The Future of Hospital Expansion

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  Dr. Stephen Klasko

  Dr. Stephen Klasko is a pioneering healthcare innovator bridging traditional academic medicine with generative AI, digital medicine, and entrepreneurship. His transformative career includes serving as dean of two medical colleges, health system CEO, and university president. He led Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health from 2013 to 2022, as it became the fastest-growing academic medical center in the nation, expanding from $1.5-$10 billion, and facilitated a merger between a 200-year-old health science university and a top-5 design university. He was recognized as the #2 most influential person in healthcare by Modern Healthcare, "top 25 most creative people in business" by Fast Company and "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst and Young. His book with Hemant Taneja, CEO of General Catalyst, Unhealthcare: A Manifesto for Health Assurance, has become a must-read manual for anyone interested in healthcare transformation. Dr. Klasko, in his current roles at General Catalyst and DocGo, consistently drives revolutionary change in healthcare and higher education, establishing himself as a visionary leader at the intersection of medicine, technology, and innovation.

  General Catalyst

  Executive in Residence

  Dr. Stephen Klasko

  Executive in Residence

  General Catalyst

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  Kevin B. Mahoney

  CEO

  University of Pennsylvania Health System

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  Fady Barmada

  Fady brings 20 years of healthcare consulting and design to his role as Practice Leader of Strategy Advisory Services for Array Advisors. He works with a wide range of healthcare organizations; community and children’s hospitals; and academic medical centers. Fady’s expertise focuses on strategic and capital planning; market assessment and clinical alignment; and real estate and physical asset portfolio optimization. When not tending to his clients’ asset opportunities, Fady can be found spending time traveling with his wife and three children.

  Array Advisors

  Principal & Practice Leader, Strategy Advisory Services

  Fady Barmada

  Principal & Practice Leader, Strategy Advisory Services

  Array Advisors

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  Mike Gillespie

  As AKF’s Director of Healthcare, Michael is focused on developing long-term client relationships, providing a full range of mechanical design, coordination, and implementation services from planning through construction, often on multiple projects. With more than 13 years of healthcare engineering expertise, he is valued for his ability to clearly explain options to help clients make informed decisions. Mike maintains in-depth knowledge of current codes, standards, and new technologies and their impact on operational systems. He is also responsible for internal staffing for AKF's Mechanical Engineers.

  AKF Group

  Director, National Healthcare Practice

  Moderator

  Mike Gillespie

  Director, National Healthcare Practice

  AKF Group

The State of Healthcare Development

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  Julie Herb

  As Vice President of Facilities Development, Julie Herb oversees all design and development, construction, and real estate for Virtua Health. Virtua is South Jersey’s largest health system with five hospitals and approximately 300 additional locations throughout the region. Having worked on a multitude of projects and negotiations over her career, including the region’s first Proton Therapy Center, Julie’s current responsibilities include executive oversight for care transformation initiatives at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Virtua Mount Holly Hospital. Over the past twenty-five years, Julie has proven to be an industry leader in the health care real estate and development space. Among the many accomplishments throughout her leadership journey, Julie has led the facilities efforts for the Epic transformation across the multi-hospital system, the integration of numerous properties from acquisition activities, the disposition of facilities from a variety of initiatives, as well as billions of dollars of capital construction, renovation, and infrastructure projects. As a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and the Business Management Program of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Julie holds a professional designation with the Counselors of Real Estate, serving as Chapter Treasurer, and is also a Member of the Board of Trustees with Oaks Integrated Care.

  Virtua Health

  VP, Facilities Development

  Julie Herb

  VP, Facilities Development

  Virtua Health

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  Katie Jacoby

  Katie Jacoby is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development for Anchor Health Properties, and is based in the firm's Wilmington, DE, office. Katie is responsible for leading and managing the Eastern U.S. development team as well as developing and implementing the Company's corporate strategic initiatives across the country. Ms. Jacoby has been with the Company for more than 10 years and in her previous roles has managed all aspects of the development process project concept through building opening. Prior to joining Anchor, Ms. Jacoby worked for a consulting company in Northern VA in their financial services division. She received a BBA degree in Finance from James Madison University.

  Anchor Health Properties

  EVP, Strategy and Development

  Katie Jacoby

  EVP, Strategy and Development

  Anchor Health Properties

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  Ben Appel

  Ben is a managing director in the Philadelphia office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas and a member of JLL’s national healthcare practice. He joined JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and specializes on the sale of and equity placement for medical office buildings, physician and hospital monetization, re-capitalizations and joint venture equity. Ben has advised on medical office and healthcare transactions of more than $1.7 billion. His clients include core funds, public and private REITs, pension fund advisors, developers, family offices, healthcare systems, fund managers and private equity firms.

  JLL

  Managing Director, Capital Markets

  Ben Appel

  Managing Director, Capital Markets

  JLL

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  Cheri Clarke Doyle

  Managing Director

  J.G. Petrucci Co.