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Speakers

Alex Banayan
Author
There’s Always A Way™: How to Cultivate Resilient, Focused, and Energized Teams During Uncertain Times
Friday, April 21 | 8:30am - 9:30am

Alex Banayan, is the youngest bestselling business author in American history. The Third Door chronicles Banayan’s seven-year quest to uncover the definitive mindset of exponential growth and success. The book is a #1 international bestseller, has been translated into more than a dozen languages, and has been acclaimed by The New York Post as “a joy to read. ”Over the course of his unprecedented journey, Banayan’s research led him to interview the most innovative leaders of the past half-century, including Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Larry King, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Jessica Alba, Quincy Jones, and others.

Mark Benninghoff, CMPE
Katz, Sapper & Miller
NERVES 2022 Socio-Economic Survey Results (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Mark Benninghoff is a director of healthcare consulting with Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Healthcare Resources Group. Mark helps health systems, hospitals, and physician groups improve their operational effectiveness. Mark has over 25 years of healthcare industry experience, both in consulting and in physician practice management. He utilizes his broad experience in healthcare finance, strategy, and operations to arrive at optimal solutions for his clients. His expertise includes revenue cycle assessment and optimization, workflow optimization, physician practice operational improvement, practice onboarding and integration, and provider enrollment.

Dr. Mohamad Bydon, MD
Mayo Clinic
NeuroPoint Alliance Update (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Mohamad Bydon, M.D., is a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor of Neurosurgery. He is a Professor of Neurologic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and Health Services Research. Dr. Bydon serves as executive medical director of Academic Affairs for Mayo Clinic International, and he is medical director of the Mayo Clinic Enterprise Neurosurgical Registry. Dr. Bydon earned his B.A. at Dartmouth College. He completed a postbaccalaureate program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine prior to a research fellowship at a Howard Hughes Medical Institute laboratory. He earned his M.D. at Yale University School of Medicine. He continued his training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, completing an Internship and Residency in neurosurgery and a clinical Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery and Spinal Oncology.

Derek Cantrell
Goodman Campbell Brain & Spine
100 Cyber Attack - It's Not If, It's When (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

 Derek G. Cantrell is the Chief Executive Officer at Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, Goodman Campbell operates practice locations in Indiana and Wisconsin. Formed to have a privademic mission, Goodman Campbell not only has a flourishing clinical practice at five health systems, but also a robust research, quality registry and teaching operation. Mr. Cantrell serves as the Executive Director for The Neurosurgery Foundation at Goodman Campbell, a 501c3 charity focused on neurosurgery research and education. Mr. Cantrell serves as the Chairman of the Brain Bolt 5K, an annual race/walk that supports traumatic brain injury education, research and support groups.

Rebecca Ruegg Cowan
Goodman Campbell Brain & Spine
100 Cyber Attack - It's Not If, It's When (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

 Rebecca “Becky” Ruegg Cowan is the Chief Operating Officer for Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, Goodman Campbell operates practice locations in Indiana and Wisconsin. Formed to have a privademic mission, Goodman Campbell not only has a flourishing clinical practice at five health systems, but also a robust research, quality registry and teaching operation.

Jeff Goldsmith, Ph.D.
President, Health Futures, Inc.
Reaching Beyond COVID: How the Post-COVID Economy will Affect Medical Practice and Healthcare (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 11:30am - 12:30pm

Jeff Goldsmith is the President of Health Futures, Inc. For eleven years ending in 1990, Jeff Goldsmith was a lecturer in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, on health services management and policy. He has also lectured on these topics at the Wharton School of Finance, Johns Hopkins, Washington University and the University of California at Berkeley. Jeff Goldsmith's interests include biotechnology, health policy, international health systems, and the future of health services.

Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD
Professor at University of California San Francisco
Building for Everyone (Presentation)
Friday, April 21 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD is Associate Professor at University of California San Francisco. He is a neurosurgeon researcher with a clinical practice focused on the surgical management of patients with brain cancer within functional areas using physiological mapping. In his research laboratory he seeks to understand how brain tumor cells influence functional circuits and cognition. His ultimate goal is to better understand the mechanisms of cognitive impairments thereby leading to novel treatment options focused on improving network recovery and therefore cognitive outcomes for patients.

