Nashville 37228 615.743.3946 cignahealthspring.com Morris was named COO in February 2014 with oversight for the financial and operational performance of all Cigna-HealthSpring business, which serves more than 2 million Medicare customers. For two years prior to his current role, Morris served as president of Development and Innovation. Morris joined the company in 2005, prior to the acquisition by Cigna, and served in various leadership roles including executive vice president. He was also part of HealthSpring’s predecessor company, North American Medical Management. He is a past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council and is a 2013 Council Fellow.

Frank Moser President Aegis Sciences Corp. 515 Great Circle Road Nashville 37228 615.255.2400 aegislabs.com Moser joined Aegis in 1999 as director of sales and marketing. He became a member of the board in 2007, was promoted to vice president of Business Development in 2008 and named president in 2012. Moser served on the board of the Sales & Marketing Executives Association in Nashville and has been a member of Leadership Health Care. He is also a 2013 Council Fellow.

and was named CFO in 2013. He oversees the company’s strategic growth and development efforts to acquire new hospitals, lead in-market growth and development initiatives, and pursue strategic alliances. Murphy is also responsible for all activities related to physician practice management and medical staff development. Previously, he served as president and CEO of DSI Renal and as a senior vice president and treasurer of Caremark. He also held executive positions with Renal Care Group, National Nephrology Associates and HealthSouth.

Mike Musick Assurance Partner BDO 414 Union St., Suite 1800 Nashville 37219 615.493.5610 bdo.com Musick is the national leader for the long-term care sector of BDO’s Healthcare Practice and a member of the firm’s Center for Healthcare Excellence and Innovation. In addition, he is the managing partner for assurance for BDO’s Nashville office. Musick has more than 25 years accounting and business advisory experience. He has broad healthcare experience, particularly in long-term care, senior housing and behavioral health. Previously, he was director of SEC services for Carr, Rigs & Ingram. He began his career at Ernst & Young.

N Michael Neuss, MD CMO Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic 1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 1710 Nashville 37232 615.936.8422 vicc.org A medical oncologist, Neuss was recruited to Vanderbilt in 2011 to serve in the new position of CMO for VICC’s clinical enterprise. Previously, the Duke-trained physician spent 25 years with Oncology/Hematology Care in Cincinnati. By the time he retired his position as vice president of the group at the end of 2010, the practice had grown from two physicians to 48 oncologists and 300 staff members practicing at 15 locations. Neuss is active with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, chairing the national organization’s Value Measures Taskforce, co-chairing the ASCO/ONS Chemotherapy Guidelines Workgroup, and serving on the board of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Rebecca Munn VP & Managing Director, Healthcare Services InfoWorks 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 500 Nashville 37205 615.356.2686 infoworks-tn.com Munn, who has 20 years experience across multiple disciplines of the healthcare industry, joined InfoWorks in February 2015 to develop and execute the technology consulting firm’s healthcare services. Previously, she was a healthcare client executive with North Highland Company and served as a vice president with Healthways. Additionally, she held several leadership roles with Cisco Systems. In 2015, Munn was named a “Health Care Hero” by the Nashville Business Journal and became a mentor for Jumpstart Foundry. Munn is chair of the CIO Council Initiative for the Tennessee HIMSS chapter and a former board member of the Nashville Technology Council.

As an outstanding leader in the health care investment banking industry, Riley is dedicated to providing the best possible outcome for clients. Between rapidly changing technologies and groundbreaking scientific discoveries, the health care industry is constantly evolving. With Riley as leader, the Raymond James Health Care Investment Banking team has kept the pace. The team, one of the oldest, largest and most successful health care-focused advisory services practices in the U.S. in terms of domain expertise, dedicated resources and track record, has raised the bar for client service.

Leif Murphy Executive VP & CFO LifePoint Health 330 Seven Springs Way Brentwood 37027 615.920.7000 lifepointhealth.net Murphy joined LifePoint in 2011 as executive vice president and chief development officer

nashvillemedicalnews.com

R J H E A LT H C A R E B A N K I N G . C O M

Past performance is not indicative of future results. ©2015 Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC.

Nashville Medical News 35


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Lisa Nix Partner, Transaction Advisory Services LBMC 5250 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.309.2288 lbmc.com Nix brings over 20 years experience in public accounting and healthcare to her role overseeing the firm’s transaction advisory service delivery to address the changing needs of the healthcare industry. The CPA also has over 10 years of experience leading healthcare M&A transaction services teams for both strategic and financial buyers on deals ranging from several million to more than $7 billion. She has led and managed assurance and advisory services for healthcare companies, including not-for-profit, for-profit private and public entities. Nix has been named to multiple top accounting lists by area media, is a past “Leadership Health Care Volunteer of the Year” award winner, and was a 2015 Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Linda Norman, DSN, RN Dean & Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing Vanderbilt University School of Nursing 111 Godchaux Hall 461 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37240 615.343.8876 nursing.vanderbilt.edu Norman was named dean of VUSN July 1, 2013. Previously a senior associate dean for Academics, she has spent more than two decades spearheading curricular innovations in blended learning, interprofessional education, quality improvement and distance learning. A popular speaker, Norman is recognized nationally for her work in nursing education. In addition to her role at Vanderbilt, she serves as director of evaluation for the national Investing in Nursing initiative. Norman was named a Fellow of the American of Nursing in 2004 and is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

O Jill Obremskey, MD CMO The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial 2221 Murphy Ave. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000 thechildrenshospitalnashville.com Obremskey was named chief medical officer for The Children’s Hospital in January 2015. Prior to her appointment, the assistant professor of pediatrics, who was affiliated with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for 12 years, served as medical director of the after-hours pediatric service line. Obremskey earned her medical degree from the University of North Carolina and

36 Nashville Medical News

a master’s in Healthcare Management from Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Mark Ohlendorf President Brookdale Senior Living 111 Westwood Place, Suite 400 Brentwood 37027 615.221.2250 brookdale.com After serving as co-president of the senior living solutions provider since 2005, Ohlendorf was named president of the company in May 2013. Before the merger of Alterra Healthcare and Brookdale, he was president and CEO of Alterra. Ohlendorf’s background encompasses more than 30 years of experience in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including skilled nursing and hospice services. He has served on the board for the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) and served as board chair from 2011 to 2013. He is a certified public accountant.

Bond Oman CEO OGA 2932 Foster Creighton Road Nashville 37204 615.312.0253 oman-gibson.com Oman has been in the medical real estate business since 1985 and specializes in medical office leasing and investment property. His firm is a national real estate development and project management firm that has properties in 35 states and manages about 100 facilities representing more than seven million square feet of medical space in conjunction with the firm’s sister company, Holladay Properties Nashville. Currently OGA has more than $100 million in pure medical development under construction. OGA properties have been recognized for excellence within the industry as finalists in the HREI Insights Awards.

Anna-Gene O’Neal President & CEO Alive Hospice 1718 Patterson St. Nashville 37203 615.327.1085 alivehospice.org O’Neal joined Alive Hospice as CEO in April 2012. A registered nurse, O’Neal oversees the agency’s hospice care, palliative care and grief support programs in Alive Hospice’s 12-county service area. O’Neal previously served as senior vice president of quality and performance improvement at hospitalist company Cogent Healthcare (now Sound Physicians). In addition to her undergraduate degree, O’Neal earned an MSN in nursing administration and an MBA in organization management from Vanderbilt. She is on the 2015-16 board of the Nashville Health Care Council and is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Steve Otto CEO TriStar Skyline Medical Center 3441 Dickerson Pike Nashville 37207 615.769.2000 tristarskyline.com Otto has served in a leadership capacity with HCA, TriStar Health System’s parent company, since 1987. In July 2009, he was named CEO of TriStar Skyline, a 223-bed acute care facility, and TriStar Skyline Madison Campus, a 121-bed behavioral health facility. Otto previously served as COO for Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas, CEO for River Park Hospital in McMinnville, Tenn., and COO and CFO for Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Indiana.

Charles Overstreet Senior Managing Director FTI Consulting 105 Westwood Place, Suite 250 Brentwood 37027 615.324.8535 fticonsulting.com Overstreet is a senior managing director for FTI Consulting and leads the company’s Health Solution’s Regulatory and Compliance team. He has expertise in the development and implementation of operational and compliance programs, as well as in managing organizational transition. Previously, he was with Booz Allen & Hamilton held leadership positions at Arthur Andersen and KPMG. Prior to his years in advisory services, Overstreet worked at a large academic medical center and an urban community hospital. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Overstreet is a Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.

Thomas Ozburn CEO TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center 391 Wallace Road Nashville 37211 615.781.4000 tristarsouthernhills.com Ozburn has been CEO at the 126-bed TriStar Southern Hills facility since the beginning of 2008. During his tenure, he has overseen renovation and expansion projects both on and off campus. In 2013, the hospital opened a boutique-concept Joint and Spine Center, which has received national attention for the infusion of technology to improve the patient experience. By 2017, TriStar Southern Hills will operate five satellite locations with three major health parks in Antioch, East Brentwood and Brentwood Hills. Prior to his current role, he served as COO for TriStar Summit Medical Center and TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the 2016 board of the Tennessee Hospital Association.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016

P Christopher Palombo CEO Dispensary of Hope P.O. Box 281496 Nashville 37228 888.428.4673 dispensaryofhope.org In 2011, Palombo was named CEO of the Dispensary of Hope, a not-for-profit social venture that seeks to provide sustainable access to medication for the uninsured and underinsured. Previously, Palombo had worked as an independent healthcare consultant and as an internal program development consultant with Ascension Health. He is also the former executive director of the Medical Care Access Coalition in Marquette, Mich. His expertise includes integrating safety net healthcare resources, nonprofit fund development and sustainability, and the creation and evaluation of large-scale population health programs. Palombo has a master’s in healthcare management from Lindenwood University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Parker Panovec, MD Medical Director Faith Family Medical Center 326 21st Ave. N. Nashville 37203 615.341.0808 faithmedical.org Panovec became medical director of the safety net clinic at the beginning of 2014. He most recently worked for the Jackson Clinic in Jackson, Tenn. in outpatient medicine and wound care. Previously, the board-certified physician practiced both inpatient and outpatient family medicine at the University of Tennessee. A graduate of Lipscomb University and UT Memphis College of Medicine, his focus is on family medicine.

