Healthcare

Grant Cooper & Associates' healthcare division continues to be our major growth sector. Consequently, Grant Cooper & Associates was recently ranked as one of the 10 Largest Healthcare Executive Search Firms by Modern Healthcare. GCA is proud of our contributions to the leadership of nationally known organizations such as Ascension Health, Aetna, Inc., Henry Ford Health System, Ochsner Health System, SSM Healthcare, St. Louis, the Methodist Hospital (Houston) and scores of others.

Our Managing Partners average more than 25 years of healthcare experience. Our assignments include:

  • Managed Care Executives
  • Hospital CEO's and Executives
  • Group Practice Administrators
  • Chief Medical Officers
  • Department Chairmen
  • Medical Directors
  • Vice Presidents Medical Affairs
  • Integrated Delivery System Executives
  • And others

We pay special attention to the unique culture of each organization. The success of the selected leader will depend largely upon the interaction of her/his professional skills, interpersonal skills, and the culture in which these skills are deployed.

Prior Representative Assignments

Aetna, Hartford, Connecticut
• Head of Sales & Service; Sr. Medical Director, SE Region; Sr. Medical Director, West Region; CFO Workers' Compensation, Corporate; Network Market Head, Los Angeles; Medical Director Disability, Northeast Region; Medical Director, Dallas; Medical Director, Florida; Medical Director, Mid-Atlantic Region; Medical Director, Northwest Region; Medical Director, North Central Region.

The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
• EVP, The Methodist Hospital; Associate Director Administration, Research Institute; Chair, Medicine; Chair, Surgery; Chair, Division of Public Health; Chair, Cardiothoracic Surgery; Chair, Cardiology; Division Head, Spine Surgery; Division Head, Joint Replacement Surgery; COO, Physician Organization; Section Head, Electrophysiology; Assoc. Dir., Clinical Research- Research Institute; Senior VP, Human Resources; Associate Chief of Nursing; Director, IM Residency Program; Chair, Radiology; Chief, Neurophysiology; Director, Cardiac MRI & CT.

Mercy Health Plans, Chesterfield, Missouri
• VP Claims and TPA

Texas Health Resources, Dallas, Texas
• President, THR Institute for Research and Education

Group Health Permanente, Seattle, Washington
• Chief Medical Officer

Woodhaven Health Services, Baltimore, Maryland
• General Manager Institutional Pharmacy

Prior Group Practice Assignments

Advanced Radiology Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Chief Operating Officer

Children's Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
• Vice-President Medical Practice Management

DuPage Medical Group, Downers Grove, Illinois
• Chief Executive Officer

Mankato Clinic, Mankato, Minnesota
• Chief Medical Officer

Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota
• Chief Administrative Officer

Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, Temple, Texas
• Assistant Executive Director for the Department of Medicine

For more information, or to contact any of our healthcare partners, use the contact information below.
Susan Cejka - cejka@grantcooper.com
Jim Schmidt - schmidt@grantcooper.com
Mike Taylor - taylor@grantcooper.com
Carrie Hackett - hackett@grantcooper.com