Goldfinch Leadership
Meredith Allan
VP, Program Success
Spencer Bieri
VP, Product
Michael Doty
Director, Provider Success
Kate Emerson, RN
VP, Nurse Navigation
Ed Frindt
John Greenwood
Jill Halcomb
Peter Hegi
Board Member
Abbi Herrick, RN
Mario Leyba, MD
Patrick Madigan
Brand Newland, PharmD, MBA
Mallory Odendahl
Brad Remsburg
Lauren Turner, RN
Danielle Vetter
Our Medical Advisory Board Leadership
Dr. Bret Alvis, MD, Chief Anesthesia Officer
An expert in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols and innovative opioid-sparing pain management approaches, Dr. Alvis provides Goldfinch Health with deep knowledge in advanced surgical techniques. He is also a published author and assistant professor of anesthesiology critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Alvis earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa. He completed his anesthesiology residency and fellowship in critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Amy Bingaman, MD
Dr. Bingaman provides a wide range of health services in her OB/GYN practice, including family planning, gynecological services, and obstetrical and prenatal care. She earned her medical degree from the University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille Carver College of Medicine and completed her residency at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA.
Dr. Bulent Cetindag, MD
A board-certified and nationally-recognized surgeon, Dr. Cetindag serves in a leadership position as vice chair of surgery at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He also is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Hernia Task Force National Committee. He earned his medical degree from the Ege University School of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey, and completed his surgical residency at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois.
Dr. Vinod Dasa, MD, Chief Orthopedics Officer
In his tenure as orthopedic surgeon and Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Director of Research at LSU Health in New Orleans, Dr. Dasa developed cutting edge surgical techniques. These advances allow total knee replacement to be performed as an outpatient procedure. He also pioneered the use of cutting edge technologies such as iovera. Dr. Dasa completed his undergraduate and medical school at Union College and Albany Medical College in New York and trained in the State University at New York (SUNY) at Buffalo orthopaedic surgery residency program. In 2006 he furthered his training at the pioneering Insall Scott Kelly Institute in New York City in Sports Medicine and Joint Replacement Surgery.
Dr. Peter Derman, MD, MBA
Dr. Peter Derman, a minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgeon at Texas Back Institute, graduated with honors from Stanford University after completing a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences. He received his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and concurrently obtained a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business. Dr. Derman attended the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York for his residency and completed his Fellowship in Spine Surgery from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Derman spends his time helping patients, conducting medical research and exploring ways to better medicine for future generations. Outside of his professional career, he enjoys spending time with his wife and sons. In his personal time, Dr. Derman enjoys staying fit, sailing and brewing craft beer with his wife.
Lawrence Volz, MD, FACS
An Air Force veteran, Dr. Volz received his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, and completed residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He is skilled in robotic surgery. “I was a very early adopter of this amazing technology,” Dr. Volz said. “The robot allows me to perform complicated intra-abdominal surgery through small incisions allowing for rapid discharge from the hospital with minimal pain, quick recovery and return to normal activity.”
Dr. Volz was an active duty surgeon during his Air Force service and retired with the rank of Major.