Lee Parmley, MD Chief of Staff Vanderbilt University Hospital 1215 21st Ave. S., S-3408 MCN Nashville 37232-2102 615.343.6268 mc.vanderbilt.edu Parmley, who has been at Vanderbilt since 2004, was named to his current post in February 2014 and is instrumental in enhancing health system operating performance, developing clinical operating policies and procedures for the hospital, and overseeing day-to-day operations. Previously, he served as chief of the Critical Care Division of the Department of Anesthesiology and also directed the Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship program. Parmley received his medical degree from Loma Linda University and also earned a law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston. He also holds a Master of Management in Health Care from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Ken Patric, MD

Susan Peach

CMO The Little Clinic 2620 Elm Hill Pike Nashville 37214 615.425.4200 thelittleclinic.com

CEO HIghPoint Health System 555 Hartsville Pike Gallatin 37066 615.328.6695 highpointhealthsystem.com

Since April 2011, Patric has served as CMO of The Little Clinic, the Nashville-based subsidiary of Kroger Co. He is the corporate officer directly responsible for the medical oversight of 140 clinics in nine states. Previously, he was with Physicians Care, Inc. and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, where he served as vice president and CMO before retiring from the organization in 2009. The board certified family practitioner is a Fellow with the Academy for Healthcare Management. Patric received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed residency at the University of California, Davis.

Peach, a veteran hospital administrator with more than 30 years experience, was named CEO of HighPoint Health System in July 2012. She came to HighPoint from LifePoint’s Hospital Support Center. As chief nursing officer of the Delta Division, she provided clinical leadership and oversight for nine hospitals, including the four that make up HighPoint Health System. Prior to joining LifePoint, Peach held executive positions with Catholic Health Initiatives, Quorum Health Resources, and Rockdale Regional Medical Center. She received her nursing degree from Clayton College and her MBA from Georgia State University.

Jeffrey Patton, MD

J. Edward (Eddie) Pearson

CEO Tennessee Oncology PLLC 397 Wallace Road, Suite 201 Nashville 37211 615.333.2481 tnoncology.com

Senior VP & COO HealthStream 209 10th Ave. S., Suite 450 Nashville 37203 615.301.3100 healthstream.com

As CEO, Patton has oversight of Tennessee Oncology, one of the largest physician-owned practices in the country. Patton, who is board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine, has been with the practice since 1997. Previously, he was with The Lewis Gale Clinic in Virginia. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship in hematology/oncology at Wake Forrest University. In addition to his administrative duties, Patton sees patients at Tennessee Oncology’s Southern Hills office. The practice, which is nationally recognized for utilizing innovative treatments that improve patient outcomes, employs more than 90 physicians in 30 locations throughout Middle and Southeast Tennessee.

William Paul, MD Director of Health Metro Public Health Department Lentz Public Health Center 2500 Charlotte Ave. Nashville 37209 615.340.5616 health.nashville.gov Board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases, Paul became Nashville’s health director in 2007. He has been a vocal advocate for wellness with an emphasis on addressing the social determinants of health including curbing obesity rates, improving nutrition and increasing physical activity. Previously, he spent two years at the CDC and nearly 15 years with the Chicago Department of Public Health, where he engineered a response to the 2002 West Nile Virus outbreak. Paul earned his medical degree and master’s in epidemiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Pearson has served as senior vice president since joining HealthStream in 2006. In August 2011, he was named COO and is responsible for day-to-day operations throughout the company. Previously, he served as president and CEO of DigiScript, Inc. Pearson also held top level executive positions with Inforum, HIE, empactHealth. com, and Medibuy. He began his career with the accounting firm of William Puryear & Company. He is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Joey Peay CEO Murfreesboro Medical Clinic 1272 Garrison Drive Murfreesboro 37129 615.893.4480 mmclinic.com Founded in 1949, MMC is one of the area’s oldest and largest practices. Today, there are nearly 600 associates on the staff of the multi-specialty practice, which sees more than 30,000 patients a month and includes the SurgiCenter and walk-in clinics. Peay has been at the helm since 2003, overseeing a period of rapid growth and construction of a new facility. He was CFO for four years before that. A CPA, he spent the first 10 years of his career with KPMG. Peay is a certified medical practice executive by the American College of Medical Practice Executives.

Ronnie Pennell COO PhyBus 215 Jamestown Park Road, Suite 205 Brentwood 37027 615.620.9300 phybus.com Pennell has more than 20 years of experience with healthcare and related industries. Since

Nashville Medical News 37


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 2009, he has been focused on the business operations of ambulatory surgery centers and physician’s practices. Previously, Pennell served as director of Institutional Investment Solutions for SunTrust Bank and as vice president of Retirement Services & Endowment and Foundations with AmSouth Bank. He began his career with the Institutional Consulting Group at Dean Witter Reynolds.

Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD President, Clinical Services & CMO HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com Perlin is responsible for clinical strategy and performance at HCA’s more than 165 hospitals and 800 outpatient centers and physician practices. Before joining HCA in 2006, Perlin was Under Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Perlin is still active in healthcare and health policy on a national stage. In 2014, he took a brief sabbatical from HCA to assist as a senior advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve operations. In 2015, he assumed the role of board chair for the American Hospital Association and he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine. Modern Healthcare included Perlin on both the 2015 list of “50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders” and “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.” He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Medical Informatics.

Scott Pierce Executive VP & COO BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga 37402 423.535.5600 bcbst.com Pierce is responsible for the daily management and coordination of the overall operations for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, a company with more than 5,000 employees serving more than 3.3 million members. Prior to his current role, he was senior vice president of government programs with strategic leadership of the company’s participation in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs. He joined BlueCross in 2011 as president and CEO of the company’s Medicaid managed care subsidiary, BlueCare Tennessee. Prior to that, he was with the Bureau of TennCare where he spent his last five years as CFO and assistant commissioner.

Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD Director Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center 2220 Pierce Ave. 691 Preston Research Building
 Nashville 37232 615.936.1782 vicc.org A renowned researcher, Pietenpol has led the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2007. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine, National Cancer Policy

38 Nashville Medical News

Forum, a member of the Susan G. Komen Scientific Advisory Committee, a founding member of the national advisory committee for the Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research and recently completed a six-year term as a presidential appointee on the National Cancer Advisory Board. Pietenpol has received numerous awards, has been inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, and is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pietenpol, who has been on faculty at Vanderbilt since 1994, is also a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

C. Wright Pinson, MD Deputy Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Vanderbilt University Medical Center CEO Vanderbilt Health Systems 1161 21st Ave. S., D-3300 MCN Nashville 37232 615.343.9324 mc.vanderbilt.edu Pinson wears many hats at Vanderbilt with broad oversight of adult care. Formerly the CMO, Pinson assumed greater leadership responsibilities in 2009 as part of the executive team put in place by Jeff Balser, MD. In addition to his administrative duties, Pinson is a renowned surgical oncologist with a specialty in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation. He is a past president of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Pinson, who received his medical degree from Vanderbilt, has been on faculty since 1990. He also serves on the 2016 board for the Tennessee Hospital Association and as vice chairman of the board of the Nashville Health Care Council.

Kirk Porter Senior VP Bank of America 414 Union St. Nashville 37219 615.749.3137 bankofamerica.com Porter has been Bank of America’s local healthcare point man since April of 2005. Before that, he served in a similar role at First Tennessee and spent seven years as managing director at US Bank. In his current position, Porter deals specifically with providing capital to healthcare companies. He is a past board member for the Nashville Health Care Council and a 2014 Council Fellow.

David Posch Associate Vice Chancellor for Population Health Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network 3401 West End Ave., Suite 300 Nashville 37203 615.343.6319 mc.vanderbilt.edu In June 2015, Posch was named to a newly created position to strategically guide population health efforts across the Vanderbilt enterprise. He has held a number of leadership

roles within Vanderbilt, most recently serving as CEO for the adult hospital and clinics, as well as overseeing Vanderbilt Medical Group. Prior to Posch’s arrival at Vanderbilt in 1999, he held administrative positions with the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

James Powell Managing Partner KPMG LLP 401 Commerce St., Suite 1000 Nashville 37219 615.248.5568 kpmg.com An audit partner, Powell is the managing partner for KPMG’s Nashville office, which has deep experience in the healthcare industry. Powell has served clients in KPMG’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Atlanta and Nashville offices. He was admitted to partnership in 2005 and has more than 20 years of experience providing financial statement audit and audit of internal control services.

Patsy Powers Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8808 wallerlaw.com Powers works with healthcare clients to identify solutions related to compliance when structuring transactions and physician relationships, internal investigations and the possible disclosure of violations of Stark and anti-kickback violations. As a past leader of Waller’s healthcare regulatory group, Powers has advised hospital leaders, their counsel and compliance departments in all manner of complicated regulatory problems. Powers recently rejoined Waller after serving as senior associate general counsel at Vanderbilt University. Chambers USA and Best Lawyers have recognized Powers for her healthcare experience. She is also AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

R David Raiford, MD Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief of Staff Vanderbilt Health System 1161 21st Ave. S., D-3300 MCN Nashville 37232 615.875.8721 mc.vanderbilt.edu Raiford took over as chief of staff in July 2014. In this role, he is responsible for patient and physician advocacy, as well as inpatient operations of the medical practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also serves as senior associate dean for Faculty Affairs. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Raiford joined Vanderbilt in 1991 to help found and lead an interdisciplinary program in liver disease and


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 continues to maintain a clinical practice in hepatology. He is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.

Scott Raplee President, Central Group LifePoint Health 330 Seven Springs Way Brentwood 37027 615.920.7000 lifepointhealth.net Raplee is a founding employee of LifePoint who began his tenure as the company’s National Division CFO in 1998. Since then, he has served LifePoint as operations CFO, senior vice president and operations president, and senior vice president and president of operations planning and support before being appointed to his current position in 2013. In this role, Raplee has direct financial and operations responsibility for more than 20 hospitals in the Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Mississippi and West Virginia markets.

