ApolloMD Strengthens Clinician-Led Governance with Physician Executive Advisors

ATLANTA / January 29, 2025 - ApolloMD is elevating clinician leadership across its organization with the appointment of Physician Executive Advisors. This board formally embeds frontline physicians directly into organizational decision making, ensuring that every strategy reflects clinical insight and supports patient care, clinician experience, and hospital partner outcomes.

The Physician Executive Advisors bring extensive clinical and leadership experiences, serving as a direct bridge between frontline teams and organizational leadership. In this role, they collaborate with business leaders to guide major initiatives, evaluate patient care workflow impacts, support communication with the broader clinician community, and translate strategic objectives into actionable priorities grounded in clinical expertise.

Physician Executive Advisors are assigned across critical organizational functions, bringing expertise to areas that directly impact operational performance and clinical success:

• Legal: Brett Cannon, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP, Chief Legal Officer

• Information Technology: Dany Accilien, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer of RelyMD and VP, AI & Innovation

• Managed Care: Ted Patras, MD, Regional President

• Recruiting: Richard Benson II, MD, FACEP, Regional Vice President

• Talent & Human Resources: Ayaz Pathan, MD, MBA, FACEP, Divisional President

• Quality: Michael Lipscomb, MD, Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer and Regional President

• Growth: Yogin Patel, MD, MBA, FACEP, Chief Executive Officer

• Operations: Josh Hargraves, MD, FACEP, Divisional President

Each advisor supports decision-making in their area with the goal of ensuring clinical perspective strengthens strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes.

"At ApolloMD, our priority is supporting the goals of our hospital and health systems partners," said Yogin Patel, MD, MBA, FACEP, ApolloMD Chief Executive Officer. "By embedding Physician Executive Advisors across key departments, we ensure that every strategic decision reflects clinical insight and its impact on patient care and the clinical workforce. This initiative strengthens our clinician-led model and helps us deliver care and support that truly meets the priorities of the hospitals and health systems we serve."

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