Becker's ASC Review

39 management at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, before which she was the director of La Peer Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, Calif. Phillip Santillanes, FACHE, Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates in San Antonio (38). Mr. Santillanes is a healthcare executive with more than 17 years of experience in health- care delivery systems and currently serves as the administrator of Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates. Simon Schwartz, Strategic Resources Group (32). Mr. Schwartz has worked in the ASC indus- try for the past 10 years. Mr. Schwartz and Stra- tegic Resources Group additionally have clients outside the state trade association management business. Alex Scott, Hudson Crossing Surgery Center in Fort Lee, N.J. (35). Mr. Scott is the admin- istrator of Hudson Crossing Surgery Center. Previously, he has worked at Surgical Specialists at Princeton (N.J.) and United Surgical Partners International. Rich Searles, Merritt Healthcare (34). Mr. Sear- les, a partner with Merritt Healthcare, has over- seen the business operations of the company's northeastern ASCs since 2008. He is also a reg- istered investment banking agent with Series 79 and 63 licenses. Michael Sengmanivong, Doctors Outpatient Center for Surgery in Beverly Hills, Calif. (37). Mr. Sengmanivong has served as administrator of the spine and pain management surgery cen- ter for more than five years. He helped build the center from the ground up overseeing policies, recruitment and logistics. Erica Sheldon, Laser Spine Institute (31). Ms. Sheldon oversees Laser Spine Institute's Cleveland facility as the executive director. Ms. Sheldon plays a vital role in managing the operations of the facility by ensuring smooth processes are in place and that patients receive quality care. Chandler Shirer, Franciscan Surgery Center in Indianapolis. Mr. Shirer is administrator of Franciscan Surgery Center, a joint venture with Franciscan Alliance, where there are more than 9,000 procedures performed each year. e center includes five operating rooms and one procedure room. Chris D. Skagen, JD, Strategic Resources Group (31). Mr. Skagen is a Colorado-licensed attorney, who has worked in the ASC industry since 2010. Mr. Skagen and Strategic Resources Group addi- tionally have clients outside the state trade asso- ciation management business. Brooke Smith, Maryland Surgery Center for Women in Rockville, Md. (39). In her time with Maryland Surgery Center for Women, Ms. Smith has successfully taken a struggling ASC and turned it into a safe, profitable, professional facility. Bryant Smith, Surgical Care Affiliates (39). Mr. Smith is senior director of new business devel- opment at Surgical Care Affiliates, where he is responsible for physician recruitment, sourcing acquisitions and operations. Vivek Taparia, Regent Surgical Health (34). Mr. Taparia oversees operational initiatives and profit enhancement opportunities for Regent surgery centers. Most recently, he built a 20-person team and launched e Center for Ambulatory Surgery at Swedish Covenant. Tabitha Vaughn, RN, St. Charles (Mo.) Surgery Center (34). Ms. Vaughn was named administra- tor of St. Charles Surgery Center in 2011, when it was a new facility and currently also serves as the center's clinical director. Chip Zahn, Surgical Care Affiliates (37). Mr. Zahn is a vice president of operations with Surgical Care Affiliates, a position he has held for nearly two years. Previously, he was the COO of Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving, Texas. n

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