Robert O. Baratta, MD, is partner and CEO of Ascent Surgical Partners in Nashville, Tenn. Ascent Surgical Partners employs a full service approach to ASC development and management and offers a wide range of services, including clinical operations, finance management, information systems, human resources, staffing and strategic planning.
Dr. Baratta joined Ascent in 2004 and served in a variety of leadership roles, including as chairman of Ascent. Prior to joining the company, he worked as president, CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors of Ecosphere Technologies. Dr. Baratta stepped into the world of healthcare as an ophthalmologist in 1973 and has more than 25 years of experience managing surgery centers. During his time in clinical practice, he served as president and chairman of the board of directors of Stuart (Fla.) Eye Institute.
Dr. Baratta's extensive experience in surgery center management also means he possesses an acute sense of how to resolve disputes among surgeons in the ASC setting. "Every ASC is going to have disputes because it is bringing competitors together," Dr. Baratta said. "Physicians who are in competing practices, and will remain in them, will have to work together. You need a lot of diplomacy to get it right."
Dr. Baratta joined Ascent in 2004 and served in a variety of leadership roles, including as chairman of Ascent. Prior to joining the company, he worked as president, CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors of Ecosphere Technologies. Dr. Baratta stepped into the world of healthcare as an ophthalmologist in 1973 and has more than 25 years of experience managing surgery centers. During his time in clinical practice, he served as president and chairman of the board of directors of Stuart (Fla.) Eye Institute.
Dr. Baratta's extensive experience in surgery center management also means he possesses an acute sense of how to resolve disputes among surgeons in the ASC setting. "Every ASC is going to have disputes because it is bringing competitors together," Dr. Baratta said. "Physicians who are in competing practices, and will remain in them, will have to work together. You need a lot of diplomacy to get it right."