Meet the Team
We are driven by a deep bench of MSK leaders that are building the most elite physician-owned shared services organization.
Our Team Members
Alex Bateman
Alex Bateman
Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Executive Officer since 2020.
- Prior to joining Resurgens Orthopaedics and United Musculoskeletal Partners, served as President of Operations for the Eastern Division of United Surgical Partners while serving as Executive Director for Resurgens.
- Previously worked in corporate development at DaVita executing M&A transactions and joint ventures.
Clint Adams
Clint Adams
Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer since February 2022.
- Joined after spending the last 17+ years with Ardent Health Services, a 30-hospital system.
- While CFO he oversaw all Financial functions during a period of significant growth at Ardent, growing from $2.5B to over $5B.
Jessica Holland
Jessica Holland
General Counsel
- General Counsel of United Musculoskeletal Partners since 2021
- Prior to joining United Musculoskeletal Partners, was attorney at Weathington, McGrew.
Peter Spivack
Peter Spivack
Chief Information Officer
JT Hedges
JT Hedges
Chief People Officer
Prior to joining United Musculoskeletal Partners, J.T. led the Human Resources and Internal Communications function at Landmark Health which became a part of Optum through an acquisition in 2022.
David McIntosh
David McIntosh
Chief Executive Officer - Georgia Market
David is the Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Market at United Musculoskeletal Partners.
He brings more than 7 years of experience as a high-level executive running PE backed portfolio companies.
Drew Neumeyer
Drew Neumeyer
Chief Executive Officer - Colorado Market
Drew is the Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Market at United Musculoskeletal Partners.
With over 15 years of healthcare leadership experience, Drew will lead UMP's Colorado market which includes Panorama Orthopedics with 6 clinic locations, 3 ASCs, 1 joint venture hospital, and 9 physical therapy locations.
Deena Ombres
Deena Ombres
Chief Compliance Officer
Deena is the Chief Compliance Officer at United Musculoskeletal Partners. Prior to joining UMP, Deena spent over four years as Chief Compliance Officer for Springstone, a behavioral health system with 18 hospitals in nine states.
Raj Bholé, MD
Raj Bholé, MD
Founding Physician Director
- Chairman of the Board, Resurgens Orthopaedics since 2020.
- Orthopaedic Surgeon with a certificate of added qualifications in hand surgery and fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery.
- 20th year with Resurgens Orthopaedics, 16th year as Physician Director.
Eric Slimmer
Eric Slimmer
Chief Development Officer
Judy Eustace
Judy Eustace
Vice President, Strategy and Growth
- Vice President of Strategy and Growth since 2021.
- Prior to joining United Musculoskeletal Partners, was Vice President of Service Line Strategy Team for United Surgical Partners.
Grace Riepe
Grace Riepe
Vice President, Business Operations
Ethan Lyell
Ethan Lyell
Chief Revenue Officer
Ethan brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience in progressive leadership roles within four of the top ten healthcare systems. Ethan has spent much of his career working to transform the revenue cycle by helping providers improve financial and operating performance. He has a proven record of building successful teams and guiding companies through periods of innovation.
Bruce Candebat
Bruce Candebat
Chief Accounting Officer
Bruce Candebat is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with a 30-year history of working in the information technology and services industry in both public and private companies. Mr. Candebat is skilled in Management, Risk Management, Business Development, Business Process Improvement, and Variance Analysis.
Kenny Ellinger
Kenny Ellinger
VP of Surgical Services
Kenny is the VP of Surgical Services for United Musculoskeletal Partners, and is responsible for JV relationship management, ROI improvement, and utilization management.
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