Marty Rash Chairman & CEO RegionalCare Hospital Partners 103 Continental Place, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.844.9800 regionalcare.net In 2009, Rash co-founded hospital company RegionalCare and then completed a merger with Essent Healthcare in November 2011

to form a seven-hospital system. Today, RegionalCare has eight hospitals in seven states. Previously, Rash was chairman and CEO of Province Healthcare, which he grew to 21 hospitals and took public before selling to LifePoint in 2004 for $1.7 billion. Before Province, he served as executive vice president and COO at Community Health Systems. He is a past chairman and one of the co-founders of the Federation of American Hospitals and is a past chair of the Nashville Health Care Council. He earned both his undergrad and MBA from Middle Tennessee State University.

David Reagan, MD, PhD CMO Tennessee Department of Health 710 James Robertson Parkway Andrew Johnson Tower, Fifth Floor Nashville 37243 615.741.3111 tn.gov/health Reagan was named chief medical officer for the state in late 2011. He serves as an advisor to Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, on health policy, statewide health objectives and priorities, and effectiveness of public health policy. Previously, he was chief of staff for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tenn. and was an associate dean and clinical professor at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at ETSU. Reagan earned his medical degree and his doctorate in organic chemistry from Vanderbilt. He completed a fellowship in clinical epidemiology and

infectious disease at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Gregory Reidy CEO UnitedHealthcare Mid-South Health Plan 10 Cadillac Drive, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.372.3622 uhc.com Reidy, who has been with UnitedHealthcare since 1995, is responsible for leading commercial business in Arkansas and Tennessee. Currently, the Mid-South team serves more than 400,000 commercial members. Reidy started in sales with UnitedHealthcare in New York and then moved into a leadership position as part of the New England Health Plan. He held multiple leadership positions across the Florida markets and then became a regional vice president for the seven plans of the Southeast. He was named to his current position in 2009.

Paul Rein CFO Sarah Cannon 3322 West End. Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 sarahcannon.com With Sarah Cannon since 2013, Rein’s responsibilities include overall operational and financial leadership for Sarah Cannon.

Your Primary Source for Professional Healthcare News Just Got Better! Why wait for your monthly print edition to come in the mail?

Sponsored by this dedicated provider

Visit our newly designed web site … experience its easy navigation and increased functionality. You can read the latest about professional healthcare – Business, Clinical, Regulatory & Compliance, Research, Grand Rounds, Feature Profiles, and a complete line-up of Events and Top Headlines.

www.NashvilleMedicalNews.com

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Twitter: @NashMedNews

Nashville Medical News 39


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Previously the CFO of Information Technology and Services at HCA, he has overseen financial management, internal controls, contracting, and portfolio management functions throughout his career. Paul holds a degree in Accounting and Operations Research and Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University and an MBA from Georgia State University. A certified public accountant, Rein is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Cynthia Reisz Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.6283 bassberry.com A member of the firm’s healthcare and corporate practices, Reisz represents hospitals, ancillary service providers and large physician groups in joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and other contractual arrangements, as well as regulatory and operational matters including co-management agreements, fraud and abuse analyses, physician self-referral, fee splitting issues, and value-based payment matters. Nationally recognized for her industry acumen and nearly 30 years experience, Reisz serves on the board of directors for the American Health Lawyers Association and is a member of the American Bar Association’s sections on business law and health law. She also has written and lectured nationally on issues impacting healthcare. Reisz received both her undergrad and law degrees with honors from Vanderbilt University.

Karen Rhea, MD CMO Centerstone of Tennessee 1921 Ransom Place Nashville 37217 615.463.6600 centerstone.org Rhea oversees Centerstone of Tennessee’s medical services staff and manages psychiatric services. For two decades, she has also served as a clinical associate professor of Psychiatry with Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine. Prior to Centerstone, Rhea was a founding pediatric partner in the Franklin Children’s Clinic. Rhea was elected a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in December 2008 and honored with the 2011 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Clay Richards CEO naviHealth 210 Westwood Place, Suite 400 Brentwood 37027 615.577.1900 navihealth.us Partnering with health plans and health systems, naviHealth uses data-driven analysis of post acute care (PAC) services to determine appropriate setting, improve outcomes and quality, and achieve savings while helping plan members navigate the PAC experience. Richards, who has been with the company

40 Nashville Medical News

since its January 2012 founding, previously held several leadership roles at Healthways including senior vice president and general counsel. Before joining Healthways, Richards practiced law at Bass, Berry & Sims. He earned is law degree from the University of Mississippi.

Stephen Riven Chairman, Senior Managing Partner Avondale Partners Two American Center 3102 West End Ave., Suite 1100 Nashville 37203 615.467.3458 avondalepartnersllc.com One of four founders, Riven is chairman of this boutique investment banking, wealth and investment advisory firm with a focus on the healthcare and business services sectors. Prior to Avondale’s 2001 launch, Riven served as a managing director and member of the board of Equitable Securities Corporation, where he was co-head of Institutional Equity Sales. For the 23 years prior to that, he was a general partner of the J.C. Bradford Company. He also served as a member of the board of the Equitable Trust Company.

Brian Roark Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.7753 bassberry.com As head of the firm’s Healthcare Fraud Task Force, Roark concentrates his practice on representing healthcare clients in responding to governmental investigations and defending False Claim Act lawsuits. He has successfully litigated and resolved numerous healthcare fraud matters involving hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, hospices, home health companies, drug and alcohol abuse treatment centers, and other healthcare providers. Roark also represents clients in connection with Medicare audits and overpayment disputes. He is an adjunct professor for Vanderbilt Law School where he teaches a course on healthcare fraud and abuse. Roark is a member of both the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Care Compliance Association.

Heather Rohan President & CEO TriStar Centennial Medical Center 2300 Patterson St. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000 tristarcentennial.com Rohan assumed the role as president and CEO of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in December 2012 after serving for seven years as CEO of Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Aventura, Fla. She has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in both administrative and clinical areas within HCA. Prior to serving as CEO of Aventura, she held other CEO posts in Florida at Palms West Hospital and Pompano Beach Medical Center.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Dawn Rudolph Chief Experience Officer Saint Thomas Health 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284.7847 sths.com Rudolph stepped into this role in July 2013 and is focused on ensuring a high-quality patient, physician and family experience aligns across the entire system. She joined Saint Thomas Health in November 2010, serving as president and CEO of Saint Thomas West. Previously, she served as CEO of St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. She earned her MBA with healthcare specialization from Indiana Wesleyan University. A Diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Rudolph has been named one of the “56 Women Hospital and Healthcare Leaders to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review and is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Meg Rush, MD Chief of Staff & Executive Medical Director Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 2200 Children’s Way Nashville 37232 615.936.1000 childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org Rush, a neonatologist and professor of clinical pediatrics, has served in the senior administrative role of chief of staff for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt since 2007. She assists in the development and implementation of clinical operations and practice standards, as well as providing oversight of medical staff governance together with the pediatrician-in-chief and surgeon-in chief. She joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1990. Rush is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

William Rutherford Executive VP & CFO HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com Rutherford stepped into the role of CFO for healthcare services giant HCA on Jan. 1, 2014 as part of the executive transition that saw his predecessor, Milton Johnson, move from president and CFO to president and CEO. Rutherford has management responsibility for the company’s Treasury Department, Office of the Controller, Information Technology, Government Programs, Strategic Resource Group and Parallon. A nearly 30-year HCA veteran, Rutherford served as COO of the Clinical and Physician Services Group immediately prior to his current role. He joined the company in 1986 as a staff auditor. Rutherford is a 2013 Council Fellow.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016

S Mike Schatzlein, MD Senior VP & Group Ministry Operating Executive Ascension Health 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284.7847 ascension.org Schatzlein, a cardiac surgeon, led Saint Thomas Health from 2010 until July 2015 when he stepped into a broader role for Ascension Health. In his new position, he wears many hats but still has a strong presence in Middle Tennessee. As group operating executive, he is responsible for overall strategy and operations in a number of markets including Tennessee. He also serves as a clinical assistant professor for population health for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and sits on the boards of the Nashville Health Care Council, Tennessee Hospital Association and Center for Medical Interoperability.

Nancy Schultz Global Healthcare Lead & Group Vice President North Highland Company 5105 Maryland Way, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.370.2790 northhighland.com Schultz has more than 28 years of management consulting experience across multiple industries including healthcare, retail and hospitality. Prior to North Highland, she worked for “Big 5” consulting firms in project management, packaged systems design and implementation, and process re-engineering, including manufacturing, distribution, and financials. She is board president for the Nashville Children’s Alliance, board member for Better Health 4Kids, and a women’s business mentor for the Nashville Business Journal’s Mentoring Mondays program.

Marty Schweinhart Executive VP, Administration Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net Schweinhart provides executive oversight for multiple areas, including materials and capital management, facilities management, health informatics and information management, and project management and implementation of major company initiatives. He is also responsible for the organization’s overall approach to standardization and centralization of business support strategies. Schweinhart joined CHS in 1997, and his previous expertise in healthcare spans 20 years with other industry leaders.

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Rachel Seifert Executive VP, Secretary & General Counsel Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net Seifert is responsible for the legal aspects of a variety of areas within the company, including acquisitions/development, SEC and corporate governance, and litigation and management of the legal department. Prior to joining CHS in 1998, she was with Columbia/HCA, where she served as vice president and associate general counsel. Before that, she was in private law practice in Dallas.

Bernie Sherry COO Saint Thomas Health 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284.7847 sths.com Sherry began his new role in 2015 with operational oversight of the large, and growing, Saint Thomas Health system. In 2013, he was named president and CEO of the system’s flagship Nashville hospitals – Saint Thomas West and Saint Thomas Midtown. He originally joined Saint Thomas Health in 2000 as vice president of managed care and was named president and CEO of Saint Thomas Midtown (formerly Baptist Hospital) in 2003. Previously, Sherry worked at Greenville Health System, a 1,100-bed multi-hospital system located in Greenville, S.C. Sherry earned a master’s degree in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina.

