• Founders
• Board of Directors
• Management Team

Harry R. Jacobson, M.D.

Dr. Jacobson is the founding Vice-Chairman of CCA. He co-founded and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renal Care Group, Inc. from 1995 to 1997, and he continues to be a Director of Renal Care Group. He serves as Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University, a position he has held since 1997. He also currently serves as professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a position he has held since 1985. Dr. Jacobson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and his M.D. from the University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his nephrology training at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas.

Sam A. Brooks (1939-2003)

Mr. Brooks was Renal Care Group's chief executive officer beginning in 1995 and assumed the position of chairman in 1997. Prior to forming Renal Care Group, Mr. Brooks established and was president of MedCare Investments, Inc., a health care investment company, from 1991 to 1995. From 1969 to 1986, Mr. Brooks was with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), ending his tenure there as vice president and chief financial officer. He began his career in 1962 in the Dallas office of Ernst & Ernst with principal responsibility for healthcare clients.

John H. Dayani, Sr., Ph.D.

Prior to co-founding CCA, Dr. Dayani was the founder and chief executive officer of Total eMed, Inc., an Internet-based medical transcription service funded by Electra Fleming Capital Health Partners and later sold to MedicaLogic/Medscape (MDLI – NASDAQ) in May 2000. Prior to founding Total eMed, he was the founder and chief executive officer of MEDIFAX, Inc., inpatient medical record services funded by Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe sold to MedQuist, Inc. (MEDQ – NASDAQ) in 1998. Dr. Dayani co-founded a homecare and nursing staffing company in 1983, which he sold in 1990. In addition to founding three healthcare companies, Dr. Dayani was the acting president of Kimberly Nursing prior to its sale to Lifetime Corporation in 1981. Dr. Dayani earned his B.A. and Ph.D. in engineering from Vanderbilt University.

David J. Maron, M.D.

Dr. Maron received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his M.D. from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He completed his internal medicine training at UCLA. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Stanford University, where he also completed his cardiology training. Dr. Maron joined the faculty in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1993, where he was Medical Director of the Kim Dayani Center for Health Promotion and promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. He is currently on leave of absence from Vanderbilt.

Douglas L. Koppang, Jr.

Mr. Koppang is an executive with over twenty years of healthcare experience. He has extensive experience in public accounting, and he has been the Chief Financial Officer of several healthcare companies based in Nashville, TN. Mr. Koppang received his B.A. degree in economics and business administration from Furman University, and his J.D. degree in law from the University of South Carolina.

Inland Cardiology Associates, Spokane, WA

Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA

Building on over a century of experience, the Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) brings prominent cardiovascular physician groups toether with one of the premier cardiac centers in the region. The Institute's express purpose is to provide a new and innovative model to facilitate and enhance the quality of cardiovascular care for the community

The Piedmont Heart Institute, the first integrated cardiovascular healthcare delivery program affiliated with a community health system in greater Atlanta, aims to advance cardiovascular research, education and excellence in prevention, arrhythmias, coronary and vascular intervention, stroke, and cardiac imaging. This novel approach offers a continuum of care for patients from primary and secondary prevention, to outpatient and inpatient cardiovascular care, and apprpriate quality measures and metrics to demonstrate enhanced outcomes.

The Piedmont Heart Institute comprises physician practices, hospital services including the esteemed Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta at Piedmont Hospital, cardiovascular research, education, collaborative quality initiatives as well as the Innovation Center and new program development. This care modle is not only comprehensive but is based on a solid foundation of total alignment between our hospitals and physicians.

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, LA

Cardiovascular Institute of the South is one of the largest, most comprehensive and most advanced centers for the nonsurgical and surgical treatment of heart and vascular disease in the US. Cardiovascular Institute of the South was founded in 1983 by Dr. Craig M.Walker in the small southern Louisiana city of Houma, an area which has one of the highest incidences of cardiovascular disease in the industrialized world. That practice, Houma Heart Clinic (now Cardiovascular Institute of the South/Houma), grew within a single decade into a group of more than 30 cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons representing every specialty in heart and circulatory medicine, with clinics in more than a dozen communities.

The Stern Cardiovascular Center, Memphis, TN

Originally known as The Cardiology Group of Memphis, the practice was renamed The Stern Cardiovascular Center to commemorate the legacy of excellence in cardiovascular medicine bestowed by its founder, Neuton S. Stern, M.D. (1890-1969) and his son, Thomas N. Stern, M.D.

