Board of Directors

Dr. Averbeck joined HealthPartners in 1992 as a practicing internist and is now responsible for HealthPartners primary care practice overseeing 350 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at 29 primary care clinics, 14 urgent care sites, 5 occupational health sites, and 7 work‐site clinics. She maintains a clinical practice in geriatrics.

Dr. Averbeck earned a bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, and earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Minnesota Medical School. She is a clinical assistant professor in the school’s Department of Medicine, a board member and past chair of Minnesota Community Measurement, board vice‐chair of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement and has served as chair of the Quality Council of the American Medical Group Association. In 2010, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recognized her with a Women in Business Industry Leader Award.

As an experienced medical professional in integrated delivery, Dr. Oravetz serves as lead in development of Ochsner’s Population Risk Management Model and the Pursuit of Value initiative. He has been published in many prominent industry trade publications, including Strategic Health Care Marketing Magazine and FAM Med. Dr. Oravetz is a highly respected and distinguished speaker at industry conferences and medical management educational events.

Over the course of his medical career, Dr. Oravetz has practiced in healthcare settings throughout the United States, including Rhode Island, South Carolina, Massachusetts, and California. In addition to his experience as a practitioner, Dr. Oravetz has served as Preceptor and both Associate and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the California College of Medicine, University of California-Irvine. Dr. Oravetz earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Yale University, medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, residency at Brown University, Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of California- Los Angeles, School of Public Health and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California- Irvine, Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Oravetz is an active participant in many AMGA programs and serves as an Advisor for AMGA’s Medicare Advantage Learning Collaborative.

Revere Health has actively participated in the CMS ACO programs since 2012—initially MSSP, then Next Generation ACOs in 2018, Global Direct Contracting Entity in 2022, and the REACH program in 2023. Revere’s ACO has been a consistent top performer among the CMS cohort groups for six consecutive years, providing improved health outcomes and lowering the actual total costs of care by over 43% from 2015 to 2020.

Scott lives in Salem, Utah, and has been in the healthcare industry for 28 years. He originally was the associate director for the nonprofit community health centers located in Salt Lake County and has spent the past 25 years in private group practice management. He holds a B.S. in accounting and an M.B.A. in healthcare administration. He is adjunct faculty for the University of Utah M.H.A. program

A practicing pediatrician, Dr. Atal-Barrio has 30 years of experience in active clinical practice. Among her awards, she has been recognized as a Top Doc for Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met Magazine. She was honored with the Outstanding Physician Leadership Award in 2012 and the Core Values Award in leadership in 2016. Dr. Atal-Barrio received her undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester and medical degree from Stanford University. She remains a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Prior to joining Summit, Mr. Curtis served as chief operating officer at Hattiesburg Clinic in southern Mississippi. In this role, he developed the strategic plan and tactical initiatives to open a Sleep and Spine Center, Infusion Clinic, and Breast Center of Excellence, and he led the turnaround of a multispecialty ASC.

Mr. Curtis is a Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) with a business administration degree from West Virginia University and has completed the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College.

A synergist, Dr. Grey brings her unique skill of being able to unite disparate groups to provide an exceptional outcome to all areas of her work. She led the clinical rollout of virtual visits during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic across CommonSpirit’s 21 states, launching in 21 days and resulting in over 2.7 million ambulatory virtual visits so far since the start of the pandemic.

She has always had a passion for ambulatory leadership, starting first as a medical informaticist, rolling out ambulatory EHRs in the early to mid-2000s, followed by leading healthcare quality at her organization as an associate medical director, and eventually leading a group of 850 physicians and advanced practice providers across 2 states and 3 counties as the regional medical director for WellSpan Health. She then took a role with CHI Memorial in Chattanooga, TN, as president of the CHI Memorial Medical Group, a team of approximately 200 physicians, before being recruited to her current role with CommonSpirit, CHI’s parent company. With a background in systems transformation, informatics, medical group leadership, and healthcare quality, she notes that a common thread needed to fundamentally change U.S. health care is the involvement of physician and advanced practice provider leaders to help design those changes to ensure sustainability.

She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine. She has achieved the distinction of fellow of the American College of Physicians and obtained her M.B.A. from the Richard J. Bolte School of Business at Mount Saint Mary’s University. Her passion for leadership extends to the community, where she is currently serving as president of the Chattanooga Hamilton County Medical Society and can also be found mentoring young healthcare professionals as they begin their journeys into management

Dr. Keswani provides strategic leadership across several domains, including value-based care, health equity, systemwide clinical service lines, and post-acute network.

Dr. Keswani is a graduate of Boston University Medical School, where he completed an accelerated six-year medical program. His deep commitment to his family guides his mission to make a lasting impact on healthcare and enhance the well-being of the communities he serves.

Prior to this role, Tesha was the vice president of operations and access for the Houston Methodist Physician Organization, which has over 2 million patient visits annually. Before Houston Methodist, Tesha served four years as the vice president and chief operations officer for the Memorial Hermann Physician Network and Accountable Care Organization, where she was responsible for one of the largest clinically integrated physician associations of 4,000 members. Earlier in her career, she spent 11 years as an operations leader in various roles at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is board-certified in health care management as an ACHE Fellow and is a licensed Registered Nurse.

A native of Ohio, Tesha received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with honors distinction and her Master’s in Health Administration from The Ohio State University. Tesha is active in several professional organizations. In addition to the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), she has served as Board Director for the AMGA Foundation and Survivor Friendly Foundation. Tesha enjoys public speaking and mentoring. She has spoken at numerous national meetings and local organizations and has a passion for seeing others excel and succeed in life, which is demonstrated by her mentorship and service.

Dr. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley; an MBA from California State University, Hayward; and holds an MD from Georgetown University Medical School. He completed his internship/residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of Virginia.