SUMMARY OF PRIOR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

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1 Karim E. Sirgi, MD, MBA, FCAP LinkedIn: SUMMARY OF PRIOR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Ø Actively participated in the successful merger of three pathology groups, which led to the formation of Unipath PC and LLC, the largest pathology group in the Rocky Mountains Region, with a privately owned full service laboratory technical operation. Ø Led efforts that built for Unipath PC one of the broadest spectrum of sub- specialized diagnostic service lines in the US, in a private group setting. Ø As president of Unipath PC, led negotiations that resulted in a multi- million dollar sale transaction of the technical assets of Unipath LLC to American Pathology Partners, while maintaining the financial, operational and governance independence of Unipath PC. Ø Presided over the medical staff of one of the premier tertiary care facilities of the HCA hospital system in Denver. Successfully enhanced the dialogue and sense of partnership between a diverse, highly specialized, medical staff and the hospital administration. Ø Chaired the HealthOne/HCA Presidents Council, a committee of presidents, president- elects and past- presidents of the medical staff of seven HCA- owned facilities in the Denver market. Successfully strengthened the system approach to medical staff matters critical to all facilities of that system. Ø Co- owns and executively manages a consulting company (Medicolegal Consultants International) that provides medical expertise to attorneys, on an individual or class action basis, in all specialties and sub- specialties of medicine. Built operational elements of the company from the ground up, with sustained growth and success ( Ø Co- owns and executively manages a consulting company (LambdaX3 International) that offers healthcare solutions in lean management, professional coaching, organizational leadership and the integration of digital based diagnostic platforms in medicine (

2 Personal United States Citizen. Married, two daughters. Fluent in English, French and Arabic. Hobbies: Hiking, biking, snorkeling, scuba diving, computer software applications, reading history books. Education : : Medical Diploma, Saint Joseph Jesuit University, School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese and French baccalaureates, Notre- Dame of Jamhour Jesuit School, Jamhour, Lebanon. Postgraduate Education : : : : : MBA Isenberg School of Business, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA Cytopathology fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Surgical Pathology fellowship, Washington University Medical Center, Barnes Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri. Anatomical and Clinical Pathology residency, Booth Memorial Medical Center (affiliated with New York University), Flushing, New York. Anesthesiology residency (PGY1), Hotel- Dieu- De- France University Hospital,

3 Beirut, Lebanon. Specialty Board Certification 1992: American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. 1993: American Board of Cytopathology. Leadership Positions: a- in a hospital system setting: : Chair, HealthOne Presidents Council, A committee of the HealthOne Board of Directors grouping the medical staff leaderships of the seven HCA hospitals, at the levels of presidents, presidents- elect and past- presidents, 2011 Present: PSL medical staff reprsentative, Healthone Clinical IT Advisory Committee. b- in a hospital setting: : : Immediate Past- President, Chair, Ethics and Compliance Committee, Denver, Colorado : President of the Medical Staff, : President- Elect of the medical staff and Chair of the Credentials Committee, : Chair Physicians Communication Improvement Committee,

4 : Member, Medical Executive Committee, Presbyterian/Saint Luke's Medical Center : Member, Multi- Disciplinary Quality Management Committee, : Member, Cancer Committee, Presbyterian/Saint Luke's Medical Center. c- in a hospital department setting: : Medical Director, Cytopathology, : Chairman, Pathology Department, d- in a private group setting: 2011 Present: CEO, Managing Partner, Medicolegal Consultants International, LLP A consulting company providing medical expertise to attorneys, on an individual or class action basis Present: CEO, Managing Partner, Lambda X3, A consulting company that provides healthcare solutions in lean management, professional coaching, organizational leadership and the integration of digital based diagnostic platforms in medicine : President of the Board, Unipath P.C. Pathology group of 28 pathologists physicians : Member of the Joint Strategy Board, American pathology Partners/Unipath PC : Member of the Board of Directors, Unipath, LLC, Denver, CO (As president of the Unipath PC board, I led the negotiation team that resulted in the sale of Unipath LLC to American Pathology Partners, Nashville, TN) : Medical Director of Pathology,