Neuton Stern was a pioneer in modern cardiology. In 1919 he demonstrated the city's first ECG machine. He was Tennessee's first diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and was a founding member of the American Heart Association.

The Center provides state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment of all aspects of cardiovascular disease, including outpatient cardiac catheterization.

Harry R. Jacobson, M.D.
Vice-Chairman of the Board
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Jacobson is the founding Vice-Chairman of CCA. He co-founded and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renal Care Group, Inc. from 1995 to 1997, and he continues to be a Director of Renal Care Group. He serves as Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University, a position he has held since 1997. He also currently serves as professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a position he has held since 1985. Dr. Jacobson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and his M.D. from the University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his nephrology training at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas.

John H. Dayani, Sr., Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chairman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomas W. Lyles, Jr.
President, MedCare Investment Funds

Mr. Lyles is President of MedCare Investment Funds and President and General Counsel of Mission City Management, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Lyles has managed an investment portfolio for over 10 years, including both public and large private companies. Mr. Lyles earned an accounting degree from Texas A&M University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He received his Juris Doctor, Cum Laude from S.M.U. School of Law, and subsequently was appointed Briefing Attorney for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. In addition, Mr. Lyles is a Certified Public Accountant and has written material for the Texas State Bar and has been a speaker for the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar. Mr. Lyles serves on numerous for-profit and non-profit Boards of Directors.

Craig M. Walker, M.D.
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute of the South

Dr. Walker, is a graduate of Nicholls State University and LSU Medical School. He trained in cardiology at Ochsner Foundation Hospital and completed a research and teaching fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He founded Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Houma, Louisiana. Dr. Walker was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans for 1992 by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the medical advisory boards of several medical device companies. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Cardiovascular Interventionists, the International College of Angiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology. He is a world renowned expert in peripheral vascular interventions.

Michelle M. Molden

Michelle M. Molden has served as president and chief executive of Piedmont Heart Institute of Atlanta, Georga since August of 2007. Ms. Molden joined Piedmont Healthcare in December 2002 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Molden earned her undergraduate degree in Microbiology at Miami Universityh in Cincinnati, Ohio. She earned her MBA from Kennesaw University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Piedmont Heart Institute is a joint-venture partner with CCA in CCA of Atlanta, LLC, which operates an out-patient diagnostic cath lab.

Steven S. Gubin, M.D.

Steve S. Gubin is a cardiologist with the Stern Cardiovascular Center (Stern), focusing on preventative cardiology, promoting proactive patient education to reduce risk factors. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee and undergraduate degree from UNC Chapel Hill and has been practicing medicine since 1985. Dr. Gubin received the Program Directors Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Residency Program at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1988. CCA manages the outpatient cardiac cath business of Stern.

Bruce Edward Murphy, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.

Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Dr. Murphy graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interentional Cardiology. In addition to his Medical Degree, Dr. Murphy earned a Ph.D. in Pharmacology. At UAMS, he completeed an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine as well as a Fellowship in Cardiology. In addition to his private practice at Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, he is the Medical Director at Arkansas Heart Hospital, President of Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, and Assistant Professor at UAMS. Dr. Murphy has had intensive interventional training experience with world-renowned cardiologists and has athored and contributed work to several medical publications. He trains cardiologists regularly from all across the United States and the world on advanced interventional techniques.

John H. Dayani, Sr., Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chairman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Douglas L. Koppang, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Koppang is an executive with over twenty years of healthcare experience. He has extensive experience in public accounting, and he has been the Chief Financial Officer of several healthcare companies based in Nashville, TN. Mr. Koppang received his B.A. degree in Economics and Business administration from Furman University, and his J.D. degree in law from the University of South Carolina.

Steve Blades
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Steve has an extensive background in healthcare operations, organizational governance and culture, compliance, and national/state regulatory affairs. He has worked in healthcare administration for over thirty-five years, including more than a decade as part of the United States DHS, Health Care Financing Administration and the Office of Inspector General. He has served as the administrator of a large academic family medicine program in North Carolina and as chief executive of two large cardiology practices in Tennessee and Texas. Steve was a co-founder and past president of the Cardiology Leadership Alliance (CLA), an organization representing major cardiology practices and is currently president of the Cardiovascular Outpatient Center Alliance (COCA), an organization representing non-hospital outpatient cardiac catheterization facilities throughout the country. Steve earned a BA in Government from Florida State University and a MPA from the University of Georgia.