Compensation Valuation
Curtis Bernstein
CPA/ABV, ASA, MBA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience
- Management experience in both provider and consulting settings
- Current focus is on strategic and valuation consulting services
- Licensed CPA with leadership positions at the ABA and AHLA
Ann Brandt
Ph.D.
Director
Expertise In...
- Over 25 years of healthcare consulting and valuation experience
- Significant expertise in valuing U.S. and global transactions within the life sciences industry
- Experience and expertise in hospital/health system operations and value-based management arrangements
Allison Carty
JD, MBA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Principal specializing in physician compensation and related plan structuring and compliance
- Expertise includes health care regulatory matters pertaining to physician-hospital transactions
- Prior to Pinnacle was a senior manager over compensation valuation at several national consulting firms
- Highly experienced/educated with a JD in business law and an MBA
Carlo Duaban
MHA
Analyst
Expertise In...
- Supports compensation valuation division through healthcare market research and detailed financial modeling
- Analytical, data management, and research experience
- MHA from Saint Louis University
Stephanie Dunavant
MBA
Consultant
Expertise In...
- Focused on physician/advanced provider compensation, cost benefit analysis, financial reporting, contract management
- Expertise includes analyzing productivity and quality data for bonus compensation, forecasting ROI and identifying trends and variances
- MBA with a concentration in Finance
Claire Falcone
Consultant
Expertise In...
- Supports compensation valuation division through healthcare market research
- Healthcare experience in Revenue Cycle Management
- BS in Health Science from James Madison University
Andrea Ferrari
JD, MPH
Principal and General Counsel
Expertise In...
- 25 yrs. in healthcare, incl. Partner in large national law firm & a national healthcare valuation & consulting firm
- Frequent author & speaker on FMV, commercial reasonableness, regulatory compliance, investigations & litigation
- Clinical research; provider recruitment and retention; value payments in CINs, ACOs, public & safety net hospitals; thought leader/ “rockstar” physicians; environmental, social, and governance & compensation governance
- Assists with compliance strategy, risk assessment, due diligence, investigations & litigation
Christopher Fete
JD, MHA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Over 10 years of healthcare consulting experience
- Focused on provider transaction compliance and regulatory issues and provider alignment strategies
- Expertise includes fair market value reviews of healthcare provider compensation arrangements
- Works with variety of providers including national telemedicine companies, integrated health systems, and academic medical centers
Melanie Franks
MBA
Manager
Expertise In...
- More than 10 years of valuation experience in healthcare
- Expert in fair market value assessment for employment, call coverage, administrative services, professional services agreements
- Performed financial modeling and operational analyses as part of Certificate of Need (CON) applications for multi-facility hospital system
- BS in statistics and an MBA with concentrations in finance/logistics
Jason Gordon
MBA
Analyst
Expertise In...
- Advanced data analysis and management experience
- Experience in improving and supporting value-based healthcare delivery models and service lines
- Clinical knowledge and understanding
- MBA from Western Governors University
Drew Hoffman
MHA
Principal
Expertise In...
- Over ten years of professional experience in healthcare valuation, insurance and risk management
- Expert in healthcare physician compensation, valuation and appraisals with emphasis on fair market value analysis of PSA’s
- Supports divisions, colleagues and clients with market research, financial analysis, bus. plan dev.
Lucas Hutchison
MHA
Director
Expertise In...
- 20 years experience in medical practice/healthcare organization management
- Expertise in strategic and market planning, operational management and financial analysis
- Practical application stems from diverse background including operating room technician
- Clients include community/rural hospitals, health systems, specialty health service providers, single and multi-specialty medical groups
Thomas Kolaz
MHA
Analyst
Expertise In...
- Supports compensation and business valuation service lines with financial modeling & analysis and healthcare market research
- Data analysis, data management & research experience
- Healthcare experience in ambulatory operations
- MHA from University of Illinois
Jeff Logan
MA
Manager
Expertise In...
- Over 10 years of administrative leadership experience in physician practice management
- Contract management of physician and advanced practice provider employment and professional services agreements
- Expert in FMV and commercial reasonableness reviews and assessments of hospital transactions and acquisitions
Carey Lowe-Curry
CPC
Manager
Expertise In...
- Supports business valuation team with complex financial modeling and data analysis
- Healthcare experience in building Revenue Cycle Management teams
- Certified Professional Coder for over 10 years
- BS in Business Administration from Drake University
Zach Maher
MBA
Director
Expertise In...
- 10+ years of healthcare administration and management experience
- Expert in practice management for both large health systems & independent physician practices
- Demonstrated success in creating and maintaining complex reporting systems
- Leadership experience business analytics, financial management, growth strategy, reporting, & project management
- MBA from Ohio University
Berta Narohna
Senior Consultant
Expertise In...
- Over 12 years of healthcare compensation and real estate valuation experience
- Specializes in physician compensation and administrative services arrangements
- Extensive background in developing mixed-use valuations
Clayton Northrop
JD
Director
Expertise In...
- Expertise includes Fair Market Value reviews of physician compensation arrangements
- Analyzes physician agreements for potential compliance risk with Stark Law/Anti-Kickback Statute
- Worked with Federal Trade Commission on high-profile antitrust case involving acquisition of national healthcare system’s hospital by another
- JD with a Health Law Certificate from St. Louis University
David White
MBA
Partner
Expertise In...
- Partner with more than 25 years of executive leadership experience
- Viewed by his clients as a highly creative thinker and problem solver
- Core focus includes health services valuation, financial analysis, market research, and practice management consulting
- Works with health systems, rural and community hospitals, specialty service providers, and single and multi-specialty groups nationwide
Daniela Yusufbekova
MHA
Senior Consultant
Expertise In...
- 10+ years of experience in different healthcare sectors
- Supports compensation valuation and value-based care teams with strategy, financial modeling, and analyses
- Expertise includes data management, data analysis, strategy, and operations
- MHA and BS in Neuroscience and Behavior from Florida Atlantic University