Louisville Metropolitan Area
I am a results-driven healthcare operations executive with a proven track record of driving performance, growth, and alignment across ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. With a foundation in strategic execution and team development, I’ve built and led high-performing organizations that deliver exceptional clinical outcomes, financial strength, and physician partnership. Currently, I oversee operations across multiple surgical facilities in Kentucky and Indiana with an annual operating budget of $32 million, leading cross-functional teams to deliver results aligned with enterprise and local market goals. My leadership is anchored in four core pillars: • Growth through physician recruitment, network expansion, de novo development, and new service line launches • Operational efficiency by optimizing processes, managing costs, and improving throughput • Clinical excellence by advancing quality outcomes, patient safety culture, and accreditation readiness • Physician alignment by cultivating trust, reinforcing mutual accountability, and supporting consistent surgical volume growth I’m passionate about advancing healthcare access and quality through strong partnerships, operational discipline, and people-first leadership.
Manager of Operations - Lexington Surgery Center, Owensboro Surgery Center, Premier Surgery Center of Louisville, Surgecenter of Louisville, and Dublin Surgery Center Management of Facility CEOs Build and support operations and clinical team in surgery centers Lead talent management processes at facility level: help define and clarify roles, set expectations for performance, evaluate and top grade talent where needed, and prepare for succession planning Physician Relationship Development/Growth Partner with Facility Administrator/CEOs and regional resources to identify, recruit, and onboard new physicians to existing partnerships Develop relationships with pivotal physicians to improve share of practice Support partnership efforts to introduce and scale new service lines Visible and positive presence in the facilities Assist Facility Administrator/CEOs to lead physician partnership meetings and board activities Attend Medical Executive Committee/governing body and partnership meetings Liaise between SCA, Optum enterprise and local physician partners Embody SCA Values and maintain clarity, transparency, and trust Meet or exceed targeted output on SCA Vitals (teammate engagement, clinical quality, physician satisfaction, and earnings growth) Realize improvements on Vitals performance through targeted, prioritized initiatives Lead budgeting preparation with each partnership and SCA FinOps, and contribute to forecasting revisions and LTP planning Participate in reporting and management processes, including monthly growth reviews Strategy / Market Development Assist regional and group leadership in framing and refining market strategy and tangible value propositions Engage and manage relationships at key constituents in the market, including health system partners, large specialist practices, and medical groups Work closely with SCA managed care team to provide insight and identify opportunities for growth in network construction
Adjunct faculty appointment for NYU Lutheran Medical Center. Premier Surgery Center of Louisville is an established clinical training site for the AEGD (Advanced Education in General Dentistry) program. NYU Lutheran Dental Medicine's AEGD program develops accomplished dental-school graduates into advanced clinicians while residents concurrently provide oral healthcare to vulnerable populations. The program - the largest in the world of its kind - builds confidence and expertise in diagnosing, treating and managing dental patients in community health centers, dental public health programs, schools of dentistry, healthcare organizations and clinical operations.
Surgical ICU Nurse Manager Critical Care/Trauma Advanced Practice Nurse Educator Medical ICU Staff Nurse University of Louisville Hospital is a 404-bed, academic medical center, Level 1 Trauma center serving more than 3,000 trauma patients annually. It has been recognized as a regional and national leader in trauma, burn, stroke, and cancer care.
Medical/Surgical Staff Nurse