Divya Shroff, MD CMO TriStar Centennial Medical Center 2300 Patterson St. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000
 tristarcentennial.com Shroff joined TriStar Centennial Medical Center as chief medical officer in December 2013. In this role, Shroff is responsible for overseeing medical affairs and providing strategic leadership to TriStar Centennial’s more than 1,000 physicians. She plays a significant role in improving quality and patient outcomes in partnership with the physicians, as well as being instrumental in policy development, and support and implementation of national and facility-specific quality initiatives. Shroff is board certified in internal medicine. Prior to joining TriStar Centennial, she served as the chief clinical transformation officer and vice president in the clinical services group for HCA.

Rhonda Sides Principal – Healthcare Services Crosslin & Associates PC The Astoria 3803 Bedford Ave., Suite 103 Nashville 37215 615.320.5500 crosslinpc.com Sides is principal for healthcare services, forensic/valuation and litigation support services and entrepreneurial business services for Crosslin & Associates. For more than two decades, she has specialized in business valuation, financial fraud and forensics, and physician practice management issues including compliance, compensation, practice valuations, and financial feasibility issues. A CPA, Sides has co-authored three books, contributed articles to numerous publications, and is often called upon to lecture nationally. A past president of the Tennessee Healthcare Executives Association, she also is active in a number of state and national professional associations. Sides is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree and has been recognized by area publications for her expertise, including being named a “Health Care Hero” in 2015.

Lynn Simon, MD President, Clinical Services & CQO Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net Simon has leadership responsibilities for clinical services, quality and safety, nursing, and case management. She oversees medical staff relations, physician practice management, clinical integration initiatives and medical informatics. Before joining CHS in 2010, Simon was a practicing neurologist in Louisville, Ky. and served as vice president of Medical Affairs at Jewish Hospital and senior vice president and CMO of Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s HealthCare. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree and was named to Modern Healthcare’s 2015 list of “50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders.”

Saurabh Sinha Co-founder & CEO emids Technologies 520 Royal Parkway Nashville 37214 615.332.7701 emids.com As co-founder and CEO of the healthcare IT company, Sinha has led emids to several awards including recognition in BusinessTN’s “Hot 100” and the Nashville Chamber’s “Future 50.” He focuses on the company’s global delivery capabilities with an emphasis on service. Prior to the company’s founding in 1999, he was with Wipro. He is a past board member of the Nashville Technology Council and a current one for HIMSS Tennessee and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Sinha is a past “Entrepreneur of the Year” honoree by the Nashville Chamber and Entrepreneur Center. He is a 2015 Council Fellow.

Nashville Medical News 41


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Andy Slusser

Dee Anna Smith

Joseph A. Sowell, III

Executive VP & Chief Development Officer Capella Healthcare 501 Corporate Centre Drive, Suite 200 Franklin 37067 615.764.3000 capellahealthcare.com

CEO Sarah Cannon 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 sarahcannon.com

Senior VP & Chief Development Officer HCA One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com

A founding member of the executive team, Slusser leads the effort to partner with local communities to improve and expand healthcare services. Prior to Capella, he worked as vice president of Acquisitions and Development with Province Healthcare. With more than 35 years experience in hospital operations, finance and development, he began his career with HCA, rising to the position of chief financial officer for HCA’s Western Group. He was also a founding officer and executive staff member of ambulatory care provider Arcon Healthcare, Inc.

Andy Smith CEO Brookdale Senior Living 111 Westwood Place, Suite 400 Brentwood 37027 615.221.2250 brookdale.com Smith became chief executive officer of the senior living solutions firm in February 2013. Prior to that he served as Brookdale’s executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary since 2006. Smith was with Bass, Berry & Sims PLC from 1985 to 2006. He was a member of the firm’s corporate and securities group and served as chair of the firm’s healthcare group. A graduate of Vanderbilt, he earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University. Smith serves on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council and is a 2013 Council Fellow.

Brad Smith CEO & Co-founder Aspire Health 333 Commerce St., Suite 700 Nashville 37201 615.454.9850 aspirehealthcare.com Launched in 2013, Aspire Health is a palliative care company that is building a network of palliative care physician practices that employ a range of providers who care for patients facing an advanced illness with expertise in managing symptoms, navigating the complex healthcare system, and providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. Aspire currently serves patients in six states and more than a dozen cities. Previously, Smith served as chief-of-staff at the Tennessee Department of Economic Development and before that as founding executive director of Tennessee SCORE. Smith, who co-founded the company with Sen. Bill Frist, MD, is a Harvard graduate and received a M.Phil from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

42 Nashville Medical News

Appointed CEO in 2006, Smith is responsible for carrying out the overall strategic mission and vision for Sarah Cannon, HCA’s global cancer institute offering cutting-edge clinical research as the foundation to its integrated cancer programs, which provide close-tohome access to world-class cancer care across the United States and United Kingdom. Joining Sarah Cannon Research Institute in 2005, Smith served as chief information officer and president of SCRI Services. Previously, she was founder and CEO of Summit Research Solutions, a multi-specialty organization established in 1996. Smith is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree and a current board member of the Nashville Health Care Council and PearlPoint Cancer Support.

Rich Smith Co-founder eDoc4u 3212 West End Ave, Suite 500 Nashville 37203 615.269.5710 edoc4u.com

Joining HCA on Dec. 1, 2009, Sowell is responsible for all activities related to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for the hospital company, which operates more than 165 hospitals and 115 ambulatory surgery centers in 20 states and England. Previously, he was a partner at Waller, where he co-managed the firm’s corporate and commercial transactions group and led numerous large healthcare transactions. He earned his law degree from the University of Alabama and a master of laws degree from the University of Florida.

David Spigel, MD Partner Tennessee Oncology PLLC Chief Scientific Officer Sarah Cannon 3322 West End Ave., Suite 900 Nashville 37203 615.329.7274 tnoncology.com sarahcannon.com

Smith joined eDoc4U, a portfolio company of ConduIT Corporation, in 2002 to launch commercial business operations in healthcare employer and provider markets. Since then, he has managed eDoc4u’s growth as a leading provider of medical web services. Smith brings to the company more than 30 years of executive management experience in IT and healthcare companies. He is also CEO of Smith Management Consultants, offering his expertise to both early and mid-stage companies.

Spigel joined Sarah Cannon in 2003 and oversees all scientific aspects of the clinical trial program. He serves as a primary contact for pharma and biotech partners, as well as the strategic site physicians with whom Sarah Cannon conducts cancer research. Spigel earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis in 1996. After completing an internal medicine and chief residency at Indiana University Medical Center, he completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He is board certified in medical oncology.

Wayne Smith

Karen Springer

Chairman & CEO Community Health Systems 4000 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net

President & CEO Saint Thomas Health Senior VP & Tennessee Ministry Market Executive Ascension Health 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284-7847 sths.com

Since Smith came on board in 1997, CHS has seen net revenues grow from just under $750 million to over $18 billion. He is nationally recognized as a healthcare leader with 35 years of executive level experience in the industry. Prior to joining CHS, Smith was with Humana Inc., where he held a variety of senior management positions, including president and COO. He has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” for 14 years running. Smith currently serves on the boards of the Nashville Health Care Council and Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and is a past chair of both. He’s also on the board of the Center for Medical Interoperability.

Springer was promoted to the top spot at Saint Thomas Health in 2015. She joined Saint Thomas Health in 2011 as chief operating officer and added the role of president earlier in 2015. Previously, she spent nearly 15 years in increasing leadership positions for Lutheran Hospital System in Fort Wayne, Ind., rising to executive vice president and COO, a role she had held for four years, just prior to her move to Saint Thomas. She is active in the community and serves on a number of boards including the Tennessee Hospital Association Solutions Group.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Last year saw the debut of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame celebrating eight individuals with ties to the state’s robust healthcare industry that have made a lasting impact on the field. Nashville Medical News is proud to recognize the 2015 inaugural class of inductees: • Thomas F. Frist, Sr., MD Co-founder of Hospital Corporation of America • Thomas F. Frist, Jr., MD Co-founder & Chair Emeritus of Hospital Corporation of America • Ernest Goodpasture, MD Internationally Renowned Pathologist • Jack C. Massey Pharmacist & Co-founder of Hospital Corporation of America • R. Clayton McWhorter Pharmacist & Healthcare Entrepreneur and Investor • David Satcher, MD, PhD Former U.S. Surgeon General, Educator & Public Health Advocate • Mildred Stahlman, MD Renowned Neonatologist, Educator & Researcher • Danny Thomas Visionary Founder of St. Jude Children’s Hospital For more information on the 2015 inductees, please visit our website at NashvilleMedicalNews.com or the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame site at TnHealthCareHall.com. Nominations for the Class of 2016 open on Jan. 1, 2016.

Women 20 16 T O WAT C H

Our annual Women to Watch issue is coming in May 2016, and we want your input on women in Middle Tennessee impacting healthcare at home and beyond. Help us honor clinicians, researchers, administrators, policy makers, and other industry experts by nominating these outstanding professionals. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

To nominate, please visit nashvillemedicalnews.com and click the Women to Watch icon. Nomination Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Nashville Medical News 43


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Greg Spurlock President Alliance Oncology and US Radiosurgery 1801 West End Ave., Suite 700 Nashville 37203 615.263.7888 allianceoncology.com Spurlock serves as president of both Alliance Oncology and US Radiosurgery, both divisions of Alliance HealthCare Services. He initially joined Alliance Oncology through the April 22011 acquisition of US Radiosurgery, where Spurlock was chief administrative officer and chief operating officer. Now his role is to oversee all aspects of the company’s stereotactic radiosurgery facilities and radiation therapy centers. Spurlock’s career has focused on ancillary services, physician relationships and facility planning. Previously, he was executive vice president of NeoSpine. After relocating from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2000, he served as executive director of Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance followed by a stint as CEO of Imaging One.

Tom Starling President & CEO Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee 446 Metroplex Drive, Suite A-224 Nashville 37211 615.269.5355 ichope.com Starling is a veteran at leading health-related nonprofits in Middle Tennessee. Since 2009, he has directed efforts at Mental Health America, which provides a range of behavioral health resources including suicide prevention, Alzheimer’s caregiver support, professional CEUs, advocacy and community education. His previous experience includes serving as vice president of Operations for HEOPS Inc., president and CEO of United Way and executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association. After earning an undergraduate degree from Baylor in psychology, Starling completed a master’s in theology and ethics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a master’s in bioethics from Vanderbilt.

