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 the Exhibit Hall
10:35 AM - 12:05 PM	Sessions
12:15 - 1:15 PM	Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:20 - 2:50 PM	Sessions
2:50 - 3:10 PM	Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 - 5:00 PM	Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

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
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel	1. Anesthesia Innovation: The Evolution of Sedation, Pain Management, and Patient Experience	Bryan Brindeiro, MD, Perioperative Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa Healthcare Will Shakespeare, MD, Senior Medical Director, Anesthesiology, Intermountain Health Vinay Vaidya, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Phoenix Children's
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, Director, Surgical Services, El Centro Regional Medical Center Tobi Watts, MSN, MBA, RN, Director, Surgical Services, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Dublin
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, Senior Director Nursing Surgical Services, St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Tony Spasaro, MBA, Director, Ambulatory and Surgical Services, Monument Health Pooja Vyas, DO, MBA, CPE, System Vice President, Care Coordination and Physician Advisement, SSM Health Nikki Washington, Director, Surgical Services, St Josephs Medical Center Stockton
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, Director, Surgical Services, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Amber McLaughlin, Nurse Manager, Surgical Services, Corewell Health 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
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Panel	1. Reimagining Clinical Leadership and the OR of the Future	Komal Bajaj, MD, Chief Quality Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB Thomas Spiegel, MD, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, UChicago Medicine David Wild, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Ballad Health Klaus Thaler, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, CHI Creighton University System
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM	Networking Opportunities	Networking Break in Crystal Foyer
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM	Keynote Panel	1. Future-Ready EHRs: Strategic Investments for Leading Organizations
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Celebrity Keynote	1. Celebrity Keynote - 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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