LEADERSHIP TEAM

John Badal

John has been managing physician partnerships for over 25 years. He helped form Southwest Lithotripsy and Mobile Medical Laser LLC to service rural hospitals with cutting edge technology back in 1992. His mobile routes serviced hospitals across New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada. In 2009, he merged his companies with United Therapies, Illinois, where he continued to work as the Vice President of Lithotripsy Sales. In 2016, United Therapies was acquired by Healthtronics, Texas, and he continues to work with them in their lithotripsy division. John is a managing partner of MD Owned Surgery Centers and oversees the management division of the company. His team is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Surgery Centers.

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MArk Gorham

Mark is a managing partner of MD Owned Surgery Centers and oversees the Physician Partnership Investment process with each partnership.

Kenny Hinkes

Kenny is a managing partner of MD Owned Surgery Centers and oversees the Construction and Design process of each center.

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Heather Badal

After receiving her MBA in 1994, Heather went to work at Intel in NM and spent 11 years working in various positions ranging from Public Relations to e-Business Marketing. Heather left Intel in 2005 to work with her husband, John Badal, and grow their mobile lithotripsy and laser business across the Southwest. Together, she helped expand the business in CO, AZ, NV and TX. In 2009, they merged with United Therapies in Illinois, a $30 million lithotripsy & laser company. After the merger with United, she continued to work part-time as the Global Purchasing Organization Relations Manager until opening her own business, Flawless Med Spa, in 2011. Flawless Med Spa is a successful Med Spa that specializes in laser treatments and cosmetic injections. Heather's role with MD Owned Surgery Centers is Business Development as she is responsible for Outreach, Marketing, and Partnership communication.

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ROBIN CHAVEZ

Robin has been working in the Medical field for over 12 year. Her expertise lies with managing day to day operations. She was the start-up Manager of Sandia Surgery Center and is responsible for hiring, staffing, training, managing, AAAASF certification, and overall day to day management. She has developed the Center's protocols and works with the State to ensure that our Surgery Centers are compliant. Robin is our integration manager and will be responsible for transferring the knowledge and processes as we open other centers across the country.