Surgical Development Partners

G. Edward Alexander – President and Chief Executive Officer
Surgical Alliance Corporation – Founder, President
OrthoLink Physicians Corporation – Founder, Chief Financial Officer
Team Health – Chief Financial Officer

Prior to Founding Surgical Development Partners, Mr. Alexander served as Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Alliance Corporation, a company focused on musculoskeletal hospital development and management. From July 1996 to December 2000 Mr. Alexander served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for OrthoLink Physicians Corporation. Prior to helping found OrthoLink, from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Alexander served as Chief Financial Officer for Team Health, Inc., the hospital-based physician-contracting subsidiary of MedPartners, Inc. From 1988 through 1994, Mr. Alexander served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Medaphis Corporation, one of the largest providers of business management service to hospitals and physicians. From 1984 through 1988, he served as Vice President, Finance and Controller of Realty Development Corporation, a real estate management and development company. From 1980 through 1984, Mr. Alexander, a C.P.A., was employed with Deloitte and Touche. Mr. Alexander received a B.B.A. from Emory University in 1980.

Lanson J. Hyde III – SVP & Chief Operating Officer
Symbion Healthcare – Vice President Business Development
United Surgical Partners International – Regional Surgical Operations
OrthoLink Physicians Corporation– Ancillary Development and Operations
OrthoLink Securities Corporation – President and Principle

Prior to joining Surgical Development Partners, Mr. Hyde served as Vice President Business Development at Symbion Healthcare, a publicly traded ambulatory surgery center and specialty hospital company. At Symbion, Mr. Hyde was responsible for the operational same-store growth of the company, syndication activity, and strategic planning. He had direct operations responsibility for centers that presented unique challenges and was successful in stabilizing and improving operations at those centers. Mr. Hyde formerly directed a region of surgery centers for United Surgical Partners International and OrthoLink Physicians Corporation. He was President and Principal of OrthoLink Securities Corporation, an NASD Broker Dealer, formed for the purpose of structuring and syndicating joint venture surgery centers and hospitals. Prior to his operations role at OrthoLink, he worked on a team responsible for the successful development of ten orthopaedic surgery centers and ten imaging facilities. Mr. Hyde has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

John T. Prater – SVP, Chief Financial Officer
United Surgical Partners International – Chief Financial Officer, Physician Services Division
OrthoLink Physicians Corporation – Founder, Chief Financial Officer
Team Health – Senior Financial Analyst
Whittle Communications – Senior Financial Analyst

Prior to Founding Surgical Development Partners, Mr. Prater served as Chief Financial Officer, Physician Services Division of United Surgical Partners International, a publicly traded ambulatory surgery center and specialty hospital company. Mr. Prater served as Chief Financial Officer for OrthoLink Physicians Corporation, an orthopaedic ambulatory surgery center and physician services company. Prior to helping found OrthoLink, Mr. Prater served as Senior Financial Analyst for Team Health, Inc., the hospital-based physician-contracting subsidiary of MedPartners, Inc. Prior to joining Team Health, Inc., Mr Prater served as Senior Financial Analyst for Whittle Communications. Mr. Prater has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Tennessee.

William M. Gavigan IV – Senior Vice President Operations
Meridian Surgical Partners – Senior Vice President Operations
Symbion Healthcare – Regional Vice President Operations
AmSurg– Regional Director Operations/Business Development

Mr. Gavigan has over ten years of direct experience in multiple surgical facility management with several nationally recognized industry leaders. Prior to joining Surgical Development Partners, Mr. Gavigan served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Meridian Surgical Partners, where he developed and implemented the models for ASC operations, strategic planning, and partnership growth and development. Mr. Gavigan had previously served as a Regional Vice President of Operations at Symbion Healthcare, a publicly traded ambulatory surgery center and specialty hospital company. At Symbion, Mr. Gavigan was responsible for the overall operational and financial success of specific physician centered surgical facilities, where he implemented focused strategic planning initiatives of revenue growth, physician recruitment, partnership relations, managed care contracting, expense management, and accounts receivable management. Mr. Gavigan also served as both a Regional Director of Operations and a Director of Business Development for various surgical facility partnerships across the country. Mr. Gavigan completed both his undergraduate and Master of Health Administration degrees at St. Louis University.

Lisa Hoffpauir - Vice President of Clinical Services
Paris Regional Medical Center – Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Memorial Hermann Hospital – Director of Nursing
Methodist Hospital – Clinical Manager

Prior to joining SDP, Ms. Hoffpauir was the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Paris Regional Medical Center, which is a 334 Acute Care Community For-Profit hospital located in Paris, TX. She was responsible for inpatient care units, outpatients clinics and ancillary departments. While living Houston, she worked at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, an 850 plus level IV Trauma Facility, Not-For-Profit Health Care System, where she was the Director of Nursing for 110 beds including CVICU, CCU, Medical Cardiology Unit, Post Surgical Unit and Post Intervention and Observation Unit. In this position, she had 5 unit managers as direct reports and was responsible for over 200 clinical/administrative employees. At the University of Texas, Health Science Center in Houston, Ms. Hoffpauir, managed the establishment and start up of an outpatient clinic serving post-surgery patients, hiring clinical and administrative staff, and purchasing/controlling supply and medication inventories. Additionally, she was Clinical Manager for 5 years at Methodist Hospital in Houston where she drove quality care and daily operations for a 45-bed Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. She also oversaw implementation of QC/QA and JCAHO standards. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from McNesse State University and an MBA from Tulane University, Houston, TX campus.

