Trust the Expertise that Comes from Experience
Heart & Vascular Partners serves its partner practices with a seasoned and dynamic executive team backed by experienced, innovative physicians and is backed by Assured Healthcare Partners (AHP).
AHP is a leading New York-based healthcare-dedicated private equity sponsor that provides capital solutions and operational resources to support the growth of physician practices. AHP manages approximately $1.5 billion of healthcare services private equity capital. To learn more about AHP, visit: AHPartners.com
Executive Leadership
Bill
Drehkoff
Bill Drehkoff
CEO
20+ Years Experience
- Healthcare executive with successful track record in scaling and growing facilities-based healthcare services organizations
- Served as COO of Caravel Autism Health, a leading high-growth, private-equity backed provider of applied behavioral analysis
- Previously Group President of Surgical Care Affiliates, serving dozens of physician partnerships, ASCs, and over 1,000 teammates.
- Over a decade experience investing in healthcare private equity, most recently as Partner at Linden Capital Partners
- MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business; A.B. Economics & Classical Studies from Dartmouth College
Peter
Burd
Peter Burd
COO
10+ Years Experience
- Previously served as Vice President of Operations in Denver for Surgical Care Affiliates, a national ASC development and management company
- Oversaw 18 multi-specialty ASCs and associated joint ventures with independent surgeons in the Colorado market and developed, opened, and managed the first cardiovascular hybrid ASC/OBL in the state of Colorado
- Previously held regional and national roles at SCA in strategy and business development, with an emphasis on innovation in payor strategies and value-based care
- B.A. from Sewanee – The University of the South
Matt
Middendorf
Matt Middendorf
CFO
20+ Years Experience
- Served as Chief Financial Officer of Physicians Immediate Care (PIC), a private equity-backed urgent care and occupational medicine platform with 55 clinics in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
- Prior to PIC, served as CFO of Arcadia Resources, a publicly traded durable medical equipment company
- B.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Erin
Petrie
Erin Petrie
Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management
13+ Years Experience
- Most recently served as Vice President of Client Services at National Medical Billing Services, a provider of revenue cycle outsourcing services for ambulatory surgery centers and affiliated surgeons
- Built and led revenue cycle and central business office at Regent Surgical Health, a multi-specialty developer and manager of dozens of ASCs nationally.
- MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University; B.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Denise
Baker
Denis Baker
Vice President, Human Resources
17+ Years Experience
- Served as Vice President of Human Resources at Hero Practice Services, a provider of dental, vision, and orthodontic services to children in underserved communities with over 600 employees across 7 states
- Holds a Senior Professional HR certificate and over 15 years of HR experience
- B.S. in Sports Medicine from High Point University
Physician Leadership
Jim
Melton, D.O.
Jim Melton, D.O.
Co-Founder & Board Member
25+ Years Experience
- Doctorate of Osteopathy at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Peripheral Vascular Surgery at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
- Board Certified in General and Vascular Surgery and has been instrumental the advancement of vascular surgery in the state of Oklahoma throughout his career
Dwayne Schmidt, M.D.
Co-Founder & Board Member
25+ Years Experience
- Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and subsequently a Research and Interventional Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Harvard Medical School
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
- Served as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Founder of the Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates, Oklahoma Foundation for Cardiovascular Research (OFCR), Oklahoma Cardiovascular Research Group (OCRG), and the Oklahoma Heart Hospital at Mercy
T. Randolph Lombardo, MD
Physician Partner
25+ Years Experience
- Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
- Residency, General Surgery, University of Louisville
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Hermann Hospital
- Fellowship, Cardiology, University of Texas at Houston
Board of Directors
Matt Jameson
Board Member
18+ Years Experience
- Managing Director, Assured Healthcare Partners
- Chairman of the Board for Allied Digestive Health and Board member for National Partners in Healthcare
- Previously MD and Co-Head of Private Equity at Highland Capital
- Previously Chairman of the Board at American HomePatient
- Frequent expert speaker on PE investment in physician practices
- Case Western Reserve University, B.S.
Bede Broome, M.D., PhD
Board Member
13+ years Experience
- Managing Director, Assured Healthcare Partners
- Previously a Partner at McKinsey where he founded and led the healthcare transformation service line
- Expert on operational and clinical performance improvement and M&A integration
- University of California at Los Angeles, MD; California Institute of Technology, PhD in Neuroscience; Princeton University, AB in Chemistry
Chris Cunningham
Board Member
10+ years Experience
- Vice President, Assured Healthcare Partners
- Professional expertise across various physician practice management businesses, including cardiology and vascular specialties
- B.A. in Economics from Emory University
Jim
Melton, D.O.
Co-Founder & Board Member
25+ Years Experience
- Doctorate of Osteopathy at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Peripheral Vascular Surgery at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
- Board Certified in General and Vascular Surgery and has been instrumental the advancement of vascular surgery in the state of Oklahoma throughout his career
Dwayne Schmidt, M.D.
Co-Founder & Board Member
25+ Years Experience
- Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
- Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and subsequently a Research and Interventional Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Harvard Medical School
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
- Served as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Founder of the Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates, Oklahoma Foundation for Cardiovascular Research (OFCR), Oklahoma Cardiovascular Research Group (OCRG), and the Oklahoma Heart Hospital at Mercy