5 The Urology Center of Colorado (TUCC), State- of- the- art full service urological medicine, surgery, radiology, radiation therapy, and uropathology, privately- owned group; I led the team that designed the laboratory for the center from the ground- up and medically directed it since it first opened in : Member of the Quality and Risk Management Committee, The Urology Center of Colorado (TUCC), : Member of the Peer Review Committee, The Urology Center of Colorado (TUCC), : Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors, Unipath, PC and LLC : Member of the Merger Steering Committee: Resulted in a merger between Unipath PC and LLC and Rocky Mountain Pathology Services PC (7 pathologists) to form a 25 pathologists group providing services to nine hospital sites, three outpatient surgery centers and a full- service outpatient anatomic pathology and cytopathology laboratory facility : Member of the Merger Steering Committee: Resulted in a merger between Denver- Aurora Pathology Associates, P.C. (8 pathologists)and Pathology Services, P.C and LLC (8 pathologists), : Director, Section of Cytopathology and Partner, Denver- Aurora Pathology Associates, P.C. e- in a professional society setting: 2013 present: Member, College of American Pathologists, Engaged Leadership Network Present: Member, College of American Pathologists, Pathology Advocacy Network Present: Member, College of American Pathologists, Spokespersons Network : Member, College of American Pathologists, Cytopathology Resource Committee.

6 : President, Colorado Society of Clinical Pathologists, : Vice- President, Colorado Society of Clinical Pathologists, : Secretary/Treasurer, Member of the Executive Committee, Colorado Society of Clinical Pathologists, : Member, Gynecology Oncology Group (GOG) pathology review committee. f- in an education training setting: Present: Medical Director, The Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science (Medical Technology School), Denver, Colorado : Chief fellow of cytopathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas : Chief resident of pathology, Booth Memorial Medical Center, Flushing, New York : Chief resident of anesthesiology, Hotel- Dieu- De- France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. Faculty Appointments : Instructor of Cytopathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas : Instructor of Pathology Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri. Publications

7 Low- Grade Fibrosarcoma (Hyalinizing Spindle Cell Tumor with Giant Rosettes) with Pulmonary Metastases at Presentation: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Maureen J. O Sullivan, Karim E. Sirgi, and Louis P. Dehner International Journal of Surgical Pathology - Vol 10 nº03 - Jnl/2002 Fine needle aspirates of granular cell lesions of the breast: Report of three cases, with emphasis on differential diagnosis and utility of immunostaining for CD68 (KP1). KE Sirgi, Sneige N, Fanning TV, et al. Diagn Cytopathol, 1996; 15: Cytopathological analysis of sputum in Patients with airflow obstruction and significant smoking histories. TC Kennedy, SP Proudfoot, WA Franklin, TA Merrick, G Saccomanno, ME Corkill, DL Mumma, KE Sirgi, YE Miller, PG Archer, A Prochazka. Cancer Research, 1996; 56: Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the endometrium: Report of four cases and review of the literature. KE Sirgi, PE Swanson, DJ Gersell. Am J Clin Pathol 1994;101: Cytokeratin immunoreactivity in malignant tumors of bone and soft tissue: A reappraisal. PE Swanson, MR Wick, KE Sirgi, LP Dehner. Appl Immunohistochem 2(2): ,1994 B72.3 and CD34 immunoreactivity in malignant epithelioid soft tissue tumors: Adjuncts in the recognition of endothelial neoplasms. KE Sirgi, MR Wick, PE Swanson. Am J Surg Pathol 17(2): ,1993 CD31: An immunospecific marker for endothelial differentiation in human neoplasms. BR De Young, MR Wick, JF Fitzgibbon, KE Sirgi, PE Swanson. Appl Immunohistochem 1(2):97-100,1993. Editorial Appointment 1998: Associate Editor, The Year Book of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Mosby Company. Invited Lecturer/Panel Member March 29, 2014: March 22, 2014 The Broad(er) Path to Pathology Leadership: How, Why Is it Worth It? American Pathology Foundation annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV Cancer Biomarkers Conference, Invited Panelist

