Rothman Orthopaedics has appointed Christian Ellison as its new CEO, having officially started his role on Wednesday, October 1, writes Wendy Ruderman for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Prior to his new role, Ellison has been serving as CEO of the Denver-based network of ophthalmology practices and surgery centers, EVP EyeCare.
A veteran healthcare executive who has experience operating ambulatory surgical centers, Ellison and Rothman are united in the mission to help expand the company’s brand nationwide.
Rothman — which describes itself as the largest private orthopedics group in the United States — currently owns nine surgical centers. In these centers, doctors perform procedures at a cost often cheaper than what typically gets charged at hospitals. The goal is to grow that business model even further.
Rothman’s president Alexander Vaccaro said the organization plans to grow locally by hiring residents and fellows out of Thomas Jefferson University, where Rothman doctors currently teach and train their residents and fellows.
As the new CEO, Ellison said he believes that job provides an opportunity to work with doctors who are pushing “their specialty forward.”
He credits his affinity for orthopedics on his childhood, when he suffered from a hip disease that required him to wear leg braces. Being treated by orthopedics helped him greatly.
Read more about Rothman’s new CEO Christian Ellison in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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