SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurgiVision Consultants, Inc. announces the affiliation of the PHYSICIAN CEO program, an intensive CEO-level certificate program designed exclusively for physicians with an emphasis on practice growth, with the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS).
“AECOS is very pleased to offer its members this important affiliation with the PHYSICIAN CEO program,” stated John A. Vukich, MD, current President of the American AECOS organization. “As a society of innovators and influential new thought leaders, we feel this program is closely aligned with our mission of advancing vision care and improving patients’ quality of life through innovation, education and advocacy.”
Developed by SurgiVision Consultants, Inc. in collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a top-rated business school for executive education, the explicit entrepreneurial focus of PHYSICIAN CEO on leadership, finance, negotiations, operations, strategy and innovation immerses physicians in these core business skills utilized by business CEOs and world leaders alike.
“We’ve compressed a full executive MBA program into a targeted MBA certificate program, delivering it at the rapid pace physicians are accustomed to learning,” said Guy M. Kezirian, MD, MBA, FACS, Chairman and Founder of PHYSICIAN CEO. “Physicians emerge with individualized business plans and strategies they develop and implement throughout the program, advancing their private practice ambitions and furthering their personal goals and aspirations. Through this affiliation, AECOS members receive preferred access and pricing to the PHYSICIAN CEO executive education experience.”
Earlier this month, PHYSICIAN CEO graduated the PHYSICIAN CEOs of 2015, including physicians from ophthalmology, cosmetic dermatology, plastic surgery and non-practicing physician leading entrepreneurial medical ventures. “We are so proud of our 2015 PHYSICIAN CEO graduates,” said Dr Kezirian. “Physician leadership in medicine is critical. Gaining the core business skills and CEO-level training provides a tremendous value to physicians as they position themselves for the future. PHYSICIAN CEO is filling a void in medical education and expanding our network to organizations like AECOS that want to offer this unique program to their members as a resource.”
Spanning the specialties of ophthalmology, cosmetic dermatology, aesthetics, plastic surgery, concierge medical practices, anti-aging, orthopedics and other specialty-medicine-based practices, PHYSICIAN CEO promotes collaboration and strategic alliances across specialties to further practice growth.
The ALPHAEON Corporation of Irvine, California, a leader in lifestyle healthcare and subsidiary of Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC is also a corporate affiliate of the PHYSICIAN CEO program.
About SurgiVision Consultants, Inc.
SurgiVision Consultants, Inc. is a diverse consulting corporation specializing in medical device development and placement, FDA staging and evaluation, cloud-based OEM software design and development, physician directed education and training programs, and executive and C-level consulting to the healthcare industry. The company maintains consulting contracts ranging from private practices to Fortune 100 corporations; designs, develops and directs content for professional meetings; and maintains custom executive education collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. PHYSICIAN CEO is a privately owned product of SurgiVision Consultants, Inc. For more information, please visit www.PHYSICIAN-CEO.com.
About American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS)
AECOS is a truly unique society organized to foster communication and cooperation between leading anterior segment surgeons, ophthalmic industry executives, venture capitalists and technology entrepreneurs. AECOS members are widely recognized as preeminent early adopters and technology pioneers driving innovation in ophthalmology. Today, AECOS consists of an American and a European organization, led by Dr. Vukich in the Americas and Arthur Cummings, MD, in Europe. For more information, please visit www.AECOSurgery.org.
About ALPHAEON Corporation
ALPHAEON Corporation is a commerce company with the goal of transforming self-pay healthcare by bringing to market highly innovative products and services to promote consumer wellness, beauty and performance. The company works in partnership with board-certified physicians, ensuring access to leading advancements in lifestyle healthcare. For more information, please visit www.ALPHAEON.com.
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