Jami Jackson - Director of Patient Financial Services
HCA Centennial Medical Center – Revenue Integrity and Billing Compliance Coordinator
HCA Patient Financial Service Center – Director of Billing

Prior to joining Surgical Development Partners, Ms. Jackson served as the Revenue Integrity and Billing Compliance Coordinator for HCA Centennial Medical Center, a 625 bed tertiary Hospital, located in Nashville, TN. Her duties included supervision of all internal compliance audits for governmental payers, charge description master development, charge capture process redesign, strategic planning, as well as, ongoing support and measurement of key revenue cycle operations. Prior to her role at Centennial Medical Center, Ms. Jackson served as Director of Billing for HCA Patient Financial Service Center in Nashville, TN, a consolidated business office that provides support for 16 hospitals in TN, KY and IN. Ms. Jackson has 18 years of progressive experience within the healthcare industry, with a concentration in healthcare electronic data technology standards. She attended Volunteer Community College in Gallatin, TN where she studied Health Information Management. Ms. Jackson is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and serves as a member of the American Health Information Management Association and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Edward E. Bivins - Chief Technology Officer
SVP/CIO – Surgical Alliance
CIO – OrthoLink Physicians Corporation

Mr. Bivins serves as the Chief Technology Officer. He was the Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer for Surgical Alliance, LLC and responsible for I/T strategy development and the implementation of clinical and business systems in specialty surgical hospitals and surgery centers along with the development of all network infrastructures. Mr. Bivins was previously a senior healthcare consultant for Compuware Corporation. Prior to Compuware, Mr. Bivins was the Chief Information Officer for Ortholink Physicians Corporation. Mr. Bivins was responsible for the development of a technology strategy including a wide area network, local area networks, an intranet and managed the selection of various applications for use by orthopedic practices and ambulatory surgery centers across ten states and twenty-two locations. Prior to Ortholink, Mr. Bivins was employed as an Assistant Vice President by Columbia Healthcare Corporation, Inc. and was responsible for decision systems installations, outcomes reporting, and patient and financial data warehousing and reviewing new technology applications for incorporation into the business processes at Columbia. Mr. Bivins received his M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee.

Cherry Wolf, RN – Project Based Clinical Coordinator

Cherry Wolf has been immersed in the day to day operations as a R.N. in a variety of preoperative programs for 13 years. Most recently she consulted with administration at a physician owned facility to implement strategies for cost savings, quality initiatives, and new service lines effecting departments hospital wide. She has also acted as interim O.R. Manger at a new start up physician owned facility. Her surgical expertise is grounded strongly in orthopedic, spine, and cardiovascular services. She has also has experience in a number of other clinical areas in the hospital through her time as an EMT-SS for a county EMS system, as an ER tech at high volume community for profit hospital, and as the Clinic Coordinator for the Rehab/Physical Therapy program for a 120 bed facility. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Texas at Tyler.

Jennifer Kitchens – Manager, Operations & Finance
United Surgical Partners International – Manager, Accounting
Surgis, Inc. – Fixed Asset Specialist
OrthoLink Physicians Corporation – Manager, Payroll

Prior to joining Surgical Development Partners, Ms. Kitchens was a Manager of Accounting for United Surgical Partners International. She served as the lead accountant for all financial duties for seven outpatient surgery centers, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and monthly financial close. During her time at Surgis, she developed and maintained the Fixed Asset System for all thirty-two facilities. Ms. Kitchens began her career at OrthoLink Physicians Corporation, specializing in payroll, after earning her Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Mississippi.

Lindsey Spencer – Project Coordinator

Ms. Spencer’s role at Surgical Development Partners includes various financial and accounting responsibilities and project management assistance. Ms. Spencer holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Middle Tennessee State University.

Linda Fletcher – Director of Human Resources
Pro Share Consulting- Principal
OrthoLink Physicians Corporation – Vice President Human Resources

Greg T. Wells – Vice President
Imaging One – SVP & Chief Operating Officer
e Plus Healthcare – Director of Development
Consultis – Principal

Prior to joining Surgical Development Partners, Mr. Wells served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Imaging One where he developed and implemented models for physician partnerships in imaging centers. Prior to that, Mr. Wells served as Director of Development for e+ healthcare, which develops and operates freestanding positron emission tomography (PET) imaging centers in partnership with physicians and hospitals. During that time, Mr. Wells was responsible for the development and growth of PET/CT ventures across the U.S. Prior to helping found e Plus Healthcare, Mr. Wells was a Partner of Consultis, a start-up information technology consulting company. Mr. Wells received his B.A. degree from the University of Georgia in 1992.