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  • Amanda Kieser Montgomery

    Amanda is a transformational leader with the ability to inspire and empower teams to drive results. Her experience in operational and process improvement initiatives spans clinical and non-clinical departments in academic medical centers. In the perioperative service line, Amanda has proven positive outcomes in increased block utilization, improved resource allocation and optimized scheduling processes.

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  • Angus Bruce

    Angus has over 30 years in the Sterile Processing field and over 25 years in management. He started his career as a high school student in a healthcare professionals’ program in the city of Boston. Angus has worked as an SPD technician, Lead Tech, Supervisor, Educator, SPD Manager, SPD Director and taught Sterile Processing at the Community College Level. Angus obtained his college degree from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts. Angus is Lean Six Sigma certified and is a transformational leader with the ability to inspire and empower teams to deliver results. He has a passion for educating fellow peers on current standards and creating roadmaps to optimize Sterile Processing Departments. Angus has also helped design several Sterile Processing departments from the capital purchasing process through to installation.

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  • Barbara McClenathan

    Barbara is a Vice President of Nursing with Surgical Directions. She has over 25 years of experience in healthcare, specifically in perioperative and procedural area care management, leadership, organizational and business development, policy formulation, communications, and financing.

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  • Brian Watha

    Brian has extensive experience in OR process improvement, business intelligence and quaternary medical center perioperative services, where he has been responsible for all end-to-end OR processes as the Principal Management Engineer.

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  • Dr. Tom Blasco

    Thomas Blasco, MD, MS, is a retired healthcare leader with more than 40 years of clinical experience as an anesthesiologist and intensivist, managing tertiary care hospital operating rooms, critical care units, and free-standing ASCs. As a founding partner of Surgical Directions, he spent over two decades advising clients nationwide and became a recognized authority in improving patient-centric surgical care. His distinguished career also included academic appointments at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, as well as serving as Medical Director of the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute.

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  • Henry Tomasuolo

    Experienced operations leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Healthcare Consulting, Performance Improvement, Medical Devices, Medicaid, and Healthcare Industry. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Economics from Columbia University in the City of New York.

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  • Jason Klopotowski

    Dr. Klopotowski is Surgical Direction’s lead physician managing director. He 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 in clinical quality.

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  • Javier Donaghy

    Javier Donaghy, MSN, RN, CNOR, is the Director Surgical Services at AdventHealth Colorado

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  • Jill Schwieters

    Jill is dedicated to making a difference in healthcare by fostering innovation and improving the patient and employee experience. As senior managing director of Surgical Directions, she drives organizational strategy, builds strategic client and partner relationships, leads key growth initiatives, and oversees executive leadership development.

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  • Joan Stroud Cox

    Joan Stroud Cox is a seasoned healthcare executive with 20+ years of experience in perioperative operations, workforce optimization, and process improvement. Known for building cross-functional alignment, Joan has implemented centralized scheduling, launched a Center for Perioperative Optimization, and eliminated agency labor costs within six months; she holds an MBA in Healthcare Management and multiple nursing degrees, and is a Palmetto Gold Award recipient.

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  • Joshua Miller

    Dr. Miller has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership including P&L responsibility as well as hospital surgical and medical group consultative services. He has led complex system-wide anesthesiology departments and served as Division Medical Officer for anesthesiology, adult critical care, and interventional pain services at a national physician management company.

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  • Kate Liang

    Kate Liang, MPH, is a Senior Business Analyst at Surgical Directions

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  • Katherine Grichnik

    Dr. Katherine Grichnik has extensive executive experience across the spectrum of healthcare management, including strategic, operational, fiscal, and administrative responsibilities in a variety of settings. She is the Chief of Medical Officer at SCA Health, where she supports strategic partnerships and business models to create stakeholder value, ensures aligned and skilled anesthesiology professional services, and collaborates to enhance the quality of care, enhance facility operational success, ensure safety, create risk visibility, and support risk resolution.

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  • Accomplished healthcare executive with 20+ years of successfully designing, leading, and executing a broad range of growth and realignment initiatives. Oversees account teams and delivery strategies, and directs marketing, data, analytics, and financial departments. Creates and executes strategic marketing and sales support plans. Develops and launches new business ventures. Previous experience includes managing IT, data, and finance areas, including implementing program databases, web sites, digital marketing programs, and CRM. Tenacious, agile, and interpersonally successful at all levels.

