Leadership

Mr. Schillinger has been involved in Medical Management administration since 1993. He graduated with a B.S. degree in economics and business from the State University of New York in 1978 and became a licensed certified public accountant in 1980. Prior to entering healthcare he was a division president for Titan Sports (World Wrestling Federation).

Dr. Schillinger has practiced Emergency Medicine since 1986. A graduate of Hahnemann University School of Medicine he went on to complete a residency in Emergency Medicine at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center in 1986. He has authored numerous articles and has co-authored three books on Infectious Diseases in Emergency Medicine. He is a former faculty member at Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine and is currently an instructor in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Dr. Schillinger is licensed to practice medicine in approximately 25 states and is clinically active with the Company’s accounts.

Mr. Chunn joined Hospital Physician Partners in May 2008. Mr. Chunn is a CPA, MBA, and CMA with over 25 years of healthcare experience. His background includes finance, operations and M&A responsibilities; having served in senior level positions for several privately held and publicly traded healthcare organizations. Mr. Chunn began his career at Ernst & Young as a healthcare auditor. At Hospital Physician Partners, Mr. Chunn’s responsibilities include overseeing finance, accounting, budgeting, tax matters and external and internal reporting. He received his B.S. in Business/Accounting from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, and his MBA from Lincoln University.

Mr. Weinberg has over 30 years of healthcare experience, the last 10 of which have been in the practice management arena specifically focused on emergency departments. He received an MA in Medical Sociology from Brown University and an MPH from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health.

Mr. Weiss is a seasoned senior executive with a record of significant accomplishments in the full spectrum of healthcare organizations. Most recently, he held the role of Chief Operating Officer – Inpatient Services with EmCare, Inc. In this role, Bryan had bottom line accountability for the profitability of the hospitalist division based on contract management and client retention. Prior to EmCare, Bryan was VP, Financial Planning & Acquisitions Finance for IPC The Hospitalist Company where he developed payor relationships, managed the financial and legal due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and ultimate integration of independent hospitalist practices. Bryan holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University, as well as his MBA.

Mr. Doener joined the HPP leadership team in 2010 as a proven Executive with over 20 years of senior leadership experience in Healthcare. Having led teams in 3 Large Publicly traded companies as well as operating his own consulting practice, Peter has created over $1Billion of new revenue for the companies that he has served while increasing Shareholder value in each of those organizations. With a combination of operating, marketing, business development, sales, and board service skills and experience, Peter brings a customer centered approach to support the needs of HPP’s current and future healthcare clients.

Prior to joining Hospital Physician Partners in 2007, Mrs. Crass practiced in both federal and state courts in the areas of complex commercial litigation and civil trial practice as well as assisting companies with general corporate and contractual issues with the law firm of Rogers Towers, P.A. Mrs. Crass is a member of the American Bar Association and the Jacksonville Bar Association and is admitted to the Florida Bar, the New York Bar as well as the New Jersey Bar. She is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts of the Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida, the United States District Court of New Jersey and the United States District Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Crass received her Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida.

Ms. Norton has been with the company since 2002. She has more than 15 years of hospital management experience, 13 of which have been directly related to the Emergency Department. She is a graduate of Lincoln Land College and the University of Alabama and holds a degree in nursing.

Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a degree in Nursing and most recently obtained his certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Texas Tech University. He also is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and brings with him more than 19 years experience in the healthcare industry where he has held positions ranging from CNO, COO to CEO. Most recently he was the Corporate Director of Emergency Medicine for Iasis Healthcare.

David brings over eleven years of direct healthcare and practice management experience to our organization. Most recently spending the last two years with IPC-The Hospitalist Company as their Director of Business Development & Practice Management. He has been in the healthcare field for more than 20 years and brings extensive experience in business development, contracting, operations, provider relations, product development and management as well as compliance. David earned a Certificate in Healthcare Finance from University of Florida and a Master of Public Administration and a BS in Healthcare Administration from Long Island University.

Dr. Abrams attended Medical School at the UNAM in Mexico City, where he grew up. After he finished Medical School, he returned to Chicago, where he completed his Residency and began his practice. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Abrams has been involved in Medical Administration most of his professional career, acting as Medical Director of the Emergency Department at most of the facilities where he has been on staff. He was also President / CEO of Emergency and Ambulatory Care Consultants, an Emergency Department management company before moving to San Antonio, Texas, where he now resides. He was the Medical Director of one of our facilities in San Antonio (Southwest General Hospital) from 2002 to 2009, when he became VP of Medical Affairs. He is now responsible for overseeing the operations of our Emergency Department contracts in Texas, Louisiana, Colorado and Nevada.

