System VP for Perioperative Services
Common Spirit Health
Denver, Colorado, United States
As the first Afro-American Male, Nurse Corps Officer to Command a Naval Hospital; Brian earned his Bachelor of Science in nursing from American University in Washington, DC. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy Nurse Corps in 1983. Brian served in various positions, including SPD Manager, OR Department Head and Director of Surgical Services at multiple facilities. In 1997, Brian graduated with honors from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia with a Master of Science in Nursing Administration/Leadership. He went on to serve as the COO of Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Base Jacksonville, NC and as the CEO of the Navy’s largest overseas Medical Treatment Facility U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan.
He finished his distinguished 28 year naval career as the Chief of Staff for the 36th Navy Surgeon General. Upon retiring from the Navy, Brian has served as the Vice President of Surgical Services for Salem Hospital in Salem, OR; as Director of Surgical Services at St Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood CO; Serves as an Instructor / Educator for AORN’s Nurse Executive Leadership Series; CEO and President of BD Perioperative and Healthcare Consulting, LLC. He currently serves as the System VP of Perioperative Services, Common Spirit Health.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT