Team

Fritz Buergeris

Fritz Buergeris is a partner and managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He has been an advisor to healthcare companies for nearly two decades, having completed 100+ transactions for over $50 billion in enterprise value.

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Sunny Eappen

Dr. Sunny Eappen currently serves as the President and CEO of The University of Vermont Health Network, where he oversees 6 hospitals including The University of Vermont Medical Center, 5 community hospitals, the Home Health and Hospice resource, a pediatric hospital and a Cancer Center with over 1600 beds covering a million patients in Vermont

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Jason Klopotowski, M.D.

Dr. Klopotowski is a clinically active anesthesiologist with over a decade of experience in critical care medicine and anesthesia leadership. As an interim chair of anesthesia, he has shepherded multiple anesthesia groups through transitions to employment, working collaboratively with hospital leadership and the group to ensure efficient transitions with no disruptions to service or decrease

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Michael Thorogood

Dr. Thorogood is a clinically active cardiothoracic anesthesiologist with more than 20 years of hospital leadership experience. In addition to his role with Surgical Directions, he currently holds appointments as both the Medical Director of Perioperative Services and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at his current health care system Delaware. He is a certified

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Overcoming Common Obstacles to Implementing a Perioperative Surgical Home

This team-based, patient-centered approach coordinates all phases of surgical care, from preoperative assessment through intraoperative care and postdischarge recovery.

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Audrey Coppola, MHA

Audrey is an Engagement Director for Surgical Directions. While every challenge is unique, she is always striving to help hospitals meet and exceed their

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Kartik Bhatt

Kartik supports consultants with analytic projects that reduce cost and increase optimization to help healthcare clients meet and exceed their performance goals.

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Leslie Basham

Leslie Basham

Leslie identified over $1B of revenue opportunity for her clients throughout her consulting career.

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David Young, M.D.

Dr. Young is board-certified by both the American Board of Anesthesia and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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