Becker's Perioperative Summit Agenda

Optimizing surgical services is critical for operational efficiency, patient outcomes, and financial performance. Becker's 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.

7:30 AM	Registration Opens
8:35 - 10:00 AM	Sessions
10:00 - 10:30 AM	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
10:35 AM - 12:05 PM	Sessions
12:15 - 1:15 PM	Networking Lunch in Crystal Foyer

1:20 - 2:50 PM	Sessions
2:50 - 3:10 PM	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
3:15 - 5:00 PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in Crystal Foyer

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers
7:30 AM	Networking Opportunities	Registration Opens
8:35 AM - 9:15 AM	Panel	1. Perioperative Analytics: Leveraging Data to Improve Surgical Outcomes and Efficiency	Tony DeDominico, MSN, RN, CNOR, Vice President, Operations, Houston Methodist Hospital Bruce Gelb, MD, FACS, Director, Surgical Services, NYU Langone Health Gian Varbaro, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Ambulatory Services, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Robert Johnson, RCPT, MBA, Senior Vice President, Anesthesia Operations, Medaxion Stefan Holubar, MD, Director, Research, Colon and Rectal Surgery Department, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute; National Surgical Quality Improvement Surgeon Champion, Cleveland Clinic
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	1. Anesthesia Innovation: The Evolution of Sedation, Pain Management, and Patient Experience	Bryan Brindeiro, MD, FASA, Perioperative Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa Healthcare Will Shakespeare, MD, Senior Medical Director, Anesthesiology, Intermountain Health Amanda J. Rhee, MD, MS, System Vice President, Perioperative and Procedural Services, Mount Sinai Health System; Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Department, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Session	2. Promise and Power of AI Agents: Patient Prep and PAT Automation as a Capacity and Staffing Optimization Lever	Kristen Lund, Director, OR/MSPU Scheduling and Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic, OHSU Ashley Walsh, MHA, Chief Revenue Officer, LeanTaaS
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Panel	1. Big Ideas to Capture the Full Value of Surgical Cases	Robert Glasgow, MD, MBA, FACS, Senior Medical Director, Surgical Services, Intermountain Health Iran Villarreal-De Los Santos, Surgical Services Director- Registered Nurse, El Centro Regional Medical Center Rebecca Urban, M.Ed, Vice President, Operations, Jefferson Health Kelly Pitcock, MBA, MSN, RN, Vice President, Surgical Services, Ascension St Vincent
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Featured Session	2. Smart Capacity, Stronger Margins: AI-Powered Solutions for Revenue Growth and Resource Optimization	Farzad Massoudi, MD, Board-certified Neurosurgeon, Orange County Neurological Associates Sridhar Yerramreddy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Steer Health Sunil Patel, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Prime Healthcare
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel	1. The Cost of Delays: Financial Strategies to Minimize Cancellations and Optimize Resources	Aubrey Pepper, MSN, RN, DHA, NE-BC, CNOR, Director, Nursing Surgical Services, St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Pooja Vyas, DO, MBA, CPE, System Vice President, Care Coordination and Physician Advisement, SSM Health Nikki Washington, DNP, MBA-HCM, RN, CNOR, CSSM, Director, Surgical Services, St Josephs Medical Center Stockton Tony Spasaro, MBA, Senior Director, Clinics, Community Health Systems
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Lunch in Crystal Foyer
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM	Panel	1. Smarter Surgery: How AI and Automation Are Transforming ORs	Daniel Johnson, MSN, RN, Dir Periop Svcs, Beth Israel Lahey Health Amber McLaughlin, MBA BSN RN, Nurse Manager, Surgical Services, Corewell 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 Rebecca Urban, M.Ed, Vice President, Operations, Jefferson Health Shannon Holley, MSN, RN, CNOR, Vice President, Surgical Services Operations, ProMedica
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	1. Reimagining Clinical Leadership and the OR of the Future	Thomas Spiegel, MD, MBA, MS, FACEP, Vice President and Health System Chief Quality Officer, University of Chicago Medicine David Wild, MD, MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Essential Anesthesia Management Klaus Thaler, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, CHI Health Creighton University System Mary Anne Douglas, RN, MS, CNOR, Associate Vice President, Nursing Practice Excellence, Surgical Services, Intermountain Health Beth Steele, MSN,RN,FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Owensboro Health
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM	Panel	1. Transforming Surgical Operations to Withstand Policy Shocks	Kristen Lund, Director, OR/MSPU Scheduling and Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic, OHSU Rami Karjian, Head, OR Business, LeanTaaS
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Livestream Keynote	1. Celebrity Keynote Livestream - Alex Rodriguez, Former MLB Player; Chair and Chief Executive Officer, A-Rod Corp	Alex Rodriguez, Former MLB Player; Chair and Chief Executive Officer, A-Rod Corp
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Networking Opportunities	Happy Hour in Crystal Foyer

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