John Stein Tennessee State President Bank of America 414 Union St. Nashville 37219 615.749.3377 bankofamerica.com Stein has served as Tennessee state president since 2002 and is also national market executive of for-profit healthcare in global commercial banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In this role, he manages the bank’s national for-profit healthcare operation. After starting his banking career at Commerce Union in 1975, he joined Bank of America in 1987 as an executive vice president and manager. Stein has served on the board of Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital since 2003 and has been named to the new governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center as the health system transitions to an independent

44 Nashville Medical News

entity separate from Vanderbilt University. He received both his undergraduate and MBA from Vanderbilt.

Tom Stephenson President & COO Amplion Clinical Communications 632 Melrose Ave. Nashville 37211 615.843.9000 amplionalert.com Stephenson joined the executive leadership team at Amplion in September 2012. Prior to that, he spent 25 years at HMS, the Nashvillebased provider of information systems to more than 700 hospitals nationwide. During his tenure with HMS, Stephenson rose from programmer to president and CEO. He is a past board member of both the Nashville Health Care Council and the Nashville Technology Council.

Paul Sternberg, Jr., MD Assistant Vice Chancellor for Adult Health Affairs, Associate Dean for Adult Clinical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer & Chief Patient Experience Officer Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2311 Pierce Ave., Suite 1209 Nashville 37232 615.936.1453 mc.vanderbilt.edu A renowned retina specialist, the board certified ophthalmologist maintains an active academic and research program in addition to his clinical practice. Along with leading the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Sternberg extends his expertise to broader patient populations through his role as CMO. In 2014, he added chief patient experience officer to his list of duties. Sternberg earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his medical degree from the University of Chicago followed by residency at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at Duke.

Phil Suiter CEO Aegis Health Group 8 Cadillac Drive, Suite 450 Brentwood 37027 615.665.4200 aegisgroup.com A successful entrepreneur and investor, Suiter has nearly three decades of experience founding, leading and growing healthcare and information technology businesses. Previously, he was president and CEO of Artemis Health Group, a tech solutions company specific to the OB/GYN space, and of Transaction Tracking Technologies, a privately held transaction processor. He has also held executive roles at Vanderbilt, Onlife, Stinger Medical and NotifyMD. He sits on the board, and is past chairman, for Park Center, which promotes the recovery of individuals with mental illness in Middle Tennessee.

Riley Sweat Managing Director & Head of Health Care Investment Banking Raymond James & Associates 1033 Demonbreun St., Suite 505 Nashville 37203 615.645.6775 raymondjames.com Sweat joined Raymond James in 2001. From 1989 until 2001, he served as managing director and head of healthcare investment banking for SunTrust Equitable Securities. Prior to that, he spent five years working for First Union Bank, where he was involved primarily in mergers and acquisitions. He earned his MBA in accounting and finance from Vanderbilt University.

T Fahad Tahir CEO Saint Thomas Medical Partners 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284.7847 saintthomasdoctors.com Tahir has oversight of the clinical, operational and financial performance of Saint Thomas Medical Partners. He also is responsible for physician development, recruitment and network strategy, as well as service line development. Tahir has been with Ascension Health, the parent organization for Saint Thomas, since 2003. Previously, he served as vice president of Physician Enterprise and Community Health Network at Providence, a health system in Washington, D.C. Earlier in his career, he held roles in physician practice development, management and acquisitions at Columbia St. Mary’s Health System in Milwaukee. He earned his MBA from Loyola University in Chicago and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Alan Taylor COO Aris Radiology 28 White Bridge Road, Suite 316 Nashville 37205 877.833.2242 arisradiology.com In 2015, Aris Radiology acquired Optimal Radiology. Taylor, who served as COO for Optimal, is continuing in that role for Aris, a national radiology group with one of the country’s largest networks of subspecialized radiologists. In addition to his prior role with Optimal, Taylor was a regional vice president for Alliance Imaging. Earlier in his career, he held various positions with PhyCor, which included operational responsibility for 14 multispecialty medical groups and two HMOs. He has also executive positions with large medical group practices in Colorado and Illinois. Taylor is a certified medical practice executive.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Cathy Taylor, DrPH Dean Belmont University Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing 1900 Belmont Blvd. Inman Building 301 Nashville 37212 615.460.6916 belmont.edu/healthsciences Taylor joined Belmont as dean of the Health Sciences College in February 2012 and previously served as assistant commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health’s Bureau of Health Services Administration with responsibility for 89 rural and six metropolitan county health departments and 13 regional offices. Serving as a consultant to China’s Ministry of Health, Taylor contributed to the re-design of China’s rural healthcare delivery system. Earlier, she was as an assistant professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and also served as director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Disease Management Program. Taylor holds a doctor of Public Health from the University of Alabama, Birmingham and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt. She is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Chris Taylor President Parallon 6640 Carothers Parkway Franklin 37067 615.807.8000 parallon.com Taylor brings more than 30 years industry experience to his role in leading one of healthcare’s premier providers of business and operational services. He had served as Parallon’s CFO since 2012 and was asked to lead the company as interim president in November 2013 before the position was made permanent in July 2014. Previously, Taylor served as CFO for HCA’s TriStar Division. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Federation of American Hospitals. Taylor is a 2013 Council Fellow. He holds an MBA from Belmont.

Jerry Taylor Partner Burr & Forman, LLP 511 Union St., Suite 2300 Nashville 37219 615.724.3247 burr.com A veteran healthcare attorney with more than 30 years experience in the area of regulatory compliance, Taylor joined Burr & Forman’s Health Care Practice Group in January 2015. In addition to helping clients navigate the CON and regulatory approvals process, Taylor also has significant experience in professional and facility licensing, Medicare and Medicaid issues, Stark and anti-kickback laws, and physician contracting. In addition to private practice, he served as an assistant state attorney general and as general counsel to

nashvillemedicalnews.com

the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission earlier in his career.

Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award in recognition of his ongoing commitment to social change.

Danny Timblin

Brent Turner

President & CEO Onlife Health 9020 Overlook Blvd., Suite 300 Brentwood 37027 615.844.2100 onlifehealth.com

President Acadia Healthcare 6100 Tower Circle, Suite 1000 Franklin 37067 615.861.6000 acadiahealthcare.com

In 2014, Timblin joined Onlife Health, leading the company focused on helping businesses reduce the demand and cost of healthcare by encouraging healthy lifestyles and improved self-care. Timblin gained significant healthcare experience through his work as CFO of NaviNet and vice president of Strategy and Execution at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. He also worked at Lucent Technologies, OFS Fitel, a division of Furukawa Electric of Japan, and Deutsch Bank. He has an MBA from Georgia State.

Turner joined behavioral health giant Acadia Healthcare in early 2011 as co-president of the company and was named president in April 2012. Acadia operates a network of 256 behavioral healthcare facilities with more than 9,700 licensed beds in 39 states, Puerto Rico and the U.K. Previously, Turner was with Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) in increasing roles culminating in serving as executive vice president of Finance and Administration. Earlier in his career, he worked with Corrections Corporation of America. Turner, a 2013 Council Fellow, serves on the board of LHC Group and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems and is a member of the Avondale Advisory Board.

Alex Tolbert Founder & CEO Bernard Health 2817 West End Ave., #126-281 Nashville 37203 800.505.0750 bernardhealth.com In 2006, Tolbert founded Bernard Health to offer non-commissioned advice to help navigate health insurance options to employers and individuals. By 2009, the company had expanded to Indianapolis, and in 2010, Tolbert opened the first Bernard Health retail store in Nashville. Expansion to other markets, including Ohio, Georgia and Texas, has continued with Tolbert, his brother Brian, and a growing team of retail advisors who are experts in health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, consumerdriven healthcare, employer health strategies, web-based benefits administration and retailbased health insurance advisory. A graduate of the Wharton School, Tolbert also holds an MBA and law degree from Vanderbilt.

Donato Tramuto President & CEO Healthways, Inc. 701 Cool Springs Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.614.4929 healthways.com A member of the Healthways board since 2013, Tramuto was named chairman the following year. In November 2015, he stepped into his current chief executive role to lead daily operations of the international population health and well-being company. Tramuto has more than 35 years of healthcare experience and is the founder and former CEO and chairman of Physicians Interactive Holdings, a global provider of digital engagement solutions. Prior experience includes executive positions with Allscripts, i3 and Caremark. He co-founded drug development services company Protocare and more recently founded the non-profit organization Health eVillages to bring mobile health technology to medically underserved regions of the world. In 2014, Tramuto was presented with the Robert F.

U Souraya Uniejewski Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP 424 Church St., Suite 2400 Nashville 37219 615.259.1820 deloitte.com A partner with Deloitte Advisory, Uniejewski has more than 20 years experience focused on helping healthcare providers and health plans manage risk and improve controls. She leads Deloitte’s health plan extended enterprise risk management practice and also specializes in the delivery of information technology risk and control services. Uniejewski received her undergraduate accounting degree from the University of Central Florida and her MBA from the University of Georgia.

V Mary Layne Van Cleave Executive VP & COO Tennessee Hospital Association 5201 Virginia Way Brentwood 37027 615.256.8240 tha.com Van Cleave joined the THA in 1996 and was named chief operating officer in 2007. In addition to overseeing day-to-day operations at THA, she also serves as executive vice president for THA Information Services, which provides data to members for planning and evaluation. The department also has oversight of the THA Health Information Network, which was formed in 2000 to assist member hospitals in meeting reporting requirements mandated by state and federal law.

