2025 Perioperative Summit

Optimizing surgical services is critical for operational efficiency, patient outcomes, and financial performance. The Perioperative Summit brings together hospital and health system leaders to explore strategies for streamlining OR workflows, enhancing surgical team collaboration, and addressing workforce challenges.

Through expert-led discussions and peer insights, this summit will tackle key issues such as OR efficiency, staffing models, cost management, and the latest innovations in perioperative care.

Komal Bajaj
MD, MS-HPEd
Chief Quality Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB

Robert Bart
Chief Medical Information Officer
UPMC

Edwina Bhaskaran
MSN, RN
Chief Clinical Systems and Informatics Officer
Mayo Clinic

Bryan Brindeiro
MD, FASA
Perioperative Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Stead Family Children's Hospital
Iowa Healthcare

Michael Cui
MD, MBA, MS
Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Rush University Medical Center

Tony DeDominico
MSN, RN, NE-BC, CSSM, CNOR
Vice President, Operations
Houston Methodist Hospital

Bruce Gelb
MD
Surgical Director, Perioperative Services and Vice Chair, Quality, Surgery Department
NYU Langone Health

Robert Glasgow
MD, MBA, FACS
Senior Medical Director, Surgical Services
Intermountain Health

Joel Gordon
MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer
UW Health

Shannon Holley
MSN, RN, CNOR
Vice President, Surgical Services Operations
ProMedica

Stefan Holubar
MD
Director, Research, Colon and Rectal Surgery Department, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute; National Surgical Quality Improvement Surgeon Champion
Cleveland Clinic

Daniel Johnson
MSN RN
Director, Surgical Services
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Robert Johnson
RCPT, MBA
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Medaxion

Amber McLaughlin
MBA BSN RN
Nurse Manager, Surgical Services
Corewell Health

Aubrey Pepper
MSN, RN, DHA, NE-BC, CNOR
Director, Nursing Surgical Services
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

Amanda Rhee
MD, MS
Vice President System Perioperative Procedural Services
Mount Sinai Health System

Alex Rodriguez
Former MLB Player; Chair and Chief Executive Officer
A-Rod Corp

Will Shakespeare
MD
Senior Medical Director, Anesthesiology
Intermountain Health

Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen
PhD
Director, Surgical Data Science, Co-Lead for Safety, Quality, and Access to Cancer Care, Institute for Data Science in Oncology, Professor of Imaging Physics, Radiation Physics, and Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Tony Spasaro
MBA
Senior Director, Clinics
Community Health Systems

Thomas Spiegel
MD, MBA, MS, FACEP
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
University of Chicago Medicine

Klaus Thaler
MD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
CHI Health Creighton University System

Rebecca Urban
M.Ed
Vice President, Operations
Jefferson Health

Gian Varbaro
MD
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Ambulatory Services
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Iran Villarreal-De Los Santos
Surgical Services Director
El Centro Regional Medical Center

Pooja Vyas
DO, MBA, CPE
System Vice President, Care Coordination Liaison, Physician and Provider Advisement
SSM Health

Nikki Washington
Director, Surgical Services
St Josephs Medical Center Stockton

David Wild
MD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Ballad Health