8 Houston, TX September 18, 2013: Healthcare Leadership for the 21 st Century: Beyond the Narrow Path of Pathology, American Society of Clinical Pathologists annual meeting, Chicago, IL February 28, 2013: February 5, 2013: Keynote address: Staying Independent in the Age of Corporate Pathology: Views from Two of the Nation's Leading Private Pathology Groups, Fort Lauderdale, FL Breaking down silos, American Pathology Partners 1 st Annual Meeting, Denver, CO December 14, 2012: Keynote address, Denver Nursing School, Denver, CO October 6, 2012: May, 9, 2012: February 27, 2012: January 28, 2012: October 20, 2011: Leadership skills for the medical staff in the 21 st century, Medical Executive Committee retreat, Tabernash, CO Round Table Participant, Taking Our Message Public: Capitol Hill and Beyond, CAP National Policy Meeting, Washington, DC Conversation Leader, College of American Pathologists P2P Program, Ann Arbor, MI Realities of Handling Pathology In- Sourcing: How UniPath Ceated a Successful Model. North Shore- LIJ Health System Laboratory Service Line Retreat, Great Neck, NY. Realities of Handling Pathology In- Sourcing: How UniPath Ceated a Successful Model. G2 Intelligence, Lab Institute annual meeting, Washington D.C. September 12, 2011: Discussion Panel Participation: National Pathology Dialogue. College of American Pathologists annual meeting, Dallas, Texas. February 26, 2011: Surviving the Changing Landscape: What the

9 College is doing for you and what you can do to adapt to changes in market conditions. Case Study: Self- Referral, TCPC Arrangements, USCAP annual meeting, CAP House of Delegates meeting, San Antonio, TX March 10, 2011: March 11, 2011: April 23, 2011: Entering Private Practice: What Every Pathology Resident Should Know about Productivity, Management, and Career Development. The Dark Report PREP webinar series. Change Through Convergence: An Evolving Paradigm At the Intersection of Pathology And Radiology. American Pathology Foundation annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV. Urological Pathology: The journey from biopsy to report, Clinical Laboratory Collaborative Conference, Denver, CO April 27, 2010:Executive War College annual meeting: Roundtable: Laboratory Sellers Discuss Do s and Don ts When Negotiating a sale. New Orleans, LA September 20, 2008: Society of Urological Nurses and Associates (SUNA), Colorado Chapter, Uropathology in an Outpatient Setting, January 30, 2008: Society of Urological Nurses and Associates (SUNA), Denver Chapter, Prostate Needle Core Biopsy - The Pathology Journey, May 4, 2002: Colorado Society of Mammography annual meeting: Breast Needle Core Biopsy - The Pathology Journey. Breckenridge, Colorado. February 28, 2004: August 6, 2002: October 25, 2002: American Association of Pathologists Assistants: Image- guided Breast Needle Core Biopsies - The Radiology/Pathology Journey. Vail Valley Medical Center, Cancer Committee Meeting: Breast Needle Core Biopsy - Practical Issues. Vail, Colorado. College of American Pathologists: Cytopathology inspector training seminar, (checklist section),

10 November 2, 2002: Colorado Society of Radiology Technologists: The role of the pathologists in the radiology suite. Abstracts March 1991: B72.3 immunoreactivity in angiosarcoma. An immunohistochemical analysis of 26 vascular neoplasms using routinely- processed tissue. KE Sirgi, PE Swanson, MR Wick. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual meeting. Chicago, IL. March 1992: CD34 and tumor- associated glycoprotein (TAG) immunoreactivity in epithelioid soft tissue sarcomas. PE Swanson, KE sirgi. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual meeting. Chicago, IL. March 1993: Comparison of flow cytometric analysis of DNA content in fine needle aspiration and resected specimens of breast carcinoma. KE Sirgi, N Sneige, K Teague, A El- Naggar. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 1993: CD31 immunoreactivity is specific for endothelial differentiation in human neoplasms. B DeYoung, PE Swanson, KE Sirgi, JF Fitzgibbon, MR Wick. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. Recognition and Awards , : Voted among Denver s Top Doctors (Pathology) by peers (5280 Denver Mile- High Magazine). 1999: Antarctic Support Associates Certificate of Recognition for high level of professionalism that very likely saved a life. Active Medical Licenses Colorado. Arizona. Professional Associations Fellow, College of American Pathologists (FCAP). Fellow, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (FASCP). American Pathology Foundation (APF). American College of Physician Executives (ACPE).

11 Colorado Society of Clinical Pathologists (CSCP). Colorado Medical Society (CMS). Research Initiatives: : Principal Investigator, Anonymized Collection of Patient Tissue and Phenotype Data for the Inclusion in a Repository and Use in Genetic Linkage Studies, Genomics Inc. HealthOne Alliance IRB , Community Involvement : Rotary Club of Denver: Member, World Community Service Committee : Lebanese Red Cross: EMT and ambulance driver (during the Lebanese civil war).