Nashville Medical News 45


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Larry Van Horn, PhD

Robert N. Vero, EdD

Hays Waldrop

Associate Professor of Management Executive Director of Health Affairs Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management 401 21st Ave. S. Nashville 37203 615.322.6046 owen.vanderbilt.edu

CEO Centerstone of Tennessee 1921 Ransom Place Nashville 37217 615.463.6600 centerstone.org

Founder & President Institute of Healthcare Executives & Suppliers 101 Hampstead Lane Franklin 37069 615.794.2501 ihesllc.com

A leading expert and researcher on healthcare management and economics, Van Horn co-leads the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows program with Senator Bill Frist, MD, in addition to his work with graduate students at Owen. A prolific researcher, Van Horn’s interests include nonprofit conduct, governance and objectives in healthcare markets and the measurement of healthcare outcomes and productivity. His research has appeared in leading academic publications from the Journal of Health Economics to the Harvard Business Review.

David Vandewater President & CEO Ardent Health Services One Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 250 Nashville 37215 615.296.3000 ardenthealth.com Vandewater has more than three decade’s experience in healthcare management. He joined the company as chairman of Behavioral Health Corporation, Ardent’s predecessor, in early 2001. Later that same year, he was appointed president and CEO and expanded the company’s focus to include acute care hospitals and health systems. Previously, Vandewater served as president and COO of Columbia/HCA. During his tenure, the company grew to $20 billion in annual revenues. Vandewater is a past chair of the Federation of American Hospitals.

Doug Varney Commissioner Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Andrew Jackson Building, Sixth Floor 500 Deaderick St. Nashville 37243 615.532.6503 tn.gov/behavioral-health Varney was named commissioner of TDMHSAS by Governor Bill Haslam in January 2011. Under his watch, there has been increased attention to prescription drug addiction, community services and suicide prevention. Prior to the appointment, Varney was president and CEO of Frontier Health, working his way to the executive post from positions as a psychological examiner, counselor and therapist during his 35 years on staff. Varney serves on the board for the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the National Research Institute (NRI) for behavioral analytics. He is a past president of the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations.

46 Nashville Medical News

Vero serves as CEO of Centerstone’s Tennessee operations. He has worked in private and community-based behavioral healthcare since 1976. Prior to joining Centerstone, Vero worked as a psychological consultant to the Nebraska State Highway Patrol and the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department. He is a two-time winner of the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organization’s Volunteer Leadership Award and a past president of the organization’s board.

John Voigt Member Sherrard & Roe, PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 1100 Nashville 37201 615.742.4200 sherrardroe.com Voigt heads Sherrard & Roe’s healthcare practice and has broad experience across a spectrum of legal issues ranging from regulatory compliance to hospital-physician integration to mergers and acquisitions. He is a member of the executive council of the Health Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, a past chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Health Law Forum, member of the American Telemedicine Association and a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Association. His work in health law has been recognized by numerous industry publications including Martindale-Hubbell, Chambers USA and “Guide to Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers.”

W Steve Wade CEO Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance 301 21st Ave. N. Nashville 37203 615.695.7736 toa.com Wade has led the administrative side of TOA since 2003 and has managed large physician practices for close to two decades. Prior to joining TOA, he worked as an administrator in the outpatient psychiatric field and was a market manager for HCA Physician Services. He also served as president of EnableComp, a national workers’ compensation revenue cycle management firm based in Franklin. Wade received his MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and is an MGMA-certified medical practice executive.

Waldrop founded the Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers and the Council of Supply Chain Executives in 2002 to serve as an educational platform for corporations to test and share ideas and strategies and to allow facilitated access to leading hospital executives. The organizations currently work with more than 115 hospital CEOs and 50 leading healthcare corporations from across the country. Involved in the healthcare industry for more than 20 years, Waldrop is a member of Leadership Health Care and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Paul Wallace Managing Director Heritage Group 20 Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 150 Nashville 37215 615.665.8220 heritagegroupusa.com Wallace joined Heritage Group, a venture capital firm sponsored by some of the nation’s largest healthcare organizations in 2011. Previously, he worked with a number of investing firms including Petra Capital, Lazard Asset Management Asia, and Gilbert Global Equity Partners. He also served as a senior vice president with Healthways. Wallace received his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and is a 2013 Council Fellow. He sits on numerous portfolio company boards including Awarepoint, Clear DATA Healthcare Cloud Computing and AllyAlign Health.

Leigh Walton Member Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Ave. S., Suite 2800 Nashville 37201 615.742.6201 bassberry.com Walton, who has helped develop the firm’s national healthcare practice, counsels healthcare providers in the areas of securities law, M&A, regulatory compliance and collaborative business agreements. She is a past chair of the American Bar Association’s M&A Committee and currently serves as chair of the Private Company Target Task Force. The Vanderbilt Law School graduate has won numerous regional and national accolades. A member of the American Health Lawyers Association, she speaks nationally on healthcare business and legal issues. Walton is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree and a former board member of the Nashville Health Care Council.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Ming Wang, MD, PhD Founder & Director Wang Vision 3D Cataract and LASIK Center 1801 West End Ave., Suite 1150 Nashville 37203 615.321.8881 wangcataractlasik.com A renowned laser eye surgeon, Wang graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School and is one of the few cataract and LASIK surgeons in the world to also hold a doctorate in laser physics, a degree he earned at MIT. He has performed more than 55,000 procedures and is currently the only surgeon in the state who performs a number of adult 3D specialty surgeries including LASIK, ‘Forever Young’ lens surgery, laser KAMRA, and laser cataract. Wang is widely published, holds multiple patents for biotechnology vision innovations and heavily participates in ophthalmic research. He established the nonprofit Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration, which has helped patients from more than 40 states and 55 countries with surgeries to restore vision performed at no charge. Additionally, he is involved in expanding healthcare options in his native China and is the founding president of the Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Jim Ward Member & CFO 2nd Generation Capital 618 Church St., Suite 430 Nashville 37219 615.846.7650 2ndgeneration.com Ward, who joined the affiliate of KraftCPAs in 2013, was admitted to membership in early 2015 and serves as chief financial officer for the investment and advisory firm. He focuses much of his efforts on helping clients raise debt or equity capital. Ward works extensively with healthcare and technology clients and performs overall market research, as well as analytics in both valuation and litigation. Previously, he worked for Mars in the Financial Management Development Program and at Fannie Mae. Ward received his undergraduate degree with honors from Princeton and earned his MBA from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

Alan Watson CEO Maury Regional Medical Center 1224 Trotwood Ave. Columbia 38401 931.381.1111 mauryregional.com Watson, who joined Maury Regional in February 2010 as COO, became CEO of the 275-bed facility in 2012. He has 33 years of healthcare experience including prior experience as CEO at St. Mary’s Medical Centers in Campbell and Scott counties, Baptist Hospital West in the Knoxville area, and Bradley Memorial Hospital in Cleveland, Tenn. He has an undergraduate degree in nuclear medicine technology from the University of Alabama, Birmingham and a master’s degree in community health administration from California College for

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Health Sciences. A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he is the 2016 chair-elect of the Tennessee Hospital Association.

Jennifer Weaver Partner Waller 511 Union St., Suite 2700 Nashville 37219 615.850.8116 wallerlaw.com A skilled litigator, Weaver works with providers responding to charges by government agencies and regulators, especially in matters involving the False Claims Act. She also works closely with clients on compliance issues, conducting internal audits, and defense of civil and criminal government investigations. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Don Webb CEO Williamson Medical Center 4321 Carothers Parkway Franklin 37067 615.435.5000 williamsonmedicalcenter.org Under Webb’s leadership, WMC has launched a multi-specialty physician group, opened the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center and completed a massive renovation and expansion of its operating rooms and surgical space. Webb also spearheaded a strategic alignment with the Vanderbilt Health Network. He has been with WMC for 30 years and was named CEO in 2012. Webb is a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, is a member of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and sits on the 2016 board for the Tennessee Hospital Association.

Joseph Webb, DSc CEO Nashville General Hospital 1818 Albion St. Nashville 37208 615.341.4482 nashvillegeneral.org Webb became CEO at the beginning of 2015 following a nationwide search for an executive to lead this unique hospital, which is a public-private alliance between the Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority, Meharry and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A veteran healthcare executive with more than 25 years experience, Webb previously was COO for Common Table Health Alliance in Memphis, COO for Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, and held a number of executive leadership positions with Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare. In addition to a master’s in health and physical education from Tennessee State University, Webb also has a master’s and doctorate in hospital and health services education from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP Chair, Department of Pediatrics & Pediatrician-in-Chief Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 2200 Children’s Way, Suite 2407 Nashville 37232 615.322.3377 childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org Webber joined the faculty as the James C. Overall Professor and pediatrician-in-chief in August 2012. After a national search, he came to Nashville from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and affiliated children’s hospital where he led the pediatric cardiology program and was medical director of the Pediatric Heart and Heart-Lung Transplant Program. Webber received his medical degree and residency training in the United Kingdom and completed additional training at Duke, the University of British Columbia Children’s Hospital, and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Phil Wenk, DDS President & CEO Delta Dental of Tennessee 240 Venture Circle Nashville 37228 800.223.3104 deltadentaltn.com Wenk joined Delta Dental of Tennessee as COO in March 1997 and was promoted to his current position as president and CEO in January 2000. He has oversight of the largest independent dental insurance provider in the state with more than 2,000 employer groups representing in excess of 1 million Tennesseans. Prior to his role at Delta Dental, Wenk spent 20 years as a practicing dentist in Clinton, Tenn. and is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He is active in the community, serving in the past as board president for the American Cancer Society and currently sitting on the board for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Jeff Whitehorn CEO TriStar Summit Medical Center 5655 Frist Blvd. Hermitage 37076 615.316.3000 tristarsummit.com Whitehorn has led TriStar Summit Medical Center since June 2003. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he served in the same position for TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center. A CPA and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he joined HCA in 1992. In addition to leading the two TriStar facilities, Whitehorn also served as CEO for two HCA hospitals in Georgia earlier in his career. A civic leader, he is extremely active in the Donelson-Hermitage community and serves on numerous boards.

