Perioperative Summit
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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.
FORUM AGENDA
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]
SPEAKERS

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

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

Pooja Vyas
DO, MBA, CPE
System Vice President, Care coordination liaison and Physician Advisement
SSM Health

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

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

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

Beverly Young
Director, Nursing, Perioperative Services, Baltimore Washington Medical Center
The University of Maryland

Jeffrey Siewerdsen
PhD
Co-Lead, Focus Area Five, Surgical Data Sciences, Institute for Data Science in Oncology Department, Office of the President Division
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center