He held the post of Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at the Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, a multispecialty group in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was responsible for clinic operations, including all support staff and delivery sites.

He was formerly Administrator of Buenaventura Medical Clinic, Inc., as well as president and CEO of Buenaventura Medical Management Co., for over 10 years. In addition to his bottom line responsibilities, he directed and managed practice merger and acquisition activities. He developed the organization into a fully capitated, managed-care medical group.

Mr. Becker also held the position of Chief Administrative Officer at Bakersfield Family Medical Center, Bakersfield, California.

Prior to his administrative roles in medical groups, he was an Associate Director and Assistant Dean at the University of California San Diego Medical Center (UCSD). He directed the Information Systems at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla, Calif. He served as a Senior Consultant with Information Associates, Inc. of Rochester, N.Y. He provided consulting support to a number of clients in New York City, including the Cornell University Medical School, as well as the Rockefeller University.

Dr. Gerald Blackwell graduated from Marshall University School of Medicine in 1983 and completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Ohio State University in 1986.  Dr. Blackwell went on to complete a Cardiology Fellowship in 1980 at Ohio State University and received special training in Cardiac Nuclear Magnetic Resonance at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 1990.  He was Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Medicine at the University of Alabama until 1995 when he joined the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute.  Dr. Blackwell has expertise in all aspects of general cardiology and has special interests in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, (MRI) and Nuclear Cardiology. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and member of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Dr. Blackwell serves as President of the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute. He is also the governor of the Tennessee chapter of the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Goeke is a clinical cardiologist specializing in echocardiography with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants (SLCC) in Kansas City, MO.  While initially trained in Business Administration, he completed medical school and residency at St. Louis University followed by Cardiology fellowship at the Mid America Heart Institute/UMKC.  He joined Cardiovascular Consultants in 2006 which subsequently became SLCC after integration with the Saint Luke’s Health System in 2008.  SLCC manages the cardiovascular product line throughout the system which includes the Mid America Hearth Institute, three other metropolitan hospitals and six outlying hospitals. By summer of 2014, SLCC will include 50 cardiologists and 22 Nurse Practioners/Physician Assistants.  Dr. Goeke serves on the Board of Directors for SLCC, is Chairman of the Clinical Operations Committee, Co-Chair of the CVSL EMR/IT Committee and Medical Director of the Saint Luke’s North practice.

Ann has been the Executive Director for Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, a 38 man cardiology group in Richmond, VA. for 12 years. VCS is the largest independent cardiology group in Central Virginia.  She has served in numerous roles in healthcare for over 30 years including the CEO for Stuart Circle Hospital and Executive Director for St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, Va. Ann is the Administrative liaison for the Va. Chapter of the ACC and has served on the Cardiology Advocacy Board (CAA) since inception in 2005 and was President in 2007.   During her years in Richmond, Ann has played an active role in the community working with the AHA, Children’s Hospital and RMGMA.  She has served on the Children’s Hospital Board for over 16 years and was Chairman of the Board for 4 years. Ann was also involved with Central Virginia Health Network, the first network for non profit hospitals in Richmond prior to the hospital consolidations, and served as their chairman. She is currently working with other independent groups in Richmond to develop a clinically integrated network.  VCS has been involved in Clinical Co Management partnerships with their local hospital.

Jeff Russell is Chief Administrative Officer for Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists (NEOCS) located in Akron, Ohio. NEOCS has 26 cardiologists and 22 non-physician practitioners covering six hospitals and nine offices in a three-county area. Mr. Russell has been with NEOCS for four years. A major recent accomplishment is completing the negotiation of the group’s 2nd generation employment agreements with their hospital partner. Jeff has been in healthcare for nearly 30 years with lengthy engagements in hospital financial management, consulting and group practice management. Jeff graduated from the University of Delaware with a BS in Accounting.

Dr. Stine received his medical degree from Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN, in 1978 and his internal medicine internship and residency at Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus, OH. He is fellowship trained in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular diseases.

As a highly skilled cardiologist, Dr. Stine specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with heart related disorders or diseases. Additionally, he has a special interest in peripheral intervention, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and interventional cardiology. He serves on the Board of Directors of Sentara Medical Group and is an associate professor of clinical internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Stine is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology. Further, Dr. Stine is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Bellin is comprised of a 220 -bed community hospital with proven excellence in heart and vascular care, Bellin Medical Group, Bellin Specialty Group, Bellin Psychiatric Center, Employer clinics,  FastCare retail clinics, and Physician Partners, Ltd.

As the Vice President of the Heart, Lung and Vascular Center, Andrea is accountable for all strategic results related to the service line.  These include  business growth and development, quality and safety, financial performance, patient and provider satisfaction, and, most recently, improving the overall cardiovascular health of the population.

Andrea has her BSW from Marquette University, MSW from The University of Iowa, and completed The Improvement Advisor Fellowship Program with The Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Wolinsky is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians  and Surgeons.

He spent 22 years as a senior partner in Albany Associates in Cardiology in Albany,  New York before joining the Heart and Vascular Institute of Cleveland Clinic Florida in 2011.  Dr. Wolinsky has always been active in  nuclear cardiology. He establish the first outpatient nuclear cardiology laboratory in upstate New York. He is a found a member of the American Society Nuclear Cardiology  and has been active in quality initiatives and advocacy. He helped revise the appropriate use criterion   for MPI and is the lead author of the ASNC Model Coverage Policy   for SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.

Dr. Wolinsky is president-elect of  the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology . His  focus is on demonstrating value and improving outcomes with nuclear cardiology. He is a member of the leadership committee of  IMAGE GUIDE, the ASNC registry for nuclear cardiology testing .

In addition to his interest in nuclear cardiology Dr. Wolinsky is passionate about his two Basset Hounds.