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Meet Our Founder, Robert Gianguzzi

Before establishing CVRG Solutions, our founder, Robert Gianguzzi, gained experience in the fields of cardiovascular health care service line leadership positions for more than 20 years at prominent organizations. He also held adjunct faculty positions for three universities in New York during his clinical and administrative career, and now consults and offers innovative solutions for cardiovascular services, other specialty practices, and health networks. With positions as a hospital-based clinical program director and service line executive, he became an excellent facilitator and team builder. During that time, he was responsible for the executive and clinical operations for the following:

 Robert Gianguzzi
  • Invasive Catheterization/Electrophysiology Labs
  • Cardiac ORs
  • Medical Director Contracts/Professional Service Agreements
  • Noninvasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Labs
  • Cardiac Disease Prevention & Rehabilitation Centers
  • Cardiology, Electrophysiology/Arrhythmia, & Cardiac Surgery
  • Nuclear Medicine/PET Imaging Center
  • Sleep Laboratories
  • Cardiac Research & Outcomes Sciences Development
  • Cardiology Practice Manager Summit Forums
  • Exclusive Professional Services

Professional Experience

Our founder has worked in hospital and health network service line leadership roles for a number of organizations. He has gained experience at the following locations:

  • Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Florida
  • Phoenix Heart PLLC, Arizona
  • Healthfinity PLLC
  • John C. Lincoln Health Network, Arizona
  • Scottsdale Health Care Hospital Systems, Arizona
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System, Pennsylvania
  • Christiana Care Health System, Delaware
  • St. Francis - The Heart Center, New York
  • Adelphi University-Institute of Sports Medicine, New York

Education

Over the years, Mr. Gianguzzi has utilized an extensive background in the medical field to the advantage of everyone he serves. Some of his medical education includes the following:

  • MPA in Health Care Administration, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
  • MS in Health Science-Cardiac Physiology, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
  • BS, Physical Education, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Accomplishments, Honors, & Awards

Mr. Gianguzzi directed and led clinical support infrastructure teams for three competitive United States heart centers of excellence through benchmark balanced scorecards that were rated and ranked in the U.S. News & World Report, as well as other star-rated and consumer-ranked organizations with market share preference. He also led two centers into full accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and led yet another into additional accreditation as a heart failure center with a focus on chronic disease management.

Mr. Gianguzzi has helped to enhance a health care organizations' image, clinical reputation, contribution margin, primary care physician preference, and retention of heart and vascular specialists in different regions of the country. He also developed and directed inpatient-outpatient facility planning, technology acquisition, clinical databases and registries, revenue cycle improvement, supply chain savings, contribution margin-market share performance, outcomes reporting for cardiology information decision support, and built action-oriented teams. As a symbol of recognition for his contributions, he has received the following awards and honors:

  • Fellowship & Board Member, American College of Cardiovascular Administrators (FACCA)
  • Health Care Executive Leadership Fellowship, Arizona Health & Hospital Association (AzHHA)
  • Clinical Program Director Certification in Preventive & Rehabilitative Coronary Risk Prevention & Rehabilitation Programs, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Symposium Presentations

In his decades of experience, Mr. Gianguzzi has developed an extensive knowledge of the medical field, and shared that information through a number of presentations. Some of the presentations he has made include the following:

  • "Sustainability of Cardiovascular Services-Declining Model in the USA" & "Economics & Outcomes of Cardiac Prevention & Rehabilitation Services in the USA," Portuguese Society of Cardiology, October 11, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal & October 16, 2012, Oporto, Portugal
  • "Merging Cultures: Building the Physician Specialty Alignment Bridge," American College of Cardiology, ACC.12 MedAxiom/ACCA: CV Service Lines, March 26, 2012, Chicago, IL
  • "Building the Physician Specialty Alignment Bridge with Hospitals-Health Care Reform Update," American College of Cardiology-Arizona State Chapter, November 18-19, 2011, Montelucia Resort, Paradise Valley, AZ
  • "Economic Impact of Cardiovascular Disease-Vulnerable Patients & Vulnerable Budgets," Jornadas de Reabilitacao Cardiaca e Respiratoria do Hospital Pedro Hispano, November 29-December 1, 2007, Oporto, Portugal.
  • "Managing & Growing a World-Class Program"-Leadership Track Series, TCT-Transcardiovascular Therapeutic Conference, 13th Annual CCIP Conference, Sept 27-Oct 1, 2004, Washington D.C.

Publications

In addition to sharing his professional expertise in presentations, Mr. Gianguzzi has published reference work for academic and medical research. His publications include the following:

  • "Medical Informatics-Friend or Foe," Advance for Health Information Executives, Vol. #6, Issue #5, pg-37-38, May 1, 2002.
  • Contemporary Cardiology - Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Edited by Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., Daniel J. Goldstein, M.D. "Chapter 11: Economic Impact of Less Invasive Cardiac Operations," G.M. Lemole, Mehmet C. Oz, Robert Gianguzzi, Daniel J. Goldstein et. al, pgs 162-175, Humana Press, 1999.

Robert Gianguzzi - President, CVRG Solutions, LLC
Robert Gianguzzi, MS, MPA, FACCA
President