June 1, 2009 (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) – Gerard “Jerry” Ippolito has joined the team at Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants. Ippolito is the new director of perioperative services and pain management business development. Regarded as one of the nation’s leaders mediating relations between hospitals and physicians, Ippolito has specific expertise in developing hospitals’ surgical programs, increasing surgical case volume and developing anesthesiology programs.

Ippolito has been in healthcare administration for 30 years as both a healthcare business management consultant and medical group practice administrator. Before coming to Southeast, he was the president of OR Efficiencies, LLC, in Naples, Fla. He earned his MHSA from The George Washington University and his BA from Cornell University.

“Jerry is going to be a great asset to our team,” said Dr. Richard Gilbert, MBA, CEO of Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants. “His experience is unparalleled.”

Ippolito is a member of The Medical Group Management Association, Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, The American Association of Clinical Directors (AACD); OR Manager, Inc. He is a frequent speaker at national anesthesiology association and operating room management seminars and frequently published in this industry’s journals and literature.

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Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants is a 80+ physician anesthesia and pain management practice serving more than 95,000 anesthesia and more than 45,000 pain management patients each year in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. On the Web at www.seanesthesiology.com and www.quantumcns.com