Brian George Email & Phone Number

Chatham, Nj, Us

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Us

West Orange, New Jersey, Us

• Orthopedic Service Line Administrator for the 12 hospitals in the system• Worked collaboratively with the Executive Vice Presidents and the service line Chief to create a 5 year strategic plan• Administrative lead for surgeon led integrated leadership groups in Total Joint Replacement, Spine, and Orthopedic Trauma • Partnered with Supply Chain and surgeon leadership to negotiate contracts with vendors of orthopedic implants and accessories that saved the system more than $9M annually • Built business plans for new programs, capital equipment, and developed new surgeons and their practices• Worked collaboratively with the leadership of the Combined Medical Group to negotiate contracts for new and existing orthopedic surgeons • Led system hospitals’ in improving its performance in CMS’s CJR program (11 hospitals) including a gainsharing program for surgeons; earning a 6% savings rate in the most recent performance year.• Developed service line dashboard along with Decision Support to measure and track key performance indicators • Developed geriatric hip fracture program with surgeon leadership that led to 95% of patients with a long bone fracture receive surgical stabilization within 24 hours of emergency department presentation.

Livingston, New Jersey, Us

•Lead clinical operations of programs and departments at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and the Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center•Direct the operations of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, refractive surgery, sports medicine, The Comprehensive Stroke Center, the Department of Surgery Outpatient Clinic, The Joint Institute, The Spine Institute, The Bariatric & Metabolic Institute of NJ, The Comprehensive Recovery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery, and The Saint Barnabas Wellness Institute at the JCC Metrowest•Design and execute Barnabas Health’s strategic response to CMS’s Comprehensive Care of Joint Replacement program•Build and implement the strategic plan for neuroscience and orthopedic service lines as well as other growth areas•Co-Chair the Accountability Team to write goals and measure the performance of 275 leaders of Saint Barnabas Medical Center•Manage annual budgets for existing programs and departments, plan and submit capital budgets for existing programs and departments, and write business plans for new programs and departments•Deliver lectures to staff on customer service, safety, and patient care initiatives

Livingston, New Jersey, Us

•Design, implement, and manage comprehensive patient centered surgical programs for patients, physicians, staff, and other stakeholders of SBMC•Supervise the day to day operations of The Joint Institute, The Spine Institute and •The Weight Loss Institute of NJ, and The Saint Barnabas Medical Center Wellness Institute at the JCC Metrowest•Develop strategic plans for the department of surgery in orthopedics, neurosurgery, and minimally invasive/robotic surgery, and lead project teams towards the implementation of the strategic plan•Increase new business by recruitment of private practice surgeons in orthopedics and neurosurgery•Expand stroke telemedicine program by installing telemedicine carts at Barnabas Health affiliates and seek new partnerships with nonaffiliated hospitals

Livingston, New Jersey, Us

Develop, manage, and grow new comprehensive patient centered specialty surgical programs:The Joint Institute at Saint Barnabas Medical CenterThe Weight Loss Institute of New Jersey at Saint Barnabas Medical CenterThe Spine Institute at Saint Barnabas Medical Center

West Orange, New Jersey, Us

The Orthopedic Service Line Manager oversees the day-to-day functions of The Joint Institute.Coordinate efforts between surgeons, hospital administration, physical therapy and nursing staffTracks the progress of the programIdentifys areas requiring improvementAlso responsible for patient and physician satisfaction and coordinating outreach efforts

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Conceive and complete various projects under the direction of the Administrator • Provide numerous financial analyses per faculty request• Participate in team project to convert outpatient surgery clinics from nonrate-regulated university space to rate-regulated hospital space• Analyze surgeons utilization rate of outpatient surgery clinics and develop strategies to better measure and improve clinic utilization• Examine and amend clinic’s efficiency patterns to increase patient satisfaction, reduce unnecessary hospital costs, and maximize clinic usage • Conduct quarterly analysis of profitability and market-share of divisions, surgeons, and many of the procedures that they perform• Manage departments’ safety dashboard by collecting data from various sources on first OR case start times, mislabeling of surgical specimens, briefing and debriefing compliance, and antibiotic timing

Baltimore, Md, Us

•Provided study investigators, of four national and seven local research protocols, with a wide variety or exercise physiology services•Administered exercise testing, training, and education to cohorts of research participants with various chronic, acute, and addictive diseases•Advised study investigators on the development of research protocols•Established relationships with external vendors and service representatives to purchase, maintain, and upgrade laboratory equipment•Recruited, screened, and obtained informed consent from participants based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria•Analyzed and interpreted results of MRI, pulse wave velocity, EKG, and metabolic tests•Developed exercise prescriptions and guided participants through exercise sessions•Entered data and maintained study databases•Managed day-to-day operations of study grant

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

•Administered and interpreted graded exercise tests for inpatients and outpatients•Assisted in the training of cardiology fellows, visiting physicians, nurse clinicians, and interns•Developed and implemented an interview process for the position of Clinical Exercise Physiologist•Entered data and maintained Cardiopulmonary Stress Lab database•Received a number of quality and service awards from patients, research nurses, and stress lab technicians

Mba, Business Of Health

Ms, Clinical Exercise Physiology

Bs, Health Promotion / Fitness Management

Diploma, High School