Kevin Ciresi, MD
Dr. Ciresi has an extensive and highly accomplished background in medicine and the full expanse of healthcare programs, from the stand[point of research, clinical practice and management.
He received his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Minnesota, following his
Bachelor of Science, in Biology and Chemistry, from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Kevin has, among his record of formal achievements:
- Fellowship, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Univ. of California, San Francisco
- Residency, General Surgery, Univ. of California, San Francisco
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
- Certified Physician & Surgeon, State of California (#G60858)
- Certified Fluoroscopy Supervisor & Operator (#RHC00170320)
- Certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (#CA20819)
- United States Congressional Record for Heroism | Aesculapian Achievement Award
- Minneapolis Star Award for Heroism National Jaycees Achievement Award
Kevin's career high-points include service as:
- Medical Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Medical Officer within a profitable surgery center, with extensive experience directing thriving surgical practices
- Expert in physician recruiting and management, credentialing, compliance, process improvement, QA, capacity planning, and cost control
- Experienced surgeon committed to the quality of care and patient experience while meeting organizational goals
- Aggressive patient advocate consistently ranked among top surgeons for patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Dr. Ciresi's professional accomplishments include:
- Growth of revenues to 29% of total company revenue during a pandemic by developing a strategy for new locations.
- Increase of profit margins by maturing operational structure, benchmarking processes, improving controls, and removing silos
- Building an outpatient surgical center from nothing to $6M in annual billing and $3M in revenue, including business plan, site selection, policies and procedures, physician and staff recruitment and training, and regulatory compliance
- Improvement of patient safety, outcomes, and satisfaction, enhancement of financial controls and fiscal responsibility, and boosting of quality of care, leading to investor negotiations, and guided company restructuring and profitable sale
- Authorship of comprehensive literature-based compilations of patient care best practices, leading to implementation of hospital department bylaws to guide growth and sustainability of productive, cohesive infrastructure