Leadership

In 2008, Mark founded EndoChoice Inc. (NYSE: GI) and served as its CEO from the company’s inception until the company was acquired by Boston Scientific in 2016. EndoChoice focuses on the R&D and commercialization of a diverse portfolio of medical technologies and services for physicians in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The Company was recognized six consecutive years by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America. Mark led the company from his basement in 2008 to an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with more than 500 employees.

Before founding EndoChoice, Mark served on the executive committee at Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN) as President of The Americas and Chief Marketing Officer. During his eight years at Given Imaging, the company launched the PillCam Video Capsule and was transformed from a pre-revenue startup to a NASDAQ company approaching $200 million in revenue. The Company was acquired by Covidien (now Medtronic).

Prior to joining Given Imaging, Mark served in a variety of leadership roles at PENTAX Medical during 7 years of rapid growth. He began his career serving in the U.S. military in Naval Intelligence during Operation Desert Storm.

Mark has served on the boards of several public and private companies, and non-profit organizations. In 2013, he was selected as Business Person of the Year in Metro Atlanta, and he is an active member of YPO’s Southern 7 Chapter. Mark holds a B.Sc. in finance from Winthrop University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Dr. Patel graduated magna cum laude and was a Presidential Scholar with a degree in Banking and Finance at the University of Georgia. He then graduated cum laude from the Morehouse School of Medicine, where he received the prestigious Academic Achievement Merit Scholarship. Dr. Patel later completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Education. While there, he was named Assistant Professor of Medicine. He currently holds academic appointments with both Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Patel has leveraged his background in finance coupled with strong clinical experience to widely present and publish on the future of gastroenterology and private equity partnerships. In addition, he has published numerous clinical studies in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored several book chapters, including a chapter in the highly regarded Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease.

After completing his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Dr. Suh received a master’s degree in health policy and management at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. During graduate school, he served as a research assistant at the Centers for Disease Control in special pathogens. He then worked as an intern for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management and as a consultant for Healthcare Microsystems.

Dr. Suh completed his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and his residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Following a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles, he then completed a fellowship in advanced endoscopy at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Suh is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology, and has contributed chapters to two gastroenterology textbooks. For the fifth consecutive year, he was named to Atlanta Magazine‘s ‘Top Doctors’ guide in gastroenterology – a list of top physicians in the metro area.

Most recently, Rita served as the chief administration officer and vice president of operations for West Dermatology. Prior to this, she served in several executive and senior leadership roles, including chief financial officer, vice president of revenue cycle management, and vice president of finance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business law from Northeastern University.

Prior to his time with Optum/The Advisory Board Company/Southwind, he served as the Executive Administrator and Business Manager for the department of surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. During his tenure, he oversaw an 80 percent growth in faculty and 41 percent growth in staff.

Edward holds a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, and a Master of Health Administration from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, as well as an active member of the Medical Group Management Association, the South Carolina Medical Group Management Association, and the Multispecialty Group Executive Society.

Prior to that, Sam served as Chief Development Officer for US Acute Care Solutions, the largest physician-owned acute care provider in the country with a focus on emergency medicine and hospitalist management services. He led a team responsible for all growth-related initiatives for the organization, including mergers & acquisitions, organic growth, health system and hospital relationships, and other strategic partnerships.

Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and an MBA from Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Prior to that, she served as the leadership talent attraction manager at Apple, Inc., held senior-level human resources positions at Target Stores, and served in leadership roles for the talent acquisition and training & development departments of Saks Fifth Avenue. Leslie holds a bachelor’s in psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia.