
Karim E. Sirgi, MD, MBA
PATHOLOGIST & HEALTHCARE CONSULTANT
Phone: 303.359.9595
Email:
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Medical group consultant with 30+ years of pathology and leadership experience
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Entrepreneur and business leader: CEO of Sirgi Consulting LLC, a consulting company that offers expertise to medical groups in:
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Organizational leadership
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Intra and intergroup dynamics & communication
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Succession planning
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Governance structure
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Physician wellness & engagement
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Strategic planning
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Group retreat facilitation
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30+ years of pathology experience in private and academic practices
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Nationally recognized pathology leader: Current American Pathology Foundation (APF) president and former College of American Pathology (CAP) Foundation president.
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Robust experience with large hospitals and medical organizations: Former Chief of Medical Staff for large tertiary care facility.​
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Active volunteer and community member: Board member for numerous advisory, trustees and governance boards of established multi-million dollar companies, as well as start-up ventures​
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EXPERIENCE
CURRENT AND PAST ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS (CAP)
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President of the CAP Foundation
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Chair, Practice Management Committee
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Ex-officio member of the CAP Board of Governors
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Chairman of the Colorado delegation to the House of Delegates (HOD)
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Chairman of the HOD special task force on communication
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Member of the Practice Management Committee
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Member of the Professional and Community Engagement Committee
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Member of the Cytopathology Committee
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Member Engaged Leadership Network
CURRENT AND PAST ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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President, American Pathology Foundation
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Program committee chair, American Pathology Foundation
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Member of the joint board of the ASCP/APF for the Laboratory Management University (LMU)
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President of the Colorado Society of Pathologists
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Member of the Denver Medical Society Advocacy Group
CURRENT AND PAST HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT
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President of the medical staff of the largest tertiary care facility in Denver, CO
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Chair of the medical staff Presidents Council of a large hospital system
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Chair of the peer review, quality, and ethics committees of a large tertiary care medical center
CURRENT AND PAST BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT
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President of the largest privately-owned multispecialty pathology group in the Rocky Mountains region
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Owner-CEO of a healthcare consulting company
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Part owner-CEO of a multispecialty medicolegal and peer review company
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Governance and advisory board members of scientific startups
CURRENT AND PAST COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WORK
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Rotary International
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Member of the Board of Trustees, 9Health Fair Foundation
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President of the Board of Directors, CAP Foundation
EDUCATION
1979-1986
MEDICAL DIPLOMA
SAINT JOSEPH JESUIT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Beirut, Lebanon
1987-1990
ANATOMIC AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY
BOOTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (NYU AFFILIATE),
Flushing, NY
1990-1992
SURGICAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
1992-1993
CYTOPATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
2010-2013
MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Saint Louis, MO
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
Houston, TX
ISENBERG SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
University of Massachussett at Amherst, MA