The Pediatric Lounge, Where Pediatric Physicians Come to Share Their Stories and Success

About or guest today, Dr. Kerry Frommer Fierstein is Chief Executive Officer of Allied Physicians Group, a primary care physician led group with over 30 locations throughout the New York metropolitan area. Dr. Fierstein is also Chief Executive Officer of Adjuvant. Health, a premier Managed Services Organization . They are now part of the CareAbout Family and Ascend Partners .  Allied Physician Gro...

Dr. Kraft worked in primary care, independent pediatric practice from 1989-2009. Then she became Founding Program Director for the Pediatric Residency at Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine . (2009-2014) Then became Medical Director for the Health Network by Cincinnati Children’s from 2014-2017. They served as President of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018. In 2019 j...

Dr. Kraft worked in primary care, independent pediatric practice from 1989-2009. Then she became Founding Program Director for the Pediatric Residency at Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine . (2009-2014) Then became Medical Director for the Health Network by Cincinnati Children’s from 2014-2017. They served as President of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018. In 2019 j...

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Dr. Kraft worked in primary care, independent pediatric practice from 1989-2009. Then she became Founding Program Director for the Pediatric Residency at Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine . (2009-2014) Then became Medical Director for the Health Network by Cincinnati Children’s from 2014-2017. They served as President of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018. In 2019 j...

Private equity is buying highly profitable practices using an aggregator model to improve efficiency and management.  This is done to the detriment of younger physicians who are not equity partners at the time of the sale. They will also not be building a legacy or doing the best care as PE’s focus is on return on investment and capital allocation.  Hosp. Finance Consultant – U. Kansas, Cleveland...

Private equity is buying highly profitable practices using an aggregator model to improve efficiency and management.  This is done to the detriment of younger physicians who are not equity partners at the time of the sale. They will also not be building a legacy or doing the best care as PE’s focus is on return on investment and capital allocation.  Hosp. Finance Consultant – U. Kansas, Cleveland...

Private equity is buying highly profitable practices using an aggregator model to improve efficiency and management.  This is done to the detriment of younger physicians who are not equity partners at the time of the sale. They will also not be building a legacy or doing the best care as PE’s focus is on return on investment and capital allocation.  Hosp. Finance Consultant – U. Kansas, Cleveland...

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Dr. Marciano became a doctor because he has always been fascinated by medicine and wanted to help people. He enjoys being a pediatrician because it allows him to watch my tiniest patients grow into mature adults with bright futures. He takes pride in seeing my pediatric patients transition from elementary to high school and then go to college. He guides the way and ensures they can physically achi...

Dr. Marciano became a doctor because he is always been fascinated by medicine and wanted to help people. He enjoys being a pediatrician because it allows him to watch my tiniest patients grow into mature adults with bright futures. He takes pride in seeing my pediatric patients transition from elementary to high school and then go to college. He guides the way and makes certain that they can physi...

Mike Cuesta and Juan Molina are good friends in Miami. We met back when they led the Marketing and Strategy for CareCloud the Cadillac of RCM for medical practice. Both of them were with CareCloud from the very early days. They now lead Atomic Health , a Product UX and Design company to help med tech meet the needs and demands of the end user.  Key Points  Designing software experiences that impro...

Mike Cuesta and Juan Molina are good friends in Miami. We met back when they led the Marketing and Strategy for CareCloud the Cadillac of RCM for medical practice. Both of them were with CareCloud from the very early days. They now lead Atomic Health, a Product UX and Design company to help med tech meet the needs and demands of the end user.  Key Points  Designing software experiences that improv...

Mike Cuesta and Juan Molina are good friends in Miami. We met back when they led the Marketing and Strategy for CareCloud the Cadillac of RCM for medical practice. Both of them were with CareCloud from the very early days. They now lead Atomic Health, a Product UX and Design company to help med tech meet the needs and demands of the end user.  Key Points  Designing software experiences that improv...

  Paul Allan Offit is an American pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases , vaccines , immunology , and virology . He is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine . Offit is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , former chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases (1992–2014), and the di...

the Director of Medical Education. He currently holds a faculty appointment as a Clinical Professor, Volunteer Faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Florida International University College of Medicine . Prior to joining Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Dr. Gereige served as a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine and the Course Director for th...

Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP , is board certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Informatics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics . She received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. She served her residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and stayed an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident. Dr. Kressly began practicing in the Doylestown are...

Dr. Mark Lerner is a clinical, school, and forensic psychologist, author, speaker, and international consultant who focuses on helping people through challenging times.  As chairman & CEO of The National Center for Emotional Wellness, Inc., Dr. Lerner has been called upon to consult with and train organizations around the world. He has worked with the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Secur...

Dr. Jeanne Marconi is Vice President of Clinical Integration at PM Pediatric Care. After 25 years in private practice Dr. Marconi joined PM Pediatric Care to bring her innovative and out of the box thought leadership to help meet the gaps in behavioral health care delivery to children and young adults by leveraging PM’s presence in 17 states and robust telehealth platform. While in practice she wa...

Susanne Madden is the founder and CEO of The Verden Group, a consulting firm founded to help practices navigate through the increasingly complex business of healthcare, and Co-Founder of Independent Practice MSO, a service company and GPO designed to support small, independent practices. Her career has spanned several sections of the healthcare industry. Prior to founding Verden, she was employed...

Susanne Madden is the founder and CEO of The Verden Group, a consulting firm founded to help practices navigate through the increasingly complex business of healthcare, and Co-Founder of Independent Practice MSO, a service company and GPO designed to support small, independent practices. Her career has spanned several sections of the healthcare industry. Prior to founding Verden, she was employed...

Dr. Eric Bricker is an internal medicine physician who graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.  Dr. Bricker is the former Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Compass Professional Health Services. Compass is a Healthcare Navigation service that grew to 1.8 million members across 2,000+ clients...

Dr. Munish Khaneja is the Chief Strategy Officer of CareAbout . Prior to joining CareAbout, Dr. Khaneja served as the Chief Medical Officer of Altruista Health, Inc., where he oversaw clinical strategy and regulatory innovation across all products and services. Prior to Altruista, Dr. Khaneja served as Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness and Pharmacy at EmblemHealth, where he was also the Cor...

Jesse Hackell, MD, FAAP, is a graduate of Princeton University and received his MD degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1976. His pediatric residency was completed at Johns Hopkins as well, and he undertook one year of training in neonatal-perinatal medicine at The University of Texas in Houston. He practiced pediatrics in Rockland County, NY from 1981 until his retiremen...

Dr. Rogu and Dr. Bravo recap the year and share what is ahead for the list server Peds-United, the podcast, and the TPL Consulting Master Minds and Coaching Series.  We will be at PMI the first weekend of February, so hope to see you then.  Support the show 🔴 Subscribe for more Doctor stories like this:  🎧Apple and give us a 5-star review. Read more on the TPL Website SOCIAL Media Pages ========...