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  • Lee Hedman

    Throughout her career at Surgical Directions, Lee exemplified collaborative leadership in Operating Room Transformations, driving significant surgical growth and generating millions in hospital profits. She guided physician practices to improve revenue cycles and financial performance while transforming anesthesia groups into strategic hospital partners. Lee also managed the firm’s interim staffing business line, addressing client needs in roles such as OR Director, Educator, and Sterile Processing Management. Before retiring, she focused on lead generation in Perioperative Services and was recognized as a 2019 Top Women in Healthcare Award finalist by PR News.

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  • Leslie Basham

    Leslie is passionate about partnering with healthcare executives to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve, while profitably growing their organizations. As President and CEO of Surgical Directions, Leslie is responsible for building meaningful relationships with clinicians and administrators, ensuring high quality work and insights, and delivering measurable outcomes.

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  • Lindsay Lowder

    Lindsay serves as Group Vice President of Operational Innovation & Strategy at SCA Health. She is an experienced executive with a history of partnering with payers and providers to design, implement and operationally support reimbursement strategies for value based care across portfolio of 250+ ASCs. Strategic leader with responsibility for state and federal advocacy and government affairs initiatives across SCA enterprise.

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  • Lisa is a seasoned healthcare executive with over two decades of experience driving operational excellence and strategic growth in complex health systems. As Chief Administrative Officer at City of Hope Medical Foundation and Vice President of Professional Services at City of Hope, Lisa has overseen transformative initiatives, including redesigning a $200M professional services agreement, doubling physician recruitment, and implementing innovative programs in access, patient experience, and operational efficiency. Previously, as Chief Administrative Officer of Neurosciences at the University of Southern California, Lisa led the development of the university’s largest clinical transfer program and spearheaded service line consolidation efforts. Her extensive experience spans clinical operations, physician leadership, financial management, and large-scale business development. Lisa’s results-oriented leadership and commitment to advancing healthcare make her a trusted partner for organizational success.

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  • Lucy Pereira-Argenziano, MD

    Lucy Pereira-Argenziano, MD, serves as Chief Quality Officer – Northern Region at
Hackensack Meridian Health

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    Renaye Jenkins is a Senior Anesthesia Consultant. She holds an MBA from Texas A&M University-Commerce and a dual BBA in Finance and Accounting from Texas Christian University. With over 25 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and physician practice management, she brings deep expertise in financial leadership and operational efficiency. Renaye specializes in new market development, referral relationship management, and providing strategic support to healthcare operations. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, exploring new adventures, and spending quality time with her two granddaughters.

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  • Stephen Porter
    CEO, Piedmont Fayette Hospital & Senior Vice President, Piedmont Health
    With over twenty-five years of executive leadership experience in the healthcare industry, Stephen is a passionate and results-oriented professional who drives strategic growth and operational excellence at Piedmont. As the Corporate Senior Vice President, he oversees the performance and integration of multiple hospitals and service lines, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency across the continuum of care.
    Stephen also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Healthcare-Fayette, where he leads a team of dedicated and skilled professionals who provide exceptional care to the community. Under his direction, Piedmont Healthcare-Fayette has achieved significant improvements in patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and financial performance, as well as expanded its services and partnerships.
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  • Stephen Lovern

    Vice President-Department of Surgery at Carilion Clinic
    Experienced perioperative leader with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in leadership, patient safety, healthcare information technology (HIT), and finance. Strong operations professional with a Doctor of Nursing Practice focused in clinical leadership from James Madison University.

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  • Supriya Patel

    Supriya Patel is a Director at Surgical Directions, where she has served in various leadership and project management positions for over 5 years. She obtained her Master of Health Administration on the medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently obtaining another certification in Organizational Leadership.

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  • Surgical Directions

    Surgical Directions is the nation’s premier clinician-driven perioperative consulting, technology, and workforce solutions organization. We have an unmatched depth of knowledge in the procedural space, with solutions that have been perfected over 25 years and across more than 500 healthcare clients.

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  • Patricia (Trish) Delgrosso, BSN, RN, MAHCM, CNOR, CENP, RNFA

    Trish Delgrosso, BSN, MSHCM, CNOR, CE-NP, RNFA, NC-BC, is a Senior Nurse Consultant at Surgical Directions

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