Nashville Medical News 47


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Carl Whitmer

Herman Williams, MD

Morgan Wills, MD

President & CEO IASIS Healthcare Corp. 117 Seaboard Lane, Bldg. E Franklin 37067 615.844.2747 iasishealthcare.com

Senior VP & CMO RegionalCare Hospital Partners 103 Continental Place, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.844.9800 regionalcare.net

President & CEO Siloam Family Health Center 820 Gale Lane Nashville 37204 615.298.5406 siloamhealth.org

Since 2010, Whitmer has been president and CEO of IASIS, the owner and operator of community-focused hospitals, outpatient facilities and ancillary services. He joined IASIS in 2000, shortly after the company’s founding, as vice president and treasurer and soon rose to CFO. Prior to IASIS, Whitmer held the CFO, vice president of finance and treasurer positions at PhyCor and the senior manager role at KPMG. In 2015, Whitmer was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.” In addition to IASIS, he serves on the boards of the Nashville Health Care Council, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and Fenwal, Inc.

Michael A. Wiechart President & CEO Capella Healthcare 501 Corporate Centre Drive, Suite 200 Franklin 37067 615.764.3000 capellahealthcare.com Wiechart was appointed to the role of president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2014, after having served as senior vice president and COO for Capella Healthcare from 2009-2013. He is also a member of the company’s board of directors. During his tenure at Capella, Wiechart has had responsibilities ranging from hospital operations and quality improvement to productivity initiatives and M&A activity. Prior to joining Capella, he held senior leadership positions with LifePoint Health and was one of the company’s founding employees. Previously he was vice president of Operations for Province Healthcare and served in various finance positions for HCA. Wiechart is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Ellyn Wilbur Executive Director Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations 42 Rutledge St. Nashville 37210-2043 615.244.2220 tamho.org After joining TAMHO in 2009, Wilbur, who came on board as the organization’s director of Policy and Advocacy, was promoted to the top staff spot in 2011. TAMHO is a statewide trade association representing community mental health centers and other not-for-profit corporations providing community-based behavioral health services. Wilbur, who has 30 years of behavioral health experience, previously held management positions with Magellan Health Services in Nashville and led Case Management, Inc. in Memphis. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

48 Nashville Medical News

Williams, who joined RegionalCare in 2013, has extensive experience in large-scale hospital operations, quality and safety initiatives, medical staff relations and physician/hospital integration. Previously, he was corporate vice president for Medical Affairs for Vanguard Health Systems and before that was regional CMO with Vanguard’s Baptist Health System in San Antonio. He also served as a regional vice president of Medical Affairs for CHRISTUS Health. Williams received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, his MPH in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University, and his MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is a 2014 Council Fellow.

Wills was tapped to lead Siloam in 2013 upon the retirement of long-time president and CEO Nancy West. Wills had been an internist at the nonprofit safety net health clinic since 2000, serving as the sole staff physician for the first five years. In 2010, Wills founded the Siloam Institute of Faith, Health and Culture as an educational initiative of the health center, which has a mission of bridging the gap among the faith community, the medically underserved, and academic medicine. Wills, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, received his medical degree from Vanderbilt and his master’s degree in theological studies from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Andrea Willis, MD

Blake Wilson

Senior VP & CMO BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga 37402 423.535.5600 bcbst.com

First VP & Division Head, TMA Medical Banking INSBANK 2106 Crestmoor Road Nashville 37215 615.515.4272 insbanktn.com tmamedicalbanking.com

In the fall of 2013, Willis was promoted to her current position to lead health programs for the company’s more than 3.3 million members with a focus on clinical quality, optimizing care and overall medical management. Willis previously served as medical director of the BlueCross CHOICES Long-Term Services and Supports Program. Prior to that position, she was medical director for BlueCare Tennessee and CoverTennessee. Before joining BlueCross, Willis was director of CoverKids and deputy commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and holds a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins. She earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Gary Willis Executive VP & CFO Capella Healthcare 501 Corporate Centre Drive, Suite 200 Franklin 37067 615.764.3000 capellahealthcare.com After serving as chief financial officer for Martin Ventures, Willis joined Capella in 2015 in the same role. With deep experience in healthcare accounting, Willis previously served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer for Vanguard Health Systems for six years and held a similar position with LifePoint Health for six years prior to that. Willis, a certified public accountant, began his career in the hospitality industry with Gaylord Entertainment Group.

In 2013, INSBANK and the Tennessee Medical Association teamed up to create TMA Medical Banking with dedicated services to meet medical practice needs including customized financing solutions for working capital, medical equipment and facilities, and practice acquisitions, as well as customary banking products and services. Wilson was selected to oversee this strategic partnership in July 2013. Wilson, who joined INSBANK in 2008 as a commercial credit analyst, served as assistant vice president and relationship manager immediately prior to taking on his new role.

Bryant C. Witt Of Counsel Hall Booth Smith PC 424 Church St., Suite 2950 Nashville 37219 615.277.5002 hallboothsmith.com Witt has extensive experience in all aspects of the representation of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare organizations. He also handles complex regulatory issues. Witt has substantial trial experience defending healthcare entities in professional liability matters and business litigation. Witt, who received his law degree from the University of Memphis, is a member of the American Health Lawyer’s Association and the Health Law Sections of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations.


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 Karey L. Witty CEO Corizon Health 103 Powell Court Brentwood 37027 615.373.3100 corizonhealth.com Named CEO of the national leader in correctional healthcare in 2015, Witty is an accomplished executive with 25 years experience in healthcare operations, finance, strategic planning, M&A, public equity, banking, risk management and budgeting. Witty has been a board member for Corizon since 2011 and was CFO of Valitás/Correctional Medical Services preceding the merger that formed Corizon Health. The certified public accountant has also served as CFO for Nashville-based naviHealth, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum/Physician Solutions Group and HealthSpring prior to its acquisition by Cigna. He is on the board for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital.

Pamela Womack CEO Mental Health Cooperative 275 Cumberland Bend Nashville 37228 615.726.3340 mhc-tn.org CEO since MHC’s founding in 1993, Womack led the development of this full-service behavioral health agency for adults, children and adolescents. Today, MHC offers integrated care that includes community-based case management, psychiatric clinic, psychotherapy and 24-hour emergency services with nine offices serving 42 counties. Womack initiated MHC’s partnership with Metro Police, making MHC the agency of record for immediate mental illness triage and assessment. Womack, who previously served 14 years as director of Community Services for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health, is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Tom Wylly Senior Partner Brentwood Capital Advisors 5000 Merdian Blvd., Suite 350 Franklin 37067 615.224.3830 brentwoodcap.com One of the city’s go-to healthcare finance intermediaries with 40 years investment banking experience, Wylly advises rapidly growing healthcare technology and services companies on M&A, recapitalization and capital raising transactions. Prior to joining BCA in August 2001, he was co-head of the corporate finance department of J.C. Bradford & Co. He joined J.C. Bradford in 1980 and was named partner five years later. Before that, he was with Wachovia as a corporate banking officer. Wylly also sits on the Nashville Capital Network Advisory Board and is a former board member of the Nashville Health Care Council.

nashvillemedicalnews.com

Y Robert Yeager CEO PharmMD 5200 Maryland Way, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.346.0880 pharmmd.com Yeager brings nearly four decades of healthcare experience to guide PharmMD’s rapid growth as a medication therapy management service. Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO of American Pathology Partners. Prior to that, Yeager was chairman of Attentus Healthcare Company, which he also cofounded. He was also president and CEO of OrthoLink Physicians Corporation and was executive vice president and CFO of Quorum Health Group. Yeager has served on multiple boards and currently serves on the board of Brentwood-based Addiction Campuses.

Caroline Young Executive Director NashvilleHealth 2525 West End Ave., Suite 1250 Nashville 37203 615.369.8442 nashvillehealth.org Young, who led the Nashville Health Care Council until spring 2015, has partnered with Sen. Bill Frist, MD, on NashvilleHealth, a new initiative aimed at making their hometown healthier. Prior to this new role, Young spent more than a decade with the Council, joining

the organization in 2004 as vice president and founding executive director of Leadership Health Care before moving into the top spot in 2008. Before that, Young was the founding executive director of the Tennessee Biotechnology Association and director of Communications and Advertising for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. She is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree.

Z Gary Zegiestowsky Co-founder & CEO ICA – Informatics Corporation of America 1801 West End Ave., Suite 1000 Nashville 37203 615.866.1500 ica-carealign.com Zegiestowsky co-founded ICA in conjunction with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2005 to provide interoperable, integrated technology solutions to a broad healthcare market. Under his guidance, the company has been ranked among the top tier of health informatics agencies by industry-leading organizations and reports. Previously, Zegiestowsky served as COO for Progeny Marketing Innovations and as director of Strategy Services at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting. He is on the board of Population Health Alliance. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School.

Keep your finger on the pulse of Nashville’s healthcare industry. SUBSCRIBE TODAY to begin receiving Nashville Medical News in print or on your tablet or smartphone www.NashvilleMedicalNews.com

Nashville Medical News 49


InCharge HEALTHCARE 2016 INDEX 2nd Generation Capital.......... 24, 47 Acadia Healthcare.................... 25, 45 Aegis Health Group.........................44 Aegis Sciences Corp.................. 8, 35 Alive Hospice....................................... 36 Alliance Oncology/US Radiosurgery.......................................44 Amedisys Home Health & Hospice................................................... 28 American Addiction Centers........12 American HomePatient................. 29 Amplion Clinical Communications........................ 13, 44 AmSurg Corporation......... 12, 21, 24 Applied Health Analytics................12 Ardent Health Services.............4, 46 Aris Radiology....................................44 Ascension Health................................41 Aspire Health....................................... 42 Avenue Bank........................................ 25 Avondale Partners........... 28, 34, 40 Baker Donelson...............6, 13, 22, 33 Bank of America........................38, 44 Bank of Nashville/Synovus............16 Bass, Berry & Sims............................14, 24, 25, 40, 46 BDO........................................................... 35 Belmont University...................26, 45 Bernard Health....................................45 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.............................. 22, 38, 48 Bone McAllester Norton..........4, 28 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings..................... 8, 9, 10, 21, 24 BreatheAmerica................................. 25 Brentwood Capital Advisors......49 Brookdale Senior Living........36, 42 Burr & Forman....................................45 Butler Snow............................................16 c3 Consulting.........................................12 Cadence Bank.......................................13 Capella Healthcare...........28, 42, 48 CapStar Bank................................. 5, 32 CareHere.............................................5, 13 CareSpot Express Healthcare.... 28 Centerstone............16, 21, 33, 40, 46 Change Healthcare............................ 14 Cigna-Healthspring....................18, 35 Clayton Associates................... 28, 33 Community Health Systems......................12, 33, 34, 41, 42 Complete Holdings Group/ EnableComp........................................ 28 ConduIT Corp.......................................22 Corizon Health...............................8, 49 Council Capital............................... 8, 25 Cressey & Co..........................................18 Crosslin & Associates.................13, 41 Cumberland Consulting Group................................................ 10, 29 Cumberland Pharmaceuticals... 26 Deloitte & Touche..............................45 Delta Dental of Tennessee........... 47 DiaTech Oncology.............................22 Dickinson Wright.........................15, 29 Dispensary of Hope..........................37 Diversicare Healthcare Services..............................................10, 19

