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OR Business Management Summit speakers represent facilities across the country that are making strides to improve operational efficiency and profitability. Learn more about the speakers, and make a plan for what you want to ask them at the conference!
Kyle Anderson, PT, OCS, MBA
Vice President of Finance and ASCOrtho Rhode Island
Melissa Belcher, BSN, RN, CNOR
Director Surgical ServicesOnvida Health
Hazel Boyd, MBA
Operations Manager - Transforming TomorrowBoston Children's Hospital
Katie Breudigam
Department Manager IV, OR OperationsCleveland Clinic
Natalie Bright, MBA, MSN, RN, CNOR
Director, OR OperationsCleveland Clinic
Sarah Brungs, MSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA
RNFA Program CoordinatorSt. Elizabeth Healthcare
Janet Carlson, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Vice President of ASC OperationsCommonwealth Pain & Spine
Stephanie Casanova, MBA
Director, Procedural Business ServicesMassachusetts General Hospital
Gloria M. Collura, MSN, RNC, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President System Sterile ProcessingNorthwell Health
Danilo D'Aprile, CASC
VP of Business DevelopementMerritt Healthcare
Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
President and CEOBD Perioperative Healthcare Consulting
Joan Dentler, MBA
FounderAvanza Healthcare Strategies
Geri Eaves, BSN, RN, CASC, CNOR
CEO and AdministratorThe Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center
Stephen Esper, MD, MBA
Director, Center for Perioperative CareUPMC
Alyssa Ferrer
Senior Director of OperationsNorthwell Health
Nyleen Flores, FMSP, CPMSM, CPCS, CPCO, CASC
Chief Administrative OfficerLake Oconee Orthopedics
John Goehle
Chief Operating OfficerAmbulatory Healthcare Strategies
Jasmine Hampton-Nicholson MSN, RN,CNOR
Vice President of Perioperative ServicesTemple University Health System
Bryanne Harrington, MSN, BSN, RN, CNOR
Nursing Director, OR and SPDNewton Wellsley Hospital
Randy Heiser, MA, BA
PresidentSullivan Healthcare Consulting
Geoffrey Howard, MBA
Technical Director MGH, HLDS ProgramMassachusetts General Hospital
Chris Hunt, MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC
Associate Vice President, Perioperative ServicesMultiCare Health System
Dana Jacoby
President and CEOVector Medical Group
Jennifer Jump, MSN, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CRNFA-E
Director Perioperative ServicesSt. Elizabeth Healthcare
Earl Kilbride, MD, MHA
Orthopedic SurgeonAustin Orthopedic Institute
Malcolm Ladines, MS, MLS, CSSBB, CQIA
Business Director, Perioperative ServicesBaylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health
Rebecca McKenzie, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Enterprise AVP Perioperative & Procedural ServicesUniversity of Kentucky
Andrea Nelson, MA, PMP
Senior Project Manager, Surgical Services Operations TeamMayo Clinic
Joy Newton, BSN, RN, CNOR
Ortho Nurse Navigator/Joint Program CoordinatorChristus Good Shepherd Medical Center
Allison Ng, MSN, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Perioperative Scheduling and Block ManagementNew York Presbyterian Hospital
Joe Paone
Content Director, HealthcareAccess Intelligence
Amber Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR
Director of Surgical ServicesMartin County Hospital District
Kali Rehm, MHA
Business Operations Manager of Surgical ServicesMansfield Hospital, OhioHealth
Douglas Reynolds, MBA
Business Manager, Surgical ServicesCanton Potsdam Hospital, St. Lawrence Health
Natalie Setterberg, MBA, MPH
Director, Strategic Initiatives and Special ProjectsUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Clinics
Emily Spooner
President & Owner, ASC DevelopmentMarisa Consulting
Dorothy Starostecki
Associate Chief of Clinical Operations for Surgical ServicesUniversity of Illinois Hospital & Clinics
Christy Taylor, MBA
Director, Business Operations- PeriopPhoenix Children's Hospital
Emily Tchiblakian, MHA, BSN, RN
Vice President Perioperative Service LinesSentara Health
Kate Ulrich, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President Perioperative ServicesTampa General Hospital
Amber Wirkus, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Vice Chair of Nursing, Surgical ServicesMayo Clinic