Dr. Samuel Weinstein Joins Specialtycare As Executive Vice President And Chief Medical Officer

• New CMO Will Continue to Prioritize Clinical Excellence and Innovation for Improvement in Customer and Patient Outcomes
• Appointment Further Strengthens SpecialtyCare’s Growth-Oriented Team

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpecialtyCare®, a leading clinical services provider, announced today that Samuel Weinstein, MD, MBA, has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. The appointment further strengthens SpecialtyCare’s growth-oriented leadership team.

“He will also be instrumental in identifying and driving innovations that help our customers improve the health of their business. His career-long dedication to both clinical and operational excellence is a perfect fit with our patient-focused and customer-focused commitment to improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare.”

Melvin F. Hall, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “I am thrilled to welcome Sam to SpecialtyCare. He brings a phenomenal set of skills and experience to our leadership team and will have a tremendous impact on our ability to drive the best outcomes for patients and hospitals at the local level while advancing the industry’s standard of care.”

Dr. Weinstein’s extensive clinical experience includes working as Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. He also served at Montefiore Medical Center as Surgical Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Surgery Program, Director of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Adult and Pediatric Services, and Program Director of Thoracic Surgical Residency. Dr. Weinstein’s administrative contributions at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, included advisory work on perioperative care, ICU policies and procedures, organ transplantation, blood utilization, quality reviews, data management, medical leadership, and patient safety.

“In leading our medical group, Sam will ensure our clinical team remains at the forefront of the industry to help our customers meet the demands of patient safety and quality outcomes,” Dr. Hall continued. “He will also be instrumental in identifying and driving innovations that help our customers improve the health of their business. His career-long dedication to both clinical and operational excellence is a perfect fit with our patient-focused and customer-focused commitment to improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare.”

“SpecialtyCare’s commitment to providing exceptional care was immediately evident to me when I began working with the organization as a consultant,” said Dr. Weinstein. “As a surgeon, clinical excellence and quality have always been my priority as well, and I am excited to build on this focus at SpecialtyCare. I also look forward to using my experience to uncover opportunities for innovation that will help hospitals more effectively deal with the pressures and complexities of running an operating room. I’m thrilled to join this talented team and use its reach and resources to positively impact both quality outcomes for our patients and financial outcomes for our customers.”

More about Samuel Weinstein, MD, MBA

Dr. Samuel Weinstein, MD, MBA, has more than 25 years of experience practicing medicine and holds active board certifications in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, and Surgery. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Weinstein’s clinical areas of focus include congenital heart surgery, thoracic surgery, the use of interventional techniques and devices in minimally invasive surgery, cardiac mechanical assistance devices, cardiopulmonary bypass and perfusion, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, adult congenital heart surgery, bloodless surgery, and chest wall deformities.

Prior to his appointment at Montefiore, Dr. Weinstein was on staff at the Ohio State Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Earlier in his career, he was on staff as a general surgeon for the Indian Health Service at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Arizona.

As a consultant for a variety of healthcare companies and institutions, Dr. Weinstein has focused on innovation in the management of cardiovascular care, patient referral patterns, infectious disease, breast cancer, nitric oxide, mechanical assistance devices, cardiopulmonary perfusion, diabetes, social media and medicine, and medical leadership.

As part of his philanthropic work, Dr. Weinstein is a Board Member and Surgical Director for Heart Care International, whose mission is teaching congenital cardiac surgical techniques and critical management to local physicians in economically challenged countries. To date, he has taken over 30 mission trips to Guatemala, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Peru.

Dr. Weinstein graduated cum laude with a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania and received an MBA from Fordham University. He earned his MD degree at The State University of New York at Stony Brook and received postdoctoral training in surgery and cardiac surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He obtained additional training in pediatric cardiac surgery at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Weinstein is the author of more than 100 publications and presentations.

About SpecialtyCare

SpecialtyCare, a leading operating room services provider, is dedicated to ensuring safe and successful outcomes for patients as well as efficient and cost-effective delivery of healthcare for customers. With its patient-centered and evidence-based approach to clinical excellence, quality improvement, and operational efficiency, SpecialtyCare plays a vital role both inside and outside the operating room by helping its customers improve patient health and satisfaction, mitigate personnel shortages, optimize supply chain management, ensure regulatory compliance, avoid reimbursement penalties, and contain overall costs. In addition to being the market leader in outsourced perfusion and intraoperative neuromonitoring services, SpecialtyCare also provides clinical professionals who are trained and experienced in autotransfusion, minimally invasive surgical support, sterile processing, surgical assist, and blood management programs.

SpecialtyCare has regional offices across the U.S. to maximize operational efficiencies and clinical integration with patient care teams at the local level. SpecialtyCare is certified by The Joint Commission.

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