Speaker Highlights

Carmel J. Galster
Wausau Surgery Center
Administrator

Peter D. Bravos
Sutter Health
Chief Medical Officer, Surgery Center Division and North Medical Group

Geogy Vennikandam MBBS
GI Partners of Illinois
Chief Executive Officer

Paul Lynch
US Pain Care
Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Todd Currier
Bend Surgery Center
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Ruben J. Azocar
Tulane University School of Medicine
Merryl and Sam Chair, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Stacy Acketz MBA, BS, RN
Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute Surgery Center
Chief Executive Officer

Tripti C. Kataria
Professional Anesthesia Consultants, LLC
Anesthesiologist

David Shapiro
Red Hills Surgery Center
Risk Manager

Dinesh Madhok
Borland Groover
Chief Executive Officer

Melissa Ladd
Michigan Surgical Utica, LLC
Director, Nursing

David C. Mackey
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department

William Prentice
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey Flynn
Gramercy Surgery Center
President, New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers; Administrator and Chief Operating Officer

Caitlin Colangelo
Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute
Administrator, Surgery Center

Greg DeConciliis
Boston OutPatient Surgical Suites
Administrator

Andrew Lovewell
Columbia Orthopaedic Group
Chief Executive Officer

Heather Hilgendorf-Cooley
Spring Park Surgery Center LLC
Administrator

Alfonso del Granado
North Cypress Surgery Center
Administrator

Rob Quinton
Advocate Health
Vice President, Ambulatory Surgery Services

Cortney Penick
UnityPoint Health
Executive Director, Ambulatory Strategy

Karen Davidson
Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Mexico LLC
Director, Nursing and Infection Control Officer

Sev Hrywnak
Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center
Owner and Chief Executive Officer

Amanda Ryan
Advanced ASC of Carlsbad New Mexico
Chief Executive Officer and Physician Owner