Category: Q&A

63 system execs share the most valuable tech investments in the last 2 years

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a need for technology in all areas of life but especially in healthcare. Investors in healthcare technology estimate digital health investments to be as much as $25 billion this year.
These 63 industry leaders explain…

Leaders at orthopedic and spine ASCs share ambitions, concerns for 2023

The executives featured in this article are all speaking at Becker’s 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, at the Swissotel Chicago.

Paragon Surgery Center administrator on developing positive relationships with physicians and staff

Deborah Herdman, RN, is administrator at Paragon Surgery Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Kansas Pain Management co-founder discusses AI, patient experience and physician burnout

Mahoua Ray, MD, is the co-founder and managing director of Kansas Pain Management and Kansas Anesthesiology Professionals, as well as chief of pain management at Menorah Medical Center and treasurer for the Kansas Society of Interventional Pain Managem…

Spine neurosurgeon at The Craniospinal Center of LA says letting insurance companies run health systems will create ‘an even further divorced, two-tiered system’

Brian Gantwerker, MD, is a spine neurosurgeon at The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles.

Texas Surgical Specialists founder is hoping to transition from fee-for-service to value-based care

Rick Ngo, MD, is the founder and a general surgeon of Texas Surgical Specialists in Fort Worth.

COO of Pain Care: Healthcare leaders must ‘adopt a progressive mindset’ in order to be effective

Crystal Marcum is the COO of Stockbridge, Ga.-based Pain Care.

Orthopedic spine surgeon at Excel Spine talks fostering a ‘tribe mentality’ with his team

Choll Kim, MD, PhD, is the founder of Minimally Invasive Spine Centers of Excellence, founder and former president of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and currently an orthopedic spine surgeon at the San Diego-based Excel Spine Center.

Medical director of research and academics at Virginia Mason Center for Neuroscience and Spine: Providers need ‘a seat at the table’ in decision-making

Philip Louie, MD, is the medical director of research and academics at the Center for Neurosciences and Spine at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle.

Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center administrator describes the organization’s recruiting strategy

Gabriel Figureroa is administrator at Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center in New York City.