Title: Strategic Clinical Advisor
Company: Mark Kestner LLC
Location: Reston, Virginia, United States
Mark Kestner, MD, strategic clinical advisor at Mark Kestner LLC, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctors for dedication, achievements, and leadership in health care.
With five decades of experience, Mr. Kestner has built a distinguished career in health care, specializing as a surgeon and professional advisor. He currently serves as a strategic clinical advisor at Pronexus Advisory, a role he has held since 2024, and as an advisor at Mark Kestner LLC since 2013. His responsibilities include addressing clients’ unique reimbursement challenges, optimizing service resource utilization and case management, helping clients streamline processes for profitability, and building tailored health care solutions. His experience includes roles as strategic clinical advisor at Mark Kestner LLC from 2022 to 2024, chief innovation officer at MediGuru in 2021 and 2022, and chief medical officer at Symplr from 2020 to 2021. He also served as chief medical officer at TractManager, Inc., Symplr from 2018 to 2020 and chief medical innovation officer at Community Regional Medical Center from 2013 to 2018. Before that, he was chief innovation officer at Guidon Performance Solutions in 2012 and 2013, regional chief medical officer at Abrazo Health, TH Medical from 2010 to 2011, and senior vice president and chief medical officer at Alegent Health, CHI Health in 2009.
His earlier roles include vice president and chief quality officer at Alegent Health from 2007 to 2009, clinical vice president of quality at Legacy Health from 2006 to 2007, and associate chief medical officer at Legacy Health from 2005 to 2007, where he also served as chief of surgery from 2001 to 2006. He was deputy chief medical officer and medical director of hospital services at Lovelace Health System from 1999 to 2001, where he also chaired the Department of Surgery. He held academic positions as associate professor of surgery and director of trauma at the University of New Mexico in 1995 and 1996, and as assistant professor and surgery chief of trauma at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center from 1994 to 1995. Additionally, he served as director of trauma and critical care at William Beaumont Army Medical Center from 1992 to 1994 and as a general surgeon at WW2 US Medical Research Centre from 1987 to 1990.
Mr. Kestner has also dedicated his time to serving on the board of advisors for the George Washington University School of Business from 2021 to 2023, and is actively involved with the American Telemedicine Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Laying a solid educational foundation, he earned a Bachelor of Science in biological science from Michigan Technological University in 1978, followed by a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Michigan in 1982. He completed a fellowship in trauma critical care at the University of Miami in 1990, earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2009, and holds a graduate certificate in leadership development from the George Washington University School of Business.
Mr. Kestner takes great pride in his ability to objectively streamline and support workflows using electronic tools. His frustration with clinical medicine stemmed from the disconnect between business operations and clinical processes, where everything seemed broken. It took 10 to 15 years to simplify the electronic health record, and even now, it remains less than ideal. He emphasizes that he has worked to “address the fragmented nature of health care” by focusing on the big picture before automating processes. One of his greatest contributions to medicine is his emphasis on employing physicians and adapting to the ever-evolving nature of health care. In the coming years, he aims to remain active and continue contributing his expertise without exhausting it. He hopes to share his extensive knowledge and insights in the field, maintaining his dedication to advancing healthcare.
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