Porter Jones, MD
Vice President, Clinical Transformation, Avant-garde Health
Are You Measuring What Matters? (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 4:10pm - 5:10pm

Porter Jones is the Vice President of Clinical Transformation for Avant-garde Health. Porter is a seasoned healthcare professional with vast experience in hospital administration and the medical device industry. He spent four years at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he managed the oncology department as well as the medical practice division. In this role he also oversaw the quality, outcomes, health economics and the medical record departments. Additionally, Porter founded and was CEO of a group of medical and dental clinics in Sao Paulo providing healthcare to medically underserved regions of the city.

Amber Moore CPA
Katz, Sapper & Miller
NERVES 2022 Socio-Economic Survey Results (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 1:45pm – 2:30pm

 Amber Moore is a director in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Healthcare Resources Group. Amber advises healthcare clients on a wide variety of accounting, tax, and business matters, helping them find innovative solutions to complex issues. She has extensive experience in tax planning and preparation, financial statement analysis, and personal financial/ retirement planning. Additionally, Amber has been involved in numerous transactional projects for medical practices and ambulatory surgery centers.

Katie Orrico, Esq
Senior Vice President Health Policy and Advocacy, AANS
Washington Update (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 10:15am - 11:15am

Katie O. Orrico, Esq., is the director of the Washington Office of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and has represented organized neurosurgery before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies since 1985. A native Washingtonian, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology, with honors, from The Catholic University of America in 1985. Upon graduation, she worked as a legislative assistant for CLP Associates, a small health advocacy firm, where she represented the AANS and CNS, among other health care clients. While working for CLP Associates, Katie pursued her law degree at night, and in 1991 earned her Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. In 1997, she was selected to become the director of the AANS and CNS Washington Office, upon the establishment of a full-time office. She is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Emily Penn CPA
Katz, Sapper & Miller
NERVES 2022 Socio-Economic Survey Results (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Emily Penn is a manager in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Healthcare Resources Group. Emily works with her clients to help them navigate complex tax matters to optimize their tax position and comply with reporting requirements. She serves a variety of clients, including businesses, individuals, foundations, and trusts. Additionally, Emily provides federal and state tax planning, compliance, and consulting services, as well as advising on matters such as business entity formation issues, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, financial management, and personal financial planning.

Eric Potterat, Ph.D
Performance Psychologist, Los Angeles Dodgers
Learned Excellence: The Key Performance Optimization Factors of High Performing Individuals and Teams
Thursday, April 20 | 8:30am - 9:45am

Eric Potterat, Ph.D. is a high performance / sport / clinical psychologist and a retired U.S. Navy Commander, who during his last ten years in the Navy served as the psychologist for the U.S. Navy SEALS. As their head psychologist, he was responsible for the mental assessment, selection, development, maintenance and enhancement programs for the Nation’s best warriors and highest performers. He was also responsible for the mental toughness and performance psychology training, clinical care, operational readiness / resilience training and neurocognitive evaluation programs for all the active duty personnel across the Navy’s Special Operations Force worldwide.

Teri Romano
Karen Zupko & Associates
Coding Updates 2023 (Presentation)
Friday, April 21 | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Teri Romano has over twenty-five years of consulting and teaching experience in the health care field. Ms. Romano works with physician groups and hospitals combining a background in clinical systems with solid approaches to operational and organizational problem solving. Teri is co-developer and instructor for the national coding and reimbursement workshops sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. She also provides on-site customized coding and reimbursement courses to physician and hospital groups, specializing in neurosurgery, general surgery, vascular surgery, and vein well as E/M and surgical case audits to assist physician groups in their compliance activities. In addition, she consults with vein, vascular, general surgical, and neurosurgical practices on practice management issues including service line development, revenue enhancement, staffing models, appeals management and expense reduction.

Kathy Tobin, MBA, MSHCA
Chief Administrative Officer, Duke Neurosurgery
Preparing the Next Generation – Designing Your Resident Boot Camp (Presentation)
Thursday, April 20 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Kathy Tobin is the Chief Administrative Officer at Duke Neurosurgery in Durham, Duke Neurosurgery Chief Administrator. Tobin has been named chair of the Education Committee for the Neurosurgery Executives' Resource Value & Education Society(NERVES) as the Southeast Regional Director. Tobin leads the management and coordination of all clinical and academic functions associated with Duke Neurosurgery, she's led the transition of Duke Neurosurgery from division to full department, putting in place processes, staffing, and infrastructure.