200+

Executive-Level Attendees

30+

Total Speakers

2 Days

of Sessions

Attending Becker's Perioperative Summit

Drive surgical excellence — join the leaders shaping what works next.

Perioperative performance shapes patient flow, experience, and financial health. This summit brings together C-suite and perioperative leaders to pressure-test strategies for OR efficiency, workforce models, case mix and scheduling, and technology that reduces waste while protecting quality, so you leave with clear next steps, not theory.

Top reasons to join us

  • Improve OR throughput, raise on-time starts, reduce cancellations with proven scheduling and flow tactics

  • Strengthen workforce performance with pragmatic models for nursing, anesthesia, and techs, built for retention and coverage

  • Drive cost discipline across implants, supplies, and preference cards, protect quality while improving margin

  • Optimize block time and access, align case mix, surgeon utilization, and downstream capacity

  • Apply peer benchmarks and practical playbooks, learn what moved results at leading systems

  • Leverage analytics and automation for scheduling, turnover, sterilization, and supply management, focus on measurable impact

  • Leave with actionable next steps and governance guardrails, ready for 30, 60, and 90 days

Secure Your Spot Today

Join 30+ executive and perioperative leaders from leading health systems, sharing what works in surgical performance. Join peers driving measurable improvement.

Celebrity Keynotes To Be Announced

Featured Speakers

Bruce Gelb
Bruce Gelb
MD, FACS
Director, Surgical Services
NYU Langone Health
Aubrey Pepper
Aubrey Pepper
MSN, RN, DHA, NE-BC, CNOR
Director, Nursing Surgical Services
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Klaus Thaler
Klaus Thaler
MD, MBA
Vice President And Chief Medical Officer
CHI Health Creighton University System
Nikki Washington
Nikki Washington
DNP, MSN, MBA-HCM, RN, CNOR, CSSM
Director, Surgical Services
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton
Tony DeDominico
Tony DeDominico
MSN, RN, CNOR
Vice President, Operations
Houston Methodist Hospital
Lani Garris
Lani Garris
RN, BSN, MAS, CNOR
Director, Perioperative Services
NYC Health & Hospitals
Mamatha Kadiyala
Mamatha Kadiyala
MD, MHCDS, FASA, CHCQM
Medical Director, Utilization Management And Director, Thoracic And Vascular Anesthesia
University of Minnesota
Stephen Estime
Stephen Estime
MD, FASA
Associate Chair, Anesthesiology And Critical Care
UChicago Medicine
Robert Glasgow
Robert Glasgow
MD, MBA, FACS
Senior Medical Director, Surgical Services
Intermountain Health
Veronica Busso
Veronica Busso
MD
Vice Chief, Clinical Affairs And Operations Associate Perioperative Staff Chief
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Jared Bement
Jared Bement
MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Vice President, Perioperative, Endoscopy And Women's Health
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Jesus Angulo
Jesus Angulo MSN
MSN
Director, Procedural Services
University of Chicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Lisa Devane
Lisa Devane MSN, RN, CNOR
DNP, MSN, RN, CNOR
Administrative Director, Perioperative Services
Harris Health
Christopher Hart
Christopher Hart
Physician Assistant
Vice President, Perioperative Services
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Adam Krisby
Adam Krisby
Director, Surgical Services
OSF HealthCare
Stephen Esper
Stephen Esper
MD, MBA
Director
UPMC Center for Perioperative Care
Donise Musheno
Donise Musheno
Vice President, Perioperative Services
Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine
Chris Hunt
Chris Hunt
MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC
Associate Vice President, Perioperative Services
MultiCare
Emily Tchiblakian
Emily Tchiblakian
BSN, RN
Vice President, Perioperative And Cardiovascular Service Lines
Sentara
Eric Coyle
Eric Coyle
DNP, RN, CNOR
Regional Vice President, Perioperative Services
Hackensack Meridian Health
Daniel Elinskas
Daniel Elinskas
RN, MSN, MBA, CAPA, CPAN
Associate Director, Surgical Services
St. Mary's Health
Alice M. Krumm
Alice M. Krumm
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR(E)
Director, Partner Engagement
Vanderbilt Health
Zoila Araica Muinos
Zoila Araica Muinos
MBA, BSN, RN
Associate Vice President, Surgical Services
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Nadine Simmons-Ziegler
Nadine Simmons-Ziegler
RN, MPH
Vice President, Perioperative Services
South Shore University Hospital
Mary Anne Douglas
Mary Anne Douglas
RN, MS, CNOR
Associate Vice President, Nursing Practice Excellence, Surgical Services
Intermountain Health
Sunitha Abraham
Sunitha Abraham
DNP, MBA, MSL, RN, CNOR
Associate Vice President, Perioperative And Procedural Services
Jackson Health System
David. J. Kwak
David. J. Kwak
BSN, RN, CCRN
Director, Surgical Services
Northwest Health
Courtney M. Pearson
Courtney M. Pearson
Assistant Vice President, Operations, Perioperative Service Line
MedStar Health
Noelle Diesfeld
Noelle Diesfeld
RN, BSN, MSN, CNOR
Vice President, Perioperative Services
HonorHealth
Jarrett A. Heard
Jarrett A. Heard
MD, MBA
Medical Director, Ambulatory Perioperative Services And Director, Executive Leadership And Business
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Hope Johnson
Hope Johnson
Vice President, Perioperative Services
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Samir Shah
Samir Shah
MD, MHCM, ACPA-C
Regional Hospitalist Medical Director And Physician Advisor, Western Indiana Region
Franciscan Health
David Rivera
David Rivera
DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Vice President, Medical Surgical Service
The Valley Hospital
Michelle Bishop
Michelle Bishop
RN
Director, Surgical Services
UW Health
Maryclair Reese
Maryclair Reese
RN
Interim Director Of Perioperative Services
Hackensack Meridian Health
Sam Davis
Sam Davis
DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR
Assistant Vice President, Perioperative And Interventional Services
Rush Health
Joshua Bedwell
Joshua Bedwell
MD, MS
Chief Surgical Quality Officer
Texas Children's Hospital
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Mohamed Rehman
MD, FAAP
Chair, Anesthsiology And Pain Medicine Department
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

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