Mark’s clinical nursing background is diverse and includes years in emergency departments and advanced cardiac care. His dedicated leadership resulted in one of the first cardiac CT programs in the nation. He continues to be active in process and policy development nationally in diagnostic cardiac testing. Mark’s exceptional patient customer service is ongoing, and he continues to develop quick and effective process improvements.

A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Greene went on to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia in 1984. Dr. Greene is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. In addition to her twenty years of Emergency Medicine practice, Dr. Greene was a Clinical Professor at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1987 to 1991.

For the last 10 years, Dr. Hashmi has the privilege of being ED Medical Director at various hospitals in Texas and Arkansas. After finishing his Internship and Residency training from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1996, Dr. Hashmi has been working full-time as emergency room physician. He joined Hospital Physicians Partners this year as Regional Vice President overlooking contracts in Arkansas. He is married with two kids and his wife Sara is a Pharmacist and Attorney. Dr. Hashmi is an avid Cricketer and his interests include Philosophy, economics, and international affairs.

Dr. Host joined Hospital Physician Partners as a hospital Medical Director in Georgia in 2007 after returning from Afghanistan having served in the U.S. Army. A practicing board certified Emergency Medicine physician since 2000, Dr. Host attended medical school at Rutgers Medical School and completed her residency at St. Lukes Roosevelt Medical Center in New York. Dr. Host now serves as Vice President of Medical Affairs with primary responsibility for Georgia where Hospital Physician Partners maintains nine Emergency Medicine management contracts.

Dr. Mathurin’s medical undergraduate education was provided by the University of Wisconsin Madison. He completed his Family Medicine residency at Phoenix Baptist Hospital in Arizona, where he was given the award for Humanism in Medicine. That was followed by a four year stint in the US Air Force, where he was a primary contributor to overhauling the Primary Care system. He also oversaw the operations of the Pediatric, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine clinics at Luke Air Force Base. When he left the Air Force, Dr. Mathurin accepted the position as assistant director at the Wickenburg ED before becoming the Medical Director at Tempe St Luke’s under the EDCare aegis. His role has since expanded with assumption of the Medical Director role at Phoenix St Luke’s as well as Regional VP for the Arizona-Nevada market. He maintains a close working relationship with the CEOs as well as the market division head for Lasis Healthcare.

Dr. Pacos has been with the company since 2004. He is a graduate of SUNY in Buffalo, New York and performed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has 15 years hands-on experience in various Emergency Departments. He was the Medical Director for Kaleida Health, the largest healthcare system in Western New York. He is a licensed instructor in ACLS and PALS.

Previously a Medical Director for Hospital Physician Partners, Dr. Poplaw has joined the Hospital Physician Partners family as Vice President of Medical Affairs for Florida. He was residency trained at Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan campus of Albert Einstein Medical School in New York City. A seasoned veteran, Dr. Poplaw maintains clinical teaching roles with Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine residency program as well as many South Florida medical schools. In addition to his experience as Medical Director, Dr. Poplaw has also served as an Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine.

Shawn joins the Hospital Physician Partners team bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in emergency department medicine. He earned his Masters Degree in Emergency Medicine from Alderson-Broaddus College and is currently an adjunct Professor of Physician Assistant Studies at East Carolina University. Shawn has been in clinical practice for 18 years, 15 of which have been in Emergency Medicine. His interests are PA/NP Practice and Trauma/Critical Care.

Dr. Wilson has been an Emergency Medicine Physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 2001 and was voted “Top Doc” in Emergency Medicine in Albuquerque by his medical peers this past spring. Dr. Wilson initially joined Hospital Physician Partners in 2008 as Medical Director of the Lovelace Medical Center in New Mexico. His recent promotion to Vice President of Medical Affairs includes clinical management of four Albuquerque emergency departments managed and staffed by Hospital Physician Partners providers.

Mr. Newmark is a proven leader with a combined 25 years of sales, marketing, physician recruiting and management experience in healthcare and various commercial sectors. Fred has extensive experience working in large agency settings; first, strictly recruiting Emergency Medicine Physicians and later, managing an 18-member team of Primary Care and OB/GYN recruiters. Most recently, Fred worked with LifePoint Hospitals, a 52 hospital system, where he provided oversight to 14 hospitals and their onsite recruiters.

Mr. Emerick is a veteran marketer who brings over 20+ years of diverse experience to HPP. He has been with the company for over three years after previously owning his own production and creative services advertising company working with such clients as The PGA Tour, The ATP Tour, Home Depot and Publix Supermarkets among others. Al holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Speech Theatre and Communications from Jacksonville University (JU) and is currently working on an Executive MBA from JU. An accomplished voice-over announcer, Al can be heard nationwide as the voice for more than a dozen casinos and car dealerships from coast to coast.