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Ms. Kowalski has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Ms. Kowalski is the former Executive Vice President of Operations and Co-Founder of Surgical Alliance Corporation, a specialty surgical hospital company founded in 2001. Prior to Surgical Alliance, Ms. Kowalski served as a co-founder and Vice President, Operations and Hospital/Ancillary Services of OrthoExcel, Inc., a hospital management company focused on contractual management of orthopedic hospital business lines. OrthoExcel was acquired by OrthoLink in 1997. From 1993 until 1997, Ms. Kowalski served as Vice President, Operations of MedCenter Management Services, Inc., a healthcare management organization specializing in the development and management of Orthopedic Centers of Excellence. From 1989 to 1993, Ms. Kowalski was Manager, Ohio Orthopedic Institute, responsible for planning and ongoing operation of a new forty-bed inpatient unit specializing in total joint arthroplasty. From 1985 to 1989, Ms. Kowalski was a Cardiothoracic Surgery/Heart Transplant Team Staff Nurse at The Ohio State University. Ms. Kowalski received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Ohio State University in 1985 and a Masters of Science in Organizational Development and Analysis from Case Western Reserve University in May 1995. Ms. Kowalski is a Registered Nurse. Ms. Kowalski is published and contributes to a variety of industry publications including Becker’s ASC Review. | 