50 Nashville Medical News

DSI Renal................................................20 Earl Swensson Associates...........34 eDoc4U................................................... 42 emids Technologies...........................41 Experian Health..................................... 5 Faith Family Medical Center...............................................23, 37 FCA Venture Partners.....................27 Fifth Third Bancorp.......................... 29 First Tennessee Bank......................34 FOCUS Search Partners..................17 Franklin Synergy Bank.....................17 Frist Clinic................................................. 5 FTI Consulting..................................... 36 Genetics Associates........................20 GoNoodle............................................... 32 Gordon Group.....................................20 Gould Turner Group......................... 32 Gresham, Smith and Partners.......6 Hall Booth Smith.......................30, 48 Harbert Management Corp..........22 Harpeth Capital................................... 10 Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner..................................... 22, 25, 30 HCA.............10, 18, 22, 26, 38, 40, 42 HCCA Health Connections............. 5 HCP Inc. ..................................................27 Health Connect Partners.............. 32 Healthcare Realty Trust...................16 HealthStream.................................18, 37 HealthTech S3/ Gaffey Healthcare.............................34 HealthTrust............................................ 26 Healthways....................................30, 45 Heritage Group...................32, 34, 46 Heritage Medical Associates......................................... 9, 19 HFR Design.............................................18 HighPoint Health System..............37 Hospice Compassus..........................15 IASIS Healthcare Corp............ 32, 48 ICA.............................................................49 InfoWorks.............................................. 35 INSBANK................................................48 Insight Genetics........................... 10, 14 Institute of Healthcare Executives & Suppliers...................46 JRG Ventures.......................................20 Jumpstart Foundry............................19 KPMG....................................................... 38 Kraft Healthcare Consulting....... 33 KraftCPAs................................................12 Launch Tennessee...............................9 LBMC............................ 9, 16, 29, 32, 36 Life Science Tennessee..................30 LifePoint Health..... 12, 15, 24, 35, 39 Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences...... 14 Little Clinic..............................................37 Lynch Biologics..................................30 M*Modal..................................................30 Martin Ventures.................................. 32 Maury Regional Medical Center.47 Medalogix.............................................. 23 MedCare Investment Funds......... 14 MedEquities Realty Trust.............. 33 MEDHOST................................................4

Meharry Medical College.........................................14, 17, 22 Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee..............................44 Mental Health Cooperative..........49 Metro Public Health Department...........................................37 Miller & Martin...................................... 29 MissionPoint Health Partners................................................5, 15 Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt........................ 9, 20, 40, 47 Mountain Group Capital..................13 Murfreesboro Medical Clinic........37 Nashville Academy of Medicine................................................. 29 Nashville Capital Network..............12 Nashville Entrepreneur Center.. 33 Nashville General Hospital........... 47 Nashville Health Care Council................................. 8, 20, 24, 31 Nashville Technology Council.... 24 NashvilleHealth...................................49 National Health Investors, Inc...................................4, 33 National HealthCare Corp........ 4, 17 Navigant Healthcare........................ 26 naviHealth..............................................40 Neighborhood Health........................9 NextGxDx...............................................22 North Highland Company......29, 41 NorthCrest Medical Center........... 14 NuSirt Biopharma...............................13 OGA................................................... 19, 36 Onlife Health........................................45 PaitentFocus..........................................18 Parallon....................................................45 PathGroup.............................................. 14 Petra Capital Partners.................8, 17 PharmMD..........................................6, 49 PhyBus............................................. 30, 37 PhyMed Healthcare Group...... 4, 17 Polsinelli....................................................21 Premier Radiology............................. 10 Qualifacts Systems........................... 28 Quorum Health Resources.............8 Radiology Alliance............................ 23 Radsource................................................ 5 Raymond James................................44 RegionalCare Hospital Partners..............................9, 25, 39, 48 Regions Bank..................................6, 24 Saint Thomas Health....................14, 17, 27, 40, 41, 42 Saint Thomas Medical Group...............................................20, 30 Saint Thomas Medical Partners...................................................44 Sarah Cannon.........9, 26, 29, 39, 42 Sarah Cannon Research Institute....................................... 6, 20, 21 Shareable..................................................4 Sherrard & Roe...................................46 Siloam Family Health Center......48 Specialty Care.......................................21 State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company.........................34 Stites & Harbison................................ 10

SunTrust Medical Private Banking....................................13 TennCare Bureau................18, 20, 30 Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations......................48 Tennessee Department of Health.......................................... 16, 39 Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services...................................................46 Tennessee Health Services & Development Agency.....................22 Tennessee Hospital Association......................................6, 45 Tennessee Justice Center............. 26 Tennessee Medical Association......................................6, 34 Tennessee Nurses Association.....4 Tennessee Oncology......... 4, 6, 9, 20, 21, 37, 42 Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance............................................. 18, 46 The Advisory Board Company..........................................15, 27 Thomas McElroy Consulting....... 32 TriStar Centennial Medical Center & Women’s/Children’s Hospital.......................17, 31, 36, 40, 41 TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.......................................................6 TriStar Health System................13, 21 TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center.......................................6 TriStar Horizon Medical Center......................................................20 TriStar Skyline Medical Center & Madison Campus....................... 24, 36 TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center...................................................... 36 TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center........................................................12 TriStar Summit Medical Center...................................................... 47 TriStar Technology Ventures...... 25 UnitedHealthcare...................... 26, 39 University Medical Center............. 10 Urology Associates............................16 Vanderbilt Health ............................. 38 Vanderbilt Home Care Services...9 Vanderbilt Law School & Health Policy Center...........................................8 Vanderbilt University Adult Hospitals & Clinics.......................16, 37 Vanderbilt University Medical Center.............. 16, 31, 38, 44 Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School................................46 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine................................ 5, 6, 31, 33 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.................................................... 36 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. 5, 35, 38 Vivere Health........................................ 25 Voyent Partners...........................19, 27 Waller........8, 9, 17, 28, 30, 31, 38, 47 Wang Vision 3D Cataract & LASIK Center.............. 47 Williamson Medical Center.............................................. 34, 47 Willis of Tennessee........................... 24


FREE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION TO

IH EXECUTIVE

ihexecutive.com/subscribe Sign up online for a subscription and learn how to thrive in the new integrated healthcare paradigm.

On a business trip? Out of the country? IH Executive is everywhere you are. Online 24/7. The way we deliver healthcare outside of the hospital is rapidly changing. Forward-thinking practitioners are collaborating with other providers to improve the patient experience while decreasing costs. If you are an executive or medical director who seeks to thrive in the new integrated healthcare paradigm, then join the conversation by subscribing to IH Executive, and find out how your peers are already improving outcomes with greater efficiency.

ihexecutive.com/subscribe


THE SUCCCESS OF THE TENNESSEE ONCOLOGY NETWORK DELIVERS CANCER CARE IN EVERY COMMUNITY WE SERVE TENNESSEE ONCOLOGY’S ROHIT R. PATEL, M.D. Tennessee Oncology delivers a full spectrum of cancer care through its large, cohesive, supportive network. We are committed to delivering the most advanced cancer care to patients in their community, close to their home. Collaboration is the key. I have been caring for patients in Clarksville for more than 17 years and a part of Tennessee Oncology for 15 years. Clarksville patients, like patients in communities throughout Tennessee, are able to get high quality cancer care because of access to advanced, cutting-edge diagnostic tools and all available standard therapies locally, including access to multiple clinical trials and other needed supportive care, through the Tennessee Oncology network. I work with local physicians and surgeons to provide medical oncology and hematology services to patients. Being a part of the Tennessee Oncology network, I can collaborate with other physicians in the group with expertise in different clinical areas to ensure patients have access to the specialized treatments they need for their cancer diagnosis. It has become increasingly important to know not only the sources but also the molecular and genetic footprints of cancers. The Tennessee Oncology network utilizes state-of-the art diagnostic testing, like molecular studies and next generation sequencing, and collaborates with a regional pathology group to get testing back quickly for patients in their community. The Tennessee Oncology network also uses stateof-the-art imaging, including CT, PET and MRI scanners, for proper staging of cancers. These up-to-date diagnostic and staging tools enable physicians to choose the best possible treatments, which will be most effective and potentially with less side effects for patients. The Tennessee Oncology network continually incorporates treatment advancements into the communities we serve. Now, with the advent of multiple cancer drugs available in pill form, many patients can take innovative oral chemotherapies at home. The Tennessee Oncology network’s Park Pharmacy collaborates with physicians to most efficiently meet their patients’ needs. Park Pharmacy helps patients with their medication finances and educates them on their medication usage and side effects. Patients can conveniently receive their medication by mail—no more long distance drives for their prescription needs. A strong support network is important for patients and their caregivers as they embark on the journey of their cancer diagnosis and treatment. As a part of the Tennessee Oncology network, patients have access to specialized support, like the inclusion of a health psychologist or palliative care provider in the care team, to help them take control and manage stress associated with their cancer diagnosis. The Tennessee Oncology network gives patients in the many communities we serve access to the latest technology and breakthroughs in cancer care. Through collaboration, we deliver high quality cancer care and the expertise of clinical research to patients within their community, close to their home. Caring for cancer patients is a privilege.

ROHIT R. PATEL, M.D.

Serving the Clarksville Community

MORE THAN 80 PHYSICIANS IN 30 LOCATIONS

1.877.TENNONC | www.tnoncology.com


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.