Leadership
Gregg Gordon
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Gregg Gordon has spent 30+ years in the metro NYC area working in the health care sector at large and small payors, at major health systems, and for independent entities including a co-founded boutique consulting firm. His roles have primarily been in the network management space with ascending leadership roles leading to executive oversight over contracting, provider relations, credentialing, operations, value-based contracting, strategy, and considerably more.
In early 2023, Gregg started a small consulting practice that focused primarily on provider-side clients advocating for them in their payor relationships. It was through the relationships he developed with independent outpatient surgery centers that the idea for Surgical Solutions IPA was borne and the company was founded, approved by NYS regulators, and launched 2024.
Previous to launching Surgical Solutions IPA, Gregg served in executive leadership roles overseeing the provider network management vertical for VillageCareMAX, Affinity Health Plan, MVP Health Plan, and MagnaCare. Prior to these payor-side roles, Gregg also spent five years at Northwell Health supporting major health system negotiations with payors before doing the same at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey.
Scott Breidbart, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Scott Breidbart has an extensive background in health care delivery. He is an advisor to Redesign Health and to other companies and an independent Board Member for Aclarion. Redesign Health is a mission-driven innovation platform that launches transformative healthcare companies. Aclarion is a healthcare technology company focused on advancing the care of patients by combining the imaging capabilities of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) with a proprietary, augmented-intelligence algorithm.
Dr. Breidbart has an over 20 year history in managed care, most recently as the Chief Medical Officer of Affinity Health Plans. He has also served as Chief Medical Officer of Solera Health, the Chief Clinical Officer of Emblem Health, the Chief Medical Officer of Empire BlueCross BlueShield, and has held various roles in medical management for HealthNet. Dr. Breidbart practiced pediatric endocrinology for ten years on the faculty of New York Medical College. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology and is licensed to practice medicine in NY.
Gillian Altamura
Head of Marketing & Communications
Gillian Altamura is Head of Communications for Surgical Solutions IPA. In this role, she is responsible for marketing, communications, brand awareness, and overall creative strategy to support SSIPA’s objectives.
Prior to joining SSIPA, Gillian served as Senior Director of Health Plan Marketing and Community Engagement at VillageCareMAX where she led the development and implementation of a comprehensive marketing strategy fostering market expansion, propelling company growth, and enhancing brand influence across diverse audiences, channels, and markets.
Previously, Gillian served as Assistant Director of Marketing Communications at New York City Health and Hospitals Test and Trace Covid-19 Initiative. There she led the strategic development and execution of an educational omni-channel advertising and media program, a pivotal component of the FEMA-funded COVID-19 Pandemic emergency response initiative under Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Derek Moore
Head of Channel Partnerships
Derek Moore leads SSIPA’s business development area as Head of Channel Partnerships. In this role, Derek will leverage his extensive experience as a top revenue producer in the commercial self-funded health benefits marketplace to procure new sources of patient volume for SSIPA’s ASC members.
Prior to joining SSIPA, Derek held leading roles at National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN), MagnaCare, and Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS). He is currently the SVP, Hospital DTE Partnerships, at Key Benefit Administrators (KBA).
Eric Rochman
Head of Quality & Data
Eric Rochman is a healthcare operations and strategy leader with over 15 years of experience working across the healthcare continuum. Eric’s experience includes working with direct service providers, acute care and post-acute care facilities, insurance companies, and healthcare technology companies. Eric recently opened his consulting practice, Healthcare Innovations Consulting, where he provides expertise to healthcare organizations in the areas of operational excellence, strategic planning, project design and management, data analytics, and technology-based implementations.
Before opening his consulting firm, Eric worked at VillageCare, a non-profit Managed Care Insurance company and Senior Services organization where he served as the AVP of Strategy and Innovation. In his role, he oversaw several departments including Business Operations, Clinical Data Analytics, Project Management and Process Improvement, and Population Health